Location-based security system for portable electronic device
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, via an input of a portable electronic device, a request to access the electronic device;
automatically determining, by a processor without a requirement for user entry of location information, a first familiar area for the electronic device by;
gathering wireless communications network address data that the electronic device detects when a user is successfully authenticated by the electronic device,saving the gathered network address data in a computer-readable memory, andclassifying a first location as the first familiar area when the network address data corresponding to the first location has been saved a first threshold number of times and has exceeded at least one other threshold parameter relative to other locations indicated by the saved network address data; and
implementing, on the electronic device, a first lockdown rule having a first timeout period when the portable electronic device is located in the first familiar area and a second lockdown rule having a second timeout period when the portable electronic device is located outside of any familiar area.
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Abstract
A location-dependent security method and system for a portable electronic device is disclosed. Without requiring that the user enter any location information, the system determines one or more familiar areas for the device based on locations where the device has received at least a threshold amount of successful user authentication entries. Thereafter, when a user attempts to access the device or an application of the device, the device will implement a first authentication process if the device is in one of the familiar areas, or a different authentication process if the device is not in one of the familiar areas.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, via an input of a portable electronic device, a request to access the electronic device; automatically determining, by a processor without a requirement for user entry of location information, a first familiar area for the electronic device by; gathering wireless communications network address data that the electronic device detects when a user is successfully authenticated by the electronic device, saving the gathered network address data in a computer-readable memory, and classifying a first location as the first familiar area when the network address data corresponding to the first location has been saved a first threshold number of times and has exceeded at least one other threshold parameter relative to other locations indicated by the saved network address data; and implementing, on the electronic device, a first lockdown rule having a first timeout period when the portable electronic device is located in the first familiar area and a second lockdown rule having a second timeout period when the portable electronic device is located outside of any familiar area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a processor, and a computer-readable memory having programming instructions that, when executed, instruct the processor to; receive wireless communications network address data that a portable electronic device detects when a user is successfully authenticated by the portable electronic device, save the received network address data in a computer-readable memory, classify, without a requirement for user entry of location information, a first location as a first familiar area when network address data corresponding to the first location has been saved a first threshold number of times and has exceeded at least one other threshold parameter relative to other locations indicated by the saved network address data; and implement a first lockdown rule having a first timeout period when the portable electronic device is located in the first familiar area and a second lockdown rule having a second timeout period when the portable electronic device is located outside of any familiar area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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