Domain name searching with reputation rating
First Claim
1. A method, comprising the steps of:
- calculating, by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network, a rating for a domain name for registration, wherein the rating is calculated based in part on reputation data for the domain name and the reputation data is accumulated by;
determining a length of time that the domain name has been registered;
determining an amount of spam, viruses, or phishinq email messages that originated from email accounts or websites of the domain name;
determining a number of complaints about the domain name;
determining whether website content of the domain name relates to illegal content;
determining whether the domain name has been issued a certified security certificate; and
determining whether a registering entity has validated contact information of a registrant of the domain name;
receiving, by the at least one server, a domain name query from a requester;
forming, by the at least one server, a listing of candidate domain names using the domain name query, wherein an inclusion of the domain name into the listing of candidate domain names or an order placement of the domain name within the listing of candidate domain names is a function of the rating for the domain name; and
returning, by the at least one server, the listing of candidate domain names to the requester.
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Abstract
A method includes calculating, by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network, a rating for a domain name. The rating is based in part on reputation data for the domain name. The method includes receiving, by the at least one server, a domain name query from a requester, and forming, by the at least one server, a listing of candidate domain names using the domain name query. An inclusion of the domain name into the listing of candidate domain names or an order placement of the domain name within the listing of candidate domain names is a function of the rating for the domain name. The method includes returning, by the at least one server, the listing of candidate domain names to the requester.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising the steps of:
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calculating, by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network, a rating for a domain name for registration, wherein the rating is calculated based in part on reputation data for the domain name and the reputation data is accumulated by; determining a length of time that the domain name has been registered; determining an amount of spam, viruses, or phishinq email messages that originated from email accounts or websites of the domain name; determining a number of complaints about the domain name; determining whether website content of the domain name relates to illegal content; determining whether the domain name has been issued a certified security certificate; and determining whether a registering entity has validated contact information of a registrant of the domain name; receiving, by the at least one server, a domain name query from a requester; forming, by the at least one server, a listing of candidate domain names using the domain name query, wherein an inclusion of the domain name into the listing of candidate domain names or an order placement of the domain name within the listing of candidate domain names is a function of the rating for the domain name; and returning, by the at least one server, the listing of candidate domain names to the requester. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network, a request to identify a plurality of candidate domain names for registration from a requester; identifying, by the at least one server, the plurality of candidate domain names relevant to the request; calculating, by the at least one server, a reputation rating for each one of the plurality of candidate domain names, wherein the reputation rating is calculated based on historical data associated with each one of the plurality of candidate domain names and the historical data is accumulated by at least one of determining a length of time that the each one of the plurality of candidate domain names has been registered; determining an amount of spam, viruses, or phishing email messages that originated from email accounts or websites of the each one of the plurality of candidate domain names; determining a number of complaints about the each one of the plurality of candidate domain names; determining whether website content of the each one of the plurality of candidate domain names relates to illegal content; determining whether the each one of the plurality of candidate domain names has been issued a certified security certificate; and determining whether a registering entity has validated contact information of a registrant of the each one of the plurality of candidate domain names; and displaying, by the at least one server, a user interface depicting the plurality of candidate domain names and an indication of the reputation rating of the each one of the plurality of candidate domain names. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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identifying, by at least one server, a domain name for registration; calculating, by the at least one server, a reputation rating for the domain name; wherein the reputation rating is calculated based on historical data associated with the domain name and the historical data is accumulated by at least one of determining a length of time that the domain name has been registered; determining an amount of spam, viruses, or phishinq email messages that originated from email accounts or websites of the domain name; determining a number of complaints about the domain name; determining whether website content of the domain name relates to illegal content; determining whether the domain name has been issued a certified security certificate; and determining whether a registering entity has validated contact information of a registrant of the domain name; and storing, by the at least one server, the reputation rating in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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