Method and apparatus for masquerading online
First Claim
1. A method of masquerading online, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
- receiving a masquerade user profile, the masquerade user profile corresponding to a person to be impersonated;
receiving user input to be transmitted;
transforming the user input into a masqueraded user output, the masqueraded user output conforming to one or more desired elements of the masquerade user profile while maintaining substantially the same meaning as the user input; and
transmitting the masqueraded user output in place of the user input.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for masquerading online is provided. A user supplies one or more transformation factors by selecting aspects of a stored user profile or by specifying desired attributes directly. The transformation factors are subsequently used to disguise the user'"'"'s identity by generating suggested masqueraded output or by altering the user'"'"'s input based upon the transformation factors. User input is received that is to be transmitted. The user input is then transformed into a masqueraded user output. The resulting masqueraded user output conforms to the transformation factors while maintaining the same basic meaning as the original user input. The masqueraded user output is then transmitted in place of the original user input.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of masquerading online, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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receiving a masquerade user profile, the masquerade user profile corresponding to a person to be impersonated; receiving user input to be transmitted; transforming the user input into a masqueraded user output, the masqueraded user output conforming to one or more desired elements of the masquerade user profile while maintaining substantially the same meaning as the user input; and transmitting the masqueraded user output in place of the user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An identify transforming apparatus for emulating characteristics of a specific user, the identify transforming apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to transmit and receive text messages; and a memory coupled to said processor, said memory having stored therein a user profiles database; and sequences of instructions which, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to perform the steps of; receiving a request from a first chat room user to masquerade as a second chat room user; retrieving a stored user profile from said user profiles database, the stored user profile corresponding to the second chat room user; receiving a text message from the first chat room user; and transforming the text message into an equivalent text message, the equivalent text message conforming to desired aspects of the second chat room user; and transmitting the equivalent text message. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of masquerading online, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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receiving one or more transformation factors from a chat room user; generating masqueraded output based on the one or more transformation factors, the masqueraded output being in the form of one or more text messages; and transmitting the masqueraded output. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions, said sequences of instructions including sequences of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause said processor to perform the steps of:
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receiving a masquerade user profile, the masquerade user profile corresponding to a person to be impersonated; receiving user input to be transmitted; transforming the user input into a masqueraded user output, the masqueraded user output conforming to one or more desired elements of the masquerade user profile; and transmitting the masqueraded user output in place of the user input.
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