Behavioral fingerprinting via inferred personal relation

• US 9,298,900 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2012
• Issued: 03/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Huang, Xeudong, Gerrity, Daniel A., Dyor, Matthew G., Tegreene, Clarence T., Davis, Marc E., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Malamud, Mark A., Lord, Robert W., Lord, Richard T., Levien, Royce A., Hyde, Roderick A.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEN, SHIN HON
• Application Number:
  US13/665,830
• Publication Number:
  US 20140123253A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,245 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS

Abstract

Disclosed herein are example embodiments for behavioral fingerprinting via inferred personal relation. For certain example embodiments, at least one indication of personal relation for at least one authorized user may be inferred via at least one user-device interaction, and the at least one indication of personal relation may be incorporated into at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one authorized user, with the at least one behavioral fingerprint including one or more indicators of utilization of one or more user devices by the at least one authorized user.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

circuitry for confirming at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction;

circuitry for incorporating the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation into at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user based at least partly on confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation; and

circuitry for authenticating an identity of a purported authorized user in association with a purchase transaction using a mobile device associated with the at least one user based at least partly on the incorporated at least one indication of an inferred familial relation of the at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user, including at least;

circuitry for determining an electronic address for the familial relation based at least partly on the at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user;

circuitry for transmitting at least one message to the determined electronic address for the familial relation, the transmitted at least one message requesting confirmation that the purchase transaction using the mobile device is likely associated with the at least one user; and

circuitry for, responsive to at least one message received from the electronic address for the familial relation, authorizing the purchase transaction if the familial relation provides confirmation via the received at least one message that the purchase transaction using the mobile device is likely associated with the at least one user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for confirming at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the at least one familial relation associated with at least one user at least partly via the at least one social networking interaction.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for authenticating an identity of a purported authorized user in association with a purchase transaction using a mobile device associated with the at least one user based at least partly on the incorporated at least one indication of an inferred familial relation of the at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more electronic requests associated with the mobile device for one or more of delivery of at least one physical good, delivery of at least one virtual good, provision of at least one service, or pick-up of at least one physical good.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for confirming at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for accessing at least one social network profile and determining the familial relation between the at least one user and at least one entity associated with the at least one social network profile.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein circuitry for accessing at least one social network profile and determining the familial relation between the at least one user and at least one entity associated with the at least one social network profile comprises:

circuitry for accessing the at least one social network profile and determining the familial relation between the at least one user and one or more of at least one person related to the at least one user or at least one social network group of family members related to the at least one user associated with the at least one social network profile.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for confirming at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for accessing at least one social network profile and determining the familial relation between the at least one user and at least one entity associated with the at least one social network profile, the at least one social network profile including at least an indication of the familial relation.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for confirming at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for confirming at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on monitoring one or more locations visited by at least one user, including at least receiving one or more geographic coordinates at least partially sensed by at least one GPS receiver of at least one user device associated with the at least one user and obtained at least partly via at least one social network app of the at least one user device.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

circuitry for detecting a visitation pattern with the one or more locations visited by the at least one user and inferring the familial relation at least partly based on the detected visitation pattern.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for confirming at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with the at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction including at least obtaining the familial relation using at least one social network app of at least one user device associated with the user as the at least one social network interaction.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein circuitry for confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with the at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction including at least obtaining the familial relation using at least one social network app of at least one user device associated with the user as the at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for inferring the at least one indication of familial relation based at least partially on at least one recurrence pattern of one or more communications via the at least one user device associated with the user, the at least one recurrence pattern obtained at least partly via the at least one social network app of the at least one user device associated with the user as the at least one social network interaction.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein circuitry for confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with the at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction including at least obtaining the familial relation using at least one social network app of at least one user device associated with the user as the at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with the at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction including at least obtaining, using at least one social network app of at least one user device associated with the user as the at least one social network interaction, the familial relation via at least one contact list of the at least one user device.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for confirming at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for ascertaining a reliability indicator corresponding to the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with the at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction including at least obtaining the familial relation using at least one social network app of at least one user device associated with the user as the at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the at least one indication of a familial relation associated with the at least one user via at least one social networking user-device interaction from at least one social network.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein circuitry for obtaining the at least one indication of a familial relation associated with the at least one user via at least one social networking user-device interaction from at least one social network comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the at least one indication of a familial relation associated with the at least one user from the at least one social network from profile data that is associated with an account for the at least one user with the at least one social network.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein circuitry for obtaining the at least one indication of a familial relation associated with the at least one user via at least one social networking user-device interaction from at least one social network comprises:

circuitry for retrieving the at least one indication of a familial relation associated with the at least one user from at least a part of one or more servers operated by or for the at least one social network.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein circuitry for obtaining the at least one indication of a familial relation associated with the at least one user via at least one social networking user-device interaction from at least one social network comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the at least one indication of a familial relation associated with the at least one user from the at least one social network from profile data that is associated with an account for the at least one user with the at least one social network, the profile data including at least a public social network profile accessible via the Internet without social network login credentials.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein circuitry for obtaining the at least one indication of a familial relation associated with the at least one user via at least one social networking user-device interaction from at least one social network comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the at least one indication of a familial relation associated with the at least one user from the at least one social network from profile data that is associated with an account for the at least one user with the at least one social network, the profile data including at least some data associated with the familial relation which requires social network login credentials to access.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with the at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction including at least obtaining the familial relation using at least one social network app of at least one user device associated with the user as the at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the at least one indication of a familial relation associated with the at least one user via at least one communication-related user-device interaction from at least one communication.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with the at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction including at least obtaining the familial relation using at least one social network app of at least one user device associated with the user as the at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the at least one indication of a familial relation associated with the at least one user via at least one social networking user-device interaction from at least one membership grouping of at least one social network.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for incorporating the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation into at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user based at least partly on confirming the at least one inferred indication of personal relation comprises:

circuitry for deleting at least a portion of the at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user based at least partially on the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for incorporating the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation into at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user based at least partly on confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation comprises:

circuitry for establishing between or among one or more individuals at least one linkage that reflects at least one familial relation in the at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one user based at least partly on the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with the at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction including at least obtaining the familial relation using at least one social network app of at least one user device associated with the user as the at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for confirming the at least one familial relation associated with the at least one user based at least partly on an inference that data related to the at least one familial relation in the at least one social network interaction is accurate.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with the at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction including at least obtaining the familial relation using at least one social network app of at least one user device associated with the user as the at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation based at least partly on at least some relationship data stored in a social network profile associated with the at least one user, the at least some relationship data stored in association with the at least one social network interaction.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with the at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction including at least obtaining the familial relation using at least one social network app of at least one user device associated with the user as the at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry for accessing the at least one behavioral fingerprint to determine whether the behavioral fingerprint includes at least some data indicative of the familial relation between the user and an entity associated with the inferred familial relation.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for authenticating an identity of a purported authorized user in association with a purchase transaction using a mobile device associated with the at least one user based at least partly on the incorporated at least one indication of an inferred familial relation of the at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user comprises:

circuitry for obtaining a dollar amount associated with a requirement for authentication; and

circuitry for, if the purchase transaction using the mobile device is greater than the obtained dollar amount associated with a requirement for authentication, obtaining a verification from the inferred familial relation that a content of the purchase transaction is likely associated with purchase by the authorized user.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for authenticating an identity of a purported authorized user in association with a purchase transaction using a mobile device associated with the at least one user based at least partly on the incorporated at least one indication of an inferred familial relation of the at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user comprises:

circuitry for initiating an inquiry to at least one entity associated with the inferred familial relation, the inquiry including at least a request for confirmation that the purported authorized user is likely to be the at least one user at least partly based on at least one aspect of the purchase transaction and at least some personal knowledge of the at least one entity related to the at least one aspect of the purchase transaction, wherein a lack of confirmation provides an inference that the mobile device is no longer in the possession of the user.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for determining an electronic address for the familial relation based at least partly on the at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user comprises:

circuitry for determining an electronic address for the familial relation based at least partly on at least one social network profile associated with the inferred familial relation.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein circuitry for determining an electronic address for the familial relation based at least partly on at least one social network profile associated with the inferred familial relation comprises:

circuitry for determining at least one of a phone number, an email address, a screen name, or an account identifier from the at least one social network profile associated with the inferred familial relation.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein circuitry for transmitting at least one message to the determined electronic address for the familial relation, including at least one indication of at least one description or at least one category of product associated with the at least one purchase transaction comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least one message to the determined electronic address for the familial relation, including at least one request for confirmation of likelihood that the at least one user would purchase an item associated with the at least one description or at least one category.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for transmitting at least one message to the determined electronic address for the familial relation, the transmitted at least one message requesting confirmation that the purchase transaction using the mobile device is likely associated with the at least one user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least one message to the determined electronic address for the familial relation, including at least one indication of at least one description or at least one category of product associated with the at least one purchase transaction.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for, responsive to at least one message received from the electronic address for the familial relation, authorizing the purchase transaction if the familial relation provides confirmation via the received at least one message that the purchase transaction using the mobile device is likely associated with the at least one user comprises:

circuitry for providing an indication to a merchant that the purchase transaction is authorized based on at least one received confirmation associated with the familial relation that the purported authorized user of the mobile device is the at least one user.

32. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for, responsive to at least one message received from the electronic address for the familial relation, authorizing the purchase transaction if the familial relation provides confirmation via the received at least one message that the purchase transaction using the mobile device is likely associated with the at least one user comprises:

circuitry for providing an indication to a merchant that the purchase transaction is authorized based on at least one received confirmation associated with the familial relation that the purported authorized user of the mobile device is the at least one user at least partially based on personal knowledge of the familial relation that the at least one user intended to conduct the purchase transaction.

33. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for incorporating the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation into at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user based at least partly on confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation comprises:

circuitry for incorporating the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation into at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user, the at least one behavioral fingerprint including at least one or more indicators of utilization of one or more user devices by the at least one user.

34. A system, comprising:

a computing device; and

one or more instructions which when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to at least;

confirm at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction;

incorporate the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation into at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user based at least partly on confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation; and

authenticate an identity of a purported authorized user in association with a purchase transaction using a mobile device associated with the at least one user based at least partly on the incorporated at least one indication of an inferred familial relation of the at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user, including at least;

determining an electronic address for the familial relation based at least partly on the at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user;

transmitting at least one message to the determined electronic address for the familial relation, the transmitted at least one message requesting confirmation that the purchase transaction using the mobile device is likely associated with the at least one user; and

responsive to at least one message received from the electronic address for the familial relation, authorizing the purchase transaction if the familial relation provides confirmation via the received at least one message that the purchase transaction using the mobile device is likely associated with the at least one user.

35. A computer program product, comprising:

at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including at least;

one or more instructions for confirming at least one indication of an inferred familial relation associated with at least one user, the familial relation inferred at least partly based on at least one social network interaction;

one or more instructions for incorporating the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation into at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user based at least partly on confirming the at least one indication of an inferred familial relation; and

one or more instructions for authenticating an identity of a purported authorized user in association with a purchase transaction using a mobile device associated with the at least one user based at least partly on the incorporated at least one indication of an inferred familial relation of the at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user, including at least;

one or more instructions for determining an electronic address for the familial relation based at least partly on the at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user;

one or more instructions for transmitting at least one message to the determined electronic address for the familial relation, the transmitted at least one message requesting confirmation that the purchase transaction using the mobile device is likely associated with the at least one user; and

one or more instructions for, responsive to at least one message received from the electronic address for the familial relation, authorizing the purchase transaction if the familial relation provides confirmation via the received at least one message that the purchase transaction using the mobile device is likely associated with the at least one user.