METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING VIRTUAL IDENTITIES

• US 20120317217A1
• Filed: 02/17/2011
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United Parents Online Ltd.
• Original Assignee: United Parents Online Ltd.
• Inventors: Lavy, Hanan, Zernik, Dror, Burd, Alexander, Shaish, Elisha, Liran, Keren
• Application Number:
  US13/579,951
• Publication Number:
  US 20120317217A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0407 wherein the identity of one or more communicating identities is hidden cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for anonymous credentials or for identity based cryptographic systems H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A method of monitoring a plurality of user generated interaction sessions. The method comprises providing a list of a plurality of defined users, where each defined user is associated with at least one response to a user-application interaction of a respective defined user with one of a plurality of defined applications accessible via a client terminal, identifying a current user of the client terminal from the plurality of defined users and at least one current interacted application from the plurality of defined applications, selecting a at least one respective response according to the at least one current interacted application and the current user, and triggering the at least one respective response.

Claims

1. A method of generating an automatic response to a user-application interaction, comprising:

providing a list of a plurality of defined users, each said defined user being associated with at least one response to a user-application interaction of a respective said defined user with one of a plurality of defined applications accessible via a client terminal;

identifying a current user of said client terminal from said plurality of defined users and at least one current interacted application from said plurality of defined applications;

selecting a respective said at least one response according to said at least one current interacted application and said current user; and

triggering said respective at least one response.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said identifying comprises performing an analysis of at least one of a plurality of user-application interactions, made with said client terminal and identifying according to said analysis.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising transmitting said at least one response to said client terminal to trigger a response to said plurality of user-application interactions.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein said at least one response comprises sending a notification indicative of at least one of said plurality of user-application interactions to a preset address.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein said analyzing comprises indentifying a remote communicating partner participate in at least some of said plurality of user-application interactions;

said selecting being performed according to said remote communicating partner participate.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one response comprises instructions for authenticating an instant messaging session.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one response comprises instructions for enforcing at least one of a parental control function and security policy function.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one response comprises instructions for disconnecting said client terminal from an ongoing communication session.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said method is performed from a first network node and while said client terminal is a second network node.

10. A method of identifying a unique identity of a user, comprising:

analyzing a plurality of user-application interactions, made on a client terminal, to identify a plurality of behavioral user interaction signatures; and

associating each said behavioral user interaction signature with another of a plurality of unique users.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

monitoring said client terminal to intercept at least one current user-application interaction; and

instructing said client terminal according to a match between said at least one current user-application interaction and one of said plurality of behavioral user interaction signatures.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said analyzing comprises indentifying a plurality of virtual identities of each said unique user according to said behavioral user interaction signatures.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said analyzing comprises indentifying at least one of a biometric feature and a linguistic feature of at least one of said plurality of unique users.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein said analyzing comprises indentifying spelling mistakes of at least one of said plurality of unique users;

wherein said associating is performed according to said spelling mistakes.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein said analyzing comprises indentifying emoticons used by at least one of said plurality of unique users;

wherein said associating is performed according to said emoticons.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein said analyzing comprises indentifying typing speed of at least one of said plurality of unique users;

wherein said associating is performed according to said typing speed.

17. A method of identifying a user of a client terminal, comprising:

gathering information pertaining to a participation of a user of a client terminal in a social messaging (SM) session to extract at least one SM communication pattern;

identifying a match between said at least one SM communication pattern and at least one of a plurality user profiles each defining at least one user characterizing SM communication pattern; and

outputting said at least one user profile.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising identifying said user as a child or an adult according to said at least one user profile.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

forwarding said at least one user profile to a human operator for a review; and

allowing said operator to determine, according to said aid at least one user profile, how or if to intervene in said SM session.

28. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

selecting at least one personalization rule for adjusting a web page accessed by said user according to said at least one user matched profile; and

personalizing said web page according to said at least one selected personalization rule.

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