EP0889418A2
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Abstract URL resolution via relocation service
Assignee: Sun Microsystems Inc
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Filing: 1998-06-26
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-06-26
Abstract
Abstract A web page server that provides URL abstraction and dynamic URL resolution. The web page server receives HTTP requests from client systems. For requests that include abstract URLs, the web page server resolves the abstract URL to a resolved URL. This resolution of abstract URLs to resolved URLs is based on the identity of the client system sending the HTTP request. After resolving an abstract URL to a resolved URL, the web page server sends an HTTP redirection response to the requesting client system. The redirection response causes the requesting system to repeat the HTTP request using the resolved URL in place of the abstract URL. In this way, abstract URLs can be resolved to resolved URLs based on the identity of requesting client systems.
Inventors
- 👤 Owen Densmore
- 👤 Wayne Gramlich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 14:29
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/955; G06F16/9566
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
60 words
A method for resolving an abstract resource address, the method
comprising the steps, performed by a computer system, of: receiving an HTTP request from a client system, the HTTP request
including an abstract resource address; resolving the abstract resource address to a resolved resource
address; and sending an HTTP redirection response including the resolved
resource address to the client system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the abstract resource
address and resolved resource address are URLs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the step of adding
HTML code to the redirection response, the HTML code executable by the client
system to present a user with the option to selectively perform the HTTP request
using the resolved resource address.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step,
performed by the computer system, of extracting information identifying the client
system from the HTTP request.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step of resolving the
abstract resource address further comprises the step of selecting the resolved
resource address from a resolved resource address table.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as recited in claim 3, wherein the step of selecting the
resolved resource address from the resolved resource address table is performed
using information identifying the client system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as recited in claim 6, wherein the information identifying
the client system is the IP address of the client system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as recited in claim 6, wherein the information identifying
the client system is the subnet address of the client system.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
65 words
An apparatus for resolving an abstract resource address comprising: a first portion configured to receive an HTTP request from a client
system, the HTTP request including an abstract resource address; a second portion configured to resolve the abstract resource
address to a resolved resource address; and a third portion configured to send an HTTP redirection response
including the resolved resource address to the client system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein the abstract resource
address and resolved resource address are URLs.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein the third portion is
configured to add HTML code to the redirection response, the HTML code
executable by the client system to present a user with the option to selectively
perform the HTTP request using the resolved resource address.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein the second portion is
configured to extract information identifying the client system from the HTTP
request.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein the second portion is
configured to select the resolved resource address from a resolved resource
address table.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein the second portion is
configured to select the resolved resource address from the resolved resource
address table using information identifying the client system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 14, wherein the information
identifying the client system is the IP address of the client system.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 14, wherein the information
identifying the client system is the subnet address of the client system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
118 words
A computer program product including: a computer usable medium having computer readable code
embodied therein for resolving an abstract resource address for use in a
computer system, the computer program product comprising: a first portion including computer readable program code
devices configured to cause a computer to receive an HTTP request
from a client system, the HTTP request including an abstract
resource address; a second portion including computer readable program code
devices configured to cause a computer to resolve the abstract
resource address to a resolved resource address; and a third portion including computer readable program code
devices configured to cause a computer to send an HTTP
redirection response including the resolved resource address to the
client system.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
computer program product as recited in claim 17, wherein the
abstract resource address and resolved resource address are URLs.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
A computer program product as recited in claim 17, wherein the
second portion includes computer readable program code devices configured to
cause a computer to select the resolved resource address from a resolved
resource address table.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
58 words
A computer program product as recited in claim 17, wherein the
third portion includes computer readable program code devices configured to
cause a computer to add HTML code to the redirection response, the HTML code
executable by the client system to present a user with the option to selectively
perform the HTTP request using the resolved resource address.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
35 words
A computer program product as recited in claim 17, wherein the
second portion includes computer readable program code devices configured to
cause a computer to extract information identifying the client system from the
HTTP request.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
42 words
A computer program product as recited in claim 17, wherein the
second portion includes computer readable program code devices configured to
cause a computer to select the resolved resource address from the resolved
resource address table using information identifying the client system.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
A computer program product as recited in claim 22, wherein the
information identifying the client system is the IP address of the client system.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
A computer program product as recited in claim 22, wherein the
information identifying the client system is the subnet address of the client
system.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
93 words
A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing
sequences of instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the
computer to resolve an abstract resource address by performing the steps of: executing a first portion configured to receive an HTTP request from
a client system, the HTTP request including an abstract resource address; executing a second portion configured to resolve the abstract
resource address to a resolved resource address; and executing a third portion configured to send an HTTP redirection
response including the resolved resource address to the client system.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
20 words
A computer data signal as recited in claim 25, wherein the abstract
resource address and resolved resource address are URLs.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
49 words
A computer data signal as recited in claim 25, wherein the third
portion is configured to add HTML code to the redirection response, the HTML
code executable by the client system to present a user with the option to
selectively perform the HTTP request using the resolved resource address.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
26 words
A computer data signal as recited in claim 25, wherein the second
portion is configured to extract information identifying the client system from the
HTTP request.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
27 words
A computer data signal as recited in claim 25, wherein the second
portion is configured to select the resolved resource address from a resolved
resource address table.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
33 words
A computer data signal as recited in claim 25, wherein the second
portion is configured to select the resolved resource address from the resolved
resource address table using information identifying the client system.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
24 words
A computer data signal as recited in claim 30, wherein the
information identifying the client system is the IP address of the client system.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
24 words
A computer data signal as recited in claim 30, wherein the
information identifying the client system is the subnet address of the client
system.
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