Patents Assigned to Namecheap, Inc.
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Patent number: 12212628Abstract: Systems and methods for conducting direct peer-to-peer real time communications are disclosed. The system comprises a domain communication server. The system includes logic to receive a request on behalf of a first user, to initiate a direct peer-to-peer communication session specifying a domain name of a second user. The second user is a registered and authorized user having the domain name registered with a domain name server and authorized by the domain communication server to participate in the direct peer-to-peer real time communication with other users using the domain name. The system includes logic to offer to the second user based upon the domain name specified in the request, to initiate direct peer-to-peer communications with the first user. The system includes logic to, upon acceptance from the second user, initiate the direct peer-to-peer communication session between the first user and the second user.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Rui Rodrigo Cabral Pacheco de Melo, Nuno Martino do Carmo Meneses Oliveira, João Henrique Martins Ferreira Guedes, Alexandre Jensen Cunha Neto, Manuel Alberto Duarte Soares, Bárbara Francisco Sousa Baptista, Afonso Vieira Campos Leça Martinho
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Publication number: 20240340284Abstract: A method of detecting fraudulent activity during authenticating users and user identifications includes initiating a user's device to capture a sequence of images of the user to be authenticated commencing when the camera is operational and prior to receiving from the user a selection of the control that triggers capture of images and/or continuing until detecting that the user has selected the control to trigger capture of images, thereby enabling capture of activity performed by the user prior to and contemporaneous with selecting the control, including any attempted fraudulent activity of the user to be authenticated. Video, still images and audio of the user seeking authentication can be captured.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Applicant: NAMECHEAP, INC.Inventors: Phillip MCKEGNEY, Hicham Al MALLAH
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Patent number: 12015610Abstract: A method of detecting fraudulent activity during authenticating users and user identifications includes initiating a user's device to capture a sequence of images of the user to be authenticated commencing when the camera is operational and prior to receiving from the user a selection of the control that triggers capture of images and continuing until detecting that the user has selected the control to trigger capture of images, thereby enabling capture of activity performed by the user prior to and contemporaneous with selecting the control, including any attempted fraudulent activity of the user to be authenticated. Video, still images and audio of the user seeking authentication can be captured.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Phillip McKegney, Hicham Al Mallah
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Publication number: 20240121210Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to systems and methods for digitally unpackaging one or more hosted Internet service products from a set of available hosted Internet service products. The method includes receiving a selection of a starting point and determining whether the selected starting point is one selected from (i) a domain and (ii) a hosted Internet service product. If the starting points is domain, then the method includes prompting for and receiving a selection of at least one hosted Internet service product category in a plurality of hosted Internet service product categories. If the starting point is a hosted Internet service product then the method includes for the hosted Internet service product, prompting for and receiving at least one domain to connect to the hosted Internet service product. The method includes setting up connections between hosted Internet service products selected and configuring the hosted Internet service products selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: NAMECHEAP, INC.Inventors: João Henrique Martins Ferreira GUEDES, Richard KIRKENDALL, Mohan Muthukumar VETTAIKARAN, Rui Rodrigo Cabral Pacheco DE MELO, Artem ZAKHARCHENKO, Denys MUDRICHENKO, Joana Manuel Fachana Cardoso Moreira DA COSTA, Carlos Eduardo Cravo PEREIRA, Sara Rita Azevedo SAMPAIO, João Daniel Santiago MAIO, Pedro Miguel Santos LIMA
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Publication number: 20240113997Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to resolution of conflicts between a requested internet service, requested by an internet service requesting server, and a package internet services. The method includes receiving from the internet service requesting server a request to resolve a conflict including at least one of: (i) a request to substitute an alternate internet service in the package of internet services for the requested internet service; (ii) a request to replace an existing connection with a service in the package of internet services with the requested internet service; and (iii) a request to initiate a custom resolution application. The method then responsively initiates performing a conflict resolution action(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: NAMECHEAP, INC.Inventors: Mohan VETTAIKARAN, Artem ZAKHARCHENKO, Richard KIRKENDALL, Vlad FEDOSOV, João Henrique GUEDES
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Publication number: 20240106790Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to detection and resolution of conflicts between requested internet services and package of internet services associated with a domain. The method disclosed includes receiving a request from a client to add a requested internet service to a package of internet services. The method includes searching a domain name system (DNS) database for DNS records or a DNS server for external domains having attribute fields indicating attributes of the internet services in the package of internet services. The method includes comparing attributes of the requested internet service to attribute fields for the internet services in the package of internet services using a set of conflict definitions to identify attributes of the internet service requested conflicting with attributes of the package of internet services. When conflicting attributes are identified, the method includes invoking a resolution process to resolve the conflict.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: NAMECHEAP, INC.Inventors: Mohan VETTAIKARAN, Artem ZAKHARCHENKO, Richard KIRKENDALL, Vlad FEDOSOV, João Henrique GUEDES
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Patent number: 11848908Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to resolution of conflicts between a requested internet service, requested by an internet service requesting server, and a package internet services. The method disclosed includes sending a conflict check result message to an internet service requesting server, indicating a presence of a conflict between a requested internet service requested by the requesting server and a package of internet services. The method includes receiving from the internet service requesting server a response including a selection from (i) an alternate internet service in the package of internet services to substitute for the requested internet service; (ii) a request to replace an existing connection with a service in the package of internet services with the requested internet service; and (iii) a request to initiate a custom resolution application. The method then responsively performs a respective conflict resolution step.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Mohan Vettaikaran, Artem Zakharchenko, Richard Kirkendall, Vlad Fedosov, João Henrique Guedes
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Patent number: 11838260Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to detection and resolution of conflicts between requested internet services and package of internet services associated with a domain. The method disclosed includes receiving a request from a client to add a requested internet service to a package of internet services. The method includes searching a domain name system (DNS) database for DNS records or a DNS server for external domains having attribute fields indicating attributes of the internet services in the package of internet services. The method includes comparing attributes of the requested internet service to attribute fields for the internet services in the package of internet services using a set of conflict definitions to identify attributes of the internet service requested conflicting with attributes of the package of internet services. When conflicting attributes are identified, the method includes invoking a resolution process to resolve the conflict.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Mohan Vettaikaran, Artem Zakharchenko, Richard Kirkendall, Mad Fedosov, João Henrique Guedes
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Publication number: 20230022726Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to detection and resolution of conflicts between requested internet services and package of internet services associated with a domain. The method disclosed includes receiving a request from a client to add a requested internet service to a package of internet services. The method includes searching a domain name system (DNS) database for DNS records or a DNS server for external domains having attribute fields indicating attributes of the internet services in the package of internet services. The method includes comparing attributes of the requested internet service to attribute fields for the internet services in the package of internet services using a set of conflict definitions to identify attributes of the internet service requested conflicting with attributes of the package of internet services. When conflicting attributes are identified, the method includes invoking a resolution process to resolve the conflict.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Mohan VETTAIKARAN, Artem ZAKHARCHENKO, Richard KIRKENDALL, Vlad FEDOSOV, João Henrique GUEDES
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Publication number: 20230013184Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to resolution of conflicts between a requested internet service, requested by an internet service requesting server, and a package internet services. The method disclosed includes sending a conflict check result message to an internet service requesting server, indicating a presence of a conflict between a requested internet service requested by the requesting server and a package of internet services. The method includes receiving from the internet service requesting server a response including a selection from (i) an alternate internet service in the package of internet services to substitute for the requested internet service; (ii) a request to replace an existing connection with a service in the package of internet services with the requested internet service; and (iii) a request to initiate a custom resolution application. The method then responsively performs a respective conflict resolution step.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Mohan VETTAIKARAN, Artem ZAKHARCHENKO, Richard KIRKENDALL, Vlad FEDOSOV, João Henrique GUEDES
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Patent number: 11438304Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to detection and resolution of conflicts between requested internet services and package of internet services associated with a domain. The method disclosed includes receiving a request from a client to add a requested internet service to a package of internet services. The method includes searching a domain name system (DNS) database for DNS records or a DNS server for external domains having attribute fields indicating attributes of the internet services in the package of internet services. The method includes comparing attributes of the requested internet service to attribute fields for the internet services in the package of internet services using a set of conflict definitions to identify attributes of the internet service requested conflicting with attributes of the package of internet services. When conflicting attributes are identified, the method includes invoking a resolution process to resolve the conflict.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Mohan Vettaikaran, Artem Zakharchenko, Richard Kirkendall, Vlad Fedosov, João Henrique Guedes
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Patent number: 11399008Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to resolution of conflicts between a requested internet service, requested by an internet service requesting server, and a package internet services. The method disclosed includes sending a conflict check result message to an internet service requesting server, indicating a presence of a conflict between a requested internet service requested by the requesting server and a package of internet services. The method includes receiving from the internet service requesting server a response including a selection from (i) an alternate internet service in the package of internet services to substitute for the requested internet service; (ii) a request to replace an existing connection with a service in the package of internet services with the requested internet service; and (iii) a request to initiate a custom resolution application. The method then responsively performs a respective conflict resolution step.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Mohan Vettaikaran, Artem Zakharchenko, Richard Kirkendall, Vlad Fedosov, João Henrique Guedes
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Publication number: 20210400016Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to detection and resolution of conflicts between requested internet services and package of internet services associated with a domain. The method disclosed includes receiving a request from a client to add a requested internet service to a package of internet services. The method includes searching a domain name system (DNS) database for DNS records or a DNS server for external domains having attribute fields indicating attributes of the internet services in the package of internet services. The method includes comparing attributes of the requested internet service to attribute fields for the internet services in the package of internet services using a set of conflict definitions to identify attributes of the internet service requested conflicting with attributes of the package of internet services. When conflicting attributes are identified, the method includes invoking a resolution process to resolve the conflict.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Mohan VETTAIKARAN, Artem ZAKHARCHENKO, Richard KIRKENDALL, Vlad FEDOSOV, João Henrique GUEDES
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Publication number: 20210400018Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to resolution of conflicts between a requested internet service, requested by an internet service requesting server, and a package internet services. The method disclosed includes sending a conflict check result message to an internet service requesting server, indicating a presence of a conflict between a requested internet service requested by the requesting server and a package of internet services. The method includes receiving from the internet service requesting server a response including a selection from (i) an alternate internet service in the package of internet services to substitute for the requested internet service; (ii) a request to replace an existing connection with a service in the package of internet services with the requested internet service; and (iii) a request to initiate a custom resolution application. The method then responsively performs a respective conflict resolution step.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Mohan VETTAIKARAN, Artem ZAKHARCHENKO, Richard KIRKENDALL, Vlad FEDOSOV, João Henrique GUEDES
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Publication number: 20210336953Abstract: A method of detecting fraudulent activity during authenticating users and user identifications includes initiating a user's device to capture a sequence of images of the user to be authenticated commencing when the camera is operational and prior to receiving from the user a selection of the control that triggers capture of images and continuing until detecting that the user has selected the control to trigger capture of images, thereby enabling capture of activity performed by the user prior to and contemporaneous with selecting the control, including any attempted fraudulent activity of the user to be authenticated. Video, still images and audio of the user seeking authentication can be captured.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Phillip McKegney, Hicham Al Mallah
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Patent number: 11057380Abstract: A method of detecting fraudulent activity during authenticating users and user identifications includes initiating a user's device to capture a sequence of images of the user to be authenticated commencing when the camera is operational and prior to receiving from the user a selection of the control that triggers capture of images and continuing until detecting that the user has selected the control to trigger capture of images, thereby enabling capture of activity performed by the user prior to and contemporaneous with selecting the control, including any attempted fraudulent activity of the user to be authenticated. Video, still images and audio of the user seeking authentication can be captured.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Phillip McKegney, Hicham Al Mallah
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Patent number: 11038840Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to resolution of conflicts between a requested internet service, requested by an internet service requesting server, and a package internet services. The method disclosed includes sending a conflict check result message to an internet service requesting server, indicating a presence of a conflict between a requested internet service requested by the requesting server and a package of internet services. The method includes receiving from the internet service requesting server a response including a selection from (i) an alternate internet service in the package of internet services to substitute for the requested internet service; (ii) a request to replace an existing connection with a service in the package of internet services with the requested internet service; and (iii) a request to initiate a custom resolution application. The method then responsively performs a respective conflict resolution step.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Mohan Vettaikaran, Artem Zakharchenko, Richard Kirkendall, Vlad Fedosov, João Henrique Guedes
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Patent number: 11038839Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to detection and resolution of conflicts between requested internet services and package of internet services associated with a domain. The method disclosed includes receiving a request from a client to add a requested internet service to a package of internet services. The method includes searching a domain name system (DNS) database for DNS records or a DNS server for external domains having attribute fields indicating attributes of the internet services in the package of internet services. The method includes comparing attributes of the requested internet service to attribute fields for the internet services in the package of internet services using a set of conflict definitions to identify attributes of the internet service requested conflicting with attributes of the package of internet services. When conflicting attributes are identified, the method includes invoking a resolution process to resolve the conflict.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Mohan Vettaikaran, Artem Zakharchenko, Richard Kirkendall, Vlad Fedosov, João Henrique Guedes
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Publication number: 20200396220Abstract: A method of detecting fraudulent activity during authenticating users and user identifications includes initiating a user's device to capture a sequence of images of the user to be authenticated commencing when the camera is operational and prior to receiving from the user a selection of the control that triggers capture of images and continuing until detecting that the user has selected the control to trigger capture of images, thereby enabling capture of activity performed by the user prior to and contemporaneous with selecting the control, including any attempted fraudulent activity of the user to be authenticated. Video, still images and audio of the user seeking authentication can be captured.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Namecheap, Inc.Inventors: Phillip McKegney, Hicham Al Mallah