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VERIFYING GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF WIDE AREA NETWORK USERS

  • US 20110256845A1
  • Filed: 06/27/2011
  • Published: 10/20/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • transmitting a request for an access code from a first computing device at a first network address of a network, to a second computing device;

    receiving, at the first computing device, manual entry of the access code, wherein the access code is broadcast within a geographic area including a purported location of a user of the first computing device;

    transmitting the received access code from the first computing device to the second computing device, wherein transmission of the received access code from the same first network address is usable to confirm that the first computing device is located within the geographic area.

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