Patents by Inventor Arnold Neil Blinn

Arnold Neil Blinn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9769273
    Abstract: A system and method for creating custom domain name links is presented. A request is received by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network. The request is received from a user and is to create a custom domain name link to a third party service, the request identifying a custom domain name and the third party service. An entry is retrieved from a third party service link database for the third party service. The entry specifies how to create the custom domain name link for the third party service. The custom domain name link is created, by the at least one server, in accordance with the entry retrieved from the third party service link database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC
    Inventors: Nitin Gupta, Michael McLaughlin, Arnold Neil Blinn, George Kearns
  • Patent number: 9686272
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention provide for a first and second client computer configured to receive and transmit an authentication credential and at least one additional authentication credential respectively. The authentication credentials may be selected from authentication credentials known only to a user, identifying a client computer and/or identifying a characteristic unique to the user. A server computer communicatively coupled to the network may be configured to receive the authentication credentials and verify the identity of the user via a match, in a database, of a first authentication credential, a second authentication credential and a third authentication credential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC
    Inventor: Arnold Neil Blinn
  • Publication number: 20170149774
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention provide for a first and second client computer configured to receive and transmit an authentication credential and at least one additional authentication credential respectively. The authentication credentials may be selected from authentication credentials known only to a user, identifying a client computer and/or identifying a characteristic unique to the user. A server computer communicatively coupled to the network may be configured to receive the authentication credentials and verify the identity of the user via a match, in a database, of a first authentication credential, a second authentication credential and a third authentication credential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventor: Arnold Neil Blinn
  • Publication number: 20170118172
    Abstract: A game is provided that may be run on a client device of a customer. The game identifies one or more registered domain names and generates one or more available domain names for use in the game. In preferred embodiments, all of the registered and available domain names are linked in some manner to the customer and/or are in one or more categories selected by the customer. The domain names may be displayed one at a time and in a mixed order to the customer. The customer may guess whether each displayed domain name is registered or available for registration. The customer may be provided the correct answer after each guess and a “Results” page may display the results of all of the customer's guesses. The customer may be given the option at various points in the game to register any of the displayed and guessed upon available domain names. After registering one or more of the available domain names, the customer may be taken back into the game at the same point the customer left the game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Arnold Neil Blinn, Harsh Abhay Damania, Anna Elizabeth Goodman, Rebekah Gruver, Aubrey John Russell, Brett Michael Spradling
  • Publication number: 20170111433
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for dynamically updating the content of a website or a web service via a text message. A text service may receive, at a text phone number, the text message sent by a user from a text device. The text device may have a user phone number. In preferred embodiments, the text service may have a plurality of text phone numbers that may be called by a plurality of users. The text service may produce an action code based, at least in part, on the text message, the text phone number called by the user, the user phone number or some combination thereof. The text service may transmit the action code to one or more hosting servers to alter a website which may then be published. In another embodiment, the text service may transmit the action code to web server(s) that may alter a web service for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Anurup Singhal, Arnold Neil Blinn, Guy William Ellis, Judd Conrad Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20160248752
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention provide for a first and second client computer configured to receive and transmit an authentication credential and at least one additional authentication credential respectively. The authentication credentials may be selected from authentication credentials known only to a user, identifying a client computer and/or identifying a characteristic unique to the user. A server computer communicatively coupled to the network may be configured to receive the authentication credentials and verify the identity of the user via a match, in a database, of a first authentication credential, a second authentication credential and a third authentication credential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Arnold Neil Blinn
  • Publication number: 20160226816
    Abstract: Systems and methods for resolving domain names to web content include controls for configuring servers, such as DNS servers, reverse proxy servers, and web servers, to efficiently route resource requests containing domain names in the domains of action gTLDs. The controls implement a domain naming framework that combines domain name labels, such as a SLD with a TLD, to create object+action domain names according to standard domain naming conventions. The SLD may be or match a record in a product identification scheme, which may be a known product identifier for which the web server has and can serve web resource content. A primary DNS server can be configured to route all traffic to the action gTLD, regardless of the content of the SLD, to a particular web server, obviating the need for conventional registration of domain names that use the gTLD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventor: Arnold Neil Blinn
  • Publication number: 20160057100
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating custom domain name links are provided. At least one server communicatively coupled to a network receives a request to create a custom domain name link to a third party service. The request identifies a custom domain name. The at least one server retrieves, from a third party service link database, an entry for the third party service specifying how to create the custom domain name link for the third party service and the at least one server creates the custom domain name link in accordance with the entry retrieved from the third party service link database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Arnold Neil Blinn, Nitin Gupta, Rahul Mahajan
  • Publication number: 20160057243
    Abstract: A system and method for creating custom domain name links is presented. A request is received by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network. The request is received from a user and is to create a custom domain name link to a third party service, the request identifying a custom domain name and the third party service. An entry is retrieved from a third party service link database for the third party service. The entry specifies how to create the custom domain name link for the third party service. The custom domain name link is created, by the at least one server, in accordance with the entry retrieved from the third party service link database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Nitin Gupta, Michael McLaughlin, Arnold Neil Blinn, George Kearns
  • Patent number: 8291045
    Abstract: Configuration of an application module to utilize branded content is described. In an implementation, a method includes identifying one of a plurality of business relationships which correspond to a request sent by a client over a network. A configuration file is the formed for communication to the client and for configuration of an application module of the client to utilize branded content which corresponds to the identified business relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brion G. Stone, Eric W Hebenstreit, Emmanuel Miranda-Steiner, Lucius B. C. A. Fleuchaus, Oliver I. Wallace, Scott D. Stacey, Arnold Neil Blinn
  • Patent number: 7698221
    Abstract: A user's ability to spend and/or receive funds for payment accounts maintained in an electronic wallet are limited. These limitations include restrictions on where the user is able to spend the funds in a payment account (e.g., at which merchants the funds can be spent, whether the funds can be withdrawn from an ATM, etc.). These limitations may also include restrictions on what other payment accounts the user can receive funds from and/or transfer funds to, thereby limiting person-to-person fund transfers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Arnold Neil Blinn, Joseph N. Coco
  • Patent number: 7398250
    Abstract: A user's ability to spend and/or receive funds for payment accounts maintained in an electronic wallet are limited. These limitations include restrictions on where the user is able to spend the funds in a payment account (e.g., at which merchants the funds can be spent, whether the funds can be withdrawn from an ATM, etc.). These limitations may also include restrictions on what other payment accounts the user can receive funds from and/or transfer funds to, thereby limiting person-to-person fund transfers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Arnold Neil Blinn, Joseph N. Coco
  • Patent number: 7395242
    Abstract: A user's ability to spend and/or receive funds for payment accounts maintained in an electronic wallet are limited. These limitations include restrictions on where the user is able to spend the funds in a payment account (e.g., at which merchants the funds can be spent, whether the funds can be withdrawn from an ATM, etc.). These limitations may also include restrictions on what other payment accounts the user can receive funds from and/or transfer funds to, thereby limiting person-to-person fund transfers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Arnold Neil Blinn, Joseph N. Coco
  • Patent number: 7117256
    Abstract: A method and system of formatting and transferring image data allows a user to easily select image data format settings and format received image data in accordance with the user selected format settings. The user can save the image data to a second location in the format that the user so chooses. Manipulation of image data within the same application usable to transfer that data eliminates the need to rely on multiple applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Arnold Neil Blinn
  • Publication number: 20040260647
    Abstract: A user's ability to spend and/or receive funds for payment accounts maintained in an electronic wallet are limited. These limitations include restrictions on where the user is able to spend the funds in a payment account (e.g., at which merchants the funds can be spent, whether the funds can be withdrawn from an ATM, etc.). These limitations may also include restrictions on what other payment accounts the user can receive funds from and/or transfer funds to, thereby limiting person-to-person fund transfers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Arnold Neil Blinn, Joseph N. Coco
  • Publication number: 20040249753
    Abstract: A user's ability to spend and/or receive funds for payment accounts maintained in an electronic wallet are limited. These limitations include restrictions on where the user is able to spend the funds in a payment account (e.g., at which merchants the funds can be spent, whether the funds can be withdrawn from an ATM, etc.). These limitations may also include restrictions on what other payment accounts the user can receive funds from and/or transfer funds to, thereby limiting person-to-person fund transfers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Arnold Neil Blinn, Joseph N. Coco