User trust scores based on registration features

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016140355-A1
Application number	US-201414548027-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 19, 2014
Priority date	Nov 19, 2014
Publication date	May 19, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

User trust scores based on registration features is described. A system identifies registration features associated with a user registered to interact with a database. The system calculates a registration trust score for the user based on a comparison of multiple registration features associated with the user to corresponding registration features associated with previous users who are restricted from interacting with the database and/or corresponding registration features associated with previous users who are enabled to interact with the database. The system restricts the user from interacting with the database if the registration trust score is above a registration threshold.

First claim

1 . A system for user trust scores based on registration features, the apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed, cause the one or more processors to:
identify a plurality of registration features associated with a user registered to interact with a database;
calculate a registration trust score for the user based on a comparison of a plurality of the plurality of registration features associated with the user to at least one of a corresponding plurality of registration features associated with previous users who are restricted from interacting with the database and a corresponding plurality of registration features associated with previous users who are enabled to interact with the database;
determine if the registration trust score is above a registration threshold; and
restrict the user from interacting with the database in response to a determination that the registration trust score is above the registration threshold.

2 . The system of claim 1 , comprising further instructions, which when executed, cause the one or more processors to:
determine if the registration trust score is above a second registration threshold; and output a message requesting an evaluation whether to restrict the user from interacting with the database in response to a determination that the registration trust score is above the second registration threshold.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of registration features comprise at least one of a name of the user, an internet protocol address of the user, an email address of the user, and when the user registered, and wherein each of the plurality of registration features is assigned a weight based on at least one of the corresponding plurality of registration features associated with previous users who are restricted from interacting with the database and the corresponding plurality of registration features associated with previous users who are enabled to interact with the database.

4 . The system of claim 1 , comprising further instructions, which when executed, cause the one or more processors to:
identify a plurality of activity features associated with the user; calculate an activity trust score for the user based on a comparison of a plurality of the plurality of activity features associated with the user to at least one of a corresponding plurality of activity features associated with previous users who are restricted from interacting with the database and a corresponding plurality of activity features associated with previous users who are enabled to interact with the database; determine if the activity trust score is above an activity threshold; and restrict the user from interacting with the database in response to a determination that the activity trust score is above the activity threshold.

5 . The system of claim 4 , comprising further instructions, which when executed, cause the one or more processors to:
determine if the activity trust score is above a second activity threshold; and output a message requesting an evaluation whether to restrict the user from interacting with the database in response to a determination that the activity trust score is above the second activity threshold.

6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of activity features comprise at least one of a frequency of providing updates, a type of updates provided, a percentage of data for an entity which is provided by updates from the user, and wherein each of the plurality of activity features is assigned a weight based on at least one of the corresponding plurality of activity features associated with previous users who are restricted from interacting with the database and the corresponding plurality of activity features associated with previous users who are enabled to interact with the database.

7 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of activity features excludes any feature associated with contributing data which is verified as bad data.

8 . A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code to be executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code including instructions to:
identify a plurality of registration features associated with a user registered to interact with a database; calculate a registration trust score for the user based on a comparison of a plurality of the plurality of registration features associated with the user to at least one of a corresponding plurality of registration features associated with previous users who are restricted from interacting with the database and a corresponding plurality of registration features associated with previous users who are enabled to interact with the database; determine if the registration trust score is above a registration threshold; and restrict the user from interacting with the database in response to a determination that the registration trust score is above the registration threshold.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the program code comprises further instructions to:
determine if the registration trust score is above a second registration threshold; and output a message requesting an evaluation whether to restrict the user from interacting with the database in response to a determination that the registration trust score is above the second registration threshold.

10 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of registration features comprise at least one of a name of the user, an interne protocol address of the user, an email address of the user, and when the user registered, and wherein each of the plurality of registration features is assigned a weight based on at least one of the corresponding plurality of registration features associated with previous users who are restricted from interacting with the database and the corresponding plurality of registration features associated with previous users who are enabled to interact with the database.

11 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the program code comprises further instructions to:
identify a plurality of activity features associated with the user; calculate an activity trust score for the user based on a comparison of a plurality of the plurality of activity features associated with the user to at least one of a corresponding plurality of activity features associated with previous users who are restricted from interacting with the database and a corresponding plurality of activity features associated with previous users who are enabled to interact with the database; determine if the activity trust score is above an activity threshold; and restrict the user from interacting with the database in response to a determination that the activity trust score is above the activity threshold.

12 . The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the program code comprises further instructions to:
determine if the activity trust score is above a second activity threshold; and output a message requesting an evaluation whether to restrict the user from interacting with the database in response to a determination that the activity trust score is above the second activity threshold.

13 . The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of activity features comprise at least one of a frequency of providing updates, a type of updates provided, a percentage of data for an entity which is provided by updates from the user, and wherein each of the plurality of activity features is assigned a weight based on a

Assignees

• Salesforce Com Inc

Inventors

• Jagota Arun
• Haardt Gregory
• Ramachandran Govardana Sachithanandam
• Georgiev Stanislav
• Fuchs Matthew Fuchs

Classifications

• G06F2221/031

  Protect user input by software means · CPC title

• G06F21/50

  Monitoring users, programs or devices to maintain the integrity of platforms, e.g. of processors, firmware or operating systems · CPC title

• G06F21/6218 Primary

  to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database · CPC title

• G06F2221/2117

  User registration · CPC title