Estimating the location of a network client using a media access control address
US7734760B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a computer program product that may include a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which may be used to program a computer (or other electronic device) to perform a process according to one or more embodiments of the present invention. The machine-readable medium (i.e., non-transitory machine-readable medium) may include, but is not limited to, floppy diskettes, optical disks, compact disc read-only memories (CD-ROMs), and magneto-optical disks, read-only memories (ROMs), random access memories (RAMs), erasable programmable read-only memories (EPROMs), electrically erasable programmable read-only memories (EEPROMs), magnetic or optical cards, flash memory. There are other types of media suitable for storing instructions. Moreover, embodiments of the present invention may also be downloaded as a computer program product, wherein the program may be transferred from a remote computer to a requesting computer via a communication link (e.g., a modem or network connection).
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