| US 7,472,172 B2 | ||
| Method and system to initiate geolocation activities on demand and responsive to receipt of a query | ||
| Mark Anderson, Westminster, Colo. (US); Ajay Bansal, Cupertino, Calif. (US); Brad Doctor, Broomfield, Colo. (US); George Hadjiyiannis, Boston, Mass. (US); Christopher Herringshaw, West Wardsboro, Vt. (US); Eli E. Karplus, Baden Württemberg (Germany); and Derald Muniz, Midlothian, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Quova, Inc., Mountain View, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 14, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/686,102. | ||
| Application 10/686102 is a continuation of application No. 09/825675, filed on Apr. 03, 2001, granted, now 6,684,250. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/194761, filed on Apr. 03, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/241776, filed on Oct. 18, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0068582 A1, Apr. 08, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 709—219 [709/203; 707/10; 707/200] | 32 Claims |
| 1. A method to perform geolocation activities relating to a network address, the method including:
receiving, at a geolocation system, a query, including a network address, from an external entity; and
responsive to receipt of the query, initiating geolocation activities at the geolocation system to map the network address
to a geographic location associated with the network address, wherein the network address is advanced sequentially through
a plurality of sequential automated mapping operations to derive satisfactory geolocation information associated with the
network address and associated location probability information,
wherein the geolocation activities include tasking a plurality of data collection machines to collect data pertaining to the
network address and mapping the network address to the geographic location based on the collected data.
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