USER FILTERING IN SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A computer program product to filter third-party generated content in a social network, the computer program product configured to:
- receive, from a requesting third-party user, a request to view third-party generated content that is generated by one or more third-party users of a social network;
determine one or more group permissions set by a user for one or more groups, the one or more group permissions defining access to the third-party generated content; and
filter the third-party generated content according to the one or more group permissions such that the third-party generated content is filtered prior to presentation of the third-party generated content to the requesting third-party user in response to the request.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for filtering third-party generated content in a social network. The method may involve receiving a request to view third-party generated content in a social network. The method may involve determining the group permissions that are set by the user for one or more groups. The user may define group membership. The group permissions define the access privileges to the third-party generated content. The method may also involve filtering the third-party generated content according to the group permissions such that the third-party generated content is filtered prior to its presentation to the requesting third-party user. As a result, certain third-party generated content may be hidden from certain third-party users. In certain embodiments, the user can set individual permissions governing access to the third-party generated content. In addition, filtering of third-party generated content may involve precedence of individual permissions over group permissions and precedence of the most restrictive group permissions when the requesting third-party is a member of numerous groups.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer program product to filter third-party generated content in a social network, the computer program product configured to:
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receive, from a requesting third-party user, a request to view third-party generated content that is generated by one or more third-party users of a social network; determine one or more group permissions set by a user for one or more groups, the one or more group permissions defining access to the third-party generated content; and filter the third-party generated content according to the one or more group permissions such that the third-party generated content is filtered prior to presentation of the third-party generated content to the requesting third-party user in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus to filter third-party generated content in a social network, the apparatus comprising:
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a receive module that receives, from a requesting third-party user, a request to view third-party generated content that is generated by one or more third-party users of a social network; a group module that determines one or more group permissions set by a user for one or more groups, the one or more group permissions defining access to the third-party generated content; and
a filter module that filters the third-party generated content according to the one or more group permissions such that the third-party generated content is filtered prior to presentation of the third-party generated content to the requesting third-party user in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for filtering third-party generated content in a social network, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a requesting third-party user, a request to view third-party generated content that is generated by one or more third-party users of a social network; determining one or more group permissions set by a user for one or more groups, the one or more group permissions defining access to the third-party generated content; and filtering the third-party generated content according to the one or more group permissions such that the third-party generated content is filtered prior to presentation of the third-party generated content to the requesting third-party user in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for setting filters for third-party generated content in a social network, the method comprising:
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assigning third-party users of a social network to one or more groups; assigning one or more group permissions for the one or more groups, the one or more group permissions defining access of group members to third-party generated content; assigning one or more individual permissions for one or more of the third-party users, the one or more individual permissions defining access of individual third-party users to the third-party generated content, and wherein the one or more individual permissions take precedence over the one or more group permissions.
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