Patent ID: 8813249

Claim:
A method for accessing a content item using a shared computing device, the method comprising: receiving a request to interact with a content item in a requested manner; determining whether the content item is associated with a particular cloud computing service of a plurality of cloud computing services; determining, based at least in part on an identification table associated with the content item, whether an association exists between the content item and a first user of a plurality of users of the computing device; when it is determined that the association exists between the content item and the first user: determining whether credentials of an active profile of a second user of the computing device match credentials stored in an identity object associated with the first user; and when the credentials of the active profile of the second user match the credentials stored in the identity object associated with the first user, enabling interaction between the active profile of the second user and the content item in the requested manner using credentials associated with the first user; otherwise, attempting to enable interaction between the active profile of the second user and the content item in the requested manner using credentials associated with the active profile of the second user; and when the attempt to enable interaction between the active profile of the second user and the content item is unsuccessful, attempting to enable interaction between the active profile of the second user and the content item using credentials associated with a third user, wherein the credentials of the third user are different than the credentials associated with the active profile of the second user.