Patent ID: 9277020
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: retrieving, by a computer processor of a computing system from at least one social network, social network data associated with users of said at least one social network; analyzing, by said computer processor, said social network data; associating, by said computer processor, results of said analyzing said social network data with event data associated with a user of said users; enabling, by said computer processor based on said results of said analyzing, temporary actions associated with a social network account of said user, wherein said social network account of said user is associated with said at least one social network; transmitting, by said computer processor to a group of users of said users, a notification indicating said temporary actions and associated reasons for said temporary actions, said group of users associated with said user; receiving, by said computer processor from said group of users in response to said notification, confirmation data associated with said enabling said temporary actions and said associated reasons for said temporary actions; enabling, by said computer processor based on said confirmation data, permanent actions associated with said temporary actions, wherein said results of said analyzing and said confirmation data indicate that said user is no longer available for access to said social network account, wherein said enabling said permanent actions comprises: receiving, by said computer processor from said user, an email confirmation indicating that said user is available for access to said social network account, wherein said email confirmation is associated with a registered email address associated with said social network account; transmitting, by said computer processor to said user, a request for video evidence indicating that said user is available for access to said social network account; enabling, by said computer processor in response to a user action with respect to said request, a Web camera of a device belonging to said user; retrieving, by said computer processor from said Web camera a current photo of said user; retrieving, by said computer processor from said social network account additional photos of said user; comparing, by said computer processor, said current photo to said additional photos of said user; determining, by said computer processor in response to results of said comparing, a match between said current photo and a photo of said additional photos; enabling said social network account of said user; and enabling said updates associated with said social network account of said user with respect to said group of users.