KR100352249B1 - System for wirelessly managing an internet domain and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless Internet domain management system and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a system and a method for wirelessly searching and registering a new Internet domain name using a portable mobile communication terminal.

The wireless Internet domain search is received from a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) server or a WAP server of a wireless carrier that connects a mobile mobile terminal to enter an Internet domain name to be searched, a signal received from the mobile mobile terminal to the Internet. A domain registrar that has built a database (domain search and a new registrar's server) and a database of domains with built-in programs that connect to InterNic, a domain registrar, and perform tasks such as domain search and new registration in response to signals. It takes place in a system that consists of servers. Through a method performed in a wireless Internet domain management system, a domain name can be secured in a timely manner and conveniently managed by a portable wireless mobile communication terminal by quickly searching and registering an Internet domain anytime and anywhere.

Description

Wireless Internet Domain Management System and Method Thereof {SYSTEM FOR WIRELESSLY MANAGING AN INTERNET DOMAIN AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a wireless Internet domain management system and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a wireless internet domain management system for searching for a registration of an internet domain wirelessly using a portable mobile communication terminal and performing a new registration according to the result. The invention relates to.

The Internet is a web that connects individual computers like spider webs and has become a means of revolutionizing the information revolution by allowing anyone to easily access information that was previously inaccessible. Recently, the proportion of commerce through the Internet is increasing with the increase of computer penetration rate and the expansion of communication network. Therefore, since anyone can easily access information, the Internet has become a great value creation tool for those who want to trade.

On the other hand, those who want commerce via the Internet, that is, electronic commerce, need identification symbols corresponding to each other, a symbol that can identify themselves in conventional commerce, and the Internet domain is a symbol that performs such a role. In other words, a domain is an address in an Internet virtual space. Since these Internet domains not only function as identifiers to distinguish themselves from other objects, but also are useful as property values, a market for buying and selling Internet domains has recently been formed. Therefore, securing a distinguished and superior domain is the first step to market dominance, and the value of the domain can be evaluated and returned to the goods at any time, depending on the degree of market dominance. For this reason, there is intense competition for preoccupation.

On the other hand, in order to register the Internet domain in the past, a separate agency for registration was requested to determine whether or not to register according to the search results in this institution. Therefore, a person who wants to register a specific domain name needs to wait at least several days to receive the result. However, with the recent economic importance of domain names, the demand for preempting them has exploded. Therefore, the existing method of searching and registering by requesting a separate agency for searching or registering a domain name by accessing a search site on the Internet requires a certain time and a separate equipment. Have

However, in order to preoccupy an excellent domain, there is an increasing need to search and register a domain anytime and anywhere to overcome the place and time constraints.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an internet domain search system and method for performing internet domain search using a portable mobile communication terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for registering an internet domain using a portable mobile communication terminal, which enables a user to directly register a searched domain name using the portable mobile communication terminal.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an internet domain management system and method for performing notification of expiration of a registered domain, brokering of sale / auction based on valuation, and the like.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a wireless Internet domain management system according to the present invention.

2 is a flow chart illustrating a process for searching an Internet domain in accordance with the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering an Internet domain according to the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating management items provided by an Internet domain management system according to the present invention;

5 to 9 illustrate one embodiment of a search process according to the present invention;

10 to 12 illustrate an embodiment of a registration process according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts

10 ... User terminal 20 ... Transceiver tower

30 ... Public Switch 40 ... WAP Server

50, 70 ... database 60, 80 ... server

100 ... Wireless service provider 200 ... Internet domain registration agency

300 ... Internet Domain Registrar

In order to achieve the above object, the wireless Internet domain management system according to the present invention is an input and output device capable of wireless Internet, WAP server for converting the signal input from the input and output device to the WAP format to be transmitted to the Internet website, A server of an Internet domain registrar which receives a signal from the WAP server and accesses its own database and a server of an Internet domain registrar to produce a result of the request; and a server of the Internet domain registrar; The server of the Internet domain registration agent is a computer readable medium storing an input device, a program for searching, registering, and managing other Internet domains and member information, and reading a program stored in the computer readable medium and performing necessary operations. A processor, and an output device , The Internet domain registrar server is characterized by comprising a computer readable medium storing a database of the Internet domain.

As this system is implemented, users can quickly obtain an Internet domain name by searching for and registering the Internet domain name using a portable mobile communication terminal, and can be notified of the result by e-mail, voice message, and text message. By providing them, the effort required to search for registration is reduced.

Hereinafter, the Internet domain search and registration system and method using the portable mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, Figure 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a wireless Internet domain management system according to the present invention.

1 to 10 is a portable mobile communication device that can directly input the Internet domain name through the terminal 10, 20 is a transmission and reception tower that serves as a transmission and reception means for signal exchange between the mobile communication device and the wireless carrier, 30 is a switching server, 40 is a signal conversion server for loading a wireless signal used by a wireless carrier on a wired Internet, 50 and 70 are databases for storing data, and 60 and 80 are registered with an Internet domain registrar The server of the institution.

Referring to the operation of the wireless Internet domain search and registration system having the above configuration is as follows.

The search and registration system according to the present invention is largely divided into three blocks. First, a general wireless carrier block 100 for communication connection with the portable mobile communication terminal 10, an Internet domain that provides a service for substantially searching and registering an Internet domain name according to a predetermined protocol with a wireless carrier. It consists of a registrar block 200 and an internet domain registrar block 300 having a database 50 of substantially all registered internet domain names so far.

Looking at the operation in the system consisting of these three large blocks, the user using the portable mobile communication terminal 10 first communicates to check whether the domain name to be searched by the user personally using the communication device is registered. The domain name is input using the device 10. At this time, the input domain name is transmitted to the public switch of the wireless carrier in the wireless Internet mode, the signal transmitted to the public switch of the wireless carrier is sent back to the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) server 40 in accordance with the WAP protocol The signal is converted.

Here, the WAP is a communication protocol developed by the world's leading companies in order to enable the Internet to be used in the wireless terminal 10 and aimed at standardization. That is, it is a collection of access rules for integrating the existing wired Internet network and wireless communication network. Currently, ATT, Motorola, Intel, Microsoft, Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung, and others are participating in the forum, and all Korean mobile operators except Hansol M.com are adopting as standard.

Currently, the terminal 10 capable of wireless internet includes Cyon I-plus 019, Samsung Anycall Internet Phone, Multi Palm, Easy Web Mail, and more.

On the other hand, the WAP server 40 of the wireless communication provider transfers the request received from the user to the server 60 of the Internet domain registrar company to connect the portable mobile communication terminal 10 to the Internet network. The server 60 of the Internet domain registrar transmits a page in a menu format to the user terminal 10 to exchange information with the user. Meanwhile, the server 60 of the Internet domain registrar company accesses its own database 50 and the InterNic server 80 to generate information requested by the user.

In particular, the information transmission process in the present invention will be described in more detail as follows.

The information input by the user through the terminal 10 is converted into a packet based on a wireless communication protocol (CDMA or W-CDMA) and input to the WAP server 40 through the public switch 30 of the communication provider 100. . The WAP server 40 converts the input signal into a WAP method and transmits the signal to the server 60 of the Internet domain registrar. That is, the work performed on the carrier side transmits the wireless data packet conversion, the WAP format conversion, and the converted signal to the server 60 of the Internet domain registrar by the program based on the Common Gateway Interface (CGI). .

After checking the format of the user input information, the server 60 of the Internet domain registrar 200 stores the data in the database 50 if the data is appropriate and generates an error output message if the data is incorrect and sends it back to the user terminal 10. If the data input to the server 60 is in a suitable form, in the server 60 of the Internet domain registrar company, the programs (CGI) produced for the processing of the submenu are sequentially operated, and its own database 50 and In addition to being connected, the InterNic transient network program may be connected to search InterNic's database 50 to generate a predetermined type of data, and to modify the generated data into a data having a predetermined format.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an internet domain search process using the portable mobile communication terminal 10 according to the present invention. 5 to 9 illustrate an example of a display window of the terminal 10 for the searching process.

Looking at the search process with reference to the drawings as follows. First, the user may access the "domain search, registration, and management" homepage provided by an internet domain registration agency using the terminal 10 of the portable communication device, and select the functions provided in the submenu through the wireless Internet. (S10). The initial selection menu is shown in FIG. When the search menu is selected by the user in step S10, the message "domain name input:" is displayed in the window of the terminal 10 for the search of the domain name (S20) (see Fig. 6).

When the user inputs a domain name to search, the system displays the extension of the domain name on the terminal 10 window. At this time, various extensions of the form "1.COM, 2.NET, 3.ORG, 4.CO.KR, 5.PE.KR, 6." are displayed (S30) (see FIG. 7). The user selects the extension number to be used by the user from the above items. In this case, if an extension other than the displayed one is required, another extension may be viewed by selecting "6. Other" (S30). This reduces the inconvenience of inputting the extension individually by providing a standardized extension in a menu form as a way to overcome the inconvenience of the terminal 10 operation.

As such, when the domain name and its extension are selected, the domain name and the extension are combined with each other and transmitted to the server 60 of the Internet domain registrar as a name. The server 60 of the Internet domain registrar company writes a predetermined query for the search requested by the user and operates the search program to access InterNic. The InterNic Server 80 searches whether the existing domain is stored in the database 50 according to the input search program and generates a result including owner and administrator information along with whether to register the corresponding data and register the Internet domain. It returns to the server 60 of an agency.

The server 60 of the Internet domain registrar company extracts only the registration status from this result and transmits it to the user terminal 10 so as to be suitable for the limited character display function of the user terminal 10. When the search ends, the search results are displayed on the display window of the terminal 10 as shown in FIG. In addition, when the re-search item is selected in the menu as illustrated in FIG. 8, the above process is repeated. In other words, if the domain entered by the user is already registered, the above process may be repeated while slightly changing the name of the domain to search for the desired domain. In addition, if the search result is found to be registerable, select a registration application start item, and then an input display window for registration appears as shown in FIG. 9.

As such, FIG. 3 illustrates an Internet domain registration process using the portable mobile communication terminal 10 after the search process is completed, and an example of a display window of the terminal 10 in the Internet domain registration process. Referring to Figures 10 to 12 shown as follows.

When the user selects the registration menu, a menu for inputting a domain name, a member ID, and a password to be registered appears (S110), and selecting Apply from this menu displays a window for entering a domain name (S120). Enter and click Next, a member ID and member password input menu appears (S130). An example of the terminal 10 display window at this stage is shown in FIG.

When the registration application is selected, the terminal 10 of the communication device displays a guide for inputting information on a domain and a member for application (S110). Accordingly, the user enters the domain, member ID and password (S120 and S130). If a member ID and password are entered, it is determined whether the user has registered (S140). If the user is a non-member, the detailed information of the customer is entered and the deposit account guide is displayed (S150). Display on the screen.

When the member information input in step S140 indicates that the member is a member, this information is transmitted to the server 60 of the Internet domain registrar company and stored in the database 50 of the server, waiting for registration. When the user completes the payment through a separate process by the payment confirmation process, the pending registration application is requested to the registrar.

The result is notified to the user's terminal 10 by text message and voice (S170). The display windows of the terminal 10 in steps S120 and S130 are shown in FIG. If the user applied for registration immediately after searching for the domain name, the terminal 10 display window is shown in FIG. When the internet domain name application is completed, the contents as shown in FIG. 12 are displayed on the terminal 10 display window.

4 is a view illustrating an integrated management service that can be provided in addition to the basic domain name search and registration in FIGS.

The management menu allows the user to perform a task such as changing detailed information and extending the registration period together with a list of all domains registered by the user. To date, services provided by registrars and registrars remain at the stage of performing information modification by domain, whereas in the present invention, the list of all domains registered or designated as the management / technical director are sorted by item. It can be printed or output using a specific search word, and has a sub-menu system that can process not only individual edits but also batch edits.

In addition, the present invention has a function of managing the period of the registered domain to automatically notify the registrant of the period expiration. Domains have increased economic value for domains as each operator operates on the Internet over time after registration. Thus, maintaining registration of a domain plays a significant role in the business. However, in general, each operator loses the right to the domain by neglecting the extension of the right to use the domain.

Therefore, the system automatically notifies registrants by e-mail, voice message, and text message of the expiration date of the period according to the arrival of the extension of registration period. Reduce. In other words, in order to minimize the possibility of the registration being canceled because the domain extension application was not processed, notifications of 1 month ago, 2 weeks ago, 1 week ago, 3 days ago, 1 day ago, etc. were provided through e-mail, voice mail, and text message. You can add functionality to make it easier to visually recognize from the integrated domain management menu.

In addition, by developing and integrating an interface that can easily handle the extension of the registration period, the concept of asset management is introduced as a sub-menu system, and the current value of the domains owned is evaluated by professional organizations and Internet users. Domain sales and auctions are available online. Similar to the data processing flow chart search or registration process at this time is made through a signal exchange process between the WAP server 40 and the server 60 of the Internet domain registrar.

The biggest problem at the current development level of wireless Internet technology is the inconvenience of limited display and input devices. In the domain search / registration / management service, a number of input items are basically required such as a member's Korean / English name, Korean / English address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, and business registration number. Implementing this on the wireless Internet and allowing users to enter each time acts as a big obstacle in implementing the present invention due to its hassle. 60), the database 50 is managed, and membership and information modification can be performed through wired / wireless internet access. After joining as a member, only the minimum items necessary for domain search, registration, and management can be input on the wireless Internet terminal 10, thereby maximizing user convenience.

Through the present invention, the Internet domain search and registration using a portable wireless communication terminal can overcome the time and location constraints required for domain search and registration, thereby meeting the needs of users who want to secure a good domain quickly. You can.

In addition, the present invention enables a user to easily manage a domain by providing a function of managing a registered domain using a portable wireless communication terminal.

While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to the above embodiments, it has been used for the purpose of illustration and those of ordinary skill in the art, having the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. Various modifications can be made without departing.

Claims (11)

Input and output devices capable of wireless Internet; A WAP server for converting a signal for an Internet domain name input from the input / output device into a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) format for transmission to a server of an Internet domain registrar company; A server of an Internet domain registrar, which stores a database of registered Internet domains; And A server of an Internet domain registration agency that receives a signal from the WAP server, transmits predetermined data to perform a search by accessing a server of the Internet domain registrar, and receives the search result and transmits the search result to the input / output device. Wireless Internet Domain Search System, characterized in that it comprises a. Input and output devices capable of wireless Internet; A WAP server for converting a signal for an Internet domain name input from the input / output device into a WAP format for transmission to a server of an Internet domain registrar company; A server of an Internet domain registrar having a database of Internet domains; And And a server of an internet domain registrar which receives a signal from the WAP server and accesses a server of an internet domain registrar to perform internet domain registration. The method of claim 1, Wireless Internet domain search system, characterized in that the server of the Internet domain registration agency provides the search results to the input and output device capable of wireless Internet via e-mail, voice messages, text messages and the like. The method of claim 2, Wireless Internet domain registration system, characterized in that the server of the Internet domain registration agency provides the registration result to the input and output device capable of wireless Internet via e-mail, voice message, text message and the like. The method of claim 2, The server of the Internet domain registration agency searches whether the signal transmitted from the WAP server is a registered ID and password, and determines whether the user is a member according to the result. Wireless Internet domain registration system, characterized in that for performing. The method of claim 2, The server of the Internet domain registration agency further comprises a database for managing the expiration of the registered domain to perform the function of informing the registrant of the expiration of the domain by e-mail, voice message, text message, etc. Internet domain registration system. Inputting a signal by an input / output device capable of wireless internet; Converting a signal input from the input / output device into a WAP format for transmission to a server of an internet domain registrar company; Converting the WAP signal into a query having a predetermined format and transmitting the converted WAP signal to a server of an Internet domain registrar; Searching for a domain registration database of the internet domain registrar according to the received predetermined query and transmitting the result to the wireless internet enabled input / output device. Inputting a signal by an input / output device capable of wireless internet; Converting a signal input from the input / output device into a WAP format for transmission to a server of an internet domain registrar; Registering, by a server of an Internet domain registrar company receiving the signal converted into the WAP format, accessing its own database and a database of an Internet domain registrar server to register an Internet domain name inputted from the wireless Internet-enabled input / output device; And And transmitting the registered result to the wireless internet enabled input / output device. The method of claim 7, wherein And a method of transmitting the search results by e-mail, voice message, or text message. The method of claim 8, And transmitting the registration result by e-mail, voice message, or text message. 10. The method of claim 8, further comprising notifying the input / output device of a predetermined period after the domain registration for the extension of the registration period for the domain.