Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer data addressing
Reexamination Certificate
2000-08-17
2004-07-20
El-Hady, Nabil (Department: 2154)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer data addressing
C709S223000, C709S225000, C709S226000, C709S227000, C709S228000, C709S238000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06766380
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a two-byte domain name server system, by which IP addresses on Internet sites can be obtained with the aid of a two-byte code so that users can use domain names in languages other than English to connect their computers to the desired Internet sites. The present invention, particularly relates to a two-byte domain name server system, having its purpose to make a previously used domain name server system operating in English, work with other languages.
2) Related Art Statement
On a large network, like the Internet, innumerable number of computer systems are connected In order to identify these systems, an identification number, i.e. IP address, is given to each of the computer systems. For the IP addresses, four groups of digits divided by periods, e.g. 203.244.148.81, are used. However, it is almost impossible for people to memorize many IP addresses on the Internet; therefore, a Domain Name Server system is constructed for the convenience of users. According to the DNS system, an English name which matches with the IP address is used.
When seeking for a certain computer system connected to the Internet, i.e. a website, using such a Domain Name Server system, a user should enter the English domain name of the website, to which he wishes to connect his computer, by filling the blanks to enter the website address. A matching operation between the domain name to the corresponding IP address is then performed in the Domain Name Server system, and the user's computer is then connected to the relevant website.
An example showing the connection of a user's computer to a desired website using the English Domain Name, will be explained below, where a person using Korean as his mother language tries to access to a website.
In a case where a user wishes to connect his computer to the website of “Joongangilbo” (Chuo Nippo), he has to enter the domain name “http:www.joongang.co.kr” into the web browser, or to the website of Korean President House he is required to enter “http:www.cwd.co.kr”.
However, as mentioned above, the domain names are recorded in Romanized Alphabet where the Korean pronunciation is expressed as it is. Therefore, it is difficult for Korean people, who use Hangul as a mother language, to correctly record or memorize the domain name. Further, in a case where an English abbreviation is used for the domain name, it is almost impossible to connect a user's computer to the relevant website unless the user knows the original English name correctly,.
While, in the event that a part of the Hangul domain name is mentioned in English in order to simplify the domain name, that is to say, in case that, for example, an abbreviated name “joongang” is used for Joongangilbo (Chuo Nippo), it becomes difficult to know which organization is managing the web site of the abbreviated domain name. On the other hand, if the full name of the organization, for instance, “joongangilbo” is used as the domain name, the domain name is too long for use in a convenient manner. Such an inconvenience is common to all people who do not use English as their mother language, for instance, Korean or Japanese.
In order to solve the problem, many prior server systems are suggested to be able to connect a user's computer system to the relevant web site even if the address entered to a web browser is in with the user's mother tongue. For instance, the domain name server systems, Netpia (netpia.com), Compass (7.co.kr), and Urimal 198, work in such a manner that even if the user enters the domain name in Hangul to a web browser, the relevant website can be sought. However, according to these systems, since the domain name maintains its English base, it is limited to use only in HTTP in the programs of Web, E-mail, Telnet, FTP, etc. out of all the services used in the Internet.
Further, according to these server systems, their own domain name system information is sought. Therefore, no interface through which user can establish a Hangul domain name can be provided, except for data provided from its own program. Furthermore, all queries concerning to the name servers are managed by a single server system. Therefore, other Hangul domain name server systems cannot be recognized and the operating speed becomes slower and the opening of the system is aggravated.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to solve the above mentioned problems, the present invention has for its purpose to provide a two-byte domain name server system where a domain name mentioned in a language other than English corresponds to its IP address in a data base when a user enters a domain name required to be connected to a network in said other language, a domain name is then formatted into data suitable for a 7 bit ASCII system, and an IP address corresponding to the required domain name is sought out with the aid of a domain name server database in languages other than English, for instance, Hangul, then the thus obtained IP address is transferred to the user. According to the system of the present invention, said required IP address corresponding to the Hangul domain name is sought by a distributed system which is linked together, so that when the Hangul domain name server is established in all of the domain name server systems, all the services provided through the Internet become available even if the domain name entered is in Hangul, and no large load is applied on the name server systems.
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Nikkei Communications, Dec. 6, 1999.
Hong Seung Kuk
Hong Won Hwa
Kim Jae Hyun
Ku Ja Yeol
El-Hady Nabil
Hannic Corporation
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus P.A.
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