Preventing mobile communication facility click fraud
First Claim
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a request to connect to a sponsored content element from a mobile communication facility;
receiving information relating to a characteristic associated with the mobile communication facility;
assessing an appropriateness of the request to connect to the sponsored content element based at least in part on the information relating to the characteristic; and
providing a mobile communication facility user an access to connect to the sponsored content based at least in part on the appropriateness.
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Abstract
Improved capabilities are disclosed for receiving a request to connect to sponsored content from a mobile communication facility, receiving information relating to a characteristic associated with the mobile communication facility, and assessing the appropriateness of the request based at least in part on the information relating to the characteristic. Based at least in part on the assessed appropriateness, a mobile communication facility user'"'"'s assess to content may be determined. These and other capabilities are employed to decrease the likelihood of fraudulent user interaction with content presented to a mobile communication facility.
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1. A method, comprising:
receiving a request to connect to a sponsored content element from a mobile communication facility;
receiving information relating to a characteristic associated with the mobile communication facility;
assessing an appropriateness of the request to connect to the sponsored content element based at least in part on the information relating to the characteristic; and
providing a mobile communication facility user an access to connect to the sponsored content based at least in part on the appropriateness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 28, 29, 40, 41, 42, 43, 122, 123, 124, 125)
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47. A method of protecting advertisers from fraudulent costs, comprising:
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authorizing a mobile communication facility to interact with sponsored content;
tracking sponsored content interactions from the mobile communication facility; and
comparing the frequency of the interactions against an expected behavior to determine suspected fraudulent interaction traffic. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 57, 58)
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62. A system, comprising:
a receiving facility adapted to receive a request to connect to a sponsored content element from a mobile communication facility;
a receiving facility adapted to receive information relating to a characteristic associated with the mobile communication facility; and
an assessing facility adapted to assess an appropriateness of the request to connect to the sponsored content element based at least in part on the information relating to the characteristic;
a providing facility adapted to provide the mobile communication facility user an access to connect to the sponsored content based at least in part on the appropriateness.
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107. A system of protecting advertisers from fraudulent costs, comprising:
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an authorizing facility adapted to authorize a mobile communication facility to interact with sponsored content;
a tracking facility adapted to track sponsored content interactions from the mobile communication facility; and
a comparison facility adapted to compare the frequency of the interactions against an expected behavior to determine suspected fraudulent interaction traffic.
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