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Social networking permissions

  • US 10,367,860 B2
  • Filed: 11/25/2013
  • Issued: 07/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for enabling searches with a graphical user interface, the method comprising the following operations performed by at least one processor:

  • identifying, based on information associated with a social network of a first user, a plurality of first relationships between the first user and a second user in the social network, the first relationships comprising direct relationships through zero intermediary users;

    identifying categories associated with the first relationships based on the social networking information;

    generating a composite category representative of the identified categories;

    determining a portion of a contact list of the second user that is accessible to the first user based on a composite access type associated with the composite category;

    generating an instruction to display a graphical user interface on a device of the first user, the graphical user interface comprising a search text field;

    receiving, from the device of the first user, search criteria entered into the search text field of the graphical user interface; and

    generating an instruction to transmit information associated with the contact list portion to the device of the first user based on the search criteria entered, the information instructing the device to;

    (i) display information of the contact list portion to the first user with a set of graphical position indicators, the set of graphical position indicators including a graphical indication of the first user and graphical indications of the intermediary members of the social network between the first user and the contact list portion; and

    (ii) enable the first user to modify the presented contact list portion by selecting whether the search criteria is applied to the social network of the first user or an entire member directory stored in a database, wherein the contact list portion is modified to include auxiliary information for members outside of the social network of the first user when the search criteria is applied to the entire member directory.

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