IP Library Granted Patent US 10,735,401
Granted Patent B2
US 10,735,401 · App. 15/266,984 · Granted Aug 4, 2020

Online identity reputation

Inventor: Hal Lonas (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: Webroot Inc.
H04L63/0823G06F21/604G06N5/022G06N20/00G06F2221/2135G06F2221/2145
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Patent No.
US 10,735,401
App. No.
15/266,984
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods of determining online identity reputation. In aspects, an online identity of an entity may engage in online interactions. The content provided by the online identity may be accessed and analyzed to determine interaction characteristics and reputation metrics for the online identity. Based on the reputation metrics, the online identity and/or entity (and content therefrom) may be filtered from further online interactions. In some aspects, interaction data may be stored in a data store. An interaction mapping component having access to the data store may analyze the data store data to determine mappings between online identities, entities and interactions. In at least one aspect, an opt-in certificate system may also be provided. The opt-in system may provide an online identity or entity a certificate to securely validate identity.

Claims (52)

1. A system comprising:

at least a first processor; and

a first memory coupled to the at least a first processor, the first memory comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least a first processor, performs a method for determining online identity reputation, the method comprising:

receiving interaction content for an online identity associated with an interaction, wherein the online identity identifies a user who is party to the interaction and receiving the interaction content comprises determining navigated content and recording one or more portions of the navigated content by identifying user feedback signals comprising at least one of screen swipes, clicks, scrolls, cursor movement, dwell time, session duration, query (re)formulation statistics, element visibility, and occlusion events;

analyzing the interaction content and the navigated content to determine one or more content characteristics and one or more interaction characteristics;

generating a feature vector for the interaction content based upon the one or more content characteristics and the one or more interaction characteristics;

determining a set of reputation metrics for the interaction based upon the feature vector, wherein determining the reputation metrics comprises:

parsing the feature vector to extract features of the interaction; and

comparing features of the interaction with past interaction features associated with the online identity; and

updating a preexisting reputation score for the online identity based upon the set of reputation metrics for the interaction.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interaction content corresponds to content provided by the online identity during one or more online interactions.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the interaction content comprises:

parsing the received interaction content in real-time to generate a first set of data;

providing the first set of data to one or more statistical models; and

using the one or more statistical models to generate at least a first portion of the one or more interaction characteristics based on the first set of data.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein analyzing the interaction content further comprises:

accessing a knowledge base including user data corresponding to the online identity;

using the user data to determine a second set of data;

providing the second set of data to the one or more statistical models; and

using the one or more statistical models to generate a second portion of the one or more interaction characteristics based on the second set of data.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the first portion of the one or more interaction characteristics and the second portion of the one or more interaction characteristics are used to generate one or more feature vectors.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more interaction characteristics comprise at least one of content attributes, interaction attributes, dialogue attributes, behavioral attributes, demographic attributes, and environmental attributes.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining the set of reputation metrics comprises:

providing the one or more interaction characteristics to a predictive model; and

using the predictive model to generate the set of reputation metrics, wherein the reputation metrics correspond to at least one of a reputation and a trustworthiness of the online identity.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising: using the set of reputation metrics to generate a set of policy controls, wherein the set of policy controls is associated with a set of boundaries for interacting with the online identity.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein generating the set of policy controls comprises using at least one of a rule set and a machine learning mechanism to modify preexisting reputation metrics in accordance with the set of reputation metrics.

10. A method comprising:

receiving interaction content for an online identity associated with an interaction, wherein the online identity identifies a user who is party to the interaction and receiving the interaction content comprises determining navigated content and recording one or more portions of the navigated content by identifying user feedback signals comprising at least one of screen swipes, clicks, scrolls, cursor movement, dwell time, session duration, query (re)formulation statistics, element visibility, and occlusion events;

analyzing the interaction content and the navigated content to determine one or more content characteristics and one or more interaction characteristics;

generating a feature vector for the interaction content based upon the one or more content characteristics and the one or more interaction characteristics;

determining a set of reputation metrics for the interaction based upon the feature vector, wherein determining the reputation metrics comprises:

parsing the feature vector to extract features of the interaction; and

comparing features of the interaction with past interaction features associated with the online identity; and

updating a preexisting reputation score for the online identity based upon the set of reputation metrics for the interaction.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the interaction content corresponds to content provided by the online identity during one or more online interactions.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein analyzing the interaction content comprises:

parsing the received interaction content in real-time to generate a first set of data;

providing the first set of data to one or more statistical models; and

using the one or more statistical models to generate at least a first portion of the one or more interaction characteristics based on the first set of data.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein analyzing the interaction content further comprises:

accessing a knowledge base including user data corresponding to the online identity;

using the user data to determine a second set of data;

providing the second set of data to the one or more statistical models; and

using the one or more statistical models to generate a second portion of the one or more interaction characteristics based on the second set of data.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first portion of the one or more interaction characteristics and the second portion of the one or more interaction characteristics are used to generate one or more feature vectors.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more interaction characteristics comprise at least one of content attributes, interaction attributes, dialogue attributes, behavioral attributes, demographic attributes, and environmental attributes.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein determining the set of reputation metrics comprises:

providing the one or more interaction characteristics to a predictive model; and

using the predictive model to generate the set of reputation metrics, wherein the reputation metrics correspond to at least one of a reputation and a trustworthiness of the online identity.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising: using the set of reputation metrics to generate a set of policy controls, wherein the set of policy controls is associated with a set of boundaries for interacting with the online identity.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein generating the set of policy controls comprises using at least one of a rule set and a machine learning mechanism to modify preexisting reputation metrics in accordance with the set of reputation metrics.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 6, 2023
From: CARBONITE, LLC
To: OPEN TEXT INC.
Reel/Frame 064351/0178 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2023
From: WEBROOT LLC
To: CARBONITE, LLC
Reel/Frame 064167/0129 →
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION Recorded Jun 29, 2023
From: WEBROOT INC.
To: WEBROOT LLC
Reel/Frame 064176/0622 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS RECORDED AT R/F 048723/0612 Recorded Dec 26, 2019
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: WEBROOT INC.
Reel/Frame 051418/0714 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2019
From: WEBROOT INC.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 048723/0612 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2019
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: WEBROOT INC.
Reel/Frame 048668/0224 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2016
From: WEBROOT INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 040182/0805 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2016
From: LONAS, HAL
To: WEBROOT INC.
Reel/Frame 039760/0806 →
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