US 12,445,405 B2
Distributed domain name resolution and method for use of same
Scott Gaydos, Plano, TX (US); and Robert Otting, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to Etherweb Technologies LLC, Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Etherweb Technologies LLC, Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/334,314.
Application 18/334,314 is a continuation of application No. 17/136,496, filed on Dec. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,677,712, issued on Jun. 13, 2023.
Application 17/136,496 is a continuation of application No. 16/906,984, filed on Jun. 19, 2020, granted, now 10,880,260, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/863,478, filed on Jun. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0163242 A1, May 16, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 61/10 (2022.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 61/10 (2013.01) [H04L 61/4511 (2022.05)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for domain name address resolution, the system comprising:
a blockchain storing a plurality of distributed domain names with respective Internet Protocol address information;
a smart contract running on the blockchain, the smart contract being shared logic to execute operations on the blockchain; and
one or more computing devices having a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including first processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
receive a distributed domain name request, wherein the distributed domain name request includes the distributed domain name and Internet Protocol address information,
analyze the distributed domain name request,
query the blockchain for the distributed domain name from the smart contract, and
receive a read response with Internet Protocol address information corresponding to the distributed domain name.