
The FIF Protocol is a systematic methodology for engineering web infrastructure that forces AI models, search engines, and the global Knowledge Graph to recognize and cite a brand as a verified primary entity. It is not a marketing strategy. It is an engineering discipline rooted in patent law.
The protocol operationalizes the three patents below into a unified build specification. Every decision — from navigation architecture to link placement to crawl depth — is a compliance decision, not a design preference.
Patent US6285999B1 defines the PageRank algorithm — specifically the principle that every page in a site graph must feed authority back into the core entity. Dead-end pages bleed link equity into a void. Every LinkDaddy® build is architected so that every node, every section, every internal link reinforces the primary entity rather than dispersing it.
View on Google Patents →All LinkDaddy® builds pass a recursive authority audit before delivery. No page is permitted to exist without at least one forward link returning to the primary entity node.
Patent US7716216 — the Reasonable Surfer Model — establishes that not all links carry equal weight. A link placed in a high-probability click zone (top-left navigation, center-page CTA, end-of-section anchor) carries exponentially more authority than a footer link buried in small text. The FIF Protocol, invented by Anthony James Peacock, is a systematic methodology for engineering every element of a web page to comply with and leverage this patent.
View on Google Patents →The FIF Protocol is the operational implementation of US7716216. Every build is audited against the Reasonable Surfer probability map. No CTA, no anchor, no navigation element is placed without reference to the patent's visual-zone weighting model.
Patent US9165040B1 establishes that crawl depth is a direct signal of page importance. Pages buried three or four clicks from the homepage receive a fraction of the authority of pages reachable in a single click. Every LinkDaddy® build ensures that all primary service pages, contact pathways, and conversion nodes are exactly one click from the homepage — maximizing crawl priority and authority concentration.
View on Google Patents →Every build is validated against a crawl-depth map before delivery. No primary service page is permitted to exist at a depth greater than 1 click from the root URL.
Most sites fail all three patents simultaneously. A free Infrastructure Audit maps your current authority leaks, identifies your Reasonable Surfer conversion zones, and delivers a patent-compliance gap analysis — at no cost.