IP Library Granted Patent US 8,156,180
Granted Patent B2
US 8,156,180 · App. 12/625,919 · Granted Apr 10, 2012

Tools for redirecting to a book website

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,156,180
App. No.
12/625,919
Granted
Apr 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods of the present invention provide for redirecting a user to a book's website after submitting a request for information about the book. The book's website or a link to the website may be displayed to the user on a client browser.

Claims (26)

1. A system, comprising:

A) a data storage communicatively coupled to a network and comprising a title, an author, an ISBN, a URL to a website or any combination thereof for each of one or more books;

B) one or more server computers communicatively coupled to said network and configured to:

i) register one or more domain names, said one or more domain names comprising said title, said author, said ISBN or any combination thereof for a book;

ii) search said data storage for said title, said author, said ISBN, said URL and said website for said book;

C) a client computer communicatively coupled to said network and configured to:

i) responsive to a determination that said title, said author, said ISBN, said URL or said website is found in said data storage:

a) ping said website for said book to determine if said website is active;

b) display a message received from said one or more server computers requesting confirmation that said title, said author said ISBN, said URL or said website correspond to said book; and

c) display said one or more domain names, configured to be selected for redirection using said URL, to said website for said book; and

ii) responsive to a determination that said title, said author, said ISBN, said URL and said website are not found in said data storage, display one or more recommended domain names configured to be selected in association with said website for said book.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said one or more recommended domain names are redirected to said website for said book.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein, responsive to a determination that said website is active, transmitting, by said one or more server computers for display on said client computer, a link to said website.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein said link is configured to cause said client computer to display a popup window displaying said website for said book.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein, responsive to a determination that said website is not active, transmitting, by said one or more server computer for display on said client computer, said one or more recommended domain names.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein said website for said book is created from a domain name selected from said one or more recommended domain names.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein said message comprises confirmation that a user of said client computer is an author or a publisher of said book.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein said one or more domain names and said one or more recommended domain names are configured to be displayed on said client computer and selected using one or more graphical user interface controls.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein said one or more graphical user interface controls comprise checkboxes.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein said one or more recommended domain names comprise said title, said author, said ISBN or any combination thereof for said book.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein said recommended domain names are suggested based on said title, said author, said ISBN or any combination thereof.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein said one or more domain names are automatically redirected to said website for said book.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein said at least one website is managed by a third party which is a distributor of library research software.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein said ISBN number is recommended as one of said one or more recommended domain name as an alternative to said title.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein, responsive to receiving a notification from a third party of a new book, said one or more recommended domain names are transmitted to said client computer for display.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein, responsive to receiving a notification from a search engine software of said book as a popular search, said one or more recommended domain names are transmitted to said client computer for display.

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 Nov 25, 2009
From: ADELMAN, WARREN
To: THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 023570/0816 →