GEO-LOCATION AND BIOMETRIC PRESENCE SECURITY
Geo-location and biometric security systems and methods are provided for authenticating a user of a mobile device. The geo-location and biometric security system may include a plurality of human biometric and geo-location security functions on the user device. The biometric and geo-location security functions may be set in any combination by the user to determine the security conditions for the device to enable resources or applications local to or remote from the user device. In certain instances, the applications enabled by the present invention are secure financial transactions.
1 . A method for providing security on a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving a selection via a user interface of the mobile electronic device from a user of the mobile electronic device, the selection associating a pre-defined resource with a pre-defined geo-location;
storing the received selection that associates the pre-defined resource with the pre-defined geo-location in a memory;
receiving a request over the user interface to access the pre-defined resource;
identifying a current location of the mobile device by a positioning system at the mobile electronic device;
executing instructions stored in the memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor:
retrieves the pre-defined geo-location associated with the pre-defined resource,
identifies that the pre-defined geo-location matches the current location of the mobile electronic device, and
grants access to the pre-defined resource based on the identified match between the current location of the mobile electronic device and the pre-defined geo-location.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving user input defining one or more geo-location security conditions.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pre-defined resource is further associated with one or more biometric security conditions.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein a first geo-location security condition and a second geo-location security condition are associated with different biometric security conditions.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pre-defined resource is at least one of an application on the mobile electronic device, an application on a website, and an application that performs a financial transaction.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pre-defined resource is further associated with one or more security questions.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein a first geo-location security condition and a second geo-location security condition are associated with different security questions.
8 . An apparatus for providing security on a mobile electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
a global positioning system (GPS) that identifies a current location of the mobile electronic device;
memory that stores information regarding a plurality of pre-defined resources, wherein each resource of the plurality of pre-defined resources are associated with a specific pre-defined geo-location of a plurality of pre-defined geo-locations;
a user interface that receives a selection that associates a first pre-defined resource of the plurality of pre-defined resources with a first pre-defined geo-location, wherein the user interface receives a request to access the first pre-defined resource;
a processor that executes instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor:
retrieves the first pre-defined geo-location associated with the first pre-defined resource,
identifies that the first pre-defined geo-location matches a current location of the mobile electronic device, and
grants access to the first pre-defined resource based on the identified match between the current location of the mobile electronic device and the first geo-location.
9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the user interface further receives user input defining one or more geo-location security conditions.
10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the selected resource is further associated with one or more biometric security conditions.
11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein a first geo-location security condition and a second geo-location security condition are associated with different biometric security conditions.
12 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the pre-defined resource is at least one of an application on the mobile electronic device, an application on a website, and an application that performs a financial transaction.
13 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the pre-defined resource is further associated with one or more security questions.
14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein a first geo-location security condition and a second geo-location security condition are associated with different security questions.
15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for providing security on a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving a selection via a user interface of the mobile electronic device from a user of the mobile electronic device from a user of the mobile electronic device, the selection associating a pre-defined resource with a pre-defined geo-location;
storing the received selection that associates the pre-defined resource with the pre-defined geo-location in a memory;
receiving a request over the user interface to access the pre-defined resource;
identifying a current location of the mobile device by a positioning system at the mobile electronic device;
retrieving the pre-defined geo-location associated with the pre-defined resource;
identifying that the pre-defined geo-location matches a current location of the mobile electronic device; and
granting access to the pre-defined resource based on the identified match between the current location of the mobile electronic device and the pre-defined geo-location.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising receiving user input defining one or more geo-location security conditions.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the pre-defined resource is further associated with one or more biometric security conditions.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein a first geo-location security condition and a second geo-location security condition are associated with different biometric security conditions.
19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the pre-defined resource is further associated with one or more security questions.
20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein a first geo-location security condition and a second geo-location security condition are associated with different security questions.