AUTHENTICATION OF THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless communication network to authenticate a geographic location of a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- transferring an authentication key for delivery to a service node;
obtaining the geographic location of the wireless communication device and authenticating the geographic location to create authenticated location information for the wireless communication device;
wirelessly transferring the authenticated location information to the wireless communication device;
wirelessly receiving the authenticated location information from the wireless communication device for delivery to the service node; and
transferring the authenticated location information for delivery to the service node, wherein the service node processes the authenticated location information and the authentication key to identify the geographic location of the wireless communication device.
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Abstract
What is disclosed is a method of operating a wireless communication network to authenticate a geographic location of a wireless communication device. The method includes transferring an authentication key for delivery to a service node, obtaining the geographic location of the wireless communication device, and authenticating the geographic location to create authenticated location information for the wireless communication device. The method also includes wirelessly transferring the authenticated location information to the wireless communication device, wirelessly receiving the authenticated location information from the wireless communication device for delivery to the service node, and transferring the authenticated location information for delivery to the service node, wherein the service node processes authenticated location information and the authentication key to identify the geographic location of the wireless communication device.
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1. A method of operating a wireless communication network to authenticate a geographic location of a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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transferring an authentication key for delivery to a service node; obtaining the geographic location of the wireless communication device and authenticating the geographic location to create authenticated location information for the wireless communication device; wirelessly transferring the authenticated location information to the wireless communication device; wirelessly receiving the authenticated location information from the wireless communication device for delivery to the service node; and transferring the authenticated location information for delivery to the service node, wherein the service node processes the authenticated location information and the authentication key to identify the geographic location of the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless communication network, comprising:
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a processing node configured to transfer an authentication key for delivery to a service node; an access node configured to obtain a geographic location of a wireless communication device; the processing node configured to authenticate the geographic location to create authenticated location information for the wireless communication device; the access node configured to wirelessly transfer the authenticated location information to the wireless communication device; and the access node configured to wirelessly receive the authenticated location information from the wireless communication device for delivery to the service node, and transfer the authenticated location information for delivery to the service node, wherein the service node processes the authenticated location information and the authentication key to identify the geographic location of the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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