Behavioral fingerprinting via social networking interaction

• US 9,825,967 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2012
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Davis, Marc E., Dyor, Matthew G., Gerrity, Daniel A., Huang, Xuedong, Hyde, Roderick A., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Tegreene, Clarence T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lanier, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US13/602,061
• Publication Number:
  US 20130151515A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,908 Days
• Field of Search: 726 2- 7, 726 26- 30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/284 Relational databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4016 involving fraud or risk level assessment in transaction processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals

Abstract

Disclosed herein are example embodiments for behavioral fingerprinting via social networking interaction. For certain example embodiments, at least one indication of family relation for at least one authorized user may be obtained via at least one social networking interaction, and the at least one indication of family relation may be incorporated into at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the at least one authorized user, 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 configured for receiving at least one indication of at least one transaction conducted at least partially via at least one user device associated with at least one authorized user, including at least receiving at least one location of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user;

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction;

circuitry configured for acquiring at least one location indicated by at least one hardware-based position sensor of at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user;

circuitry configured for determining at least one indication of physical proximity between the at least one authorized user and the at least one other authorized user based at least partially on the at least one location of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user and the at least one location indicated by the at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user; and

circuitry configured for approving the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user based at least partially on the at least one indication of physical proximity between the at least one authorized user and the at least one other authorized user, including at least approving the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user if the at least one indication of physical proximity indicates that the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user is within at least one approved proximity of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of at least one of a legal family relation or a biological family relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social network interaction.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social network interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of at least one of a parent-child family relationship or a spousal family relationship between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social network interaction.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from at least one social network.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user from at least one social network via profile data associated with an account for the at least one authorized user with the at least one social network.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking application comprises:

circuitry configured for retrieving at least a portion of profile data associated with an account for the at least one authorized user with at least one social network via submission of at least one credential of the at least one authorized user.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user from at least one social network via an application programming interface (API) exposed by the at least one social network to enable retrieval of relation indications.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for retrieving at least one indication of a relation the between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user from at least a portion of one or more servers operated by or for at least one social network.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user from at least one social network using at least a portion of login data associated with the at least one authorized user.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for submitting to at least one social network at least a portion of biometric data associated with the at least one authorized user.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining permission from the at least one authorized user to access at least a portion of a profile marked private via at least one social network.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining permission from the at least one authorized user to access at least a portion of a profile marked private via at least one social network; and

circuitry configured for retrieving the at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user from the at least a portion of the profile marked private utilizing a limited-use access code with the at least one social network.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user from at least one social network via an interoperability protocol for social networking.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from at least one social network application.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from one or more of at least one social network mobile application or at least one social network desktop application.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for retrieving the at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user from one or more storage locations used by at least one social network application.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for querying at least one social network application to obtain the at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user from the at least one social network application.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for sending a query from at least one server to at least one social network application to obtain the at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user from the at least one social network application.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from at least one browser-based interaction.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one of an incoming communication or an outgoing communication for a browser facilitating at least one browser-based interaction.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one browser module for a browser facilitating at least one browser-based interaction.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one cookie stored by a browser facilitating at least one browser-based interaction.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from at least one social network communication.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from one or more of at least one social network communication flow or at least one social network stream.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from at least one social network news feed.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from at least one message sent to one or more followers.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from at least one posting to one or more social network members.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from at least one social network communication having at least one explicit statement of the relation.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from at least one social network communication having at least one implicit statement of the relation.

32. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from at least one social network communication including at least some text associated with an image.

33. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other user via at least one social networking interaction from at least one textual message communicated at least partially using at least one social network.

34. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from voice data derived from at least one of an audio call or a video call communicated at least partially using at least one social network.

35. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction from at least one membership grouping of at least one social network.

36. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for determining at least one indication of physical proximity between the at least one authorized user and the at least one other authorized user at least partially based on the at least one location of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user and the at least one location indicated by the at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user comprises:

circuitry configured for determining at least one indication of physical proximity between the at least one authorized user and the at least one other authorized user at least partially based on (a) the at least one location of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user as indicated by at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one authorized user, the at least one behavioral fingerprint including at least one or more indicators of movement of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user, and (b) the at least one location indicated by the at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user.

37. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for approving the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user based at least partially on the at least one indication of physical proximity between the at least one authorized user and the at least one other authorized user, including at least approving the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user if the at least one indication of physical proximity indicates that the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user is within at least one approved proximity of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user comprises:

circuitry configured for approving at least one proposed purchase transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized used based at least partially on at least one indication that the at least one other authorized user will guaranty the at least one proposed purchase transaction.

38. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for determining at least one indication of physical proximity between the at least one authorized user and the at least one other authorized user based at least partially on the at least one location of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user and the at least one location indicated by the at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user comprises:

circuitry configured for determining at least one indication of geographic proximity between the at least one authorized user and the at least one other authorized user based at least partially on the at least one location of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user and the at least one location indicated by the at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user.

39. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for receiving at least one indication of at least one transaction conducted at least partially via at least one user device associated with at least one authorized user, including at least receiving at least one location of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user comprises:

circuitry configured for acquiring, in response to receiving the at least one indication of the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user, at least one location indicated by at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user.

40. The system of claim 39, wherein circuitry configured for acquiring, in response to receiving the at least one indication of the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user, at least one location indicated by at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user comprises:

circuitry configured for transmitting, in response to receiving the at least one indication of the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user, at least one request addressed to the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user for the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user to respond with the at least one location indicated by the at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user.

41. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for approving the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user based at least partially on the at least one indication of physical proximity between the at least one authorized user and the at least one other authorized user, including at least approving the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user if the at least one indication of physical proximity indicates that the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user is within at least one approved proximity of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user comprises:

circuitry configured for determining that at least one user purporting to be the at least one authorized user who is in possession of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user is in fact the at least one authorized user based at least partially on at least one indication that the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user is within the same physical store location as the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user, both of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user and the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user being independent of at least one point-of-sale device participating in the at least one transaction with the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user.

42. The system of claim 39, wherein circuitry configured for acquiring, in response to receiving the at least one indication of the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user, at least one location indicated by at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user comprises:

circuitry configured for acquiring, in response to receiving the at least one indication of the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user, at least one social networking check-in location indicated by at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user.

43. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured for acquiring at least one location indicated by at least one hardware-based position sensor of at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user comprises:

circuitry configured for acquiring at least one social networking check-in location indicated by at the least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user.

44. The system of claim 39, wherein circuitry configured for receiving at least one indication of at least one transaction conducted at least partially via at least one user device associated with at least one authorized user, including at least receiving at least one location of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user comprises:

circuitry configured for receiving at least one indication of at least one transaction with at least one point-of-sale device initiated by at least one user device associated with at least one authorized user, including at least inferring that at least one at least one location of the at least one point-of-sale device received as at least one indication of the at least one transaction is also the at least one location of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user.

2. A system, comprising:

at least one computing device; and

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

receiving at least one indication of at least one transaction conducted at least partially via at least one user device associated with at least one authorized user, including at least receiving at least one location of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user;

obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction;

acquiring at least one location indicated by at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user;

determining at least one indication of physical proximity between the at least one authorized user and the at least one other authorized user based at least partially on the at least one location of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user and the at least one location indicated by the at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user; and

approving the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user based at least partially on the at least one indication of physical proximity between the at least one authorized user and the at least one other authorized user, including at least approving the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user if the at least one indication of physical proximity indicates that the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user is within at least one approved proximity of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user.

3. A method, comprising:

receiving at least one indication of at least one transaction conducted at least partially via at least one user device associated with at least one authorized user, including at least receiving at least one location of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user;

obtaining at least one indication of a relation between the at least one authorized user and at least one other authorized user via at least one social networking interaction;

acquiring at least one location indicated by at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user;

determining at least one indication of physical proximity between the at least one authorized user and the at least one other authorized user based at least partially on the at least one location of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user and the at least one location indicated by the at least one hardware-based position sensor of the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user; and

approving the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user based at least partially on the at least one indication of physical proximity between the at least one authorized user and the at least one other authorized user, including at least approving the at least one transaction conducted at least partially via the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user if the at least one indication of physical proximity indicates that the at least one user device associated with the at least one other authorized user is within at least one approved proximity of the at least one user device associated with the at least one authorized user,

wherein at least one of the receiving, obtaining, acquiring, determining, or approving is at least partially implemented using at least one processing device.