# US 2013/0159413 A1 · Behavioral fingerprinting with social networking > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0159413 A1 - Document ID: US20130159413A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/691,466 - Filed: 2012-11-30 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-09-24 - Assignees: Elwha LLC, a limited liability company of the State of Delaware - Inventors: Marc E. Davis; Matthew G. Dyor; Daniel A. Gerrity; Xeudong Huang; Roderick A. Hyde; Royce A. Levien; Richard T. Lord; Robert W. Lord; Mark A. Malamud; Nathan P. Myhrvold; Clarence T. Tegreene - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130159413A1 ## CPC - G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management - G06Q 10/40: Business processes related to social networking or social networking services - H04L 63/02: {for separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls} - H04L 63/0861: {using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231)} - H04L 67/535: {Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34)} - H04L 67/562: Brokering proxy services - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## 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 ### Claim 1 A method for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking, the method being at least partially implemented by at least one device, the method comprising: communicating for at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat; and administering at least an aspect of the at least one interaction related to the user of the user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating for at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat comprises: sending one or more obtained characteristics corresponding to the at least one interaction for incorporation into at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the sending one or more obtained characteristics corresponding to the at least one interaction for incorporation into at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device comprises: 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 user device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the sending one or more obtained characteristics corresponding to the at least one interaction for incorporation into at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device comprises: 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 retail establishment patronized via the user device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating for at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat comprises: receiving at least a portion of at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device at a server device that provides social networking functionality. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the receiving at least a portion of at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device at a server device that provides social networking functionality comprises: forwarding the received at least a portion of the at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device from the server device to the user device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating for at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat comprises: signaling an authentication likelihood corresponding to the user of the user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the user device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the signaling an authentication likelihood corresponding to the user of the user device with respect to at least one authorized user of the user device comprises: computing the authentication likelihood corresponding to the user of the user device with respect to the at least one authorized user of the user device; and transmitting, from a server device that provides social networking features, the authentication likelihood corresponding to the user of the user device with respect to the at least one authorized user of the user device to a third party server device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating for at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat comprises: reporting social network activity to a behavioral fingerprint aggregator. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating for at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat comprises: receiving a request for social network member verification. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating for at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat comprises: receiving from a third party server at a social network server a request for verification of a targeted social network member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating for at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat comprises: sending at least one verification inquiry to at least one social network member that is connected to a targeted social network member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating for at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat comprises: receiving at least one response to at least one verification inquiry from at least one social network member that is connected to a targeted social network member. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating for at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat comprises: sending at least an indication of at least one response received for at least one verification inquiry from at least one social network member that is connected to a targeted social network member. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the administering at least an aspect of the at least one interaction related to the user of the user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat comprises: causing the user device to ask the user a question having at least one answer that is ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the causing the user device to ask the user a question having at least one answer that is ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device comprises: causing the user device to display at least a portion of at least one map and to indicate to the user that an identified location is to be selected. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the causing the user device to ask the user a question having at least one answer that is ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device comprises: causing the user device to ask the user to name one or more people that have been contacted via the user device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the causing the user device to ask the user a question having at least one answer that is ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device comprises: causing the user device to ask the user to identify a destination for a most-recent social network message sent from the user device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the causing the user device to ask the user a question having at least one answer that is ascertainable from at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device comprises: causing the user device to ask the user to select a picture of a social network member that has been most frequently communicated with via the social networking. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the administering at least an aspect of the at least one interaction related to the user of the user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat comprises: memorializing one or more factors affecting an analysis of the user of the user device with regard to authenticity. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein the memorializing one or more factors affecting an analysis of the user of the user device with regard to authenticity comprises: memorializing one or more utilization indicators of at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein the memorializing one or more factors affecting an analysis of the user of the user device with regard to authenticity comprises: memorializing at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with the user device. ### Claim 23 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein the memorializing one or more factors affecting an analysis of the user of the user device with regard to authenticity comprises: memorializing at least one result of one or more comparisons of (i) one or more utilization indicators of at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device and (ii) at least one environmental parameter relating to an event to potentially occur in conjunction with the user device. ### Claim 24 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the administering at least an aspect of the at least one interaction related to the user of the user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat comprises: consulting a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with at least one of the user device or the user prior to forwarding a social network communication arriving from the user device. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24, wherein the consulting a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with at least one of the user device or the user prior to forwarding a social network communication arriving from the user device comprises: conditioning a posting of the social network communication at least partially on at least one comparison including one or more utilization indicators of the behavioral fingerprint and a content of the social network communication. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24, wherein the consulting a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with at least one of the user device or the user prior to forwarding a social network communication arriving from the user device comprises: conditioning a messaging of the social network communication at least partially on at least one comparison including one or more utilization indicators of the behavioral fingerprint and a message destination of the social network communication. ### Claim 27 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24, wherein the consulting a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with at least one of the user device or the user prior to forwarding a social network communication arriving from the user device comprises: analyzing the social network communication in relation to a readability level corresponding to the behavioral fingerprint prior to forwarding the social network communication. ### Claim 28 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24, wherein the consulting a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with at least one of the user device or the user prior to forwarding a social network communication arriving from the user device comprises: forwarding the social network communication arriving from the user device at least partially contingent on an analysis including at least one indication of diction corresponding to the behavioral fingerprint and at least part of a content of the social network communication. ### Claim 29 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24, wherein the consulting a behavioral fingerprint that is associated with at least one of the user device or the user prior to forwarding a social network communication arriving from the user device comprises: forwarding the social network communication arriving from the user device at least partially contingent on an analysis including at least one characterization of grammar corresponding to the behavioral fingerprint and at least part of a content of the social network communication. ### Claim 30 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: exposing at least one application programming interface that enables a third party to participate in the behavioral fingerprint habitat via at least one social networking server. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, wherein the exposing at least one application programming interface that enables a third party to participate in the behavioral fingerprint habitat via at least one social networking server comprises: exposing at least one application programming interface that enables a third party to provide one or more characteristics for at least one utilization indicator of at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device via the at least one social networking server. ### Claim 32 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, wherein the exposing at least one application programming interface that enables a third party to participate in the behavioral fingerprint habitat via at least one social networking server comprises: exposing at least one application programming interface that enables a third party to retrieve at least one utilization indicator of at least one behavioral fingerprint that is associated with the user device via the at least one social networking server. ### Claim 33 A system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking, the system comprising: circuitry for communicating for at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat; and circuitry for administering at least an aspect of the at least one interaction related to the user of the user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat. ### Claim at position 34 -64. (canceled) ### Claim 65 A system for behavioral fingerprinting with social networking, the system comprising: means for communicating for at least one interaction related to a user of a user device in a behavioral fingerprint habitat; and means for administering at least an aspect of the at least one interaction related to the user of the user device in the behavioral fingerprint habitat. ### Claim at position 36 -96. (canceled)