Method for controlling access to visual media in a social network

US8925107B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Privately Sarl · LU

Inventors

• Thierry Dagaeff · Bussigny, CH
• Deepak Tewari · Lausanne, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 27, 2012
• Grant date: Dec 30, 2014
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L63/101
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for controlling access to a visual medium in a social network comprising user units connected to a social network site server associated to a database and a to a distorted visual medium server storing visual media posted by users of the social network. A visual medium is selected by a posting user on a user unit and made available to at least one entitled user of said social network. The posting user defines a list of entitled users to be entitled to access the visual medium, said list of entitled users comprising at least one identifier identifying at least one entitled user, said identifier being associated to a parameter defining an access level to the selected visual medium. The selected visual medium is uploaded to the distorted visual medium server in association with the list of entitled users. The distorted visual medium server stores the visual medium in a memory and applies a distortion effect so as to obtain at least one distorted visual medium degraded according to a predefined degradation level. An entitled user identified on the list receives, from the distorted visual medium server, the visual medium distorted according to a degradation level corresponding t…