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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2014
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Matthew Steiner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kevin C. Smilak, Torrance, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for providing access to content of a web-based collection, which includes receiving content from at least two users authorized to provide content. A request is received from another user to view content in the web-based collection, the another user not authorized to provide content to the web-based collection. A determination is made as to whether the another user is associated with either of the two users. If so, the another user is enabled to view any content on the web-based collection. If not, the another user is prevented from viewing any content on the web-based collection. The another user is determined to be associated with one of the two users based on the one of the two users selecting the another user as having a relationship to the one of the two users on a social network website.