IP Library Granted Patent US 7,921,035
Granted Patent B2
US 7,921,035 · App. 10/907,809 · Granted Apr 5, 2011

Parked webpage domain name suggestions

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,921,035
App. No.
10/907,809
Granted
Apr 5, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods of the present invention allow for providing suggested domain names on parked webpages. A parked webpage is placed on a website associated with an original domain name. A domain name module generates suggested domain names based on the properties of the original domain name (e.g. WHOIS records). Suggested domain names are displayed on the parked webpage. A user may visit the parked webpage with the intention to check if the original domain name is available for registration. The original domain name is already registered, but the user may notice an appealing domain name among the suggested domain names. Then the user may register, purchase, or backorder it. The invention may be used as a marketing technique for registration, sale, or resale of the domain names.

Claims (13)

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

analyzing, by a device, registration information of a registered original domain name, wherein said registered original domain name is associated with a parked webpage,

generating, by said device, one or more suggested domain names based on said registration information of said registered original domain name, wherein said one or more suggested domain names differ from said registered original domain name, thus providing one or more alternative domain names to said registered original domain name, and

displaying, by said device, one or more links to said one or more suggested domain names on said parked webpage, wherein said one or more links reference a second webpage configured for registration, purchase, or backorder of said one or more suggested domain names.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said parked webpage is a “for sale” webpage.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said parked webpage is a “coming soon” webpage.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said parked webpage is an “under construction” webpage.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of:

registering said original domain name.

6. A method, comprising the steps of:

analyzing, by a device, registration information of a registered original domain name, wherein said registered original domain name is associated with a parked webpage,

generating, by said device, one or more suggested domain names based on said registration information of said registered original domain name, wherein said one or more suggested domain names differ from said registered original domain name, thus providing one or more alternative domain names to said registered original domain name, and

displaying, by said device, an advertisement on said parked webpage, wherein said advertisement comprises one or more links to said one or more suggested domain names, wherein said one or more links reference a second webpage configured for registration, purchase, or backorder of said one or more suggested domain names.

Assignments (1)
NOTICE OF SUCCESSION FOR SECURITY AGREEMENT RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 027416/0080 Recorded Feb 17, 2023
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Reel/Frame 062780/0514 →