Providing a service with location-based authorization

摘要

Methods and systems for providing a service are provided. A request is received to provide the service to a device. A location of the device, or a network interface through which the device is coupled, is determined. Finally, the delivery of the service is authorized based on the determined location of the device, or the determined network interface.

主权项

1. A method of providing a service, comprising:
receiving a request to provide the service to a device, wherein the device is associated with a subscriber profile that includes information comprising:
a list of authorized locations, anda maximum number of devices that can be associated with the subscriber profile to access the service; determining a first location associated with the device; and authorizing the service to the device in response to determining, based on the information in the subscriber profile, that the first location is in the list of authorized locations and that a number of devices accessing the service will not exceed the maximum number of devices.