EP 1277125 A4 20050302 - 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)
Citation (search report)
- [PX] WO 0022495 A2 20000420 - LIQUID AUDIO INC [US]
- [PA] WO 0029979 A1 20000525 - CREAHOLIC SA [CH], et al
- [PA] EP 1039265 A1 20000927 - SONY INT EUROPE GMBH [DE]
- [X] WO 9934305 A1 19990708 - AMERICA ONLINE INC [US], et al
- [X] "SPOT (SYSTEMATIC POSITION ONLINE TARGETTER)", N.A., 27 November 1999 (1999-11-27), XP002298987
- See references of WO 0175632A1
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