Social Network Group Code Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Social networks lack the ability to allow users to set up multiple accounts under one user login, leading to privacy and security concerns, as users are forced to share information with all connections, and accounts are often deleted upon user passing or failure to meet login requirements, preventing legacy information preservation.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method for managing social networks that enables users to create unique group codes for multiple family connections, allowing selective data sharing and legacy management, with personal and group walls that can be locked or unlocked for restricted access, enabling users to share specific subsets of data with designated family members.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users are forced to have a single account and share posted information with all users, then the social network structure is simple and easy to manage, but privacy and security concerns arise as users cannot selectively share information with different groups
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides a single user account into multiple distinct groups (family groups, friend groups, etc.), each with its own wall and access controls. Users can segment their social connections into multiple groups rather than having one monolithic account, allowing selective sharing of information with different groups while maintaining a unified login system.
2Reliability
If social networks delete or lock user accounts when the user passes on or fails login requirements, then account security is maintained, but users cannot leave a legacy of information for others
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables users to pre-configure legacy settings and designate information recipients before passing away or before account lockout occurs. Users can set up in advance which information should be preserved and shared with which groups, ensuring legacy information is preserved even when accounts are deleted or locked for security reasons.
3Adaptability or versatility
If sites do not discriminate security or privacy settings and permit sharing data selectively, then data sharing flexibility is reduced, but security and privacy protection is simplified
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements different privacy and security settings for different groups associated with a single user account. Each group wall can have its own access controls and sharing permissions, allowing users to apply different quality levels of privacy protection to different segments of their social network rather than using a single uniform setting for all connections.
4Device complexity
If users cannot set up multiple accounts under one user login, then account management is simplified, but the ability to customize family connections and control access to sensitive data is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a multi-functional group system where a single user account can universally manage multiple family groups, each with its own wall and access controls. The group code mechanism provides a universal interface for adding family members across different groups, allowing users to customize family connections and control access to sensitive data without managing multiple separate accounts.
Data Source
AI summary
Managing a social network comprises creating a unique first group code, creating a first personal wall including a link to the first group code, and creating a first group wall for the first group code. The first user receives an inquiry to join the first group code from a second user. The first group code is exchanged between the first user and the second user. The first group wall is converted from a locked to an unlocked state with respect to the second user. A second personal wall is created for the second user, the second personal wall including a link to the first group code. The first user is restricted from viewing the second personal wall, and vice versa. The first user can share, and the second user can see, a subset of data from the first personal wall with the first group wall, and vice versa.