System and method to access web resources from wireless devices
First Claim
1. A method of accessing a resource on a network, comprising:
- selecting a character string corresponding to the resource;
mapping the character string to a numeric string, wherein the numeric string combined with a top level domain extension comprise a numeric string domain address; and
providing access to the resource by accepting the character string and the top level domain extension to be entered on an accessing device, wherein the resource is located by utilizing the numeric string domain address.
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Abstract
A system and method for using numeric addresses to access a resource on the world wide web (WWW). The method includes: selecting a character string corresponding to the resource; mapping the character string to a numeric string, wherein the numeric string combined with a top level domain extension comprise a numeric string domain address; and providing access to the resource by accepting the character string and the top level domain extension to be entered on a web enabled device, wherein the resource is located by utilizing the numeric string domain address. In one embodiment, a character string that is easy to remember or identified with a particular entity is used.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of accessing a resource on a network, comprising:
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selecting a character string corresponding to the resource;
mapping the character string to a numeric string, wherein the numeric string combined with a top level domain extension comprise a numeric string domain address; and
providing access to the resource by accepting the character string and the top level domain extension to be entered on an accessing device, wherein the resource is located by utilizing the numeric string domain address. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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2. The network is at least one of:
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a virtual private network (VPN);
a local area network (LAN);
a wide area network (WAN); and
a world wide web (WWW).
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19. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to access a resource on a network, the control logic comprising:
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first computer readable program means for storing a selected character string corresponding to the resource;
second computer readable program means for mapping the character string to a numeric string, wherein the numeric string combined with a top level domain extension comprise a numeric string domain address; and
third computer readable program means for providing access to the resource by accepting the character string and the top level domain extension to be entered on a network-enabled device, wherein the resource is located by utilizing the numeric string domain address.
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20. A computerized system for accessing a resource on a network, comprising:
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at least one network-enabled device coupled to the network; and
at least one server coupled to the network;
wherein the at least one server comprises a program that enables;
storing a selected character string corresponding to the resource;
mapping the character string to a numeric string, wherein the numeric string combined with a top level domain extension comprise a numeric string domain address; and
providing access to the resource by accepting the character string and the top level domain extension to be entered on the network-enabled device, wherein the resource is located by utilizing the numeric string domain address.
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