Domain popularity scoring

US9769035B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Verisign, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Alexander D. Holmes · San Jose, US
• Andrew Simpson · Sterling, US
• Karthik Shyamsunder · Winchester, US
• Srinivas Sunkara · Ashburn, US
• Eyal Lanxner · Holon, IL
• Nir Zohar · Kfar Sava, IL
• Leonard Orentas · South Riding, US
• Matt Larson · Reston, US
• Mark Kosters · Clifton, US
• Shevek Mankin · Cupertino, US
• Tamir Kamara · Holon, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 5, 2014
• Grant date: Sep 19, 2017
• Expiry date: Aug 13, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L61/4511
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for scoring a domain including analyzing counter data and information obtained from a web site associated with the domain. Methods may include receiving requests to resolve the domain at an authoritative domain resolution server. A counter may be incremented for the domain based on the received requests. Information may be obtained from a web page associated with the domain. For example, obtaining information from the web page may include obtaining quantitative, qualitative, and/or functional information from the web page, such as link information, a status of network links corresponding to the link information, and associated ratios. The status of link information may include searching for functional details and/or results, such as, domain redirections, domain errors, mirror content, and commonly linked sites. A score may be calculated for the domain based upon the counter data and the information obtained from the web page associated with the domain.