Patent ID: 6766380
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A domain name server system for obtaining an IP address corresponding to a domain name in accordance with a user's request comprising:a user's computer system; a route server (10) comprising an own database in which domain names in a language other than English and information corresponding to the domain names are recorded, wherein a domain query in a language other than English is decoded to be sought for an IP address for the domain in said database; a node server comprising a cash memory including its own database, being connected to said user's computer system, said route server, and other route server for use in English domain names, wherein a domain query from said user's computer system is decoded to be sought for an IP address for the domain; wherein in case that a relevant IP address has been recorded in the database the. IP address is sought out and sent back to the user's computer system, while in case that a relevant IP address has not been recorded in the database it is judged whether the domain query is in a language other than English or in English, and in case the domain query is in a language other than English, the domain query is transferred to said route server and an answer from said route server is sent back to the user's computer system; wherein an IP address from the route server corresponding to the domain name requested by the user is recorded in said own database in the cash memory for a certain time period; wherein in case that the domain query from the user is in English, the domain query is transferred to said other route server for use with English domain names.