Patent ID: 8698598
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06Q,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for verifying locations of users of portable computing devices, comprising: receiving, by a portable computing device, an input indicating a location of the portable computing device, wherein the input is received from an at-location element proximate to the portable computing device, and wherein the location of the portable computing device comprises a first geographic zone; receiving, by the portable computing device, a global positioning system (GPS) position associated with the portable computing device at a time that the input indicating the location of the portable computing device was received; determining, by portable computing device, that the first geographic zone corresponds to the GPS position associated with the portable computing device at the time that the input indicating the location of the portable computing device was received; in response to determining, that the first geographic zone corresponds to the GPS position, determining, by the portable computing device, that at least one security condition is satisfied; and in response to determining that the at least one security condition is satisfied, causing, by the portable computing device, a next action to occur.