Providing geocoded targeted web content
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of providing geocoded web content to a user, the method comprising:
- receiving from the user an address corresponding to a geographic location;
determining latitude and longitude coordinates associated with the address;
determining a first geographic boundary surrounding the latitude and longitude coordinates, wherein the latitude and longitude coordinates represent a centroid of the first geographic boundary;
determining a second geographic boundary surrounding the first geographic boundary, based at least in part on a boundary parameter;
determining, using a processor, first web content that comprises information associated with a location within the first geographic boundary;
determining, using a processor, second web content that comprises information associated with a location within the second geographic boundary and outside of the first geographic boundary; and
transmitting the determined first web content and the determined second web content for display in groups that are hierarchically ordered based on distance from the geographic location.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for providing geocoded web content to a user based on a specific geographic location specified by the user. A determination module receives a geographic location from the user and determines latitude and longitude coordinates associated with the geographic location from a geographic information database. The determination module further determines a geographic boundary associated with the latitude and longitude coordinates based at least in part on an area of interest surrounding the geographic location. A web content search module determines web content comprising substance associated with a location within the geographic boundary. A front end interface transmits the determined web content for display in an order based at least in part on distance from the location associated with the web content to the geographic location.
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing geocoded web content to a user, the method comprising:
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receiving from the user an address corresponding to a geographic location; determining latitude and longitude coordinates associated with the address; determining a first geographic boundary surrounding the latitude and longitude coordinates, wherein the latitude and longitude coordinates represent a centroid of the first geographic boundary; determining a second geographic boundary surrounding the first geographic boundary, based at least in part on a boundary parameter; determining, using a processor, first web content that comprises information associated with a location within the first geographic boundary; determining, using a processor, second web content that comprises information associated with a location within the second geographic boundary and outside of the first geographic boundary; and transmitting the determined first web content and the determined second web content for display in groups that are hierarchically ordered based on distance from the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method of providing geocoded web content to a user, the method comprising:
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receiving from the user an address corresponding to a geographic location; determining latitude and longitude coordinates associated with the address; determining a first boundary parameter that indicates a distance from the latitude and longitude coordinates; determining a second boundary parameter that indicates an area of interest comprising the geographic location; determining concentric geographic boundaries that surround the latitude and longitude coordinates that represent a centroid of the concentric geographic boundaries, the concentric geographic boundaries comprising a circular geographic boundary based on the first boundary parameter and an outer geographic boundary that surrounds the circular geographic boundary based on the second boundary parameter; determining, using a processor, first web content that comprises information associated with a location within the circular geographic boundary; determining, using a processor, second web content that comprises information associated with a location within the outer geographic boundary and outside of the circular geographic boundary; and displaying the determined first web content and the determined second web content in groups that are hierarchically ordered based on distance from the geographic location.
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12. A computer-implemented method of providing geocoded web content to a user, the method comprising:
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receiving a geographic location from the user; determining latitude and longitude coordinates associated with the geographic location; determining a geographic boundary surrounding the latitude and longitude coordinates based at least in part on a boundary parameter that indicates an area of interest surrounding the geographic location; associating the latitude and longitude coordinates with a centroid of the geographic boundary; determining a second boundary parameter that indicates an area of interest that surrounds the geographic boundary; determining concentric geographic boundaries based at least in part on the geographic boundary and the second boundary parameter; determining, using a processor, web content comprising information associated with a location within at least one of the concentric geographic boundaries and outside of the geographic boundary; and transmitting the determined web content for display in an order based at least in part on distance from the location associated with the web content to the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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