Method and System for Uniform Resource Locator Transformation

A system for communicating data, comprising:

• means for associating a first uniform resource identifier and a header portion associated with a first content item;
• means for associating a second content item corresponding to the first content item, the second content item identified by a second uniform resource identifier, the second uniform resource identifier comprising the first uniform resource identifier and information from the header portion;
• means for receiving a first request, the first request requesting the first content item, the first request comprising the first uniform resource identifier and the header portion;
• means for generating a second request based on a specific transform associated with the first request, the header portion, and the first uniform resource identifier, the second request being associated with the second content item, the second request generated by performing an action associated with the specific transform on the header portion and the first uniform resource identifier to yield the second uniform resource identifier;
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• means for retrieving the second content item based on the second uniform resource identifier of the second request.

A computer readable medium including code for communicating data, the code operable to:

• associate a first uniform resource identifier and a header portion associated with a first content item;
• associate a second content item corresponding to the first content item, the second content item identified by a second uniform resource identifier, the second uniform resource identifier comprising the first uniform resource identifier and information from the header portion;
• receive a first request, the first request requesting the first content item, the first request comprising the first uniform resource identifier and the header portion;
• generate a second request based on a specific transform associated with the first request, the header portion, and the first uniform resource identifier, the second request being associated with the second content item, the second request generated by performing an action associated with the specific transform on the header portion and the first uniform resource identifier to yield the second uniform resource identifier;
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• retrieving the second content item based on the second uniform resource identifier of the second request.