Resource identifier zone translation

• US 7,467,189 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2005
• Issued: 12/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Trutner, Oren, Siles, Yosef, Teplitsky, Alik
• Primary Examiner(s): Meky; Moustafa M
• Application Number:
  US11/040,491
• Publication Number:
  US 20060168345A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,425 Days
• Field of Search: 709200-203, 709217-227, 709/245
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/454 Multi-language systems; Localisation; Internationalisation

Abstract

Methods, systems and apparatus are described for resource identifier translation. In an implementation, a method includes in a network environment having at least two separate resource identifier (ID) zones, collecting translation information, from first and second information producers, which describes translation of a resource ID between first and second resource ID zones. The collected translation information is distributed to one or more consumers for translating a resource suitable for implementation in the first resource ID zone such that the translated resource is suitable for implementation in the second resource ID zone.

Claims

1. A method comprising in a network environment having at least two separate resource identifier (ID) zones:

collecting translation information, from first and second information producers, which describes translation of a resource ID between first and second said resource ID zones; and

distributing the collected translation information to one or more consumers for translating a resource suitable for implementation in the first said resource ID zone such that the translated resource is suitable for implementation in the second said resource ID zone.

2. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the resource, before translation, is not suitable for implementation in the second said resource ID zone.

3. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the resource includes a web page.

4. A method as described in claim 1, wherein:

the first said resource ID zone is a first network; and

the second said resource ID zone is a second network.

5. A method as described in claim 1, wherein:

the first said resource ID zone is an intranet; and

the second said resource ID zone is an Internet.

6. A method as described in claim 1, wherein:

the network environment is a single network;

the first said resource ID zone includes a first network address for accessing the resource;

the second said resource ID zone includes a second network address, for accessing the resource, which is different from the first network address; and

the first network address is not suitable for accessing the resource from the second said resource ID zone.

7. A method as described in claim 1, wherein:

the collecting and the distributing are performed by a centralized, stand-alone zone translation distributor that is separate from the one or more consumers;

and

at least one said consumer is configured as a web server.

8. A method as described in claim 1, wherein:

the one or more consumers are configured as web servers; and

the resource includes web pages.

9. A method as described in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first or second said information producers is configured as a device selected from the group consisting of:

a load-balancing server;

a network address translation device;

a web proxy server;

a web server;

a firewall device; and

a network router.

10. One or more computer readable media comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed on a computer, direct the computer to perform the method as recited in claim 1.

11. A method comprising:

receiving a distribution of translation information obtained from first and second information producers from respective first and second resource identifier (ID) zones of a network environment; and

using the translation information, translating a resource suitable for implementation in the first resource ID zone such that the translated resource is suitable for implementation in the second resource ID zone.

12. A method as described in claim 11, wherein the resource is a web page, a web server, or an entity that is accessible via a uniform resource locator (URL).

13. A method as described in claim 11, wherein the resource, before translation, is not suitable for implementation in the second resource ID zone.

14. A method as described in claim 11, wherein:

the first resource ID zone is a first network; and

the second resource ID zone is a second network.

15. A method as described in claim 11, wherein:

the network environment is a single network; and

the first resource ID zone includes a network address for accessing the resource that is not suitable for accessing the resource from the second resource ID zone.

16. A method as described in claim 11, wherein the receiving and the translating are performed by a web server.

17. One or more computer readable media comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed on a computer, direct the computer to perform the method as recited in claim 11.

18. One or more computer readable media comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed on a computer, direct the computer to translate a web page having a link suitable for implementation in a first resource identifier (ID) zone of a network environment, wherein:

the web page is translated utilizing translation information that is obtainable from first and second information producers that are accessible, respectively, from the first resource ID zone and a second resource ID zone;

the link in the web page, before translation, is not functional in the second resource ID zone; and

the link in the translated web page is functional in the second resource ID zone.

19. One or more computer readable media as described in claim 18, wherein:

the first resource ID zone is an intranet; and

the second resource ID zone is an Internet.

20. One or more computer readable media as described in claim 18, wherein:

the network environment is a single network; and

the first resource ID zone includes a first network address for accessing the resource that is not suitable for accessing the resource from the second resource ID zone.