Systems and methods for device fingerprinting
US11509668B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/79
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods to reverse-predict a MAC address associated with a computing device are described. In one embodiment, first temporal communication data associated with the computing device is accessed for a first time interval. The first temporal communication data is converted into a first image. Second temporal communication data associated with the computing device is accessed for a second time interval. The second temporal communication data is converted into a second image. An image ensemble including the first image and the second image is analyzed using a neural network. Each image in the image ensemble is converted from temporal communication data associated with the computing device. The neural network learns a temporal pattern associated with the image ensemble. Current temporal communication data associated with the computing device is accessed and converted into a current image. The current image is compared with the temporal pattern. A MAC address associated with the computing device is reverse-predicted responsive to the comparison.
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