System and method for providing a one-time payment to secure the rights to a domain name
First Claim
1. A method for registering a domain name comprising:
- receiving a registration payment from a customer;
investing at least a portion of the registration payment;
registering a domain name specified by the customer with a domain name registry for a first registration period; and
registering the domain name with the domain name registry for at least a second registration period using at least a portion of a return on the investment of at least a portion of the registration payment funds as payment to the domain name registry.
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Abstract
Disclosed are exemplary techniques for securing rights to a domain name for an extended time period. A customer provides domain registration information and a one-time registration payment to a registrar. The registrar may invest at least a portion of the one-time registration payment and use at least a portion of the return on the investment to pay for subsequent registrations of the domain name with a domain name registry so that the domain name remains registered to the customer for the time period requested and paid for by the customer. Any portion of the investment returns in excess of the registry payment made to the domain name registry may be reinvested, disbursed as profit, or a combination thereof.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for registering a domain name comprising:
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receiving a registration payment from a customer;
investing at least a portion of the registration payment;
registering a domain name specified by the customer with a domain name registry for a first registration period; and
registering the domain name with the domain name registry for at least a second registration period using at least a portion of a return on the investment of at least a portion of the registration payment funds as payment to the domain name registry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for registering a domain name comprising:
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receiving a registration payment from a customer;
investing at least a portion of the registration payment in at least one investment; and
registering a domain name specified by the customer with a domain name registry for a continuous series of registration periods, wherein payment for registering the domain name with the domain name registry is provided at least in part from an investment return on the at least one investment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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