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Trust-based authentication in a social networking system
US8973100B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8973100-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313736333-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A social networking system determines whether a user is a real public figure or is the correct “public persona” of an individual who is famous within a particular domain. The system selects one or more trusted agents. A trusted agent is a user who has been confirmed or is otherwise trusted within the system. The system traverses the social graph of the trusted agent to score and identify additional users who have a sufficient connection to the trusted agent to authenticate them as other confirmed public personas/figures. The system computes confidence scores of the connections of the trusted agent, considering the strength of the connections and other relevant factors. The system provides confidence scores for one or more target users in the social network based on the confidence scores of the friends or connections connecting the trusted agent and the target user.
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What is claimed is: 1. A computer implemented method to determine the status of a user being authenticated, the method comprising: using a computer processor to perform a plurality of steps, wherein the steps perform; selecting a trusted agent, the selected trusted agent being a user who has been verified to be a public figure; iteratively determining confidence scores for a plurality of users, wherein a user being authenticated is connected to the trusted agent through the plu…
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- What does patent US8973100B2 cover?
- A social networking system determines whether a user is a real public figure or is the correct “public persona” of an individual who is famous within a particular domain. The system selects one or more trusted agents. A trusted agent is a user who has been confirmed or is otherwise trusted within the system. The system traverses the social graph of the trusted agent to score and identify additi…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Rubinstein Yigal Dan, Wiseman Joshua, Choi Matthew Kai-Shing, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L63/08. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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