Systems for managing a domain name registrant's social websites

• US 7,698,425 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2008
• Issued: 04/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company LLC (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Go Daddy Group Incorporated (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Thayer, Wayne, Paxton, John, Condit, Craig
• Primary Examiner(s): LUU, LE HIEN
• Application Number:
  US12/024,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20080114868A1
• Time in Patent Office: 802 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/226, 709/230, 709/224, 709/245, 709/225, 707/10, 707/7, 706/12
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/3015 Name registration, generation or assignment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0815 providing single-sign-on or federations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

Systems of the present invention allow for managing multiple social websites. An exemplary system may comprise means for registering a domain name to a Registrant, at least one social website, and a Personal Portal Website communicatively coupled to the registering means and social website(s). The Personal Portal Website also may comprise means for generating a Social Domain (possibly by concatenating at least one subdomain to the Registrant'"'"'s domain name), means for mapping the Social Domain to a URL for the Registrant'"'"'s public webpage on his social website(s), and means for displaying the Registrant'"'"'s public webpage(s) when the Social Domain is entered in a browser.

Claims

1. A system for managing social websites, comprising:

a) means for registering a domain name to a Registrant;

b) a plurality of social websites hosted on at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a Network, at least one of said plurality of social websites having a public webpage for said Registrant; and

c) a Personal Portal Website accessible to said Registrant via said Network and providing said Registrant a single website to access, view, and manage a plurality of social websites, said Personal Portal Website being hosted on at least one of said at least one server computer communicatively coupled to said Network and said means for registering, and further comprising;

i) means for generating a Social Domain by concatenating at least one subdomain to said domain name;

ii) means for mapping said Social Domain to a URL for said public webpage for said Registrant; and

iii) means for displaying said public webpage for said Registrant when said Social Domain is entered in a browser.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said registering means a) further comprises means for collecting at least one identity-related data from said Registrant.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said identity-related data comprises a Digital Identity, an OpenID, a plurality of metadata, a plurality of microformats, a plurality of contact information, a plurality of relationship information, a plurality of domain name registration information, a plurality of WHOIS data relating to said domain name, and/or any combination thereof.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein said registering means a) further comprises means for generating at least one Registrant Profile from said at least one identity-related data.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said Personal Portal Website further comprises means for authenticating said Registrant.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said means for authenticating verifies said Registrant using an OpenID standard.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein said Personal Portal Website further comprises means for logging said Registrant into at least one of said plurality of social websites after said Registrant is authenticated.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said Personal Portal Website further comprises means for displaying said Registrant'"'"'s private webpage from said social website after said Registrant is authenticated.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein said Personal Portal Website further comprises means for transferring at least one data to at least one of said plurality of social websites.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein said at least one data comprises at least one of said identity-related data, at least one Registrant Profiles, and/or any combination thereof.

11. A system for managing social websites, comprising:

a) means for registering a domain name to a Registrant, said registering means further comprising;

i) means for collecting at least one identity-related data from said Registrant; and

ii) means for generating at least one Registrant Profile from said at least one identity-related data;

b) a plurality of social websites hosted on at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a Network, at least one of said plurality of social websites having a public webpage for said Registrant; and

c) a Personal Portal Website accessible to said Registrant via said Network and providing said Registrant a single website to access, view, and manage a plurality of social websites, said Personal Portal Website being hosted on at least one of said at least one server computer communicatively coupled to said Network and said means for registering, and further comprising;

i) means for authenticating said Registrant using an OpenID standard;

ii) means for transferring at least one data to at least one of said plurality of social websites, said at least one data comprising said identity-related data, said at least one Registrant Profiles, and/or any combination thereof;

iii) means for logging said Registrant into at least one of said plurality of social websites after said Registrant is authenticated;

iv) means for generating a Social Domain by concatenating at least one subdomain to said domain name;

v) means for mapping said Social Domain to a URL for said public webpage for said Registrant; and

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vi) means for displaying said Registrant'"'"'s public webpage from at least one of said plurality of social websites when said Social Domain is entered in a browser; and

vii) means for displaying said Registrant'"'"'s private webpage from at least one of said plurality of social websites after said Registrant is authenticated.