Location based authentication for online services

摘要

Providing access to online services is contemplated. The online services authorized for access may be limited or controlled according to a location of an access point used to facilitate access to the online services. This location based authorization may be useful in providing access to online services that have location dependent restraints.

主权项

1. A system for providing online services through a wireless device, the system comprising:
a service provider configured to provide online services, including a first online services, a second online services and a third online services; a first access point at a first location configured to provide a first wireless network through which the wireless device communicates with the service provider to access the online services; a second access point at a second location configured to provide a second wireless network through which the wireless device communicates with the service provider to access the online services; wherein the service provider is configured to limit access to the online services depending on whether the wireless device is at one of the first location and the second location, the service provider limiting access to the first online services and the third online services when the wireless device is at the first location, the service provider limiting access to the second online services and the third online services when the wireless device is at the second location; and wherein the service provider limits the wireless device when at the second access point to the second and third services by preventing an application operating on the device to access the first service from reaching a server, the device requiring communications with the server in order to access the first service.