Location-based authentication scheme
AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorsSeungil Kim, Youngil Ko
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Abstract
Technologies are generally described for a location-based authentication scheme. In some examples, a method performed under control of a server may include receiving a first notification of a first use of an application, determining a first location of a first device corresponding to the first use, receiving a second notification of a second use of the application, determining a second location of a second device corresponding to the second use, determining whether the second location is within a predetermined range from the first location, and enabling execution of the second use in response to determining that the second location is within the predetermined range from the first location.
Claims33
A method performed under control of a server, comprising:
- receiving a first notification of a first use of an application;
- determining a first location of a first device corresponding to the first use;
- receiving a second notification of a second use of the application;
- determining a second location of a second device corresponding to the second use;
- determining that the second location is within a predetermined range from the first location;
- enabling execution of the second use;
- and
- responsive to determination that the second location is not within the predetermined range from the first location, providing the second device with a notice suggesting purchase of the application.
(canceled)
A method performed under control of a device, comprising:
- registering a first location;
- receiving a request to authorize execution of an application;
- determining a second location of the device;
- determining that the second location is within a predetermined range from the first location;
- authorizing execution of the application;
- and
- issuing a notice suggesting purchase of the application when determining that the second location is not within the predetermined range from the first location.
(canceled)
A server for providing location-based authentication, comprising:
- an input receiving unit configured to receive a first notification of a first use of an application and a second notification of a second use of the application;
- a location determination unit configured to determine a first location of a first device corresponding to the first use and to determine a second location of a second device corresponding to the second use;
- an authentication unit configured to authorize execution of the second use based at least in part on the first location and the second location;
- and
- a notice issuing unit configured to issue a notice suggesting purchase of the application when the authentication unit determines not to authorize the execution of the second use.
(canceled)
33-41. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.