Method for identifying the georgrapic location of a router

• US 8,770,477 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2012
• Issued: 07/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Spriv LLC
• Original Assignee: Guy Hefetz
• Inventors: Hefetz, Guy
• Primary Examiner(s): ST CYR, DANIEL
• Application Number:
  US13/479,235
• Publication Number:
  US 20120244885A1
• Time in Patent Office: 776 Days
• Field of Search: 235/380, 235/382, 235/385, 235/462.45, 23547201-47202, 235/492
• US Class Current: 235/382
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4015 using location information
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4016 involving fraud or risk level assessment in transaction processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8033 location-dependent, e.g. business or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

The invention provides a method and system for determining the geographical location of an Internet router, or of an IP address associated with the router. The method obtains the geographical location of a wireless communication device, while it is in communication with a web site via a router, and assigns that location to the router.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of locating the geographical location of an Internet router IP Address using the geographical location of a wireless communication device of an Internet user;

while said wireless communication device is in communication with a web site via said router;

the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of;

a) while said wireless communication device is accessing said web site via said router, obtaining said router'"'"'s IP address and a geographical location of said router IP address;

b) requesting and receiving the geographical location of the wireless communication device; and

c) if the distance between the geographical location of the router IP address and the geographical location of the wireless communication device is more than predetermined value, authenticating the Internet user'"'"'s identity with the Internet user, and if the authentication is successful, locating said router'"'"'s IP address at the geographical location of said wireless communication device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one step of determining a geographic location using said wireless communication device, comprises use of at least one system selected from the group consisting of:

a) Global Positioning Systems (GPS);

b) Galileo;

c) WiMAX;

d) WiFi;

e) Bluetooth;

f) MIMO;

g) UWB;

h) RFID;

i) Cellular triangulation;

j) Cellular base stations; and

k) Cellular antennas.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said wireless communication device is least one device selected from the group consisting of:

a) computers;

b) mobile wireless terminals;

c) smart phones;

d) mobile computers;

e) laptop computers;

f) Personal Digital Assistants (“

PDAs ”

);

g) mobile telephones;

h) mobile voice devices;

i) devices with wireless Internet capability;

j) mini-laptops; and

k) other devices with computing and wireless communication capability.