US 11,792,314 B2
Methods for acquiring an internet user's consent to be located and for authenticating the location information
Guy Hefetz, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Assigned to Spriv LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Spriv LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/871,935.
Application 17/871,935 is a continuation of application No. 17/592,528, filed on Feb. 4, 2022.
Application 17/592,528 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/724,361, filed on Dec. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,308,477, issued on Apr. 19, 2022.
Application 16/724,361 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/787,805, filed on Oct. 19, 2017, granted, now 10,521,786, issued on Dec. 31, 2019.
Application 15/787,805 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/606,270, filed on May 26, 2017, granted, now 10,289,833, issued on May 14, 2019.
Application 15/606,270 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/134,545, filed on Apr. 21, 2016, granted, now 9,727,867, issued on Aug. 8, 2017.
Application 15/134,545 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/835,707, filed on Aug. 25, 2015, granted, now 9,391,985, issued on Jul. 12, 2016.
Application 14/835,707 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/479,266, filed on Sep. 5, 2014, abandoned.
Application 14/479,266 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/145,862, filed on Dec. 31, 2013, granted, now 9,033,225, issued on May 19, 2015.
Application 14/145,862 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/479,235, filed on May 23, 2012, granted, now 8,770,477, issued on Jul. 8, 2014.
Application 13/479,235 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/065,691, filed on Mar. 28, 2011, granted, now 8,640,197, issued on Jan. 28, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/445,860, filed on Feb. 23, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/318,329, filed on Mar. 28, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2022/0360662 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. G06K 5/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/72457 (2021.01); H04M 1/725 (2021.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01)
CPC H04M 1/72457 (2021.01) [H04M 1/725 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for validating an electronic transaction of an Internet user in possession of a mobile phone, comprising:
(a) via software installed on the mobile phone, requesting that the Internet user consent to the release of the mobile phone's geographical location;
(b) receiving, from a first source of location information, the released location, which is a first geographical location of the mobile phone;
(c) after either (i) receipt of the first geographical location of the mobile phone, or (ii) receipt of the Internet user's consent to the release of the mobile phone's geographical location, initiating a location inquiry of the mobile phone from a second source of location information;
(d) receiving, from said second source of location information, a second geographical location of the mobile phone;
(e) determining whether the first geographical location of the mobile phone and the second geographical location of the mobile phone are within an allowable distance; and
(f) if the first geographical location and the second geographical location are within the allowable distance, then taking at least one of the following actions:
(i) allowing the transaction, and
(ii) assigning a positive score;
otherwise
(g) if the first and the second geographical locations are not within the allowable distance, taking at least one of the following actions:
(i) requiring additional authentication information of the Internet user, and
(ii) assigning a negative score;
wherein one of the first geographical location and the second geographical location is identified by at least one of: GPS, antenna triangulation and cellular base station, and the other is identified by Wi-Fi, wherein the second geographical location is identified immediately after the first geographical location.