Patent ID: 8010458
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. In a computer system for an online social network, a method for managing information exchanges between first and second members of the online social network, wherein the first member of the online social network has a user profile that includes multiple sets of personal information, the method comprising: for each set of personal information, storing a degree of separation required for another member to access the set of personal information, wherein the second member is not allowed to access the set of personal information if the second member is separated from the first member by more than the stored degree of separation; and storing a degree of separation required for another member to contact the first member through the computer system, wherein the second member is not allowed to contact the first member through the computer system if the second member is separated from the first member by more than the stored degree of separation.