System and method of ownership of an online collection

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method of determining which users are allowed to add content into a web-based collection and to view content from the web-based collection, the content including at least one of a photo and a video, the method comprising:
receiving, by a processor as output by an administrator of the web-based collection, a list of users who are authorized to provide content onto a website; receiving, by the processor, a first request from a first user to provide the content to the website, wherein the content is associated with an event attended by people; determining, by the processor, whether the first user making the first request is on the list of users, and if so, allowing the first user to provide the content to the website; receiving, by the processor, a second request from a second user to view the content on the website; determining, by the processor, whether the second user is on the list of users or is associated with any user on the list of users; if the determining is that the second user is on the list of users or is associated with any user on the list of users, allowing the second user to view the content on the website, and if not, disallowing the second user to view the content on the website; performing facial image recognition on the content to identify one or more of the people that attended the event, wherein the facial image recognition is performed based on user consent; and providing an invitation to view the content to the one or more of the people that are identified as having attended the event based on performing the facial image recognition.