Social network virtual private network
First Claim
1. A computer program product including computer executable instructions stored onto a non-transitory computer readable medium which, when executed by a processor of a computer, causes the computer to perform a method for establishing a social media virtual private network (VPN), the instructions comprising:
- instructions to receive a communication, from a first user, directed to a first social media network site;
instructions to post the communication to the first social media network site;
instructions to post automatically the communication to a second social media network site for a second user;
instructions to format the communication from a first format used by the first social media network site to a second format used by the second social media network site;
instructions to determine if the communication is part of a private conversation;
if the communication is part of a private conversation, instructions to post the communication as a private message on the first social media network site;
instructions to retrieve information about the first user for the second social media network site;
instructions to access a private message function for the second social media network site with the information about the first user; and
instructions to post the private message with the private message function to the second social media site.
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Abstract
A system and method create an interconnection among users of different social networks. Each user can provide information about the social networks they use (e.g., username, passwords, etc.). An application may register with the social network and can inter-dispose the application between the user and the social network. Then, the system can interconnect the users into a “virtual private network” (VPN) where communications between the users and the social networks can be replicated to other social networks for the other users. As such, different users using different social networks can communicate.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer program product including computer executable instructions stored onto a non-transitory computer readable medium which, when executed by a processor of a computer, causes the computer to perform a method for establishing a social media virtual private network (VPN), the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive a communication, from a first user, directed to a first social media network site; instructions to post the communication to the first social media network site; instructions to post automatically the communication to a second social media network site for a second user; instructions to format the communication from a first format used by the first social media network site to a second format used by the second social media network site; instructions to determine if the communication is part of a private conversation; if the communication is part of a private conversation, instructions to post the communication as a private message on the first social media network site; instructions to retrieve information about the first user for the second social media network site; instructions to access a private message function for the second social media network site with the information about the first user; and instructions to post the private message with the private message function to the second social media site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for establishing a social media virtual private network (VPN), comprising:
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establishing, by a processor, a social media VPN group, wherein the VPN group includes two or more users that use two or more social media network sites to communicate content; receiving, by the processor, content for a first social media network site from a user in the VPN group; automatically posting, by the processor, the content to the first social media network site and to a second social media network site associated with the VPN group, wherein the VPN group is private; retrieving user information about the user in the VPN group; accessing a private message function for at least one of the two or more social media network sites with the user information; posting the content as a private message with the private message function for the at least one of the two or more social media network sites; retrieving information about the first user for the second social media network site; accessing a private message function for the second social media network site with the information about the first user; and posting the private message with the private message function for the second social media network site. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a memory, a processor in communication with the memory, the processor operable to execute software modules, the software modules comprising; a social media gateway operable to receive or post content to two or more social media network sites, post the content as a private message with a private message function for at least one of the two or more social media network sites, and post the private message with the private message function for a second social media network site; and a VPN engine in communication with the social media gateway, the VPN engine operable to; create a VPN group including two or more users that post content to two or more social media network sites, wherein the VPN group is private; intercept a communication, from a first user, directed to a first social media network site; provide the communication to the social media gateway to post the communication to the first social media network site; and provide the communication to the social media gateway to post automatically the communication to the second social media network site for a second user; retrieve user information about the first user; access the private message function for the two or more social media network sites with the user information; retrieve information about the first user for the second social media network site; and access a private message function for the second social media network site with the information about the first user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product including computer executable instructions stored onto a non-transitory computer readable medium which, when executed by a processor of a computer, causes the computer to perform a method for establishing a social media virtual private network (VPN), the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive a communication, from a first user, directed to a first social media network site; instructions to post the communication to the first social media network site; instructions to post automatically the communication to a second social media network site for a second user; instructions to format the communication from a first format used by the first social media network site to a second format used by the second social media network site; instructions to determine if the communication is part of a private conversation; if the communication is part of a private conversation, instructions to post the communication as a private message; instructions to determine if the second social media network site has a private message function; if the second social media network site does not have a private message function; instructions to access a communication server to send the private message; and instructions to, instead of automatically posting the communication to the second social media network, send the private message through the communication server. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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