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Data routing options for a VPN

US11743235B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 21, 2021
Grant dateAug 29, 2023
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/0236
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One example method of operation may include receiving a data request from a client device to retrieve data from one or more servers, identifying from the data request one or more of a domain name and an IP address associated with the one or more servers, determining whether the data will be routed through a VPN server or through a non-VPN route among the one or more servers based on a comparison of one or more of the domain name and the IP address with one or more lists stored in a VPN client application memory associated with the VPN server, and routing the data through the VPN server or outside the VPN server based on results of the comparison.

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