Document Type

Article

Publication Date

July 2024

Patent Number

12052239

CPC

H04W 4/029 , H04W 12/06 , H04L 63/0861 , H04L 63/0823 , H04L 9/3247 , H04L 9/0866 , H04L 9/0643

Abstract

A system for authenticating an individual's location activity includes a mobile communications device connected to a network and in electronic communication with at least one other computer. The mobile communications device is configured to authenticate the individual's presence at a location using biometric data entered by the individual. The mobile communications device has applications stored thereon to access location information for the mobile communications device using a GPS application stored on the mobile communications device and to access time information for the mobile communications device from a clock application stored on the mobile communications device. The mobile communications devices creates a digital signature that authenticates an individual's location activity by storing an encrypted digital certificate comprising a hash calculation using the biometric data, a validation key generated by authenticating the biometric data, the location information, and the time information.

Application Number

17/947581

Assignees

University of South Florida

Filing Date

09/19/2022

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