To:
"'ietf-provreg@cafax.se'" <ietf-provreg@cafax.se>
From:
Rick H Wesson <wessorh@ar.com>
Date:
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 12:40:48 -0700 (PDT)
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owner-ietf-provreg@cafax.se
Subject:
VeriSign Patents on Registries/Registrars and other readings
all: below are some patents that Verisign has applied for, I thought some of you may be interested in these applications as they may impact some of your businesses if granted. I found these by searching for "VERISIGN" in wipo's database at http://pctgazette.wipo.int/ -rick WO 99/09726 - METHOD OF DETERMINING UNAVAILABILITY OF INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide an improved query server that overcomes the shortcomings of existing domain name searching techniques by performing a multitude of searches simultaneously, transparent to the user. Specifically, the improved query server searches for existing domain name records in various domains and then displays the results in a formatted manner, thus eliminating the need for a user to perform individual searches. WO 01/20484 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING INERNET DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATIONS Methods and apparatus for conducting transactions associated with managing Internet domain names includes establishing a connection between application programs of other users and a registrar of Internet domain names over the Internet, authenticating the right of the user to so request fulfillment of a transaction, establishing a secure socket layer within the connection and processing commands after such authentication. WO 00/65511 - A SHARED REGISTRATIONS SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING DOMAIN NAMES An apparatus and method for processing a domain name registration operation in a shared registration system is provided. A registry receives a request for performing a domain name registration operation from a registrar. The registry performs an authenticationof the registrar that sent the request. The registrar is determined to be authenticated, the registry then determines whether the registrar is authorized to perform an action necessitated by the operation. Subsequently, the registry executes the operation based on a determination that the registrar is authorized and stores changes necessitated by the operation in a database. A response indicating success or failure of the operation is sent to the registrar. WO 00/65507 - BUSINESS RULE ENGINE Methods and systems consistent with the present invention solve the inherent problems with existing systems that incorporate business rules by providing a business rule engine (BRE) that serves as a business rule repository for business rules. Specifically, the BRE maintains a collection of both rules and targets and an association between the rules and targets for e-commerce applications. Each time a client accesses an e-commerce application which triggers a business procedure (target) to execute a set of policies (rules), the application queries the BRE for a list of rules, and an order to apply the rules in response to the client's request. The BRE also provides a facility to modify, add, or delete both business rules and targets and modify the order of execution by the application. WO 00/57611 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WEB FORWARDING An apparatus and method for forwarding a web address to another web address is presented. A web forwarder receives a request destined to a first web address including at least a domain name. The web forwarder then determines a forwarding uniform resource locator (URL) that corresponds to the domain name and redirects the request to a second web address that corresponds to the forwarding URL. WO 00/57298 - DOT COM BUSINESS CARD An apparatus and method for providing a single page web site is presented. A list of one or more domain names is displayed. Each domain name has either an associated link for purchasing a web page or an associated link for managing the web page. Information is stored indicating that a web page is associated with a selected domain name based on a determination that a link is selected for purchasing the associated web page. If a link is selected for managing the associated web page, then a customer is directed to a web page or web site for editing the associated web page.