Processing multiple network address observations
First Claim
1. A method for processing network address observations to produce associations in a database, comprising:
- capturing network address observations of multiple different network addresses, each network address observation captured by a source device or a network node of a network and associating one or more attributes with a network address;
clustering, by a network address to attribute association system executed on one or more electronic devices, the network address observations into one or more discrete groups that represent states of the network addresses, wherein a state is a distinct mode of operation or allocation of a network address and at least a subset of the multiple different network addresses have multiple states, the clustering based on at least one of a common location, time, user or device being associated with the network address observations;
for a selected group of network address observations that represents a state of the network addresses,deriving, by the network address to attribute association system, one or more refined attributes based on network address observations of the selected group, the one or more refined attributes including an estimated location for the group, andassociating, by the network address to attribute association system, the one or more refined attributes derived from network address observations of the selected group with an individual network address;
producing, by the network address to attribute association system, an association between the one or more refined attributes and the individual network address in a profile maintained in the database, the database stored on a storage device of the one or more electronic devices; and
providing an output to a service provider that includes the one or more refined attributes in response to the individual network address.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a processing technique is provided that utilizes multiple network address observations. One or more records are obtained that maintain network address observations, each network address observation associating one or more attributes with a network address observed by one or more source devices. Multiple network addresses from the network address observations are clustered into one or more discrete groups of network addresses based on a clustering criteria. For a selected group of network addresses, an association is formed associating one or more refined attributes derived from the selected group with an individual network address that is a member of the selected group.
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1. A method for processing network address observations to produce associations in a database, comprising:
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capturing network address observations of multiple different network addresses, each network address observation captured by a source device or a network node of a network and associating one or more attributes with a network address; clustering, by a network address to attribute association system executed on one or more electronic devices, the network address observations into one or more discrete groups that represent states of the network addresses, wherein a state is a distinct mode of operation or allocation of a network address and at least a subset of the multiple different network addresses have multiple states, the clustering based on at least one of a common location, time, user or device being associated with the network address observations; for a selected group of network address observations that represents a state of the network addresses, deriving, by the network address to attribute association system, one or more refined attributes based on network address observations of the selected group, the one or more refined attributes including an estimated location for the group, and associating, by the network address to attribute association system, the one or more refined attributes derived from network address observations of the selected group with an individual network address; producing, by the network address to attribute association system, an association between the one or more refined attributes and the individual network address in a profile maintained in the database, the database stored on a storage device of the one or more electronic devices; and providing an output to a service provider that includes the one or more refined attributes in response to the individual network address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for processing network address observations to produce associations in a database, comprising;
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capturing network address observations, the network address observations captured by a source device or a network node of a network and associating one or more attributes with a network address; determining, by a network address to attribute association system executed on one or more electronic devices, states of the network address, each state representing a distinct mode of operation or allocation of the network address, wherein the network address has multiple distinct modes of operation or allocations; separately associating, by the network address to attribute association system, at least one refined attribute derived from the network address observations with each state of the network address, the at least one refined attribute including an estimated location; and producing, by the network address to attribute association system, an association between the at least one refined attribute and the respective state of the network address in a profile maintained in the database, the database stored on a storage device of the one or more electronic devices; and providing an output to a service provider that includes the one or more refined attributes in response to the network address. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory electronic-device readable medium having executable instructions stored thereon, the executable instructions when executed by one or more processors of one or more electronic devices operable to:
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capture network address observations of multiple different network addresses, each network address observation captured by a source device or a network node of a network and associating one or more attributes with a network address; cluster the network address observations into one or more discrete groups that represent states of network addresses, wherein a state is a distinct mode of operation or allocation of a network address and at least a subset of the multiple different network addresses have multiple states; for a selected group, associate one or more estimated locations derived from network address observations of the selected group with an individual network address; produce, an association in a database between the one or more estimated locations and the individual network address; and providing an output to a service provider that includes the one or more estimated locations in response to the individual network address. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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