Patent ID: 11924161
Assignee: VERISIGN, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A system for providing fractional control of a domain name by a plurality of entities, the system comprising:
a memory containing instructions; and
a processor, operably connected to the memory, that executes the instructions to perform operations comprising:
providing an executable program for storage on a blockchain, the executable program configured to store a representation of the domain name in association with a plurality of identifications, wherein each of the plurality of identifications correspond to an entity that has a fractional control of the domain name, wherein each fractional control of the domain name allows for providing one of an authorization or a refusal of a modification related to the domain name;
indicating, to the executable program, that the domain name is available for fractional control;
receiving a message from the executable program, the message comprising the representation of the domain name and indications of a plurality of blockchain addresses, where the indications of the plurality of blockchain addresses are stored by the executable program as the plurality of identifications; and
storing, in a domain name registration database, a representation of a fractional control status of the domain name.