Patent · US Expired

Internet communication system

US6581090B1 · kind B1 · utility

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36Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 30, 1999
Grant dateJun 17, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/16
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to the transferring of information on the Internet, comprising: means (40) for storing information, corresponding to information provided at an Internet content provider (60), at respective alternative addresses of said storing means; means (20) for intercepting an information request from an Internet user directed to an Internet content provider; means for determining whether or not the intercepted request is directed to an information content provider having an associated alternative address on said storing means (40); and means for directing the request to said alternative address if such an alternative address exists.

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