Method and system for authentication via location monitoring
US10389715B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/107
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method is provided to authenticate a user. The computer-implemented method includes obtaining, at an authentication server, a current location and an associated time from a client device of the user over a communications network; determining, by a hardware processor of the authentication server, that the current location and the associated time is at or near a historical location and a historical time associated with the user; determining, by the hardware processor, a location score based on a degree of correlation between the current location and the associated time and the historical location and the historical time; determining, by the hardware processor, a risk assessment score based on the location score; and providing, over the communications network, an authentication verification for the user to perform one or more actions with an online resource based on the risk assessment score.
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