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GPS validation for transactions

  • US 7,669,759 B1
  • Filed: 10/31/2006
  • Issued: 03/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of verifying a location of a transaction, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a point of sale terminal at a retail location, a credit card number associated with a user attempting to complete a transaction;

    transmitting, by the point of sale terminal to a remote database, a request for the location of a mobile device associated with the user attempting to complete the transaction;

    receiving information indicative of the location of the mobile device associated with the user attempting to complete the transaction;

    comparing, by the point of sale terminal, the location of the mobile device associated with the user to the location of the retail location; and

    transmitting a credit authorization request to a credit card authorization service if the location of the mobile device is the same as the location of the retail location.

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