Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for authorizing a user or a user device based on location information
- Patent Title (中): 基于位置信息授权用户或用户设备的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13190304Application Date: 2011-07-25
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Publication No.: US09591035B2Publication Date: 2017-03-07
- Inventor: Cynthia Kuo , Quinn Jacobson , Jonathan Ledlie
- Applicant: Cynthia Kuo , Quinn Jacobson , Jonathan Ledlie
- Applicant Address: FI Espoo
- Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
- Current Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
- Current Assignee Address: FI Espoo
- Agency: Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; H04L29/06 ; G06F21/31

Abstract:
A method comprises receiving a request for generating a challenge for a device or a user of the device. The method also comprises determining location information associated with the device. The method further comprises determining one or more characteristics that are detectable based, at least in part, on the location information. Furthermore, the method comprises generating the challenge based, at least in part, the one or more characteristics.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120192252A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHORIZING A USER OR A USER DEVICE BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION Public/Granted day:2012-07-26
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