Secret interest groups in online social networks
OwnerAlessandro Sorniotti, Refik Molvainventors
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Abstract
Described herein are methods and systems for creating a framework that allows the creation of Secret Interest Groups (SIGs) in Online Social Networks. SIGs are self-managed groups formed outside of the social network, around secret, sensitive, or private topics. A set of cryptographic algorithms are used for the framework implementation.
Claims20
A computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
- receiving a friendship request from a first online social network (OSN) user to a second OSN user;
- capturing the friendship request;
- extracting cryptographic information of the first and the second user to be used for computation of a cryptographic handshake to verify the membership of the first and the second user in a same secret interest group (SIG);
- creating a modified request from the friendship request through notifying the second user that the first user is a member of the same SIG as the second user when the cryptographic handshake is accomplished;
- forwarding the modified request to an OSN server;
- receiving a response to the modified request to the second user via the OSN server;
- and
- sending a message to the first user affirming the co-membership of the second user when the second user has accepted the modified request.
A computer implemented method for verification of personalities in online social networks, comprising:
- receiving a friendship request from a first online social network (OSN) user to a second OSN user;
- capturing the friendship request;
- extracting cryptographic information of the first and the second user to be used for computation of a cryptographic handshake to verify the membership of the first and the second user in a same secret interest group (SIG);
- creating a modified request from the friendship request through notifying the second user that the first user is a member of the same SIG as the second user when the cryptographic handshake is accomplished;
- forwarding the modified request to an OSN server;
- receiving a response to the modified request to the second user via the OSN server;
- and
- sending a message to the first user affirming the co-membership of the second user when the second user has accepted the modified request.
A computer system for verification of personalities in online social networks, comprising:
- one or more OSN servers within an OSN;
- at least two OSN users communicating via the OSN;
- a proxy server in communication with the one or more OSN servers, the proxy server having a processor in communication with a memory comprising instructions to be executed by the processor for modifying a friendship request between the at least two OSN users by computing a cryptographic handshake to verify the membership of the at least two OSN users to a same secret interest group (SIG).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.