Method and system for enhanced security using location-based wireless authentication
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1. A system for enhanced security for a transaction using location-based wireless authentication comprising:
- a mobile device, the mobile device having a unique identifier associated therewith and capable of sending a transaction message with the unique identifier appended thereto, the transaction message being a request to complete a financial transaction and including a merchant identifier;
a base station, the base station capable of receiving the transaction message from the mobile device and having;
a location detection system to locate the mobile device, the base station forwarding the transaction message through a data network; and
means to append a location identifier to said transaction message; and
a recipient, the recipient receiving the transaction message through the data network and having means to authenticate the transaction, the means to authenticate the transaction including a checking means to check whether the location identifier corresponds with an expected location for the transaction, wherein said means to authenticate the transaction is adapted to confirm the location identifier corresponds with a location of said merchant identifier.
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Abstract
A method and system for enhancing security using location-based wireless authentication for a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of: sending from the mobile device to a base station a message, the message having a unique identifier associated with the mobile device; appending, at the base station, a location identifier to said message; sending the message to a recipient; and authenticating the message at the recipient, said authenticating step confirming that the location identifier appended at the base station corresponds with an expected location for the message.
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1. A system for enhanced security for a transaction using location-based wireless authentication comprising:
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a mobile device, the mobile device having a unique identifier associated therewith and capable of sending a transaction message with the unique identifier appended thereto, the transaction message being a request to complete a financial transaction and including a merchant identifier; a base station, the base station capable of receiving the transaction message from the mobile device and having; a location detection system to locate the mobile device, the base station forwarding the transaction message through a data network; and means to append a location identifier to said transaction message; and a recipient, the recipient receiving the transaction message through the data network and having means to authenticate the transaction, the means to authenticate the transaction including a checking means to check whether the location identifier corresponds with an expected location for the transaction, wherein said means to authenticate the transaction is adapted to confirm the location identifier corresponds with a location of said merchant identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for enhancing security of a transaction using location-based wireless authentication for a mobile device comprising the steps of:
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sending from the mobile device to a base station a transaction message, the transaction message being a request to complete a financial transaction and including a merchant identifier, the transaction message further having a unique identifier associated with the mobile device; appending, at the base station, a location identifier to said transaction message; sending the transaction message to a recipient; and authenticating the transaction message at the recipient, said authenticating step confirming that the location identifier appended at the base station corresponds with an expected location for the transaction, wherein said authenticating step confirms the location identifier corresponds with a location of said merchant identifier. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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