Method and system for processing a uniform resource locator

A computer system, comprising:

• a processor that is configured to execute machine-readable instructions;
• and
• a memory device that stores instruction modules that are executable by the processor, the instruction modules comprising:
• a URL receiver configured to receive a URL;
• a URL lattice generator configured to generate a plurality of lattice nodes, wherein each of the plurality of lattice nodes includes a host component corresponding to a portion of the URL and a path component corresponding to a portion of the URL;
• a search module configured to identify a search node corresponding to one of the plurality of lattice nodes and search a pattern table database using the search node to find a matching pattern table entry, the pattern table database comprising a plurality of pattern table entries corresponding to known lattice nodes associated with previously encountered URLs;
• and
• a URL processor configured to process the URL based on whether a matching pattern table entry was found in the pattern table database.

A non-transitory, computer readable medium, comprising code configured to direct a processor to:

• generate a plurality of lattice nodes, wherein each of the plurality of lattice nodes includes a host component corresponding to a portion of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and a path component corresponding to a portion of the URL;
• identify one of the plurality of lattice nodes as a search node;
• search a pattern table database using the search node to find a matching pattern table entry, the pattern table database comprising a plurality of pattern table entries corresponding to known lattice nodes associated with previously encountered URLs;
• and
• process the URL based on whether the matching pattern table entry was found in the pattern table database.