Multiple personalities
View Patent ↗A computer implemented method enables perception of multiple online personas in an instant messaging communications session by identifying at least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages may be directed, and by enabling a first persona of a user to be projected to a first of the identities while concurrently enabling a second persona of the same user to be projected to a second of the identities.
1. A system comprising:
at least one processor;
memory, operatively connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
upon establishment of a first communications session between a sender and a first recipient, projecting a first persona of the sender and detecting a first characteristic associated with the first recipient;
based on the first characteristic, employing a first functionality in the first communications session;
upon establishment of a second communications session between the sender and a second recipient, projecting the first persona of the sender and detecting a second characteristic associated with the second recipient;
based on the second characteristic, employing a second functionality in the second communications session; and
wherein the first functionality and the second functionality are different.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the first functionality comprises encrypting messages sent by the first recipient during the first communications session.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the first functionality comprises decrypting messages received by the first recipient during the first communications session.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the first functionality comprises logging messages sent and received to the first recipient during the first communications session.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the first functionality further comprises providing a notification concerning the message logging to the first recipient.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first functionality comprises routing a message received during the first communications session.
7. A computer implemented method comprising:
establishing a first communication session between a sender and a first recipient;
upon establishment of the first communications session between the sender and the first recipient, projecting a first persona of the sender and detecting a first characteristic associated with the first recipient;
based on the first characteristic, employing a first functionality in the first communications session;
establishing a second communication session between the sender and a second recipient;
upon establishment of the second communications session between the sender and the second recipient, projecting the first persona of the sender and detecting a second characteristic associated with the second recipient;
based on the second characteristic, employing a second functionality in the second communications session; and
wherein the first functionality and the second functionality are different.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first functionality comprises encrypting messages sent by the first recipient during the first communications session.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first functionality comprises decrypting messages received by the first recipient during the first communications session.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first functionality comprises logging messages sent and received to the first recipient during the first communications session.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first functionality further comprises providing a notification concerning the message logging to the first recipient.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first functionality comprises routing a message received during the first communications session.
13. A non-transitory computer readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
establishing a first communication session between a sender and a first recipient;
upon establishment of the first communications session between the sender and the first recipient, projecting a first persona of the sender and detecting a first characteristic associated with the first recipient;
based on the first characteristic, employing a first functionality in the first communications session;
establishing a second communication session between the sender and a second recipient;
upon establishment of the second communications session between the sender and the second recipient, projecting the first persona of the sender and detecting a second characteristic associated with the second recipient;
based on the second characteristic, employing a second functionality in the second communications session; and
wherein the first functionality and the second functionality are different.
14. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the first functionality comprises encrypting messages sent by the first recipient during the first communications session.
15. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the first functionality comprises decrypting messages received by the first recipient during the first communications session.
16. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the first functionality comprises logging messages sent and received to the first recipient during the first communications session.
17. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the first functionality further comprises providing a notification concerning the message logging to the first recipient.
18. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the first functionality comprises routing a message received during the first communications session.
19. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 18 , wherein routing the message comprises routing of the message over a communications mode other than is used during the second communications session.