Patent ID: 8306856

Claim:
A computer server for communicating information over a network comprising: a memory; and a processor that: provides a new first information site hosted by the computer server on the network, the first information site being characterized by a new network address, the network address relating to a particular subject matter; receives at the first information site an information request from a communications device connected through the network, wherein the information request includes an information request and information retrieved from a user's data file stored in the memory; determines at least one particular geographic area for relevant information to be provided in answering the information request, wherein the at least one particular geographic area for relevant information is determined from at least one of the communication device's derived geographic location, a location from the user's data file, the communication device's location stored in the memory, the communication device's network address, the information request, and the particular subject matter; retrieves answer information from one or more databases, the answer information comprising information responsive to the information request and advertiser information, the advertiser information being based on the determined at least one particular geographic area for relevant information and containing a link to connect the communication device to a web page of an advertiser, the advertiser's information site relating to the particular subject matter; and provides the answer information from the first information site to the communication device.