GEOGRAPHIC DATA LOCATOR
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1. A geographic information transfer method comprising:
- receiving at a host system server data describing a client computer'"'"'s connection to a computer network;
querying a database to obtain geographic data associated with the received data; and
transmitting localized information from the host system to the client computer based on the geographic data.
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Abstract
A geographic information transfer method and system is described. The method includes receiving at a host system server data describing a client computer'"'"'s connection to a computer network, querying a database to obtain geographic data associated with the received data, and transmitting localized information from the host system to the client computer based on the geographic data. A geographic cookie file may be generated and written to a client computer for future use. The geographic cookie file may be used to transmit localized data or to block transmission of data to a specified geographic location.
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21 Claims
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1. A geographic information transfer method comprising:
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receiving at a host system server data describing a client computer'"'"'s connection to a computer network;
querying a database to obtain geographic data associated with the received data; and
transmitting localized information from the host system to the client computer based on the geographic data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A geographic information transfer method for a website, the method comprising:
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determining if a geographic cookie file exists on a client machine;
determining whether the client machine connected to a computer network is using a previously used access number; and
providing geographic data to the website server if the geographic cookie exists and the client machine used the same access number. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21)
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12. A geographic information transfer method for a website, the method comprising:
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querying a client computer to obtain data from a geographic cookie file;
if a geographic cookie file is not found generating a geographic cookie file containing location data and loading the geographic cookie file onto the client computer, wherein the cookie file is created by obtaining the dial-in access number and exchange number of an Internet Service Provider and comparing the access number and exchange number with information in a database to determine location information; and
sending localized information to a plurality of client computers based on the cookie file data of each client.
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13. A method for blocking the transfer of data, the method comprising:
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receiving at a host system server Internet Access Provider (IAP) data indicative of a geographic area of a client computer;
querying a database to obtain geographic data associated with the received IAP data;
comparing the geographic data to a predetermined data list indicative of at least one geographic area that is to be blocked from receiving specified data; and
blocking the transmittal of the specified data from the host system to the client computer if the client computer'"'"'s geographic data matches data in the data list.
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14. Computer software embodied in a computer-readable medium or a propagated carrier signal, the computer software comprising instructions for causing a computer to:
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receive at a host system server Internet Access Provider data of a client computer;
query a database to obtain geographic data associated with the IAP data; and
transmit localized information from the host system to the client computer based on the geographic data.
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18. A host system comprising:
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a database comprising records to associate Internet Access Provider (IAP) data of a client computer with location data;
an interface operatively coupled to a communications link to exchange data with a terminal server; and
a processor operatively coupled to the interface and to the database, the processor being configured to receive geographic data associated with the IAP data, and to transmit localized information from the host system to the client computer based on the geographic data.
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