Patent ID: 7415468

Claim:
A method of identifying and registering persons based on pre-existing identification structure and data, in particular for Internet applications, comprising the processing steps of: a) selecting a discrete system apart from the Internet, b) designating a system and structure used for identification, c) defining a URL/domain name system in accordance with the structure from said discrete system apart from the Internet stored in at least one database having URL/domain name notation rules in accordance with the structure, d) designating a URL/domain name on the basis of the defined URL/domain name system using pre-existing identification data for persons, objects or subjects from said discrete system in accordance with the formulated URL/domain name notation rules, and implementing at least a part of the identification data and structure in URLs/domain names in the Internet, e) registering data of said person(s) in the discrete system in a search system, f) providing search functions based on key-words in said discrete system, including a top level search term and a sub-level search term in said search system, g) providing a link from said URL/domain name to a data carrier, h) providing a language neutral interface to said search system having search options, said interface providing a query limiting a possible search for searching registered data, i) limiting said search to a group of users in a top level domain when a top level domain search term is entered, said sub-level search term operating to limit a group of users within a sub-level domain, j) presenting search results of said search engine as URL/domain names or identification data in response to a query, and k) retrieving said data carrier in response to said results.