Patent ID: 7251826

Claim:
A domain name management system, comprising: a domain name identifier that generates a graphical user interface on an operator computer that accepts input of a domain name from an agent and accepts input of identifying information about the agent accessing the domain name management system, the agent acting on behalf of a registrant of an active domain name, the graphical user interface providing the domain name identifier identification of a domain name to be an active domain name and the graphical user interface providing the identifying information to the domain name management system; an authorization checker responsive to the identifying information about the agent, the authorization checker comparing the identifying information with stored information to determine if the agent is authorized to change information about the active domain name in the shared registry system and, if the agent is not authorized to change information about the active domain name in the shared registry system, the authorization checker generating a communication to administrative contact for the active domain name to determine if the agent is to be authorized within the domain name management system to change information about the active domain name in the shared registry system; and an information change engine responsive to a request from the agent to change information about the active domain name, the request from the agent input through a graphical user interface on the operator computer, the information change engine generating an information change request that changes the information about the active domain name in the shared registry system if the agent is authorized by the authorization checker.