METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTROL OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

• US 20150106465A1
• Filed: 12/19/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sommer, Joseph M., Alfred, Joseph Anderson
• Granted Patent: US 10,110,698 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for providing control of social networking sites are disclosed. For example, the method establishes an owner profile, receives a request from a third party user to post information on a social networking site associated with an owner, determines if the request should be granted in accordance with the owner profile and posts the information on the social networking site associated with the owner if the request is granted.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a processor, a request from a third party user to post information on a social networking site associated with an owner, wherein the information is not posted on the social networking site associated with the owner until the request is granted;

determining, by the processor, if the request should be granted in accordance with an owner profile; and

posting, by the processor, the information on the social networking site associated with the owner if the request is granted.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the owner profile comprises a security profile and a relationship profile.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the security profile defines what type of information can be posted on the social networking site associated with the owner.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the relationship profile comprises a list of approved third party users and a relationship to the owner.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the owner profile further comprises an application profile and an order of posting profile.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the order of posting profile comprises an order of postings based upon an approved third party user as defined by the owner.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving further comprises:

holding the information in a queue for the owner to review the information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining further comprises:

receiving permission from the owner to post the information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the posting of the information from the third party user is originated from the owner and not the third party user.

10. A tangible computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a request from a third party user to post information on a social networking site associated with an owner, wherein the information is not posted on the social networking site associated with the owner until the request is granted;

determining if the request should be granted in accordance with an owner profile; and

posting the information on the social networking site associated with the owner if the request is granted.

11. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the owner profile comprises a security profile and a relationship profile.

12. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the security profile defines what type of information can be posted on the social networking site associated with the owner.

13. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the relationship profile comprises a list of approved third party users and a relationship to the owner.

14. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the owner profile further comprises an application profile and an order of posting profile.

15. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the order of posting profile comprises an order of postings based upon an approved third party user as defined by the owner.

16. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein receiving further comprises:

holding the information in a queue for the owner to review the information.

17. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein determining further comprises:

receiving permission from the owner to post the information.

18. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the posting of the information from the third party user is originated from the owner and not the third party user.

19. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a request from a third party user to post information on a social networking site associated with an owner, wherein the information is not posted on the social networking site associated with the owner until the request is granted;

determining if the request should be granted in accordance with an owner profile; and

posting the information on the social networking site associated with the owner if the request is granted.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the owner profile comprises a security profile and a relationship profile.