Method and system for generating behavior profiles for device members of a network

摘要

A method and system for generating a digital profile defined by digital behavior expressed by a device includes receiving digital behavior data and identifying information defined by a device in communication with a content server, generating a device profile for the device, associating the device with at least one device population, and generating a population profile defined by the device population. The device profiles and population profiles may be made accessible to users of a social network. Related contents, including identifying information, device behavior analysis, comparative ratings, service and diagnostic information, messages and alerts may be associated with a device profile or population profile and published to the social network. A population profile may define normal digital behavior of the population, such that the population profile may be compared with the device profile of a device, to determine whether the device operation is abnormal with respect to the population profile.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a content server in communication with a plurality of devices, wherein the content server comprises a memory and a processor and is configured to: communicate with the plurality of devices; receive digital behavior data and identifying information from one or more respective devices of the plurality of devices; associate the digital behavior data and identifying information received from the respective device with the respective device; wherein the digital behavior data is originated by the respective device over a period of time and includes a sampling of digital behavior data of a plurality of operation cycles of the respective device; generate a device profile for the respective device defined by the digital behavior data associated with the respective device; identify a plurality of device populations, wherein each respective device population is defined by at least one respective element of the identifying information; populate the respective device population with one or more respective devices associated with the at least one respective element of the identifying information; generate a population profile for the respective device population defined by the digital behavior data of the respective devices populating the respective device population; and store the device profiles and the population profiles; compare a first population profile defined by a first population to a second population profile defined by a second population; rate the first population relative to the second population; generate a first reliability estimate for the first population profile; generate a second reliability estimate for the second population; and rate the first population relative to the second population using the first reliability estimate and the second reliability estimate.