System and method for transmitting illusory identification characteristics

• US 20100042667A1
• Filed: 08/14/2008
• Published: 02/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Cohen, Alexander A., Rinaldo, John D. JR., Tegreene, Clarence T., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Mangione-Smith, William H.
• Application Number:
  US12/228,664
• Publication Number:
  US 20100042667A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/30 Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6254 by anonymising data, e.g. decorrelating personal data from the owner's identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2127 Bluffing

Abstract

Methods and systems for transmitting illusory identification characteristics are provided.

A method for transmitting illusory identification characteristics may comprise: (a) receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user; and (b) transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user.

A system for transmitting illusory identification characteristics may comprise: (a) means for receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user; and (b) means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user; and

transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user.

2-35. -35. (canceled)

36. A system comprising:

means for receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user; and

means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user comprises:

means for receiving one or more requests from a first user having a known identity to associate one or more illusory identification characteristics with the first user.

38. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user comprises:

means for receiving one or more requests from a first user not having a known identity to associate one or more illusory identification characteristics with the first user.

39. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user comprises:

means for receiving one or more requests from the first user to associate an illusory user name with the first user.

40. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user comprises:

means for receiving one or more requests from the first user to associate an illusory user identification number with the first user.

41. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user comprises:

means for receiving one or more requests from the first user to associate an illusory telephone number with the first user.

42. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user comprises:

means for receiving one or more requests from the first user to associate an illusory area code with the first user.

43. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user comprises:

means for receiving one or more requests from the first user to associate an illusory voice signature with the first user.

44. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user further comprises:

means for receiving one or more requests from a first user having a known identity to substitute one or more communications data associated with the first user having a known identity with one or more illusory communications data; and

means for transmitting the one or more illusory communications data to a second user.

45. The system of claim 44, wherein the means for receiving one or more requests from a first user having a known identity to substitute one or more communications data associated with the first user having a known identity with one or more illusory communications data comprises:

means for receiving one or more requests to substitute one or more audible phrases associated with the first user having a known identity with one or more illusory audible phrases.

46. The system of claim 44, wherein the means for receiving one or more requests from a first user having a known identity to substitute one or more communications data associated with the first user having a known identity with one or more illusory communications data comprises:

means for receiving one or more requests to substitute one or more audible tones associated with the first user having a known identity with one or more illusory audible tones.

47. The system of claim 44, wherein the means for receiving one or more requests from a first user having a known identity to substitute one or more communications data associated with the first user having a known identity with one or more illusory communications data comprises:

means for receiving one or more requests to substitute one or more textual phrases associated with the first user having a known identity with one or more illusory textual phrases.

48. The system of claim 44, wherein the means for receiving one or more requests from a first user having a known identity to substitute one or more communications data associated with the first user having a known identity with one or more illusory communications data comprises:

means for receiving one or more requests to substitute one or more images associated with the first user having a known identity with one or more illusory images.

49. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user comprises:

means for transmitting one or more signals including the one or more illusory user identification characteristics associated with the first user to the second user.

50. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user comprises:

means for configuring one or more portals to provide access for the second user to the one or more illusory user identification characteristics associated with the first user.

51. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user further comprises:

means for transmitting communications data including the one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to the second user.

52. The system of claim 51, wherein the means for transmitting communications data including the one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to the second user further comprises:

means for transmitting communications data including one or more secondary illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to the second user.

53. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user further comprises:

means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user via a user interface associated with the illusory identification characteristic associated with the first user.

54. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user further comprises:

means for receiving an illusory identification characteristic usage parameter from at least one of the first user and the second user; and

means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user according to the illusory identification characteristic usage parameter.

55. The system of claim 54, wherein the means for receiving an illusory identification characteristic usage parameter from at least one of the first user and the second user further comprises:

means for receiving a temporal illusory identification characteristic usage parameter.

56. The system of claim 54, wherein the means for receiving an illusory identification characteristic usage parameter from at least one of the first user and the second user further comprises:

means for receiving a geographic illusory identification characteristic usage parameter.

57. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user comprises:

means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a context dependent manner.

58. The system of claim 57, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a context dependent manner comprises:

means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a manner dependent upon one or more locations of one or more transceivers associated with the second user.

59. The system of claim 58, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a manner dependent upon one or more locations of one or more transceivers associated with the second user comprises:

means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a manner dependant upon global positioning system (GPS) data associated with an electronic device.

60. The system of claim 57, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a context dependent manner comprises:

means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a manner dependent upon one or more locations of one or more identified devices associated with the second user.

61. The system of claim 57, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a context dependent manner comprises:

means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a manner dependant upon an electromagnetic signal associated with an electronic device in one or more regions proximate to the second user.

62. The system of claim 57, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a context dependent manner comprises:

means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in response to audio signal data associated with one or more regions proximate to the second user.

63. The system of claim 57, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a context dependent manner comprises:

means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in response to image data associated with one or more regions proximate to the second user.

64. The system of claim 57, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a context dependent manner comprises:

means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a manner dependent upon a time of day.

65. The system of claim 57, wherein the means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user in a context dependent manner comprises:

means for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user via a user interface associated with the context of the second user.

66. The system of claim 36, further comprising:

means for receiving the one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user from the first user.

67. The system of claim 66, wherein the means for receiving the one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user from the first user further comprises:

means for storing the one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a memory.

68. The system of claim 36, further comprising:

means for receiving the one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user from the second user.

69. The system of claim 68, wherein the means for receiving the one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user from the second user further comprises:

means for storing the one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a memory.

70. The system of claim 36, further comprising:

means for receiving a subset of one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user from at least two illusory user identification characteristics associated with the first user.

71. A system comprising:

circuitry for receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user; and

circuitry for transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user.

72. A computer program product comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing;

one or more instructions receiving one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user; and

one or more instructions transmitting one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user.

73. The computer program product of claim 72, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a computer-readable medium.

74. The computer program product of claim 72, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a recordable medium.

75. The computer program product of claim 72, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a communications medium.

76. A system comprising:

a computing device; and

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to;

receive one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user; and

transmit one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user.

77. The system of claim 76, wherein the computing device comprises:

one or more of a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal entertainment device, a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a tablet personal computer, a networked computer, a computing system comprised of a cluster of processors, a computing system comprised of a cluster of servers, a workstation computer, and/or a desktop computer.

78. The system of claim 76, wherein the computing device is operable to receive one or more requests from a first user to associate one or more illusory user identification characteristics with the first user and transmit one or more illusory identification characteristics associated with the first user to a second user from at least one memory.