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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2005
Lane T. Holloway, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Eric T. Lambert, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Nadeem Malik, Austin, TX (US);
Benjamin J. Steele, Jr., Newburgh, NY (US);
Michael E. Weissinger, Austin, TX (US);
Lane T. Holloway, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Eric T. Lambert, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Nadeem Malik, Austin, TX (US);
Benjamin J. Steele, Jr., Newburgh, NY (US);
Michael E. Weissinger, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods for monitoring user specific information on websites by searching websites and displaying the results based at least partially on geographical region are disclosed. Embodiments may include receiving a search request including one or more keywords and searching a database based on the received search request to generate search results, where the search results include an indication of one or more websites each with an associated geographical region. Embodiments may also include generating a geographical user interface page based on the search results, where the page includes an indication of the one or more opinion websites superimposed on a map based on their associated geographical region. Embodiments may further include transmitting the generated geographical user interface page. Further embodiments may include generating geography-based directed advertising based on the search results or receiving and storing a rating for a website from a user.