Invention Grant
US09565161B2 Automatically replacing localhost as hostname in URL with fully qualified domain name or IP address
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自动将localhost替换为URL中的主机名,具有完全限定的域名或IP地址
- Patent Title: Automatically replacing localhost as hostname in URL with fully qualified domain name or IP address
- Patent Title (中): 自动将localhost替换为URL中的主机名,具有完全限定的域名或IP地址
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Application No.: US13480059Application Date: 2012-05-24
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Publication No.: US09565161B2Publication Date: 2017-02-07
- Inventor: Todd E. Kaplinger , James L. Lentz , Christopher C. Mitchell , Aaron K. Shook
- Applicant: Todd E. Kaplinger , James L. Lentz , Christopher C. Mitchell , Aaron K. Shook
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Winstead, P.C.
- Agent Robert A. Voigt, Jr.
- Main IPC: G06F11/30
- IPC: G06F11/30 ; G06F12/00 ; H04L29/12

Abstract:
A method, system and computer program product for electronically communicating a correct Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The browser detects a copying of a URL to be placed in an electronic communication. In response to determining that the URL specifies an address of a loopback interface of the computing device via a localhost, the browser obtains the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computing device hosting the resource (e.g., application) referenced by the URL. The browser replaces the localhost in the URL with either the FQDN or IP address of the computing device. The modified URL is then made available to be shared with other users via electronic communication. In this manner, the localhost is automatically replaced with the correct domain name or IP address thereby ensuring that third party users will be able to retrieve the resource hosted on the computing device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130318173A1 AUTOMATICALLY REPLACING LOCALHOST AS HOSTNAME IN URL WITH FULLY QUALIFIED DOMAIN NAME OR IP ADDRESS Public/Granted day:2013-11-28
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