公开(公告)号：US20040193685A1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-30

申请号：US10806687

申请日：2004-03-23

Applicant: Sony Corporation/Sony Electronics, Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Mark Proehl

IPC: G06F015/16

CPC classification number: G06F21/6263

Abstract: A method for performing a file transfer in a peer-to-peer environment enables transfers with controlled anonymity. According to this method, a file is received from a user via a third party along with a content rating from the user. Along with the file, an alias is received identifying the user. Identity information about the user is stored in the third party in association with the alias. The user can select one or more information elements within the identity information that can be sent along with the alias. Among that which can be included as the information elements are one or more of the following: an email address, a name, a mailing address, a telephone number, a social security number, a bank account number, a credit card number, an age, a birth date, income information, employment information, purchasing preference information, and an education history. Any content rating are aggregated with other content rankings from other users and identified with the alias. The third party can then act as an intermediary between the user and other users to protect the privacy of the user and to enable financial transactions to occur between the user and another user or company. One or more of these elements 51-56 can be performed together to create various useful methods for transferring files and other information between users and others.

Abstract translation: 用于在对等环境中执行文件传输的方法使得能够以受控匿名的传送。 根据该方法，经由第三方从用户接收到来自用户的内容评级的文件。 与文件一起，接收标识用户的别名。 关于用户的身份信息与别名相关联地存储在第三方中。 用户可以选择可以与别名一起发送的身份信息内的一个或多个信息元素。 其中可以包括的信息元素包括以下一个或多个：电子邮件地址，姓名，邮寄地址，电话号码，社会保险号码，银行帐号，信用卡号码，年龄 ，出生日期，收入信息，就业信息，购买偏好信息和教育历史。 任何内容评级与来自其他用户的其他内容排名汇总，并使用别名进行标识。 然后，第三方可以充当用户和其他用户之间的中介，以保护用户的隐私，并允许在用户和另一个用户或公司之间进行金融交易。 可以一起执行这些元件51-56中的一个或多个，以创建用于在用户和其他用户之间传送文件和其他信息的各种有用的方法。