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Systems and methods for certifying geolocation coordinates of computing devices

  • US 10,812,981 B1
  • Filed: 03/22/2017
  • Issued: 10/20/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for certifying geolocation coordinates of computing devices, at least a portion of the method being performed by a backend computing system comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:

  • receiving, from a client computing device, a set of geolocation coordinates that purport to identify a physical location of the client computing device;

    identifying, in response to receiving the geolocation coordinates, at least one cooperating geolocation device that is within physical proximity to the geolocation coordinates provided by the client computing device;

    performing a proximity validation check that demonstrates, without exchanging a radio frequency transmission between the client computing device and the cooperating geolocation device that the client computing device is within physical proximity to the at least one cooperating geolocation device, wherein performing the proximity validation check comprises performing a confirmation handshake communication between the client computing device and the at least one cooperating geolocation device comprising at least;

    instructing, by the backend computing system, the cooperating geolocation device to transmit a secret code by flashing a light-spectrum transmission according to a previously-established pattern;

    instructing, by the backend computing system, the client computing device to report the secret code to the at least one cooperating geolocation device as evidence that the client computing device was able to detect the light-spectrum transmission; and

    receiving confirmation from the cooperating geolocation device that the client computing device provided the correct secret code to the cooperating geolocation device; and

    certifying, based on the proximity validation check, the geolocation coordinates as valid geolocation coordinates.

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