Location aware authorization system
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsJames C. Taylor, Anil K. Khanna, Jasbir Rajpal, Venugopal Rao Mudigonda, Nirav Dave, Padmini Bettadapura, Benjamin Lieberman
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Abstract
A request to activate a service may be received from a user device and a determination may be made as to whether the request is authorized or fraudulent. In particular, a geographical location of the user device may be determined. Whether to activate the service may be determined based on the geographical location of the user device.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, a request for a service associated with a first user device;
- receiving, by the computing device:
- a first signal from the first user device;
- and
- a plurality of signals from a plurality of user devices associated with different geographical locations;
- estimating the geographical location of the first user device based on a geographical location of a second user device, of the plurality of user devices, that is selected based on comparing spectral characteristics of the first signal with spectral characteristics of a second signal, of the plurality of signals, received from the second user device;
- and
- sending, based on the estimated geographical location of the first user device, a message indicating activation of the service.
A computing device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to:
- receive a request for a service associated with a first user device;
- receive:
- a first signal from the first user device;
- and
- a plurality of signals from a plurality of user devices associated with different geographical locations;
- estimate the geographical location of the first user device based on a geographical location of a second user device that is selected based on comparing spectral characteristics of the first signal with spectral characteristics of a second signal, of the plurality of signals, received from the second user device;
- and
- send, based on the estimated geographical location of the first user device, a message indicating activation of the service.
One or more non-transitory computer readable media comprising instructions that, when executed, cause performance of actions comprising:
- receiving a request for a service associated with a first user device;
- receiving:
- a first signal from the first user device;
- and
- a plurality of signals from a plurality of user devices associated with different geographical locations;
- estimating the geographical location of the first user device based on a geographical location of a second user device that is selected based on comparing spectral characteristics of the first signal with spectral characteristics of a second signal, of the plurality of signals, received from the second user device;
- and
- sending, based on the estimated geographical location of the first user device, a message indicating activation of the service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.