System and method for using uniform resource locators to map...

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2001-04-26

2008-03-11

Flynn, Nathan (Department: 2154)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

C709S227000, C709S245000, C709S246000, C709S239000, C709S242000, C370S390000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07343422

ABSTRACT:
A request for an information object at an address identified by a uniform resource locator (URL) is received; and the URL is mapped to a corresponding unicast address for the information object. Thereafter, the unicast address for the information object may be used as an anycast address.

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