Patent ID: 9331966
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method to process a connection request in an online service by a server corresponding to the online service, the method comprising: sending a connection request message that originates from a personalized account of a first user to a personalized account of a second user, wherein the connection request message comprises a friend request message to invite the personalized account of the second user to become a friend of the personalized account of the first user in the online service; subsequent to sending the connection request message to the personalized account of the second user and before the personalized account of the second user accepts the connection request message, providing a certain threshold of access to posts related to the personalized account of the first user to the personalized account of the second user for a certain period of time, wherein the certain threshold of access to posts related to the personalized account of the first user is also accessible to authorized contacts of the personalized account of the first user; upon determining that the certain period of time has elapsed, revoking the certain threshold of access to the posts related to the personalized account of the first user to the personalized account of the second user; and upon determining that the connection request message has been accepted by the personalized account of the second user, allowing full access to the posts related to the personalized account of the first user to the personalized account of the second user.