Method, product, and apparatus for requesting a network resource

• US 8,635,340 B1
• Filed: 03/19/2007
• Issued: 01/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: MEC Management, LLC (Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota)
• Original Assignee: ESDR Network Solutions LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Schneider, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): WINDER, PATRICE L
• Application Number:
  US11/687,672
• Time in Patent Office: 2,500 Days
• Field of Search: 709/200, 709/203, 709217-221, 709223-224, 709/226, 709/229, 709/245
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/3015 Name registration, generation or assignment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4552 Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories; Synchronisation of directories, e.g. metadirectories

Abstract

When a network resource request having a domain name is received, it is determined whether the network resource can be accessed from the domain name. Rather than displaying an error message or processing a search request in response to determining that a network resource can not be accessed, the domain name can instead be redirected to a registration service for domain names or keyword advertiser registration.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

processing a network resource request associated with an identifier, wherein the network resource request is configured to effect access to a network resource identified by the identifier and wherein the processing comprises, at least in part, attempting to access the network resource;

determining at a computing device that the network resource of the network resource request cannot be accessed;

generating a registration request in direct response to determining that the network resource cannot be accessed, the registration request comprising at least one of;

a domain name registration request or keyword registration request, the registration request having at least a portion of the identifier for purchase of a registered asset comprising;

at least one of a domain name or keyword, the registered asset configured to point to a network resource associated with the identifier in response to receiving a query comprising the registered asset; and

using registrant information as input for the registration request to effect the purchase of the registered asset.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the registration request comprises generating both the domain name registration request and the keyword registration request.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting a keyword registration provider from a plurality of keyword providers to process the keyword registration request.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the keyword registration provider comprises at least one of a keyword registrar, keyword reseller, keyword advertiser, or keyword affiliate.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the keyword registration request comprises:

generating at least one keyword from the identifier; and

determining whether the at least one keyword is at least one of resolvable or available to be registered for advertising.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

processing a keyword resolution request from the at least one keyword in response to determining the at least one keyword is resolvable; and

determining whether the at least one keyword is available for keyword registration in response to determining the at least one keyword is not resolvable.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein processing the keyword resolution request comprises accessing at least one network resource from the at least one keyword.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein determining whether the at least one keyword is resolvable comprises querying at least one of a keyword resolver system or file cache.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

generating a keyword registration form in response to determining the at least one keyword is available for registration; and

providing keyword registrant information in response to determining the at least one keyword is not available for registration.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the keyword registration form includes a domain name registration form.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the domain name registration request comprises:

determining related domain names related to the domain name;

generating one or more of the related domain names in response to determining related domain names.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein processing the domain name registration request comprises determining whether the domain name or at least one of the related domain names are available for registration.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein determining whether the domain name or at least one of the related domain names are available for registration comprises performing a WHOIS request on the domain name or the at least one of the related domain names.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

generating a domain name registration form for each domain name determined available for registration from the domain name or the at least one of the related domain names; and

providing registrant information for each domain name determined not available for registration from the domain name or the at least one of the related domain names.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the domain name registration form includes a keyword registration form.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising selecting a domain name registration provider from a plurality of domain name registration providers to process the domain name registration request.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the domain name registration provider comprises at least one of a domain name registrar, domain name reseller, or domain name affiliate.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein selecting a domain name registration provider from a plurality of domain name registration providers comprises selecting a domain name registration provider from at least one of a template or modifiable configuration settings.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising accessing the template or the modifiable configuration settings from an autosearch.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions configured to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

process a network resource request associated with an identifier, the network resource request configured to effect access to a network resource identified by the identifier and wherein the processing comprises, at least in part, attempting to access the network resource;

determine at a computing device that the network resource of the network resource request cannot be accessed;

generate a registration request in direct response to determining that the network resource cannot be accessed, the registration request comprising at least one of;

a domain name registration request or keyword registration request, the registration request having at least a portion of the identifier for purchase of a registered asset comprising;

at least one of a domain name or keyword, the registered asset configured to point to a network resource associated with the identifier in response to receiving a query comprising the registered asset; and

use registrant information as input for the registration request to effect the purchase of the registered asset.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions configured to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising process the registration request comprises process the domain name registration request and the keyword registration request.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions configured to process the keyword registration request comprise instructions configured to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

generate at least one keyword from the identifier; and

determine whether the at least one keyword is at least one of resolvable or available to be registered for advertising.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22, the instructions further configured to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

process a keyword resolution request from the at least one keyword in response to determining the at least one keyword is resolvable; and

determine whether the at least one keyword is available for keyword registration in response to determining the at least one keyword is not resolvable.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23, the instructions further configured to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

generate a keyword registration form in response to determining the at least one keyword is available for registration; and

provide keyword registrant information in response to determining the at least one keyword is not available for registration.

25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions configured to cause a computing device to process the domain name registration request include instructions configured to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

determine related domain names related to the domain name; and

generate one or more of the related domain names in response to determining related domain names.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein the instructions configured to cause a computing device to process the domain name registration request comprise instructions configured to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising determine whether the domain name or at least one of the related domain names are available for registration.

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26, wherein the instructions configured to cause a computing device to determine whether the first domain name or at least one of the related domain names are available for registration comprise instructions configured to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising perform a WHOIS request on the domain name or the at least one of the related domain names.

28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26, the instructions further configured to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

generate a domain name registration form for each domain name determined available for registration from the domain name or the at least one of the related domain names; and

provide registrant information for each domain name determined not available for registration from the domain name or the at least one of the related domain names.