Differentiating a User from Multiple Users Based on a Determined Pattern of Network Usage
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting, by an apparatus, first network activity within a time interval on at least a first user device at a user premises, the first user device usable by at least first and second users and distinct from the apparatus, the apparatus positioned at the user premises;
determining by the apparatus from the first network activity a first pattern of network usage associated with the first user and a second pattern of network usage associated with the second user, the second pattern distinct from the first pattern;
detecting, by the apparatus, second network activity on the first user device at the user premises following the time interval; and
selectively identifying by the apparatus the second network activity as performed by the first user based on a determined correlation between the second network activity and the first pattern of network usage.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method comprises detecting, by an apparatus, first network activity within a time interval on at least a first user device at a user premises, the first user device usable by first and second users; determining from the first network activity a first pattern of network usage associated with the first user and a second pattern of network usage associated with the second user, the second pattern distinct from the first pattern; detecting, by the apparatus, second network activity on the first user device at the user premises following the time interval; and selectively identifying the second network activity as performed by the first user based on a determined correlation between the second network activity and the first pattern of network usage.
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26 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, by an apparatus, first network activity within a time interval on at least a first user device at a user premises, the first user device usable by at least first and second users and distinct from the apparatus, the apparatus positioned at the user premises; determining by the apparatus from the first network activity a first pattern of network usage associated with the first user and a second pattern of network usage associated with the second user, the second pattern distinct from the first pattern; detecting, by the apparatus, second network activity on the first user device at the user premises following the time interval; and selectively identifying by the apparatus the second network activity as performed by the first user based on a determined correlation between the second network activity and the first pattern of network usage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a device interface circuit configured for detecting first network activity within a time interval on at least a first user device at a user premises, the first user device usable by at least first and second users and distinct from the apparatus, the apparatus positioned at the user premises; and a processor circuit configured for determining from the first network activity a first pattern of network usage associated with the first user and a second pattern of network usage associated with the second user, the second pattern distinct from the first pattern; the device interface circuit further configured for detecting second network activity on the first user device at the user premises following the time interval; the processor circuit further configured for selectively identifying the second network activity as performed by the first user based on a determined correlation between the second network activity and the first pattern of network usage. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a device interface circuit configured for detecting first network activity within a time interval on at least a first user device at a user premises, the first user device usable by at least first and second users and distinct from the apparatus, the apparatus positioned at the user premises; and means for determining from the first network activity a first pattern of network usage associated with the first user and a second pattern of network usage associated with the second user, the second pattern distinct from the first pattern; the device interface circuit further configured for detecting second network activity on the first user device at the user premises following the time interval; the means for determining further configured for selectively identifying the second network activity as performed by the first user based on a determined correlation between the second network activity and the first pattern of network usage.
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24. Logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable for:
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detecting, by an apparatus executing the logic, first network activity within a time interval on at least a first user device at a user premises, the first user device usable by at least first and second users and distinct from the apparatus, the apparatus positioned at the user premises; determining by the apparatus from the first network activity a first pattern of network usage associated with the first user and a second pattern of network usage associated with the second user, the second pattern distinct from the first pattern; detecting, by the apparatus, second network activity on the first user device at the user premises following the time interval; and selectively identifying by the apparatus the second network activity as performed by the first user based on a determined correlation between the second network activity and the first pattern of network usage.
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25. A method comprising:
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detecting, by an apparatus, first network activity within a time interval on at least a first user device at a user premises, the first user device usable by at least first and second users and distinct from the apparatus, the apparatus positioned at the user premises; determining by the apparatus from the first network activity a first pattern of network usage associated with the first user and a second pattern of network usage associated with the second user, the second pattern distinct from the first pattern; detecting, by the apparatus, second network activity on a second user device at the user premises following the time interval; and selectively identifying by the apparatus the second network activity as performed by the first user based on a determined correlation between the second network activity and the first pattern of network usage.
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26. An apparatus comprising:
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a device interface circuit configured for detecting first network activity within a time interval on at least a first user device at a user premises, the first user device usable by at least first and second users and distinct from the apparatus, the apparatus positioned at the user premises; and a processor circuit configured for determining from the first network activity a first pattern of network usage associated with the first user and a second pattern of network usage associated with the second user, the second pattern distinct from the first pattern; the device interface circuit further configured for detecting second network activity on a second user device at the user premises following the time interval; the processor circuit further configured for selectively identifying the second network activity as performed by the first user based on a determined correlation between the second network activity and the first pattern of network usage.
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