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Authentication based on future geo-location

  • US 7,805,128 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2006
  • Issued: 09/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving one or more identifier/geo-location pairs that are defined by a user U, wherein each of the identifiers is meaningful to said user U but does not indicate the associated geo-location to other users, and wherein said user U is associated with a wireless telecommunications terminal;

    receiving, after the receiving of said one or more identifier/geo-location pairs, a first signal that indicates that the current user of said wireless telecommunications terminal is to be authenticated;

    selecting, in response to said first signal, an identifier/geo-location pair I/L from said one or more identifier/geo-location pairs;

    presenting identifier I at said wireless telecommunications terminal at time t; and

    when the geo-location of said wireless telecommunications terminal is substantially the same as L at a time that exceeds t by no more than a positive threshold, storing in a memory a value that indicates that the current user of said wireless telecommunications terminal is authenticated for access to a telecommunications network.

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