6,901,436 Method, product, and apparatus for determining the availability of similar identifiers and registering these identifiers across multiple naming systems
  Issued: May 31, 2005
  Filed: August 30, 2000
  U.S. Class: 709/219
Main Claim:  1. An identifier registration method comprising:
  selecting at least two registerable naming systems from a group of registerable naming systems including a domain name system, a top level domain alias naming system, a multilingual naming system, a fictitious identifier naming system, a trademark naming system, a keyword naming system, a telephone number naming system, a username naming system, an account name naming system, a product code naming system, a book number naming system, a catalog identifier naming system, a document identifier naming system, an intellectual property identifier naming system, a manufacturer identifier naming system, a merchant/reseller/affiliate code naming system, an image naming system, a geographic naming system, a classification naming system, and a license plate identifier naming system;
  at least one of a receiving and generating one or more identifiers either, before, during or after said selecting said at least two registerable naming systems, said one or more identifiers having a capability of being registered in said at least two registerable naming systems; and,
  providing a user with an ability to determine whether said one or more identifiers is available for registration in said at least two registerable naming systems.

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