METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR CHARITABLE COMPUTING

• US 20080313145A1
• Filed: 06/15/2007
• Published: 12/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: William J. Telesco
• Original Assignee: William J. Telesco
• Inventors: Telesco, William J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,200,644 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for charitable computing on a host system are provided. The method includes receiving a search request at the host system and performing a local search on a data storage device, where the data storage device is locally accessible to the host system. The method further includes determining whether the local search locates at least one local search result, making a charitable donation in response to locating the at least one local search result, and outputting the at least one local search result. The method may also include forwarding the search request to a domain name.

Claims

1. A method for charitable computing on a host system, comprising:

receiving a search request at the host system;

performing a local search on a data storage device, wherein the data storage device is locally accessible to the host system;

determining whether the local search locates at least one local search result;

making a charitable donation in response to locating the at least one local search result; and

outputting the at least one local search result.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a requested domain name at the host system;

determining whether the requested domain name is located in a subscriber database; and

forwarding the search request to the requested domain name.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

analyzing the requested domain name to determine whether the requested domain name is a tokenized domain name with one or more embedded tokens;

extracting the one or more embedded tokens from the tokenized domain name; and

performing a process in response to the one or more embedded tokens.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the process is making a charitable donation.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein making a charitable donation further comprises:

locating subscriber information in a subscriber database corresponding to the at least one local search result;

tracking the located subscriber information in response to performing the local search; and

generating a billing event.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

performing a secondary search over a network in communication with the host system;

determining whether the secondary search locates at least one secondary search result;

making a charitable donation in response to locating the at least one secondary search result; and

outputting the at least one secondary search result.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein making a charitable donation further comprises:

locating subscriber information in a subscriber database corresponding to the at least one secondary search result;

tracking the located subscriber information in response to performing the secondary search; and

generating a billing event.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

selecting a charitable organization to receive the charitable donation.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the host system employs a controller and resource management system (CARMS) architecture.

10. A system for charitable computing comprising:

a data storage device; and

a host system in communication with the data storage device, the host system including a search engine, the search engine performing;

receiving a search request at the host system;

performing a local search on the data storage device;

determining whether the local search locates at least one local search result;

generating a charitable donation event in response to locating the at least one local search result; and

outputting the at least one local search result.

11. The system of claim 10 further comprising:

a subscriber database on the data storage device;

a domain name resolver in the host system, the domain name resolver performing;

receiving a requested domain name at the host system;

determining whether the requested domain name is located in the subscriber database; and

forwarding the search request to the requested domain name.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the domain name resolver further performs:

analyzing the requested domain name to determine whether the requested domain name is a tokenized domain name with one or more embedded tokens;

extracting the one or more embedded tokens from the tokenized domain name; and

performing a process in response to the one or more embedded tokens.

13. The system of claim 10 further comprising:

a subscriber database on the data storage device;

a recipient database on the data storage device; and

a charitable donation application, the charitable donation application performing in response to the charitable donation event;

locating subscriber information in the subscriber database corresponding to the at least one local search result;

selecting a charitable organization in the recipient database to receive the charitable donation;

tracking the located subscriber information in response to performing the local search; and

generating a billing event.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein the search engine further performs:

performing a secondary search over a network in communication with the host system;

determining whether the secondary search locates at least one secondary search result;

generating a charitable donation event in response to locating the at least one secondary search result; and

outputting the at least one secondary search result.

15. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

a subscriber database on the data storage device;

a recipient database on the data storage device; and

a charitable donation application, the charitable donation application performing in response to the charitable donation event;

locating subscriber information in the subscriber database corresponding to the at least one secondary search result;

selecting a charitable organization in the recipient database to receive the charitable donation;

tracking the located subscriber information in response to performing the secondary search; and

generating a billing event.

16. The system of claim 10 further comprising:

a user database on the data storage device, wherein the user database holds one or more user preferences.

17. The system of claim 10 wherein the host system employs a controller and resource management system (CARMS) architecture.

18. A computer program product for charitable computing, the computer program product comprising:

a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for implementing a method, the method comprising;

receiving a search request at the host system;

performing a local search on a data storage device, wherein the data storage device is locally accessible to the host system;

determining whether the local search locates at least one local search result;

making a charitable donation in response to locating the at least one local search result;

outputting the at least one local search result;

performing a secondary search over a network in communication with the host system when the local search fails locates at least one local search result;

determining whether the secondary search locates at least one secondary search result;

making a charitable donation in response to locating the at least one secondary search result; and

outputting the at least one secondary search result.

19. The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising:

receiving a requested domain name at the host system;

determining whether the requested domain name is located in a subscriber database;

analyzing the requested domain name to determine whether the requested domain name is a tokenized domain name with one or more embedded tokens;

extracting the one or more embedded tokens from the tokenized domain name;

performing a process in response to the one or more embedded tokens; and

forwarding the search request to the requested domain name excluding any extracted embedded tokens.

20. The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising:

locating subscriber information in a subscriber database corresponding to the at least one local search result;

tracking the located subscriber information in response to performing the local search;

locating subscriber information in a subscriber database corresponding to the at least one secondary search result;

tracking the located subscriber information in response to performing the secondary search; and

generating a billing event.