Patent ID: 8565430

Claim:
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media for storing computer executable instructions for performing a method of validating the authority of a user to consent to the providing of geographic location describing the location of a wireless device to a third-party application, the method comprising: receiving a request from a user to initiate a third-party application, said third-party application requiring geographic location of a wireless device; directing the user to a validation service portal to determine the authority of the user to consent to the providing of geographic location associated with the wireless device to the third-party application, wherein the third-party application redirects the user automatically to the validation service portal upon receiving a request to initiate the third-party application; issuing one or more queries to the user for information to identify the user and the wireless device via the validation service portal, wherein the one or more queries issued to the user require information that verifies the authority of the user to consent to the providing of geographic location for the wireless device to third-party applications; comparing the information received from the user in response to the issued queries to known information stored in a database having a service agreement for the user; determining whether the user has authority to consent to the providing of geographic location for the wireless device to third-party applications based on the comparing of the information received from the user in response to the issued queries to the known information; and initiating the third-party application based on the determination by the validation service portal.