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Network-based geo-location identification of an end-user device

  • US 9,077,755 B2
  • Filed: 06/10/2009
  • Issued: 07/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • establishing, by a computing device, a connection between a user device and the computing device;

    obtaining, by the computing device, information associated with the connection based on establishing the connection,the information associated with the connection including;

    information identifying the user device, andgeographical location information associated with information identifying a geographical location of the user device;

    searching, by the computing device, a memory using the information associated with the connection;

    obtaining, from the memory and by the computing device, user device information based on searching the memory using the information associated with the connection,the user device information including;

    the information identifying the geographical location of the user device,information identifying a type of the user device, andat least one of;

    information identifying a speed of data transmission associated with the user device, orinformation identifying an amount of bandwidth provisioned for a user of the user device and a portion of the amount of bandwidth that is being used by the user;

    receiving, by the computing device, a trigger instructing the computing device to provide the user device information to a content provider device,receiving the trigger including;

    receiving a content provider-specified trigger from the content provider device; and

    providing, by the computing device, the user device information to the content provider device based on receiving the trigger,custom content, generated by the content provider device based on the user device information, being provided to the user device based on the user device information being provided to the content provider device,the custom content including particular information that enables the user device to restrict a financial transaction to a specific geographical location,the financial transaction being enabled when the geographical location of the user corresponds to the specific geographical location.

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