Patents by Inventor Erik M. Kline

Erik M. Kline 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).

  • Verifying domain ownership
    Patent number: 8886747
    Abstract: Systems and processes are provided for verifying ownership of a network identifier or domain name. A content provider can verify that a first entity owns the network identifier by instructing the first entity to modify data associated with the network identifier in a defined manner. The content provider can verify that the first entity owns the network identifier by confirming that the data associated with the network identifier has been modified in the defined manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Chen, Erik M. Kline, Marija Mikic-Rakic