BOOTSTRAPPING SOCIAL NETWORKS USING AUGMENTED PEER TO PEER DISTRIBUTIONS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICES
First Claim
1. A system that is operative to distribute an application over a network, comprising:
- a social network application that is configured to perform actions, including;
providing a selectable interface to enable a member of the social network application to generate an invite to the social network application; and
an augmented invite component that is configured to perform actions, including;
receiving an identifier of a recipient of the invite;
registering the recipient as another member to the social network application;
automatically augmenting the invite with sharable social networking information about the recipient, the member, or both the recipient and the member;
spoofing a source identifier of the augmented invite to make the augmented invite appear to be from the member rather than from the augmented invite component;
inserting link information into the augmented invite to the social network application; and
transmitting at least a first portion of the augmented invite to the recipient over the network.
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Abstract
A mobile device, system, and method are directed towards enabling a social network member to bootstrap another person'"'"'s membership to a social network application and to send an invite using an augmented peer to peer distribution mechanism. The member may bootstrap membership by providing information about the invitee. A server may then determine sharable social networking information, to include within the invite, such as personal information about the member, and/or about the invitee. The invite is then automatically modified to make it appear as though it is sent by the member, by spoofing an identifier of the source of the invite. A link or other information associated with a link to the sharable social network application may be automatically included into the invite, where the link is configured to direct the invitee to a configuration of the social network application appropriate for the invitee'"'"'s mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system that is operative to distribute an application over a network, comprising:
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a social network application that is configured to perform actions, including; providing a selectable interface to enable a member of the social network application to generate an invite to the social network application; and an augmented invite component that is configured to perform actions, including; receiving an identifier of a recipient of the invite; registering the recipient as another member to the social network application; automatically augmenting the invite with sharable social networking information about the recipient, the member, or both the recipient and the member; spoofing a source identifier of the augmented invite to make the augmented invite appear to be from the member rather than from the augmented invite component; inserting link information into the augmented invite to the social network application; and transmitting at least a first portion of the augmented invite to the recipient over the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A processor readable medium that includes data, wherein the execution of the data provides for distribute a digital object over a network by enabling actions, including:
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receiving an identifier of a recipient of the digital object from a social networking member enabled to access the digital object; registering the recipient to enable access to the digital object; automatically augmenting an invite with sharable social networking information about the recipient, the member, or both the recipient and the member; spoofing a source identifier of the augmented invite to make the augmented invite appear to be from the member rather than from the augmented invite component; inserting link information into the augmented invite to the digital object; and transmitting at least a first portion of the augmented invite to the recipient over the network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A network device to sharing of an application over a network, comprising:
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a transceiver to send and receive data over the network; and a processor that is operative to perform actions, including; receiving an identifier of a recipient to an invite enabling access to the application from a member to the application; automatically augmenting the invite with sharable social networking information about the recipient, the member, or both the recipient and the member; spoofing a source identifier of the augmented invite to make the augmented invite appear to be from the member rather than from the network device; inserting link information into the augmented invite to the social network application; and transmitting at least a first portion of the augmented invite to the recipient over the network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of distributing an application over a network, comprising:
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enabling a member of the social network application to generate an invite to a social network application; receiving an identifier of a recipient of the invite; automatically augmenting the invite with sharable social networking information about the recipient, the member, or both the recipient and the member; spoofing a source identifier of the augmented invite to make the augmented invite appear to be from the member rather than from a server device; transmitting a first portion of the augmented invite to the recipient; receiving a request from the recipient to access another portion of the augmented invite; determining a capability of a computing device associated with the request; and transmitting a second portion of the augmented invite to the recipient with link information to a version of the social network application configured to be compatible with the capability of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification