Location-based website hosting optimization
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- identifying, by a hardware server, a first hosting location from a plurality of hosting locations based, at least in part, on source locations of network traffic accessing a website, by;
identifying global positioning system coordinates for each of a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses associated with the network traffic accessing the website,identifying a geographic center of the global positioning system coordinates, anddetermining the first hosting location is a closest hosting location in the plurality of hosting locations to the geographic center; and
transmitting, by the hardware server, a user interface to a user recommending that at least a portion of the website be transferred to the first hosting location for hosting at the first hosting location.
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Abstract
A hosting provider may host a website at a first hosting location based on initial business information received from a hosting customer, perhaps while the hosting customer created an account. The initial business information may include, as non-limiting examples, whether the business is a local or non-localized business, business addresses and/or registered domain names. A domain name, particularly if it resolves to the website, may be analyzed for incorporated words, spelling, characters and/or top-level domain that may point to, or be more commonly used in, one or more geographical regions. The website may be moved to a second location based on the initial business information combined with subsequently collected business information, such as, as non-limiting examples, updated address information, marketing campaigns aimed at particular locations and/or based on the originating location of traffic to the website.
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16 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying, by a hardware server, a first hosting location from a plurality of hosting locations based, at least in part, on source locations of network traffic accessing a website, by; identifying global positioning system coordinates for each of a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses associated with the network traffic accessing the website, identifying a geographic center of the global positioning system coordinates, and determining the first hosting location is a closest hosting location in the plurality of hosting locations to the geographic center; and transmitting, by the hardware server, a user interface to a user recommending that at least a portion of the website be transferred to the first hosting location for hosting at the first hosting location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method, comprising:
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determining, by a hardware server, a first hosting location from a plurality of hosting locations based, at least in part, on a first business information in a customer record, by; determining the first business information identifies a business mailing address, identifying a geographic location of the business mailing address, and determining the first hosting location is a closest hosting location in the plurality of hosting locations to the geographic location; and hosting at least a portion of a content of a website associated with the customer record on one or more hosting servers at the first hosting location. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
a server computer including a processor configured to perform the steps of; identifying, by a hardware server, a first hosting location from a plurality of hosting locations based, at least in part, on source locations of network traffic accessing a website, by; identifying global positioning system coordinates for each of a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses associated with the network traffic accessing the website, identifying a geographic center of the global positioning system coordinates, and determining the first hosting location is a closest hosting location in the plurality of hosting locations to the geographic center; and transmitting, by the hardware server, a user interface to a user recommending that at least a portion of the website be transferred to the first hosting location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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