Patent ID: 8225413
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving at a server system a claim that identifies a first user profile page on a social network as allegedly impersonating a second user profile page on the social network; retrieving by the server system first information associated with the first user profile page and second information associated with the second user profile page; comparing by the server system the first information and the second information to identify indicators of impersonation, wherein comparing the first information and the second information to identify indicators of impersonation comprises identifying similarities of elements on the first user profile page and corresponding elements on the second user profile page; based upon the identified indicators of impersonation, determining that the first user profile page is likely impersonating the second user profile page on the social network, wherein first user profile page is determined to be likely impersonating the second user profile page when the first and second user profile pages are determined to be similar to each other; and returning by the server system a flag indicating that the first user profile page is likely impersonating the second user profile page.