Method of and apparatus for providing localized information from an internet server or portal to user without requiring user to enter location
First Claim
1. A method of providing localized information to a user accessing an internet site through an access point, comprising:
- a. determining an address corresponding to the access point;
b. obtaining location information corresponding to the address from a location table;
c. obtaining localized information using the location information; and
d. providing the localized information to the user through the access point.
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Abstract
The method of and apparatus for providing localized information from an internet server or portal to a user without requiring the user to enter their location information preferably maintains a location table of the IP addresses for wireless access points and the location information for the access point. When a user accesses a portal through a wireless access point to obtain localized information, the portal then determines, using the IP address for the wireless access point and the location table, the location information corresponding to that wireless access point. The portal then provides the localized information to the user for their location based on the location information obtained from the location table without requiring the user to know or enter the location information. In an alternative embodiment, the location information is maintained at the wireless access point and automatically provided to the portal from the wireless access point.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of providing localized information to a user accessing an internet site through an access point, comprising:
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a. determining an address corresponding to the access point;
b. obtaining location information corresponding to the address from a location table;
c. obtaining localized information using the location information; and
d. providing the localized information to the user through the access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of generating a location table corresponding to locations of access points, comprising:
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a. obtaining an address of the access point from a communication received from the access point;
b. obtaining location information corresponding to a physical location of the access point;
c. generating an entry within the location table including the address and the location information; and
d. repeating a-c for a first communication from each access point. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus to provide an internet site and capable of being accessed through an access point comprising:
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a. a location table including a plurality of entries each having an address and location information corresponding to an access point; and
b. a localized information database coupled to the location table to provide localized information based on the location information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for providing an internet site and capable of being accessed through an access point comprising:
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a. a first means for maintaining a plurality of entries each having an address and location information corresponding to an access point; and
b. a second means for maintaining a localized information database coupled to the first means for maintaining for providing localized information based on the location information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A location table maintained by an internet site for providing localized information to users through an access point comprising a plurality of entries, each entry including:
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a. an address corresponding to the access point; and
b. location information corresponding to the access point. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A network of devices comprising:
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a. one or more access points to provide access to an internet site;
b. one or more internet access systems, each capable of communicating with the one or more access points to access the internet site through the access point;
c. an apparatus to provide the internet site and capable of being accessed through the one or more access points comprising;
i. a location table including a plurality of entries each having an address and location information corresponding to an appropriate one of the access points; and
ii. a localized information database coupled to the location table to provide localized information based on the location information. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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