EARMARKING A SHORT LIST OF FAVORITE DOMAIN NAMES OR SEARCHES

• US 20160239899A1
• Filed: 02/18/2015
• Published: 08/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company LLC (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company LLC (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kamdar, Tapan, Matsudaira, Garrett
• Granted Patent: US 9,972,041 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0629 for generating comparisons
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/302 Administrative registration, e.g. for domain names at internet corporation for assigned names and numbers [ICANN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/3025 Domain name generation or assignment

Abstract

Systems and methods of the present invention provide for one or more server computers communicatively coupled to a network and configured to: generate a list of suggested available domain names and an associated user interface control; receive, from a client computer, a selection of a favorite domain name; store the selection in a repository of favorite domain name data; synchronize the repository with local favorite domain name data on the client; and identify, via machine learning, an aggregate or individual trend within the repository of domain name data.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a repository of favorite domain name data;

at least one client computer communicatively coupled to the network and configured to;

receive at least one selection of at least one favorite domain name via at least one user interface control associated with a list of suggested available domain names displayed during a domain name search session;

access the repository of favorite domain name data; and

display a list of favorite domain names; and

a server computer communicatively coupled to a network and configured to;

generate the list of suggested available domain names;

receive, from the at least one client computer, the at least one selection;

synchronize the repository of favorite domain name data with at least one local favorite domain name data on the at least one client computer; and

identify, via machine learning, at least one aggregate or individual trend within the repository of domain name data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the server computer is further configured to:

detect a network connection between the server computer and the at least one client computer;

receive, from the at least one client computer, at least one local favorite domain name data stored locally on the at least one client computer; and

update the repository of local favorite domain name data according to the at least one local favorite domain name data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the repository of favorite domain name data comprises, for each at least one favorite domain name:

a user id;

a price point of the at least one favorite domain name;

a top level domain associated with the favorite domain name;

at least one keyword in a second level domain of the at least one favorite domain name; and

a rank of the favorite domain name within the list of suggested available domain names.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one aggregate or individual trend identifies at least one cluster of data sharing similarities in:

price points;

top level domains;

or

subject matter within second level domains.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the at least one aggregate trend applies generally to all users; and

the at least one individual trend applies to a specific user.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the server computer is configured to generate, from the at least one aggregate or individual trend:

at least one improvement to domain name searches, suggestions or rankings;

or

an merchandising strategy based on;

personalized domain name sales;

bundled domain name sales; and

notice of high demand on limited access domain names.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the server computer is configured to generate a notice regarding the at least one favorite domain name via:

a personalized web page;

a personalized domain name control panel;

or

an email.

8. A method, comprising the steps of:

generating, by a server computer communicatively coupled to a network;

a list of suggested available domain names displayed during a domain name search session;

at least one user interface control associated with the list of suggested available domain names

receiving, by the server computer, from at least one client computer communicatively coupled to the network, at least one selection of the at least one favorite domain name;

storing, by the server computer, the at least one selection of the at least one favorite domain name in a repository of favorite domain name data, stored in a database communicatively coupled to the network;

synchronizing, by the server computer, the repository of favorite domain name data with at least one local favorite domain name data on the at least one client computer; and

identifying, by the server computer via machine learning, at least one aggregate or individual trend within the repository of domain name data.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein synchronizing the repository of favorite domain name data further comprises the steps of:

detecting, by the server computer, a network connection between the server computer and the at least one client computer;

receiving, by the server computer from the at least one client computer, at least one local favorite domain name data stored locally on the at least one client computer; and

updating, by the server computer, the repository of local favorite domain name data according to the at least one local favorite domain name data.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the repository of favorite domain name data comprises, for each at least one favorite domain name:

a user id;

a price point of the at least one favorite domain name;

a top level domain associated with the favorite domain name;

at least one keyword in a second level domain of the at least one favorite domain name; and

a rank of the favorite domain name within the list of suggested available domain names.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one aggregate or individual trend identifies at least one cluster of data sharing similarities in:

price points;

top level domains;

or

subject matter within second level domains.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the at least one aggregate trend applies generally to all users; and

the at least one individual trend applies to a specific user.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of generating, by the server computer, from the at least one aggregate or individual trend:

at least one improvement to domain name searches, suggestions or rankings;

or

a merchandising strategy based on;

personalized domain name sales;

bundled domain name sales; and

notice of high demand on limited access domain names.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of generating, by the server computer, a notice regarding the at least one favorite domain name via:

a personalized web page;

a personalized domain name control panel;

or

an email.