Authenticating a User's Location in a Femtocell-Based Network
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsJohn T. Brassil, Stuart Haber, Pratyusa Kumar Manadhata, Ravi Arun Netravali, Prasad V Rao
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Abstract
A method for authenticating a user's location in a femtocell-based network is disclosed. A user is associated to a femtocell connected to a connection point in the wireless network. An indication of the user's location is provided to a remote user. A characteristic of a connection between the femtocell and the connection point is monitored. The monitored characteristic is provided to the remote user to verify user's location.
Claims20
A method for authenticating a user's location in a femtocell-based network, comprising:
- associating the user to a femtocell connected to a connection point in the network;
- providing an indication of the user's location to a remote user;
- monitoring a characteristic of a connection between the femtocell and the connection point;
- and
- providing the monitored characteristic to the remote user to verify the user's location.
A method for authenticating a user's location in a femtocell-based network, comprising:
- receiving an indication of a user's location associated with a femtocell connected to a connection point in the network;
- monitoring a characteristic of a connection between the femtocell and the connection point;
- engaging in a communication with the user;
- and
- verifying the communication in the monitored characteristic to authenticate the user's location.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon executable by a processor to:
- monitor a characteristic of a connection between a femtocell and a connection point:
- receive a request for the monitored characteristic from a remote user;
- and
- provide the monitored characteristic to the remote user for verifying a user's location associated with the femtocell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.