Providing Regional Content by Matching Geographical Properties
First Claim
1. A method for providing regional content, the method comprising:
- extracting geographical information from a data file;
associating the data file with a source geographical property corresponding to the extracted geographical information according to a geographical information database;
obtaining a user geographical property of a user; and
providing the data file to the user if the source geographical property matches the user geographical property.
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Abstract
A method and a system provide regional content to users by associating data files with geographical properties and matching the geographical property of a data file with the geographical property of the user. The system extracts geographical information from a data file, and associates the data file with a source geographical property corresponding to the extracted geographical information according to a geographical information database. Upon obtaining a user geographical property of a user, the system provides the data file to the user if the source geographical property matches the user geographical property. The method and the system may be implemented using a geographical name lexicon or a geographical name suffix lexicon.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for providing regional content, the method comprising:
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extracting geographical information from a data file; associating the data file with a source geographical property corresponding to the extracted geographical information according to a geographical information database; obtaining a user geographical property of a user; and providing the data file to the user if the source geographical property matches the user geographical property. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing regional content, the method comprising:
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providing a geographical information database; extracting geographical information from a data file; identifying in the geographical information database a source geographical property corresponding to the extracted geographical information; associating the data file with the source geographical property; obtaining a user geographical property of a user; and providing the data file to the user if the source geographical property matches the user geographical property. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A computer-implemented system of providing regional content, wherein the system comprises a computer having a computer processor and a storage, the computer processor being programmed to perform the following:
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extracting geographical information from a data file; associating the data file with a source geographical property corresponding to the extracted geographical information according to a geographical information database; obtaining a user geographical property of a user; and providing the data file to the user if the source geographical property matches the user geographical property. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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