Safemode management of domain transitioning
US11444929B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/164
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods for transitioning an existing TLD from an existing registry operator to a new TLD of a new registry operator, the new TLD subsequently accessible over a communications network, the existing TLD having a non-operational zone or an operational zone. The method includes: collecting existing registry data for the existing TLD from a plurality of registrars associated with one or more domain names of the existing TLD, such that each of the plurality of registrars provides a respective portion of the existing registry data; aggregating the respective portions of the existing registry data to generate new registry data for the new TLD; generating new zone data for the new TLD; publishing in a first mode the new zone data to nodes of a DNS (Domain Name System), the first mode disabling write functionality of the new zone data while facilitating querying of the new zone data; and publishing in a second mode the new zone data to the nodes of the DNS, the second mode facilitating the write functionality of the new zone data, including the querying and updating of the new zone data, the new zone data of the second mode considered as an operational zone; wherein the new zone data and th…
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