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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN;
Ying Qi, Shenzhen, CN;
Bin Liu, Shenzhen, CN;
Wei Luo, Shenzhen, CN;
Beiqi Wu, Shenzhen, CN;
Yuxuan Zhang, Shenzhen, CN;
Zongzhuo Wu, Shenzhen, CN;
Rui Guo, Shenzhen, CN;
Haochuan Cui, Shenzhen, CN;
Duokai Huang, Shenzhen, CN;
Zhenan Guan, Shenzhen, CN;
TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CN;
Abstract
Method and device for configuring privacy settings for a social network application are disclosed. The method is performed at a first user device, and includes: receiving a relationship establishment instruction from a first user of the first user device, the relationship establishment instruction being associated with a first relationship establishment mode used by the first user for establishing a relationship; in accordance with the first relationship establishment mode, selecting a respective privacy setting for use by the first user; executing the relationship establishment instruction to establish the relationship between the first user and the second user in the first social network; and after executing the relationship establishment instruction resulting in establishing the relationship between the first user and second user, granting a permission for social network interactions between the first user and the second user in accordance with the respective privacy setting.