WHOIS Extension Integrating Non-Controlling Party Business Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
The WHOIS protocol lacks internationalization and strong security features, impacting interoperability and usefulness, while DNS systems do not incorporate business-related information, limiting their functionality in providing comprehensive domain name services.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that extends WHOIS and DNS functionality by allowing the collection and storage of business information from both Controlling and Non-Controlling Parties through web-based frameworks, enabling read-only or read-and-write access to WHOIS and DNS records, and providing mechanisms for accessing and updating this information via standardized network protocols.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If WHOIS protocol is used to provide domain name information, then basic domain registration information can be accessed, but business-related information is not included and interoperability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines WHOIS and DNS protocols into a unified system that retrieves and displays both domain registration information and business-related information together, eliminating the need for separate queries and providing comprehensive information in a single interface
Solution Approach 2:
The system extends the traditional WHOIS protocol to perform multiple functions including retrieving domain registration data, business information, and DNS records, making it a universal information gateway for domain names rather than a single-purpose protocol
2Adaptability or versatility
If DNS system is used for name resolution, then domain names can be translated to IP addresses, but business-related information is not provided
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges DNS name resolution functionality with business information retrieval, allowing the DNS system to simultaneously provide both technical routing information (IP addresses) and business-related data through integrated queries and responses
3Adaptability or versatility
If WHOIS protocol is extended to include business information from multiple parties, then information completeness improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary information storage layer that collects and organizes business information from multiple parties (domain owners, customers, competitors), mediating between the complex data sources and the simplified WHOIS/DNS query interface, thereby managing complexity while maintaining information completeness
Data Source
AI summary
A Registering Entity or another entity may provide a framework for collecting WHOIS Business Information from a Non-Controlling Party of a domain name and entering it into WHOIS. The framework may include a website, webpage, web service, web resource, software, API, or another technological solution suitable for collecting WHOIS Business Information from Non-Controlling Party. The website, webpage, web service, or the web resource may be located at URL associated with a Controlling Party's domain name, e.g. an active or a parked page for the domain name. WHOIS Business Information will be typically available for viewing to everyone along with the traditional WHOIS information.