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Internet location coordinate enhanced domain name system

US7991879B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 2008
Grant dateAug 2, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L61/4552
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An exemplary architecture is for an Internet Location Coordinate enhanced Domain Name System (DNS). An exemplary method includes requesting information for a plurality of servers associated with a network domain name of a Domain Name System (DNS) where the information includes information based in part on packets transmitted by each of the plurality of servers to a plurality of network beacons; receiving the requested information from a name server associated with the Domain Name System (DNS); and, based in part on the received information, selecting an optimal server for the network domain name. Other methods, devices and systems are also disclosed.

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