Method and system for processing a geographical internet protocol (IP) lookup request

• US 10,075,411 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2015
• Issued: 09/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Network Entertainment International LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Zarn, Miles
• Primary Examiner(s): Shin, Kyung H
• Application Number:
  US14/591,161
• Publication Number:
  US 20160197878A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,343 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/69 using geographic information, e.g. room number
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4552 Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories; Synchronisation of directories, e.g. metadirectories
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5014 using dynamic host configuration protocol [DHCP] or bootstrap protocol [BOOTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1036 Load balancing of requests to servers for services different from user content provisioning, e.g. load balancing across domain name servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

Various aspects of a method and a system to process a geographical internet protocol (IP) lookup request of an IP address are disclosed herein. The method is implemented in a first server. The first server receives a first request for the lookup of the IP address from a first computing device. In response to the received first request, data is retrieved from a cache memory. The retrieved data from the cache memory is communicated to the first computing device. The cache memory stores the data received in response to a prior received request for the lookup of the IP address.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

in a first server;

receiving a first request for lookup of an Internet Protocol (IP) address from a first computing device;

instructing a cache memory in said first server to store data, that is associated with said received first request, based on said received first request for said lookup of said IP address;

receiving a second request for said lookup of said IP address from said first computing device;

retrieving said stored data from said cache memory based on said received second request;

retaining said stored data corresponding to said IP address within said cache memory based on a count of said IP address exceeding a first threshold, wherein said count corresponds to a number of at least one geographical IP lookup request; and

communicating via a communication network, said retrieved stored data to said first computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said retrieved stored data from said cache memory is geographical IP data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said geographical IP data comprises at least one of a first IP address, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) name, a host name, an area code, a country name, a state, a province, a region, a city, or geographical coordinates associated with said first computing device.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising tracking a rate of change of said geographical IP data based on an adaptive refresh mechanism, wherein said geographical IP data corresponds to said at least one geographical IP lookup request, and wherein said at least one geographical IP lookup request is associated with at least one IP address.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising storing said geographical IP data in said cache memory based on determination that said rate of change of said geographical IP data exceeds a second threshold.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said stored data is retrieved from a second server.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said second server comprises one of a network service provider server or an Internet Service Provider (ISP) server.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving said stored data corresponding to said received second request from said second server based on unavailability of said stored data in said cache memory.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining said stored data corresponding to said received second request is in said cache memory.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating said cache memory based on unavailability of said stored data in said cache memory.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating said stored data in said cache memory with updated data after a time period.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising grouping said IP address of said first computing device based on a class type of a subnet of said first computing device, wherein said class type is one of Class A, Class B, or Class C.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating said cache memory based on updated geographical IP data received from a second server.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, via said first server, said at least one geographical IP lookup request to a second server to update said cache memory.

15. A system, comprising:

one or more processors in a first server configured to;

receive a first request for lookup of an Internet Protocol (IP) address from a first computing device;

instruct a cache memory in said first server to store data, that is associated with said received first request, based on said received first request for said lookup of said IP address;

receive a second request for said lookup of said IP address from said first computing device;

retrieve said stored data from said cache memory based on said received second request;

retain said stored data corresponding to said IP address within said cache memory based on a count of said IP address that exceeds a threshold, wherein said count corresponds to a number of at least one geographical IP lookup request; and

communicate via a communication network, said retrieved stored data to said first computing device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said retrieved stored data from said cache memory is geographical IP data.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said geographical IP data comprises at least one of a first IP address, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) name, a host name, an area code, a country name, a state, a province, a region, a city, or geographical coordinates associated with said first computing device.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein said stored data is retrieved from a second server.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said second server comprises one of a network service provider server or an Internet Service Provider (ISP) server.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein said one or more processors are further configured to determine said stored data corresponding to said received second request is in said cache memory.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein said one or more processors are further configured to update said cache memory based on unavailability of said stored data in said cache memory.

22. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

in a first server;

receiving a first request for lookup of an Internet Protocol (IP) address from a first computing device;

instructing a cache memory in said first server to store data, that is associated with said received first request, based on said received first request for said lookup of said IP address;

receiving a second request for said lookup of said IP address from said first computing device;

retrieving said stored data from said cache memory based on said received second request;

retaining said stored data corresponding to said IP address within said cache memory based on a count of said IP address exceeding a first threshold, wherein said count corresponds to a number of at least one geographical IP lookup request; and

communicating via a communication network, said retrieved stored data to said first computing device.