Method for identifying multiple devices belonging to the same group
US10511568B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/025
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The technologies described herein identify multiple electronic devices belonging to the same group. A computer system receives, from network accessing applications of a plurality of electronic devices, internet protocol (IP) trajectory information about the network accessing applications via a network. The IP trajectory information includes a user identifier, a list of IP addresses associated with each of the network accessing applications, and timestamps specifying times each of the network accessing applications accesses the network. The computer system identifies and removes commercial IP addresses from the list of IP addresses, analyzes IP trajectory information to retrieve a most commonly used IP address for each of the network accessing applications during a certain period, and determines that different network accessing applications belong to the same group if the most commonly used IP addresses for the different network accessing applications are the same.
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