Spam control for sharing content on mobile devices
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request to share content from a first wireless device at a share content application executing on a server computer, the server computer being coupled to a database;
responsive to receiving the request to share content, processing the request to share content at the share content application by;
providing an input page for display to the first wireless device, wherein the input page includes a request for a designation of one or more recipients;
receiving recipient data from the first wireless device via the input page, wherein the recipient data identifies the one or more recipients;
determining that the recipient data identifies a number of recipients;
determining that the number of recipients exceeds a threshold; and
determining whether to generate a share content message to send to the one or more recipients based, at least in part, on the determining that the number of recipients exceeds the threshold.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request to share content from a first wireless device at a share content application executing on a server computer, the server computer being coupled to a database; responsive to receiving the request to share content, processing the request to share content at the share content application by; providing an input page for display to the first wireless device, wherein the input page includes a request for a designation of one or more recipients; receiving recipient data from the first wireless device via the input page, wherein the recipient data identifies the one or more recipients; determining that the recipient data identifies a number of recipients; determining that the number of recipients exceeds a threshold; and determining whether to generate a share content message to send to the one or more recipients based, at least in part, on the determining that the number of recipients exceeds the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-readable medium that is not a transient signal, the computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for:
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receiving a request to share content from a first wireless device; responsive to receiving the request to share content, processing the request to share content by; providing an input page for display to the first wireless device, wherein the input page includes a request for a designation of one or more recipients; receiving recipient data from the first wireless device via the input page, wherein the recipient data identifies the one or more recipients; determining that the recipient data identifies a number of recipients; determining that the number of recipients exceeds a threshold; and determining whether to generate a share content message to send to the one or more recipients based, at least in part, on the determining that the number of recipients exceeds the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a server computer; a database coupled to the server computer; and a share content application running on the server computer and having access to the database, wherein the share content application receives and processes requests to share content among wireless device users, and wherein the processing of requests to share content among the wireless device users includes; in response to a share content request initiated by a first one of the wireless device users, providing an input page for display to the first one of the wireless device users, wherein the input page includes a request for the first one of the wireless device users to designate one or more recipients with whom to share content; receiving, over a network link associated with the network, user input information submitted by the first one of the wireless device users via the provided input page, wherein the user input information identifies the one or more recipients; determining that the received user input information identifies a number of recipients; determining that the number of recipients exceeds a threshold; and determining whether to generate a share content message to send to the one or more recipients based, at least in part, on the determining that the number of recipients exceeds the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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