公开(公告)号：US20170094019A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US14866853

申请日：2015-09-26

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Muzammil Ahmed ,  Saeed Jahed ,  Johnson Apacible ,  Hsiao-Lan Wang ,  Siu Yu Cherie Quek

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04L67/327 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/4542 ,  H04N21/4758 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/8583

Abstract: A computer-implemented technique enables a creator-user to create an obscured version of a content item. The technique then posts the obscured version to a hosting environment. A monitoring system receives a requestor-user's request to obtain a non-obscured version of the content item. In response, the monitoring system determines whether a number of requestor-users who have made such a valid request exceeds a predetermined threshold value set by the creator-user. If so, the monitoring system provides access to at least part of the non-obscured version of the content item to all requestor-users who have made valid requests.