EP 1277125 A1 20030122 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF A NETWORKED ENTITY
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF A NETWORKED ENTITY
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ABSCHÄTZUNG EINES GEOGRAPHISCHEN ORTS EINER VERNETZTEN ENTITÄT
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT D'ESTIMER UN EMPLACEMENT GEOGRAPHIQUE D'UNE ENTITE EN RESEAU
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0111163 W 20010403
- US 19476100 P 20000403
- US 24177600 P 20001018
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0175632A1] A method and an apparatus operates to associate a geographical location associated with a network address. At least one data collection operation is performed to obtain information pertaining to a network address. The retrieved information is processed to identify a plurality of geographic locations potentially associated with the network address, and to attach a confidence factor to each of the plurality of geographic locations An estimated geographic location is selected from the plurality of geographic locationsas being a best estimate of a true geographic location of the network address, where the selection of the estimated geographic location is based upon a degree of confidence-factor weighted agreement within the plurality of geographic locations.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H04L 12/24 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 41/22 (2013.01); H04L 43/10 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0175632 A1 20011011; WO 0175632 A8 20020404; AU 2001253189 B2 20040819; AU 5318901 A 20011015; EP 1277125 A1 20030122; EP 1277125 A4 20050302
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0111163 W 20010403; AU 2001253189 A 20010403; AU 5318901 A 20010403; EP 01926668 A 20010403