CPC H04L 67/55 (2022.05) [G06F 7/00 (2013.01); G06F 16/958 (2019.01); G06Q 10/109 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); H04L 51/046 (2013.01); H04L 51/216 (2022.05); H04L 51/224 (2022.05); H04L 51/56 (2022.05); H04L 51/58 (2022.05); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04L 67/567 (2022.05); H04W 4/21 (2018.02); G06F 17/00 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0269 (2013.01); H04L 51/00 (2013.01); H04L 51/10 (2013.01); H04L 51/214 (2022.05); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.05); H04W 4/12 (2013.01); H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A system for publishing information to communities of users of a service, the system comprising:
one or more hardware processors configured to:
receive new content to publish from a first device, wherein the first device is associated with a user in a community of users;
host a first user profile associated with the user of the first device;
host a second user profile associated with a user of a second device;
store relationship data of the first user profile, the relationship data reflecting relationships between the user of the first device and one or more other users in the community of users,
wherein a relationship is established when the user of the first device sends a relationship request to the user of the second device from the first device and the user of the second device confirms the relationship request on the second device;
identify targeted recipients in the community of users based on the relationship data, the targeted recipients being a subset of the community of users;
authenticate the user of the first device and the user of the second device,
wherein authentication is performed by comparing information provided by the user being authenticated with information stored by the system; and
send a message to the second device related to the new content,
wherein the message contains an indication of the new content, and
wherein the message is sent through an intermediary server that provides wireless connectivity between the second device and the system; and
disseminate the new content received from the first device to the second device without receiving input from the first device explicitly specifying the targeted recipients,
wherein the user of the second device is one of the targeted recipients,
wherein the new content is disseminated to the second device in response to receiving a request from the second device requesting the new content after the message has been sent to the second device, and
wherein the new content is disseminated over a connection that is independent of the intermediary server.
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