US 9,179,259 B2 · Recognizing unknown actors based on wireless behavior

Abstract

An illustrative behavior analysis system and a corresponding method are designed to analyze telecommunications-event records and other relevant records associated with wireless terminals to infer whether a wireless user's pattern of behavior is substantially similar or even identical to the pattern of behavior of another user, possibly a known actor. A pattern of behavior typically comprises call-related and location attributes over a period of time. Accordingly, the illustrative embodiment infers an identity or a substantial similarity as between two seemingly distinct users of wireless terminals, based on: (i) how precisely a candidate's pattern of behavior matches a pre-defined pattern of behavior, and/or (ii) how precisely a candidate's pattern of behavior matches another candidate's pattern of behavior.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a processor for:
generating a first pattern of behavior of a first wireless terminal, wherein the first pattern of behavior is based on a first plurality of records that report on events associated with the first wireless terminal, and wherein some of the events are telecommunications events experienced by the first wireless terminal,
measuring how precisely the first pattern of behavior of the first wireless terminal matches a second pattern of behavior, and
based on the measured preciseness, inferring that a first user of the first wireless terminal is substantially similar to a second user corresponding to the second pattern of behavior;
and
a transmitter for transmitting at least one of:
(i) an indication of the inferred substantial similarity between the first user and the second user, and
(ii) a request for a location estimate of the first wireless terminal.

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A system comprising:

a receiver for receiving a plurality of records that report on events associated with wireless terminals, wherein some of the events are telecommunications events;
a processor for:
filtering the plurality of records, thereby resulting in a corresponding set of candidate wireless terminals, and
based on how precisely a first pattern of behavior of a first candidate wireless terminal matches a second pattern of behavior, inferring that a first user of the first candidate wireless terminal is substantially similar to a second user corresponding to the second pattern of behavior, wherein the first pattern of behavior is based on the records that are associated with the first candidate wireless terminal;
and
a transmitter for transmitting at least one of:
(i) an indication of the inferred substantial similarity between the first user and the second user, and
(ii) a request for a location estimate of the first wireless terminal.

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A method comprising:

receiving, by a data-processing system, a plurality of records that report on events associated with wireless terminals, wherein some of the events are telecommunications events;
filtering, by the data-processing system, the plurality of records, thereby resulting in a corresponding set of candidate wireless terminals;
based on how precisely a first pattern of behavior of a first candidate wireless terminal matches a second pattern of behavior, inferring, by the data-processing system, that a first user of the first candidate wireless terminal is substantially similar to a second user corresponding to the second pattern of behavior, wherein the first pattern of behavior is based on the records that are associated with the first candidate wireless terminal;
and
transmitting, by the data-processing system, at least one of:
(i) an indication of the inferred substantial similarity between the first user and the second user, and
(ii) a request for a location estimate of the first wireless terminal.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Recognizing unknown actors based on wireless behavior

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Recognizing unknown actors based on wireless behavior

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Abstract

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