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Self-regulating social news feed

  • US 9,002,956 B1
  • Filed: 03/30/2011
  • Issued: 04/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for sending messages with loudness points to self regulate transmission of messages, the method comprising:

  • receiving a message from a first user having a predefined number of available loudness points;

    receiving one or more loudness points associated with the message;

    determining the available loudness points for the first user;

    determining whether the available loudness points exceed or equal the one or more loudness points associated with the message;

    responsive to the available loudness points being less than the one or more loudness points associated with the message, scheduling to automatically send the message at a future time when the first user accumulates the one or more loudness points associated with the message;

    responsive to the available loudness points for the first user being greater than the one or more loudness points associated with the message, sending the message, the message remaining unsent when unassociated with the one or more loudness points;

    receiving a reply message from a second user, the second user having a predefined number of available loudness points;

    receiving one or more loudness points associated with the reply message; and

    modifying the one or more loudness points associated with the message by the one or more loudness points associated with the reply message.

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