Creation of a database storing domain names and business operational areas

Abstract

A Registrar may receive and register a domain name for a Registrant. The Registrant may use the domain name to facilitate access to a website that promotes a business of the Registrant. The Registrar may determine, typically either by asking the Registrant or by searching on-line databases, operational area(s) of the Registrant's business and store the domain name and the operational area(s) in a database. The database may be the DNS with this additional information, the WHOIS database or a whole new database may be created. This process may be repeated so that a database is created or updated to have a plurality of domain names where at least some of the domain names are associated with one or more operational areas of a business. Once created, the database may be accessed via a global computer network by any application that desires information related to operational areas of businesses.

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