IP Library Granted Patent US 8,024,456
Granted Patent B2
US 8,024,456 · App. 12/051,712 · Granted Sep 20, 2011

Interactive DNS for controlling party

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Patent No.
US 8,024,456
App. No.
12/051,712
Granted
Sep 20, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A Hosting Entity or another entity may provide a framework for collecting DNS Business Information from a Controlling Party of a domain name and entering it into DNS. The framework may include a website, webpage, web service, web resource, software, API, or another technological solution suitable for collecting DNS Business Information from Controlling Party. The website, webpage, web service, or the web resource may be located at URL associated with a Controlling Party's domain name, e.g. an active or a parked page for the domain name. DNS Business Information will be typically available for viewing to everyone along with the traditional DNS information.

Claims (19)

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

a) providing a framework for collecting a business information from a party having control over a domain name, wherein said business information does not include information used for technical operation of said domain name nor for resolution of said domain name through a Domain Name System (DNS),

b) collecting said business information from said party having control over said domain name, and

c) entering said business information into a resource records of a DNS zone file of said domain name, wherein said DNS zone file is located on a DNS server, wherein said Domain Name System is a distributed computing system configured to translate domain names to IP addresses, thus said distributed computing system is enabling access to resources on the Internet.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said framework is a website.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said framework is a webpage.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said framework is a web service.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said framework is located at a URL associated with said domain name.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said framework is a parked page for said domain name.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said steps a), b) and c) are performed by a Registry.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said steps a), b) and c) are performed by a Registrar.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said steps a), b) and c) are performed by a Hosting Provider.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein said business information, at least in part, is an HTML formatted text.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said business information, at least in part, is an XML formatted text.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein said business information is entered into a TXT resource record of said DNS zone file of said domain name.

13. A method, comprising the steps of:

a) providing a website for collecting a business information in an XML format from a party having control over a domain name, wherein said business information does not include information used for technical operation of said domain name nor for resolution of said domain name through a Domain Name System (DNS),

b) collecting said business information in said XML format from said party having control over said domain name, and

c) entering said business information into a resource records of a DNS zone file of said domain name, wherein said DNS zone file is located on a DNS server, wherein said Domain Name System is a distributed computing system configured to translate domain names to IP addresses, thus said distributed computing system is enabling access to resources on the Internet.

Assignments (4)
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 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 20, 2011
From: GO DADDY OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 027416/0080 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.
To: GO DADDY OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 027363/0423 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2008
From: ADELMAN, WARREN; CURRAN, NATHAN; JILG, JUSTIN
To: THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 020676/0293 →