Method and apparatus for integrating resolution services, registration services, and search services
US6895430B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99935
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An input request may be processed by a device such as a network access apparatus, servlet, applet, stand-alone executable program, or a user interface element such as a microphone, text box object or location field of a web browser. When such an input request is determined to include a valid domain name, it may then be determined whether to perform a search request with the input as a literal string. A search request may be initiated by selecting an exact phrase option from a listbox or by surrounding the input with a delimiter such as the quote sign (e.g., “example.com”) to process the detected domain name as a literal string, otherwise a domain name detected from input may be processed as a registration and/or resolution request. When it is determined that the input is instead processed as a resolution and/or registration request, then the resolvability and/or availability of the domain name may be determined. When the domain name is determined to be not resolvable, then the domain name may be processed as a registration request.
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