Use of a domain name server to direct web communications to an intermediation platform
US7600011B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/563
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Domain Name Server (DNS) directs web communications to an intermediation platform. The DNS comprises data storage containing (i) host data that correlates each of a plurality of domain names with a respective host server network address and (ii) whitelist data that correlates at least a given domain name with an intermediation platform network address; a communication interface for receiving correlation requests and for transmitting correlation responses, wherein, when the DNS receives a correlation request that seeks a network address correlated with the given domain name, the DNS determines by reference to the whitelist data that the given domain name is correlated with the intermediation platform network address, and the DNS responsively returns a correlation response providing the intermediation platform network address as the network address correlated with the given domain name.
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