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In-context control of feed privacy settings

US10437966B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 2018
Grant dateOct 8, 2019
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/6245
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing feed privacy settings in-context with an activity that will be affected by the feed privacy setting. An example method comprising: receiving an indication of an occurrence of an activity in a content sharing platform, the occurrence of the activity corresponding to a feed item of a first feed item type; requesting user input via a user interface that simultaneously presents the feed item of the first feed item type and a privacy setting selection for the first feed item type, wherein the user input pertains to the privacy setting selection; receiving the privacy setting selection for the first feed item type while the user interface presents the feed item; and in response to receiving the privacy setting selection, updating a privacy setting for multiple feed items comprising the feed item and a subsequent feed item of the first feed item type.

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