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Methods, systems, and computer program products for tokenized domain name resolution

  • US 9,015,279 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2007
  • Issued: 04/21/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for tokenized domain name resolution comprising:

  • receiving a tokenized domain name, the tokenized domain name comprising DNS-legal characters and resolvable by a domain name system (DNS) server, the resolvable tokenized domain name targeting a desired destination domain name system (DNS) server, the resolvable tokenized domain name including a second level domain name, a top level domain name and a predefined token embedded within the tokenized domain name;

    resolving, on a computer, the resolvable tokenized domain name, comprising;

    parsing, on the computer, the resolvable tokenized domain name to identify the embedded predefined token;

    extracting, on the computer, the embedded predefined token from the resolvable tokenized domain name;

    removing, on the computer, the embedded predefined token from the resolvable tokenized domain name resulting in a stripped domain name, the stripped domain name comprising the second level domain name and the top level domain name; and

    performing, on the computer, at least one predefined process in response to extracting the embedded predefined token; and

    transferring the stripped domain name to the desired destination DNS server in response to completing the performing;

    wherein the performing at least one predefined process includes performing a search based on the embedded predefined token, and triggering a charitable donation responsive to performing the search.

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