Patent ID: 9529990
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for validating login attempts based on user location, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising: detecting a login attempt by a user to log into a user account, wherein the login attempt originates from an atypical location; detecting the atypical location of the login attempt; determining that the atypical location is inconsistent with a pattern of past login locations for the user; retrieving location information that indicates a current location of the user from at least one third-party Internet resource by: determining, based on the location information, that the atypical location of the login attempt matches the current location of the user; trusting that the login attempt legitimately originates from the user based at least in part on the atypical location matching the current location of the user.