WO2000067450A1 - Systems and methods for determining, collecting, and using geographic locations of internet users - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to systems and methods for determining geographic
- the invention relates to systems and
- the Internet consists of a network of interconnected computer networks.
- IP address that is comprised of a series of four numbers separated by
- the Internet is a packet switching network whereby a data file routed over the Internet to some destination is broken
- IP address of a destination is useful in routing packets to the correct destination
- Domain names were created. Domain names consist of two or more parts, frequently words,
- a domain name server resolves the domain
- the browser first queries the
- IP addresses do not convey any useful information about the geographic address of
- domain name may suggest some aspect of the computer's geographic location, the domain
- IP address and domain name also tell very little
- each advertisement to a select market group optimized for the goods or services associated
- the web site may come to infer that a certain group of visitors requesting a page or sequence of pages has a particular interest.
- the web site can target an
- cookies or digital ID tags. By placing cookies on a user's computer, companies can place cookies on a user's computer.
- the invention addresses the problems above by providing systems and methods for
- determining the geographic locations of Internet users determining the geographic locations of Internet users. According to one aspect, a method of
- collecting geographic information involves taking one of the IP address or host name and
- the method first takes one
- the specific route is analyzed and mapped against a database of stored geographic locations
- the method involves determining a geographic location and storing
- the invention relates to a system for determining
- the determination system receives queries from
- requestors such as web sites, for the geographic location of a certain Internet user.
- web site or other requestor may have geographic locations of at least some Internet users
- the web site first checks with the local database for the
- the geographic location information of Internet users can be used for a variety of reasons.
- a position targeter can be associated with web sites to target the
- the web sites can
- geographic location information can also be used in the routing of Internet traffic.
- a traffic can also be used in the routing of Internet traffic.
- manager associated with a number of web servers detects the geographic locations of its
- the databases of geographic locations can contain other information that may be
- the databases can serve as a registery
- IP address for allowed content that may be delivered to a particular IP address or range of IP addresses.
- the web site may query the
- the databases may store
- the databases may
- Figure 1 is a block diagram of a network having a collection system according to a
- Figure 2 is a flow chart depicting a preferred method of operation for the collection
- Figure 3 is a flow chart depicting a preferred method of obtaining geographic
- ISP Internet Service Provider
- Figure 4 is a block diagram of a network having a collection system
- Figure 5 is a flow chart depicting a preferred method of operation for the collection
- Figure 6 is a block diagram of a web server using a position targeter connected to the
- Figure 7 is a flow chart depicting a preferred method of operation for the web server
- Figure 8 is a block diagram of a web server using a position targeter having access to
- Figure 9 is a flow chart depicting a preferred method of operation for the web server
- Figure 10 is a block diagram of a network depicting the gathering of geographical
- Figure 11 is a flow chart depicting a preferred method of operation for gathering
- Figure 12 is a block diagram of a traffic manager according to a preferred
- Figure 13 is a block diagram of a network including a profile server and a profile
- Figures 14(A) and 14(B) are flow charts depicting preferred methods of operation for
- the present invention relates to systems and methods of
- IP Protocol
- a system 10 for collecting geographic information is shown in Figure 1.
- the system is shown in Figure 1.
- the system 10 preferably
- the invention may use any systems or methods to determine the
- host refers to the machine that the system 10 is run on and target host refers to the machine
- nslookup will convert an IP address to a host name or vice versa using the DNS
- ping sends a target host a request to see if the host is on-line and operational, ping can
- traceroute is designed to determine the exact route that is taken to reach a target host.
- system 10 by traceroute gives the IP address of each host encountered from the source host
- traceroute can also provide host names for each host encountered using
- DNS if it is configured in this fashion. whois queries servers on the Internet and can obtain registration information for a
- the system 10 receives a new address for which a
- the system 10 accepts new target hosts that are currently not
- the system 10 requires only one
- the system 10 preferably, although not necessarily, verifies the IP address and host name.
- nslookup uses nslookup to obtain the host name or IP address to verify that both pieces of information
- the system 10 determines if the target host 34 is on-line and
- the system 10 can re-queue the IP address for later analysis, depending upon the
- the system 10 determines ownership of the domain name.
- the domain name Preferably, the
- system 10 uses a whois to determine the organization that actually owns the IP address.
- IP blocks are often
- the system 10 determines the route taken to
- the system 10 uses a traceroute on the target host 34.
- the system 10 takes the route to the target host 34 and analyzes and maps it
- confidence level from 0 to 100, is assigned to the determination based on the confidence
- the host name is of the country top-level domain format (.us, .uk, etc.) then the
- system 10 first maps against the country and possibly the state, or province, and city of
- the method 100 allows the system 10 to determine the country, state, and city that the
- target host 34 originates from and allow for an assignment of a confidence level against
- the confidence level is assigned in the following manner. In cases
- confidence entered is 100. Other confidences are based upon the neighboring entries. If two
- the unknown entry is given a confidence of the average of the known same location entries. For instance, a location determined solely
- the system 10 receives the target host "digitalenvoy.nef at 102 and does a
- the system 10 at 104 then does aping on the machine, which tells the system 10 if the target
- DIGITALENVOY-DOM Some One (DIGITALENVOY-DOM) 1234 Address Street ATLANTA, GA 33333 US Domain Name: DIGITALENVOY.NET
- the system 10 at 107 executes a traceroute on the target host 34.
- the system 10 assigns a confidence level of 99 indicating that the entry is contained
- the confirmation may be performed by an Artificial Intelligence system or any other suitable
- the system 10 reserves a
- ISP Internet Service Providers
- IP address Many of these hosts, such as intermediate host 32, will be repeatedly traversed
- target host 34 when the system 10 searches for new target hosts, such as target host 34, and the confidence
- the confidence level can increase in a number of
- the system 10 takes advantage in common naming conventions in leading to
- the database 20 may have look-one
- the database 20 could have multiple listings for
- IP addresses are assigned and sub-assigned to organizations. For
- IP block that contains the target address 209.153.199.15 can be queried:
- the system 10 determines that the large block from
- Starcom has assigned Worldway Holdings Inc. the 209.153.199.0 to
- the system 10 preferably assigns a confidence level slightly lower than the confidence level of the host that led to it. Also, the system 10 will not
- IP blocks are assigned to a requesting entity.
- a method 111 for obtaining geographic locations from an ISP will now be described
- the collection system 10 obtains access numbers for the
- the access numbers in the preferred embodiment are dial-up numbers and may be
- the collection system 10 connects with the ISP by using one of the access numbers.
- the ISP assigns the
- IP address which is detected by the collection system 10 at 114.
- the collection system 10 at 115 determines the route to a sample target host and
- the collection system 10 analyzes the route obtained
- the collection system 10 stores the results of the analysis in the database 20.
- the collection system 10 can therefore obtain the geographic
- the collection system 10 preferably performs the method
- the 111 in a such a manner so as to alleviate the load placed on the ISP.
- the ISP the load placed on the ISP.
- collection system 10 may perform the method 111 during off-peak times for the ISP, such as
- the collection system 10 may control the frequency at which it
- the invention relates to a
- the determination system 10 receives requests for a geographic location and
- target host based on either the IP address or host name of the host being searched for, such as target host
- a geographic information requestor 40 provides the request to, and the response from,
- the determination system 30 in an interactive network session that may occur through the
- determination system 30 can collectively be considered a collection and determination
- a preferred method 120 of operation for the determination system 30 will now be described with reference to Figure 5.
- the system 30 receives a request for the
- the determination system 30 searches the database 20 for
- the system 30 When searching for an IP address at 123, the system 30 also tries to find
- the determination system 30 considers it a match
- the information is retrieved at 125, and the geographic information is delivered to the
- the system 30 informs the requestor 40 that the information is not known.
- the system 30 determines the geographic location of the unknown IP address and
- the system 30 could determine the geographic information and provide
- the determination system 30 looks for both the IP address in the database 20 and also
- determination system 30 looks for close matches to the domain name in question. For example,
- the system 30 when searching for a host name, the system 30 performs pattern matching against
- determination system 30 returns the geographic data for that entry to the requestor 40.
- An ambiguity may arise when the requestor 40 provides both an IP address and a
- the system 30 may respond in a manner defined by the requestor 40. As some
- the determination system 30 can report only when the data coincide and agree with
- each other may provide no information in the event of conflicting results, may provide the
- geographic information based only on the IP address may provide the geographic
- the format of the request and the format of the output from the determination system 30 can be any format of the request and the format of the output from the determination system 30.
- IP addresses and domain names are collected and determined by
- a web site 60 may desire the geographic locations of its visitors and would
- a web server 62 for receiving requests from users 5 for certain pages and a position
- targeter 64 for at least obtaining the geographic information of the users 5.
- the web server 62 receives a request from the
- the web server 62 queries the position targeter 64 that, in turn,
- the position targeter 64 sends the query through the Internet 7 to the
- the position targeter 64 may send the
- determination system 50 accepts a target host's IP address, host name, or both and returns the
- targeter obtains the geographic location from the collection and determination system 50, at
- This information is preferably selected by the position targeter based on
- the position targeter 64 may deliver the
- the geographic location may
- the web site 60 may be associated with a local
- preferred method 140 of operation begins at 142 with the web server 62 receiving a request
- the web server 62 queries a position targeter 64' for the geographic
- the position targeter' next first checks the local database 66 for the desired geographic
- targeter 64' queries the database 20 associated with the collection and determination system
- process may be performed by the position targeter 64' or by the web server 62. In either
- the selected information is delivered to the user 5 at 148.
- the position targeter may be any position targeter 64 and position targeter 64'.
- HTML code based result is particularly useful when the web site 60 delivers dynamic
- position targeter 64 and position targeter 64' are web pages based on the user's 5 location. It should be understood, however, that the output of the position targeter 64 and position targeter 64' is not limited to HTML code but
- the format of the output may differ if different options are enabled or disabled.
- End users 5 may elect a different geographic location as compared to where they have
- targeter 64 or 64' will pass this information to the determination system 30 which will store
- the collection and determination system 50 must analyze and verify the
- One difficulty in providing geographic information on a target host is when the target
- a caching proxy server will make requests on behalf
- a user 5 may be
- the web has corrected this problem by having a feature by which pages can be marked
- the user 5 has direct routable access to the network; e.g. a system using
- the proxy server 36 should allow access through arbitrary ports whereby a
- a user 5 initiates a request to a web server 60
- the web server 60 either through
- the web page is preferably tagged with a Java applet that can be used to determine the IP address of the end-user 5.
- the web server 60 embeds a unique applet parameter tag
- the proxy server 36 is configured to: For that request and sends the document back to the proxy server 36.
- the proxy server 36 is configured to:
- the user's 5 browser then executes the Java Applet, passing along the unique
- the applet on the user's 5 browser opens a direct connection to the client web server 60, such
- the web server 60 such as through a separate server
- the web server 60 at 159 can determine the correct IP address for the user 5, so the
- web server 60 now can associate the session tag with that IP address on all future requests
- the web server 155 may still deliver a web page that has a
- Java applet according to this aspect of the invention is not
- the 60 at 159 determines the IP address and geographic location of the user 5 when the Java applet connects to the web server 60.
- the web site 60 can tailor the Internet site based upon the geographic location or
- the Internet site 60 queries a database, such as local database 60 or central database 20, over
- the user based upon the user's IP address and other relevant information derived from the
- This information may be derived from the route to the Internet site 60.
- Internet site 60 may tailor the content and/or advertising presented to the user. This tailoring
- geographic information can also be analyzed to effectively market the site to potential Internet site advertisers and external content providers or to provide media-rich content to
- the methods of tailoring involve tracing the path back to the Internet user's machine
- IP addresses and host names may be updated that stores information about the IP addresses and host names which can be
- the web site 60 dynamically changes Internet content and/or advertising based on the
- the web site 60 presents one of several pre-designed alternative screens,
- 5 base on the geographic location can be performed either by the web server 62 or the
- the web site can dynamically adapt and tailor
- Internet content to suit the needs of Internet users 5 based on their geographic location and/or
- connection speed As another option, the web site 60 can dynamically adapt and tailor
- the web site 60 can dynamically adapt and tailor
- Internet content and/or advertising to the native language of Internet users 5 which may be
- the web site 60 can control access, by
- the site 60 based on the geographic location, IP Address, host name and/or connection speed
- the web site can analyze visits by Internet users 5
- the web site 60 or the collection and determination system 50 can provide a mechanism for
- the web site 60 determines the geographic location of the user 5.
- the user 5 enters a location that he is determined not to be in, there could be a possible cause
- a traffic manager 70 has the benefit of obtaining the geographic
- the traffic manager 70 may employ the local database
- the traffic manager 70 After the traffic manager 70 detects the geographic location of the users 5, the traffic
- manager 70 directs a user's 5 request to the most desirable web server, such as web server A
- the traffic manager 70 may
- the traffic manager 70 would direct the user 5 to web
- the traffic manager 70 can be any traffic manager 70 that is located in San Francisco. In this manner, the traffic manager 70 can be any traffic manager 70.
- the collection and determination system 50 may store geographic
- a profile server 80 is connected to the web site 60 through the
- the profile server 80 comprises a request handler 82, a database server engine 83, and a database 84. As will be more
- the database 84 includes a geography database 84A, an
- authorization database 84B receives authorization database 84B from a network speed database 84C from a profile database 84D from a profile database 84D.
- the profile discovery server 90 includes a discoverer engine 92, a
- the profiler 93 includes a common geographic names
- the profile server 80 and profile discovery server 90 gather information
- This information includes, but is not limited to, the types of
- web sites 60 visited pages hit such as sports sites, auction sites, news sites, e-commerce sites,
- IP address is stored in the high performance database 84 by IP address and creates an
- This profile is stored as a series of preferences for or against predetermined categories.
- cookies that have been found to be highly objectionable by the users. While cookies are not preferred, due to difficulties induced by network topology, cookies may be used to track
- the position targeter 64 or 64' or the web server 62 allows
- pre-set configurations or pages on the web site 60 to then be dynamically shown to the user 5
- the information profiled could include, but is not limited to, the following: geographic
- connection speed to the Internet tendency to like/dislike any of news, weather,
- Alice visits a web site
- the database 84 has
- the web site uses Alice's geographic information to notify the web site to that effect.
- the web site uses Alice's geographic information to notify the web site to that effect.
- the web site lets the
- profile server 80 and database 84 know that Alice bought an umbrella from the site.
- the site again asks the profile server 80, such as a server.digitalenvoy.net, about Bob.
- the server 80 looks in the database 84 for
- database 84A determines that he is from Atlanta, GA. Also, based on the data gathered
- the profile server 80 infers that people
- the site uses Bob's geographic information
- the web site can be dynamically tailored to show
- This information can also be compiled for web sites in the network or outside the
- the database server engine 83 In order to remove "stale" information, the database server engine 83 occasionally purges the database 84 in the profile server 80. For example, a user 5 that is interested in
- the profile server 80 can provide a
- IP addresses ranges.
- authorization database 84B Internet content providers, such as web sites 60, query the
- profile server 80 which in turn queries the authorization database 84B, and identify users 5
- a school registers their IP ranges and registers with the profile server 80
- the server 80 and discovers that content provided by the adult site is disallowed from being sent to those IP addresses. Instead of the adult content, the adult site sends a notice to the user
- the profile server 80 preferably is also relied upon in determining the amount of
- Web sites 60 dynamically determine the available bandwidth
- the web site 60 examines the
- the web site 60 determines the available bandwidth from the web site 60 to the end user 5. If it is not necessary
- the web site 60 limits the available bandwidth for that user 5. Based on
- the web site 60 can dynamically reduce the amount of information being
- bandwidth information is preferably sent to the profile server 80 and stored in the network
- the database server engine 83 In order to remove "stale" bandwidth information, the database server engine 83
- Web sites 60 also preferably are able to dynamically determine the interface that a
- This user interface information may be placed in the
- database 84E through a registration process may be known from the ISP, or may be detected
- PDA Personal Digital Assistant
- Web sites 60 query the profile server 80 when accessed by a user 5.
- the profile server 80 in
- the profile server 80 stores in the database 84E all
- the web site 60 tailors the information that is being sent to the user 5.
- profile server 80 is given an IP address or host name to query. At 163, the profile server 80
- authorized at 163 is preferably performed so that only those entities that have paid for access to the profile server 80 and profile discovery server 90 obtain the data. If the requestor is
- the profile server at 164 determines whether the profile of the address is authorized.
- the profile server 80 sends the requested
- the profile server 80 passes
- the profile discovery server 90 sends the information to the profile discovery server 90 at 167.
- the profile discovery server 90 sends the information to the profile discovery server 90 at 167.
- the profile discovery server 90 sends the information to the profile discovery server 90 at 167.
- the profile discovery server 90 For each host name left in the route, the profile discovery server 90 next at 172
- discovery server attempts to determine the location based on common host name naming
- server 90 checks whether the host responds to NTP queries and, if so, at 175 attempts to
- the profile discovery server 90 determines the time zone based on the NTP responses.
- the profile discovery server 90 determines the time zone based on the NTP responses.
- the profile discovery server 90 checks whether the host has a MAC address and, if so,
- the profile discovery server 90 determines whether any additional unknown
- the profile discovery server 90 returns to 172 and checks whether a host
- the profile server 80 The profile server 80.
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