| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus (10) is provided for classifying information or content servers on a communications network including the Internet. The apparatus (10) comprises means for obtaining one or more transmission characteristics of information on a path of said communications network and analysing means for predicting a classification of said information based on said one or more transmission characteristics. Typically said one or more transmission characteristics include any one or more of network protocol, date and time stamps, size of transmission activities (text and image), content type of transmission activities, pattern seen within the content of the transmission and any other characteristic that can be employed for predicting classifications. The apparatus (10) can be adapted toclassify user profiles in accordance with the predicted classification. A knowledge base of predetermined profiles can be included, and the analysing means is adapted to predict a classification based on a comparison between the profile of information to be classified and the predetermined profiles.</p> |
