Content restriction compliance using reverse dns lookup
OwnerGary Stephen SHUSTERinventor
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Abstract
A method for alerting Internet content providers of the age or other personal information of a computer user, which includes receiving a reverse DNS lookup query from an Internet content provider; and providing the age information of the computer user, in addition to a host name, from a reverse map zone file in response to the request. The personal information may be used by the content provider to select appropriate content for the requesting host, for example for complying with content restrictions. A system of alerting an Internet content provider of the age or other personal information of a computer user is also provided.
Claims1
A method for configuring a zone file of a DNS server to encode data for determining eligibility of a network node to receive requested content, the method comprising:
- providing a network connection for a node having a defined network address;
- determining at least one user parameter indicating eligibility to receive content at the network address via the network connection;
- and
- encoding the at least one user parameter in a zone file, wherein the at least one user parameter is encoded as text characters in a text field of a pointer record for a user associated with the network address.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.