Digital file distribution in a social network system
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1. A method comprising:
- storing identification information of a digital file associated with a first user of a social network system, the identification information enabling retrieval of the digital file from a source;
receiving a first request from a second user of the social network system for a page of a user profile of the first user;
transmitting the requested page to the second user, the page including the identification information of the digital file;
receiving a second request from the second user for the digital file, the second request identifying the digital file using identification information of the digital file transmitted with the page of the user profile of the first user;
determining, based on a first privacy setting established by the first user, whether to allow the second user of the social network system to retrieve the digital file;
responsive to determining to allow the second user to retrieve the digital file, facilitating the retrieval of the digital file from the source of the digital file identified in the identification information of the digital file by a device associated with the second user; and
determining, based on a second privacy setting established by the first user, whether to allow the second user of the social network system to access the page of the user profile of the first user, wherein the requested page is transmitted to the second user responsive to determining to allow the second user to access the page of the user profile of the first user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for obtaining a digital file similar to one used by a device associated with a member of a social network are provided. Digital file information about the digital file is stored on a web-based social network database. The digital file may be located on the same server as the web-based social network database or a third party server such as a mobile phone carrier. A user of the web-based social network database requesting the digital file may require a different format of the digital file than that used by the device of the member. If a different format is requested by the user, a server finds or converts the digital file to be compatible for use by a device specified by the user.
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1. A method comprising:
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storing identification information of a digital file associated with a first user of a social network system, the identification information enabling retrieval of the digital file from a source; receiving a first request from a second user of the social network system for a page of a user profile of the first user; transmitting the requested page to the second user, the page including the identification information of the digital file; receiving a second request from the second user for the digital file, the second request identifying the digital file using identification information of the digital file transmitted with the page of the user profile of the first user; determining, based on a first privacy setting established by the first user, whether to allow the second user of the social network system to retrieve the digital file; responsive to determining to allow the second user to retrieve the digital file, facilitating the retrieval of the digital file from the source of the digital file identified in the identification information of the digital file by a device associated with the second user; and determining, based on a second privacy setting established by the first user, whether to allow the second user of the social network system to access the page of the user profile of the first user, wherein the requested page is transmitted to the second user responsive to determining to allow the second user to access the page of the user profile of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A social network system comprising:
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a processor executing instructions stored on a memory; and
the memory comprising;a privacy setting module configured to store a first privacy setting established by a first user of the social network system, the first privacy setting defining whether to allow a second user of the social network system to retrieve a digital file associate with the first user, the privacy setting module further configured to store a second privacy setting established by the first user, the second privacy setting defining whether to allow a second user of the social network system to access a page of a user profile of the first user; a social network database configured to store identification information of the digital file associated with the first user, the identification information enabling retrieval of the digital file from a source; a finder module configured to locate the source for obtaining the digital file; and a server contact application configured to; receive a first request from the second user of the social network system for the page of the user profile of the first user, transmit the requested page to the second user responsive to determining to allow the second user to access the page of the user profile of the first user by the privacy setting module, the page including the identification information of the digital file, receive a second request from the second user for the digital file, the second request identifying the digital file using the identification information of the digital file transmitted with the page of the user profile of the first user, determine, based on the first privacy setting, whether to allow the second user to retrieve the digital file, and responsive to determining to allow the second user to retrieve the digital file, facilitate the retrieval of the digital file from the source of the digital file identified in the identification information of the digital file by a device associated with the second user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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