Patents by Inventor Andrew Yu-ran Chen

Andrew Yu-ran Chen 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).

  • Patent number: 10528207
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving user input (e.g., touch input) selecting a content object displayed in an application on the user's mobile device. The mobile device may then send a request to a social-networking system for content objects and social-networking information related to the selected content object. In response to the user input, the mobile device may provide a persistent display of an interactive element (e.g., a bauble) that corresponds to the selected content object. The interactive element may be displayed, and the user may interact with it, without interfering with the underlying application. The interactive element may float over the application window until the user expands or dismisses it. The user may expand the interactive element to reveal a user interface in which the content object and requested related content objects and social-networking information are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Yu-ran Chen, I Chien Peng
  • Publication number: 20160202879
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving user input (e.g., touch input) selecting a content object displayed in an application on the user's mobile device. The mobile device may then send a request to a social-networking system for content objects and social-networking information related to the selected content object. In response to the user input, the mobile device may provide a persistent display of an interactive element (e.g., a bauble) that corresponds to the selected content object. The interactive element may be displayed, and the user may interact with it, without interfering with the underlying application. The interactive element may float over the application window until the user expands or dismisses it. The user may expand the interactive element to reveal a user interface in which the content object and requested related content objects and social-networking information are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Yu-ran Chen, I Chien Peng