System and method for automated analysis comparing a wireless device location with another geographic location

• US 9,420,448 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2013
• Issued: 08/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visa International Service Association (Visa, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Visa International Service Association (Visa, Inc.)
• Inventors: Dankar, Ajay, Reddy, Sunita, Mortier, Michael P., Buhrmann, Michael F., Dennis, Charles L., Snyder, Randall A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ngo, Chuong A
• Application Number:
  US13/737,901
• Publication Number:
  US 20130132568A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,315 Days
• Field of Search: 455/410, 455/411, 455/419, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/422.1, 4554561-4566, 455/440, 455/435.1, 455/435.2, 455/403, 4555501-5759, 370328-338, 705/7, 705/30, 705/35
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 13/18 Control systems or devices exclusively for rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms B66D1/40
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 23/74 separate from jib
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/126 Anti-theft arrangements, e.g. protection against subscriber identity module [SIM] cloning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/72 Subscriber identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/00 Network data management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

A system and method for automatically comparing obtained wireless device location information from a wireless network and comparing that location with another independent source geographic location is provided. Location information is derived from two or more sources in a multiplicity of ways and a comparison is made within a Location Comparison Engine. The Location Comparison Engine makes use of databases that assist in resolving obtained raw positioning information and converting that positioning information into one or more formats for adequate location comparison. Results of the location comparison are deduced to determine if the wireless device is in some proximity to some other activity source location. Other location information used for comparison may be obtained from a multiplicity of sources, such as another network based on some activity of the wireless device user, another wireless device via a wireless network, or any system capable of providing location information to the Location Comparison Engine.

Claims

1. A system for comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network comprising:

a module to obtain from a wireless network a location of a wireless device;

a module to obtain, from a data network exclusive of the wireless network, a location of a user associated with the wireless device;

a module to determine the proximity among wireless device locations with locations of wireless device users accessing other devices; and

a module to evaluate the results of a comparison among wireless device locations with locations of wireless device users accessing other devices based on proximity of the compared locations.

2. A system of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 1, wherein:

a database is employed associating wireless device locations with locations of wireless device users using a common wireless device identifier.

3. A system of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 1, wherein;

a database is employed associating a wireless device location identified by a wireless device identifier with a location of an individual identified by another form of identifier.

4. A system of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 1, wherein:

a database is employed associating the date and time of an obtained wireless device location identified by a wireless device identifier with another date and time of an obtained wireless device location identified by a wireless device identifier.

5. A system of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network, according to claim 1, wherein:

the results of said comparison are used to validate an activity of a wireless device user.

6. A system of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained front a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 1, wherein:

the results of said comparison are used to invalidate an activity of a wireless device user.

7. A system of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 1, wherein:

said, module to evaluate the results of said comparison applies an algorithmic value to the comparison results indicating a degree of validity or invalidity of an activity of a wireless device user.

8. A system of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 1, wherein:

the results of said comparison are used to validate a wireless device user'"'"'s identity.

9. A system of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location, obtained from another network according to claim 1, wherein:

the results of said comparison are used to invalidate a wireless device user'"'"'s identity.

10. A system of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 1, wherein:

the results of said comparison are sent to a results processing system where the results determine success or failure of a wireless device user'"'"'s activity.

11. A system of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 1, wherein:

the results of said comparison are sent to a results processing system where the results may be used for an application to demonstrate the proximity of the wireless device user to another location.

12. A method of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network comprising the steps of:

obtaining from a wireless network a location of a wireless device;

obtaining, from a data network exclusive of the wireless network, a location of a second device with which a user associated with the wireless device is interacting;

obtaining, based on the obtained location of the second device, a location of the user;

associating said location of a wireless device and location of the user with each other in a database;

comparing said location of a wireless device and location of the user to determine proximity among said location of a wireless device and location of the user; and

sending results of the comparison of said location of a wireless device and location of the user to a results processing system.

13. The method of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from, another network according to claim 12, wherein:

a common wireless identifier is associated with said locations in said database.

14. The method of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network, with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 12, wherein:

an algorithmic value is associated with said results of the comparison, based on proximity.

15. The method of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 12, wherein:

the obtained wireless device location is associated with a geographic place in a database.

16. The method of comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 12, wherein;

the obtained wireless device user'"'"'s location is associated with a geographic place in a database.

17. An apparatus for comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network comprising:

means to obtain from a wireless network a location of a wireless device;

means to obtain, from a point-of-sale device and a data network exclusive of the wireless network, a location of a user associated with the wireless device;

means to associate said locations with each other in a database;

means to compare said locations to determine proximity among said locations; and

means to send results of the comparison of said locations to a results processing system.

18. The apparatus for comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 17, wherein;

a common wireless identifier is associated with said locations in said database.

19. The apparatus for comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 17, wherein:

an algorithmic value is associated with said results of the comparison, based on proximity.

20. The apparatus for comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location, obtained from a wireless network with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 17, wherein:

the obtained wireless device location is associated with a geographic place in a database.

21. The apparatus for comparing a wireless device'"'"'s location obtained from a wireless network, with the wireless device user'"'"'s location obtained from another network according to claim 17, wherein:

the obtained wireless device user'"'"'s location is associated with a geographic place in a database.