Image, audio, and metadata inputs for name suggestion

• US 8,965,971 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2011
• Issued: 02/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.
• Original Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.
• Inventors: Goyal, Neel, Raemy, Vincent, Ramnath Krishnan, Harshini
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, DUYEN MY
• Application Number:
  US13/341,807
• Publication Number:
  US 20130173701A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,152 Days
• Field of Search: 709203-204
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/302 Administrative registration, e.g. for domain names at internet corporation for assigned names and numbers [ICANN]

Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium, is described that implements a domain name registration suggestion tool that receives one or more inputs, extracts information from the inputs into a submission string, submits the submission string to a domain name suggestion tool, and receives domain name suggestions based on the submission string. Inputs types may include images, audio clips, and metadata. The inputs sources may be processed to extract information related to the image source to build the submission string.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of generating domain name suggestions based on inputs comprising:

receiving, at a computer, an input source, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one of an image data file, an audio data file, or a metadata source;

processing, via the computer, the input source to extract information from the input source;

identifying a similar data file that is similar to at least a portion of the input source, wherein the similar data file is extracted from a similar data file source;

determining additional information about the similar data file based on contextual data describing the similar data file in the similar data file source;

building, via the computer, a submission string based on the extracted information and the additional information;

submitting the submission string to a name suggestion service;

receiving name suggestions based on the submission string; and

providing the name suggestions.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one image data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the image data file to an object recognition service; and

receiving from the object recognition service a list containing at least one recognized object from the image data file.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one image data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the at least one image data file to an image comparison service; and

receiving from the image comparison service, image information based on at least one similar image, wherein the similar data file comprises the at least one similar image.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein:

the similar data file source comprises a website where the at least one similar image was found; and

determining the additional information about the similar data file comprises extracting information from a location separate from the at least one similar image on the website where the at least one similar image was found.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one image data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the image data file to an optical character recognition tool; and

receiving from the optical character recognition tool, image information based on recognized characters found within the image.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one audio data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the audio data file to an speech recognition service; and

receiving from the speech recognition service, a string containing at least one recognized word from the audio data file.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one audio data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the audio data file to an audio clip comparison service; and

receiving from the audio clip comparison service, information based on at least one similar audio clip, wherein the similar data file comprises the at least one similar audio clip.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one metadata source and the processing comprises:

extracting metadata from the metadata source; and

processing the metadata to create extracted information based on the metadata source.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the extracted information comprises GPS coordinates related to the metadata source.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing comprises at least one of:

displaying available domain names for registration;

or

emailing a list of domain names for registration to an email address.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the emailing comprises including a link to retrieve the name suggestions via a web browser interface.

12. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving a selection of domain names to register; and

registering the domain names.

13. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving a selection of domain names to save for later retrieval; and

storing data corresponding to the selection in a database.

14. A system of generating domain name suggestions based on inputs comprising:

a non-transitory memory storing instructions; and

a processor executing the instructions to cause the system to perform a method comprising;

receiving, at a computer, an input source, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one of an image data file, an audio data file, or a metadata source;

processing, via the computer, the input source to extract information from the input source;

identifying a similar data file that is similar to at least a portion of the input source, wherein the similar data file is extracted from a similar data file source;

determining additional information about the similar data file based on contextual data describing the similar data file in the similar data file source;

building, via the computer, a submission string based on the extracted information and the additional information;

submitting the submission string to a name suggestion service;

receiving name suggestions based on the submission string; and

providing the name suggestions.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one image data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the image data file to an object recognition service; and

receiving from the object recognition service a list containing at least one recognized object from the image data file.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one image data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the image data file to an image comparison service; and

receiving from the image comparison service, image information based on at least one similar image, wherein the similar data file comprises the at least one similar image.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein:

the similar data file source comprises a website where the at least one similar image was found; and

determining the additional information about the similar data file comprises extracting text from a location separate from the at least one similar image on the website where the at least one similar image was found.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one image data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the image data file to an optical character recognition tool; and

receiving from the optical character recognition tool, image information based one recognized characters found within the image.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one audio data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the audio data file to an speech recognition service; and

receiving from the speech recognition service, a string containing at least one recognized word from the audio data file.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one audio data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the audio data file to an audio clip comparison service; and

receiving from the audio clip comparison service, information based on at least one similar audio clip, wherein the similar data file comprises the at least one similar audio clip.

21. The system of claim 14, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one metadata source and the processing comprises:

extracting metadata from the metadata source; and

processing the metadata to create extracted information based on the metadata source.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the extracted information comprises GPS coordinates related to the metadata source.

23. The system of claim 14, wherein the providing comprises at least one of:

displaying available domain names for registration;

or

emailing a list of domain names for registration to an email address.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the emailing comprises including a link to retrieve the name suggestions via a web browser interface.

25. The system of claim 14, wherein the method comprises:

receiving a selection of domain names to register; and

registering the domain names.

26. The system of claim 14, wherein the method comprises:

receiving a selection of domain names to save for later retrieval; and

storing data corresponding to the selection in a database.

27. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed on a processor, perform a method comprising:

receiving, at a computer, an input source, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one of an image data file, an audio data file, or metadata source;

processing, via the computer, the input source to extract information from the input source;

identifying a similar data file that is similar to at least a portion of the input source, wherein the similar data file is extracted from a similar data file source;

determining additional information about the similar data file based on contextual data describing the similar data file in the similar data file source;

building, via the computer, a submission string based on the extracted information and the additional information;

submitting the submission string to a name suggestion service;

receiving name suggestions based on the submission string; and

providing the name suggestions.

28. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one image data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the image data file to an object recognition service; and

receiving from the object recognition service a list containing at least one recognized object from the image data file.

29. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one image data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the image data file to an image comparison service; and

receiving from the image comparison service, image information based on at least one similar image, wherein the similar data file comprises the at least one similar image.

30. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein:

the similar data file source comprises a website where the at least one similar image was found; and

determining the additional information about the at least one similar image comprises extracting information from the website where the at least one similar image was found.

31. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one image data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the image data file to an optical character recognition tool; and

receiving from the optical character recognition tool, image information based on recognized characters found within the image.

32. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one audio data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the audio data file to an speech recognition service; and

receiving from the speech recognition service, a string containing at least one recognized word from the audio data file.

33. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one audio data file and the processing comprises:

submitting the audio data file to an audio clip comparison service; and

receiving from the audio clip comparison service, information based on at least one similar audio clip, wherein the similar data file comprises the at least one similar audio clip.

34. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the input source corresponds to at least one metadata source and the processing comprises:

extracting metadata from the metadata source; and

processing the metadata to create extracted information based on the metadata source.

35. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 34, wherein the extracted information comprises GPS coordinates related to the metadata source.

36. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the providing comprises at least one of:

displaying available domain names for registration;

or

emailing a list of domain names for registration to an email address.

37. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 36, wherein the emailing comprises including a link to retrieve the name suggestions via a web browser interface.

38. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the method comprises:

receiving a selection of domain names to register; and

registering the domain names.

39. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the method comprises:

receiving a selection of domain names to save for later retrieval; and

storing data corresponding to the selection in a database.