COMMUNICATION WITH COMPONENT-BASED PRIVACY

• US 20160014160A1
• Filed: 07/02/2015
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mindhive Inc.
• Original Assignee: Mindhive Inc.
• Inventors: Demirli, Oya, Dalke, George
• Granted Patent: US 10,560,479 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6227 where protection concerns the structure of data, e.g. records, types, queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2137 Time limited access, e.g. to a computer or data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]

Abstract

The invention relates to assigning privacy permissions to different components of a single piece of content. An author may designate individual components within a piece of content and may also select a privacy level for each component. Components may be shared in a volatile format wherein the distributed copy of a component may have observation, copying, or forwarding restrictions incorporated into the format. By allowing an author to record and create a single piece of content and then select and apply separate privacy parameters to different components within that content, the invention allows the author to quickly document and share experiences with multiple audiences while maintaining the desired level of privacy for each component of the content. By distributing volatile copies of components, systems and methods of the invention allow an author to maintain some control over distribution and use of content on a component level as well.

Claims

1. A method for sharing content over a communication network comprising:

providing content, said content further comprising at least a first component and a second component;

receiving a first privacy parameter for the first component;

receiving a second privacy parameter for the second component;

distributing a copy of the first component to a first audience according to the first privacy parameter; and

distributing a copy of the second component to a second audience according to the second privacy parameter.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a component designation; and

defining at least the first component and the second component according to the component designation.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the copy of the first component is a volatile copy.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the copy of the first component can be observed for only a set amount of time.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising receiving the set amount of time.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the copy of the first component can be observed for only a set number of sessions.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising receiving the set number of sessions.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the copy of the first component cannot be copied by the first audience.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein only the first audience can observe the copy of the first component.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the first component comprises an image, video, text, or audio.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the providing, receiving, and distributing steps are performed by a computer system comprising a processor coupled to a non-transitory memory.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the computing device is a mobile device, a wearable computing device, a server, or an augmented reality device.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a transition effect designation; and

distributing a transition effect, according to the transition effect designation, to an overlap audience comprising individuals belonging to both the first and second audiences;

wherein the transition effect is configured to be observed by the overlap audience between observation of the first component and observation of the second component.

14. A system for sharing content over a communication network, said system comprising a computing device coupled to a communication network and comprising a tangible, non-transitory memory coupled to a processor, the system operable to:

record content, said content comprising at least a first component and a second component;

receive a first privacy parameter for the first component;

receive a second privacy parameter for the second component;

distribute a copy of the first component to a first audience according to the first privacy parameter; and

distribute a copy of the second component to a second audience according to the second privacy parameter.

15. The system of claim 14 further operable to:

receive a component designation; and

define at least the first component and the second component according to the component designation.

18. The system of claim 18 wherein the copy of the first component can be observed for only a set number of sessions.

16. The system of claim 18 wherein the copy of the first component is a volatile copy.

17. The system of claim 18 wherein the copy of the first component can only be observed for a set amount of time.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the copy of the first component cannot be copied by the first audience.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein only the first audience can observe the copy of the first component.

21. The system of claim 18 wherein the first component is an image, video, text, or audio.

22. The system of claim 18, further operable to

receive a transition effect designation;

and

distribute a transition effect, according to the transition effect designation, to an overlap audience comprising individuals belonging to both the first and second audiences;

wherein the transition effect is configured to be observed by the overlap audience between observation of the first component and observation of the second component.