Patents Assigned to The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
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Publication number: 20110161411Abstract: Systems of the present inventions allow for providing customer-selected solutions for multiple datacenter website hosting. An exemplary system may comprise a first datacenter comprising at least one hosting server, a second datacenter comprising at least one hosting server, and a hosting services website hosted on at least one customer interaction server. The hosting services website may be configured to offer and implement hosting of at least one customer website in the first datacenter, second datacenter, or both the first datacenter and second datacenter. The system also may comprise a network communicatively coupling the first datacenter, second datacenter, and customer interaction server.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2011Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.Inventor: Barbara Rechterman
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Patent number: 7970858Abstract: Disclosed methods provide for presenting search engine results based on domain name related reputation data. The search engine may sort or order search engine results based on domain name related reputation data. In some cases links connected to low reputation domain names may be excluded from search engine results. Alternatively, the search engine may show reputation ratings next to the links in the search engine results. Thus, allowing the Internet user to determine whether to visit the link or not. The reputation data may be tracked on the domain name itself, URLs, domain name purchaser or registrant, or email addresses associated with the domain name. The reputation data may include various categories, such as email practices, website content, privacy policies and practices, fraudulent activities, domain name related complaints, overall reputation, etc. The reputation data may be digitally signed for authenticity. The reputation data may be stored in a digital certificate.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2007Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventors: Warren Adelman, Michael Chadwick, Wayne Thayer
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Publication number: 20110145822Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention provide for receiving an action item communication by a user, which is then imported by a task management engine into a task list of an electronic organizer. Keywords from the task may be used to search a user's preferences, partnerships or the Internet for suggested solutions to complete the task. The system may then be customized to the user's preferences.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.Inventors: Tiffany Rowe, Joseph Miller, Yong Lee
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Publication number: 20110145823Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention provide for receiving an action item communication by a user, which is then imported by a task management engine into a task list of an electronic organizer. Keywords from the task may be used to search a user's preferences, partnerships or the Internet for suggested solutions to complete the task. The system may then be customized to the user's preferences.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.Inventors: Tiffany Rowe, Joseph Miller, Yong Lee
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Patent number: 7962438Abstract: Methods and systems of the present invention allow for displaying suggested concept-based results. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of receiving a domain name, determining from ontological calculations suggested domain names related to the concept of the domain name and displaying the suggested domain names.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventors: Warren Adelman, Matthew Jallo, Shawn Fitzpatrick
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Patent number: 7953813Abstract: A system and method of the present invention allow communication via electronic messages between a Customer and a domain name Registrar, avoiding traditional electronic mail (email) communication. Email messages may not be delivered to the Customer for various reasons including the situations where the Customer employs anti-SPAM protective technologies. The system and method of the present invention establish a Communication Link between a Customer's Computer and Registrar's Server, which avoids anti-SPAM protective technologies and email messaging altogether. Information relating to the communication may be stored on a database and the system may present the Customer with various options relating to a domain service. The implementation of this invention would result in a higher rate of delivered messages to the Customer.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2010Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventor: Tim Ruiz
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Patent number: 7953812Abstract: A system and method of the present invention allow communication via electronic messages between a Customer and a domain name Registrar, avoiding traditional electronic mail (email) communication. Email messages may not be delivered to the Customer for various reasons including the situations where the Customer employs anti-SPAM protective technologies. The system and method of the present invention establish a Communication Link between a Customer's Computer and Registrar's Server, which avoids anti-SPAM protective technologies and email messaging altogether. Information relating to the communication may be stored on a database and the system may present the Customer with various options relating to a domain service. The implementation of this invention would result in a higher rate of delivered messages to the Customer.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventor: Tim Ruiz
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Publication number: 20110125831Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention provide for redirecting a user to a book's website after submitting a request for information about the book. The book's website or a link to the website may be displayed to the user on a client browser.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.Inventor: Warren Adelman
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Publication number: 20110125830Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention provide for redirecting a user to a book's website after submitting a request for information about the book. The book's website or a link to the website may be displayed to the user on a client browser.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.Inventor: Warren Adelman
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Patent number: 7937446Abstract: A system and method of proxy (60) domain name registration permits a would-be domain name registrant anonymity. A registrar (24) affords customers (20) the opportunity to use the proxy registration. If the customer seeking registration of a domain name requests, the registrar obtains contact information needed for registration from a proxy entity established for this purpose. The registrar completes the registration of the domain name with the appropriate registry (22) (i.e. “.com, .net” etc.). The contact information published in WHOIS (27) is that of proxy entity. Contractually the customer is afforded control over the domain name. Emails intended for the customer are received by the proxy entity who may filter then if the customer requests. Emails sent by the customer are sent to the proxy entity who in turn send them to the indicated addresses.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2009Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventors: Barbara J. Rechterman, Joshua T. Coffman, Robert R. Parsons
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Patent number: 7933996Abstract: Methods of the present inventions allow for providing customer-selected solutions for multiple datacenter website hosting. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of registering, via at least one customer interaction server, a domain name to a registrant, offering, via the at least one customer interaction server, to host at least one customer website resolving from the domain name in a first datacenter, a second datacenter, or the first datacenter and the second datacenter, provisioning, via the at least one customer interaction server, (if the registrant selects hosting the at least one customer website in the first datacenter and the second datacenter) at least one hosting server in the first datacenter and at least one hosting server in the second datacenter to host the at least one customer website; and hosting the at least one customer website on the at least one hosting server in the first datacenter and at the least one hosting server in the second datacenter.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2009Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventor: Barbara Rechterman
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Patent number: 7930383Abstract: A system and method of proxy domain name registration permits a would-be domain name registrant anonymity. A registrar affords customers the opportunity to use the proxy registration. If the customer seeking registration of a domain name requests, the registrar obtains contact information needed for registration from a proxy entity established for this purpose. The registrar completes the registration of the domain name with the appropriate registry (i.e. “.com, .net” etc.). The contact information published in WHOIS is that of proxy entity. Contractually the customer is afforded control over the domain name. Emails intended for the customer are received by the proxy entity who may filter them if the customer requests. Emails sent by the customer are sent to the proxy entity who in turn sends them to the indicated addressee.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2009Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Barbara J. Rechterman, Joshua T. Coffman
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Patent number: 7921162Abstract: A system and method of the present invention allow communication via electronic messages between a Customer and a domain name Registrar, avoiding traditional electronic mail (email) communication. Email messages may not be delivered to the Customer for various reasons including the situations where the Customer employs anti-SPAM protective technologies. The system and method of the present invention establish a Communication Link between a Customer's Computer and Registrar's Server, which avoids anti-SPAM protective technologies and email messaging altogether. The implementation of this invention would result in a higher rate of delivered messages to the Customer.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2004Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventor: Tim Ruiz
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Patent number: 7921035Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention allow for providing suggested domain names on parked webpages. A parked webpage is placed on a website associated with an original domain name. A domain name module generates suggested domain names based on the properties of the original domain name (e.g. WHOIS records). Suggested domain names are displayed on the parked webpage. A user may visit the parked webpage with the intention to check if the original domain name is available for registration. The original domain name is already registered, but the user may notice an appealing domain name among the suggested domain names. Then the user may register, purchase, or backorder it. The invention may be used as a marketing technique for registration, sale, or resale of the domain names.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2005Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventor: Warren Adelman
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Patent number: 7917389Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention allow for providing suggested domain names in connection to email messages. An email message is sent from a sender to a recipient. A domain name module generates suggested domain names based on the properties of the email message (e.g. content and headers) and/or based on the properties of a network connection utilized to view the email message (e.g. user's geographical location). Suggested domain names are embedded into the email message or displayed in proximity to the email message. A user viewing the email message may notice an appealing domain name among the suggested domain names. Then the user may register, purchase, or backorder it. The invention may be used as a marketing technique for registration, sale, or resale of the domain names.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2005Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventor: Luke Mooney
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Patent number: 7912906Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for allowing an Email User to create a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Email Account and thereafter to digitally sign, send, verify and receive PKI encrypted emails over a computer network, such as the Internet. The systems and methods preferably include a Web-based Email System and a Certificate Authority that coordinate their actions to make the process of creating, maintaining and using the PKI Account as easy as possible for the Email User. In a preferred embodiment, a Keystore System may also be used to enhance the management and use of digital keypairs.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2005Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventors: Wayne Thayer, Brad Owen
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Publication number: 20110066521Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention provide for posting a search engine result to a feed from a social networking website. The feed may include an announcement of a registered domain name and a link to an associated website. A control panel for the registered domain name and associated website may be displayed on a client.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventors: Tiffany Rowe, Sean Hayes, Patrick Dolan
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Publication number: 20110066930Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention provide for publishing an announcement of a registered domain name and a link to an associated website on a social networking website. A control panel for the registered domain name and associated website may be displayed on a client.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventors: Tiffany Rowe, Sean Hayes, Patrick Dolan
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Patent number: 7904445Abstract: Methods and systems of the present invention allow for displaying suggested concept-based results. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of receiving search terms, determining from ontological calculations suggested search results related to the concept of the search terms and displaying the suggested search results.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2008Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventors: Warren Adelman, Matthew Jallo, Shawn Fitzpatrick
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Patent number: 7904345Abstract: Systems and methods of the present inventions allow for providing website hosting overage protection. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of hosting a website on a first server, monitoring a website usage parameter, transferring the website to an overflow server when the website usage parameter exceeds a first predetermined value, and redirecting a plurality of traffic to the overflow server. The website transfer may be accomplished by generating a copy of the website and installing the copy on the overflow server. The website may be retained on the first server. When the website usage parameter falls below a second predetermined value, traffic may be redirected back to the first server.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2008Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Dworkin, Jonathan Furrer, Joseph Miller, Kevin Scheer