Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20110138483
Filing Date: December 04, 2009Priority Date: December 04, 2009
Inventors: Jose F. Bravo, Jeffery L. Crume
Assignee(s): INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Current U.S. Classification: 726, 726/029000, 455, 455/411000
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A method for controlling access to a restricted item, comprising:receiving a request from a requester for access to a restricted item at a computer system associated with a provider, said request originating at a client system;determining an IP address of the client system;determining a mobile phone number of a mobile phone associated with the requester;transmitting to a third party service provider the IP address and mobile phone number; andreceiving back from the third party service provider a confirmation message indicating whether or not the IP address and mobile phone are located within an acceptable range of each other.
Submitted by: Yan HankinLast updated: over 1 year ago
Title Man-in-the-middle detector and a method for using it
Description
Similar method used in detecting location of mobile devices. Each device, or cell, sends a signal, a location area code, depending on its location. These signals can then be used to determine whether or not the devices are close to each other.
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