Granted Patent B2

US 7,114,177 · App. 10/039,986 · Granted Sep 26, 2006

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. A method for providing a user with confirmation of identification information for a Web site comprising:

registering a Web site with an third party;

saving said registration on a registration server;

entering in a database an Internet domain for said Web site;

cross-referencing said Web site's Internet domain to the identification information;

retrieving said Web site's Internet domain with an Internet browser;

browsing to the Web site for the Internet domain;

sending a query from a client application tool via a secure SSL connection to said registration server, the query including said Web site's Internet domain name;

determining if said Web site's Internet domain has been registered;

and returning the associated registration data to the client application tool for display on a client display outside of the web browser environment.

2. A method for providing a user with confirmation of identification information for a Web site comprising:

registering a Web site with an 3 rd party;

saving said registration on a registration server;

entering in a database an Internet domain for said Web site;

cross-referencing said Web site's Internet domain to the identification information;

retrieving said Web site's Internet domain with an Internet browser;

browsing to the Web site and receiving an HTML image tag, calling a program via a secure SSL connection on said registration server providing said Web site's Internet domain name;

determining if said Web site's Internet domain has been registered;

and returning an image to the browser for display containing registration data from the registration server associated with the domain name, and date-and-time information and code that prevents the dynamic icon from being copied.

3. A system for providing a user with confirmation of identification information for a Web site comprising:

a component for registering a Web site with an third party;

a component for saving said registration on a registration server, including the identification information;

a component for entering in a database an Internet domain for said Web site;

a component for cross-referencing said Web site's Internet domain to the identification information;

a component for retrieving said Web site's Internet domain with an Internet browser; a component for browsing to the Web site for the Internet domain;

a component for sending a query from a client application tool via a secure SSL connection to said registration server, the query including said Web site's Internet domain name;

a component for determining if said Web site's Internet domain has been registered;

and a component for returning the associated registration data to the client application tool for display on a client display outside of the web browser environment.

4. A system for providing a user with confirmation of identification information for a Web site comprising:

a component for registering a Web site with an 3 rd party;

a component for saving said registration on a registration server;

a component for entering in a database an Internet domain for said Web site; a component for cross-referencing said Web site's Internet domain to the identification information;

a component for retrieving said Web site's Internet domain with an Internet browser;

a component for browsing to the Web site and receiving an HTML image tag; a component for calling a program via a secure SSL connection on said registration server providing said Web site's Internet domain name;

a component for determining if said Web site's Internet domain has been registered;

and a component for returning an image to the browser for display containing registration data from the registration server associated with the domain name, and date-and-time information and code that prevents the dynamic icon from being copied.

5. A method comprising:

browsing to a Web site for an Internet domain;

sending a query from a client application tool to a registration server including providing the Web site's Internet domain name, the registration server having identification information related to the Web site; and responsive to the query, the client application receiving identification information associated with the Web site from the registration server; and the client application displaying the information on a client display outside of the web browser environment.

6. A method comprising:

storing, by a registration server, identification information for an Internet domain for a Web site;

responsive to a communication from a client application, the registration server determining the registration information associated with the Web site's Internet domain name;

and returning an icon to the browser for display containing registration data associated with the domain name from the registration server, the icon being provided along with date-and-time information that prevents the icon from being copied.

7. A method comprising:

saving identification information associated with an Internet domain for a Web site on a registration server;

cross-referencing the Web site's Internet domain to the identification information;

responsive to a query from a client application tool with the Web site's Internet domain name, determining if the Web site's Internet domain has been registered;

and returning the identification information to the client application tool for display on a client display outside of the web browser environment.

8. A method comprising:

a client web browser browsing to a Web site having an Internet domain name;

a client application tool calling a program on a remote registration server and providing the Web site's Internet domain name in order to request identification information related to the Web site and previously stored on the registration server;

and the client receiving an icon for display if the registration server indicates that the Web site's Internet domain has been registered and including date-and-time information that prevents the icon from being copied.

Assignments (14)