IP Library Granted Patent US 8,819,122
Granted Patent B2
US 8,819,122 · App. 13/009,350 · Granted Aug 26, 2014

Unaffiliated web domain common hosting service with service representative plug-in

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Patent No.
US 8,819,122
App. No.
13/009,350
Granted
Aug 26, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A website hosting service provides a plurality of services, from a common service architecture, to each of a plurality of unrelated websites, each of the plurality of services being adapted to contribute to a distinct service package for at least a plurality of unaffiliated websites, wherein the web hosting service is marketed through a plurality of websites, each one of the plurality of websites offering a different market specific offering, wherein service representatives supporting a plurality of different market specific offerings are provided with information that facilitates providing the appropriate service for a particular market specific offering.

Claims (17)

1. A method of website hosting, comprising:

serving a plurality of website hosting services,

wherein at least two different website hosting services of the plurality of website hosting services are served from different service pools of servers;

wherein each service pool of servers provides only one website hosting service and all servers of a service pool provide only the one website hosting service of the plurality of website hosting services;

adapting at least one-of the plurality of website hosting services to meet website service requirements;

combining website hosting services into a plurality of service packages wherein at least one of the website hosting services of the plurality of service packages has been adapted;

configuring the plurality of service packages into different market-specific offerings;

offering the different market-specific offerings through a plurality of websites;

providing information to service representatives supporting a plurality of the different market-specific offerings that facilitates supporting a specific service package based on a specific market-specific offering; and,

wherein information facilitating providing the appropriate service is sourced from a common data store that is accessible to a plurality of service representatives, the service representatives provided with information facilitating providing the appropriate service by an operational support system that facilitates associating a client support request with a market specific offering.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the different market specific offerings include different brands for the offerings.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the different market specific offerings include different messages for the offerings.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the different market specific offerings include different service terms and conditions for the offerings.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the different market specific offerings include different pricing structures for the offerings.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a distinct service package is included with a market specific offering.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of distinct service packages are marketed through one of the plurality of websites.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein two market specific offerings may offer the same distinct service package at two different pricing structures.

Assignments (13)
SUPERPRIORITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 17, 2025
From: MARKMONITOR INC.; NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC; NEWFOLD DIGITAL, INC.; A SMALL ORANGE, LLC; BLUEHOST INC.; HOSTGATOR.COM LLC; P.D.R SOLUTIONS (U.S.) LLC; MONSTERCOMMERCE, LLC
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073963/0121 →
SUPERPRIORITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 17, 2025
From: MARKMONITOR INC.; NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC; NEWFOLD DIGITAL, INC.; A SMALL ORANGE, LLC; BLUEHOST INC.; HOSTGATOR.COM LLC; P.D.R SOLUTIONS (U.S.) LLC; MONSTERCOMMERCE, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073963/0186 →
FIRST LIEN GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Oct 18, 2023
From: NEWFOLD DIGITAL, INC.; NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC; WEB.COM GROUP, INC.; MARKMONITOR INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 065268/0277 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 17, 2021
From: THE ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
To: NEWFOLD DIGITAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 055691/0913 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2021
From: THE ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.; NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC; WEB.COM GROUP, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 055277/0783 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2013
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG
To: ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 031733/0624 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2012
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: THE ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 029269/0041 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 9, 2012
From: THE ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Reel/Frame 029275/0724 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 13, 2012
From: THE ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 028554/0400 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2011
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: THE ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 027433/0606 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 22, 2011
From: THE ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 027437/0869 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 19, 2011
From: THE ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 027090/0543 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2011
From: RAVICHANDRAN, HARI; LOVELL, SCOTT; TOOHIL, RYAN
To: ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC
Reel/Frame 025730/0729 →