Social Device Anonymity Via Full, Content Only, and Functionality Access Views
First Claim
1. A method for representing resources in a social network circle having an associated membership including at least one social device, the social network circle having at least one accessible social resource affiliated with one or more nodes of the social network circle, the method comprising:
- establishing a first access view of the at least one social resource, the first access view corresponding to a first level of access rights to the at least one social resource; and
establishing a second access view of the at least one social resource, the second access view corresponding to a second level of access rights to the at least one social resource, the first and second access views providing differing representations of the at least one social resource.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing access to and visibility of resources in a social network. In one embodiment, access rights and related access views are manually or automatically defined for information and resources associated with a human or device member of a social network circle. Selection of an access view for a social resource may be based, for example, on profile data and other characteristics of a particular device, user or group providing or seeking access to such resource. Likewise, various levels of access rights, including content and capabilities access views, may be assigned to a specific social resource or grouping of resources.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for representing resources in a social network circle having an associated membership including at least one social device, the social network circle having at least one accessible social resource affiliated with one or more nodes of the social network circle, the method comprising:
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establishing a first access view of the at least one social resource, the first access view corresponding to a first level of access rights to the at least one social resource; and establishing a second access view of the at least one social resource, the second access view corresponding to a second level of access rights to the at least one social resource, the first and second access views providing differing representations of the at least one social resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A social device used with a social infrastructure that supports a social network circle having an associated membership including at least one human or non-device member, the social device comprising:
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a social resource; a communication interface configured to communicate with the social network infrastructure; and processing circuitry operably coupled to the communication interface and the social resource to provide a first access view for the social resource, the first access view providing an indication of accessible portions of the social resource. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for representing resources in a social network circle having an associated membership including at least one social device, the social network circle having a social resource affiliated with at least one node of the social network circle, the method comprising:
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generating access view data for the social resource, the access view data providing a representation of characteristics of the social resource; and delivering the access view data to at least one node of the social network circle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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