User identification using multifaceted footprints
US9003025B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/5096
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for identifying an unknown user according to a plurality of facets of user activity in a plurality of contexts includes receiving a plurality of priors for the facets with respect to the contexts, receiving a plurality of footprints of known users, aggregating the footprints of the users to determine an ensemble prior, receiving a plurality of network traces relevant to an unknown user in a computer environment, matching the network traces against each of the footprints to determine a plurality of matches, aggregating the matches using the ensemble prior according to the facets and the contexts, and outputting a probable user identity for the unknown user.
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