Patent ID: 9338186
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for publishing user-generated content consistent with multiple user-specified privacy settings, the method comprising the steps of: storing, on a physical memory device, computer-executable instructions for identifying and implementing user-specified privacy settings related to user-generated content and identified users having created the user-generated content; and providing a processor for accessing and executing the instructions, that when executed by the processor (i) collect user-generated content from a plurality of social network platforms; (ii) identify user-specific information for an identified user contained within or associated with the user-generated content; (iii) identify a user-specific privacy policy contained within or associated with the user-generated content for each social network platform where the user-generated content was collected; (iv) apply the user-specified privacy policy to the user-generated content, the policy being associated with the identified user; (v) in response to a request to use the user-generated content on at least one of the social network platforms, alter the user-generated content prior to publication of the user-generated content such that the user-generated content does not violate the user-specified privacy policies and (vi) wherein alteration of the user-generated content comprises removal of one or more elements of user-specific information from the user-generated content such that the user-generated content is displayed without the removed user-specific information and the alteration of the user-generated content comprises removal of a user identifier associated with user-specific information attributable to the user identifier such that the user-generated content is displayed with the removed user-specific information attributable to but without listing the user identifier.