US 11,924,161 B1
Authorization and refusal of modification, and partial modification ability, of a network identifier
Andrew Kaizer, Arlington, VA (US); and Swapneel Sheth, Fairfax, VA (US)
Assigned to VERISIGN, INC., Reston, VA (US)
Filed by VERISIGN, INC., Reston, VA (US)
Filed on May 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/325,949.
Int. Cl. H04L 61/4511 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 101/618 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 61/4511 (2022.05) [H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04L 2101/618 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing fractional control of a domain name by a plurality of entities, the method 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.