Method and apparatus for domain hosting by using logo domain

• US 7,454,524 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2002
• Issued: 11/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yong-Seok Jeong
• Original Assignee: Yong-Seok Jeong
• Inventors: Jeong, Yong-Seok
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang; Jungwon
• Application Number:
  US10/250,532
• Publication Number:
  US 20040225722A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,509 Days
• Field of Search: 709/250, 709/245, 709/217, 709/218, 345/764, 707/3, 385/229
• US Class Current: 709/245
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]

Abstract

The present invention relates to logo domain hosting method and apparatus connecting directly to a domain address by using logo. The logo domain hosting method comprises the steps of receiving a domain request signal from a domain requester, wherein the domain request signal comprises a logo, registering the logo as a logo domain, transmitting a logo domain register confirmation signal corresponding to the registered logo domain, transmitting a classified code corresponding to the logo selected by an internet user to a domain name server, extracting an IP address corresponding to the classified code and providing the IP address with the internet user.

Claims

1. A domain providing method, comprising the steps of:

receiving a connection request signal from a domain requester;

receiving a domain request signal comprising a logo from the connected domain requester;

registering the logo as a logo domain; and

transmitting a logo domain registration confirmation signal corresponding to the registered logo domain,

wherein the logo is an image; and

if the Internet user selects the logo domain, then the browser corresponding to the Internet user transmits a classification code corresponding to the selected logo domain to a domain name server, and the domain name server extracts an IP address corresponding to the classification code and transmits the IP address to the browser.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

creating the classification code by using the domain request signal, wherein the domain request signal further comprises domain open information and the classification code is created by using the domain open information; and

connecting the classification code with the logo domain.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the classification code comprises an identification number code.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the classification code further comprises either an area classification code or a service classification code.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the classification code further comprises a logo size classification code.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the logo size classification code sets up a logo size.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the classification code is assigned step by step.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the domain open information further comprises either an area classification code or a service classification code.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein the classification code is uniquely connected with the logo domain.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the classification code uses a supplementary mark corresponding to the classification code.

11. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of creating a logo icon corresponding to the logo domain, the logo icon being provided to Internet users.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the logo icon is provided to the Internet users by using a plug-in.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein an upgraded logo icon is provided to the Internet users by using the plug-in.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the logo icon is displayed by using the user'"'"'s private browser.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the logo icon is displayed as wallpaper of an operating system.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the logo icon comprises at least an identification and a password of the site, and when the user clicks the logo icon, the user logs into the site automatically.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the logo icon is distributed widely to the Internet users in the Internet site.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein an updated logo icon is provided to the Internet users in the Internet site.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of storing the registered logo domain.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the step of storing the registered logo domain is the step of storing the logo domain and the classification code.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the image is either a two dimensional image or a three dimensional image.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the domain request signal comprises the logo provided by the domain requester.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the domain request signal comprises the logo selected by the domain requester in provided plural logos.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein to select the logo domain is to click a logo icon corresponding to the logo domain.

25. A browsing method, comprising the steps of:

providing at least one logo icon to an Internet user;

connecting the logo icon to correspond to a logo domain and classification code;

extracting a classification code corresponding to the logo icon selected by the Internet user;

transmitting the extracted classification code to a domain name server;

receiving an IP address corresponding to the classification code from the domain name server; and

connecting to the Internet site corresponding to the IP address,

wherein the domain name server extracts the IP address corresponding to the received classification code.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of providing an updated logo icon for the Internet user.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the updated logo icon is stored in storage.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein a favorites service is provided to the Internet user.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the Internet user adds the logo icon to a list of the favorites service.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein the logo domain browsing method is executed on a wired network or wireless network.

31. A domain providing system, the system comprising:

a storage device; and

a processor coupled to the storage device,

wherein the storage device stores a program for controlling the processor;

wherein the processor is operative with the program to receive a connection request signal from a domain requester;

receive a domain request signal comprising a logo from the connected domain requester;

register the logo as a logo domain; and

transmit a logo domain register confirmation signal corresponding to the registered logo domain, and

wherein the logo is an image, and if the Internet user selects the logo domain, then the browser corresponding to the Internet user transmits the classification code corresponding to the selected logo domain to a domain name server, and the domain name server extracts an IP address corresponding to the classification code and transmits the IP address to the browser.

32. A recorded medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to execute a logo domain browsing method, the recorded medium being readable by the digital processing apparatus, the program comprising:

providing at least one logo icon to an Internet user, such that the logo icon corresponds to a logo domain and is connected to a classification code;

allowing the internet user to select a logo icon;

extracting a classification code corresponding to the selected logo icon by the Internet user;

transmitting the extracted classification code to a domain name server;

receiving an IP address corresponding to the classification code from the domain name server; and

connecting to the Internet site corresponding to the IP address.

33. A domain providing method, comprising the steps of:

receiving a connection request signal from a domain requester;

receiving a domain request signal comprising a logo from a domain requester;

registering the logo as a logo domain which is connected with one classification code, the classification code being connected with an IP address;

receiving a classification code corresponding to the logo domain from the browser of an Internet user, such that when the Internet user selects the logo domain, the browser extracts the classification code corresponding to the logo domain;

extracting an IP address corresponding to the classification code; and

transmitting the IP address to the browser,

wherein the logo is an image, and the browser provides an Internet site corresponding to the IP address for the Internet user by using the IP address.

34. A domain providing system, the system comprising:

a storage device; and

a processor coupled to the storage device,

wherein the storage device stores a program for controlling the processor;

wherein the processor is operative with the program to receive a connection request signal from a domain requester;

receive a domain request signal comprising a logo from the connected domain requester;

register the logo as a logo domain, such that the logo domain is connected with one classification code and the classification code is connected with an IP address;

receive a classification code corresponding to the logo domain from the browser of an Internet user, such that when the Internet user selects the logo domain, the browser extracts the classification code corresponding to the logo domain;

extract an IP address corresponding to the classification code; and

transmit the IP address to the browser, and

wherein the logo is an image, and the browser provides an Internet site corresponding to the IP address for the Internet user by using the IP address.

35. A domain providing method, comprising the steps of:

receiving a connection request signal from a domain requester;

receiving a domain request signal from the connected domain requester, such that the domain request signal comprises a logo;

registering the logo as a logo domain; and

transmitting a registration confirmation signal corresponding to the registered logo domain,

wherein the logo is an image, and if an Internet user selects the logo domain, then the browser corresponding to the Internet user converts the classification code corresponding to the selected logo into a uniform resource locator (URL) and transmits the URL to a domain name server and the domain name server extracts an IP address corresponding to the URL and transmits the IP address to the browser.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the browser comprises a logo domain analysis utility.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the logo domain analysis utility converts the classification code into the URL.