Domain name acquisition and management system and method
First Claim
1. A computerized system for facilitating an auction of a domain name, the system comprising:
- a demand database for storing a representation of demand for a domain name;
a network front end for receiving from each of at least one interested entity, via a network, a corresponding indication of demand for the domain name and recording each of the at least one interested entity and the corresponding indication of demand in the demand database as the representation of demand for the domain name;
means for comparing the representation of demand in the demand database to a predetermined threshold demand, and, in response to a favorable comparison, communicating to a registrant of the domain name a proposal for an auction of the domain name among the at least one interested entity.
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Abstract
A preferred embodiment of the present invention can accept an indication of a domain name or set of domain names from interested entity. The desired domain names are names that an interested entity desires to register through a domain name registration system or systems, such as that operated by a registry-accredited registrar. The system can closely monitor the domain name registry or registrar databases used to provide domain name resolution or registration over a distributed network, such as the Internet, and determine the expiration or availability of the name or names supplied by the interested entity. When a desired domain name appears to be available, the system can register or re-register the domain name through a domain registration service. If there is more than one interested entity for a domain name, the system can also facilitate an auction for the domain name.
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5 Claims
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1. A computerized system for facilitating an auction of a domain name, the system comprising:
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a demand database for storing a representation of demand for a domain name;
a network front end for receiving from each of at least one interested entity, via a network, a corresponding indication of demand for the domain name and recording each of the at least one interested entity and the corresponding indication of demand in the demand database as the representation of demand for the domain name;
means for comparing the representation of demand in the demand database to a predetermined threshold demand, and, in response to a favorable comparison, communicating to a registrant of the domain name a proposal for an auction of the domain name among the at least one interested entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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