The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2004
Omar H. Shahine, San Francisco, CA (US);
Arnold N. Blinn, Bellevue, WA (US);
Pablo M. Stern, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian E. Arbogast, Seattle, WA (US);
Alina Vikutan, San Jose, CA (US);
Omar H. Shahine, San Francisco, CA (US);
Arnold N. Blinn, Bellevue, WA (US);
Pablo M. Stern, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian E. Arbogast, Seattle, WA (US);
Alina Vikutan, San Jose, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for independently determining the geographical location of a user accessing a networked system. The method may include gathering a plurality of inputs about the user's geographic location; weighting each input based on whether said input identifies a likelihood of true geographic location; determining whether each input verifies a geographic location specified by the user; and summing weights of the input factors verifying the specified geographic location. A system for independently determining the geographical location of a user includes a user login routine, a heuristic user geographic location determination engine, and at least one data store including a user profile record having a user specified geographic location.