CN104737196A

CN104737196A - Systems and methods for multiple photo feed stories

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Publication number: CN104737196A
Application number: CN201380055053.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 迪尔克·斯托普; 约恩·范戴克; 何琳
Original assignee: Facebook Inc
Current assignee: Meta Platforms Inc
Priority date: 2012-08-22
Filing date: 2013-08-20
Publication date: 2015-06-24
Anticipated expiration: 2033-08-20
Also published as: CN104737196B; IL237264A0; KR102108849B1; AU2013305993B2; BR112015003856A2; WO2014031562A1; KR101774914B1; KR20150046246A; CA2881940C; CN114462080A; JP2015532750A; CA2975100C; JP6607539B2; AU2017204290A1; MX343425B; KR20170098326A; IL237264A; CA2975100A1; JP6170155B2; CN114462079A

Abstract

in one embodiment, a method includes receiving a designation of one or more items of digital media; receiving a communication regarding the one or more items of digital media; associating the one or more items of digital media with the communication based on the designation; and setting a privacy level for the communication and the one or more items of digital media, on a social -networking system based on a privacy setting of a user on the social-networking system.

Description

For the system and method for many photo feeding stories

The cross reference of related application

The application is the U. S. application the 13/565th submitted on August 2nd, 2012, and the extendible portion of No. 594, its disclosure entirety is incorporated into this by reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to field of social network.More specifically, the invention provides a kind of for selecting the technology of the multiple images in the user interface of social networking system.

Background technology

The Internet social has become important phenomenon.Social networks allows Internet user freely to create account and subscriber data usually, and with other user interactions of social networks.Social network user can add him or she for the access of friend's acquisition to the personal information of another user by request.Once agreement, " friend " gives two users usually to personal information each other and the access being distributed on the content on their page.The model of friend can be shown as News Stories in strange thing each other, and friend can comment on News Stories each other usually.Social network user is attempted to put together with their one group of mutual friend or tagger usually.Often, the most information about subscriber data only can be accessed for the friend of user.

Social networks is supplied to the function that user becomes increasingly complex.The only telex network that early stage social networks provides and the simple interface given out information.Now, on many social networks, user can share many dissimilar contents and carry out in every way alternately content each other.The content that social networks is shared can comprise the Digital Media as image.User can concentrate the photograph album that comprises photo and other guide and share their photograph album with their friend.Because their cooperative nature, present social networks has become the very popular means of many people's share photos and other media contents.

In addition, along with the development of technology, social networks has introduced the instrument of access social networking system from the various technology platforms increased.Primitively, because most of user is only from desk-top computer access the Internet, so the user interface of social networking system considers that desktop web browser designs.But the exponential increase of mobile computing has been facilitated from various different equipment and platform access the Internet.Because each technology platform has different technical features and limitation, so need the interface of the social networks for platform specific customization.

Summary of the invention

In order to allow the simplification of the navigation in the photo-browsing interface of social networking system, embodiments of the present invention comprise the system of the selection of the multiple photos be convenient in the interface of social networking system, method and computer-readable media.The instruction of the first image derives among at least one in single image view and camera view.Based on this instruction, the first image is added to communication.

In embodiments, the first image can derive from camera.First image can derive from social networks application program or derive from special camera application.Single image view can be picture library view.

In embodiments, can provide and be communicated to social networking system.Communication can comprise the text be associated with the first image.In another embodiment, can receive share the first image go instruction.The first image can be removed from communication.The instruction of sharing the second image can be received.Second image may be added to communication.

In embodiments, receive the instruction of sharing the first image to select based on the user of check mark option.Receive the instruction of sharing the first image to select based on the user sharing shutter option.Receiving the instruction of sharing the first image can based on phonetic order.Receiving the instruction of sharing the first image can mutual based on input mechanism.Input mechanism can be touch-screen or some control equipment.

In embodiments, the reference instruction of specifying the great amount of images shared can be shown.When extra image is shared in appointment, the quantity of display can increase.

In another embodiment, the privacy that the privacy classes of communication and appointment image is selected based on user is arranged.In social networking system, communicate identical with the privacy classes of the image of specifying.User can select privacy to arrange only allow himself accessing communication and specify image.Or user can select privacy to arrange allow the friend's accessing communication on his social networking system and specify image.

In alternative embodiment, communication and appointment image can comprise the label data of the one or more people identified on social networking system.The privacy classes of communication and appointment image is according to the one or more people's adjustment identified in label data.The privacy selected based on user is arranged, and be may have access to communication and specify image by tagged people.Or alternatively, also be may have access to communication by the friend of tagged people and specify image.

Will from accompanying drawing and high-visible other characteristic sum embodiments many of the present invention of following detailed description.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 illustrates the network diagram of the system for selecting the multiple images in the user interface of social networking system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 A illustrates that the photo utilizing his digital camera to take is copied on his computing machine by the user of social networking system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 B illustrate user's calling party interface according to the embodiment of the present invention with by photo upload to social networking system.

Fig. 2 C illustrate according to the embodiment of the present invention be uploaded to social networking system and the photo that shows in the user interface.

Fig. 2 D illustrates a large amount of editor of user's comparison film application according to the embodiment of the present invention, produces the photo of amendment.

Fig. 3 A illustrates the camera view in the interface of the camera application on mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 B illustrates the picture library view in the interface of the camera application on mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 C illustrates the message composition view in the interface of the social networks application program on mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 A illustrates the home screen view in the interface of the social networks application program on mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 B illustrates the camera view in the interface of the social networks application program on mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 C illustrates the message composition view in the interface of the social networks application program on mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 A illustrates the picture library view in the interface of the social networks application program on mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 B illustrates the thumbnail in the interface of the social networks application program on mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 C illustrates the message composition view in the interface of the social networks application program on mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 illustrates the process of the multiple image of selection according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 A illustrates the camera view in the interface of the social networks application program on mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 B illustrates the picture library view in the interface of the social networks application program on mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 C illustrates the thumbnail in the interface of the social networks application program on mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 D illustrates the miniaturization effect in the picture library view in the interface of the social networks application program on mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 illustrates that display animation is to represent that user specifies the process sharing image.

Fig. 9 illustrates the example that may be used for the computer system realizing one or more embodiment described herein.

Figure 10 A illustrates according to the people on the social networking system of the embodiment of disclosed theme in the picture by tagged picture library view.

Figure 10 B illustrates the thumbnail according to the multiple image of the appointment of the embodiment of disclosed theme.

Figure 10 C illustrates the message composition view be associated by tagged multiple image with people multiple on social networking system according to the communication of the embodiment of disclosed theme.

Figure 10 D illustrates that the privacy selected by user according to the communication of the embodiment of disclosed theme and the privacy classes of relevant image arranges view.

Describe the accompanying drawing of various embodiment of the present invention only in order to illustrate, wherein accompanying drawing uses same reference numbers determination similar elements.Those skilled in the art, by being easy to recognize from following discussion when not deviating from the principle described in the disclosure, can adopt the alternate embodiments of the structure shown in accompanying drawing and method.

Embodiment

social networking system-overall introduction

Fig. 1 is the network diagram of the system 100 for selecting the multiple images in the mobile user interface of social networking system according to the embodiment of the present invention.System 100 comprises one or more subscriber equipment 110, one or more external system 120, social networking system 130 and network 150.For illustrative purposes, the embodiment of the system 100 shown in Fig. 1 comprises single external system 120 and unique user equipment 110.But in other embodiments, system 100 can comprise multiple subscriber equipment 110 and/or multiple external system 120.In some embodiments, run social networking system 130 by social networks supplier, and independent of social networking system 130 part, external system 120 is that external system 120 can be run by different entities.But in various embodiments, social networking system 130 runs the user (or member) social networking service to be supplied to social networking system 130 together with external system 120.In the sense that, social networking system 130 provides platform or framework, and the other system of such as external system 120 can use this platform or framework that social networking service and function are supplied to Internet user.

Subscriber equipment 110 comprises and can receive input and one or more computing equipment that can transmit and receive data via network 150 from user.In one embodiment, such as, subscriber equipment 110 is the conventional computer system performing the operating system (OS) of Microsoft Windows compatibility, Apple OS X and/or Linux distribution program.In another embodiment, subscriber equipment 110 can be the equipment with computer function of such as smart mobile phone, panel computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), mobile phone etc.Subscriber equipment 110 is configured to be communicated by network 150.Subscriber equipment 110 can executive utility, such as, browser application, this application program allow the user of subscriber equipment 110 and social networking system 130 mutual.In another embodiment, the application programming interface (API) that provided by the native operating system of the subscriber equipment 110 by such as iOS 4 and ANDROID etc. of subscriber equipment 110 is mutual with social networking system 130.Subscriber equipment 110 is configured to use wired and/or wireless communication system to be communicated with social networking system 130 with external system 120 by network 150, and network 140 can comprise the combination in any of LAN (Local Area Network) and/or wide area network.

In one embodiment, network 150 uses the communication technology and the agreement of standard.Therefore, network 150 can comprise the link using the such as technology such as Ethernet 802.11, micro-wave access global inter communication (WiMAX), 3G, 4G, CDMA, GSM, LTE, digital subscriber line (DSL).Equally, the procotol used in network 150 can comprise multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), transmission control protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), User Datagram Protoco (UDP) (UDP), HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) (HTTP), Simple Mail Transfer protocol (SMTP), file transfer protocol (FTP) (FTP) etc.Use comprises the technology of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) (HTML) and extend markup language (XML) and/or form can represent the data exchanged over a network 150.In addition, the conventional encryption technology of such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL) (SSL), Transport Layer Security (TLS) and internet protocol secure (IPsec) is used can be encrypted all or some link.

In one embodiment, subscriber equipment 110 can show the content from external system 120 and/or social networking system 130 by using browser application 112 to process from external system 120 with from the marking language document 114 that social networking system 130 receives.Marking language document 114 identifies content and describes the form of content or one or more instructions of prompting.By performing the instruction be included in marking language document 114, browser application 112 uses the form described by marking language document 114 or prompting to carry out the content of Identification display.Such as, marking language document 114 comprises the instruction for generating and show the webpage with multiple frame, and the plurality of frame comprises the text and/or view data retrieved from external system 120 and social networking system 130.In various embodiments, marking language document 114 comprises data file, and this data file comprises extendible markup language (XML) data, extendible HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) (XHTML) data or other markup-language datas.In addition, marking language document 114 can comprise JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) data, with the JSON (JSONP) filled and JavaScript data, so that the exchanges data between external system 120 and subscriber equipment 110.Browser application 112 on subscriber equipment 110 can use JavaScript compiler coding symbols Language Document 114.

Marking language document 114 can comprise equally, or links to, as FLASH ^tMor Unity ^tMapplication program, SilverLight ^tMthe application program of application framework etc. or application framework.

In one embodiment, subscriber equipment 110 comprises the one or more the Cookie116 whether user comprising equipment for indicating user 110 signs in the data of social networking system 130 equally, and can make like this can customization from the data of social networking system 130 to subscriber equipment 110 communication.In one embodiment, subscriber equipment 110 also comprises image processing module 118, camera 124 and memory module 126.

External system 120 comprises one or more webserver, and this one or more webserver comprises one or more webpage 122 using network 150 to send subscriber equipment 110 to.External system 120 is independent of social networking system 130.Such as, external system 120 is associated with the first territory, and social networking system 130 is associated with independently social networks territory.Webpage 122a, the 122b be included in external system 120 comprises identification content and comprises the marking language document 114 identifying the specified format of content or the instruction of prompting.

Social networking system 130 comprises one or more computing equipment for social networks, and this social networking system 130 comprises multiple user and provides to the user of social networks and carries out communicating and mutual ability with other users of social networks.In some cases, social networks by figure spectral representation, that is, can comprise the data structure of limit and node.Other data structures also may be used for representing social networks, and this social networks is including but not limited to database, target, classification, meta-element (meta element), file or any other data structure.

User can add social networking system 130 and next add the connection that they wish other users of any amount of the social networking system 130 connected to.As used in the disclosure, term " friend " refers to that in social networking system 130, user is connected with its formation by social networking system 130, associate or any other user of relation.Such as, in embodiments, if the user in social networking system 130 is expressed as the node in social graph, so term " friend " can refer to be formed between two user nodes and the limit being directly connected two user nodes formation.

Based on the common trait (such as, being the user of the alumnus of educational institution of same institute) of user, user can clearly add or social networking system 130 can create connection automatically.Such as, first user have selected other users specific particularly becomes friend.Connection in social networking system 130 is generally two-way, but not necessarily two-way, and therefore, term " user " and " friend " depend on reference hierarchy.(" two-way ") that connection between the user of social networking system 130 is normally bilateral, or " mutual ", but connection can be monolateral equally, or " unidirectional ".Such as, if Bob and Joe is two users of social networking system 130 and is connected to each other, so Bob and Joe is connection each other.If on the other hand, Bob wishes to be connected to Joe is sent to social networking system 130 by Joe data with viewing, but Joe does not wish that formation is interconnected, so can set up monolateral connection.Connection between user can be direct connection; But some embodiments of social networking system 130 allow the indirectly connection by one or more connection grade or separation degree.

Except create with the connection of preserving between user and allow to carry out between user mutual except, social networking system 130 provides the ability acting on each intermediate item that social networking system 130 is supported to user.The cohort that the user that these projects can comprise social networking system 130 belongs to or network are (namely, the social networks of people, entity and concept), event in this cohort or network or calendar are that user is interested, user can use the application program of computer by social networking system 130, the transaction service that provided by social networking system 130 of user being provided or buying or sell project by social networking system 130, and mutual with advertisement that user performed or left social networking system 130 execution on social networking system 130.These are only several examples that user can act on the project of social networking system 130, and other embodiments many are also possible.User can with can social networking system 130 or represent in external system 120, independent of social networking system 130, to be coupled to social networking system 130 via network 150 anything is mutual.

Social networking system 130 can also link each entity.Such as, social networking system 130 can make user by API, network service or other communication channels each other and with external system 120 or other entity interactions.Social networking system 130 generates and preserves " social graph " that comprise by the interconnective multiple node in multiple limit.Each node in social graph can represent can act on another node and/or can by the entity of another node effect.Social graph can comprise various types of node.The example of the type of node comprises user, impersonal entity, content item, webpage, cohort, activity, message, concept and can by any other thing of the object encoding in social networking system 130.Limit in social graph between two nodes represents certain connection between two nodes, or association, can generate this kind of connection by node relationships or node to the action that another node performs.In some cases, the limit between node can be weighted.The weight on limit can represent the attribute be associated with limit, as the intensity of the connection between node or association.Dissimilar limit is provided with different weights.Such as, when a user " likes " limit created during another user can give a weight, and the limit created when user becomes the friend of another user can give different weights.

For example, when the second user is identified as friend by first user, generates in social graph and will represent the node of first user and represent the limit that the Section Point of the second user is connected.Due to each node communication with one another or mutual, so social networking system 130 revises the limit of each node of connection to reflect that relation is with mutual.

Social networking system 130 also comprises user-generated content mutual between enhancing user and social networking system 130.User-generated content can comprise user can add, upload, send or " issue " to anything of social networking system 130.Such as, model is sent to social networking system 130 from subscriber equipment 110 by user.Model can comprise the data as state updating or other text datas, positional information, image as photo, video, link, music or other class likelihood datas and/or media.Content can be added into social networking system 130 by third party equally.Content " project " is expressed as the object in social networking system 130.In this way, the user of social networking system 130 is encouraged the text being issued various types of media by various communication channel to communicate mutually with content item.Such communication adds user's each other mutual and adds the mutual frequency of user and social networking system 130.

Social networking system 130 comprises the webserver 132, API request server 134, subscriber data storage 136, connected storage 138, discharge counter 140, activity log 142, authorization server 144 and image processing module 146.In embodiments of the present invention, social networking system 130 can comprise extra, the less or different parts of various application.In order to not make the details of this system fuzzy, the miscellaneous part of not shown such as network interface, security mechanism, counterweight balance device, failover services device, management and Network Operations Console etc.

The information about user account number preserved by user account number storer 136, comprise the descriptive information of biography, demographics and other types, the working experience that such as user announces or social networking system 130 is inferred, education background, hobby or hobby, position etc.This information is stored in user account number storer 136, thus makes can uniquely identify each user.Social networking system 130 also stores the data of the one or more connections described in connected storage 138 between different user.Link information can represent the user with similar or co-operation experience, member of community's qualification, hobby or education background.In addition, social networking system 130 comprises user-defined connection between different user, with the relation allowing user to specify itself and other user.Such as, user defines other user's production Methods connecting the such as friend, colleague, partner etc. that allow user and be parallel to this user's actual life relation.User can select and define themselves connection type as required from the connection of predefined type.Also can be stored in connected storage 138 with the such as connection of other nodes of impersonal entity, storage area (bucket), cluster centers (clustercenters), image, interest, the page, external system, concept etc. in social networking system 130.

Social networking system 130 preserves the data of object that can be mutual with it about user.For preserving this data, user account number storer 136 and connected storage 138 store the example of the corresponding types object preserved by social networking system 130.Often kind of object type all has the information field being suitable for adequate information being stored into the type object.Such as, user account number reservoir 136 comprises the data structure having and be suitable for describing the account of user and the field of the information relevant to the account of user.When creating the new object of particular type, the new data structure of social networking system 130 pairs of corresponding types is carried out initialization, unique object identification symbol is distributed to new data structure and started data to be added to object as required.This situation may occur in, such as, when user becomes the user of social networking system 130, when distributing to user account number when social networking system 130 generates the new example of subscriber data in user account number storer 136, by unique identifier and when bringing into use customer-furnished information to fill the field of user account number.

Connected storage 138 comprises the data structure being suitable for the connection describing the connection of user to other users, the connection to external system 120 or arrive other entities.Connection type and user's join dependency also can join by connected storage 138, and connected storage 138 can arrange with privacy of user the information being combined to regulate and control to access associated subscriber.In embodiments of the present invention, user account number reservoir 136 be connected 138 and can be implemented as federated database.

The data be stored in connected storage 138, user account number storer 136 and activity log 142 can make social networking system 130 generate so a kind of social graph, that is, node is used to identify that the limit of various object and connected node is to identify the relation between different object.Such as, if first user creates with the second user and is connected in social networking system 130, then can be used as the node in social graph from the user account number of the first user in user account number storer 136 and the second user.Connection between the first user stored by connected storage 138 with the second user is the limit between the node that is associated with first user and the second user.Continue this example, then message can be sent to first user by the second user in social networking system 130.The action of this message of transmission that can be stored represents another limit between first user and two nodes of the second user in social graph.In addition, message itself can be identified and be included in social graph as another node being connected to the node representing first user and the second user.

In another example, the second user that first user can be given in the image preserved by social networking system 130 (or, alternately, in the image by another systematic conservation outside social networking system 130) tags.Image itself can be expressed as the node in social networking system 130.This action that tags can create limit and create limit between each user and image between first user and the second user, and this image is also the node in social graph.In a further example, if user confirms to participate in certain event, then user and this event are the nodes obtained from user account number storer 136, wherein, are the limit between the node that can retrieve from activity log 142 to the participation of this event.By generating and preserving social graph, social networking system 130 comprises the data of the object of description number of different types and the connection alternately and between these objects, thus provides the social relevant information of affluent resources.

Social networking system 130 is linked to one or more subscriber equipment 110 and/or one or more external system 120 by network 150 by the webserver 132.The webserver 132 can be used as the content of webpage and other related networks, as Java, JavaScript, Flash, XML etc.The webserver 132 can comprise mail server or other message functions, for the message received and between route social networking system 130 and one or more subscriber equipment 110.This message can be instant message, queue message (such as, Email), text and SMS message or any other suitable message format.

API request server 134 allows one or more external system 120 and subscriber equipment 110 to visit from the information in social networking system 130 by calling one or more API function.API request server 134 also can allow external system 120, by calling API, information is sent to social networking system 130.In one embodiment, API request is sent to social networking system 130 by network 150 by external system 120, and API request server 134 receives API request.API request server 134 is by calling this request of API process of asking with API to be associated, and to generate suitable response, this response is sent to external system 120 by network 150 by API request server 134.Such as, API request server 134 collects in response to API request the data be associated with user, and the user such as signed in in external system 120 connects, and sends the data of collection to external system 120.In another embodiment, subscriber equipment 110 is communicated with social networking system 130 by API in the mode identical with external system 120.

Discharge counter 140 can receive communication about the user action social networking system 130 and/or outside social networking system 130 from the webserver 132.Discharge counter 140 fills the information about user action to activity log 142, thus social networking system 130 can be made to find in social networking system 130 or the various actions that outside social networking system 130, its user takes.Specific user can be associated with the account of each user by the information be kept in activity log 142 or in similar database or in other data repositories to any action that another node in social networking system 130 is taked.Such as, the example of the action being identified with storing taked by the user in social networking system 130 can comprise add another user to by being connected, message is sent to another user, read message from another user, check be associated with another user content, participate in issued by another user event, issue image, attempt issuing image or other actions with another user or another object interaction.When user takes action in social networking system 130, this action is recorded in activity log 142.In one embodiment, social networking system 130 preserves the database of activity log 142 as entry.When taking action in social networking system 130, the entry about this action is added to activity log 142.Activity log 142 can be called as action log.

In addition, user action can be associated with the esoteric concept of reality outside social networking system 130 and action, such as independent of the external system 120 of social networking system 130.Such as, discharge counter 140 can receive from the webserver 132 the mutual data describing user and external system 120.In this example, mutual according to the structurized action in social graph and object report user of external system 120.

Other examples of user and the mutual behavior of external system 120 comprise user show external portion system 120 or another entity interested, the comment of the webpage 122a discussed in external system 120 or external system 120 is distributed to social networking system 130 by user, the URL(uniform resource locator) (URL) be associated with external system 120 or other identifiers are distributed to social networking system 130 by user, user participates in the event be associated with external system 120, or any other behavior relevant to external system 120 that user performs.Therefore, activity log 142 can comprise describe social networking system 130 user and independent of social networking system 130 external system 120 between mutual action.

Authorization server 144 is enforced and is arranged one or more privacies of user in social networking system 130.The privacy of user is arranged determines how to share the customizing messages be associated with user.Privacy arrange comprise to the specification of the customizing messages be associated with user and to can with the specification of the entity of its sharing information.Other users, application program, external system 120 or can any entity of this information of potential access can be comprised with the example of the entity of its sharing information.The telephone number that the information that user can share comprises similar data photo, be associated with user, user are connected, taked by user such as add the usersaccount information connecting, change the action of subscriber information message etc.

Can different granularity level provide privacy that specification is set.Such as, privacy arranges and can determine and the customizing messages that other users share; Privacy arranges the concrete setting determining business telephone number or relevant information, e.g., comprises the personal information of data photo, home number and identity.Alternately, privacy arranges all information that can be applicable to be associated with user.Can also different granularity level regulation can the specification of this group object of access specific information.Such as, all friends of user, all friends of friend, all application programs or all external systems 120 can be comprised with each group object of its sharing information.An embodiment allows the specification of this group object to comprise the list of entity.Such as, user can provide the list of the external system 120 allowing certain information of access.Another embodiment allows this specification to comprise a group object, and does not allow the exception of accessing this information.Such as, user can allow the job information of all external system 120 calling parties, but regulation does not allow the list of accessing this job information external system 120.The list not being allowed to the exception of accessing certain information is called " blacklist " by some embodiment.The external system 120 belonging to blacklist is specified to be prevented from accessing the information that privacy arranges middle regulation by user.The various combinations of the granularity of the specification of the granularity of the specification of information and the entity of sharing information are possible.Such as, all personal information can be shared with friend, and all working information can be shared with the friend of friend.

Authorization server 144 comprises logic to determine whether the friend of user, external system 120 and/or other application programs and entity can access certain information be associated with user.External system 120 need the mandate of authorization server 144 with more individuals of calling party with the information of sensitivity, as business telephone number.Authorization server 144 arranges based on the privacy of user the communication determining whether to allow another user, external system 120, application program or another entities access to be associated with this user, comprises the information of the action that associated subscriber is taked.

The image processing module 146 of social networking system 130 and the image processing module 118 of subscriber equipment 110 provide image management ability.In embodiments, image processing module 118 receives the image obtained by the camera 124 in subscriber equipment 110 or the image being provided to subscriber equipment 110 from another source.Can by Image Saving to the memory module 126 in subscriber equipment 110.That the user's input being applied to subscriber equipment 110 can make the image preserved in memory module 126 be designated as to share, add message be provided to social networking system 130.The function of specifying and sharing image is below described in more detail.

many photos are selected

User can utilize the cooperation feature of social networking system 130 upload with function and share digital picture.The user of social networking system 130 can upload outstanding feature and friend in her data of performance and identify her picture information with other users.User can upload the surface plot picture of the title through top of the data that can be shown as user equally.Except picture information and surface plot picture, user can upload images to share with other users, as the photo of event, artwork, Professional Photography file, the photo of the Nature or the digital picture of any other type.

Fig. 2 A-2D illustrates the line picture sharing function of social networking system 130 according to the embodiment of the present invention.In fig. 2, the photo 202 utilizing his digital camera 203 to take has been copied to his computing machine 201a by user Brady Carr.In fig. 2b, Brady Carr calling party interface 204 is to be uploaded to social networking system 130 by photo 202.Brady Carr selects to upload option 205 in user interface 204, and this uploads the position of the photo on the local storage of the computing machine 201 that option 205 points out him to browse him.He finds photo 202 and selects ' OK ' option 206.In fig. 2 c, photo 202 has been uploaded to social networking system 130 and has been presented in user interface 204.User interface 204 in fig. 2 c comprises the photo editing panel 207 with selection hurdle 208.In figure 2d, Brady Carr has applied and has been edited into photo 202 in a large number, produces the photo 209 of amendment.These editors comprise by 90 degree of rotations of ' rotation ' button 210 instruction, by the cutting of ' cutting ' button 211 instruction and fuzzy by the instruction of ' fuzzy ' button 212.These editors finally can determine and submit to by selecting ' preservation ' option by Brady Carr.

Along with comprising built-in camera and being connected to the arrival of the mobile device of wireless data network, the characteristic becoming social networking system and more and more give prominence to shared by photo.In fig. 2 a-2d, Brady Carr is by utilizing digital camera 203 to obtain photo, use wired connection that photo 202 is transferred to computing machine 201 from digital camera 203, and photo 202 is uploaded to social networking system 130 from computing machine 201 shared photo 202.But, there is the mobile device of camera-enabled to make the process of share photos easier.The operator of social networking system 130 can provide and allow user directly from the social networks application program of his the mobile device easily mobile device of upload pictures.In addition because with carry compared with special camera, people can be carried at them at one's side by the more frequent mobile device by such as smart mobile phone, and they can have more multimachine and can obtain photo and share them.

The camera of mobile device may be used for obtaining image in special camera application or in the social networks application program mobile device.The image obtained by camera can be stored in the local memory module in the mobile device that uses subsequently, as memory module 126.The image obtained by camera, or be stored in other images in the local memory module in mobile device, social networks application program can be used to upload to social networking system 130.According to embodiments of the present invention, camera application can independent of social networks application initialization, and the option using social networks application program to upload images onto social networking system 130 can be selected in camera application.According to another embodiment, camera can be accessed in social networks application program.Use that camera obtains or the other image stored in a mobile device can watch in single image view, one of them image is presented in the interface of mobile device.Single image view refers to picture library view.Alternatively, use that camera obtains or the other image stored on the mobile apparatus can watch in multiple image, wherein multiple image is simultaneously displayed in the interface of mobile device with compact form.Multiple image views refers to thumbnail.

Fig. 3 A illustrates the camera view 311 in the interface 300 of the camera application on mobile device 301 according to the embodiment of the present invention.In the example illustrated, the image 310 that user is using the camera of mobile device 301 to obtain the tree in camera view 311.When pressing shutter release button 302, image 310 is acquired and is saved in the local memory module in mobile device 301, as memory module 126.User can select other images that in interface 300, picture library option 303 is watched image 310 or is stored on mobile device 301 in single image view.Alternatively, single image view can obtain image time auto-initiation, there is the image 310 be presented in single image view.According to an embodiment, single image view can be picture library view.

Fig. 3 B illustrates the picture library view 312 in the interface 300 of the camera application on mobile device 301 according to the embodiment of the present invention.In the example illustrated, the image 310 of user in viewing picture library view 312.User selects option 304 to share image, makes the menu 305 occurring sharing option.The option 306 being shared image by social networks sharing among option.User can select this option and initialization social networks application program, provides image 310 to social networking system 130.

Fig. 3 C illustrates the message composition view 314 in the interface 313 of the social networks application program on mobile device 301 according to the embodiment of the present invention.In the example illustrated, user writes the message comprising image 310 in message composition view 314 and text 307.Text 307, " looks at the tree! ", can accompanying image 310 as title or comment.User can add more image to this message by selecting to add option 309.User can select ' issue ' option 308 and make image uploading arrive social networking system 130.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, camera can access the image obtained by camera making it possible to more easily select to upload to social networking system 130 in social networks application program.Fig. 4 A illustrates the home screen view 402 in the interface 400 of the social networks application program on mobile device 401 according to the embodiment of the present invention.In the example illustrated, user is initialization social networks application program, the strange thing in display home screen view 402.From in options menu 403, user selects option 404 to enter the function that the camera using mobile device 401 obtains image.Option 404 can allow user to use camera in the interface 400 of social networks application program.

Fig. 4 B illustrates the camera view 414 in the interface 400 of the social networks application program on mobile device 401 according to the embodiment of the present invention.In the example illustrated, user obtains the image 405 taken off in camera view 414.When pressing standard shutter release button 406 or when sharing shutter release button 407, image 405 is acquired and is saved in the local memory module in mobile device 401, as memory module 126.If user selects to share shutter release button 407, image 405 when do not need from user receive any other input command or instruction with prepare to have message share image be automatically appointed as and share and automatic powder adding is added to message or information.Single selection prepares the image shared relevant with message.Camera view 414 is retained in interface 400 to allow user to obtain more images.So far the number having added the acquisition image of message to is presented in mark 408 with message composition icon 409.In the example illustrated, so far two images are added to message.When user completes the image obtaining and share, user can select message composition icon 409 and access comprises the message that he uses all images sharing shutter release button 407 acquisition.

Fig. 4 C illustrates the message composition view 415 in the interface 400 of the social networks application program on mobile device 401 according to the embodiment of the present invention.In the example illustrated, user writes the message comprising three images 418 in message composition view 415 and text 410.Text 410, " looks at this airplane! ", can with three images 418 as title or comment.User can add more image to this message by selecting to add option 412.User can select ' issue ' option 411 and make three images 418 upload to social networking system 130.

According to embodiments of the present invention, user can select the picture library option 413 in interface 400 to watch the image be stored on mobile device 401 in single image view.Single image view can be picture library view.Fig. 5 A illustrates the picture library view 502 in the interface 500 of the social networks application program on mobile device 501 according to the embodiment of the present invention.In the example illustrated, picture library view 502 shows the image 503 of sunset.Image 503 can be use that the camera of mobile device 501 obtains or be stored in addition in mobile device 501.User can select check mark option 504 to specify the image 503 shared and to add it to message.User by, such as, use the screen of the inswept mobile device 501 of his finger to continue at picture library view 503 image browsing, and by selecting check mark option 504 and adding them to the other image shared of message appointment.According to an embodiment, user can by the image selecting editing options 507 application to be edited into current display, and this editing options can activate the photo editing interface being similar to photo editing panel 207 (as shown in Figure 2 C).

So far the number having added the acquisition image of message to is presented in mark 505 with message composition icon 506.In the example illustrated, so far four images are added to message.Remove image from message, that is, " go specify " image of sharing, user can browse the image of specifying in picture library view 502 and go to select check mark option 504.User can by selecting to delete option 520 deleted image.

According to embodiments of the present invention, user can select the thumbnail option 508 in interface 500 to watch the image be stored on device in multiple image views.Multiple image views can be thumbnail.Fig. 5 B illustrates the thumbnail 509 in the interface 500 of the social networks application program on mobile device 501 according to the embodiment of the present invention.Picture library view 509 shows image 510,511,512,513,514.Each image 510,512,513 has check mark option to specify the image shared and to add it to message.Check mark option for the image shared of having specified look like choose and for there is no to specify the image shared to look like and not choosing.In the example illustrated, image 510,511,512 and 513 has been designated to be shared, and image 514 does not have designated sharing.According to embodiment, if the number of image exceedes the free space in thumbnail 509, so other image can at lower one page (not shown), and user can pass through, such as, one page under the screen access of the inswept mobile device 501 of his finger is made.So far the number having added the image of message to is presented in mark 505 with message composition icon 506.In the example illustrated, so far four images are added to message.User can return option 515 by selection and get back to picture library view 502.

When user completes the image of specifying and sharing, user can select the message composition icon 506 in picture library view 502 or in thumbnail 509 and access comprises the message that he specifies the image shared.If user selects message composition icon 506 when not specifying any image shared in picture library view 502, can imply that the image of current display is designated as the also automatic powder adding shared and is added to message.If user selects message composition icon 506 when not specifying any image shared in thumbnail 509, can imply specify first image of the upper left quarter of thumbnail 509 be share and automatically add message to.

Fig. 5 C illustrates the message composition view 521 in the interface 500 of the social networks application program on mobile device 501 according to the embodiment of the present invention.In the example illustrated, user comprises the message of four images 518 in message composition view 521 and text 516 writing.Text 516, " beautiful a picture! " can with four images 518 as title or comment.User adds more images to this message by selecting to add option 519.User can select ' issue ' option 517 and make three images 518 upload to social networking system 130.

Fig. 6 illustrates the process 600 of the multiple image of selection according to the embodiment of the present invention.At frame 601, subscriber equipment 110 receives image.Image can obtain or use the camera being built into subscriber equipment 110 to obtain in special camera application or social networks application program.Alternatively, image is received from another source by subscriber equipment 110.Image can be stored in the memory module 126 in subscriber equipment 110.At frame 602, subscriber equipment 110 receives the instruction of the image shared.Instruction can be based on, and such as, the user sharing shutter option selects to derive from camera view.Alternatively, instruction can be based on, and such as, the user of check mark option selects to derive from the single image view as picture library view.At frame 603, subscriber equipment 110 is not when needing automatically to add image to communication when receiving any other input or instruction from the user of subscriber equipment 110.Single selection allows image to be associated with communication.At frame 604, subscriber equipment 110 provides communication to social networking system 130.Process 600 can be entered completely by other modules of image processing module 118, memory module 126 or subscriber equipment 110 or partly carry out.

According to embodiments of the present invention, when specifying the image shared, user can receive visible instruction.Although specify the number of the image shared can be presented in flag icons with message composition option, when specifying the image shared, user may not notice the increase of the quantity in mark.Because many mobile devices accept user's input by touch-screen, it is difficult to determine whether that touch-screen detects selection sometimes.This can be following situation, if namely the finger of user accidentally contacts with touch-screen and touch-screen detects the undesired selection of user, if or user want select but touch-screen does not detect selection, because the finger of user does not have enough near-earths to contact with touch-screen.Therefore, expect to provide user the image confirming selected him with the form of animation.

Fig. 7 A illustrates the camera view 702 in the interface 700 of the social networks application program on mobile device 701 according to the embodiment of the present invention.For convenience of explanation, arrow 704 is shown as and proceeds to message composition option 705 from the center row of the camera view 702 focusing on frame display.Arrow 704 shows, when user by selecting shares the visible animation showing the movement comprised from the central authorities of camera view 702 to message composition option 705 when shutter release button 716 obtains image 717 and specifies and share image 717.Increase with the quantity in the mark 706 of message composition option 705 to reflect that image 717 adds message to.

Fig. 7 B illustrates the picture library view 714 in the interface 700 of the social networks application program on mobile device 701 according to the embodiment of the present invention.For convenience of explanation, arrow 708 is shown as and proceeds to message composition option 709 from the center row of picture library view 714.Arrow 708 shows, and shows the visible animation of the movement comprised from the central authorities of picture library view 714 to message composition option 709 when user by selecting check mark option 707 is specified and shared image 718.Increase with the quantity in the mark 710 of message composition option 709 to reflect that image 718 adds message to.

Fig. 7 C illustrates the thumbnail 715 in the interface 700 of the social networks application program on mobile device 701 according to the embodiment of the present invention.For convenience of explanation, arrow 711 is shown as and marches to message composition option 712 from image 710.Arrow 711 shows, and shows when the check mark option in user by selecting image 710 is specified and shared image 710 the visible animation comprised from image 710 to the movement of message composition option 712.Increase with the quantity in the mark 713 of message composition option 712 to reflect that image 710 adds message to.

The animation shown by arrow in accompanying drawing 7A, 7B and 7C can occur in many forms.According to embodiment, animation can comprise miniaturization effect, wherein shows the copy of image of specifying and sharing and seems to reduce gradually along with it is advanced from the primary importance screen towards the second place on screen.Fig. 7 D illustrates the miniaturization effect in the picture library view 722 in the interface 720 of the social networks application program on mobile device 721 according to the embodiment of the present invention.In the example illustrated, user by selecting check mark option 724 specifies the image 723 shared.When user selects check mark option 724, the copy 725 of display image 723.The initial central authorities on picture library view 722 of copy 725, but reduce gradually, or miniaturization, and advance towards message composition icon 726.Along with animation completes, copy 725 has narrowed down to the degree of disappearance, produces indicating image 723 and has been designated as and shares and add the visual effect of message to.In addition, one is increased to the quantity in the mark 727 of message composition icon 726 from zero.After animation terminates, image 723 can show by its primitive form, as shown.

Fig. 8 illustrates that display animation is to represent that user specifies the process 800 of the image shared.At frame 801, subscriber equipment 110 receives image.Image can obtain or use the camera being built into subscriber equipment 110 to obtain in special camera application or social networks application program.Alternatively, image is received from another source by subscriber equipment 110.Image can be stored in the memory module 126 in subscriber equipment 110.At frame 802, subscriber equipment 110 receives the instruction of the image shared in view.Instruction can be passed through, and such as, the user sharing shutter option selects to derive from camera view.Alternatively, instruction can be passed through, and such as, the user of check mark option selects to derive from the single image view as picture library view.Alternatively, instruction can be passed through, and such as, the user of the image shared selects to derive from the multiple image views as thumbnail.At frame 803, subscriber equipment display indicating image is designated the animation shared.Animation can comprise miniaturization effect, or any other visible element.Miniaturization effect can comprise the copy of display image and reduce gradually along with its advancing from the primary importance in view to the second place in view, or miniaturization copy.Primary importance can be the icon representing the option being used to specify the image shared.The second place can be the icon representing message composition option.At frame 804, subscriber equipment 110 provides image to social networking system 130.Process 800 can be entered completely by any other module of image processing module 118, memory module 126 or subscriber equipment 110 or partly carry out.

Although describe previous examples with reference to mobile device, embodiment described herein can realize on the subscriber equipment 110 of any type.On the device with touch-screen, as mobile device or board device, the option that user selects can touch to correspond to by user and represent that user wants the position on the touch-screen of the icon of the option selected to receive.On the device with input mechanism, as a control device, the option that user selects can handle mobile pointer by user or to corresponding to, other visual elements represent that user wants the position of the icon of the option selected, and the mechanism pressing button receives.Point control device is finger mouse, Trackball device or indulge any mechanism of pointer in on-screen options.In addition, any other form that the option of selection can be inputted by the user to subscriber equipment triggers, as voice command.

Figure 10 A illustrates the picture library view 1002 in the interface 1000 of the social networks application program on mobile device 1001 according to the embodiment of the present invention.In the example illustrated, picture library view 1002 is presented at the image 1010 of the people of surfing in ocean.In another embodiment, picture library view can show any type of Digital Media, comprises image, video, chart or file.User can select check mark option one 004 to specify the image 1010 shared and to add it to message.User by, such as, use the screen of the inswept mobile device 1001 of his finger to continue at picture library view 1002 image browsing, and by selecting check mark option one 004 and adding them to the other image shared of message appointment.

So far the number having added the acquisition image of message to is presented in mark 1005 with message composition icon 1006.In the example illustrated, so far four images are added to message.In order to remove image from this message, user can browse the appointment image in picture library view 1002 and go to select check mark option one 004.User can use ' label ' button 1020 to tag to the image with people equally.In image 1010, user has added the label of friend A to image, and above-mentioned friend A is another user on social networking system.User can use the button 1020 that tags to tag to the other user in image 1010.User can continue image browsing in picture library view 1002 equally and use the button 1020 that tags to tag to the other image with other user.In addition, user can use the button that tags to remove label data in Already in image 1010.

According to embodiments of the present invention, user can select the thumbnail option one 008 in interface 1000 to watch the image be stored on device in multiple image views.Figure 10 B illustrates the thumbnail 1009 in the interface 1000 of the social networks application program on mobile device 1001 according to the embodiment of the present invention.Thumbnail 1009 shows image 1010,1011,1012,1013,1014.Each image has check mark option to specify the image shared and will add message to.For message check mark option for the image shared of having specified look like choose and for there is no to specify the image shared to look like and not choosing.In the example illustrated, image 1010,1011,1012 and 1013 has been designated to be shared, and image 1014 does not have designated sharing.So far the number having added the image of message to is presented in mark 1005 with message composition icon 1006.In the example illustrated, so far four images are added to message.User can return option one 015 by selection and get back to picture library view 1002.

When user completes the image of specifying and sharing, user can select the message composition icon 1006 in picture library view 1002 or in thumbnail 1009 and edit package specifies the message of the image shared containing him.Figure 10 C illustrates the message composition view 1021 in the interface 1000 of the social networks application program on mobile device 1001 according to the embodiment of the present invention.In the example illustrated, user comprises the message of four images 1018 in message composition view 1021 and text 1016 writing.Text 1016, " beautiful a picture! ", be associated with four images 1018.Message comprises to be listed in message itself or the tagged proprietary viewing area 1023 that tags in any image be associated.In the exemplary embodiment, image 1010,1011,1012 and 1013 all has a tagged unique people in the picture.Such as, Figure 10 A illustrates that friend A is tagged in image 1010 (similarly, friend B is tagged in image 1011, friend C be tagged in image 1012 and friend D is tagged in image 1013).Therefore, the viewing area 1023 that tags illustrates four tagged people: friend A, friend B, friend C and friend D.In addition, user can use ' label ' button to tag to people other in message itself.User can add more image to this message by selecting to add button 1019.User can select ' issue ' button 1017 and make message 1016 be uploaded to share on social networking system with four images 1018.Message and the privacy level of image that is associated with message when user can select privacy to arrange icon 1022 to determine to share on social networking system equally.

In one embodiment, the privacy level of message and the privacy level of all media that is associated with message are by always identical.Therefore, if the people on social networking system can access message, so he will can access all media be associated with message equally.Similarly, if the people on social networking system can access any media be associated, so he will can access and message and remaining media be associated equally.Figure 10 D illustrates that the privacy when user selects privacy to arrange icon 1022 arranges view 1026.Privacy classes 1025 can comprise: I, friend, public and self-defined.Privacy arrange view 1025 illustrate the current beginning of privacy classes current be set to " I " arrange.The privacy classes selected by user will determine that who can access message and the media be associated.Effect-based operation and tagged people in the media be associated also are adjusted, as illustrated by following two examples by privacy classes.

In an example, user creates the message 1016 with four images be associated 1018.User give in message 1016 or the image 1018 that is associated anyone tag.If user selects " I " privacy to arrange, then message 1016 will only be shared with this user with the image 1018 be associated.If user selects " friend " privacy to arrange, then message 1016 is shared with the friend of this user with the image 1018 be associated.If user selects " public " privacy to arrange, then message 1016 is shared with anyone on social networking system with the image 1018 be associated.Finally, user can select message 1016 to arrange with " self-defined " privacy of the image 1018 be associated.

In second example, user creates the message 1016 with four images be associated 1018.User tags to a people in each image, and four different people are tagged in four images 1018.Message adjusts according to message and tagged people in the media be associated with the privacy classes of the media be associated.Arrange if the privacy classes of message is set to " I " by user, then he and four tagged people can access message 1016 and the images 1018 be associated.Arrange if the privacy classes of message is set to " friend " by user, then message 1016 is shared with the friend of user with the friend of all four tagged people with the image 1018 be associated.In " friend " is arranged, message and the image be associated can be accessed to the friend of user on social networking system and the friend of all four tagged people.

Referring again to Figure 10 C, message 1016 has four images be associated 1018 and four tagged users tagging in viewing area 1023.If user selects " I " of the privacy classes of message 1016 to arrange, so message 1016 and image 1018 will only be shared with tagged people in user and message 1016 and image 1018 (that is, user, friend A, friend B, friend C and friend D).If user selects " friend " of the privacy classes of message 1016 to arrange, so message 1016 is shared with user with the friend of tagged people with image 1018.Therefore, in the exemplary embodiment, if user selects " friend " privacy to arrange, so message 1016 will be shared with five friend networks with image 1018 (that is, the friend networks of user, friend A, friend B, friend C and friend D).

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, message 1016 is dynamic each other with the label in the image 1018 be associated completely.If so user deletes the label of the people in message 1016, so the label of that people is deleted in message 1016 itself and all both images 1018 be associated.Similarly, if the label of user deletes in the image 1018 be associated in one people, so the label of that people is deleted in message 1016 itself and all both images that other is associated 1018.Such as, user is created in the message in two images be associated with the label of identical people.If user deletes a label of this people, the label of so identical in two images people is deleted automatically.In other words, if in message 1016 or the image 1018 that is associated people label in one be removed, all labels of so identical people remove from message 1016 and the image 1018 that is associated.

In interchangeable embodiment, if user changes the privacy classes of message, the privacy classes of the image be so associated with message also dynamically changes.Similarly, if user changes the privacy classes of any image be associated, so the privacy classes of message and all images that other is associated also will change.In an example, user has selected message 1016 to arrange with " I " privacy of the image 1018 be associated.If the label of people removes from message 1016 or image 1018, so will the people limiting and remove label be adjusted to automatically to message 1016 and image 1018.In second example, user has selected message 1016 to arrange with " friend " privacy of the image 1018 be associated.If the label of people removes from message 1016 or image 1018, so will the friend limiting and remove the people of label be adjusted to automatically to message 1016 and image 1018.Therefore, always message will keep identical, even if when changing message or any image be associated with the privacy classes of the image be associated.

hardware implementing

Said process and feature can be realized in multiple network and computing environment by multiple machine and computer system architecture.Fig. 9 illustrates the example that may be used for the computer system 900 realizing one or more embodiment described herein.Computer system 900 comprises a series of instructions making computer system 900 perform the process and character discussed herein.Computer system 900 can be connected with other machines (such as, network).In network design, computer system 900 may operate in the limit of power of server machine in client-sever network environment or client machines, or operates in equity (or distributed) network environment as peer machines.In embodiments of the present invention, computer system 900 can be social networking system 130, subscriber equipment 110 and external system 120 or its parts.In embodiments of the present invention, computer system 900 can be a server among many servers of formation all or part social networking system 130.

Computer system 900 comprises processor 902, buffer memory 904 and one or more executable module and driver, stores on a computer-readable medium, for process and character described herein.In addition, computer system 900 comprises high-performance I/O (I/O) bus 906 and standard I/O bus 908.Processor 902 is coupled to high-performance I/O bus 906 by main frame bridge joint 910, and two buses 906 and 908 are coupled to each other by I/O bus bridge 912.System storage 914 and one or more network interface 916 are coupled to high-performance I/O bus 906.Computer system 900 may further include video memory and is coupled to the display device (not shown) of video memory.Mass storage 918 and I/O port 920 are couple to standard I/O bus 908.Computer system 900 can comprise the keyboard and some control equipment, display device or other input-output unit (not shown) that are coupled to standard I/O bus 908 alternatively.In general, these elements are intended to show the computer hardware system of kind widely, include but not limited to the x86-compatible processor manufactured based on the Intel by Santa Clara city, with the x86-compatible processor that the senior micro equipment company (AMD) by California Sani Wei Er manufactures, and the computer system of any other suitable processor.

The operation of operating system management and computer for controlling system 900, comprises the output (not shown) of the input to the data of software application and the data from software application.Operating system provides the interface between software application that the hardware component of system and system performs.Any suitable operating system can be used, as LINUX operating system, the Apple Macintosh operating system that can obtain from the Apple Computer of California Ku Bitinuo, UNIX operating system, operational system, BSD operational system etc.Other embodiment may be there is.

The element of computer system 900 is below described in more detail.Particularly, network interface 916 provides computer system 900 and any communication on a large scale between network, as Ethernet (such as, IEEE802.3) network, base plate (backplane) etc.Mass storage 918 provides the said process and the data of feature and the permanent storage of programming instruction that perform above each computing system realization determined, and system storage 914 (such as, DRAM) provides the temporary storage of data when being performed by processor 902 and programming instruction.I/O port 920 can be to provide one or more serial and/or the parallel communications ports of the communication between the other peripherals that can be coupled to computer system 900.

Computer system 900 can comprise various system architecture, and can rearrange the various parts of computer system 900.Such as, buffer memory 904 can on the chip of processor 902.Alternatively, buffer memory 904 and processor 902 can conducts packaging together " processor module ", and processor 902 is called " processor core ".In addition, certain embodiment of the present invention can neither need also not comprise above all parts.Such as, the peripherals being coupled to standard I/O bus 908 can be coupled to high-performance I/O bus 906.In addition, in some embodiments, can only there is single bus, the parts of computer system 900 are coupled to single bus.In addition, computer system 900 can comprise other parts, as other processor, memory storage or storer.

Usually, process and character described herein can be implemented as the part of operating system or embody rule program, parts, program, object, module or is called a series of instructions of " program ".Such as, one or more program may be used for performing detailed process described herein.Program generally includes the various storer in computer system 900 and the one or more instructions in memory device, when it is read by one or more processor and performed, makes computer system 900 carry out operating to perform process and character described herein.Process and character described herein can realize in software, firmware, hardware (such as, Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) or its any combination.

In one embodiment, process and character described herein is embodied as a series of executable modules run seriatim or jointly in distributed computing environment by computer system 900.Above-mentioned module can by hardware, be stored in executable module on computer-readable medium (or machine readable media) or both combinations realize.Such as, module can comprise by the processor in hardware system, as multiple or a series of instructions that processor 902 performs.At first, a series of instruction can store on the storage means, as mass storage 918.But a series of instruction can be stored on any suitable computer-readable recording medium.In addition, a series of instruction does not need local storage, can derive from remote storage, as the server on network by network interface 916.Instruction to copy to system storage 914 from the memory storage of such as mass storage 918 and is then accessed by processor 902 and performed.

The example of computer-readable medium includes but not limited to, can the medium of record type, as volatile and non-volatile memory device; Solid-state memory; Flexible plastic disc and other removable disks; CD (such as, compact disc read-only memory (CD ROMS), digital multi-purpose disk (DVD)); Other similar non-transitory (or temporary transient), tangible (or non-physical) storage medium; Or be suitable for the medium storing, encode or carry any type being performed to carry out a series of instructions of any one or more process and characters described herein by computer system 900.

For the object illustrated, many concrete details are set forth, to provide the comprehensive understanding to describing.But, it is evident that for a person skilled in the art, also can put into practice embodiment of the present disclosure when there is no these details.In some cases, module, structure, process, feature and device shown in block diagram format to avoid making description fuzzy.In other cases, illustrate that functional block diagram and process flow diagram are with representation of data and logic flow.The parts (such as, module, block, structure, device, feature etc.) of block diagram and process flow diagram the mode except clearly describing herein and describing differently can combine, separate, remove, resequence and replace.

In this specification with reference to " embodiment ", " embodiment ", " other embodiments ", " a series of embodiment " etc. mean with embodiment about the special characteristic, design, structure or the characteristic that describe be included at least one embodiment of the present disclosure.Such as, the appearance of phrase " in one embodiment " or " in embodiments " each position in the description must all with reference to identical embodiment, neither be independent or mutually exclusive with other embodiments of replaceable embodiment.In addition, whether no matter exist and represent reference " embodiment " etc., each feature of description, and can differently save in other embodiments if differently can combine and comprising in some embodiments.Similarly, each feature of description can be preference or the requirement of some embodiments, instead of other embodiments.

The language used in this article is mainly selected for object that is readable and directiveness, and it may not be selected to describe or restriction subject matter of an invention.Therefore, it is intended to make scope of the present invention not describe restriction by details, but is limited by any claim of the application discussed based on it.Therefore, disclosed embodiments of the present invention are intended to carry out illustration, and the scope of the invention of defined in unrestricted claims.

Claims

1. a computer implemented method, comprising:

Receive the instruction of one or more Digital Media;

Receive the communication about described one or more Digital Media;

Based on described instruction, described one or more Digital Media is associated with described communication; And

Privacy based on the user on social networking system is arranged, and described social networking system arranges the privacy classes of described communication and described one or more Digital Media.

2. computer implemented method according to claim 1, wherein, described privacy classes only allows the described user on described social networking system to access described communication and described one or more Digital Media.

3. computer implemented method according to claim 1, wherein, described privacy classes only allows the friend of the described user on described social networking system and described user to access described communication and described one or more Digital Media.

4. computer implemented method according to claim 1, also comprises: receive the label data about described communication or described one or more Digital Media, wherein, and the one or more people on social networking system described in described label data identification.

5. computer implemented method according to claim 4, also comprises: the described privacy classes adjusting described communication and described one or more Digital Media based on the described one or more people identified in described label data.

6. computer implemented method according to claim 5, wherein, adjusts described privacy classes and comprises and allow the described one or more people identified in described label data to access described communication and described one or more Digital Media further.

7. computer implemented method according to claim 6, wherein, adjusts described privacy classes and comprises and allow the friend of the described one or more people identified in described label data to access described communication and described one or more Digital Media further.

8. computer implemented method according to claim 5, wherein, adjusting described privacy classes comprises when identifying that the described label data of the one or more people on described social networking system is removed, communication and described one or more Digital Media described in limiting access.

9. computer implemented method according to claim 1, wherein, described Digital Media comprises digital picture.

10. computer implemented method according to claim 1, wherein, described communication comprises content of text.

11. 1 kinds of computer-readable recording mediums comprising following computer program code:

Receive the instruction of one or more Digital Media;

Receive the communication about described one or more Digital Media;

12. computer-readable recording mediums according to claim 11, wherein, described privacy classes only allows the described user on described social networking system to access described communication and described one or more Digital Media.

13. computer-readable recording mediums according to claim 11, wherein, described privacy classes only allows the friend of the described user on described social networking system and described user to access described communication and described one or more Digital Media.

14. computer-readable recording mediums according to claim 11, also comprise, and receive the label data about described communication or described one or more Digital Media, wherein, and the one or more people on social networking system described in described label data identification.

15. computer-readable recording mediums according to claim 14, also comprise, and adjust the described privacy classes of described communication and described one or more Digital Media based on the described one or more people identified in described label data.

16. computer-readable recording mediums according to claim 15, wherein, adjust described privacy classes and comprise and allow the described one or more people identified in described label data to access described communication and described one or more Digital Media further.

17. computer-readable recording mediums according to claim 16, wherein, adjust described privacy classes and comprise and allow the friend of the described one or more people identified in described label data to access described communication and described one or more Digital Media further.

18. computer-readable recording mediums according to claim 15, wherein, adjust described privacy classes to comprise, when identifying that the described label data of the one or more people on described social networking system is removed, communication and described one or more Digital Media described in limiting access.

19. computer-readable recording mediums according to claim 11, wherein, described Digital Media comprises digital picture.

20. computer-readable recording mediums according to claim 11, wherein, described communication comprises content of text.