Systems and methods for managing a domain name registrant's social websites

• US 8,005,970 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2010
• Issued: 08/23/2011
• 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, Condit, Craig, Paxton, John
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, THU HA T
• Application Number:
  US12/712,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20100153535A1
• Time in Patent Office: 544 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/218, 709/223, 709/224, 709/245, 709/225, 709/226, 709/229, 707/10, 726/7
• US Class Current: 709/229
• 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 63/0815 providing single-sign-on or federations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

Systems and methods of the present invention allow for managing multiple social websites. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of registering a domain name to a Registrant, generating a Social Domain (that corresponds to a social website) by concatenating at least one subdomain to the Registrant'"'"'s domain name, mapping the Social Domain to a URL for the Registrant'"'"'s social website webpage, entering the Social Domain in a browser, and displaying the Registrant'"'"'s social website webpage.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a) means for registering a domain name to a Registrant, said means for registering being communicatively coupled to a Network; and

b) at least one server computer communicatively coupled to said Network, said at least one server computer hosting a Personal Portal Website resolving from said domain name, said Personal Portal Website being accessible to said Registrant via a client communicatively coupled to said Network and providing said Registrant a single website to access, view, and manage a plurality of social websites to which said Registrant belongs, wherein at least one of said plurality of social websites comprises a public webpage for said Registrant, said Personal Portal Website 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 on said client 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, or a plurality of WHOIS data relating to said domain name.

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 or at least one Registrant Profiles.

11. A system, comprising:

a) means for registering a domain name to a Registrant, said means for registering being communicatively coupled to a Network; and

b) a Personal Portal Website hosted on at least one server computer communicatively coupled to said Network, said Personal Portal Website being accessible to said Registrant via a client communicatively coupled to said Network and providing said Registrant a single website to access, view, and manage a plurality of social websites hosted on at least one of said at least one server computer, wherein at least one of said plurality of social websites comprises a public webpage for said Registrant;

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

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

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

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said registering means a) further comprises means for collecting at least one identity-related data from said Registrant.

13. The system of claim 12, 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, or a plurality of WHOIS data relating to said domain name.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said registering means a) further comprises means for generating at least one Registrant Profile from said at least one identity-related data.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said Personal Portal Website further comprises means for authenticating said Registrant.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said means for authenticating verifies said Registrant using an OpenID standard.

17. The system of claim 15, 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.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said Personal Portal Website further comprises means for displaying said Registrant'"'"'s private webpage from said social website after said Registrant is authenticated.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said Personal Portal Website further comprises means for transferring at least one data to at least one of said plurality of social websites.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said at least one data comprises at least one of said identity-related data or at least one Registrant Profiles.

21. A method, comprising the steps of:

a) registering, by at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a Network, a domain name to a Registrant;

b) generating, by at least one of said at least one server computer, a Social Domain by concatenating to said domain name at least one subdomain corresponding to a social website to which said Registrant belongs, said Social Domain configured to resolve to said social website by mapping, by at least one of said at least one server computer, said Social Domain to a URL for said social website;

c) entering, by at least one of said at least one server computer, said Social Domain in a browser; and

d) displaying, by at least one of said at least one server computer, said social website.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein said social website webpage is a public webpage for said Registrant on a social website.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein said social website webpage is a private webpage for said Registrant on a social website.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein said registering step a) further comprises collecting at least one identity-related data from said Registrant.

25. The method of claim 24, 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.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of generating at least one Registrant Profile from said at least one identity-related data.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising the steps of, prior to step b):

i) authenticating, by at least one of said at least one server computer, said Registrant;

ii) transferring, by at least one of said at least one server computer, at least one data to said social website; and

iii) logging, by at least one of said at least one server computer, said Registrant into said social website.

28. The method of claim 27, 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.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein said authenticating step is accomplished using an OpenID standard.