DETERMINING AN EMERGENT IDENTITY OVER TIME

• US 20150012530A1
• Filed: 08/29/2013
• Published: 01/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Whitehead, James, Crego, Mark, Partington, Alastair R.
• Application Number:
  US14/013,697
• Publication Number:
  US 20150012530A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/732
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety

Abstract

A device may receive identity information associated with an identity, and may determine a relationship between at least one of: the identity and another identity, or the identity and an attribute. The device may determine a credibility score, associated with the relationship, that indicates a likelihood that the relationship is an accurate representation of the identity. The device may determine a confidence score based on the identity information and the credibility score, and may output or store the confidence score.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

one or more devices to;

receive identity information associated with a person;

determine a relationship between at least one of;

the person and another person;

or

the person and an attribute;

generate a credibility score, associated with the relationship, that indicates a likelihood that the relationship is an accurate representation of the person;

receive an identity query associated with the identity information;

generate a confidence score based on the identity information, the credibility score, and the identity query; and

provide, based on receiving the identity query, a result based on the confidence score.

2. The system of claim 1, where the credibility score is based on at least one of:

a source of the identity information;

a value of the identity information;

or

a quantity of times that the identity information is received.

3. The system of claim 1, where the one or more devices are further to:

receive additional identity information associated with the person; and

modify the credibility score based on the additional identity information.

4. The system of claim 3, where the additional identity information identifies an adjudicatory decision made by a user;

and

where the one or more devices, when modifying the credibility score, are further to;

modify the credibility score based on the adjudicatory decision.

5. The system of claim 4, where the one or more devices are further to:

receive information that conflicts with the adjudicatory decision;

override the adjudicatory decision based on receiving the information that conflicts with the adjudicatory decision; and

modify the credibility score based on overriding the adjudicatory decision.

6. The system of claim 1, where the one or more devices are further to:

determine a similarity between the identity information and stored identity information associated with the person; and

where the one or more devices, when generating the credibility score, are further to;

generate the credibility score based on the determined similarity.

7. The system of claim 1, where the result based on the confidence score indicates at least one of:

a likelihood of a match between an item of the identity information and an item of stored identity information;

a likelihood that the person will exhibit a particular behavior;

or

a likelihood that the person, claiming to have a particular identity, has the particular identity.

8. A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive identity information associated with an identity;

determine a relationship between at least one of;

the identity and another identity;

or

the identity and an attribute;

determine a credibility score, associated with the relationship, that indicates a likelihood that the relationship is an accurate representation of the identity;

determine a confidence score based on the identity information and the credibility score; and

output or store the confidence score.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the credibility score is based on at least one of:

a source of the identity information;

a value of the identity information;

or

a quantity of times that the identity information is received.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive additional identity information associated with the identity; and

modify the credibility score based on the additional identity information.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, where the additional identity information identifies an adjudicatory decision made by a user;

and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to modify the credibility score, further cause the one or more processors to;

modify the credibility score based on the adjudicatory decision.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive an identity query associated with the identity information;

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the confidence score, further cause the one or more processors to;

determine the confidence score based on the identity query; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to output or store the confidence score, further cause the one or more processors to;

provide, based on receiving the identity query, a result based on the confidence score.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a similarity between the identity information and stored identity information associated with the identity; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the credibility score, further cause the one or more processors to;

determine the credibility score based on the determined similarity.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the confidence score indicates at least one of:

a likelihood of a match between an item of the identity information and an item of other identity information,

the other identity information being different from the identity information;

a likelihood that a person, associated with the identity, will perform a particular action;

or

a likelihood that the person, claiming to have a particular identity, has the particular identity.

15. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a device, identity information associated with a person;

determining, by the device, a relationship between at least one of;

the person and another person;

or

the person and an attribute;

determining, by the device, a credibility score associated with the relationship,

the credibility score indicating a likelihood that the relationship is an accurate representation of the person;

determining, by the device, a confidence score based on the identity information and the credibility score; and

outputting or storing, by the device, the confidence score.

16. The method of claim 15, where the credibility score is based on at least one of:

a source of the identity information;

a value of the identity information;

or

a quantity of times that the identity information is received.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving additional identity information associated with the person; and

modifying the credibility score based on the additional identity information.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving an identity query that includes other identity information;

where determining the confidence score further comprises;

determining the confidence score based on the other identity information; and

where outputting or storing the confidence score further comprises;

providing, based on receiving the identity query, a result based on the confidence score.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining a similarity between the identity information and stored identity information associated with the person; and

where determining the credibility score further comprises;

determining the credibility score based on the determined similarity.

20. The method of claim 15, where the confidence score indicates at least one of:

a likelihood of a match between an item of the identity information and an item of other identity information;

a likelihood that the person will exhibit a particular behavior;

or

a likelihood that the person, claiming to have a particular identity, has the particular identity.