Methods and systems for validating online transactions using location

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11244018-B2
Application number	US-201916688383-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 19, 2019
Priority date	Jun 4, 2007
Publication date	Feb 8, 2022
Grant date	Feb 8, 2022

Abstract

A method comprising: obtaining a service point location, the service point location being associated with a logical identifier assigned to end-user equipment used in an attempt to make an online transaction; obtaining at least one authorized transaction point location, the at least one authorized transaction point location being associated with transaction object information provided via the end-user equipment; comparing the service point location to each of the at least one authorized transaction point location; and performing an action related to validation of the online transaction based on a result of the comparing. Also provided is an apparatus for implementing this method.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of determining a service point location for use in validating an online transaction, the method comprising:
providing a mapping between service point locations and ports of a network access multiplexer, each service point location having network access provided by a physical link connected to a respective port of the network access multiplexer;
assigning an IP address to end-user equipment connected to a port of the network access multiplexor;
receiving a query IP address;
determining a service point location associated with the query IP address based on the mapping between service point locations and ports of a network access multiplexer and a port the received query IP address is assigned to; and
returning the determined service point location in response to the query IP address.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a mapping between service point locations and IP addresses using the mapping between service point locations and ports and IP addresses assigned to respective ports.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the service point location comprises looking up the query IP address in the mapping between service point locations and IP addresses to determine a service point location mapped to the query IP address.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein providing the mapping between service point locations and IP addresses comprises updating the mapping between service point locations and IP addresses when an IP address assigned to a port is updated.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing a mapping between service point locations and ports comprises updating the mapping between service point locations and ports when a service point location assigned to a port is changed.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service point location is expressed as a civic address.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service point location is expressed as a set of geo-coordinates.

8. An apparatus comprising:
an interface for receiving messages; and
a processing unit coupled to said interface, said processing unit being responsive to receipt of a message at said interface for:
provide a mapping between service point locations and ports of a network access multiplexer, each service point location having network access provided by a physical link connected to a respective port of the network access multiplexer;
assign an IP address to end-user equipment connected to a port of the network access multiplexor;
receive a query IP address;
determine a service point location associated with the query IP address based on the mapping between service point locations and ports of a network access multiplexer and a port the received query IP address is assigned to; and
return the determined service point location in response to the query IP address.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processing unit is further responsive to:
provide a mapping between service point locations and IP addresses using the mapping between service point locations and ports and IP addresses assigned to respective ports.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining the service point location comprises looking up the query IP address in the mapping between service point locations and IP addresses to determine a service point location mapped to the query IP address.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein providing the mapping between service point locations and IP addresses comprises updating the mapping between service point locations and IP addresses when an IP address assigned to a port is updated.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein providing a mapping between service point locations and ports comprises updating the mapping between service point locations and ports when a service point location assigned to a port is changed.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the service point location is expressed as a civic address.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the service point location is expressed as a set of geo-coordinates.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions which when executed by a processing unit of an apparatus configure the apparatus to perform a method of determining a service point location for use in validating an online transaction, the method comprising:
providing a mapping between service point locations and ports of a network access multiplexer, each service point location having network access provided by a physical link connected to a respective port of the network access multiplexer;
assigning an IP address to end-user equipment connected to a port of the network access multiplexor;
receiving a query IP address;
determining a service point location associated with the query IP address based on the mapping between service point locations and ports of a network access multiplexer and a port the received query IP address is assigned to; and
returning the determined service point location in response to the query IP address.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method performed by the apparatus when executing the instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium further comprises:
providing a mapping between service point locations and IP addresses using the mapping between service point locations and ports and IP addresses assigned to respective ports.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein determining the service point location comprises looking up the query IP address in the mapping between service point locations and IP addresses to determine a service point location mapped to the query IP address.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein providing the mapping between service point locations and IP addresses comprises updating the mapping between service point locations and IP addresses when an IP address assigned to a port is updated.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein providing a mapping between service point locations and ports comprises updating the mapping between service point locations and ports when a service point location assigned to a port is changed.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the service point location is expressed as a civic address.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the service point location is expressed as a set of geo-coordinates.

Assignees

• Bce Inc

Inventors

• Bouchard Jean
• Fortier Stephane Maxime Francois

Classifications

• G06Q20/02 Primary

  involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP] · CPC title

• G06F16/24

  Querying · CPC title

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title

• G06Q40/12

  Accounting · CPC title

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title