Patents by Inventor Amylee Thibodeau

Amylee Thibodeau has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and systems for optimizing engagement with a social network
    Patent number: 10277550
    Abstract: Techniques to increase engagement with a social networking system. In one embodiment, activities are prioritized based on relatedness to a user. References associated with at least a portion of the prioritized activities are created. The references are categorized into a plurality of types. The reference types may include notifications, friend identifications, and top stories. The references are embedded in digest communications for the user. Descriptive information about the activities are omitted from the digest communications. Digest communications for the user are provided during a time period when the user is not engaged with the social networking system. Notifications for a user are ceased when a level of engagement of the user with the social networking system is less than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: David Y. Chen, Emily B. Grewal, Ziqing Mao, Denise Moreno, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Amylee Thibodeau
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING ENGAGEMENT WITH A SOCIAL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20140372535
    Abstract: Techniques to increase engagement with a social networking system. In one embodiment, activities are prioritized based on relatedness to a user. References associated with at least a portion of the prioritized activities are created. The references are categorized into a plurality of types. The reference types may include notifications, friend identifications, and top stories. The references are embedded in digest communications for the user. Descriptive information about the activities are omitted from the digest communications. Digest communications for the user are provided during a time period when the user is not engaged with the social networking system. Notifications for a user are ceased when a level of engagement of the user with the social networking system is less than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: David Y. Chen, Emily B. Grewal, Ziqing Mao, Denise Moreno, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Amylee Thibodeau
  • Methods and systems for optimizing engagement with a social network
    Patent number: 8856248
    Abstract: Techniques to increase engagement with a social networking system. In one embodiment, activities are prioritized based on relatedness to a user. References associated with at least a portion of the prioritized activities are created. The references are categorized into a plurality of types. The reference types may include notifications, friend identifications, and top stories. The references are embedded in digest communications for the user. Descriptive information about the activities are omitted from the digest communications. Digest communications for the user are provided during a time period when the user is not engaged with the social networking system. Notifications for a user are ceased when a level of engagement of the user with the social networking system is less than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: David Y. Chen, Emily B. Grewal, Ziqing Mao, Denise Moreno, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Amylee Thibodeau
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING ENGAGEMENT WITH A SOCIAL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20130268591
    Abstract: Techniques to increase engagement with a social networking system. In one embodiment, activities are prioritized based on relatedness to a user. References associated with at least a portion of the prioritized activities are created. The references are categorized into a plurality of types. The reference types may include notifications, friend identifications, and top stories. The references are embedded in digest communications for the user. Descriptive information about the activities are omitted from the digest communications. Digest communications for the user are provided during a time period when the user is not engaged with the social networking system. Notifications for a user are ceased when a level of engagement of the user with the social networking system is less than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: David Y. Chen, Emily B. Grewal, Ziqing Mao, Denise Moreno, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Amylee Thibodeau