Transaction Security via Verified Resource Location
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security systems rely on identity verification for transaction authorization, which can be circumvented by individuals misappropriating resource identities, leading to a need for an alternative method to secure transactions using verified resource locations.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize published location information from publisher computers to verify the location of resources, comparing this information with transaction requests to authorize or deny transactions, with a manager software coordinating between publisher and subscriber computers to ensure location verification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If identity verification techniques are used to secure transactions, then transaction authorization can be determined, but a person who misappropriates a resource identity can circumvent the verification
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from verifying identity information (one-dimensional verification) to verifying resource location using GPS coordinates and spatial relationships (adding a spatial dimension). This dimensional change makes it difficult for identity misappropriators to succeed because they cannot replicate the actual physical location of the resource.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a location verification system as an intermediary between the transaction request and authorization decision. This intermediary verifies the resource's actual location independently of identity claims, preventing identity misappropriation from compromising transaction security.
2Reliability
If location verification is implemented using publisher and subscriber computers, then resource location can be verified, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the location verification system into distinct functional components: publisher computers that provide location data, subscriber computers that request verification, and a verification system that processes the data. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and simplifies the overall system architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a multi-functional system where publisher computers can serve multiple resources, subscriber computers can initiate various types of transactions, and the verification system handles different verification scenarios. This universality reduces overall system complexity by avoiding redundant components.
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AI summary
A method and apparatus for securing transactions using verified resource locations is described. In one embodiment, the method for authorizing a transaction request using published location information for at least one resource includes examining relationship data regarding at least one resource to identify at least one publisher computer and at least one subscriber computer, wherein the at least one publisher computer communicates location information for the at least one resource and in response to at least one transaction request from the at least one subscriber computer, comparing the location information with the at least one transaction request to verify at least one resource location.