Time Based Access Control in Social Software
First Claim
1. A method for controlling access to content in a social networking website, said method including:
- establishing a connection between a first user and a second user on the social networking website, the social networking website including profile pages of the first user;
categorizing content on the profile pages of the first user into a first content category and a second content category,the first content category including content created before the connection between the first user and the second user was established, andthe second content category including content created after the connection between the first user and the second user was established; and
restricting access by the second user to the first content category.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides a method for controlling access to content in a social networking website, wherein a connection is established between a first user and a second user on the social networking website. Content on the profile pages of the first user is categorized into a first content category and a second content category. The first content category includes content created before the connection between the first user and the second user was established. The second content category includes content created after the connection between the first user and the second user was established. Content in the first content category is also categorized into a first subcategory and at least one second subcategory. Access by the second user is restricted to the first content category. Specifically, the second user is prevented from viewing content in the first subcategory and permitted to view content in the second subcategory.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for controlling access to content in a social networking website, said method including:
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establishing a connection between a first user and a second user on the social networking website, the social networking website including profile pages of the first user; categorizing content on the profile pages of the first user into a first content category and a second content category, the first content category including content created before the connection between the first user and the second user was established, and the second content category including content created after the connection between the first user and the second user was established; and restricting access by the second user to the first content category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for controlling access to content in a social networking website, said method including:
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establishing a connection between a first user and a second user on the social networking website, the social networking website including profile pages of the first user; categorizing content on the profile pages of the first user into a first content category and a second content category, the first content category including content created before the connection between the first user and the second user was established, and the second content category including content created after the connection between the first user and the second user was established; categorizing content in the first content category into a first subcategory and at least one second subcategory; and restricting access by the second user to the first content category, said restriction of the access including; preventing the second user from viewing content in the first subcategory, and permitting the second user to view content in the at least one second subcategory. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for controlling access to content in a social networking website, said system including:
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a connection module for establishing a connection between a first user and a second user on the social networking website, the social networking website including profile pages of the first user; a processor connected to said connection module, said processor categorizes content on the profile pages of the first user into a first content category and a second content category, the first content category including content created before the connection between the first user and the second user was established, and the second content category including content created after the connection between the first user and the second user was established; and an access controller connected to said processor, said access controller restricts access by the second user to the first content category. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product for controlling access to content in a social networking website, said computer program product including:
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a computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to establish a connection between a first user and a second user on the social networking website, the social networking website including profile pages of the first user; second program instructions to categorize content on the profile pages of the first user into a first content category and a second content category, the first content category including content created before the connection between the first user and the second user was established, and the second content category including content created after the connection between the first user and the second user was established; and third program instructions to restrict access by the second user to the first content category, said first program instructions, said second program instructions, and said third program instructions are stored on said computer readable storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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