Patent ID: 7933951
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer system for redirecting Internet communications, said system comprising: a first processor that receives information from a computer at a point of origin; a second processor that analyzes the information for one or more pre-defined bit strings or character sets; a third processor that receives return information from a computer that communicates with other computers on the Internet; a fourth processor that analyzes the return information for said one or more pre-defined bit strings or character sets; a fifth processor that a sixth processor that analyzes a request submitted to said different IP Address for one or more alternative bit strings or character sets, wherein the alternative bit strings or character sets are indicative of a particular higher level Internet communication protocol, and wherein the system further comprises maintaining a list of bit strings or character sets for which a different IP Address should not be supplied, wherein the list is updated one or more times after creation of the list, and wherein the list is updated based on monitoring of requests for: originating IP Address, requested hostname, size of a DNS query, frequency of a single hostname or domain name, port number, date, and/or time.