Granted Patent B1

US 7,039,722 · App. 09/709,645 · Granted May 2, 2006

Abstract

Claims (49)

1. A method of generating from a computer a request for a domain name, comprising the steps of:

receiving on the computer a name associated with the domain name, said received name having a top-level domain portion and a sub-domain portion, both in a native language character set;

selecting a translation formula;

translating said received name with said translation formula to generate a scheme specific name by converting a sub-domain portion of said received name into a different sub-domain portion, said scheme specific name being in the native language character set; and

generating, from the computer, a request for the domain name based upon said scheme specific name.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

receiving a translation identifier; and

selecting said translation formula based at least in part on said received translation identifier.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein said translation identifier comprises a geographical identifier.

4. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising the step of:

analyzing said received name for a translation identifier.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said translation formula comprises at least one predetermined character and said step of translating said received name includes the step of:

adding said at least one said predetermined character to said sub-domain portion of said received name.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said translation formula comprises a string of characters to add to said sub-domain portion of said received name.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the step of translating said received name includes the step of:

adding said string of characters to said received name as a prefix.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the step of translating said received name includes the step of:

adding said string of characters to said received name as a suffix.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the step of translating said received name includes the step of:

interleaving said string of characters with said received name.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said translation formula removes at least one character from said sub-domain portion of said received name.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said translation formula converts said received name into a numeric entry.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said received name comprises a correctly formatted absolute uniform resource locator (URL).

13. A method of generating from a computer a web access request, comprising the steps of:

receiving on the computer a numeric entry, the numeric entry comprising a first numeric portion corresponding to a top-level domain of a web address and a second numeric portion corresponding to a sub-domain portion of said web address;

translating said numeric entry to an alphanumeric web address based at least in part on said first and second numeric portions; and

generating, from the computer, a web access request to the alphanumeric web address.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising the steps of:

receiving a translation identifier; and

selecting a first translation formula based at least in part on said translation identifier.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising the steps of:

selecting a second translation formula based at least in part on said translation identifier; and

applying said second translation formula to said alphanumeric web address to result in a scheme specific name.

16. The method according to claim 13 , wherein said computer comprises a wireless device.

17. An apparatus for generating a request for a domain name, comprising:

a computer comprising an input device;

a browser operational installed on said computer; and

a translation module configured to:

receive on the computer a correctly formatted absolute uniform resource locator (URL) associated with the domain name from said input device, the URL being in a native language character set;

select a translation formula;

translate said received URL with said translation formula to generate a scheme specific name by converting a sub-domain portion of said received URL into a different sub-domain portion, the different sub-domain portion being in the native language character set; and

process said scheme specific name through said browser to generate a request for the domain name.

18. An apparatus for generating a web access request, comprising:

a wireless device comprising an input device;

a browser operationally installed on said wireless device; and

a translation module configured to:

receive via the input device a numeric entry, the numeric entry comprising a first numeric portion corresponding to a top-level domain of a web address and a second numeric portion corresponding to a sub-domain portion of said web address;

translate said numeric entry to an alphanumeric web address based at least in part on said first and second numeric portions; and

generate from the browser, a web access request to the alphanumeric web address.

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