System and method of geolocating a response to a query initiated by an individual from an information site

摘要

The present invention provides a method and system of providing a response from a local source to a query placed in a query box. The method involves the steps of linking a query box located on a network site through a network such as the Internet to a first server. This query is received by a server and then analyzed to determine the location of the person entering the query. The system or method locates a respondent to answer the person's query wherein the respondent is geographically the nearest respondent to the person within a given jurisdiction. The present invention then forwards the query to that respondent.