Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC

The Go Daddy Group, Inc.

Richard Merdinger

James M Bladel

Robert R Parsons

Barbara J Rechterman

Micheal Zimmerman

Nitin Kumar Gupta

Rahul Mahajan

Christopher Ambler

Karen Trueblood Munoz

Jody Kolker

Steven Louis Wiesenthal

Christine Turner

John Patrick Roling

Kevin Kreuser

Peter Osmond

Systems and methods of the present invention provide for one or more server computers communicatively coupled to a network and configured to: receive a request for a modification to domain name management; analyze metadata and registrant accounts associated with the request; determine whether related domain name activities indicate high or low risk of malicious behavior; if high risk, the request may be queued for manual review; on manual review, if the request is deemed high risk, an attempt to contact the registrant may be made; if unsuccessful, or if the registrant verifies an invalid request, the request may be cancelled. if the behavior or request is low risk, and/or if the registrant confirms the request is valid, the request may be approved and fulfilled.

Domain name transfer risk mitigation

A system and method for modifying domain name system (DNS) templates are presented. A DNS template database is configured to store DNS templates. A DNS record database is configured to store a plurality of DNS records for a plurality of domain names. A host computer server is configured to receive an electronic signal encoding a request containing a modification to a DNS template from a user, the DNS template being stored in the DNS template database, access the DNS template database to modify the DNS template according to request containing the modification to create a modified DNS template, identify a plurality of domain names using the DNS template, and, for each domain name in the plurality of domain names, access the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create a DNS record for the domain name using the modified DNS template.

System and method for modifying a domain name system template

A registrar may authenticate a registrant and allow the registrant to access a registrant customer account. The registrant customer account is private (accessible only by the registrant) and displays domain names and/or settings for the domain names registered to the registrant. The registrant may change domain name settings, such as renewals or DNS, from the registrant customer account. The registrar may generate one or more suggested domain names that are derived from the one or more domain names registered to the registrant. When the registrar detects an interest in a domain name registered to the registrant, the registrar may immediately thereafter display one or more suggested domain names that were derived from that domain name registered to the registrant for registration. If selected by the registrant, the registrar may register the selected suggested domain names to the registrant through a registry.

Generating, displaying and registering a suggested domain name derived from a domain name already registered to a registrant

A system and method for domain name system (DNS) restore points are presented. A DNS record database is configured to store a plurality of DNS records for a plurality of domain name. A host computer server is configured to detect a change in a DNS record for a domain name, and, upon detecting the change in the DNS record, encode, without any user input, at least one DNS setting from the DNS record for the domain name into a data storage file. The host computer server is configured to prompt a user to provide a description, and store the data storage file containing the at least one DNS setting in a database in association with the description.

System and method for domain name system restore points

Systems and methods of the present invention provide for one or more server computers communicatively coupled to a network and configured to: receive a request for a physical certificate authenticating a user to transfer a domain name, as well as a domain name and domain name transfer instructions; print the physical certificate, including a QR code encoding a user id, the domain name, an EPP key and the transfer instructions; lock the domain name account against modification; receive a request to execute a domain name transfer; scan the user id, the domain name, the EPP key and the transfer instructions encoded within the QR code; unlock an administrative function of the account; authenticate, via the EPP key, the domain name transfer; and execute the domain name transfer.

Account asset protection via an encoded physical mechanism

Systems and methods of the present invention provide for one or more server computers communicatively coupled to a network and configured to: receive a request for a physical certificate authenticating a user to transfer a domain name, as well as a domain name and domain name transfer instructions and a request to register the domain name to a third party; register the domain name to the third party and update WHOIS; print the physical certificate, including a QR code encoding a user id, the domain name, an EPP key and the transfer instructions; lock the domain name account against modification; receive a request to execute a domain name transfer; scan the user id, the domain name, the EPP key and the transfer instructions encoded within the QR code; unlock an administrative function of the account; authenticate, via the EPP key, the domain name transfer; and execute the domain name transfer.

Intermediary organization account asset protection via an encoded physical mechanism

The present inventions may be implemented by tools enabling preferred domain positioning on a registration website. An example may comprise a computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a server computer, cause the server to receive a bid from a registry seeking such preferred placement for a domain (that may be administered by the registry), generate a quality score for the domain, and determine the preferred placement based upon the bid and the quality score.

Tools enabling preferred domain positioning on a registration website

Methods of the present inventions allow for determining preferred domain positioning on a registration website. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of receiving a bid from a registry seeking such preferred placement for a domain that may be administered by the registry, generating a quality score for the domain, and determining the preferred placement based upon the bid and the quality score.

Methods for determining preferred domain positioning on a registration website

Methods of the present inventions allow for providing a preferred domain position on a registration website. An exemplary method may comprise receiving a request from a registrar, which may comprise a bid that the registrar had previously received from a registry seeking a preferred placement on a domain registration website for a domain administered by the registry. The method may further comprise generating a quality score for the domain, determining (based upon the bid and the quality score) a preferred placement for the domain, and transmitting the preferred placement to the registrar.

Methods implementing a preferred placement service for domain registration websites

Methods of the present inventions allow for providing a preferred domain position on a registration website. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of receiving data from registrars regarding a domain administered by a registry, generating a quality score for the domain based upon the data, and providing the quality score to requesting entities.

Preferred placement service for domain registration websites

The present inventions may be implemented by tools enabling preferred domain positioning on a registration website. An example may comprise a computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a server, cause the server to receive a request (comprising a bid and the domain) seeking such preferred placement, generate a quality score for the domain, determine the preferred placement based upon the bid and the quality score, and transmit a response (comprising the preferred placement) to the request.

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Iowa City, IA, United States of America

Richard Merdinger