Patent ID: 8204952
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: storing identification information of a digital file associated with a first user of a social network system, the identification information enabling retrieval of the digital file from a source; receiving a first request from a second user of the social network system for a page of a user profile of the first user; transmitting the requested page to the second user, the page including the identification information of the digital file; receiving a second request from the second user for the digital file, the second request identifying the digital file using identification information of the digital file transmitted with the page of the user profile of the first user; determining, based on a first privacy setting established by the first user, whether to allow the second user of the social network system to retrieve the digital file; responsive to determining to allow the second user to retrieve the digital file, facilitating the retrieval of the digital file from the source of the digital file identified in the identification information of the digital file by a device associated with the second user; and determining, based on a second privacy setting established by the first user, whether to allow the second user of the social network system to access the page of the user profile of the first user, wherein the requested page is transmitted to the second user responsive to determining to allow the second user to access the page of the user profile of the first user.