THIRD PARTY MESSAGING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING DOMAIN NAMES AND WEBSITES

• US 20150341298A1
• Filed: 07/31/2015
• Published: 11/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company LLC (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company LLC (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Blinn, Arnold, Gupta, Nitin
• Granted Patent: US 9,929,995 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A method is disclosed for a domain name registrar or a website hosting provider to authenticate a user as having authority to manage an account. The user may enter a selected messaging system for receiving and sending messages. The domain name registrar or the website hosting provider may monitor one or more events (such as an expiration of a domain name or a usage of a resource permitted by a website). When one or more events occur, a notice with various options may be sent to the user via the selected messaging system. The selected action may be received and performed by the domain name registrar or the website hosting provider. A confirmation message may be sent to the user regarding the results of the domain name registrar or the website hosting provider performing the selected action.

Claims

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

a) a domain name registrar configured for authenticating a registrant of a domain name as having an authority to manage an account with the domain name registrar;

b) the domain name registrar configured for receiving from the registrant a selected messaging system to be associated with the account;

c) the domain name registrar monitoring for the domain name to expire within a selected time period unless action is taken by the registrant; and

d) upon the domain name registrar detecting the domain name will expire within the selected time period unless action is taken by the registrant;

i) the domain name registrar configured for sending a notice by the selected messaging system to the registrant, wherein the notice comprises a plurality of actions that the registrant may select to be taken;

ii) the domain name registrar configured for receiving a selected action by the selected messaging system from the plurality of actions from the registrant;

iii) the domain name registrar configured for sending a first confirmation message by the selected messaging system to the registrant that the domain name registrar received the selected action from the registrant;

iv) the domain name registrar performing the selected action; and

v) the domain name registrar configured for sending a second confirmation message to the registrant by the selected messaging system that the domain name registrar performed the selected action.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

e) the domain name registrar configured for receiving from the registrant a plurality of events to monitor, wherein the plurality of events comprises the monitoring for the domain name to expire within the selected time period unless action is taken by the registrant.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

e) the domain name registrar configured for receiving from the registrant the selected time period.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the authenticating is a one-time authentication that is not repeated when additional events are selected by the registrant to be monitored by the domain name registrar.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected messaging system comprises a cell phone telephone number to a cell phone configured to receive and send a Short Message Service or a Multimedia Messaging Service message to the registrant.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected messaging system comprises an application stored on a cell phone configured to receive and send messages to the registrant.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected messaging system comprises a third party social media platform.

8. A method, comprising the steps of:

a) a website hosting provider configured for authenticating a user of a website as having an authority to manage an account with the website provider;

b) the website hosting provider configured for receiving from the user a selected messaging system to be associated with the account;

c) the website hosting provider monitoring for the website to exceed a predetermined percentage of resources allowed for the website; and

d) upon the website hosting provider detecting the website exceeded the predetermined percentage of resources allowed for the website;

i) the website hosting provider configured for sending a notice by the selected messaging system to the user, wherein the notice comprises a plurality of actions that the user may select to be taken;

ii) the website hosting provider configured for receiving a selected action by the selected messaging system from the plurality of actions from the user;

iii) the website hosting provider configured for sending a first confirmation message by the selected messaging system that the website hosting provider received the selected action from the user;

iv) the website hosting provider performing the selected action; and

v) the website hosting provider configured for sending a second confirmation message to the user by the selected messaging system that the website hosting provider performed the selected action.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of:

e) the website hosting provider configured for receiving from the user a plurality of events, wherein the plurality of events comprises monitoring for the website to exceed a predetermined percentage of resources allowed for the website.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of:

e) the website hosting provider configured for receiving from the user the predetermined percentage of resources allowed for the website.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the authenticating is a one-time authentication that is not repeated when additional events are selected by the user to be monitored by the website hosting provider.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the selected messaging system comprises a cell phone telephone number to a cell phone configured to receive and send a Short Message Service or a Multimedia Messaging Service message to the user.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the selected messaging system comprises an application stored on a cell phone configured to receive and send messages to the user.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the selected messaging system comprises a third party social media platform.

15. A method, comprising the steps of:

a) a domain name registrar or a website hosting provider configured for authenticating a user as having an authority to manage an account with the domain name registrar or the hosting provider;

b) the domain name registrar or the website hosting provider configured for receiving from the user a selected messaging system to be associated with the account;

c) the domain name registrar or the website hosting provider monitoring for a first event in the account; and

d) upon the domain name registrar or the website hosting provider detecting the first event in the account;

i) the domain name registrar or the website hosting provider configured for sending a notice by the selected messaging system to the user, wherein the notice comprises a plurality of actions that the user may select to be taken;

ii) the domain name registrar or the website hosting provider configured for receiving from the user a selected action by the selected messaging system from the plurality of actions;

iii) the domain name registrar or the website hosting provider converting the selected action into a command for a web service;

iv) the domain name registrar or the website hosting provider communicating the command to the web service; and

v) the web service performing the selected action.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of:

e) the domain name registrar or the website hosting provider are configured for receiving from the user a plurality of events to monitor, wherein the plurality of events comprises the first event.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the authenticating is a one-time authentication that is not repeated when additional events are selected by the user to be monitored by the domain name registrar or the website hosting provider.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the selected messaging system comprises a cell phone telephone number to a cell phone configured to receive and send a Short Message Service or a Multimedia Messaging Service message to the user.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the selected messaging system comprises an application stored on a cell phone configured to receive and send messages to the user.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the selected messaging system comprises a third party social media platform.