SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRELATING MULTIPLE LOCATION SOURCES

• US 20100279656A1
• Filed: 10/29/2009
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Verint Systems Limited (Verint Systems Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Verint Systems Limited (Verint Systems Incorporated)
• Inventors: Hazzani, Gideon
• Application Number:
  US12/608,474
• Publication Number:
  US 20100279656A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/18 involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4016 involving fraud or risk level assessment in transaction processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0492 by using a location-limited connection, e.g. near-field communication or limited proximity of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A system and method for correlating multiple location sources of mobile users. The method includes accepting a first location of a user from a first system, accepting a second location of the user from a second system and processing the first and second location so as to detect a violation of a predefined rule specifying a legitimate relationship between the first and second locations. An action with respect to the detected violation may then be invoked.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

accepting a first location indication regarding a first location of a user from a first system;

accepting a second location indication regarding a second location of the user from a second system, different from the first system;

processing the first and second location indications so as to detect a violation of a predefined rule specifying a legitimate relationship between the first and second locations; and

invoking an action with respect to the detected violation.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user communicates with a wireless communication network using a wireless communication terminal, and wherein accepting the first location indication comprises receiving from the wireless communication network location information regarding the wireless communication terminal.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein accepting the second location indication comprises accepting other location information of another wireless communication terminal that is associated with the user.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein accepting the second location indication comprises accepting a notification of a Point-of-Sale (POS) transaction conducted by the user at the second location.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein accepting the second location indication comprises accepting a notification of a communication session conducted by the user using another communication terminal, which is located at the second location, and another communication network.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the other communication terminal has an Internet Protocol (IP) address that is associated with the user, and wherein accepting the second location indication comprises accepting a notification of a communication session conducted with the IP address.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein accepting the second location indication comprises accepting a notification of a communication session conducted with a fixed telephone terminal that is associated with the user.

8. The method according to claim 2, wherein accepting the second location indication comprises accepting an authentication of an identity of the user that was verified by the second system.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein invoking the action comprises triggering an alert to an operator responsively to the detected violation.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the rule specifies a maximum permitted distance between the first and second locations.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the rule specifies a legitimate difference between respective first and second times at which the first and second locations were measured.

12. Apparatus, comprising:

an interface, which is operative to accept a first location indication regarding a first location of a user from a first system, and to further accept a second location indication regarding a second location of the user from a second system, different from the first system; and

a processor, which is coupled to process the first and second location indications so as to detect a violation of a predefined rule specifying a legitimate relationship between the first and second locations, and to invoke an action with respect to the detected violation.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the user communicates with a wireless communication network using a wireless communication terminal, and wherein the interface is coupled to accept the first location indication by receiving from the wireless communication network location information regarding the wireless communication terminal.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the second location indication comprises other location information of another wireless communication terminal that is associated with the user.

15. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the second location indication comprises a notification of a Point-of-Sale (POS) transaction conducted by the user at the second location.

16. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the second location indication comprises a notification of a communication session conducted by the user using another communication terminal, which is located at the second location, and another communication network.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the other communication terminal has an Internet Protocol (IP) address that is associated with the user, and wherein the second location indication comprises a notification of a communication session conducted with the IP address.

18. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the second location indication further indicates an authentication of an identity of the user that was verified by the second system.

19. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the processor is coupled to trigger an alert to an operator responsively to the detected violation.

20. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the rule specifies a maximum permitted distance between the first and second locations.