IP Library Granted Patent US 9,621,404
Granted Patent B2
US 9,621,404 · App. 13/691,466 · Granted Apr 11, 2017

Behavioral fingerprinting with social networking

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Patent No.
US 9,621,404
App. No.
13/691,466
Granted
Apr 11, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are example embodiments for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking. For certain example embodiments, one or more devices may: (i) communicate for at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat; or (ii) administer at least an aspect of at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth.

Claims (85)

1. A system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking, comprising:

circuitry configured for communicating for at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device;

circuitry configured for administering at least one aspect of the at least one interaction related to the at least one user of the at least one user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with at least one social networking user account; and

circuitry configured for facilitating at least one authenticated social networking interaction by the at least one user device at least partially based on at least one authentication decision related to the at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with at least one social networking user account.

2. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for communicating at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for sending one or more obtained characteristics corresponding to the at least one interaction for incorporation into at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user device.

3. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 2 , wherein circuitry configured for sending one or more obtained characteristics corresponding to the at least one interaction for incorporation into at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining the one or more obtained characteristics corresponding to the at least one interaction for incorporation into the at least one behavioral fingerprint from at least one social network application resident at the at least one user device, including at least the at least one social network application obtaining at least one current geographic location of the at least one user device at least partially using at least one internet protocol address of the at least one user device.

4. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 2 , wherein circuitry configured for sending one or more obtained characteristics corresponding to the at least one interaction for incorporation into at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for obtaining the one or more obtained characteristics corresponding to the at least one interaction for incorporation into the at least one behavioral fingerprint from at least one social network application resident at the at least one user device, including at least the at least one social network application obtaining at least one current geographic location of the at least one user device at least partially using at least one satellite positioning system receiver of the at least one user device.

5. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for communicating for at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for receiving at least a portion of at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user device by at least one server device that provides social networking functionality.

6. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 5 , wherein circuitry configured for receiving at least a portion of at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user device by at least one server device that provides social networking functionality comprises:

circuitry configured for forwarding the received at least a portion of the at least one behavioral fingerprint that associated with the at least one user device from the at least one server device to the at least one user device.

7. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for communicating for at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device, including at least signaling at least one likelihood that at least one current user of the at least one user device is actually the at least one authorized user of the at least one user device.

8. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 7 , wherein circuitry configured for signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device, including at least signaling at least one likelihood that at least one current user of the at least one user device is actually the at least one authorized user of the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for computing the at least one authentication likelihood that the at least one current user of the at least one user device is actually the at least one authorized user of the at least one user device; and

circuitry configured for transmitting, from at least one server device that provides social networking features, at least one indication of the at least one authentication likelihood.

9. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for communicating for at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for reporting one or more social network activities to at least one behavioral fingerprint aggregator.

10. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for communicating for at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for receiving at least one request for social network member verification.

11. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for communicating for at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for receiving from at least one third party server by at least one social network server at least one request for verification of at least one targeted social network member, including at least receiving at least one request for verification that at least one possessor of the at least one user device matches an identity of at least one existing member of at least one social network.

12. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for communicating for at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for sending at least one verification inquiry to at least one social network member connected to at least one targeted social network member, including at least sending at least one request for verification that at least one existing member of at least one social network personally knows at least one possessor of the at least one user device.

13. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for communicating for at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for sending at least a one indication of at least one response received for at least one verification inquiry from at least one social network member connected to at least one targeted social network member.

14. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for administering at least one aspect of the at least one interaction related to the at least one user of the at least one user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with at least one social networking user account comprises:

circuitry configured for causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user device and the at least one social networking user account.

15. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for administering at least one aspect of the at least one interaction related to the at least one user of the at least one user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with at least one social networking user account comprises:

circuitry configured for causing the at least one user device to display at least a portion of at least one map and to indicate to the at least one user that at least one identified location on the map on the display is to be selected, including at least asking the at least one user to identify, by touching one or more corresponding map locations, one or more geographical locations indicated as one or more previous social network check-ins by the at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one social networking user account.

16. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for administering at least one aspect of the at least one interaction related to the at least one user of the at least one user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with at least one social networking user account comprises:

circuitry configured for causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user to name one or more people that have been contacted via the at least one user device.

17. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for administering at least one aspect of the at least one interaction related to the at least one user of the at least one user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with at least one social networking user account comprises:

circuitry configured for causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user to identify at least one destination for a most-recent social network message sent from the at least one user device.

18. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for administering at least one aspect of the at least one interaction related to the at least one user of the at least one user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with at least one social networking user account comprises:

circuitry configured for causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user to select at least one picture of at least one social network member, the at least one picture of at least one social network member accessed via the at least one social networking user account.

19. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for administering at least one aspect of the at least one interaction related to the at least one user of the at least one user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with at least one social networking user account comprises:

circuitry configured for memorializing one or more factors affecting at least one analysis of the at least one user of the at least one user device with regard to authenticity.

20. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 19 , wherein circuitry configured for memorializing one or more factors affecting at least one analysis of the at least one user of the at least one user device with regard to authenticity comprises:

circuitry configured for memorializing at least one environmental parameter relating to at least one event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device.

21. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 19 , wherein circuitry configured for memorializing one or more factors affecting at least one analysis of the at least one user of the at least one user device with regard to authenticity comprises:

circuitry configured for memorializing at least one result of one or more comparisons of (i) one or more utilization indicators of at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user device and (ii) at least one environmental parameter relating to at least one event to potentially occur in conjunction with the at least one user device.

22. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 19 , wherein circuitry configured for memorializing one or more factors affecting at least one analysis of the at least one user of the at least one user device with regard to authenticity comprises:

circuitry configured for memorializing one or more utilization indicators of at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user device.

23. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for administering at least one aspect of the at least one interaction related to the at least one user of the at least one user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with at least one social networking user account comprises:

circuitry configured for consulting at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with one or more of the at least one user device or the at least one user prior to forwarding at least one social network communication arriving from the at least one user device.

24. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 23 , wherein circuitry configured for consulting at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with one or more of the at least one user device or the at least one user prior to forwarding at least one social network communication arriving from the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for conditioning at least one posting of the at least one social network communication at least partially on at least one comparison including at least (i) one or more utilization indicators of the at least one behavioral fingerprint and (ii) at least part of at least one content of the at least one social network communication.

25. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 23 , wherein circuitry configured for consulting at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with one or more of the at least one user device or the at least one user prior to forwarding at least one social network communication arriving from the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for forwarding the at least one social network communication arriving from the at least one user device at least partially contingent on at least one analysis including at least (i) at least one indication of diction corresponding to the at least one behavioral fingerprint and (ii) at least part of at least one content of the at least one social network communication.

26. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 23 , wherein circuitry configured for consulting at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with one or more of the at least one user device or the at least one user prior to forwarding at least one social network communication arriving from the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for forwarding the at least one social network communication arriving from the at least one user device at least partially contingent on at least one analysis including at least (i) at least one characterization of grammar corresponding to the at least one behavioral fingerprint and (ii) at least part of at least one content of the at least one social network communication.

27. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 23 , wherein circuitry configured for consulting at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with one or more of the at least one user device or the at least one user prior to forwarding at least one social network communication arriving from the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for conditioning at least one message of the at least one social network communication at least partially on at least one comparison including at least (i) one or more utilization indicators of the at least one behavioral fingerprint and (ii) at least one message destination of the at least one social network communication.

28. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 23 , wherein circuitry configured for consulting at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with one or more of the at least one user device or the at least one user prior to forwarding at least one social network communication arriving from the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for analyzing the at least one social network communication in relation to at least one readability level corresponding to the at least one behavioral fingerprint prior to forwarding the at least one social network communication.

29. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , further comprising:

circuitry configured for exposing at least one application programming interface that enables at least one third party to participate in the behavioral fingerprint habitat via at least one social networking server.

30. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 29 , wherein circuitry configured for exposing at least one application programming interface that enables at least one third party to participate in the behavioral fingerprint habitat via at least one social networking server comprises:

circuitry configured for exposing at least one application programming interface that enables at least one third party to provide one or more characteristics for at least one utilization indicator of at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user device via the at least one social networking server.

31. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 29 , wherein circuitry configured for exposing at least one application programming interface that enables at least one third party to participate in the behavioral fingerprint habitat via at least one social networking server comprises:

circuitry configured for exposing at least one application programming interface that enables at least one third party to retrieve at least one utilization indicator of at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one user device via the at least one social networking server.

32. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for facilitating at least one authenticated social networking interaction by the at least one user device at least partially based on at least one authentication decision related to the at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with at least one social networking user account comprises:

circuitry configured for authorizing access to at least some data disposed on at least one server in response to determining that the at least one user is the at least one authorized user of the at least one user device.

33. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for communicating for at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for detecting at least one proximity of the at least one user device to at least another user device, including at least determining that the at least one user of the at least one user device may not be the at least one authorized user of the at least one user device at least partially based on determining that at least another user device associated with at least one social networking friend of the at least one authorized user is not within the at least one proximity of the at least one user device at least partially based on at least one indication of the at least one behavioral fingerprint that the at least one social networking friend is a friend of the at least one authorized user.

34. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for communicating for at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for receiving at least one response to at least one verification inquiry from at least one social network member connected to at least one targeted social network member.

35. The system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for communicating for at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured for causing, responsive to receiving at least one indication of the at least one user device requesting at least one social networking interaction, the at least one user device to sense at least one current geographic location of the at least one user device at least partially using at least one satellite positioning sensor of the at least one user device;

circuitry configured for accessing the at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one authorized user to determine at least one match between the sensed at least one current geographic location and at least one normal geographic location of the at least one authorized user; and

circuitry configured for signaling that the at least one user of the at least one user device is not the at least one authorized user at least partially based on failing to match the sensed at least one current geographic location and at least one normal geographic location of the at least one authorized user through the at least one behavioral fingerprint.

36. A system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking, 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:

communicating for at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device;

administering at least one aspect of the at least one interaction related to the at least one user of the at least one user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with at least one social networking user account; and

facilitating at least one authenticated social networking interaction by the at least one user device at least partially based on at least one authentication decision related to the at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with at least one social networking user account.

37. A method for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking, comprising:

communicating for at least one interaction related to at least one user of at least one user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least signaling at least one authentication likelihood corresponding to the at least one user of the at least one user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the at least one user device;

administering at least one aspect of the at least one interaction related to the at least one user of the at least one user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat, including at least causing the at least one user device to ask the at least one user at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with the at least one social networking user account; and

facilitating at least one authenticated social networking interaction by the at least one user device at least partially based on at least one authentication decision related to the at least one question having at least one answer ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint associated with at least one social networking user account.

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