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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1996
John W Richardson, Portland, OR (US);
Robert T Adams, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Vaughn S Iverson, Beaverton, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for masquerading online is provided. A user supplies one or more transformation factors by selecting aspects of a stored user profile or by specifying desired attributes directly. The transformation factors are subsequently used to disguise the user's identity by generating suggested masqueraded output or by altering the user's input based upon the transformation factors. User input is received that is to be transmitted. The user input is then transformed into a masqueraded user output. The resulting masqueraded user output conforms to the transformation factors while maintaining the same basic meaning as the original user input. The masqueraded user output is then transmitted in place of the original user input.