Patents by Inventor Steven C. Monroe

Steven C. Monroe 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).

  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR MAINTAINING AND ACCESSING A WHOIS DATABASE
    Publication number: 20120084320
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for maintaining and accessing a whois database. In one embodiment, modifications to a registrar database that includes information about domain names are tracked, and based on the tracked modifications, one or more records that include modified information about the domain names are identified. Unique identifiers for the identified one or more records are determined and are used to reflect the modifications in the whois database. The modifications are tracked on a real-time basis and are reflected in the whois database on an hourly or a real-time basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventor: Steven C. Monroe
  • System, method, and article of manufacture for maintaining and accessing a whois database
    Patent number: 8090693
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for maintaining and accessing a whois database. In one embodiment, modifications to a registrar database that includes information about domain names are tracked, and based on the tracked modifications, one or more records that include modified information about the domain names are identified. Unique identifiers for the identified one or more records are determined and are used to reflect the modifications in the whois database. The modifications are tracked on a real-time basis and are reflected in the whois database on an hourly or a real-time basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven C. Monroe
  • System, Method, and Article of Manufacture for Maintaining and Accessing a Whois Database
    Publication number: 20090024669
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for maintaining and accessing a whois database. In one embodiment, modifications to a registrar database that includes information about domain names are tracked, and based on the tracked modifications, one or more records that include modified information about the domain names are identified. Unique identifiers for the identified one or more records are determined and are used to reflect the modifications in the whois database. The modifications are tracked on a real-time basis and are reflected in the whois database on an hourly or a real-time basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventor: Steven C. Monroe
  • System, method, and article of manufacture for maintaining and accessing a whois database
    Patent number: 7467140
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for maintaining and accessing a whois database. In one embodiment, modifications to a registrar database that includes information about domain names are tracked, and based on the tracked modifications, one or more records that include modified information about the domain names are identified. Unique identifiers for the identified one or more records are determined and are used to reflect the modifications in the whois database. The modifications are tracked on a real-time basis and are reflected in the whois database on an hourly or a real-time basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven C. Monroe
  • System, method, and article of manufacture for maintaining and accessing a whois database
    Publication number: 20020026439
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for maintaining and accessing a whois database. In one embodiment, modifications to a registrar database that includes information about domain names are tracked, and based on the tracked modifications, one or more records that include modified information about the domain names are identified. Unique identifiers for the identified one or more records are determined and are used to reflect the modifications in the whois database. The modifications are tracked on a real-time basis and are reflected in the whois database on an hourly or a real-time basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventor: Steven C. Monroe