DNS-based ranking of domain names
US11201848B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/144
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a method for domain name ranking. An example method includes receiving Domain Name System (DNS) data, which includes domain names. The DNS data is processed to obtain multiple metric values for each of the domain names. The metric values can include a query count (QC), a client count (CC), and a network count (NC). The method proceeds with calculating a score for each of the domain names based on the metric values. The calculation can be performed using the following equation: Score=NC·CC·(1+log(QC)). Furthermore, the method ranks the domain names based on the score for each of the domain names. The ranking can be based on normalization of the scores or based on converting the scores into respective percentile ranks.
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