Patent ID: 6636894
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for redirecting an original destination address access request to a redirected destination address, the method comprising the steps of:receiving, at a gateway device, all original destination address access requests originating from a computer; determining, at the gateway device, which of the original destination address requests require redirection; storing the original destination address if redirection is required; modifying, at the gateway device, the original destination address access request and communicating the modified request to a redirection server if redirection is required; responding, at the redirection server, to the modified request with a browser redirect message that reassigns the modified request to an administrator-specified, redirected destination address; intercepting, at the gateway device, the browser redirect message and modifying it with the stored original destination address; and sending the modified browser redirect message to the computer, which automatically redirects the computer to the redirected destination address.