Method for fingerprinting and identifying internet users
AssigneeSoftroute Corporation
InventorsRUICAO MU, Tie Hu
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Abstract
Various aspects of the present system provide methods and systems for authenticating online purchase by tracing internet actions to a remote computer and to an individual who operates the computer. One aspect provides a technique to generate fingerprint of computer and its user based on the information collected through the actions a user conducts on internet. Another aspect of the system provides a technique to compute the fingerprints and find relations between users and computers. Another aspect of the system provides a trust ranking to a user based on the consistency of information collected from the user's various actions.
Claims20
A method to authenticate a purchase, comprising:
- a. establishing a one to one relationship with a remote computer and a one to one relationship with an individual;
- b. collecting one or more unique or indicative parameters as a fingerprint of the remote computer,
- c. collecting one or more unique or indicative parameters as a fingerprint of the individual;
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- d. indexing the fingerprints to identify the remote computer and the individual to authorize the purchase.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.