GEOSPATIAL LOCATION VERIFICATION
First Claim
1. A method of locating a mobile communication device comprising:
- in a preparatory process, the step of recording, in a network element data store, data pertaining to a plurality of network elements constituted by communication devices capable of communicating with the mobile device in a device location process, including the identity and geospatial location of each network element; and
in a process of locating the mobile communication device, the steps of;
communicating, from the mobile device, with one or more network elements located in the vicinity of the mobile device;
determining the identity of each such network element; and
looking up, in the network element data store, the geospatial location of each identified network element, thereby to locate the mobile communication device in the vicinity of the network element.
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Abstract
This invention provides a location verification server and a geospatial database in which is stored identity and geospatial location data pertaining to network elements (for instance GSM towers and base station transceivers (BTS)) and transaction devices (such as POS terminals). When a transaction is initiated on a transaction device, a location verification request is transmitted to the location verification server which is programmed to: communicate with 106 the mobile network of the mobile device associated with the transaction to determine the identities of network elements located in the vicinity of the mobile device; to perform a lookup in the geospatial database to determine the stored geospatial locations of the identified network elements and the originating transaction device; and to compare the locations of the transaction device and network elements to confirm location of the mobile device.
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1. A method of locating a mobile communication device comprising:
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in a preparatory process, the step of recording, in a network element data store, data pertaining to a plurality of network elements constituted by communication devices capable of communicating with the mobile device in a device location process, including the identity and geospatial location of each network element; and in a process of locating the mobile communication device, the steps of; communicating, from the mobile device, with one or more network elements located in the vicinity of the mobile device; determining the identity of each such network element; and looking up, in the network element data store, the geospatial location of each identified network element, thereby to locate the mobile communication device in the vicinity of the network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for locating a mobile communication device, the system comprising:
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a network element data store containing data pertaining to a plurality of network elements constituted by communication devices capable of communicating with the mobile device in a device location process, including data pertaining to the identity and the geospatial location of each network element; means to determine the identity of each such network element; and programmable logic means programmed to look up, in the data store, the geospatial location of each identified network element thereby to locate the mobile communication device in the vicinity of the network element. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of locating a mobile communication device is substantially as described in this specification with reference to the accompanying drawing.
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9. A system for locating a mobile communication device substantially as described in this specification with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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