CONTENT ACCESS CONTROL IN A SOCIAL NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- in a social network application at a client system;
displaying a plurality of posts associated with a user of the client system, wherein a first post in the plurality of posts is associated with a first recipient group associated with the user and a second post in the plurality of posts is associated with a second recipient group associated with the user, wherein the first recipient group is other than the second recipient group;
displaying, while the plurality of posts are displayed, a content item area;
receiving input in the content item area from the user, the input comprising a content item;
presenting an affordance that enables the user to designate access control information corresponding to one or more distribution entities; and
transmitting the content item and the access control information to a system, wherein access to the content item is restricted to distribution entities in accordance with the access control information.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods associated with a social network application. A plurality of posts associated with a client system user is displayed. First and second posts in the plurality of posts are respectively associated with first and second recipient groups. While the posts are displayed, a content item area is displayed. An input, comprising a content item, is received from the user in the content item area. An affordance is presented that enables the user to designate access control information corresponding distribution entities. The content item and the access control information are transmitted to a system whereupon access to the content item is restricted in accordance with the access control information.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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in a social network application at a client system; displaying a plurality of posts associated with a user of the client system, wherein a first post in the plurality of posts is associated with a first recipient group associated with the user and a second post in the plurality of posts is associated with a second recipient group associated with the user, wherein the first recipient group is other than the second recipient group; displaying, while the plurality of posts are displayed, a content item area; receiving input in the content item area from the user, the input comprising a content item; presenting an affordance that enables the user to designate access control information corresponding to one or more distribution entities; and transmitting the content item and the access control information to a system, wherein access to the content item is restricted to distribution entities in accordance with the access control information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A client system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs that when executed by the one or more processors cause the client system to; in a social network application, display a plurality of posts associated with a user of the client system, wherein a first post in the plurality of posts is associated with a first recipient group associated with the user and a second post in the plurality of posts is associated with a second recipient group associated with the user, wherein the first recipient group is other than the second recipient group; display, while the plurality of posts are displayed, a content item area; receive input in the content item area from the user, the input comprising a content item; present an affordance that enables the user to designate access control information corresponding to one or more distribution entities; and transmit the content item and the access control information to a system, wherein access to the content item is restricted to distribution entities in accordance with the access control information.
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20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs that when executed by one or more processors of a client system cause the client system to:
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in a social network application, display a plurality of posts associated with a user of the client system, wherein a first post in the plurality of posts is associated with a first recipient group associated with the user and a second post in the plurality of posts is associated with a second recipient group associated with the user, wherein the first recipient group is other than the second recipient group; display, while the plurality of posts are displayed, a content item area; receive input in the content item area from the user, the input comprising a content item; present an affordance that enables the user to designate access control information corresponding to one or more distribution entities; and transmit the content item and the access control information to a system, wherein access to the content item is restricted to distribution entities in accordance with the access control information.
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