IP Library Granted Patent US 10,715,488
Granted Patent B2
US 10,715,488 · App. 16/289,020 · Granted Jul 14, 2020

Automated website generation via integrated domain registration, hosting provisioning, and website building

Inventors: Nathan Curran (Phoenix, AZ); Justin Jilg (Mesa, AZ)
Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC
H04L61/3025H04L29/12066H04L61/1511H04L61/302
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Patent No.
US 10,715,488
App. No.
16/289,020
Granted
Jul 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods of the present inventions allow for generating and providing an enhanced domain name. An exemplary method may comprise providing an enhanced domain to a second party. The enhanced domain may comprise a domain name, a web space automatically enabled and associated with the domain name, and at least one application automatically enabled and associated with the domain name.

Claims (29)

1. A system, comprising:

a server communicatively coupled to a network, the server being configured to:

identify a domain name registered to a registrant, the domain name being associated with a pre-configured application, wherein the pre-configured application requires no additional setup by the registrant to implement a functionality of the pre-configured application in combination with the domain name; and

after the domain name is registered to the registrant, and without receiving further requests from the registrant, publish a website at the domain name, the website including the pre-configured application.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the domain name is associated with a pre-configured hosting service and the website is hosted at the pre-configured hosting service.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the pre-configured hosting service includes at least one hosting server computer having a bandwidth allotment.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the domain name is associated with the bandwidth allotment.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pre-configured application includes at least one of an email application, a blog application, and a forum application.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein publishing the website includes installing the pre-configured application into a hosting service and enabling a functionality of the pre-configured application.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the website includes a control panel configured to display options to configure and manage the pre-configured application.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the control panel is configured to display an option to select an appearance, theme, or image to install into the website.

9. A system, comprising:

a server communicatively coupled to a network, the server being configured to:

register a domain name to a registrant, the domain name being associated with a pre-configured hosting service;

after registering the domain name to the registrant, and without receiving further instructions from the registrant, publish a website at the domain name using the pre-configured hosting service; and

automatically provision at least one computational infrastructure resource of at least one hosting server computer associated with the pre-configured hosting service, in response to the registering of the domain name, without additional setup by the registrant.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the pre-configured hosting service includes at least one of a shared hosting service, a virtual-dedicated hosting service, a dedicated hosting service, and a clustered hosting service.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the domain name is associated with a bandwidth allotment and the pre-configured hosting service includes the at least one hosting server computer having the bandwidth allotment.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the domain name is associated with a pre-configured application and the server is configured to install the pre-configured application into the website.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the website includes a control panel configured to display options to configure and manage the website.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control panel is configured to display an option to select an appearance, theme, or image to install into the website.

15. A method, comprising:

registering, by a server, a domain name to a registrant, the domain name being associated with a pre-configured application, wherein the pre-configured application requires no additional setup by the registrant to implement a functionality of the pre-configured application in combination with the domain name; and

after the domain name is registered to the registrant, and without receiving further requests from the registrant, publishing, by the server, a web site at the domain name, the web site including the pre-configured application.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the domain name is associated with a pre-configured hosting service and further comprising, hosting, by the server, the website at the pre-configured hosting service.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the domain name is associated with a bandwidth allotment and the pre-configured hosting service includes at least one hosting server computer and further comprising configuring the at least one hosting server computer according to the bandwidth allotment.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the pre-configured application includes at least one of an email application, a blog application, and a forum application.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein publishing the website includes installing the pre-configured application into a hosting service and enabling a functionality of the pre-configured application.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the web site includes a control panel configured to display options to configure and manage the pre-configured application.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 17, 2023
From: GO DADDY OPERATING COMPANY, LLC; GD FINANCE CO, LLC; GODADDY MEDIA TEMPLE INC.; GODADDY.COM, LLC; LANTIRN INCORPORATED; POYNT, LLC
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Reel/Frame 062782/0489 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 12, 2020
From: GO DADDY OPERATING COMPANY, LLC; GD FINANCE CO., INC.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Reel/Frame 054045/0829 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CURRAN, NATHAN; JILG, JUSTIN
To: THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 048666/0116 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15624620 · Jun 15, 2017
Continuation 13626670 · Sep 25, 2012
Continuation 12179326 · Jul 24, 2008
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