ADDRESSING REMOTE DATA OBJECTS VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK

摘要

A system is described for mapping a secondary address to a primary address. The secondary address is used as an alias for the primary address and the primary address references a remote data object, such as an internet web page. The secondary address has a prefix portion that is used to direct a mapping request to a remote database storing mapping data and then a suffix portion of the secondary address is used to index within that remote database to identify the primary address. The primary address and the secondary address may be internet URL addresses. A local cache within a user device may be provided, such as in the form of a browser plug-in. Once the mapping has taken place to establish the link between a secondary address and a primary address, thereafter communication can take place directly between the user device and the target without requiring further mapping.