Domain popularity scoring
First Claim
1. A method for scoring a domain, comprising:
- receiving requests to resolve the domain at a domain resolution server, wherein each request to resolve the domain comprises one of a plurality of domain name strings that map to the domain;
determining a specified domain name string format for the domain, wherein the specified domain name string format comprises a domain name string format that does not include a “
www”
string;
determining that one or more of the plurality of domain names strings match the specified domain name string format of a plurality of domain name string formats for the domain;
maintaining separate counters for each of the plurality of domain name string formats for the domain;
automatically incrementing a first counter for each of the one or more of the plurality of domain names strings that match the specified domain name string format, wherein a second counter associated with a second domain name string format is a counter associated with domain name strings that include a “
www”
string;
obtaining information from a web page associated with the domain; and
automatically calculating a score for the domain by a computer processor based upon the first counter and the information from the web page associated with the domain.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for scoring a domain including analyzing counter data and information obtained from a web site associated with the domain. Methods may include receiving requests to resolve the domain at an authoritative domain resolution server. A counter may be incremented for the domain based on the received requests. Information may be obtained from a web page associated with the domain. For example, obtaining information from the web page may include obtaining quantitative, qualitative, and/or functional information from the web page, such as link information, a status of network links corresponding to the link information, and associated ratios. The status of link information may include searching for functional details and/or results, such as, domain redirections, domain errors, mirror content, and commonly linked sites. A score may be calculated for the domain based upon the counter data and the information obtained from the web page associated with the domain.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for scoring a domain, comprising:
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receiving requests to resolve the domain at a domain resolution server, wherein each request to resolve the domain comprises one of a plurality of domain name strings that map to the domain; determining a specified domain name string format for the domain, wherein the specified domain name string format comprises a domain name string format that does not include a “
www”
string;determining that one or more of the plurality of domain names strings match the specified domain name string format of a plurality of domain name string formats for the domain; maintaining separate counters for each of the plurality of domain name string formats for the domain; automatically incrementing a first counter for each of the one or more of the plurality of domain names strings that match the specified domain name string format, wherein a second counter associated with a second domain name string format is a counter associated with domain name strings that include a “
www”
string;obtaining information from a web page associated with the domain; and automatically calculating a score for the domain by a computer processor based upon the first counter and the information from the web page associated with the domain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for scoring a domain, comprising:
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receiving requests to resolve the domain at a domain resolution server, wherein each request to resolve the domain comprises one of a plurality of domain name strings that map to the domain; determining a specified domain name string format of a plurality of domain name string formats for the domain, wherein the specified domain name string format comprises a domain name string format that does not include a “
www”
string;determining that one or more of the plurality of domain names strings do not match the specified domain name string format comprise a “
www”
string;maintaining separate counters for each of the plurality of domain name string formats for the domain; automatically incrementing a first counter for each of the one or more of the plurality of domain names strings that do not match the specified domain name string format and do not comprise a “
www”
string, wherein a second counter associated with a second domain name string format is a counter associated with domain name strings that include a “
www”
string;obtaining information from a web page associated with the domain; and automatically calculating a score for the domain by a computer processor based upon the first counter and the information from the web page associated with the domain. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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