System and Method of Addressing and Accessing Information Using a Keyword Identifier

A method in a user apparatus for accessing an electronic resource via a distributed computer network, the method comprising:

• receiving a user input in a user interface of the user apparatus;
• receiving the user input from the use interface in an application program;
• in the user application:
• detecting in the received user input a hash key character “#”, a potential keyword, and a potential domain name;
• generating from the received user input a keyword identifier having the form ‘keyword#domain_name.TLD’, wherein the ‘keyword’ field represents the potential keyword, the ‘domain_name’ field represents the potential domain name, the ‘TLD’ field represents a Top Level Domain;
• and the “#” field is the hash key character used as a separator between the ‘keyword’ field and the ‘domain_name’ field;
• establishing a communication link between the application program and a proprietary keyword management server associated with the application program;
• and
• transmitting the keyword identifier to the proprietary keyword management server,
• wherein the proprietary keyword management server is configured to access a database storing a plurality of proprietary keyword records and to use the keyword identifier to access a proprietary keyword record that matches the ‘domain_name.TLD’ part of the keyword identifier.

A keyword management server for accessing an electronic resource via a distributed computer network comprising:

• a computer processor configured to execute computer instructions;
• and
• a server program comprising computer instructions executable by the computer processor;
• and
• a proprietary keyword database configured to store a plurality of proprietary keyword records,
• wherein the server program causes the keyword management server to:
• establish a communication link between the keyword management server and an application program associated with the keyword management server executed on a remote user apparatus;
• receive from the application program executed on the remote user apparatus a keyword identifier having the form ‘keyword#domain_name.TLD’, wherein the ‘keyword’ field represents a keyword, the ‘domain_name’ field represents a domain name, the ‘TLD’ field represents a Top Level Domain;
• and the “#” field is the hash key character used as a separator between the ‘keyword’ field and the ‘domain_name’ field;
• and
• access in the proprietary keyword database one of the plurality of proprietary keyword records that matches the ‘domain_name.TLD’ part of the keyword identifier.

A method in a keyword management server for accessing an electronic resource via a distributed computer network, the method comprising:

• storing in a proprietary keyword database a plurality of proprietary keyword records;
• establishing a communication link between the keyword management server and an application program associated with the keyword management server executed on a remote user apparatus;
• receiving from the application program executed on the remote user apparatus a keyword identifier having the form ‘keyword#domain_name.TLD’, wherein the ‘keyword’ field represents a keyword, the ‘domain_name’ field represents a domain name, the ‘TLD’ field represents a Top Level Domain;
• and the “#” field is the hash key character used as a separator between the ‘keyword’ field and the ‘domain_name’ field;
• and
• accessing in the proprietary keyword database one of the plurality of proprietary keyword records that matches the ‘domain_name.TLD’ part of the keyword identifier.