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US 2012/0239800 A1Published application
Device Identification using Device Functions
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorChris Ernest Matichuk
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Abstract
Device identification techniques using identifiable device functions are described. In one or more implementations, data is obtained that describes functions of a device that are identifiable for use in conjunction with a computing device and a device identifier (ID) is computed for the peripheral device based on the identifiable device functions.
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A method implemented by one or more computing devices, the method comprising:
- obtaining data that describes functions of a device that are identifiable for use in conjunction with a computing device;
- and
- computing a device identifier (ID) for the device based on the identifiable device functions.
A method implemented by one or more computing devices of a service provider, the method comprising:
- collecting telemetry data from a plurality of computing devices via a network, the data describing identifiable device functions for use in conjunction with a respective said computing device;
- and
- identifying one or more combinations of the identifiable device functions as corresponding to a device.
A method implemented by one or more computing devices of a service provider, the method comprising:
- collecting telemetry data from a plurality of computing devices via a network, the telemetry data describing identifiable device functions for use in conjunction with a respective said computing device;
- identifying models of devices from the collected telemetry data based at least in part on combinations of the identifiable device functions;
- and
- analyzing the collected telemetry data as corresponding to respective said devices
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