Method for determining internet users geographic region
First Claim
1. A method on an online store to verify the geographic region of an end user device for receiving encrypted digital content, the method comprising:
- determining a credit card clearing address of the end user using an address verification system at a clearing house, wherein the end user sends a request via an end user device for the delivery of encrypted digital content;
verifying that an IP address of the end user device requesting delivery of the encrypted digital content is an identical IP address of the end user device requesting a license to use the encrypted digital content; and
authorizing the decrypting of the encrypted digital content if the address verification system returns an address in a first predetermined geographic region and the IP address of the end user device is in a second predetermined geographic region.
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Abstract
A method at a clearing house to verify the geographic region of an end user device for receiving encrypted digital content. In one embodiment the geographic region is a country. The method comprising three sub-methods. In the first sub-method the address is verified by determining the credit card clearing address of the end user using an address verification system. In the second sub-method the address is verified by determining the IP address of the end user device requesting delivery of the encrypted digital content. And in the third sub-method the address is verified by checking that the IP address of the end user device requesting delivery of the encrypted digital content is the identical IP address of the end user device requesting a license to use the encrypted digital content. Depending on predetermined system settings, one or more of the above combination of the three sub-methods is then checked, before authorizing the decrypting of the encrypted digital content includes decrypting the encrypted digital content if the address verification system returns an address in a predetermined geographic region and the IP address of the end user device is in a predetermined geographic region.
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16 Claims
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1. A method on an online store to verify the geographic region of an end user device for receiving encrypted digital content, the method comprising:
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determining a credit card clearing address of the end user using an address verification system at a clearing house, wherein the end user sends a request via an end user device for the delivery of encrypted digital content;
verifying that an IP address of the end user device requesting delivery of the encrypted digital content is an identical IP address of the end user device requesting a license to use the encrypted digital content; and
authorizing the decrypting of the encrypted digital content if the address verification system returns an address in a first predetermined geographic region and the IP address of the end user device is in a second predetermined geographic region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method at a clearing house to verify the geographic region of an end user device for receiving encrypted digital content, the method comprising:
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determining a credit card clearing address of an end user using an address verification system, wherein the end user sends a request via an end user device for a delivery of encrypted digital content;
verifying that an IP address of the end user device requesting delivery of the encrypted digital content is an identical IP address of the end user device requesting a license to use the encrypted digital content; and
authorizing the decrypting of the encrypted digital content if the address verification system returns an address in a first predetermined geographic region and the IP address of the end user device is in a second predetermined geographic region. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for execution at a clearing house to verify the geographic region of an end user device for receiving encrypted digital content, the programming instructions comprising:
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determining a credit card clearing address of an end user using an address verification system, wherein the end user sends a request via an end user device for the delivery of encrypted digital content;
verifying that an IP address of the end user device requesting delivery of the encrypted digital content is an identical IP address of the end user device requesting a license to use the encrypted digital content; and
authorizing the decrypting of the encrypted digital content if the address verification system returns an address in a first predetermined geographic region and the IP address of the end user device is in a second predetermined geographic region. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A system to verify the geographic region of an end user device for receiving encrypted digital content, comprising:
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means for determining a credit card clearing address of an end user using an address verification system, wherein the end user sends a request via an end user device for the delivery of encrypted digital content;
means for verifying that an IP address of the end user device requesting delivery of the encrypted digital content is an identical IP address of the end user device requesting a license to use the encrypted digital content; and
means for authorizing the decrypting of the encrypted digital content if the address verification system returns an address in a predetermined geographic region and the IP address of the end user device is in the second predetermined geographic region. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A clearing house system to verify the geographic region of an end user device for receiving encrypted digital content, comprising:
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an address verification system for determining a credit card clearing address of an end user, wherein the end user sends a request via an end user device for the delivery of encrypted digital content;
a storage area for storing an IP address of the end user device requesting a license to use the encrypted digital content and a comparator for verifying that an IP address of the end user device is identical to the IP address previously stored; and
a notification message sent to the end user device for authorizing the decrypting of the encrypted digital content if the address verification system returns an address in a predetermined geographic region and the IP address of the end user device is in the second predetermined geographic region.
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