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Tamper proof location services

  • US 8,560,839 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2010
  • Issued: 10/15/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for setting access permissions on a resource based on location information, the method comprising:

  • receiving a permission update request to update permissions for an identified resource to include location-based permission information, the location-based permission information including at least geographic location information defining a geographic region upon which the location based permission is applied;

    locating an identified resource;

    locating location based access control information associated with the identified resource;

    determining one or more allowed location based actions from the location-based permission information accompanying the request by determining whether the resource can be read, written, or included in a listing based on a geographic location of a computing device on which the resource is stored;

    updating the location based access control information to include the one or more allowed location-based actions; and

    storing the updated location based access control information associated with the identified resource, so that subsequent attempts to access the identified resource will be subject to the specified location-based permission information,wherein the preceding steps are performed by at least one processor.

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