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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2006
Kenneth Norton, San Carlos, CA (US);
Chung-man Tam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jianchang Mao, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhichen Xu, San Jose, CA (US);
Adrienne Bassett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ashley Hall, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nathan Arnold, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kenneth Norton, San Carlos, CA (US);
Chung-Man Tam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jianchang Mao, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhichen Xu, San Jose, CA (US);
Adrienne Bassett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ashley Hall, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nathan Arnold, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for sharing content with a user includes receiving from a user a first set of keywords for annotating an annotated user; receiving from the user a second set of keywords that designate whether annotated content annotated by at least one keyword included in the second set of keywords may be shared with the annotated user; storing in a data store a first association of the first set of keywords with the annotated user, and a second association of the second set of keywords with the annotated user; receiving a keyword selection for a select keyword and an identifier for the annotated user; and displaying on the client system content annotated by the select keyword if the annotated user is annotated by at least one keyword in the first set of keywords, and if the select keyword is included in the second set of keywords.