Patents Assigned to CARPADIUM CONSULTING PTY. LTD.
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHENTICATION UTILIZING LOCATION
    Publication number: 20120203663
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for authentication using physical location, in an embodiment as a second factor in an authentication process. The method comprises the steps of obtaining verified location data based on an actual physical location of a verifying party. The actual physical location is anonymized by an anonymising process, in order to conceal the actual physical location. This allows use of the location data whilst protecting the privacy of the verifying party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: CARPADIUM CONSULTING PTY. LTD.
    Inventors: Matthew Frazer Sinclair, Andrew Randle McDonald, Benjamin Roy Forrest