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Social computing personas for protecting identity in online social interactions

  • US 8,914,749 B1
  • Filed: 01/02/2013
  • Issued: 12/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving, using one or more computing devices, information for a persona from a first user, the information including a visibility level that determines visibility of the persona to different users and a permission to perform certain actions for the persona;

    associating, using the one or more computing devices, the information for the persona with the account of the first user;

    receiving, using the one or more computing devices, a request to provide the information to a second user;

    determining, using the one or more computing devices, an appearance of the persona based on the visibility level and the permission; and

    providing, using the one or more computing devices, the persona to the second user for display.

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