Determination of a spammer through social network characterization
US8880604B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1416
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of determining a spammer includes acquiring, by a processor, short message events associated with a user and dividing them into a plurality of sessions in terms of time; building a social network of the user in each of the sessions, and calculating at least one type of social network characteristic in each of the sessions, respectively; and determining whether the user is a spammer or not according to the social network characteristic.
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