Method of determining geographical location from IP address information
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1. A computer readable medium having computer program code for carrying out a method of determining a geographical location from IP address information, the method comprising:
- interrogating a database of IP address information mapped to domain name information by submitting a given IP address;
the database returning either a domain name or an error in response to the given IP address;
deriving one or more web site addresses from a returned domain name;
interrogating a SMTP port of the IP address in instances where an error is returned;
deriving one or more web site addresses in response to the SMTP port interrogation; and
scanning one or more web pages of the or each derived web site address for geographical address information to determine geographical address information.
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Abstract
A method of determining a geographical location from IP address information comprising: interrogating a database of IP address information mapped to domain name information by submitting a given IP address; the database returning a domain name in response to the given IP address; deriving one or more likely web site addresses from the domain name; and scanning the or each derived web site address for geographical address information to determine likely geographical address information.
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1. A computer readable medium having computer program code for carrying out a method of determining a geographical location from IP address information, the method comprising:
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interrogating a database of IP address information mapped to domain name information by submitting a given IP address; the database returning either a domain name or an error in response to the given IP address; deriving one or more web site addresses from a returned domain name; interrogating a SMTP port of the IP address in instances where an error is returned; deriving one or more web site addresses in response to the SMTP port interrogation; and scanning one or more web pages of the or each derived web site address for geographical address information to determine geographical address information.
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Current AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
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Original AssigneeYahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
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InventorsPatel, Devesh, Riise, Soren
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Primary Examiner(s)Rones; Charles
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Assistant Examiner(s)Lewis; Alicia M
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Application NumberUS10/745,094Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,388 DaysField of SearchNoneUS Class Current707/755CPC Class CodesG06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal depende...Y10S 707/919 GeographicY10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. sear...
