Fictitious Domain Name Resolution via Wildcard DNS Redirects
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Solution Overview
Problem
The domain name system (DNS) faces challenges in resolving and processing domain names that are not resolvable due to limited top-level domains (TLDs), leading to a shortage of desirable domain names and hindering competition in the domain name market, as well as the inability to monetize unresolvable DNS requests.
Innovation Solution
The system enables fictitious domain name resolution by transforming any namespace into a fictitious domain name (FDN) for DNS resolution processing, using a wildcard resource record to redirect unresolvable domain names to a request portal for registration, search, or other services, and allows numerical TLDs to create an alternate root zone, enhancing domain name space usage without modifying existing browsers or DNS servers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the DNS uses a limited set of top-level domains (TLDs), then the DNS structure remains simple and manageable, but the availability of desirable domain names is severely restricted and competition is hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the domain name resolution process into multiple layers: standard DNS resolution for valid domain names, and a separate fictitious domain name resolution path for unresolvable domain names. This segmentation allows the DNS structure to remain simple for standard operations while enabling extended functionality through the FDN resolution mechanism that transforms any namespace into resolvable domain names.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention makes the DNS system universal by enabling it to resolve both traditional domain names and fictitious domain names through a unified resolution mechanism. The system can handle standard DNS queries and FDN transformation queries through the same infrastructure, allowing any namespace to be transformed into a resolvable FDN and accessed through the existing DNS network without requiring separate resolution systems.
2Productivity
If the DNS resolves only valid domain names, then the system operates reliably within established protocols, but unresolvable DNS requests cannot be monetized or redirected to useful services
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary FDN transformation service between the user's DNS request and the final resource access. When a domain name cannot be resolved through standard DNS, the intermediary service transforms it into a resolvable FDN format, redirects the request through appropriate portals, and enables monetization opportunities while maintaining reliable resolution through the fallback mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention converts the previously harmful or wasted unresolvable DNS requests into beneficial opportunities. Instead of treating failed DNS resolutions as errors to be discarded, the system transforms them into monetizable events that can redirect users to registration portals, search services, or directory services, thereby converting resolution failures into revenue streams and useful interactions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If browsers and DNS servers are modified to support fictitious domain names, then FDN functionality can be natively integrated, but the complexity and cost of system-wide modifications increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by enabling DNS resolvers to automatically detect unresolvable domain names and transform them into FDNs without requiring manual configuration or user intervention. The transformation and redirection processes occur automatically through the resolution mechanism, allowing the system to adapt to FDN usage without requiring changes to browser or DNS server software.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of modifying browsers and DNS servers to natively support FDNs, the invention inverts the approach by making the resolution system adaptive to standard domain names while automatically transforming unresolvable ones into FDN format. This reversal eliminates the need for system-wide modifications while achieving the same versatility, as the transformation happens at the resolution layer rather than requiring changes to fundamental system components.
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AI summary
When a request having a keyword is received, a domain name having the keyword can be generated and a network resource corresponding to the domain name can be requested wherein the network resource is adapted to extract the keyword from the domain name. In turn, when a request having a first domain name is received, a second domain name having the first domain name can be generated and a network resource corresponding to the second domain name can be requested wherein the network resource is adapted to extract the first domain name from the second domain name.