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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Norihiro Edwin Aoki, Sunneyvale, CA (US);
David Alan Bryan, Carmel, NY (US);
Inventors:
Norihiro Edwin Aoki, Sunneyvale, CA (US);
David Alan Bryan, Carmel, NY (US);
Assignee:
Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining a current user by receiving an application-level usage indicator; determining a user identifier by consulting a pre-established set of one or more user profiles according to the application-level usage indicator; and executing the application when the determined user identifier is associated with a user that is entitled to use the application.