ENVIRONMENTALLY-RESPONSIVE BEHAVIORAL FINGERPRINTING

• US 20130159217A1
• Filed: 11/27/2012
• Published: 06/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Davis, Marc E., Dyor, Matthew G., Gerrity, Daniel A., Hyde, Roderick A., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Tegreene, Clarence T., Huang, Xeudong
• Application Number:
  US13/686,739
• Publication Number:
  US 20130159217A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/400
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources

Abstract

Disclosed herein are example embodiments for environmentally-responsive behavioral fingerprinting. For certain example embodiments, one or more devices may: (i) obtain at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with at least one user device; or (ii) perform at least one analysis for the event based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on at least one utilization indicator of a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth.

Claims

1. A method for environmentally-responsive behavioral fingerprinting, the method being at least partially implemented by at least one device, the method comprising:

obtaining at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with at least one user device; and

performing at least one analysis for the event based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on at least one utilization indicator of a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device.

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41. A system for environmentally-responsive behavioral fingerprinting, the system comprising:

circuitry for obtaining at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with at least one user device; and

circuitry for performing at least one analysis for the event based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on at least one utilization indicator of a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device.

42. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining at least one value of a transaction to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device.

43. The system of claim 42, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one value of a transaction to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining at least one cost of an item potentially being purchased in conjunction with the at least one user device.

44. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining at least one location relating to the event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device.

45. The system of claim 44, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one location relating to the event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for determining that the at least one location relating to the event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device corresponds to a home of an authorized user of the at least one user device.

46. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining at least one security risk parameter relating to the event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device.

47. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one security risk parameter relating to the event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining at least one parameter indicative of a security level relating to the event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device.

48. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one security risk parameter relating to the event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining at least one parameter indicative of funds that may be extended in relation to the event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device.

49. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one security risk parameter relating to the event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining at least one parameter indicative of whether personal confidential information may be exposed in relation to the event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device.

50. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one security risk parameter relating to the event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining at least one parameter indicative of whether communications may be accessible as a consequence of the event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device.

51. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the at least one environmental parameter relating to the event, with the event requested by a current user of the at least one user device, to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device.

52. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the at least one environmental parameter relating to the event, with the event requested by at least a portion of the at least one user device, to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device.

53. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the at least one environmental parameter relating to the event to occur in conjunction with the at least one user device as conditioned on an authentication of a current user of the at least one user device.

54. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the at least one environmental parameter relating to the event to occur in conjunction with the at least one user device as conditioned on an authorization for the event to be approved to unfold.

55. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for obtaining at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the at least one environmental parameter relating to the event to occur in conjunction with the at least one user device as conditioned on an absence of an attempt to block occurrence of the event.

56. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for performing at least one analysis for the event based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on at least one utilization indicator of a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for ascertaining at least one valuation for the event based at least partly on the at least one analysis.

57. The system of claim 56, wherein the circuitry for ascertaining at least one valuation for the event based at least partly on the at least one analysis comprises:

circuitry for assigning the at least one valuation to the event from multiple valuation levels based at least partly on the at least one analysis.

59. The system of claim 56, wherein the circuitry for ascertaining at least one valuation for the event based at least partly on the at least one analysis comprises:

circuitry for ascertaining at least one security valuation for the event based at least partly on the at least one analysis.

60. The system of claim 56, wherein the circuitry for ascertaining at least one valuation for the event based at least partly on the at least one analysis comprises:

circuitry for ascertaining at least one financial valuation for the event based at least partly on the at least one analysis.

61. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for performing at least one analysis for the event based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on at least one utilization indicator of a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for determining at least one analytical value based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on the at least one utilization indicator of the behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device.

62. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for determining at least one analytical value based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on the at least one utilization indicator of the behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for increasing the at least one analytical value if a financial valuation is below a financial valuation threshold.

63. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for performing at least one analysis for the event based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on at least one utilization indicator of a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for determining at least one analytical threshold for the at least one analysis for the event responsive to the at least one environmental parameter or responsive to the at least one utilization indicator of the behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device.

64. The system of claim 63, wherein the circuitry for determining at least one analytical threshold for the at least one analysis for the event responsive to the at least one environmental parameter or responsive to the at least one utilization indicator of the behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for decreasing the at least one analytical threshold if a location of the at least one user device corresponds to a home location or a work location of at least one authorized user of the at least one user device.

65. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for performing at least one analysis for the event based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on at least one utilization indicator of a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for comparing at least one analytical value to at least one analytical threshold.

66. The system of claim 65, wherein the circuitry for comparing at least one analytical value to at least one analytical threshold comprises:

circuitry for comparing the at least one analytical value to the at least one analytical threshold as part of an authentication-related determination.

68. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for performing at least one analysis for the event based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on at least one utilization indicator of a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for establishing at least one authentication likelihood based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on the at least one utilization indicator of the behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device.

69. The system of claim 68, wherein the circuitry for establishing at least one authentication likelihood based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on the at least one utilization indicator of the behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for increasing the at least one authentication likelihood based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and decreasing the at least one authentication likelihood based at least partially on the at least one utilization indicator of the behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device.

70. The system of claim 68, wherein the circuitry for establishing at least one authentication likelihood based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on the at least one utilization indicator of the behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for weighing the at least one environmental parameter against the at least one utilization indicator of the behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device.

71. The system of claim 68, wherein the circuitry for establishing at least one authentication likelihood based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on the at least one utilization indicator of the behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for adjusting the at least one authentication likelihood by comparing one or more environmental parameters to one or more corresponding utilization indicators of the behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device.

72. The system of claim 68, wherein the circuitry for establishing at least one authentication likelihood based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on the at least one utilization indicator of the behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for adjusting the at least one authentication likelihood based at least partly on one or more user acts that are detected in a period preceding the at least one analysis.

73. The system of claim 41, further comprising:

circuitry for producing an authentication-related determination with regard to the at least one user device and with respect to the event based at least partially on the at least one analysis.

74. The system of claim 73, wherein the circuitry for producing an authentication-related determination with regard to the at least one user device and with respect to the event based at least partially on the at least one analysis comprises:

circuitry for determining that a successful affirmative authentication is mandated for authentication with respect to occurrence of the event.

75. The system of claim 73, wherein the circuitry for producing an authentication-related determination with regard to the at least one user device and with respect to the event based at least partially on the at least one analysis comprises:

circuitry for determining that a current user of the at least one user device is an authorized user of the at least one user device.

76. The system of claim 73, wherein the circuitry for producing an authentication-related determination with regard to the at least one user device and with respect to the event based at least partially on the at least one analysis comprises:

circuitry for determining that a current user of the at least one user device matches an identity of a person that is currently signed into the at least one user device.

77. The system of claim 73, wherein the circuitry for producing an authentication-related determination with regard to the at least one user device and with respect to the event based at least partially on the at least one analysis comprises:

circuitry for determining that the event is likely to be performed by an authorized user of the at least one user device based at least partly on the behavioral fingerprint.

78. The system of claim 41, further comprising:

circuitry for making an authorization-related decision with regard to the at least one user device and with respect to the event based at least partially on a result of the at least one analysis.

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67. (canceled)

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81. A system for environmentally-responsive behavioral fingerprinting, the system comprising:

means for obtaining at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with at least one user device; and

means for performing at least one analysis for the event based at least partially on the at least one environmental parameter and at least partially on at least one utilization indicator of a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user device.

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