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Techniques to verify location for location based services

  • US 9,626,696 B2
  • Filed: 06/17/2010
  • Issued: 04/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • processing a visit proof received from a participant device of a location based application, the visit proof corresponding to one or more conditions for confirming a visit to a physical location by a participant, the one or more conditions including a condition that at least one purchase was made at the physical location during the visit;

    determining, from the visit proof, a number of items purchased at the physical location during the visitverifying that the visit proof comprises a non-static pattern that was secured using a location owner key captured by the participant device at the physical location for the visit, the non-static pattern including an indication of whether the one or more conditions have been met; and

    upon verification of the visit proof, processing the non-static pattern to determine whether the participant satisfied the one or more conditions.

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