Walled gardens
First Claim
1. A controlled communication system comprising:
- a data analysis component that examines at least one of the following;
at least one person'"'"'s access input and information derived therefrom to determine the person'"'"'s privacy context with respect to content owned by at least one user; and
a context control component that regulates communication between the at least one user and the at least one person whereby the at least one user can communicate with the at least one person in more than one privacy context simultaneously.
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Abstract
The subject invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates a controlled communication environment which allows a user to participate in a plurality of privacy contexts with other people in a simultaneous manner in an online community. A user can assign or define varying levels of privacy to his/her information or content to control the visibility of such information by others. In particular, a first user can maintain one or more “gardens” or stores of content which may be accessible to at least a subset of the online community. Access to the contents of any one garden can be based on the privacy level of the garden and the privacy level (e.g., access parameters) granted to the person. The privacy levels and arrangement of content can be hierarchal and/or non-overlapping. Thus, a user can seamlessly communicate with multiple users at the same time regardless of their context or privacy level while maintaining the privacy boundaries of each garden.
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20 Claims
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1. A controlled communication system comprising:
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a data analysis component that examines at least one of the following;
at least one person'"'"'s access input and information derived therefrom to determine the person'"'"'s privacy context with respect to content owned by at least one user; and
a context control component that regulates communication between the at least one user and the at least one person whereby the at least one user can communicate with the at least one person in more than one privacy context simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method that facilitates controlled communication in a plurality of privacy contexts comprising:
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analyzing at least one of the following;
at least one person'"'"'s access input and information derived therefrom to determine the person'"'"'s privacy context with respect to content owned by at least one user; and
controlling communication between the at least one user and the at least one person whereby the at least one user can communicate with the at least one person in more than one privacy context simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A controlled communication system comprising:
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means for examining at least one of the following;
at least one person'"'"'s access input and information derived therefrom to determine the person'"'"'s privacy context with respect to content owned by at least one user; and
means for regulating communication between the at least one user and the at least one person whereby the at least one user can communicate with the at least one person in more than one privacy context simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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