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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2001
Mark Kenneth Eyer, San Diego, CA (US);
Matthew S. Chang, San Diego, CA (US);
Aditya Krishnan, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew M. Proehl, San Francisco, CA (US);
David K. L. Yang, San Jose, CA (US);
Frederick J. Zustak, Poway, CA (US);
Peter Rae Shintani, San Diego, CA (US);
Nicholas Colsey, Del Mar, CA (US);
Brant L. Candelore, Escondido, CA (US);
Dayan Ivy Golden, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark Kenneth Eyer, San Diego, CA (US);
Matthew S. Chang, San Diego, CA (US);
Aditya Krishnan, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew M. Proehl, San Francisco, CA (US);
David K. L. Yang, San Jose, CA (US);
Frederick J. Zustak, Poway, CA (US);
Peter Rae Shintani, San Diego, CA (US);
Nicholas Colsey, Del Mar, CA (US);
Brant L. Candelore, Escondido, CA (US);
Dayan Ivy Golden, San Diego, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A data sharing methodology and structure for communication between users of digital Internet-accessible devices, such as set-top boxes, is described. Users of Internet-accessible devices can establish connections between trusted users of other Internet-accessible devices and transfer personal information using either the Internet or the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Some examples of the type of information that may be transferred include IP addresses, e-mail, multimedia objects, and voice data. Once personal identification information has been exchanged, future communications may be easily re-established and maintained.