Patent ID: 9037740
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a server, an indication of user preferences set by a user of a communication system, the user preferences comprising: a list of co-users permitted to receive access to one or more files associated with the user, and a list of co-users disallowed to send files to the user, the list of co-users disallowed to send files to the user comprising co-users individually identified by the user; receiving a first request to access one or more files associated with the user of the communications system; accessing, by the server, the list of co-users permitted to receive access to the one or more files associated with the user; based on a sender of the first request being on the list of co-users permitted to receive access, allowing access to the one or more files associated with the user over the communications system in response to the first request; receiving a second request to send at least one file to the user; accessing, by the server, the list of co-users disallowed to send files to the user; and based on a sender of the second request being on the list of co-users disallowed to send files to the user, preventing the at least one file from being sent to the user.