Patent ID: 9723436
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A mobile device associated with a mobile communications network, the mobile device comprising: a transmitter for sending a request, to a first computer coupled to the mobile communications network, for a secure location verification (LV) message, wherein the first computer comprises a mobile device location processor for identifying a real-time location of the mobile device, wherein the first computer comprises a location server module for producing the secure LV message, wherein the mobile device location processor determines the real-time location of the mobile device by identifying a cell within a cellular network that is currently being used by the mobile device, and wherein the location server processor produces the secure LV message in response to receiving the request that includes a device identifier of the mobile device; a receiver for receiving the secure LV message, wherein the secure LV message is digitally secured so as to enable a selected third party application program on a second computer to verify an authenticity of the secure LV message, wherein the secure LV message comprises location data determined by the mobile communications network as representing a location of the mobile device and identification data for identifying the mobile device, and wherein a single geographical point and resolution data in the secure LV message define a geographical area in which the mobile device is currently located; and the transmitter for sending the secure LV message to the third party application program on the second computer so as to enable the third party application program to verify the location of the mobile device, wherein the second computer provides multiple selected services to the mobile device based on a combination of the real-time location of the mobile device and the identification data for the mobile device that have been established by the first computer.