Patents by Inventor James Bladel
James Bladel 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).
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Patent number: 10541968Abstract: A registrar may authenticate a registrant and allow the registrant to access a registrant customer account. The registrant customer account is private (accessible only by the registrant) and displays domain names and/or settings for the domain names registered to the registrant. The registrant may change domain name settings, such as renewals or DNS, from the registrant customer account. The registrar may generate one or more suggested domain names that are derived from the one or more domain names registered to the registrant. When the registrar detects an interest in a domain name registered to the registrant, the registrar may immediately thereafter display one or more suggested domain names that were derived from that domain name registered to the registrant for registration. If selected by the registrant, the registrar may register the selected suggested domain names to the registrant through a registry.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLCInventors: James Bladel, Richard Merdinger, Kevin Kreuser, Peter Osmond
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Publication number: 20190297052Abstract: A registrar may authenticate a registrant and allow the registrant to access a registrant customer account. The registrant customer account is private (accessible only by the registrant) and displays domain names and/or settings for the domain names registered to the registrant. The registrant may change domain name settings, such as renewals or DNS, from the registrant customer account. The registrar may generate one or more suggested domain names that are derived from the one or more domain names registered to the registrant. When the registrar detects an interest in a domain name registered to the registrant, the registrar may immediately thereafter display one or more suggested domain names that were derived from that domain name registered to the registrant for registration. If selected by the registrant, the registrar may register the selected suggested domain names to the registrant through a registry.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: James Bladel, Richard Merdinger, Kevin Kruezer, Peter Osmond
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DISPLAYING A SUGGESTED DOMAIN NAME BY HOVERING OVER A DOMAIN NAME ALREADY REGISTERED TO A REGISTRANT
Publication number: 20190296984Abstract: A registrar may authenticate a registrant and allow the registrant to access a registrant customer account. The registrant customer account is private (accessible only by the registrant) and displays domain names and/or settings for the domain names registered to the registrant. The registrant may change domain name settings, such as renewals or DNS, from the registrant customer account. The registrar may generate one or more suggested domain names that are derived from the one or more domain names registered to the registrant. When the registrar detects an interest in a domain name registered to the registrant, the registrar may immediately thereafter display one or more suggested domain names that were derived from that domain name registered to the registrant for registration. If selected by the registrant, the registrar may register the selected suggested domain names to the registrant through a registry.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: James Bladel, Richard Merdinger, Kevin Kreuser, Peter Osmond -
Publication number: 20180082332Abstract: Methods of the present inventions allow for URL shortening based online advertising. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of receiving a URL that resolves to a first network resource, parsing the URL into keyword(s), transmitting the keyword(s) to an online advertisement provider, receiving online advertisement(s) from the online advertisement provider, generating a second network resource (comprising the first network resource and one or more online advertisements), and generating a shortened resource locator that resolves to the second network resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventor: James Bladel
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Patent number: 9858593Abstract: Methods of the present inventions allow for URL shortening based online advertising. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of receiving a URL that resolves to a first network resource, parsing the URL into keyword(s), transmitting the keyword(s) to an online advertisement provider, receiving online advertisement(s) from the online advertisement provider, generating a second network resource (comprising the first network resource and one or more online advertisements), and generating a shortened resource locator that resolves to the second network resource.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLCInventor: James Bladel
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Patent number: 9846782Abstract: An example embodiment of a method and system of validating a user's control over contact information may comprise at least one server computer receiving contact information for a user and determining whether the contact information for the user is valid. If the contact information for the user is determined to be valid, the server computer(s) may store the contact information in a registered contacts database, monitor a plurality of record updates, including a request to register a domain name, in a domain name registration database for the contact information and determine whether the contact information appears in the record updates. If the contact information is determined to appear in the record updates, the server computer(s) may notify the user that the contact information appears in the record updates. In some embodiments, the registration of the domain name may be declined if the information matches.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLCInventor: James Bladel
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Publication number: 20160140351Abstract: An example embodiment of a method and system of validating a user's control over contact information may comprise at least one server computer receiving contact information for a user and determining whether the contact information for the user is valid. If the contact information for the user is determined to be valid, the server computer(s) may store the contact information in a registered contacts database, monitor a plurality of record updates, including a request to register a domain name, in a domain name registration database for the contact information and determine whether the contact information appears in the record updates. If the contact information is determined to appear in the record updates, the server computer(s) may notify the user that the contact information appears in the record updates. In some embodiments, the registration of the domain name may be declined if the information matches.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventor: James Bladel
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Patent number: 9275040Abstract: An example embodiment of a method and system of validating a user's control over contact information may comprise at least one server computer receiving contact information for a user and determining whether the contact information for the user is valid. If the contact information for the user is determined to be valid, the server computer(s) may store the contact information in a registered contacts database, monitor a plurality of record updates, including a request to register a domain name, in a domain name registration database for the contact information and determine whether the contact information appears in the record updates. If the contact information is determined to appear in the record updates, the server computer(s) may notify the user that the contact information appears in the record updates. In some embodiments, the registration of the domain name may be declined if the information matches.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLCInventor: James Bladel
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Patent number: 8620761Abstract: The present inventions may be implemented by tools enabling preferred domain positioning on a registration website. An example may comprise a computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a server computer, cause the server to receive a bid from a registry seeking such preferred placement for a domain (that may be administered by the registry), generate a quality score for the domain, and determine the preferred placement based upon the bid and the quality score.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLCInventors: Robert Parsons, Barbara Rechterman, Micheal Zimmerman, James Bladel, Richard Merdinger
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Patent number: 8370217Abstract: Methods of the present inventions allow for determining preferred domain positioning on a registration website. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of receiving a bid from a registry seeking such preferred placement for a domain that may be administered by the registry, generating a quality score for the domain, and determining the preferred placement based upon the bid and the quality score.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2009Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLCInventors: Robert Parsons, Barbara Rechterman, Micheal Zimmerman, James Bladel, Richard Merdinger
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Patent number: 8280952Abstract: Methods of the present inventions allow for providing a preferred domain position on a registration website. An exemplary method may comprise receiving a request from a registrar, which may comprise a bid that the registrar had previously received from a registry seeking a preferred placement on a domain registration website for a domain administered by the registry. The method may further comprise generating a quality score for the domain, determining (based upon the bid and the quality score) a preferred placement for the domain, and transmitting the preferred placement to the registrar.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLCInventors: Robert Parsons, Barbara Rechterman, Micheal Zimmerman, James Bladel, Richard Merdinger
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Patent number: 8195652Abstract: Methods of the present inventions allow for providing a preferred domain position on a registration website. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of receiving data from registrars regarding a domain administered by a registry, generating a quality score for the domain based upon the data, and providing the quality score to requesting entities.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2010Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLCInventors: Robert Parsons, Barbara Rechterman, Micheal Zimmerman, James Bladel, Richard Merdinger
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Patent number: 8171110Abstract: The present inventions may be implemented by tools enabling preferred domain positioning on a registration website. An example may comprise a computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a server, cause the server to receive a request (comprising a bid and the domain) seeking such preferred placement, generate a quality score for the domain, determine the preferred placement based upon the bid and the quality score, and transmit a response (comprising the preferred placement) to the request.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2010Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLCInventors: Robert Parsons, Barbara Rechterman, Micheal Zimmerman, James Bladel, Richard Merdinger
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Publication number: 20110251894Abstract: Systems of the present inventions allow for URL shortening based online advertising. An exemplary system may comprise a website hosted on a server computer and having a field configured to receive a URL that resolves to a first network resource. The system may further comprise software modules running on at least one server computer communicatively coupled to the website and may include: a keyword extraction module configured to parse the URL into keyword(s) and transmit keyword(s) to an online advertisement generation module configured to generate online advertisement(s) relevant to the keyword(s) and transmit them to a network resource generation module configured to generate a second network resource (comprising the first network resource and one or more online advertisements), and a shortened resource locator generation module configured to generate a shortened resource locator that resolves to the second network resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.Inventor: James Bladel
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Publication number: 20110251895Abstract: Methods of the present inventions allow for URL shortening based online advertising. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of receiving a URL that resolves to a first network resource, parsing the URL into keyword(s), transmitting the keyword(s) to an online advertisement provider, receiving online advertisement(s) from the online advertisement provider, generating a second network resource (comprising the first network resource and one or more online advertisements), and generating a shortened resource locator that resolves to the second network resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.Inventor: James Bladel
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Publication number: 20110251893Abstract: Methods of the present inventions allow for URL shortening based online advertising. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of receiving a URL that resolves to a first network resource, parsing the URL into keyword(s), transmitting the keyword(s) to an online advertisement provider, receiving online advertisement(s) from the online advertisement provider, generating a second network resource (comprising the first network resource and one or more online advertisements), and generating a shortened resource locator that resolves to the second network resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.Inventor: James Bladel
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Patent number: 7890602Abstract: The present inventions may be implemented by tools enabling preferred domain positioning on a registration website. An example may comprise a computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a server computer, cause the server to receive a bid from a registry seeking such preferred placement for a domain (that may be administered by the registry), generate a quality score for the domain, and determine the preferred placement based upon the bid and the quality score.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2009Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Parsons, Barbara Rechterman, Micheal Zimmerman, James Bladel, Richard Merdinger