Location-based authentication of wireless terminal
First Claim
1. A method for operating a wireless terminal comprising:
- receiving an operation request from a user;
accessing a plurality of location based access rules based upon the operation request, each location based access rule of the plurality of location based access rules including a location parameter and corresponding authentication requirements;
determining a location of the wireless terminal;
selecting a location based access rule of the plurality of location based access rules based upon the location;
determining whether the user has previously met the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule, the user having previously met the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule by the wireless terminal having previously determined its location and the wireless terminal having previously received authentication requirements from the user while at the previously determined location;
prompting the user to meet the corresponding authentication requirements when the user has not previously met the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule;
when the user meets the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule, satisfying the operation request; and
when the user does not meet the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule, denying the operation request.
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Abstract
A wireless terminal receives an operation request from a user and accesses a plurality of location based access rules based upon the operation request, each location based access rules including a location parameter and corresponding authentication requirements. A location of the wireless terminal is determined. A location based access rule from the plurality of location based access rules is selected based upon the location. The wireless terminal prompts the user to meet the corresponding authentication requirements. When the user meets the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule, the wireless terminal satisfies the operation request. When the user does not meet the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule, the operation request is denied. In an alternate embodiment, access to the requested operation is either granted or denied based upon the location of the wireless terminal.
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1. A method for operating a wireless terminal comprising:
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receiving an operation request from a user; accessing a plurality of location based access rules based upon the operation request, each location based access rule of the plurality of location based access rules including a location parameter and corresponding authentication requirements; determining a location of the wireless terminal; selecting a location based access rule of the plurality of location based access rules based upon the location; determining whether the user has previously met the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule, the user having previously met the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule by the wireless terminal having previously determined its location and the wireless terminal having previously received authentication requirements from the user while at the previously determined location; prompting the user to meet the corresponding authentication requirements when the user has not previously met the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule; when the user meets the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule, satisfying the operation request; and when the user does not meet the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule, denying the operation request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating a wireless terminal comprising:
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receiving an operation request from a user; accessing a plurality of location based access rules based upon the operation request, each location based access rule of the plurality of location based access rules including a location parameter and an access flag; determining a location of the wireless terminal; selecting a location based access rule of the plurality of location based access rules based upon the location, the location based access rule having a selected access flag; when the selected access flag compares favorably to an access flag rule, determining that the user has previously met corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule and satisfying the operation request, the user having previously met the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule by the wireless terminal having previously determined its location and the wireless terminal having previously received authentication requirements from the user while at the previously determined location; when the selected access flag does not compare favorably to the access flag rule; prompting the user to meet the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule; receiving a response front the user; upon a favorable response setting the selected access flag and satisfying the operation request; and upon a non-favorable response, denying the operation request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless terminal comprising:
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a wireless interface; a user interface; and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the wireless interface and to the user interface, wherein the processing unit is operable to; receive an operation request from a user via the user interface; accessing a plurality of location based access rules based upon the operation request, each location based access rule of the plurality of location based access rules including a location parameter and corresponding authentication requirements; determine a location of the wireless terminal; select a location based access rule of the plurality of location based access rules based upon the location; determine whether the user has previously met the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule the user having previously met the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule by the wireless terminal having previously determined its location and the wireless terminal having previously received authentication requirements from the user while at the previously determined location; prompt the user to meet the corresponding authentication requirements when the user has not previously met the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule; when the user meets the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule, satisfy the operation request; and when the user does not meet the corresponding authentication requirements of the rejected location based access rule, deny the operation request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A wireless terminal comprising:
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a wireless interface; a user interface; and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the wireless interface and to the user interface, wherein the processing unit is operable to; receive an operation request from a user via the user interface; access a plurality of location based access rules based upon the operation request, each location based access rule of the plurality of location based access rules including a location parameter and an access flag; determine a location of the wireless terminal; select a location based access rule of the plurality of location based access rules based upon the location, the location based access rule having a selected access flag; when the selected access flag compares favorably to an access flag rule, determine that the user has previously met corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule and satisfying the operation request the user having previously met the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule by the wireless terminal having previously determined its location and the wireless terminal having previously received authentication requirements from the user while at the previously determined locator location; when the selected access flag does not compare favorably to the access flag rule; prompt the user to meet the corresponding authentication requirements of the selected location based access rule; receive a response from the user; upon a favorable response, set the selected access flag and satisfy the operation request; and upon a non-favorably response, deny the operation request. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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