Location-based system permissions and adjustments at an electronic device
First Claim
1. A method of securing an e-commerce transaction at an electronic device, comprising:
- detecting an attempt to conduct the e-commerce transaction at the electronic device;
identifying usage characteristics associated with the detected attempt, wherein the usage characteristics include a location of the electronic device where the e-commerce transaction is being attempted, a time at which the e-commerce transaction is being attempted, and one or more parameters of the e-commerce transaction;
determining whether the usage characteristics associated with the detected attempt conform with an e-commerce usage profile associated with the electronic device or a user of the electronic device, the e-commerce usage profile including one or more locations of the electronic device where e-commerce transactions are permitted, one or more time periods during which e-commerce transactions are permitted at the one or more locations of the electronic device, and parameters of permissible e-commerce transactions, wherein the one or more locations of the electronic device where e-commerce transactions are permitted are a subset of a second set of one or more locations of the electronic device stored in an access usage profile associated with the electronic device where access to the electronic device is permitted, and wherein the e-commerce usage profile is stored on the electronic device;
determining whether to permit the e-commerce transaction at the electronic device based on whether the usage characteristics conform with the e-commerce usage profile; and
based on determining to permit the e-commerce transaction, prompting the user of the electronic device for authentication information, wherein an authentication level associated with the user prompt is based on a degree to which the usage characteristics associated with the detected attempt conform with the e-commerce usage profile.
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Abstract
Securing access to a portable electronic device (PED), securing e-commerce transactions at an electronic device (ED) and dynamically adjusting system settings at a PED are disclosed. In an example, usage or mobility characteristics of the PED or ED (e.g., a location of the ED or PED, etc.) are compared with current parameters of the PED or ED. A determination as to whether to permit an operation (e.g., access, e-commerce transaction, etc.) at the ED or PED can be based at least in part upon a degree to which the current parameters conform with the usage or mobility characteristics. In another example, at least a current location of a PED can be used to determine which system settings to load at the PED.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of securing an e-commerce transaction at an electronic device, comprising:
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detecting an attempt to conduct the e-commerce transaction at the electronic device; identifying usage characteristics associated with the detected attempt, wherein the usage characteristics include a location of the electronic device where the e-commerce transaction is being attempted, a time at which the e-commerce transaction is being attempted, and one or more parameters of the e-commerce transaction; determining whether the usage characteristics associated with the detected attempt conform with an e-commerce usage profile associated with the electronic device or a user of the electronic device, the e-commerce usage profile including one or more locations of the electronic device where e-commerce transactions are permitted, one or more time periods during which e-commerce transactions are permitted at the one or more locations of the electronic device, and parameters of permissible e-commerce transactions, wherein the one or more locations of the electronic device where e-commerce transactions are permitted are a subset of a second set of one or more locations of the electronic device stored in an access usage profile associated with the electronic device where access to the electronic device is permitted, and wherein the e-commerce usage profile is stored on the electronic device; determining whether to permit the e-commerce transaction at the electronic device based on whether the usage characteristics conform with the e-commerce usage profile; and based on determining to permit the e-commerce transaction, prompting the user of the electronic device for authentication information, wherein an authentication level associated with the user prompt is based on a degree to which the usage characteristics associated with the detected attempt conform with the e-commerce usage profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic device, comprising:
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a logic circuit configured to detect an attempt to conduct an e-commerce transaction at the electronic device; a logic circuit configured to identify usage characteristics associated with the detected attempt, wherein the usage characteristics include a location of the electronic device where the e-commerce transaction is being attempted, a time at which the e-commerce transaction is being attempted, and one or more parameters of the e-commerce transaction; a logic circuit configured to determine whether the usage characteristics associated with the detected attempt conform with an e-commerce usage profile associated with the electronic device or a user of the electronic device, the e-commerce usage profile including one or more locations of the electronic device where e-commerce transactions are permitted, one or more time periods during which e-commerce transactions are permitted at the one or more locations of the electronic device, and parameters of permissible e-commerce transactions, wherein the one or more locations of the electronic device where e-commerce transactions are permitted are a subset of a second set of one or more locations of the electronic device stored in an access usage profile associated with the electronic device where access to the electronic device is permitted, and wherein the e-commerce usage profile is stored on the electronic device; a logic circuit configured to determine whether to permit the e-commerce transaction at the electronic device based on whether the usage characteristics conform with the e-commerce usage profile; and a logic circuit configured to prompt, based on a determination to permit the e-commerce transaction, the user of the electronic device for authentication information, wherein an authentication level associated with the user prompt is based on a degree to which the usage characteristics associated with the detected attempt conform with the e-commerce usage profile. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform operations, the instructions comprising:
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program code to detect an attempt to conduct an e-commerce transaction at the electronic device; program code to identify usage characteristics associated with the detected attempt, wherein the usage characteristics include a location of the electronic device where the e-commerce transaction is being attempted, a time at which the e-commerce transaction is being attempted, and one or more parameters of the e-commerce transaction; program code to determine whether the usage characteristics associated with the detected attempt conform with an e-commerce usage profile associated with the electronic device or a user of the electronic device, the e-commerce usage profile including one or more locations of the electronic device where e-commerce transactions are permitted, one or more time periods during which e-commerce transactions are permitted at the one or more locations of the electronic device, and parameters of permissible e-commerce transactions, wherein the one or more locations of the electronic device where e-commerce transactions are permitted are a subset of a second set of one or more locations of the electronic device stored in an access usage profile associated with the electronic device where access to the electronic device is permitted, and wherein the e-commerce usage profile is stored on the electronic device; program code to determine whether to permit the e-commerce transaction at the electronic device based on whether the usage characteristics conform with the e-commerce usage profile; and program code to prompt, based on a determination to permit the e-commerce transaction, the user of the electronic device for authentication information, wherein an authentication level associated with the user prompt is based on a degree to which the usage characteristics associated with the detected attempt conform with the e-commerce usage profile. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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