Mobile Network Location Verification Against IP Spoofing
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Solution Overview
Problem
IP-based localization techniques for determining device location are inaccurate and susceptible to deceptive activity, leading to fraudulent IP address manipulation.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing mobile network-based localization techniques, such as cell tower triangulation, to verify the location of a user's mobile device, which is typically co-located with the user, thereby enhancing location accuracy and preventing deceptive IP address usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If IP-based localization techniques are used to determine device location, then the system can easily obtain location information, but the location accuracy deteriorates and becomes susceptible to deceptive activity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces mobile network operators as intermediaries between the service provider and the user's location information. Instead of directly relying on IP address localization, the service provider queries the mobile network operator (who has access to accurate mobile device location data) to obtain verified location information. This intermediary approach resolves the contradiction by maintaining ease of operation (automatic querying) while improving measurement precision (accurate mobile network-based localization).
2Productivity
If IP-based localization techniques are used, then the system can process location requests quickly, but the reliability of location verification deteriorates due to fraudulent IP address manipulation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having service providers query mobile network operators for accurate location information before processing location-based service requests. This advance verification using reliable mobile network location data prevents fraudulent IP address manipulation, thereby improving reliability while maintaining processing efficiency through automated pre-verification.
3Measurement precision
If mobile network-based localization techniques are used to verify user location, then location accuracy improves, but device complexity increases due to additional querying mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by leveraging the mobile network operator's existing infrastructure and capabilities to provide location verification. The mobile network operator already possesses accurate location data from cell tower triangulation and other mobile network-based methods, so the service provider simply queries this existing system rather than building complex localization infrastructure themselves. This resolves the contradiction by improving measurement precision through professional mobile network services while avoiding the need for service providers to develop complex localization systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Accurately determines the user's location, improves edge server selection for reduced latency, and prevents fraudulent transactions by using mobile network-based localization techniques.
Implementation Method 1
localization techniques implemented via mobile networks are based on the use of one or more cell towers (e.g., a strength of a signal detected at one cell tower, cell tower triangulation)
Data Source
AI summary
A service provider improves the manner in which a location of a device being used by a user to access a service is determined. The service provider receives a request to access a service hosted in a cloud platform. The request identifies a user account and the request is associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address. The service provider associates the request with information, such as a phone number, registered for the user account. The service provider sends a query to a mobile network operator asking for a location of a mobile device identified by the information. The service provider receives, from the mobile network operator, the location of the mobile device and then implements an action based on the location of the mobile device identified by the information rather than another location determined based on the IP address.