- 专利标题: Method and apparatus for managing and displaying contact authentication in a peer-to-peer collaboration system
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申请号: US10631206申请日: 2003-07-31
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公开(公告)号: US20090150968A1公开(公告)日: 2009-06-11
- 发明人: Raymond E. Ozzie , George P. Moromisato , Nimisha Asthagiri , Wei Dai , Alexei Evdokimov , Mark Cote , Adam Weiss
- 申请人: Raymond E. Ozzie , George P. Moromisato , Nimisha Asthagiri , Wei Dai , Alexei Evdokimov , Mark Cote , Adam Weiss
- 申请人地址: US MA Beverly
- 专利权人: Groove Networks, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Groove Networks, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: US MA Beverly
- 主分类号: G06F17/00
- IPC分类号: G06F17/00 ; G06F7/00
摘要:
Proper user-to-data associations are maintained in shared spaces created in a peer-to-peer collaborative system by means of a simplified and minimal user interface that permits users to easily authenticate other members of a shared space. In particular, support is provided for automatically building authenticated relationships even if users do not take the time to authenticate other users. When a user enters a shared space and views the contacts in that space, the display names of each contact are accompanied by distinctive icons that identify that authentication status of that contact. A mechanism is provided for resolving conflicts between contacts with the same display names to prevent confusion and contact “spoofing.” Security policies can be established to provide a uniform approach to authentication. These policies can be set by a user or, alternatively, the policies can be set by an administrator.