Seiko Epson Corporation

Vixs Systems, Inc.

Afilias Limited

Other

Identity Digital Inc.

Afilias Usa, Inc.

Hui Zhou

Ian Clarke

Cedarampattu Mohan

Jimmy Lam

Jeffrey Matthew Achong

Michael Runcieman

Juwei Lu

Mohanaraj Thiyagarajah

Steven Singer

Michael Guerzhoy

Alexander Sheung Lai Wong

James M Galvin

Howard Eland

Shuqin Sun

John Kane

Christy Gnanapragasam

Calvin Cheung

Xuhui Wang

Jia Li

Mikhail Brusnitsyn

Yichuan Tang

Graham Sellers

Christopher Alan Aardema

Brian Keng

Derek Hang Chun Kwok

Puneet Khanduri

Christopher Aardema

Within a particular Top Level Domain (TLD), domain name allocation and domain name ownership may be subject to certain restrictions requiring verification. A processing platform and method is disclosed to process verification of a domain name and/or a domain name entity such as a registrant for domain name transactions with a domain name registry. The processing platform and domain name registry may be remotely located relative to one another.

Processing platform and method to process domain name transactions for a remote domain name registry

A server for distributing a domain name to one of a plurality of registrars using a drop zone session implemented via a communications network, by establishing a set of drop zone windows having a first window and a second window, a defined start time of the second window being subsequent to a defined end time of the first window, the first window having a first set of acquisition parameters and the second window having a second set of acquisition parameters, such that the first set of acquisition parameters are different from the second set of acquisition parameters. Also provided is a shared server for distributing a domain name to one of a plurality of registrars using a drop zone session, the shared server having: a first network endpoint connected to a communications network, the first network endpoint having a first connectivity policy: a second network endpoint connected to the communications network, the second network endpoint having a second connectivity policy, such that the first connectivity policy is different from the second connectivity policy.

System and method for facilitating distribution of limited resources using a dropzone

A method for coordinating transactions for domain names to register a plurality of domain names with a domain name portfolio stored in a storage, such that each of the domain names in a plurality of domain names belongs to only the domain name portfolio as a unique member of the domain name portfolio; associate a portfolio account with the domain name portfolio, the portfolio account configured for managing a pool of funds available for use in payment of the transactions for said each of the domain names of the plurality of domain names; receive credit payment instructions attributed to the portfolio account, the credit payment instructions containing a credit payment amount; record the credit payment amount against the pool of funds in order to increase a level of the pool of funds; receive debit payment instructions associated with a domain name of the domain name portfolio and domain name transaction information associated with the transaction for the domain name; record the debit payment amount against the pool of funds in order to decrease the level of the pool of funds; and generate and send a periodic report over the network detailing the level of the pool of funds and the transaction applied against two or more of the domain names as members of the domain name portfolio.

Coordinating transactions for domain names administered using a domain name portfolio

A method for verifying eligibility of a domain name registrant via a verification web interface for a domain name either registered or in the process of registration with a registrar over a communications network. The method comprising: provide a network link to the registrar or to a registry operator of the domain name; receive an event request for the domain name via the verification web interface including a claim ID associated with the domain name for a domain event; receive a verification request using the network link via the verification web interface including a registrant claim ID and registrant identification information, the registrant claim ID previously provided to the registrant; confirm matching of the registrant claim ID with the claim ID; obtain registrant verification information; access external verification information and compare against the registrant verification information a confirm domain event message or a deny domain event message.

Verification of domain events

A method for synchronizing management of a plurality of domain names in a Domain Name System (DNS). The method comprises the following steps: receiving a request from a domain name registrant for an action as an operation on an object unique to a domain name of the DNS, the domain name having synchronized objects with another domain name being stored as a domain name bundle including the domain name in a domain name database; changing the object in the domain name database according to the action; identifying the another domain name in the domain name bundle; requesting a change to a corresponding object to the object for the another domain name with the action in order to propagate the operation performed on the object to the corresponding object, the corresponding object being unique to the another domain name; and forwarding a reported result of the action to the domain name registrant, the object and the corresponding object representing the synchronized objects by having the same parameter value, an owner to all domain names in the domain name bundle being the domain name registrant.

Domain name registration and management

A method for distributing a domain name to one of a plurality of registrars, in communication with a drop zone server, the method executing stored instructions by a computer processor to: recognize a delete command of the domain name; determine if the delete command is inside or outside of an Add Grace Period (AGP), the AGP defined as a period of time post registration of the domain name by a registrar; if the delete command is inside of the AGP, then send the domain name to the drop zone server in a path that bypasses a delete queue for subsequent purchase by said one of the plurality of registrars; or if the delete command is outside of the AGP, then send the domain to the delete queue.

System and method for facilitating distribution of limited resources having an add grace period

A method for verifying eligibility of a domain name registrant via a verification web interface for a domain name either registered or in the process of registration with a registrar over a communications network. The method comprising: provide a network link to the registrar or to a registry operator of the domain name; receive an event request for the domain name via the verification web interface including a claim ID associated with the domain name for a domain event; receive a verification request using the network link via the verification web interface including a registrant claim ID and registrant identification information, the registrant claim ID previously provided to the registrant; confirm matching of the registrant claim ID with the claim ID; obtain registrant verification information; access external verification information and compare against the registrant verification information; and send a confirm domain event message or a deny domain event message.

A device for use in conjunction with a video processing device includes an adaptive filter for processing input pictures into selectively filtered pictures, based on a filter motion data. A deinterlacer selectively interpolates the selectively filtered pictures into selectively deinterlaced pictures, based on deinterlace motion data. A motion detector generates the filter motion data and the deinterlace motion data, based on detecting motion in the input pictures.

Motion adaptive filter and deinterlacer and methods for use therewith

A video filter processes a video input signal having a frame type. The video filter includes a horizontal deblocking filter that is coupled to receive the video input signal and to produce a filtered video signal in response thereto. A vertical deblocking filter includes a mode controller that generates a mode control signal based on the frame type. A filter is selectively enabled based on the mode control signal, and wherein, when the filter is selectively enabled, the filter video deblock filters the filtered video signal to generate the processed video signal.

Deblocking filter with mode control and methods for use therewith

A device for use in conjunction with a video processing device includes a deinterlacer that selectively interpolates a plurality of pictures into a plurality of selectively deinterlaced pictures, based on deinterlace motion data. A motion detector generates the deinterlace motion data for a picture of the plurality of pictures. The deinterlace motion data is generated based on instantaneous deinterlace motion data generated by comparing an amount of motion for individual pixels of the picture of the plurality of pictures to a motion detection threshold, and also based on historic motion data that considers motion for at least three adjacent pictures of the plurality of pictures having the same odd/even polarity.

Motion adaptive deinterlacer and methods for use therewith

An apparatus comprising a first circuit, a processing circuit and a conversion circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate a first intermediate signal in a second format in response to an input signal in a first format. The processing circuit may be configured to generate a second intermediate signal and a third intermediate signal in response to the first intermediate signal. The conversion circuit may be configured to generate an output signal in the first format in response to the second intermediate signal and the third intermediate signal. The processing circuit may be configured to implement color blending on the second intermediate signal in the second format prior to conversion to the first format and pass the third intermediate signal without color blending.

Method and/or apparatus for implementing a color management module

A method of detecting generally rectangular objects in an image comprises determining candidate rectangles in the image based on detected corners in the image, ranking the candidate rectangles on the basis of a set of differentiating factors and detecting objects in the images based on the ranked candidate rectangles.

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