Managing and sharing identities on a network
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
InventorsAndrew M. Prohel, Philip McKay, Himgan Wibisono, Michael Hoch, Jeff Liu, Ravi Gauba, Sidney Wang, Ippei Tambata, Elizabeth Coppinger, Michael S. Harwayne, Rodger Lea
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Abstract
A digital content file having user history information is received at a first device. The user history information includes an alias name of a previous user of the digital content file. A user may review the user history information of the digital content file for information of the previous user of the digital content.
Claims46
A computerized method, comprising:
- receiving a digital content file having user history information, the user history information including an alias name of a previous user of the digital content file;
- and
- reviewing the user history information.
A computerized method comprising:
- attaching user history information to a digital content file on a first device, the user history information to include an alias name to identify a first user of the digital content;
- and
- distributing the digital content file with a second user on a second device, the second user capable of discovering an identity of a previous user of the digital content file via the alias name.
A machine-readable medium having executable instructions to cause a device to perform a method comprising:
- receiving a digital content file having user history information, the user history information including an alias name of a previous user of the digital content file;
- and
- reviewing the user history information.
A machine-readable medium having executable instructions to cause a device to perform a method comprising:
- attaching user history information to a digital content file on a first device, the user history information to include an alias name to identify a first user of the digital content;
- and
- distributing the digital content file with a second user on a second device, the second user capable of discovering an identity of a previous user of the digital content file via the alias name.
A device comprising:
- a processor coupled to a memory through a bus;
- and
- a user history information editor process executed by the processor from the memory to cause the processor to receive a digital content file having user history information, the user history information including an alias name of a previous user of the digital content file, and to review the user history information.
A device comprising:
- a processor coupled to a memory through a bus;
- and
- a user history information editor process executed by the processor from the memory to cause the processor to attach user history information to a digital content file on a first device, the user history information to include an alias name to identify a first user of the digital content, and to distribute the digital content file with a second user on a second device, the second user capable of discovering an identity of a previous user of the digital content file via the alias name, the identity of the previous user including the first user.
An apparatus comprising:
- a means for receiving a digital content file from a network, the digital content file including user history information of at least one previous user of the digital content file;
- and
- a means for reviewing the user history information.
An apparatus comprising:
- a means for attaching user history information to a digital content file, the user history information to include an alias name;
- and
- a means for distributing the digital content file having attached user history information to a first device on a network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.