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Internet Domain Name Super Variants

  • US 20110106924A1
  • Filed: 10/30/2009
  • Published: 05/05/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for registering a domain, comprising:

  • receiving a request to register an Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) at a registry server;

    determining, a language category of the request;

    converting code points of the request by a computer processor;

    determining by a computer processor a generalized variant of the IDN based on the converted code points;

    comparing the generalized variant to a stored database of registered IDNs;

    if the generalized variant matches a registered IDN, blocking the registration; and

    if the generalized variant does not match a registered IDN, registering the IDN and storing the generalized variant in the database,wherein, converting the code points of the request comprises identifying corresponding code points of variants within the language category, and converting each of the code points of the requested IDN based a deterministic algorithm applied to the corresponding code points.

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