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Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 27, 2015
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Saritha Arunkumar, Basingstoke, GB;

Raghu K. Ganti, White Plains, NY (US);

Stephen D. Pipes, Southampton, GB;

Mudhakar Srivatsa, White Plains, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/107 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 67/18 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

The method includes identifying a computing device attempting to access content. The method further includes identifying a defined geographical boundary that is associated with the content, wherein the defined geographical boundary includes coordinates that define a geographical area that allows access to the content within the defined geographical boundary. The method further includes determining a geographical location of the computing device. The method further includes determining whether the geographical location of the computing device is within the identified defined geographical boundary.


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