Patent ID: 8717401
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, executing on one or more computing devices, said method comprising: receiving, by the one or more computing devices, location information corresponding to a physical location of a user from a first computing device; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, personal identification information associated with the user from the first computing device; authenticating, by the one or more computing devices, the physical location of the user based at least in part on the location information and the personal identification information of the user wherein authenticating includes determining that the physical location of the first computing device is within a store associated with a business, the business having one or more video communication sessions associated therewith; and upon successful authentication of the physical location and the personal identification information of the user, coupling, by the one or more computing devices, the first computing device associated with the user to a video communication session, wherein the video communication session enables communication between the first computing device and a second computing device.