Method for creating an internet business

• US 8,560,665 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2012
• Issued: 10/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Truemail Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company LLC (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Parsons, Robert R., Crosby, Michael Wayne, Sachs, Steven, Kelly, Nima, Carradus, Jeff
• Primary Examiner(s): BAROT, BHARAT
• Application Number:
  US13/710,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20130103803A1
• Time in Patent Office: 309 Days
• Field of Search: 709203-205, 709223-224, 709245-246, 709217-219
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for an Entrepreneur to start an Internet business by creating an Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site using tools provided at a Facilitator'"'"'s web site. The method allows the Entrepreneur to access the Facilitator'"'"'s web site, register a desired available domain name, trademark the domain name, design an Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site accessible via the domain name, design a similar appearing store front web site to handle commercial transactions, copyright the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site, offer hosting services for the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and submit the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site to one or more search engines. Tremendous synergies may be achieved and serious pitfalls avoided in creating the Internet business by receiving overall guidance and assistance from one web site, i.e. a Facilitator'"'"'s web site, in performing these processes.

Claims

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

a) creating a domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site on the Internet offering domain name registration services, web site hosting services, and web site design services;

b) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site receiving a request from a registrant to register a domain name having a label and a top-level domain name;

c) determining an availability of the domain name;

d) if the domain name is available, registering the domain name to the registrant;

e) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site receiving a request from the registrant to host a registrant'"'"'s web site;

f) hosting the registrant'"'"'s web site at an IP address associated with the domain name;

g) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site receiving a request from the registrant to design the registrant'"'"'s web site; and

h) designing the registrant'"'"'s web site.

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

i) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site assisting the registrant in copyrighting at least some of the content of the registrant'"'"'s web site with the United States Copyright Office.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

i) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site assisting the registrant in trademarking the domain name or the label with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

i) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site assisting the registrant in selecting hosting options appropriate for an anticipated business volume of the registrant'"'"'s web site.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

i) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site submitting the registrant'"'"'s web site to one or more search engines.

6. A method, comprising the steps of:

a) creating a domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site on the Internet offering domain name registration services, web site hosting services, trademark services and copyright services;

b) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site receiving a request from a registrant to register a domain name having a label and a top-level domain name;

c) determining an availability of the domain name;

d) if the domain name is available, registering the domain name to the registrant;

e) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site receiving a request from the registrant to host a registrant'"'"'s web site;

f) hosting the registrant'"'"'s web site at an IP address associated with the domain name;

g) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site receiving a request from the registrant to trademark the domain name or the label with the United States Patent and Trademark Office;

h) trademarking the domain name or the label;

i) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site receiving a request from the registrant to copyright at least some of the content of the registrant'"'"'s web site; and

j) copyrighting at least some of the content of the registrant'"'"'s web site with the United States Copyright Office.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein step h) includes the step of:

i) linking the registrant with the official web site for the United States Patent and Trademark Office from the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein step h) includes the steps of:

i) receiving trademark information from the registrant;

ii) creating hardcopy trademark forms containing the trademark information;

iii) transmitting the hardcopy trademark forms to the registrant; and

iv) instructing the registrant in the procedure for submitting the hardcopy trademark forms to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein step h) includes the steps of:

i) receiving trademark information from the registrant;

ii) creating electronic trademark forms containing the trademark information; and

iii) electronically submitting the electronic trademark forms to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on behalf of the registrant.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein step j) includes the step of:

i) linking the registrant with the official web site for the United States Copyright Office from the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein step j) includes the steps of:

i) receiving copyright information from the registrant;

ii) creating hardcopy copyright forms containing the copyright information;

iii) transmitting the hardcopy copyright forms to the registrant; and

iv) instructing the registrant in the procedure for submitting the hardcopy trademark forms to the United States Copyright Office.

12. The method of claim 6, wherein step j) includes the steps of:

i) receiving copyright information from the registrant;

ii) creating electronic copyright forms containing the copyright information; and

iii) electronically submitting the copyright forms to the United States Copyright Office.

13. A method, comprising the steps of:

a) creating a domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site on the Internet offering domain name registration services, web site hosting services, and web site design services;

b) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site receiving a request from a registrant to register a domain name having a label and a top-level domain name;

c) determining an availability of the domain name;

d) if the domain name is available, registering the domain name to the registrant;

e) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site receiving a request from the registrant to host a registrant'"'"'s web site;

f) hosting the registrant'"'"'s web site at an IP address associated with the domain name;

g) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site receiving a request from the registrant to design the registrant'"'"'s web site;

h) designing the registrant'"'"'s web site, wherein the registrant'"'"'s web site includes a first logo, first graphical image or first color scheme;

i) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site receiving a request from the registrant to design a store front website; and

j) designing the store front website, wherein the registrant'"'"'s web site includes a second logo, second graphical image or second color scheme and wherein at least one of the second logo, second graphical image or second color scheme has the same position or appearance as the first logo, first graphical image or first color scheme in the registrant'"'"'s web site.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:

k) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site assisting the registrant in copyrighting at least some of the content of the registrant'"'"'s web site with the United States Copyright Office.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:

k) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site assisting the registrant in trademarking the domain name or the label with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:

k) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site assisting the registrant in selecting hosting options appropriate for an anticipated business volume of the registrant'"'"'s web site.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:

k) the domain name registering entity'"'"'s web site submitting the registrant'"'"'s web site to one or more search engines.