Methods and apparatus for communication
AssigneeKindli, Inc.
InventorMartin L. Diamond
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Abstract
In various representative aspects, methods and apparatus for communications may operate in conjunction with a computer storage system storing information relating to multiple user accounts and a computer system coupled to the computer storage system. The computer system may receive an entry code from a visitor computer associated with at least one of the user accounts. If the entry code is valid, the computer system may receive a communication from the visitor computer and issue the communication, such as by posting to an associated user webpage. In various embodiments, the visitor computer is used by a user that is not registered with the social networking system or is not associated with the account associated with the webpage.
Claims19
A system providing communications and accessible by a visitor computer, comprising:
- a computer storage system storing information relating to multiple user accounts associated with corresponding user passwords;
- a computer processor coupled to the computer storage system, wherein the computer processor is programmed to:
- receive from the visitor computer an entry code associated with at least one of the user accounts, wherein the entry code is not the user password;
- automatically determine the validity of the entry code;
- receive a content from the visitor computer;
- automatically post the content on a user webpage associated with the at least one of the user accounts if the entry code is valid;
- and
- a carrier, wherein the entry code is included on the carrier.
A social networking system providing user account webpages associated with user passwords and accessible by a visitor computer, comprising:
- a carrier including an entry code associated with at least one of the user account webpages;
- a computer storage system storing information relating to the user account webpages;
- and
- a computer processor coupled to the computer storage system, wherein the computer processor:
- receives the entry code from the visitor computer, wherein the entry code is not the user password associated with the at least one of the user account webpages;
- automatically determines the validity of the entry code;
- receives a post from the visitor computer;
- and
- automatically displays the post on the at least one of the user account webpages associated with the entry code if the entry code is valid.
A method of posting a visitor post on a webpage associated with an account having a password of a social networking service, comprising:
- providing a carrier with an entry code associated with the webpage associated with the account of the social networking service, wherein the entry code is not identical to the password;
- receiving the entry code by a computer from a visiting computer;
- automatically confirming the validity of the entry code;
- receiving the visitor post from the visitor computer;
- and
- automatically issuing the visitor post to the webpage if the entry code is valid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.