Constraint-based domain name system
US7814229B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/4511
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing dynamic DNS host services in regard to resolving a text-descriptive resource names of a network request into network addresses is presented. A network request corresponding to a network resource on the computer network is obtained. The network request comprises a text-descriptive resource name corresponding to the network resource. Resource criteria are also obtained. The resource criteria direct how to resolve the resource name of the network resource to a network address. A network address corresponding to the resource name is then selected according to the obtained resource criteria. Thereafter, the selected network address is returned in response to the network request.
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