SECURED COMMUNICATION VIA LOCATION AWARENESS

A method and system for collecting and verifying the location information of a calling party and a device of the calling party is provided. More specifically, a method and system is provided for determining whether the identity of the calling party can be confirmed, via evaluating location informati...

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Main Authors CHU LONAN, MALUEG MICHAEL D, FORBES SCOTT C, WANG KUANSAN, CRIDDLE LINDA, MILSTEIN DAVID
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 21.01.2016
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:A method and system for collecting and verifying the location information of a calling party and a device of the calling party is provided. More specifically, a method and system is provided for determining whether the identity of the calling party can be confirmed, via evaluating location information, with an acceptable degree of certainty. The location information may be provided by the calling party or obtained from various sources over a digital communication channel. Some of the provided location information which can be accidentally or intentionally altered is identified and evaluated to determine its accuracy as part of the verification process of the caller's identity.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514873930