GEO-FENCE AUTHORIZATION PROVISIONING

• US 20160277419A1
• Filed: 03/18/2016
• Published: 09/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Inventors: Allen, Nicholas Richard, Chang, Sheldon
• Granted Patent: US 10,616,239 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/64 using geofenced areas
• 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 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging

Abstract

A system includes a communication module that receives a request to post content to an event gallery associated with an event. The request in turn includes geo-location data for a device sending the content, and identification data identifying the device or a user of the device. The system further has an event gallery module to perform a first authorization operation that includes determining that the geo-location data corresponds to a geo-location fence associated with an event. The event gallery module also performs a second authorization operation that includes using the identification data to verify an attribute of the user. Finally, based on the first and second authorization operations, the event gallery module may selectively authorize the device to post the content to the event gallery.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

receiving a request to post content to an event gallery associated with an event, the request including;

geo-location data for a device sending the content, and

identification data identifying at least one of the device or a user of the device;

performing a first authorization operation including determining that the geo-location data corresponds to a geo-location fence associated with the event;

performing a second authorization operation including using the identification data to verify an attribute of the user; and

based on the first and second authorization operations, selectively posting the content to an event gallery.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the identification data comprises an IP address, and the second authorization operation comprises verifying that the IP address relates to an organization associated with the event.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising locating a user profile, associated with the user, stored in a database, and wherein the second authorization operation includes extracting user profile data from the user profile in the database in order to verify the attribute of the user.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the attribute is a communications attribute, and the verifying of the attribute includes identifying at least one communications contribution by the user to a further event gallery associated with a further event.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 4, wherein the event and further event are both related to a common entity.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the attribute is a communications attribute and the verifying of the attribute includes identifying at least one communication with a further user, the further user having made at least one communications contribution to a further event gallery associated with a further event.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the attribute is a user activity attribute, and the verifying of the attribute includes determining that the user interacted with image modification data associated with the event or a location within the geo-location fence.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the request includes real-time visual data captured using the device, the attribute is a user visual attribute, and the verifying of the attribute includes comparing visual data of the user profile data with the real-time visual data.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the event gallery is available for a specified transitory period.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the event gallery has individual ephemeral messages shown in sequence.

11. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, configure the system to;

receive a request to post content to an event gallery associated with an event, the request including;

geo-location data for a device send the content, and

identification data identify at least one of the device or a user of the device;

perform a first authorization operation including determining that the geo-location data corresponds to a geo-location fence associated with the event;

perform a second authorization operation including using the identification data to verify an attribute of the user; and

based on the first and second authorization operations, selectively post the content to an event gallery.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the identification data comprises an IP address, and the second authorization operation comprises verify that the IP address relates to an organization associated with the event.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions further configure the system to locate a user profile, associated with the user, stored in a database, and wherein the second authorization operation includes extracting user profile data from the user profile in the database in order to verify the attribute of the user.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the attribute is a communications attribute, and the verifying of the attribute includes identify at least one communications contribution by the user to a further event gallery associated with a further event.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the event and further event are both related to a common entity.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the attribute is a communications attribute and the verifying of the attribute includes identify at least one communication with a further user, the further user having made at least one communications contribution to a further event gallery associated with a further event.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the attribute is a user activity attribute, and the verifying of the attribute includes determine that the user interacted with image modification data associated with the event or a location within the geo-location fence.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the request includes real-time visual data captured use the device, the attribute is a user visual attribute, and the verifying of the attribute includes comparing visual data of the user profile data with the real-time visual data.

19. A system comprising:

a communication component, implemented using at least one processor, to receive a request to post content to an event gallery associated with an event, the request including;

geo-location data for a device sending the content, and

identification data identifying at least one of the device or a user of the device;

an event gallery component to;

perform a first authorization operation that includes determining that the geo-location data corresponds to a geo-location fence associated with the event;

perform a second authorization operation that includes using the identification data to verify an attribute of the user; and

based on the first and second authorization operations, selectively post the content to the event gallery.