Patent ID: 11874891
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. A method of associating computing devices with each other based on computer network activity, comprising:
identifying, by a data processing system, a first linking factor based on a connection between a first computing device and the computer network via a first network node identifier during a first time period, and based on a connection between a second computing device and the computer network via the first network node identifier during the first time period;
determining, by the data processing system, a number of computing devices other than the first computing device that connect with the computer network via the first network node identifier during the first time period;
monitoring, by the data processing system, for a second linking factor based on input activity at the first computing device during a second time period, and based on input activity at the second computing device during the second time period;
monitoring, by the data processing system, for a third linking factor based on activity at the first computing device via the first network node identifier during a third time period, and based on activity at the second computing device via a second network node identifier during the third time period; and
linking, by the data processing system, the first computing device with the second computing device based on the first linking factor, the second linking factor, and the third linking factor.