Location verification and enforcement for content access devices

A content access device, comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions;
• and
• a processor that executes the instructions to:
• determine to access content;
• obtain location information from a gateway device on a local area network, the location information determined by the gateway device using multiple communication networks;
• transmit an authorization request to access the content to a location verification system, the authorization request including a specification of the content that is requested and the location information;
• when the location verification system verifies a content access device location based on each of the multiple communication networks, connection of the content access device and the gateway device by the local area network, and correspondence between the location information and a record for the content access device stored by the location verification system indicating that the content access device and the gateway device were both present at a location, receive an authorization from the location verification system;
• and
• access the content;
• wherein:
• the record is created using data received from a registration device that communicates with the content access device and the gateway device;
• the data received from the registration device comprises first internet protocol location information received from the gateway device, second internet protocol location information received from the content access device, third internet protocol location information of the registration device, first cellular network location information received from the gateway device, and second cellular network location information of the registration device;
• and
• the first internet protocol location information, the second internet protocol location information, the third internet protocol location information, the first cellular network location information, and the second cellular network location information match.

A location verification system, comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions;
• and
• a processor that executes the instructions to:
• receive content access device location information for a content access device and gateway device location information for a gateway device, the gateway device location information determined using multiple communication networks;
• create a record using the content access device location information and the gateway device location information upon determining that the content access device and the gateway device are present in a location;
• receive an authorization request to access content from the content access device, the authorization request including a specification of the content that is requested and current gateway device location information obtained from the gateway device by the content access device using a local area network;
• verify a content access device location based on each of the multiple communication networks, connection of the content access device and the gateway device by the local area network, and correspondence between the current gateway device location information and the record;
• and
• allow the authorization request upon verifying the content access device location;
• wherein:
• the record is created using data received from a registration device that communicates with the content access device and the gateway device;
• the data received from the registration device comprises first internet protocol location information received from the gateway device, second internet protocol location information received from the content access device, third internet protocol location information of the registration device, first cellular network location information received from the gateway device, and second cellular network location information of the registration device;
• and
• the first internet protocol location information, the second internet protocol location information, the third internet protocol location information, the first cellular network location information, and the second cellular network location information match.