Computer implemented methods and apparatus for providing access to an online social network
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a database system, an indication of action from a computing device, the indication of action associated with input data to be provided by the computing device to an online social network specific to an organization associated with the database system, the indication of action being independent of the content of the input data and being received by the database system prior to receiving the input data from the computing device;
identifying, by a database system, a group of users corresponding to the indication of the action received from the user of the computing device;
determining, by the database system, whether the identified group of users includes one or more internal users and one or more external users; and
causing, by the database system, an alert notification to be provided to the computing device for display in a user interface of the computing device in response to a determination that the identified group of users includes one of more external users of the online social network, the alert notification providing an indication that the identified group of users includes one of more external users of the online social network and being configured to be strategically and timely displayed in the user interface of the computing device before the computing device provides the input data to the online social network, the alert notification being displayed in the user interface in response to an action taken by a user of the computing device.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing alerts in an online social network. In some implementations, the online social network is specific to an organization having one or more internal users and one or more external users. An indication of an action associated with providing data to the online social network is received from a computing device. A group associated with the indication of the action is identified. It is determined that the identified group includes the one or more external users. Responsive to determining that the identified group includes the one or more external users, an instruction to display an alert notification is provided at the computing device.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a database system, an indication of action from a computing device, the indication of action associated with input data to be provided by the computing device to an online social network specific to an organization associated with the database system, the indication of action being independent of the content of the input data and being received by the database system prior to receiving the input data from the computing device; identifying, by a database system, a group of users corresponding to the indication of the action received from the user of the computing device; determining, by the database system, whether the identified group of users includes one or more internal users and one or more external users; and causing, by the database system, an alert notification to be provided to the computing device for display in a user interface of the computing device in response to a determination that the identified group of users includes one of more external users of the online social network, the alert notification providing an indication that the identified group of users includes one of more external users of the online social network and being configured to be strategically and timely displayed in the user interface of the computing device before the computing device provides the input data to the online social network, the alert notification being displayed in the user interface in response to an action taken by a user of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a database system, an indication of action from a computing device, the indication of action associated with input data to be provided by the computing device to an online social network specific to an organization associated with the database system, the indication of action being independent of the content of the input data and being received by the database system prior to receiving the input data from the computing device identifying the recipient user as the external user of the organization; and causing, by the database system, an alert notification to be provided to the computing device for display in a user interface of the computing device, the alert notification providing an indication that the identified group of users includes one of more external users of the online social network and being configured to be strategically and timely displayed in the user interface of the computing device before the computing device provides the input data to the online social network, the alert notification being displayed in the user interface in response to an action taken by a user of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed, cause the one or more processors to; receive, by a database system, an indication of action from a computing device, the indication of action associated with input data to be provided by the computing device to an online social network specific to an organization associated with the database system, the indication of action being independent of the content of the input data and being received by the database system prior to receiving the input data from the computing device; identify, by a database system, a group of users corresponding to the indication of the action received from the user of the computing device; determine, by the database system, whether the identified group of users includes one or more internal users and one or more external users; and cause, by the database system, an alert notification to be provided to the computing device for display in a user interface of the computing device in response to a determination that the identified group of users includes one of more external users of the online social network, the alert notification providing an indication that the identified group of users includes one of more external users of the online social network and being configured to be strategically and timely displayed in the user interface of the computing device before the computing device provides the input data to the online social network, the alert notification being displayed in the user interface in response to an action taken by a user of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a computing device to perform a method for providing access to an online social network, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a database system, an indication of action from a computing device, the indication of action associated with input data to be provided by the computing device to an online social network specific to an organization associated with the database system, the indication of action being independent of the content of the input data and being received by the database system prior to receiving the input data from the computing device; identifying, by a database system, a group of users corresponding to the indication of the action received from the user of the computing device; determining, by the database system, whether the identified group of users includes one or more internal users and one or more external users; and causing, by the database system, an alert notification to be provided to the computing device for display in a user interface of the computing device in response to a determination that the identified group of users includes one of more external users of the online social network, the alert notification providing an indication that the identified group of users includes one of more external users of the online social network and being configured to be strategically and timely displayed in the user interface of the computing device before the computing device provides the input data to the online social network, the alert notification being displayed in the user interface in response to an action taken by a user of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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