DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT USING USAGE PATTERN DETECTION
A method for preventing digital content misuse can include detecting, by a client-side computing device, that the client-side computing device is paired to a viewing device such that, after being paired, the client-side computing device can cause digital content received from a remote server to be presented on a display of the viewing device; after detecting that the client-side computing device is paired to the viewing device, detecting, by the client-side computing device, that the client-side computing device has been unpaired from the viewing device; and in response to detecting that the client-side computing device has been unpaired from the viewing device, executing a remedial action.
1 . A system for detecting usage patterns, the system comprising:
a server configured to: monitor usage history data associated with user accounts, the usage history data indicating access of digital content items; detect patterns across the usage history data associated with the user accounts; compare the detected patterns to patterns indicative of digital content misuse; and execute a remedial action in response to determining that a pattern associated with a user account matches a pattern indicative of digital content misuse.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the server detects patterns by applying a clustering algorithm to sets of data points representing the user accounts.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the remedial action comprises disabling access to digital content for a user account associated with a detected pattern matching a pattern indicative of digital content misuse.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the usage history data comprises a number of times each user account accessed each digital content item during a time period.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the patterns indicative of digital content misuse comprise usage history data indicative of unauthorized access.
6 . A method for detecting usage patterns, the method comprising:
monitoring, by a server, usage history data associated with user accounts, the usage history data indicating access of digital content items;
detecting, by the server, patterns across the usage history data associated with the user accounts;
comparing, by the server, the detected patterns to patterns indicative of digital content misuse; and
executing, by the server, a remedial action in response to determining that a pattern associated with a user account matches a pattern indicative of digital content misuse.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein detecting patterns comprises applying a clustering algorithm to sets of data points representing the user accounts.
8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the remedial action comprises disabling access to digital content for a user account associated with a detected pattern matching a pattern indicative of digital content misuse.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the usage history data comprises a number of times each user account accessed each digital content item during a time period.
10 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the patterns indicative of digital content misuse comprise usage history data indicative of unauthorized access.
11 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause a server to:
monitor usage history data associated with user accounts, the usage history data indicating access of digital content items;
detect patterns across the usage history data associated with the user accounts;
compare the detected patterns to patterns indicative of digital content misuse; and
execute a remedial action in response to determining that a pattern associated with a user account matches a pattern indicative of digital content misuse.
12 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein detecting patterns comprises applying a clustering algorithm to sets of data points representing the user accounts.
13 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the remedial action comprises causing disabling of access to digital content for a user account associated with a detected pattern matching a pattern indicative of digital content misuse.
14 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the usage history data comprises a number of times each user account accessed each digital content item during a time period.
15 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the patterns indicative of digital content misuse comprise usage history data indicative of unauthorized access.