Social media based messaging systems and methods
US8296380B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/21
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of message distribution, the method performed in a computer system having one or more processors accessing one or more databases comprising user account records, the one or more databases being stored in at least one storage device accessible by the one or more processors, the method including receiving a first message from a sender of a first client system, retrieving a first user credential of a first social media user account and a second user credential of a second social media user account stored in the one or more databases, packaging the first message and the first user credential into a first message package and the first message and the second user credential into a second message package, transmitting the first message package to a first social media system, the first social media system automatically distributing the first message to predetermined recipients of the first social media user account, and transmitting the second message package to the first social media system, the first social media system automatically distributing the first message to predetermined recipients of the second social media user account.
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