Spam control for sharing content on mobile devices
First Claim
1. In a telecommunications system having at least one network coupled among multiple mobile devices, wherein a content sharing system and a content provider are also coupled to the network, a method of limiting the sharing of content between a user and a recipient, wherein the content is shared using a share content message that is initiated by the user and that is to be received on a mobile device of the recipient, and wherein the share content message, when received, encourages the recipient to access the content using the mobile device, the method comprising:
- tracking a history of share content messages initiated by the user;
in response to receiving a share content request from a device of the user, providing a recipient information form for display to the user, wherein the recipient information form includes a request for the user to designate one or more recipients to receive the share content message;
receiving, over a network link associated with the network, user input information submitted by the user via the provided recipient information form, wherein the user input information identifies the one or more recipients; and
determining whether to generate a share content message to send to the one or more recipients, wherein the determining is based on analyzing the received user input information and the history of share content requests initiated by the user to determine if a threshold for sharing content will be exceeded if one or more share content messages are generated as requested by the user.
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Abstract
Sharing content among users of mobile devices is facilitated and controlled by a system and method that employs a content sharing application to receive and process requests to share content among users of devices such as mobile devices and personal computers. Recipients receive share content messages from the content sharing application indicating that they have been selected to access shared content. Such messages may provide direct or indirect access to the shared content via the recipient mobile device. Recipients can specify privacy management schemes to limit or control the receipt of such messages. The content sharing application may also provide various spam filtering techniques that prevent users from abusing the system, including restricting the number or type of requests to share content that may be effectuated over time.
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11 Claims
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1. In a telecommunications system having at least one network coupled among multiple mobile devices, wherein a content sharing system and a content provider are also coupled to the network, a method of limiting the sharing of content between a user and a recipient, wherein the content is shared using a share content message that is initiated by the user and that is to be received on a mobile device of the recipient, and wherein the share content message, when received, encourages the recipient to access the content using the mobile device, the method comprising:
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tracking a history of share content messages initiated by the user; in response to receiving a share content request from a device of the user, providing a recipient information form for display to the user, wherein the recipient information form includes a request for the user to designate one or more recipients to receive the share content message; receiving, over a network link associated with the network, user input information submitted by the user via the provided recipient information form, wherein the user input information identifies the one or more recipients; and determining whether to generate a share content message to send to the one or more recipients, wherein the determining is based on analyzing the received user input information and the history of share content requests initiated by the user to determine if a threshold for sharing content will be exceeded if one or more share content messages are generated as requested by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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