Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Authorization and authentication based on an individual's social network
- Patent Title (中): 基于个人社交网络的授权和认证
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Application No.: US13565500Application Date: 2012-08-02
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Publication No.: US09100400B2Publication Date: 2015-08-04
- Inventor: Christopher Lunt
- Applicant: Christopher Lunt
- Applicant Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G06F7/04
- IPC: G06F7/04 ; G06F17/30 ; H04L29/06 ; H04L12/58 ; G06F21/31 ; G06Q50/00 ; H04L29/08

Abstract:
In particular embodiments, a method includes accessing a graph structure comprising a plurality of nodes and edges where each node represents a user, receiving a request to transmit content related to a first user to a second user, and prohibiting transmission of the content to the second user if the first user and the second user are connected in the graph structure through a series of edges and nodes that comprises an unauthorized node.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120311680A1 Authorization and Authentication Based on an Individual's Social Network Public/Granted day:2012-12-06
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