Patent ID: 6912582

Claim:
A computerized method of routing between network servers coupled to a data communication network, said method comprising: storing information in a central database for identifying locations of a plurality of network servers that provide at least one service via the data communication network, said central database being coupled to a central server, said central server being coupled to the data communication network; receiving a request from a user for a selected service to be provided by one of the network servers, said request being received at the central server and including a carry through keyword for controlling routing of the user to the selected service; retrieving location information from the central database to identify the location of the network server providing the selected service; attaching the carry through keyword to the retrieved location information; routing the user to the network server providing the selected service, said user being directed to the selected service based on the carry through keyword; identifying the selected service with a service routing request keyword included in the service request received at the central server; and transferring an alternative user name of the user with the retrieved location information as a function of the service routing request keyword.