Patents by Inventor Colm G. MacCarthaigh

Colm G. MacCarthaigh 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).

  • Validating updates to domain name system records
    Patent number: 8719900
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for validating updates to domain name system (DNS) records. A request is received to modify at least one DNS record associated with a domain owned by a domain owner. The request to modify the at least one DNS record is compared with at least one policy. The at least one policy is configurable by the domain owner. The requested modification to the at least one DNS record is selectively granted based at least upon the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Colm G. MacCarthaigh
  • Validating Updates to Domain Name System Records
    Publication number: 20120017259
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for validating updates to domain name system (DNS) records. A request is received to modify at least one DNS record associated with a domain owned by a domain owner. The request to modify the at least one DNS record is compared with at least one policy. The at least one policy is configurable by the domain owner. The requested modification to the at least one DNS record is selectively granted based at least upon the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Colm G. MacCarthaigh