SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECTION OF COMMUNICATION TRAFFIC
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1. A method for directing communication, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from an Internet user for a specific website;
relaying the request to an ISP DNS server to determine the Internet address for the website;
responding to the request by providing an Internet address when the requested Internet address for the website is located;
if an Internet address for the requested website is not located;
determining if the request is a request other than one associated with the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP);
if the request is not associated with HTTP, forwarding to the Internet user the response from the Internet infrastructure;
for all other requests;
directing the Internet user to a predetermined search network;
choosing at least one appropriate target through the search network and sending a request for information from that target; and
providing a result page to the Internet user, the result page being a culmination of information received from the at least one target.
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Abstract
An Internet traffic redirection architecture is disclosed that allows for directing of trash traffic to specified sites. The system or method allows a controller, such as an ISP, to benefit from mistyped Internet addresses so that participating partners of the ISP are presented to the customer when the requests a web site that is not found or does not exist. The system decreases lost traffic by means of capturing unresolved “trash” traffic on the Internet and redirecting said traffic to a search engine partner and/or other partners.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for directing communication, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from an Internet user for a specific website;
relaying the request to an ISP DNS server to determine the Internet address for the website;
responding to the request by providing an Internet address when the requested Internet address for the website is located;
if an Internet address for the requested website is not located;
determining if the request is a request other than one associated with the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP);
if the request is not associated with HTTP, forwarding to the Internet user the response from the Internet infrastructure;
for all other requests;
directing the Internet user to a predetermined search network;
choosing at least one appropriate target through the search network and sending a request for information from that target; and
providing a result page to the Internet user, the result page being a culmination of information received from the at least one target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer system for direction of communication traffic, said system comprising:
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a DNS server;
a first device that;
receives and analyzes communications from a computer user and the DNS server; and
determines if a communication is associated with a protocol other than HTTP, wherein, if the communication is not associated with a protocol other than HTTP, communicating with a second device when an unresolved, unwanted, unused, improper, or incorrect is encountered; and
a second device that creates a landing page for the computer user based on information supplied to it by the first device, wherein the information supplied by the first device is information indicating that the communication from the user was unresolved, unwanted, unused, improper, or incorrect. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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