Patents by Inventor Antony Fu

Antony Fu 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).

  • Techniques for communicating notifications to subscribers
    Patent number: 9883389
    Abstract: Techniques for communicating notifications to subscribers are described. An apparatus may comprise a channel component and a notification component. The channel component may be operative to receive an event from a social networking service to communicate to a subscriber of the social networking service and to determine one or more channels of a plurality of channels by which to communicate the event to the subscriber according to rankings associated with each channel, the rankings specific to the subscriber and determined according to subscriber history. The notification component may be operative to construct a notification based on the event and to transmit the notification to the subscriber using the determined one or more channels. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Adriel Frederick, Antony Fu, Martin Rehwald, Denise Moreno, Surendra Gadodia
  • Techniques for determining and communicating presence
    Patent number: 9763090
    Abstract: Techniques for determining and communicating presence are described. An apparatus may comprise a presence component and a display component. The presence component may be operative to determine whether a first user is present to receive short message service (SMS) messages on a mobile device. The display component may be operative to indicate to a second user whether the first user is present to receive SMS messages on the mobile device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Adriel Frederick, Antony Fu, Martin Rehwald, Denise Moreno, Surendra Gadodia
  • Techniques for validating a delivery channel
    Patent number: 9717000
    Abstract: Techniques for validating a delivery channel are described. An apparatus may comprise a validity component operative to query a database of device subscriber information for device information of a device associated with a delivery channel, to analyze the device information to determine whether the device is associated with a user, and to determine whether the delivery channel is valid for communication with the user based on whether the device is associated with the user. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Adriel Frederick, Antony Fu, Martin Rehwald, Denise Moreno, Surendra Gadodia
  • Techniques for a custom short message service center
    Patent number: 9706398
    Abstract: Techniques for a custom short message service center are described. An apparatus may comprise a custom short message service center (SMSC) comprising a reception component, a transmission component, and a control component. The reception component may be operative to receive a short message service (SMS) message for communication to a device from a sender. The transmission component may be operative to initiate transmission of the message to the device. The control component may be operative to monitor the transmission of the message to the device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Adriel Frederick, Antony Fu, Martin Rehwald, Denise Moreno, Surendra Gadodia