System and method for gathering information related to a geographical location of a caller in an internet-based communication system

A data-gathering device, for providing data to a callee of a communications session, the device comprising:

• Internet communications logic associated with a callee device, the Internet communications logic being configured to receive an invite to an Internet communications session from an Internet communications caller device, wherein the invite to the Internet communications session is configured for termination with the callee device, wherein the invite to the Internet communications session includes an Internet address of the Internet communications caller device;
• geographical location retrieval logic configured to retrieve geographical location identification information corresponding to the Internet address of the Internet communications caller device;
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• information collection logic configured to collect geographical location description information associated with the retrieved geographical location identification information about a caller, wherein the retrieved geographical location description information is provided to the callee.

A data-gathering method, comprising the steps of:

• receiving an invite to an Internet communications session at a callee device, wherein the invite to the Internet communications session is configured for termination at the callee device, wherein the invite to the Internet communications session includes an Internet address of an Internet communications caller device;
• retrieving geographical location identification information corresponding to the Internet address of the Internet communications caller device;
• collecting geographical location description information associated with the retrieved geographical location identification information about a caller of a communications session;
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• sending at least a portion of the geographical location description information to a callee of the communications session.

A data-gathering system, comprising:

• means for receiving an invite to an Internet communications session at a callee device, wherein the invite to the Internet communications session is configured for termination at the callee device, wherein the invite to the Internet communications session includes an Internet address of an Internet communications caller device;
• means for retrieving a geographical location identification information corresponding to the Internet address of the Internet communications caller device;
• means for collecting geographical location description information associated with the retrieved geographical location identification information;
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• means for sending at least a portion of the geographical location description information to a callee of the communications session.