IP Library Granted Patent US 12,267,292
Granted Patent B2
US 12,267,292 · App. 18/525,547 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Systems and methods for detecting conflicts in internet services

Inventors: Mohan Vettaikaran (Spring Hill, FL); Artem Zakharchenko (Vila Nova de Gaia, PT); Richard Kirkendall (Los Angeles, CA); Vlad Fedosov (Kharkov, UA); João Henrique Guedes (Maia, PT)
Assignee: NAMECHEAP, INC.
H04L61/2535H04L61/103H04L61/4511H04L61/4541H04L61/5061H04L2101/00H04L2101/686
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Patent No.
US 12,267,292
App. No.
18/525,547
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The technology disclosed relates to detection and resolution of conflicts between requested internet services and package of internet services associated with a domain. The method disclosed includes receiving a request from a client to add a requested internet service to a package of internet services. The method includes searching a domain name system (DNS) database for DNS records or a DNS server for external domains having attribute fields indicating attributes of the internet services in the package of internet services. The method includes comparing attributes of the requested internet service to attribute fields for the internet services in the package of internet services using a set of conflict definitions to identify attributes of the internet service requested conflicting with attributes of the package of internet services. When conflicting attributes are identified, the method includes invoking a resolution process to resolve the conflict.

Claims (45)

1. A method for detecting conflicts between a requested internet service and a set of internet services, comprising:

receiving a particular domain and the requested internet service to be connected to the particular domain;

searching for the particular domain connected with the set of internet services in a dataset of domain name systems (DNS) information having attribute fields indicating attributes of internet services;

comparing attributes of the requested internet service to attribute fields for internet services in the set of internet services connected with the particular domain using a set of conflict definitions to identify attributes of the requested internet service conflicting with attributes of the set of internet services; and

whenever one or more conflicting attributes are identified, invoking a resolution process to resolve the conflict.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein invoking a resolution process further includes at least initiating a request for a selection from (1) removing a conflicting service from the set of internet services and adding the requested internet service (2) preserving the internet services in the set of internet services and declining to add the requested internet service, and (3) using a subdomain instead of a domain as requested.

3. The method of claim 2 , further including receiving a selection and triggering a further process to implement the selection received.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein invoking a resolution process further includes at least initiating a custom resolution widget application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein each internet service in the set of internet services is assigned a group; and wherein invoking a resolution process further includes removing internet services in the group when at least one attribute of at least one internet service in the group as assigned conflicts with at least one attribute of the requested internet service.

6. The method of claim 5 , further including one or more internet services assigned to a dependent group (such as systems group) of internet services wherein internet services assigned to the dependent group can exist in the set of internet services when internet services assigned to at least one other group are present in the set of internet services.

7. The method of claim 6 , further including removing all internet services in the dependent group from the set of internet services when conflict resolution process results in removal of all other internet services from the set of internet services.

8. The method of claim 1 , further including whenever no internet services are found in the dataset of domain name systems (DNS) information, invoking a lookup process to locate domain names for the internet services in the set of internet services.

9. The method of claim 1 , further including:

receiving a request from a client to add the requested internet service to the set of internet services;

determining that a payload of the request indicates the request is for a consumer or a provider; and

whenever the request is for a consumer, at least initiating a configuration widget appropriate to the consumer and otherwise at least initiating a configuration widget appropriate to the provider.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein conflicting attributes are selected from a set of:

an IPv4 address of a domain host;

an IPV6 address of a domain host;

a canonical name enabling one domain name to map to another domain name;

an email server;

a name server record for a domain host; and

a record containing information for use outside of a DNS server.

11. A system including a memory coupled with one or more processors, the memory loaded with computer instructions to detect conflicts between a requested internet service and a set of internet services, which computer instructions, when executed on the processors, implement actions comprising:

receiving a particular domain and the requested internet service to be connected to the particular domain;

searching for the particular domain connected with the set of internet services in a dataset of domain name systems (DNS) information having attribute fields indicating attributes of internet services;

comparing attributes of the requested internet service to attribute fields for internet services in the set of internet services connected with the particular domain using a set of conflict definitions to identify attributes of the requested internet service conflicting with attributes of the set of internet services; and

whenever one or more conflicting attributes are identified, invoking a resolution process to resolve the conflict.

12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium impressed with computer program instructions to detect conflicts between a requested internet service and a set of internet services, which computer program instructions, when executed on a processor, implement a method comprising:

receiving a particular domain and the requested internet service to be connected to the particular domain;

searching for the particular domain connected with the set of internet services in a dataset for domain name systems (DNS) information having attribute fields indicating attributes of internet services;

comparing attributes of the requested internet service to attribute fields for internet services in the set of internet services connected with the particular domain using a set of conflict definitions to identify attributes of the requested internet service conflicting with attributes of the set of internet services; and

whenever one or more conflicting attributes are identified, invoking a resolution process to resolve the conflict.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein invoking a resolution process further includes:

initiating a request for a selection from (1) removing a conflicting service from the set of internet services and adding the requested internet service (2) preserving the internet services in the set of internet services and declining to add the requested internet service, and (3) using a subdomain instead of a domain as requested.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , further implementing actions comprising, receiving a selection and triggering a further process to implement the selection requested.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein invoking a resolution process further includes at least initiating a custom resolution widget application.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein each internet service in the set of internet services is assigned a group; and wherein invoking a resolution process further includes removing internet services in the group when at least one attribute of at least one internet service in the group as assigned conflicts with at least one attribute of the requested internet service.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , further including one or more internet services assigned to a dependent group (such as systems group) of internet services wherein internet services assigned to the dependent group can exist in the set of internet services when internet services assigned to at least one other group are present in the set of internet services.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , further including removing all internet services in the dependent group from the set of internet services when conflict resolution process results in removal of all other internet services from the set of internet services.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12 , further including whenever no internet services are found in the dataset, invoking a lookup process to locate domain names for the internet services in the set of internet services.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12 , further including:

receiving a request from a client to add the requested internet service to the set of internet services;

determining that a payload of the request indicates the request is for a consumer or a provider; and

whenever the request is for a consumer, at least initiating a configuration widget appropriate to the consumer and otherwise at least initiating a configuration widget appropriate to the provider.

Assignments (2)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 21, 2026
From: NAMECHEAP, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST (LONDON) LIMITED, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075621/0297 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2023
From: VETTAIKARAN, MOHAN; ZAKHARCHENKO, ARTEM; KIRKENDALL, RICHARD; FEDOSOV, VLAD; GUEDES, JOÃO HENRIQUE
To: NAMECHEAP, INC.
Reel/Frame 065724/0105 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17875824 · Jul 28, 2022
Continuation 17344824 · Jun 10, 2021
Continuation 16823265 · Mar 18, 2020
Related Publication 20240106790A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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