Patent ID: 9094467
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions which when executed cause a processor to perform a method for determining probability of a domain name registration renewal, the method comprising: receiving input associated with a domain name, the input including information related to website content data and at least one of registration data, domain name system (DNS) name server data or DNS traffic data, wherein the input further includes information related to at least one of DNS name server functionality or website functionality; organizing the received information into a plurality of categories; assigning a weighted value to each of the plurality of categories; aggregating the weighted values for the plurality of categories to determine a combined weighted value for the domain name; and determining a probability in a range between 0.01 percent and 99.9 percent of the domain name being renewed corresponding to the combined weighted value for the domain name.