Patent ID: 7685279
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G07F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented system including: a first interface to receive network geolocation information associated with a first entity that is a party to a network session between the first entity and a second entity, coupled via a network, wherein the network geolocation information is determined utilizing a network address of the first entity; a second interface to an agent resident at the first entity, the agent providing access to supplemental information at the first entity that is not readily available via the network, the agent being a client resident agent configured to obtain supplemental information directly at a client entity; and a decision logic module, executable by a processor, to obtain the supplemental information concerning the first entity from the agent via the second interface, the agent harvesting the supplemental information locally at the first entity, wherein the decision logic module is further to generate an assessment regarding the first entity's compliance with a geolocation policy defined in connection with access to the second entity by the first entity, the assessment being generated utilizing the network geolocation information and the supplemental information, the geolocation policy including rules to determine whether the first entity's geolocation is sufficiently reliable.