Aggregating online activities

• US 9,720,495 B1
• Filed: 10/30/2012
• Issued: 08/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Lindner, Paul, Jordan, Timothy Emmet
• Primary Examiner(s): Gaffin, Jeffrey A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brahmachari, Mandrita
• Application Number:
  US13/664,331
• Time in Patent Office: 1,736 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/00 Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00; network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00; security arrangements for protecting computers or computer systems against unauthorised activity G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

The disclosure includes a system and method for providing third party modifications to a user history. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: transmit a first input specifying a type of user interactions to be shared; receive a set of second inputs associated with user interactions with a first service; determine which of the set of second inputs with the first service is of the specified type; and transmit a set of user activity data describing the user interactions with the first service that are of the specified type.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

transmitting a first input specifying a first type of user interactions and a second type of user interactions;

receiving, from a third-party service, a set of user activity data describing user interactions of a first user with the third-party service, the user interactions being categorized into one of the first type of user interactions and the second type of user interactions;

transmitting for display to the first user on a social network service the set of user activity data describing the user interactions of the first user with the third-party service;

receiving, from the first user, a selection of a second user and a selection of the first type of user interactions;

determining a subset of user activity data from the set of user activity data based on the first type of user interactions;

transmitting for display to the second user the subset of user activity data describing the user interactions of the first user with the third-party service;

receiving, from the first user, an authorization to share user information stored in a social graph of the first user in the social network service with the third-party service; and

responsive to receiving the authorization from the first user, transmitting the user information stored in the social graph of the first user in the social network service to the third-party service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of user activity data is transmitted to a data management service.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the third-party service is provided by a third party server.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first type of user interactions is categorized by an action associated with the user activity data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user information is encrypted.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a private key is transmitted to the third-party service so that the user information can be encrypted.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of user activity data is stored in the social graph of the first user in the social network service.

8. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

transmit a first input specifying a first type of user interactions and a second type of user interactions;

receive, from a third-party service, a set of user activity data describing user interactions of a first user with the third-party service, the user interactions being categorized into one of the first type of user interactions and the second type of user interactions;

transmit for display to the first user on a social network service the set of user activity data describing the user interactions of the first user with the third-party service;

receive, from the first user, a selection of a second user and a selection of the first type of user interactions;

determine a subset of user activity data from the set of user activity data based on the first type of user interactions;

transmit for display to the second user the subset of user activity data describing the user interactions of the first user with the third-party service;

receive, from the first user, an authorization to share user information stored in a social graph of the first user in the social network service with the third-party service; and

responsive to receiving the authorization from the first user, transmit the user information stored in the social graph of the first user in the social network service to the third-party service.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the set of user activity data is transmitted to a data management service.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the third-party service is provided by a third party server.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the first type of user interactions is categorized by an action associated with the user activity data.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein a private key is transmitted to the third-party service so that the user information can be encrypted.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the set of user activity data is stored in the social graph of the first user in the social network service.

14. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to;

transmit a first input specifying a first type of user interactions and a second type of user interactions;

receive, from a third-party service, a set of user activity data describing user interactions of a first user with the third-party service, the user interactions being categorized into one of the first type of user interactions and the second type of user interactions;

transmit for display to the first user on a social network service the set of user activity data describing the user interactions of the first user with the third-party service;

receive, from the first user, a selection of a second user and a selection of the first type of user interactions;

determine a subset of user activity data from the set of user activity data based on the first type of user interactions;

transmit for display to the second user the subset of user activity data describing the user interactions of the first user with the third-party service;

receive, from the first user, an authorization to share user information stored in a social graph of the first user in the social network service with the third-party service; and

responsive to receiving the authorization from the first user, transmit the user information stored in the social graph of the first user in the social network service to the third-party service.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the set of user activity data is transmitted to a data management service.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the third-party service is provided by a third party server.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the first type of user interactions is categorized by an action associated with the user activity data.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the user information is encrypted.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein a private key is transmitted to the third-party service so that the user information can be encrypted.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the set of user activity data is stored in the social graph of the first user in the social network service.