US 12,294,912 B2
Network based enforcement of geographical compliance
Venkatesh Dharmar, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Edward Joseph Campbell, San Jose, CA (US); and Daniel Haight, Foster City, CA (US)
Assigned to YAHOO ASSETS LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by YAHOO ASSETS LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/363,403.
Application 18/363,403 is a continuation of application No. 17/378,195, filed on Jul. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,722,846.
Application 17/378,195 is a continuation of application No. 16/983,134, filed on Aug. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,076,267, issued on Jul. 27, 2021.
Application 16/983,134 is a continuation of application No. 16/728,067, filed on Dec. 27, 2019, granted, now 10,735,910, issued on Aug. 4, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/924,175, filed on Oct. 22, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/924,172, filed on Oct. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0022877 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 24/00 (2009.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [G06F 9/452 (2018.02); H04L 9/0872 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
maintaining, by a computing device, geolocation information for a device of a user, the geolocation information indicating a geolocation of the user device;
receiving, by the computing device, a request to validate the geolocation of the user device in connection with a bet of the user with a betting operator;
making, by the computing device, in response to the geolocation validation request, a determination whether the geolocation of the user device is valid using the geolocation information; and
sending, by the computing device and to a betting server of the betting operator, a response to the geolocation validation request in accordance with the determination.