Identifying exceptional web documents
US8583778B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/552
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are provided through which “suspicious” websites may be identified automatically. A suspicious website is one that is associated with many changes or an inconsistent number of changes in web registry information over time. Registry information is received when changes to the registry information occur. The registry information is referred to as a transaction. A transaction is comprised of a plurality of values that each correspond to a characteristic. A characteristic is a property of a website, such as the website's contact information. A count associated with a particular characteristic-value pair is updated each time the particular value is identified in a transaction. A high count indicates that the website associated with the particular value is associated with a lot of changes. Therefore, a website associated with a high count is suspicious. Other factors that may be used for identifying a “suspicious” website include how often and how much the count changes.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.