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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2003
Raymond E. Ozzie, Manchester, MA (US);
George P. Moromisato, Cambridge, MA (US);
Nimisha Asthagiri, Pasadena, CA (US);
Wei Dai, St. Bellevue, WA (US);
Alexei Evdokimov, Swampscott, MA (US);
Mark Cote, Amesbury, MA (US);
Adam Weiss, Somerville, MA (US);
Raymond E. Ozzie, Manchester, MA (US);
George P. Moromisato, Cambridge, MA (US);
Nimisha Asthagiri, Pasadena, CA (US);
Wei Dai, St. Bellevue, WA (US);
Alexei Evdokimov, Swampscott, MA (US);
Mark Cote, Amesbury, MA (US);
Adam Weiss, Somerville, MA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
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.