System and method for facilitating distribution of limited resources
First Claim
1. A system for distributing a limited resource selected from a plurality of limited resources in response to requests from a plurality of requestors, the system in communication with a main server configured to provide standard application server functionality, including administering the plurality of limited resources, and to implement a first connectivity policy for limiting connectivity thereto, the system comprising:
- a drop zone server configured to;
implement at least a subset of functionality of the standard application server functionality provided by the main server for administering the plurality of limited resources;
receive resource requests directly from the plurality of requestors for the selected limited resource on behalf of the main server; and
implement a second connectivity policy for limiting connectivity thereto, the second connectivity policy allowing a lesser number of connections per requestor than the first connectivity policy; and
a drop zone control module configured to communicate with both the main server and the drop zone server to determine when the selected limited resource expires from the main server, parse the drop zone server for corresponding resource requests, determine which of the plurality of requestors is to receive the selected limited resource and distribute the selected limited resource accordingly.
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Abstract
A method is provided for distributing limited resources. The method comprising the following steps. A plurality of limited resources about to expire on a given day is determined. The plurality of limited resources is made available simultaneously. Resource requests from a plurality of clients for a registration period are allowed starting at a predetermined time. The resource requests are processed after the registration period by correlating the limited resources with the received resource requests.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for distributing a limited resource selected from a plurality of limited resources in response to requests from a plurality of requestors, the system in communication with a main server configured to provide standard application server functionality, including administering the plurality of limited resources, and to implement a first connectivity policy for limiting connectivity thereto, the system comprising:
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a drop zone server configured to; implement at least a subset of functionality of the standard application server functionality provided by the main server for administering the plurality of limited resources; receive resource requests directly from the plurality of requestors for the selected limited resource on behalf of the main server; and implement a second connectivity policy for limiting connectivity thereto, the second connectivity policy allowing a lesser number of connections per requestor than the first connectivity policy; and a drop zone control module configured to communicate with both the main server and the drop zone server to determine when the selected limited resource expires from the main server, parse the drop zone server for corresponding resource requests, determine which of the plurality of requestors is to receive the selected limited resource and distribute the selected limited resource accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for distributing a limited resource selected from a plurality of limited resources in response to requests from a plurality of requesters in conjunction with a main server configured to provide standard application server functionality, including administering the plurality of limited resources, and to implement a first connectivity policy for limiting connectivity thereto, the method stored as a set of instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement the steps of:
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implementing at least a subset of functionality of the standard application server functionality provided by the main server for administering the plurality of limited resources; receiving resource requests directly from the plurality of requestors for the selected limited resource on behalf of the main server; implementing a second connectivity policy, allowing a lesser number of connections per requestor than the first connectivity policy; and communicating with the main server to determine when the selected limited resource expires from the main server, parse for corresponding resource requests, determine which of the plurality of requestors is to receive the selected limited resource and distribute the selected limited resource accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for distributing a domain name in response to requests from a plurality of requestors, the system in communication with a main server configured to provide standard domain name server functionality, including administering the domain name, and to implement a first connectivity policy for limiting connectivity thereto, the system comprising:
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a drop zone server configured to; implement at least a subset of functionality the standard domain name server functionality provided by the main server for connecting with the plurality of requestors and receiving registration requests for the domain name; receive registration requests directly from the plurality of requestors for the domain name on behalf of the main server; and implement a second connectivity policy, for limiting connectivity thereto, the second connectivity policy allowing a lesser number of connections per requestor than the first connectivity policy; and a drop zone control module configured to communicate with both the main server and the drop zone server to determine when the domain name expires from the main server, parse the drop zone server for corresponding resource requests, determine which of the plurality of requestors is to receive the domain name, and distribute the domain name accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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