Data web object host discovery system

A computer based method of requesting and retrieving an information resource in a distributed computing system having a client computer, an authority server computer coupled to the client computer, a registry server computer coupled to the client computer, an information resource host computer coupled to the client computer, comprising:

• generating an information resource request by the client computer;
• sending the information resource request by the client computer to the authority computer;
• providing a registry key associated with the requested information resource to the client computer in response to the information resource request by the authority server;
• sending the registry key to the registry server identified by the registry key by the client computer;
• providing an information resource host computer location identifier by the registry server computer to the client computer in response to the sent registry key;
• and
• sending the information resource request to the requested information resource host computer corresponding to the information resource host computer location identifier;
• and
• providing the requested information resource to the client computer by the requested information resource host computer.

A method of paying a toll associated with a resource, comprising:

• requesting a default facet associated with the resource;
• retrieving the requested default facet;
• determining if the retrieved default facet is a toll facet;
• if the default facet is a toll facet, then
• generating a verified offer for the toll facet;
• and
• returning the requested resource based upon the verified offer.

An apparatus for paying a toll associated with a resource, comprising:

• a means for requesting a default facet associated with the resource;
• a means for retrieving the requested default facet;
• a means for determining if the retrieved default facet is a toll facet;
• a means for generating a verified offer for the toll facet;
• and
• a means for returning the requested resource based upon the verified offer.