USPTO granted Patent US12591888B2 to Spriv LLC (inventors: Guy Hefetz, Jacob Heffez, Christopher Wood) for a method authenticating internet users by comparing two GPS-derived locations and timestamps from a user's mobile device. The system calculates whether the speed required to travel between locations is within acceptable limits, generating a confidence score to approve or deny access/transaction requests. The patent is classified under CPC G06Q 20/40 and related payment authentication categories.

This patent grant is informational for compliance purposes and does not impose new regulatory obligations. Companies developing authentication systems, financial technology providers, or organizations handling secure online transactions may wish to review this patent to assess potential licensing implications or to ensure their authentication methods do not infringe existing intellectual property rights. No immediate action is required unless the organization is actively developing similar location-based verification systems.