Verisign gets a patent for audio-based systems, devices, and methods for domain services

[Digital Pandit]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,451,511 (pdf) to Verisign for “Audio-based systems, devices, and methods for domain services.”

Yep, we’re talking about using devices like Amazon Echo or Google Home to register domains, look up Whois information, etc. From the patent:

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