System, method and computer program product for a locator service

• US 20010051973A1
• Filed: 06/08/2001
• Published: 12/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Map Network, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: POI Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Kurspahic, Tarik, Green, R. Shane, Sylvester, Michael D., Saracevic, Edin
• Application Number:
  US09/876,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20010051973A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product that provides locator services. A locator system includes a locator server that handles location requests received from a application server and/or over a network such as the Internet, and a database server coupled to a locator server. An Internet-enabled locator method includes a user entering a location code in an interface, searching for matching locales, and providing location information pertaining to the matching locales to a user.

Claims

1. A method for providing location information, comprising:

(a) receiving a query containing at least one location code;

(b) searching a database for location information using said at least one location code; and

(c) returning matching location information to a client.

2. The method of

claim 1

, further comprising:

(d) sending said matching location information to an application server;

(e) receiving a re-direct request from said client; and

(f) connecting said client with a location specified in said re-direct request.

3. The method of

claim 1

, wherein said location information includes one or more street addresses, phone numbers, e-mail address, and universal resource locators.

4. The method of

claim 1

, wherein a location server, coupled to said database, receives said query.

5. The method of

claim 1

, wherein said database includes said location information and said at least one location code.