System, Method and Apparatus for Geographical Restriction of Offers for Sale
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1. A method of presenting items of a catalog in various geographic regions, the method comprising:
- using a computer for providing a catalog of items, each item having associated therewith at least one geographic code;
receiving a search term and a geographic location in said computer;
searching the catalog for matching items that are related to the search term and in which the geographic code indicates the item is suitable for the geographic location.
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Abstract
An application for a method of presenting items of a catalog in various geographic regions includes providing a catalog of items, each item having associated therewith at least one geographic code. A search term and a geographic location are provided. The catalog is searched for matching items that are related to the search term and in which the geographic code indicates the item is suitable for the geographic location.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of presenting items of a catalog in various geographic regions, the method comprising:
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using a computer for providing a catalog of items, each item having associated therewith at least one geographic code; receiving a search term and a geographic location in said computer; searching the catalog for matching items that are related to the search term and in which the geographic code indicates the item is suitable for the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a server, including a network connection structure; said server storing a catalog of items, each item having associated therewith at least one geographic code; a software module running on the server, accepting a search term from terminal user, the software module determining a geographic location of the terminal and using said search term to search the catalog for matching items that are related to the search term and using the geographic code to indicate whether the item is suitable for the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for presenting a catalog, the apparatus comprising:
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a server computer; a database interfaced to the server computer, the database comprising a plurality of records, each of the records having a plurality of fields, the fields including a geographic field; search software running on the server computer, the search software receiving a request, the search software adapted to obtain a geographic location from which the request is originated, and to search the database to find resulting records related to the search request and to remove objectionable material, and to send said resulting records with said objectionable material removed to the terminal; whereas objectionable material is that in which the geographic field contains the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program to cause a machine to
access a catalog determine an IP address of a remote terminal; -
accepting a search request; translating the IP address of the remote terminal into a geographic address; find appropriate items in a catalog related to the search request; and sending the appropriate items to the remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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