Registering a tertiary domain with revenue sharing
View Patent ↗Systems and methods of the present invention provide for one or more server computers communicatively coupled to a network and configured to: receive, from a sub domain registration settings control panel displayed on a client computer, a profit to be paid to a registrant if a sub domain associated with the domain name is registered, and store the profit to be paid in a database. The server(s) may also render a sub domain registration control panel and receive: a sub domain registration request; and an IP address directing HTTP requests to the sub domain and automatically insert the IP address into an A record or NS record in a zone file for the domain. The server(s) may then select the profit to be paid from the database and update a registrant user profile to include the profit to be paid.
1. A system comprising:
a first client computer coupled to a network and running a first Internet browser displaying a first hypertext markup language (HTML) form on a sub domain registration settings control panel;
a second client computer coupled to the network and running a second Internet browser displaying a second HTML form on a sub domain registration control panel; and
at least one processor executing instructions causing a server computer, coupled to the network, to:
render the sub domain registration settings control panel;
transmit the sub domain registration settings control panel, through the network, to the first client computer for display on the first Internet browser;
receive, from a registrant of a domain name, via the first HTML form, a profit to be paid in response to a sub domain being registered in association with the domain name;
execute a database query storing, within a database coupled to the network, the profit to be paid;
render the sub domain registration control panel;
transmit the sub domain registration control panel, through the network, to the second client computer for display on the second Internet browser;
receive, from a sub domain registrant via the second HTML form, a transmission encoding:
a sub domain registration request;
the sub domain to be registered in association with the domain name; and
an Internet protocol (IP) address to which a domain name system (DNS) directs a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request for the sub domain;
execute an automated DNS command inserting:
the IP address into an address record within a zone file for the domain name; or
a name server record within the zone file for the domain name;
execute a database query selecting the profit to be paid; and
execute a database query storing, within a user profile record associated with the registrant, the profit to be paid.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the server computer to:
automatically generate a sub domain zone file for the sub domain; and
execute an automated DNS command inserting:
the IP address into a sub domain address record within the sub domain zone file; and
a name server record within the zone file referencing the sub domain zone file.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the domain name is registered to the registrar.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the server computer to:
display, on the sub domain registration settings control panel, a fixed cost required by a registrar of the domain name to register the sub domain; and
calculate a fee to be charged for registering the sub domain comprising a sum of the fixed cost and the profit to be paid.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the server computer to receive, from the registrant, via an HTML form element on the first HTML form, a selection to opt out of the profit to be paid, wherein a fee is charged to the registrant, the fee comprising a fixed cost required by a registrar of the domain name to register the sub domain.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the server computer to receive from the registrant, via an HTML form element on the first HTML form, a selection acknowledging that, responsive to the domain name being surrendered by the registrant, the domain name will be transferred to a registrar.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sub domain registration control panel is accessed via a hypertext link on a website operated by the registrar, or operated by the registrant.
8. A system comprising at least one processor executing instructions causing a server computer, coupled to a network, to:
render a first control panel comprising a first web page form;
transmit the first control panel, through the network, to a first client computer for display on a first client display software running on the first client computer;
receive, from a registrant of a domain name, via the first web page form, a profit to be paid in response to a sub domain being registered in association with the domain name;
execute a database query storing, within a database coupled to the network, the profit to be paid;
render a second control panel comprising a second web page form;
transmit the second control panel, through the network, to a second client computer for display on a second client display software running on the second client computer;
receive, from a sub domain registrant via the second web page form, a transmission encoding:
a sub domain registration request;
the sub domain to be registered in association with the domain name; and
an Internet protocol (IP) address to which a domain name system (DNS) directs a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request for the sub domain;
execute an automated DNS command inserting:
the IP address into an address record within a zone file for the domain name; or
a name server record within the zone file for the domain name;
execute a database query selecting the profit to be paid; and
execute a database query storing, within a user profile record associated with the registrant, the profit to be paid.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the server computer to:
automatically generate a sub domain zone file for the sub domain; and
execute an automated DNS command inserting:
the IP address into a sub domain address record within the sub domain zone file; and
a name server record within the zone file referencing the sub domain zone file.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the domain name is registered to the registrar.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the server computer to:
display, on the first control panel, a fixed cost required by a registrar of the domain name to register the sub domain; and
calculate a fee to be charged for registering the sub domain comprising a sum of the fixed cost and the profit to be paid.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the server computer to receive from the registrant, via a form element on the first web page form, a selection acknowledging that, responsive to the domain name being surrendered by the registrant, the domain name will be transferred to a registrar.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the server computer to receive, from the registrant, via a form element on the first web page form, a selection to opt out of the profit to be paid, wherein a fee is charged to the registrant, the fee comprising a fixed cost required by a registrar of the domain name to register the sub domain.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first control panel is accessed via a hypertext link on a website operated by the registrar, or operated by the registrant.
15. A method comprising the steps of:
rendering, by a server computer coupled to a network, a first control panel comprising a first web page form;
transmitting, by the server computer, the first control panel, through the network, to a first client computer for display on a first client display software running on the first client computer;
receiving, by the server computer, from a registrant of a domain name, via the first web page form, a profit to be paid in response to a sub domain being registered in association with the domain name;
executing, by the server computer, a database query storing, within a database coupled to the network, the profit to be paid;
rendering, by the server computer, a second control panel comprising a second web page form;
transmitting, by the server computer, the second control panel, through the network, to a second client computer for display on a second client display software running on the second client computer;
receiving, by the server computer, from a sub domain registrant via the second web page form, a transmission encoding:
a sub domain registration request;
the sub domain to be registered in association with the domain name; and
an Internet protocol (IP) address to which a domain name system (DNS) directs a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request for the sub domain;
executing, by the server computer, an automated DNS command inserting:
the IP address into an address record within a zone file for the domain name; or
a name server record within the zone file for the domain name;
executing, by the server computer, a database query selecting the profit to be paid; and
executing, by the server computer, a database query storing, within a user profile record associated with the registrant, the profit to be paid.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the steps of:
automatically generating, by the server computer, a sub domain zone file for the sub domain; and
executing, by the server computer, an automated DNS command inserting:
the IP address into a sub domain address record within the sub domain zone file; and
a name server record within the zone file referencing the sub domain zone file.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the steps of:
displaying, by the server computer, on the first control panel, a fixed cost required by a registrar of the domain name to register the sub domain; and
calculating, by the server computer, a fee to be charged for registering the sub domain comprising a sum of the fixed cost and the profit to be paid.
18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of receiving, by the server computer, from the registrant, via a form element on the first web page form, a selection to opt out of the profit to be paid, wherein a fee is charged to the registrant, the fee comprising a fixed cost required by a registrar of the domain name to register the sub domain.
19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the steps of receiving, by the server computer, from the registrant, via a form element on the first web page form, a selection acknowledging that, responsive to the domain name being surrendered by the registrant, the domain name will be transferred to a registrar.
20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of accessing the first control panel via a hypertext link on a website operated by the registrar, or operated by the registrant.