In Application URL Re-Direction System and Method
First Claim
1. A web service configured to utilize a customer'"'"'s internet protocol (IP) address, user data site identification codes, and a locale to redirect the customers to an appropriate electronic commerce store front.
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Abstract
An online web store to direct customers to a geographically appropriate e-commerce store front is described. The web store redirects customers based upon the customer'"'"'s internet protocol (IP) address. For example, company “X” has two sites. One of the sites is for the Asian Pacific (APAC) region while another handles the European, Middle East, and African (EMEA) area. Within the APAC region, company “X” has a specific locale set up for the Australian continent. Company “X” would need a way to host one link on its site that would direct the user to the correct site and locale. A preferred embodiment utilizes an action handler for a link that when clicked would determine the users locale based on their IP address and redirect the user to the appropriate site and locale.
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- 1. A web service configured to utilize a customer'"'"'s internet protocol (IP) address, user data site identification codes, and a locale to redirect the customers to an appropriate electronic commerce store front.
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3. A method for redirecting customers to an electronic commerce (ecommerce) store front comprising steps of:
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receiving a current internet protocol (IP) address of the local computer over a communication link; determining the current geographic location for the received current IP address by performing a reverse IP address lookup in a geographic location cross reference to the IP address database; and redirecting the customer to a locale specific electronic commerce store front based upon the determined current geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for redirecting customers to an electronic commerce (ecommerce) store front comprising steps of:
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receiving an external reference identification (ID) of a product; receiving a current internet protocol (IP) address of the local computer over a communication link; determining the current geographic location for the received current IP address by performing a reverse IP address lookup in a geographic location cross reference to the IP address database; redirecting the customer to a locale specific electronic commerce store front based upon the determined current geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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