SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING ACCESS BASED ON A DETERMINED GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF A SUBSCRIBER OF A SERVICE PROVIDED VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a service computer configured to provide a subscription service to a subscriber computer via a network, wherein access to the subscription service by the subscriber computer is limited based on a geographic location of the subscriber computer; and
an event interface coupled to the service computer, wherein the event interface is configured to receive event information for a rules based event, wherein the subscription service includes communication of the event information to the subscriber computer,and wherein the service computer is further configured to;
use a first estimation process to generate a first estimate of the geographic location of the subscriber computer; and
if the first estimate has a first confidence level below a first threshold, use a second estimation process to generate a second estimate of the geographic location, wherein the second estimate has a second confidence level such that the second confidence level can be compared to a second threshold.
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Abstract
A method of limiting presentation of rules based events includes receiving a request to view a rules based event at a computer. A first estimate of a first geographic location of the computer is obtained. The first estimate includes a first confidence determination. If the first confidence determination is less than a first established confidence level, a second estimate of the first geographic location of the computer is obtained. The second estimate includes a second confidence determination for comparison to a second established confidence level. The first estimate and the second estimate define a composite estimated geographic location of the computer. Information on a second geographic location of the rules based event is retrieved. The retrieved information is compared with the composite estimated geographic location of the computer. Access to the rules based event is provided based on access rules, the comparison, and the composite estimated geographic location.
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27 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a service computer configured to provide a subscription service to a subscriber computer via a network, wherein access to the subscription service by the subscriber computer is limited based on a geographic location of the subscriber computer; and an event interface coupled to the service computer, wherein the event interface is configured to receive event information for a rules based event, wherein the subscription service includes communication of the event information to the subscriber computer, and wherein the service computer is further configured to; use a first estimation process to generate a first estimate of the geographic location of the subscriber computer; and if the first estimate has a first confidence level below a first threshold, use a second estimation process to generate a second estimate of the geographic location, wherein the second estimate has a second confidence level such that the second confidence level can be compared to a second threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, the computer-readable instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive event information for a rules based event, wherein a subscription service includes communication of the event information to a subscriber computer, and wherein access to the subscription service by the subscriber computer is limited based on a geographic location of the subscriber computer; instructions to use a first estimation process to generate a first estimate of the geographic location of the subscriber computer; and instructions to use a second estimation process to generate a second estimate of the geographic location if the first estimate has a first confidence level below a first threshold, wherein the second estimate has a second confidence level such that the second confidence level can be compared to a second threshold. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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