Social network site including invitation functionality
AssigneeYahoo! Inc.
InventorsRyo Chijiiwa, Vu Hao Thi Truong, William Clement Aldrich
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Abstract
A social network site with enhanced user interaction functionality. In one implementation, a method includes receiving an invite request from an inviting user, wherein the invite request comprises identifying information associated with an invited user; generating a new account for the invited user; allowing the inviting user to create and customize a proposed personal page for the invited user; transmitting to the invited user an invitation and a link to the proposed personal page; and conditionally receiving a response from the invited user, wherein the response indicates if the invited user has accepted the personal page.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a social network site executing on a computing device, an invite request from an inviting user, wherein the invite request comprises identifying information associated with an invited user;
- generating, by the social network site, a new account for the invited user;
- allowing the inviting user to create and customize a proposed personal page open to others and a proposed profile in the social network site for the invited user;
- transmitting, by the social network site to the invited user, an invitation and a link that is selectable to direct the invited user to the proposed personal page;
- receiving, by the social network site, edits from other users in the social network site to the proposed personal page;
- modifying, by the social network site, information on the proposed personal page in response to the received edits;
- communicating, to the invited user by the social network site, a link to the proposed personal page with the proposed profile, the link providing access to an input by which the invited user can accept or reject the personal page;
- displaying, by the social network site, a revision history list of the edits to the proposed personal page, the list comprising an input area by which to accept or reject selective or all of the edits;
- updating, by the social network site, the proposed personal page to reflect the edits in response to the user accepting the edits;
- and
- receiving, by the social network site, a response from the invited user, wherein the response indicates if the invited user has accepted the personal page and the proposed profile.
An apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
- one or more processors;
- logic encoded in one or more storage device for execution and when executed configured to cause the one or more processors to:
- receive an invite request from an inviting user for a social network site, wherein the invite request comprises identifying information associated with an invited user;
- generate a new account for the invited user;
- allow the inviting user to create and customize a proposed personal page open to others and a proposed profile in the social network site for the invited user;
- transmit to the invited user an invitation and a link that is selectable to direct the invited user to the proposed personal page;
- receive edits from other users in the social network site to the proposed personal page;
- modify information on the proposed personal page;
- communicate, to the invited user, a link to the proposed personal page with the proposed profile, the link providing access to an input by which the invited user can accept or reject the personal page;
- display a revision history list of the edits to the proposed personal page, the list comprising an input area by which to accept or reject selective or all of the edits;
- update the proposed personal page to reflect the edits in response to the user accepting the edits;
- and
- receive a response from the invited user, wherein the response indicates if the invited user has accepted the personal page and the proposed profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.