Patent ID: 8224986

Claim:
A system for routing content requests comprising: a server, which is configured to generate a result based on a content request from a client, the result including one of a content-providing value and a redirection value in response to the content request and to selectively provide, to the client, (i) content when the result includes the content-providing value, and (ii) a redirection message when the result includes the redirection value, the redirection message including an extended domain name having a client identifier which identifies the client, the client being the source of the content request; and a content router, which is configured to receive, from a domain name service proxy device, a request for a computer address, the request including an extended domain name having the client identifier which identifies a client, to process the extended domain name to identify the computer address, and to send the computer address to the domain name service proxy device for transmission to the client to access content.