Hierarchical statistical model of internet reputation
US7890627B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/105
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for predicting the reputation of a communication identifier, such as a web address, a domain name, an IP address, host name, email address, IM address, telephone number, VoIP telephony address, and the like. In embodiments, the present invention may receive a communication from a first communication identifier, parse the first communication identifier into its components, and assign the components to a hierarchical tree structure, where the hierarchical tree structure maintains the hierarchical relationship between the components of the communication identifier. The present invention may monitor and keep count of a number of communications from the first communication identifier, wherein the number of communications may be kept for both malicious and/or unwanted communications and non-malicious and/or unwanted communications. Attributes may then be provided to the number of communications for each appropriate component of the hierarchical tree, and a statistical measure may be calculated as related to the number of communications for each component of the hierarchical tree. The present invention may then re…
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