Method and system to initiate geolocation activities on demand and responsive to receipt of a query
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1. A method to perform geolocation activities relating to a network address, the method including:
- receiving a query, including a network address, from an external entity at a geolocation system; and
responsive to receipt of the query, initiating geolocation activities at the geolocation system to map the network address to a geographic location.
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Abstract
A method and the system perform geolocation activities relating to a network address. A query, including a network address, is received from an external entity at a geolocation system. Responsive to receipt of the query, geolocation activities are initiated at the geolocation system to map the network address to a geographic location.
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36 Claims
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1. A method to perform geolocation activities relating to a network address, the method including:
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receiving a query, including a network address, from an external entity at a geolocation system; and
responsive to receipt of the query, initiating geolocation activities at the geolocation system to map the network address to a geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A geolocation system to perform geolocation activities relating to a network address, the geolocation system including:
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a first system to receive a query, including a network address, from an external entity at the geolocation system; and
a second system, coupled to the first system and responsive to receipt of the query by the first system, to initiate geolocation activities to map the network address to a geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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22. The geolocation system of 18, including an Application Program Interface (API) via which the query is received by the first system.
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35. A machine-readable medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to implement a method to perform geolocation activities relating to a network address, the method including:
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receiving a query, including the network address, from an external entity at a geolocation system; and
responsive to receipt of the query, initiating geolocation activities at a geolocation system to map the network address to a geographic location.
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36. A geolocation system to perform geolocation activities relating to a network address, the system including:
first means for receiving a query, including a network address, from an external entity at a geolocation system; and
second means, coupled to the first means and responsive to receipt of the query by the first means, for initiating geolocation activities to map the network address to a geographic location.
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