Systems and methods for using geo-location information in sensitive internet transactions

US7941379B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Symantec Corporation · US

Inventors

• Keith Newstadt · Newton, US
• Shaun Cooley · El Segundo, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 25, 2009
• Grant date: May 10, 2011
• Expiry date: Jul 30, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2221/2111
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for using geo-location information in sensitive Internet transactions is disclosed. In one example, such a method may include: 1) receiving, from a client device, a request to conduct an Internet transaction, 2) requiring geo-location information from the client device in order to conduct the Internet transaction, 3) receiving the geo-location information from the client device, 4) verifying the validity of the geo-location information, and then 5) conducting the Internet transaction. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.