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Verifying a secure connection between a network beacon and a user computing device

  • US 10,019,703 B2
  • Filed: 01/23/2015
  • Issued: 07/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method to secure a network connection, comprising:

  • receiving, by a user computing device at a first time, a first set of data from a beacon device, the first set of data comprising a first reverse signal strength indicator, the first reverse signal strength indicator comprising a signal strength indicator of the user computing device as determined by the beacon device;

    determining, by the user computing device at the first time, a first signal strength indicator in response to the receiving the first set of data, the first signal strength indicator comprising a signal strength indicator of the beacon device as determined by the user computing device;

    receiving, by the user computing device, at a second time after determining the first signal strength indicator, a second set of data from the beacon device, the second set of data comprising a second reverse signal strength indicator from the beacon device, the second reverse signal strength indicator comprising a second signal strength indicator of the user computing device as determined by the beacon device at a time after the user computing device determines the first signal strength indicator;

    determining, by the user computing device, a second signal strength indicator in response to the receiving of the second set data, the second signal strength indicator comprising a second signal strength indicator of the beacon device as determined by the user computing device;

    comparing, by the user computing device, a change in the first signal strength indicator with respect to the second signal strength indicator to a change in the first reverse signal strength indicator with respect to the second reverse signal strength indicator;

    determining, by the user computing device, a correspondence between the change in the first signal strength indicator with respect to the second signal strength indicator and the change in the first reverse signal strength indicator with respect to the second reverse signal strength indicator, the correspondence comprising a proportional change in magnitude; and

    transacting, by the user computing device, with a merchant system associated with the beacon device in response to determining the correspondence.

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