公开(公告)号：US10536423B1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US16190840

申请日：2018-11-14

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Dennis Troper ,  Pavan Desikan ,  Michael Nestler ,  Amar Gandhi ,  Brynn Evans ,  Karthik M. Nagaraj ,  Jean-Christophe E. Lilot ,  David Besbris ,  Jonathan Terleski

IPC: H04L12/58 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06Q50/00

Abstract: Technology for managing the flow of messages among accounts of a social network. One method enables a first account (e.g., person or entity account) to elect a second account (e.g., person or entity account) in the social network. The election causes the first account to follow the second account to receive electronic messages of the second account. Further, an election of the first account by the second account is disabled until the first account follows the second account. Additionally, the method includes an operation for detecting the first account has followed the second account and has added the second account to a communication group managed by the first account.