Method, apparatus and system for a location-based uniform resource locator
First Claim
1. A method for providing content information, comprising:
- receiving a request for content information from a host, routing the request for content information to a gateway server based on the geographic location of the host, identifying a location for the requested content information based on a cost associated with the geographic location of a content source and the host, and routing the identified content information to the host.
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Abstract
An aspect of the present invention is a method for routing content information to a mobile user or client application. The method preferably comprises re-directing a user request to one or more gateway servers provided via an overlay network. In another aspect, the present invention is an apparatus that includes a proxy service that intercepts content information requests to the Internet and re-directs the content requests to an overlay. Another aspect of the present invention comprises a location-based Uniform Resource Locator that includes a protocol semantic portion and a location-based resolver address portion that identifies one or more resources on a network based on the geographical location of the resources.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing content information, comprising:
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receiving a request for content information from a host, routing the request for content information to a gateway server based on the geographic location of the host, identifying a location for the requested content information based on a cost associated with the geographic location of a content source and the host, and routing the identified content information to the host. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for processing information requests, comprising:
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a browser application;
a memory including address and geographical location information of one or more servers connected to the apparatus, the geographical information comprising global positioning information relating to the one or more servers, and a processor operable to receive a request for information from the browser application and to obtain the geographic location of a target server that includes the requested information from among the one or more servers based on the geographic location information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A uniform resource locator, comprising:
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a protocol semantic portion; and
a location-based resolver address portion that identifies one or more resources on a network based on the geographical location of the resources. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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