Patent ID: 6981029
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for processing a request for information in a network, comprising: a content gateway operable to receive a request for information from a client terminal, the request including a domain name, wherein the content gateway is operable to communicate with a plurality of content providers that are represented by a plurality of content servers and that are operable to process the request, the content gateway operable to forward the request to a selected one of the plurality of content servers based on a domain name of the request and proximity information, wherein the content servers are original servers and the content servers can provide original information in response to the request; and a content gateway directory that includes a directory defining a classification policy and a processing policy for the request, the content gateway directory being operable to provide data to determine whether the domain name of the request matches the classification police in the directory, wherein the directory includes subscription information that reflects one or more relationships of one or more content providers associated with one or more of the content servers, and wherein routing of the request is affected by the subscription information.