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Systems and methods for protecting users

US10630677B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 2019
Grant dateApr 21, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/53
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosed computer-implemented method for protecting users may include (i) receiving, at an online social network from a first member of the online social network, a request to delegate an access right to an Internet-of-Things device possessed by the first member to a second member within the online social network to which the first member is connected as a social contact and (ii) granting, through the online social network, the request to delegate the access right to the Internet-of-Things device to the second member to provide the second member with at least a limited ability to interact with the Internet-of-Things device possessed by the first member of the online social network. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

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