Patent ID: 8280868
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for monitoring domain name registrations stored to a domain name registration database utilized by a registrar of domain names, said system comprising: a monitoring database that stores monitoring information, the monitoring information specifying at least one requestor and at least one domain character string to be monitored for the requestor; and a domain monitoring server operatively connected to said monitoring database, said domain monitoring server operates to (i) automatically periodically initiate search of the domain name registration database for matching or similar domain name registrations to that of the at least one domain character string stored in said monitoring database, (ii) produce a registration report identifying those of the matching or similar domain name registrations, and (iii) forward the registration report to the requestor, wherein the monitoring database is separate and distinct from the domain name registration database.