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US 12,574,249 · App. 18/511,472 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Off-chain domain name record resolution based on blockchain assets

Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca (Bozeman, MT); Matthew Gould (Atlanta, GA)
Assignee: Unstoppable Domains, Inc.
H04L9/3247H04L9/50H04L61/4511H04L67/02H04L2209/56
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Patent No.
US 12,574,249
App. No.
18/511,472
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to a present invention embodiment, a system for managing domain information for an off-chain domain comprises one or more memories and at least one processor coupled to the one or more memories. The system associates the domain information for the off-chain domain with a blockchain asset. The domain information is retrieved from a blockchain based on the blockchain asset. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for managing domain information for an off-chain domain in substantially the same manner described above.

Claims (44)

1 . A method of managing domain information for an off-chain domain comprising:

associating, via at least one processor, the domain information for the off-chain domain with a blockchain asset by indicating the blockchain asset as a value for one or more off-chain domain records of a set of off-chain domain records for the domain information, wherein the set of off-chain domain records and corresponding values are stored off-chain and the blockchain asset stores values for the one or more off-chain domain records on a blockchain; and

retrieving, via the at least one processor, the values for the domain information from the blockchain based on the blockchain asset.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the off-chain domain includes one from a group of a Web2 domain and a Domain Name System (DNS) domain.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the blockchain asset includes one or more from a group of a set of records on the blockchain, an object that points to a set of records on the blockchain, a non-fungible token (NFT), a non-fungible token (NFT) domain name, a fungible token, and a wallet address.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein associating the domain information further comprises:

sending a message to a blockchain address associated with the blockchain asset; and

detecting signing of the message to verify the blockchain asset.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least two off-chain domain records are associated with a different blockchain asset each storing values for a corresponding off-chain domain record.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of off-chain domain records includes Domain Name System (DNS) records.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving the values for the domain information further comprises:

receiving a request for the domain information for the off-chain domain;

accessing the set of off-chain domain records and identifying a corresponding blockchain asset associated with the one or more off-chain domain records; and

retrieving information from the blockchain for the one or more off-chain domain records based on the corresponding blockchain asset to process the request.

8 . A system for managing domain information for an off-chain domain comprising:

one or more memories; and

at least one processor coupled to the one or more memories, the at least one processor configured to:

associate the domain information for the off-chain domain with a blockchain asset by indicating the blockchain asset as a value for one or more off-chain domain records of a set of off-chain domain records for the domain information, wherein the set of off-chain domain records and corresponding values are stored off-chain and the blockchain asset stores values for the one or more off-chain domain records on a blockchain; and

retrieve the values for the domain information from the blockchain based on the blockchain asset.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the off-chain domain includes one from a group of a Web2 domain and a Domain Name System (DNS) domain.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the blockchain asset includes one or more from a group of a set of records on the blockchain, an object that points to a set of records on the blockchain, a non-fungible token (NFT), a non-fungible token (NFT) domain name, a fungible token, and a wallet address.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein associating the domain information further comprises:

sending a message to a blockchain address associated with the blockchain asset; and

detecting signing of the message to verify the blockchain asset.

12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein at least two off-chain domain records are associated with a different blockchain asset each storing values for a corresponding off-chain domain record.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the set of off-chain domain records includes Domain Name System (DNS) records.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein retrieving the values for the domain information further comprises:

receiving a request for the domain information for the off-chain domain;

accessing the set of off-chain domain records and identifying a corresponding blockchain asset associated with the one or more off-chain domain records; and

retrieving information from the blockchain for the one or more off-chain domain records based on the corresponding blockchain asset to process the request.

15 . A computer program product for-managing domain information for an off-chain domain, the computer program product comprising one or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions stored thereon, the instructions executable by at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to:

associate the domain information for the off-chain domain with a blockchain asset by indicating the blockchain asset as a value for one or more off-chain domain records of a set of off-chain domain records for the domain information, wherein the set of off-chain domain records and corresponding values are stored off-chain and the blockchain asset stores values for the one or more off-chain domain records on a blockchain; and

retrieve the values for the domain information from the blockchain based on the blockchain asset.

16 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the off-chain domain includes one from a group of a Web2 domain and a Domain Name System (DNS) domain.

17 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the blockchain asset includes one or more from a group of a set of records on the blockchain, an object that points to a set of records on the blockchain, a non-fungible token (NFT), a non-fungible token (NFT) domain name, a fungible token, and a wallet address.

18 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein associating the domain information further comprises:

sending a message to a blockchain address associated with the blockchain asset; and

detecting signing of the message to verify the blockchain asset.

19 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein at least two off-chain domain records are associated with a different blockchain asset each storing values for a corresponding off-chain domain record.

20 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the set of off-chain domain records includes Domain Name System (DNS) records.

21 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein retrieving the values for the domain information further comprises:

receiving a request for the domain information for the off-chain domain;

accessing the set of off-chain domain records and identifying a corresponding blockchain asset associated with the one or more off-chain domain records; and

retrieving information from the blockchain for the one or more off-chain domain records based on the corresponding blockchain asset to process the request.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2023
From: DELUCA, LISA SEACAT; GOULD, MATTHEW
To: UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS, INC.
Reel/Frame 065589/0093 →
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