Routing mobile users to secure locations based on transaction type
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1. A method of operation of a central system comprising:
- obtaining threat information for a plurality of locations;
receiving a threat request from a mobile device of a user, the threat request identifying a desired transaction type, wherein the desired transaction type relates to a financial transaction;
determining a threat level indicative of at least one of a physical safety of a location of the user of the mobile device for the desired transaction type and a network safety of the location of the user of the mobile device for the desired transaction type based on the threat information for the location of the user of the mobile device;
providing the threat level to the mobile device of the user; and
routing the user of the mobile device to a safe location for the desired transaction type if the threat level indicates that the location of the user of the mobile device is unsafe for the desired transaction type.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for routing mobile users to safe, or secure, locations. In one embodiment, based on threat information obtained from one or more source, a threat level is determined for a location of a user of a mobile device. The threat level is indicative of physical safety and/or network safety at the location of the user of the mobile device. The threat level may be a function of a transaction type of a transaction being performed or desired to be performed by the user of the mobile device. If the location is unsafe, a safe location is identified, and the user of the mobile device is routed to the safe location.
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1. A method of operation of a central system comprising:
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obtaining threat information for a plurality of locations; receiving a threat request from a mobile device of a user, the threat request identifying a desired transaction type, wherein the desired transaction type relates to a financial transaction; determining a threat level indicative of at least one of a physical safety of a location of the user of the mobile device for the desired transaction type and a network safety of the location of the user of the mobile device for the desired transaction type based on the threat information for the location of the user of the mobile device; providing the threat level to the mobile device of the user; and routing the user of the mobile device to a safe location for the desired transaction type if the threat level indicates that the location of the user of the mobile device is unsafe for the desired transaction type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A central system comprising:
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a communication interface communicatively coupling the central system to a mobile device of a user via a network; and a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to; obtain threat information for a plurality of locations; receive a threat request from the mobile device of the user, the threat request identifying a desired transaction type, wherein the desired transaction type relates to a financial transaction; determine a threat level indicative of at least one of a physical safety of a location of the user of the mobile device for the desired transaction type and a network safety of the location of the user of the mobile device for the desired transaction type based on the threat information for the location of the user of the mobile device; provide the threat level to the mobile device of the user; and route the user of the mobile device to a safe location for the desired transaction type if the threat level indicates that the location of the user of the mobile device is unsafe for the desired transaction type.
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11. A method of operation of a mobile device comprising:
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obtaining threat information for a plurality of locations; determining a threat level indicative of at least one of a physical safety of a location of a user of the mobile device for a desired transaction type and a network safety of the location of the user of the mobile device for the desired transaction type based on the threat information for the location of the user of the mobile device, wherein the desir4ed transaction type relates to a financial transaction; and routing the user of the mobile device to a safe location for the desired transaction type if the threat level indicates that the location of the user of the mobile device is unsafe for the desired transaction type. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile device comprising:
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a communication interface; and a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to; obtain threat information for a plurality of locations; determine a threat level indicative of at least one of a physical safety of a location of a user of the mobile device for a desired transaction type and a network safety of the location of the user of the mobile device for the desired transaction type based on the threat information for the location of the user of the mobile device, wherein the desired transaction type relates to a financial transaction; and route the user of the mobile device to a safe location for the desired transaction type if the threat level indicates that the location of the user of the mobile device is unsafe for the desired transaction type.
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18. A method of operation of a central system comprising:
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obtaining threat information for a plurality of locations; receiving a threat request from a mobile device of a user, the threat request identifying a location of the user of the mobile device; based on the threat information for the location of the user of the mobile device, generating mapping information that represents, for each transaction type of a plurality of transaction types, a threat level for each geographic area of a plurality of geographic areas for the transaction type, wherein the threat level is indicative of at least one of a physical safety of the geographic area for the transaction type and a network safety of the geographic area for the transaction type, wherein at least one of the plurality of transaction types to relate to a financial transaction; and providing the mapping information to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method of operation of a mobile device comprising:
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obtaining threat information for a plurality of locations; based on the threat information for a location of a user of the mobile device, generating mapping information that represents, for each transaction type of a plurality of transaction types, a threat level for each geographic area of a plurality of geographic areas for the transaction type, wherein the threat level is indicative of at least one of a physical safety of the geographic area for the transaction type and a network safety of the geographic area for the transaction type, wherein at least one of the plurality of transaction types relates to a financial transaction; and presenting the mapping information to the user of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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