Managing Access To Content In A Distributed Context Network

A computing device, comprising:

• a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a distributed context network;
• a memory including a copy buffer;
• and
• a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver and memory, and configured to:
• store content to a copy buffer in the first computing device, wherein the content is associated with a user key and an encrypted content address;
• receive a request from a second computing device for selected content from among the content, wherein the request includes a purported user key;
• perform an authentication operation, by the first computing device, using the user key associated with the selected content and the purported user key;
• send to the second computing device an authentication success message in response to performing the authentication successfully;
• and
• provide the selected content to the second computing device in response to an access attempt by the second computing device to obtain the selected content.

A method of managing access to content in a distributed context network, comprising:

• receiving, by a first computing device, a user key that is associated with content stored in a copy buffer in a second computing device;
• sending a request to the second computing device for selected content from among the content stored in the copy buffer, wherein the request includes a purported user key that is based on the received user key and is configured to enable the second computing device to perform an authentication operation using the purported user key;
• performing an access attempt to obtain the selected content in the copy buffer;
• and
• receiving from the second computing device the selected content in response to the access attempt.

A computing device, comprising:

• a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a distributed context network;
• a memory including a copy buffer;
• and
• a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver and memory, and configured to:
• receive a user key that is associated with content stored in a copy buffer in a second computing device;
• send a request to the second computing device for selected content from among the content stored in the copy buffer, wherein the request includes a purported user key that is based on the received user key and is configured to enable the second computing device to perform an authentication operation using the purported user key;
• perform an access attempt to obtain the selected content in the copy buffer;
• and
• receiving from the second computing device the selected content in response to the access attempt.