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Alerts for monitoring user status

  • US 9,154,563 B2
  • Filed: 10/27/2006
  • Issued: 10/06/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of monitoring a user of a communication system that maintains status information and electronically communicates user-submitted content, the method comprising:

  • enabling, using at least one processor, a first user of the communication system to submit a request including parameters to monitor status information and user-submitted content of a second user of the communication system;

    communicating the parameters of the request to the second user;

    responsive to communicating the request, receiving an authorization decision from the second user, including one of;

    granting authorization of the request to monitor the status information and user-submitted content of the second user, anddenying authorization of the request to monitor the status information and user-submitted content of the second user;

    enabling, using the at least one processor, monitoring by the first user, based on the second user'"'"'s granting of authorization of the request to monitor the status information and user-submitted content of the second user, including enabling the first user to view user-submitted content that is included in a communication that is not addressed to the first user or originated by the first user; and

    enabling receipt, by the first user, of an indication of the monitored status information and user-submitted content of the second user.

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