Methods and apparatus to identify users of handheld computing devices
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1. A method comprising:
- generating, at a first time, via a logic circuit, a first handling pattern indicative of a manner in which a handheld computing device is moved while presenting media;
in response to the generating, storing, via the logic circuit, the first handling pattern and corresponding user identification information in a database for subsequent analysis to identify a user of the handheld computing device;
detecting a second handling pattern from data collected by a sensor that detects interaction with the handheld computing device by the user, the second handling pattern being detected at a second time later than the first time;
generating a similarity score between the first handling pattern generated at the first time and the second handling pattern detected at the second time;
generating a confidence value that the second handling pattern is the first handling pattern based on the similarity score;
in response to the confidence value satisfying a threshold, identifying, via the logic circuit, the user based on the first handling pattern matching the second handling pattern and requesting the user to enter the user identification information; and
in response to detecting that the user identification information entered by the user matches the user identification information stored with the first handling pattern, storing, via the logic circuit, a verification indication in connection with the second handling pattern.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to identify users of handheld computing devices are disclosed. An example method includes generating, via a logic circuit, a first handling pattern indicative of a manner in which a handheld computing device is moved while the handheld computing device is presenting media; and storing the first handling pattern and corresponding user identification information in a database, handling patterns stored in the database to identify users of the handheld computing device.
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1. A method comprising:
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generating, at a first time, via a logic circuit, a first handling pattern indicative of a manner in which a handheld computing device is moved while presenting media; in response to the generating, storing, via the logic circuit, the first handling pattern and corresponding user identification information in a database for subsequent analysis to identify a user of the handheld computing device; detecting a second handling pattern from data collected by a sensor that detects interaction with the handheld computing device by the user, the second handling pattern being detected at a second time later than the first time; generating a similarity score between the first handling pattern generated at the first time and the second handling pattern detected at the second time; generating a confidence value that the second handling pattern is the first handling pattern based on the similarity score; in response to the confidence value satisfying a threshold, identifying, via the logic circuit, the user based on the first handling pattern matching the second handling pattern and requesting the user to enter the user identification information; and in response to detecting that the user identification information entered by the user matches the user identification information stored with the first handling pattern, storing, via the logic circuit, a verification indication in connection with the second handling pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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generating, at a first time, via a logic circuit, a first handling pattern indicative of a manner in which a handheld computing device is moved during media presentation; in response to the generating, storing the first handling pattern and corresponding user identification information in a database for subsequent analysis to identify a user of the handheld computing device; detecting a second handling pattern, at a second time later than the first time, from data collected by a sensor that detects interaction with the handheld computing device by the user; generating a similarity score between the first handling pattern generated at the first time and the second handling pattern detected at the second time; generating a confidence value for the first handling pattern based on the similarity score; incorporating a media type match into the confidence value, the media type match corresponding to a similarity between a first type of media corresponding to a first piece of media that triggered the generation of the first handling pattern and a second type of media corresponding to a second piece of media that is presented at the second time after the first time; and verifying that the second handling pattern is attributable to the user identification information stored in connection with the first handling pattern by requesting the user identification information from the user.
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9. A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a handheld computing device to at least:
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generate, at a first time, a first handling pattern indicative of a manner in which a handheld computing device is moved during media presentation on the handheld computing device; in response to the generating, store the first handling pattern and corresponding user identification information in a database to identify a user of the handheld computing device during future handling of the handheld computing device; detect a second handling pattern from data collected by a sensor that detects interaction with the handheld computing device by the user, the second handling pattern being detected at a second time later than the first time; generate a similarity score between the first handling pattern generated at the first time and the second handling pattern detected at the second time; generate a confidence value for the second handling pattern for the second time being associated with the user based on the similarity score; in response the confidence value satisfying a threshold, identify the user based on the second handling pattern matching the first handling pattern and request the user to self-identify to verify that the second handling pattern detected at the second time is of the user associated with the corresponding user identification information; and in response to detecting that the user matches the user identification information stored with the first handling pattern, store a verification indication in connection with the second handling pattern. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a handheld computing device to at least:
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generate, at a first time, a first handling pattern indicative of a manner in which a handheld computing device is moved while presenting media on the handheld computing device; in response to the generating, store the first handling pattern and corresponding user identification information in a database to identify a user of the handheld computing device during future handling of the handheld computing device; detect a second handling pattern, at a second time later than the first time, from data collected by a sensor that detects interaction with the handheld computing device by the user; generate a similarity score between the first handling pattern generated at the first time and the second handling pattern detected at the second time later than the first time; generate a confidence value for the second handling pattern based on the similarity score; incorporate a media type match into the confidence value, the media type match corresponding to a similarity between a first type of media corresponding to a first piece of media that triggered the generation of the first handling pattern and a second type of media corresponding to a second piece of media that is presented at the second time after the first time; and verify that the second handling pattern is attributable to the user identification information stored in connection with the first handling pattern by requesting the user identification information from the user.
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17. A handheld computing device comprising:
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a memory containing machine readable instructions; a processor to execute the machine readable instructions to; collect, at a first time, a first handling pattern indicative of a manner in which a handheld computing device is moved while the handheld computing device is presenting media, detect a second handling pattern from data collected by a sensor that detects interaction with the handheld computing device by a user, the second handling pattern being detected at a second time later than the first time, generate a similarity score between the first handling pattern generated at the first time and the second handling pattern detected at the second time, generate a confidence value that the second handling pattern is the first handling pattern based on the similarity score, and in response to the confidence value satisfying a threshold, identify the user based on the first handling pattern matching the second handling pattern and request the user to self-identify; and a database to; store the first handling pattern and corresponding user identification information to subsequently identify the user of the handheld computing device, and in response to detecting that user identification information received from the user in response to the request to self-identify matches the user identification information stored with at least one of the first handling pattern or the second handling pattern, store a verification indication in connection with the first handling pattern. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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