AUTOMATIC LOCATION DETECTION IN A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- automatically determining a position of a computer and producing an automatic position location signal indicative thereof;
sending said automatic position location signal over a remote communication medium, along with operation information indicative of an operation to be conducted; and
receiving said signal indicative of automatic position location and said information in a server of the remote communication medium, comparing said signal indicative of automatic position location to information in a database of said server, and using said automatic position location signal to automatically determine a language for the information to be returned from said website.
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Abstract
Automatic position location detection, such as satellite position information is used along with a computer to enhance an operation over a remote information channel or a network. This may be used over the Internet to enhance an Internet transaction by determining the origin of the transaction and determining if that origin is authorized. It can also be used for determining a person'"'"'s location and seeing if the person has moved more than a specified amount in the specified time. It can be used for a biometric scan to determine certain characteristics about the person. Another aspect uses automatic position location to detect handwriting. Yet another application is an automatically determining the source of a request for information from a website, and returning information from that website. This system can also be used in chat room environment.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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automatically determining a position of a computer and producing an automatic position location signal indicative thereof; sending said automatic position location signal over a remote communication medium, along with operation information indicative of an operation to be conducted; and receiving said signal indicative of automatic position location and said information in a server of the remote communication medium, comparing said signal indicative of automatic position location to information in a database of said server, and using said automatic position location signal to automatically determine a language for the information to be returned from said website. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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automatically determining a position of a computer and producing an automatic position location signal indicative thereof; sending said automatic position location signal over a remote communication medium, along with operation information indicative of an operation to be conducted; receiving said signal indicative of automatic position location and said information in a server of the remote communication medium which stores information about a plurality of different products and stores geographical information associated with said products; and
using said automatic position location signal to automatically determine which of a plurality of products will be displayed based on a geographic region determined from said automatic position location signal, and returning information of only certain products for said geographic region that is automatically determined from said automatic position location information signal. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method, comprising:
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automatically determining a location of a request for information from a server; and returning information from said server that is based on said location, and is automatically different for one location than for another location. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a computer, and a position location element, associated with said computer, said position location element automatically producing a position information signal that indicates a position of said computer; and said computer including a memory storing information, and running a specified routine based on a request, which compares said position with said information, and returns information from a website based on both on said signal, and said request. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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