SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING AND VALIDATING USER AGENTS BASED ON USER AGENT LOCATION

摘要

An embodiment of a method includes receiving a request from a user agent to use a communication network, determining that the user agent is not recognized on the communication network, and requiring submission of location information prior to allowing the user agent to use the network. An embodiment of a system includes a recognition module configured to determine whether the communication device is recognized in response to a request to use a communication network from the communication device, a notification module configured to notify the communication device that the communication device is not recognized, wherein notification that the communication device is not recognized indicates that location information must be submitted prior to the communication device using the communication network; and a location update module configured to receive submitted location information and update the location of the communication device based on the location information.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a request at a registration server from a user agent to use a communication network, the registration server comprising at least one processor, wherein the request identifies the user agent; determining that the user agent is not recognized on the communication network, wherein the determining step comprises:
determining whether valid authorization credentials exist that correspond to the user agent; requiring submission of location information by the user agent prior to allowing the user agent to use the network; receiving the location information from an authorization server, wherein the location information is submitted to the authorization server from the user agent; receiving authorization credentials from the authorization server, wherein the receiving authorization credentials step comprises:
receiving authorization credentials that were generated in response to the user agent submitting the location information; receiving another request to use the network from the user agent; and determining that the user agent is recognized based at least in part on the authorization credentials.