# US 2019/0173866 A1 · Systems and methods for location-based device security

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- Number: US 2019/0173866 A1
- Document ID: US20190173866A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/269,857
- Filed: 2019-02-07
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2013-08-20
- Assignees: Paypal, Inc.
- Applicants: Paypal, Inc.
- Inventors: Nate L. Lyman; Roy L. Camp; Eric J. Farraro; John R. Tapley
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190173866A1

## CPC

- H04L 63/08: {for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32)}
- H04L 63/102: {Entity profiles}
- 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}
- H04L 63/20: {for managing network security; network security policies in general (filtering policies H04L63/0227)}
- H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information
- H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services
- H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
- H04W 12/06: Authentication
- H04W 12/08: Access security
- H04W 12/64: using geofenced areas
- H04W 12/65: Environment-dependent, e.g. using captured environmental data
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A device may collect environmental information surrounding the device. Based on the collected environmental information, the device may automatically identify a potentially secured location that has lower security risk. When a potentially secured location is identified, the device may prompt the user to setup a security profile having reduced security requirement for the secured location. The device may store and associate the security profile with the secured location. The device may activate the security profile with reduced security requirement when the device is in the secured area. Further, the security profile may require that certain features of the device be disabled when the device is in the secured location.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system comprising:
one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, with program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable memories, the one or more processors configured to execute the program instructions to cause the system to perform the operations comprising:
detecting a request to process an electronic transaction, the electronic transaction associated with a user device of a user;
in response to detecting the request to the process the electronic transaction, determining, based on analyzing location information received from a location component of the user device, that a location of the user device corresponds to a secured location; and
in response to the determining that the location of the user device corresponds to the secured location, processing the electronic transaction, wherein the processing the electronic transaction does not require authentication credentials to be provided by the user.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the secured location is designated by the user.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the determining that the location of the user device corresponds to the secured location comprises:
analyzing environmental data received from the user device; and
wherein the determining that the location of the user device corresponds to the secured location is based on the analyzing the environmental data.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The system of claim 3, wherein the environmental data includes a number of times that a network corresponding to the location of the user device has been accessed by the user device.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The system of claim 3, wherein the environmental data includes a movement information of the user device, auditory information, or temperature information.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the determining that the location of the user device corresponds to the secured location comprises determining that the user device is within a proximity of another device of the user.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the secured location is designated by a third party associated with the electronic transaction.

### Claim 8

A method comprising:
detecting a request to process an electronic transaction, the electronic transaction associated with a user device of a user;
in response to detecting the request to the process the electronic transaction, determining, based on analyzing location information received from a location component of the user device, that a location of the user device corresponds to a secured location; and
in response to the determining that the location of the user device corresponds to the secured location, processing the electronic transaction, wherein the processing the electronic transaction does not require authentication credentials to be provided by the user.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the secured location is designated by the user.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the determining that the location of the user device corresponds to the secured location comprises:
analyzing environmental data received from the user device; and
wherein the determining that the location of the user device corresponds to the secured location is based on the analyzing the environmental data.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the environmental data includes a number of times that a network corresponding to the location of the user device has been accessed by the user device.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the environmental data includes a movement information of the user device, auditory information, or temperature information.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the determining that the location of the user device corresponds to the secured location comprises determining that the user device is within a proximity of another device of the user.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the secured location is designated by a third party associated with the electronic transaction.

### Claim 15

A computer program product comprising:
one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program instructions when executed cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
detecting a request to process an electronic transaction, the electronic transaction associated with a user device of a user;
in response to detecting the request to the process the electronic transaction, determining, based on analyzing location information received from a location component of the user device, that a location of the user device corresponds to a secured location; and
in response to the determining that the location of the user device corresponds to the secured location, processing the electronic transaction, wherein the processing the electronic transaction does not require authentication credentials to be provided by the user.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the secured location is designated by a third party associated with the electronic transaction.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the determining that the location of the user device corresponds to the secured location comprises:
analyzing environmental data received from the user device; and
wherein the determining that the location of the user device corresponds to the secured location is based on the analyzing the environmental data.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the environmental data includes a number of times that a network corresponding to the location of the user device has been accessed by the user device.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the environmental data includes a movement information of the user device, auditory information, or temperature information.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the determining that the location of the user device corresponds to the secured location comprises determining that the user device is within a proximity of another device of the user.