Extensible domain name service
US7761570B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/4511
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention disclosure describes an extended DNS data having an extensible attribute as well as systems and methods that utilize this attribute. Typically, the extensible attribute includes both attribute data and metadata configured to indicate a type of the attribute data. By varying the metadata, different instances of the attribute data may include different data types. The attribute data is configured, for example, to characterize other fields in the extended DNS data and/or to enable new applications relating to DNS data.In various embodiments the extensible attribute within the extended DNS is accessed through an application programming interface (API). This API is configured to facilitate input and output of the extended DNS data and to allow an external application to identify and interchange those attribute data that the external application is configured to process.
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