Patent ID: 9155125
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A location validation system to validate an asserted location of a wireless communication device to a vendor for an electronic purchase, the location validation system comprising: a communication interface configured to wirelessly receive the asserted location of the wireless communication device from the wireless communication device for the electronic purchase from the vendor, wherein the asserted location comprises a location of the wireless communication device determined from a zip code entered by a user of the wireless communication device; a processing system configured to receive the asserted location from the communication interface, after receiving the asserted location from the communication interface, determine a trusted location of the wireless communication device based on wireless signals from the wireless communication device to a wireless access network, compare the asserted location to the trusted location to verify the asserted location, and notify the vendor if the asserted location differs from the trusted location.