Internet User Authentication Using Cross-Checked Location Signals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing internet transaction systems lack effective methods to authenticate user identity, making them vulnerable to fraud through identity theft, particularly due to the reliance on single geographical location data from IP addresses.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that authenticate internet user identity by cross-referencing and comparing the geographical location of a user's computer signature with their communication voice device, assigning a score based on geographical proximity, and adjusting access and transaction permissions accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If single geographical location data from IP addresses is used for authentication, then the system is simple and fast, but the accuracy and reliability of user identity authentication deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple authentication factors (IP address location, device location, and their geographical proximity) into a unified authentication system. By merging these different data sources and comparing them against each other, the system achieves higher authentication accuracy without requiring a completely new complex system, thus resolving the contradiction between reliability improvement and complexity increase.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary verification mechanism that compares the IP address location with the device location to determine geographical proximity. This intermediary comparison step acts as a bridge between the two location data sources, enabling the system to verify user identity through cross-referencing without directly requiring complex multi-factor authentication protocols.
2Reliability
If multiple location sources are cross-referenced for authentication, then the authentication accuracy improves, but the processing time and system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing the relationship between IP addresses and their geographical locations, and by pre-processing device location data. This allows the actual authentication process to simply involve comparing pre-computed location data rather than performing complex real-time location determination, thus reducing authentication time while maintaining high accuracy through multi-source cross-referencing.
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AI summary
A method and system for authenticating an Internet user identity by cross-referencing and comparing at least two independent sources of information. A first geographical location of computer signature of an internet user is identified and the geographical location of a communication voice device of said internet user is identified to determine a second location. The first and second locations are compared for geographical proximity to confirm the identity of the internet user. Based upon geographical proximity of said locations, a score is assigned to the internet user, and access to a website is allowed or limited based upon said score. Alternatively, additional authentication information can be required or access can be terminated.