Automatic aggregation of online user profiles
US10296546B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/306
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for identifying the same online user across different communication networks, and further creating a unified profile for that user. The unified profile is an aggregation of publicly available user profile attributes across the different networks. In an embodiment, the techniques are implemented as a computer implemented methodology, including: (1) feature space analysis to identify relevant user features that allows for clusterization of the given target network(s), (2) unsupervised candidate selection to identify one or more candidate user profiles from each target network and that are likely belonging to a target user or so-called queried user, and (3) supervised user identification to identify a likely matching user profile for that target user from each target network. A unified user profile can then be built from data taken from all matched user profiles, and effectively allows a marketer to better understand that user and hence execute more informed targeting.
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