Collective user accounts
AssigneeMeta Platforms, Inc.
InventorsShilpa Sarkar, Ryan Keenan Olson, Josselyn Tsai, Christopher Wendel, Peter Michael Cottle, Ian McIntyre Silber
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Abstract
Techniques are described for a social networking system to provide collective accounts that allow for multiple holders, editors, and/or managers. In some cases, the social networking system may be configured to distribute content associated with the collective accounts based on metrics and relationships associated with accounts of the contributors to the collective account as well as the collective account itself.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, from a first device associated with a first account of a social networking system, a request to create a second account with the social networking system, the request indicating a third account with the social networking system to associate with the second account;
- sending, to a second device associated with the third account, an invitation to be associated with the second account;
- receiving, from the second device, an acceptance of the invitation;
- adding, in response to receiving the acceptance, the third account as a collaborator on the second account;
- identifying, in response to receiving the acceptance, a fourth account, the fourth account having previously indicated, via the social networking system, an interest in the third account;
- and
- sending, in response to identifying the fourth account and to a third device, collective content associated with the second account.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:
- sending, to a first device associated with a first account, an invitation to be associated with a collective account, the collective account associated with a second account;
- receiving, from the first device, an acceptance of the invitation;
- granting, in response to receiving the acceptance, the first account at least one permission associated with the collective account;
- identifying, in response to receiving the acceptance, a third account, the third account having previously indicated an interest in the first account;
- and
- sending, in response to determining that the third account has previously indicated the interest in the first account and to a second device associated with the third account, an invitation to receive notifications associated with content associated with the collective account.
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
- sending, to a first device associated with a first account, an invitation to be associated with a collective account, the collective account associated with a second account;
- receiving, from the first device, an acceptance of the invitation;
- granting, in response to receiving the acceptance, the first account at least one permission associated with the collective account;
- identifying, in response to receiving the acceptance, a third account, the third account having previously indicated an interest in the first account;
- and
- sending, in response to determining that the third account has previously indicated the interest in the first account and to a second device associated with the third account, an invitation to receive notifications associated with content associated with the collective account.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.