METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING REQUESTS FOR REMOTE RESOURCES

• US 20060218242A1
• Filed: 06/08/2006
• Published: 09/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sampath Srinivas, Theron Tock
• Original Assignee: Sampath Srinivas, Theron Tock
• Inventors: Srinivas, Sampath, TOCK, Theron
• Granted Patent: US 7,877,459 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams

Abstract

Techniques for modifying requests or browser viewable documents (e.g., markup language documents) are described. By modifying requests or browser viewable documents, access to resources residing on remote servers through an intermediate server is facilitated. In one embodiment, Universal Resource Locators (URLs) associated with requests or markup language documents are modified. The techniques are suitable for both secure and unsecure requests. The techniques can also modify requests or browser viewable documents at the intermediate server, a client device, or both.

Claims

1. A method for processing a request at a first server to form a modified request that is directed to a second server, the first and second servers being coupled to a network, said method comprising the acts of:

identifying an initial hostname portion of the request, the hostname portion initially resolves to a network address associated with the first server;

determining a replacement hostname portion for the request, the replacement hostname portion resolves to a network address associated with the second server; and

forming the modified request by modifying the request based on the replacement hostname portion.

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