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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2009
Raymond King, Portland, OR (US);
Ron Wiener, Portland, OR (US);
Len Albert Bayles, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Raymond King, Portland, OR (US);
Ron Wiener, Portland, OR (US);
Len Albert Bayles, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
SnapNames.com, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
A preferred embodiment of the present invention can accept an indication of a domain name or set of domain names from interested entity. The desired domain names are names that an interested entity desires to register through a domain name registration system or systems, such as that operated by a registry-accredited registrar. The system can closely monitor the domain name registry or registrar databases used to provide domain name resolution or registration over a distributed network, such as the Internet, and determine the expiration or availability of the name or names supplied by the interested entity. When a desired domain name appears to be available, the system can register or re-register the domain name through a domain registration service. If there is more than one interested entity for a domain name, the system can also facilitate an auction for the domain name.