PEOPLE DIRECTORY WITH SOCIAL PRIVACY AND CONTACT ASSOCIATION FEATURES
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, from an initiating user, a message with information identifying a target user, wherein the message requests contact information of the target user;
accessing a data store of directory information to identify communication channel information of the target user;
accessing one or more privacy settings of the target user;
if the privacy settings of the target user allow access to the communication channel information, returning the communication channel information to the initiating user;
otherwiseif the privacy settings allow for anonymous communication sessions, establishing an anonymous communication session with the target user;
in association with the anonymous communication session, allowing the target user to create a contact association with the initiating user; and
creating the contact association between the target user and the initiating user, responsive to an indication received from the target user.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a social networking system provides people look up service and establish anonymous communication session between users; creates contact association for future communication between users; and configures one or more privacy settings for users.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, from an initiating user, a message with information identifying a target user, wherein the message requests contact information of the target user; accessing a data store of directory information to identify communication channel information of the target user; accessing one or more privacy settings of the target user; if the privacy settings of the target user allow access to the communication channel information, returning the communication channel information to the initiating user;
otherwiseif the privacy settings allow for anonymous communication sessions, establishing an anonymous communication session with the target user; in association with the anonymous communication session, allowing the target user to create a contact association with the initiating user; and creating the contact association between the target user and the initiating user, responsive to an indication received from the target user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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receiving, from an initiating user, a request for communications channel information of a target user; accessing a data store of directory information to identify communication channel information of the target user; accessing a privacy setting of the target user, wherein the privacy setting includes spatiotemporal conditions if the request satisfies the spatiotemporal condition, providing the communication channel information of the target user to the initiating user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and logic encoded in one or more computer-readable tangible storage media that, when executed by the one or more processors, is operable to; receive, from an initiating user, a message with information identifying a target user, wherein the message requests contact information of the target user; access a data store of directory information to identify communication channel information of the target user; access one or more privacy settings of the target user; if the privacy settings of the target user allow access to the communication channel information, return the communication channel information to the initiating user;
otherwiseif the privacy settings allow for anonymous communication sessions, establish an anonymous communication session with the target user; in association with the anonymous communication session, allow the target user to create a contact association with the initiating user; and create the contact association between the target user and the initiating user, responsive to an indication received from the target user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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