Patents Examined by Allan Chen
  • Method for detecting suspicious individuals in a friend list
    Patent number: 8725672
    Abstract: A method is provided for detecting friend or potential friend candidates as being suspicious in an OSN. A processor is used to obtain at least one candidate as being a suspicious friend in the OSN. One or more risk factors are used in the analysis. Heuristics are applied to the risk factors with the processor. In response, a determination is made as to whether the candidate is a suspicious individual. The processor can be software, hardware, or one or more individuals can use manual methods, to do the analysis and make the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Avira B.V.
    Inventors: Arad Rostampour, Noah Benjamin Suojanen Kindler, Russell Douglas Fradin, Steven Cary Heyman