Fraud-proof location identification system

A system for providing fraud-proof location identification, the system comprising:

• a server computing device including one or more processors configured to execute location identification instructions, and the server computing device being configured to provide an interface for communicating with a plurality of user computing devices over a network, when executed by the one or more processors the location identification instructions being operative to:
• generate a plurality of ordered tokens associated with a check-in location, a display device being positioned at the check-in location that is not couplable to the server computing device;
• generate a plurality of token codes that each correspond to one of the plurality of ordered tokens;
• generate a plurality of machine-readable images that each encodes a token code;
• receive a token code or a machine-readable image that encodes a token code from one of the plurality of user computing devices over the network;
• determine the identity of the one of the plurality of tokens corresponding to the received token code or received machine-readable image;
• and
• determine whether the user is physically present at the check-in location based upon the order of the determined token in the ordered plurality of tokens, the display device being configured to display the machine-readable images according to the order of the tokens, the display device comprising a digital photo frame configured to operate in a slideshow mode wherein the digital photo frame displays images stored on a memory device associated therewith.

A computer implemented method for providing fraud-proof location identification, the method comprising:

• providing a server computing device configured for communicating with a plurality of user computing devices over a network;
• generating a plurality of ordered tokens associated with a check-in location;
• storing series information in a data storage associated with the server computing device, the series information providing an identification of the order of the plurality of ordered tokens;
• generating a plurality of token codes that each corresponds to one of the plurality of ordered tokens;
• generating a plurality of machine-readable images that each encodes a token code;
• receiving, at the server computing device, a token code or a machine-readable image from one of the user computing devices over the network;
• determining the identity of the one of the plurality of tokens corresponding to the token code or machine-readable image received from the user computing device;
• and
• determining whether the user of the user computing device is physically present at the check-in location based upon the order of the determined token in the ordered plurality of tokens.

A computer implemented method for providing fraud-proof location identification, the method comprising:

• providing a server computing device configured for communicating with a plurality of user computing devices over a network:
• generating a plurality of ordered tokens associated with a check-in location;
• storing series information in a data storage associated with the server computing device, the series information providing an identification of the order of the plurality of ordered tokens;
• generating a plurality of token codes that each corresponds to one of the plurality of ordered tokens;
• generating a plurality of machine-readable images that each encodes a token code;
• receiving, at the server computing device, a token code or a machine-readable image from one of the user computing devices over the network;
• determining the identity of the one of the plurality of tokens corresponding to the token code or machine-readable image received from the user computing device;
• determining whether the user of the user computing device is physically present at the check-in location based upon the order of the determined token in the ordered plurality of tokens;
• and
• displaying the plurality of machine-readable images in order on a display device positioned at the check-in location, wherein the display device is not coupled to the server computing device while displaying the machine-readable images, the display device comprising a digital photo frame configured to operate in a slideshow mode wherein the digital photo frame displays images stored on a memory device associated therewith.

A computer implemented method for providing fraud-proof location identification, the method comprising:

• providing a server computing device configured for communicating with a plurality of user computing devices over a network;
• generating a plurality of ordered tokens associated with a check-in location;
• generating a plurality of token codes that each corresponds to one of the plurality of ordered tokens;
• sending the plurality of token codes or a plurality of machine-readable images encoding the plurality of token codes to the check-in location for display on a display device positioned at the check-in location, the display device not being coupled to the server computing device;
• displaying the plurality of machine-readable images on the display device in a predetermined order so that a user may scan one of the machine-readable images using a user computing device;
• receiving, at the server computing device, the scanned machine-readable image from the user computing device over the network;
• decoding the received machine-readable image to determine its corresponding token code;
• determining the identity of the one of the plurality of tokens corresponding to the determined token code;
• and
• determining whether the user of the user computing device is physically present at the check-in location based upon the order of the determined token in the ordered plurality of tokens.

An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein components executable by a processor of a computer for performing a process for providing fraud-proof location identification, the computer being configured for communication with a plurality of user computing devices over a network, the process comprising:

• generating a plurality of ordered tokens associated with a check-in location;
• generating a plurality of token codes that each corresponds to one of the plurality of ordered tokens;
• generating a plurality of machine-readable images that each encodes a token code;
• receiving, at the server computing device, a token code or a machine-readable image encoding a token code from one of the user computing devices over the network;
• determining the identity of the one of the plurality of tokens corresponding to the token code or machine-readable image received from the user computing device;
• and
• determining whether the user of the user computing device is physically present at the check-in location based upon the order of the determined token in the ordered plurality of tokens.