Patents by Inventor Ezra Callahan
Ezra Callahan 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).
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Patent number: 9218496Abstract: A social network allows its members to regulate what data is accessible to other members using one or more privacy settings. A particular member of the social network can modify the one or privacy settings to grant or deny different users access to different data. When a member modifies a privacy setting, the social network determines which information pathways communicating data between members are affected. The affected information pathways are then modified responsive to the privacy setting to communicate data identified by the modified privacy setting and enforce the new privacy restrictions.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Ezra Callahan, James H. Wang, Nicolas Vera
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Patent number: 8949948Abstract: A system and method for determining a trust level for a non-approved user in a social network is described. The method includes monitoring requests for social network interactions between an approved user and the non-approved user and determining if each interaction requested is of a first type or a second type. The method further includes increasing a first trust value when the interaction requested is of the first type and increasing a second trust value when the interaction requested is of the second type. The method further includes determining the trust level based on the first trust value and the second trust value. The method further includes changing the status of the non-approved user to an approved user based on the trust level, the first trust value and/or the second trust value.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Ezra Callahan, Aditya Agarwal, Charles Duplain Cheever, Christopher W. Putnam, Bob Trahan
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Publication number: 20140196157Abstract: A social network allows its members to regulate what data is accessible to other members using one or more privacy settings. A particular member of the social network can modify the one or privacy settings to grant or deny different users access to different data. When a member modifies a privacy setting, the social network determines which information pathways communicating data between members are affected. The affected information pathways are then modified responsive to the privacy setting to communicate data identified by the modified privacy setting and enforce the new privacy restrictions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Ezra Callahan, James H. Wang, Nicolas Vera
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Publication number: 20140137201Abstract: A system and method for determining a trust level for a non-approved user in a social network is described. The method includes monitoring requests for social network interactions between an approved user and the non-approved user and determining if each interaction requested is of a first type or a second type. The method further includes increasing a first trust value when the interaction requested is of the first type and increasing a second trust value when the interaction requested is of the second type. The method further includes determining the trust level based on the first trust value and the second trust value. The method further includes changing the status of the non-approved user to an approved user based on the trust level, the first trust value and/or the second trust value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Ezra Callahan, Aditya Agarwal, Charles Duplain Cheever, Christopher W. Putnam, Bob Trahan
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Patent number: 8713055Abstract: A social network allows its members to regulate what data is accessible to other members using one or more privacy settings. A particular member of the social network can modify the one or privacy settings to grant or deny different users access to different data. When a member modifies a privacy setting, the social network determines which information pathways communicating data between members are affected. The affected information pathways are then modified responsive to the privacy setting to communicate data identified by the modified privacy setting and enforce the new privacy restrictions.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2008Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Inventors: Ezra Callahan, James H. Wang, Nicolas Vera
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Patent number: 8656463Abstract: A system and method for determining a trust level for a non-approved user in a social network is described. The method includes monitoring requests for social network interactions between an approved user and the non-approved user and determining if each interaction requested is of a first type or a second type. The method further includes increasing a first trust value when the interaction requested is of the first type and increasing a second trust value when the interaction requested is of the second type. The method further includes determining the trust level based on the first trust value and the second trust value. The method further includes changing the status of the non-approved user to an approved user based on the trust level, the first trust value and/or the second trust value.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Ezra Callahan, Aditya Agarwal, Charlie Cheever, Chris Putnam, Bob Trahan
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Patent number: 8549651Abstract: A system and method for determining a trust level for a non-approved user in a social network is described. The method includes monitoring requests for social network interactions between an approved user and the non-approved user and determining if each interaction requested is of a first type or a second type. The method further includes increasing a first trust value when the interaction requested is of the first type and increasing a second trust value when the interaction requested is of the second type. The method further includes determining the trust level based on the first trust value and the second trust value. The method further includes changing the status of the non-approved user to an approved user based on the trust level, the first trust value and/or the second trust value.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2007Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Ezra Callahan, Aditya Agarwal, Charlie Cheever, Chris Putnam, Bob Trahan
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Publication number: 20110035789Abstract: A system and method for determining a trust level for a non-approved user in a social network is described. The method includes monitoring requests for social network interactions between an approved user and the non-approved user and determining if each interaction requested is of a first type or a second type. The method further includes increasing a first trust value when the interaction requested is of the first type and increasing a second trust value when the interaction requested is of the second type. The method further includes determining the trust level based on the first trust value and the second trust value. The method further includes changing the status of the non-approved user to an approved user based on the trust level, the first trust value and/or the second trust value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Ezra Callahan, Aditya Agarwal, Charlie Cheever, Chris Putnam, Bob Trahan
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Patent number: 7827265Abstract: A method for confirming a request for an association with an organization by a user of a web-based social network is disclosed. In one embodiment, the request includes an e-mail address not controlled by the organization. The request may also be part of an application for membership with the web-based social network. A determination is made whether the request is accepted based at least partially on a specified number of prior requests for association with the organization or being identified as a member of the organization by another user already a member of the organization. The organization may be a high school, a college, a university, a business, a non-profit company, or any other group of people who may desire to associate with each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Charlie Cheever, Chris Putnam, Aditya Agarwal, Ezra Callahan, Bob Trahan
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Publication number: 20090070334Abstract: A social network allows its members to regulate what data is accessible to other members using one or more privacy settings. A particular member of the social network can modify the one or privacy settings to grant or deny different users access to different data. When a member modifies a privacy setting, the social network determines which information pathways communicating data between members are affected. The affected information pathways are then modified responsive to the privacy setting to communicate data identified by the modified privacy setting and enforce the new privacy restrictions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: Ezra Callahan, James Wang, Nicolas Vera
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Publication number: 20080235353Abstract: A method for confirming a request for an association with an organization by a user of a web-based social network is disclosed. In one embodiment, the request includes an e-mail address not controlled by the organization. The request may also be part of an application for membership with the web-based social network. A determination is made whether the request is accepted based at least partially on a specified number of prior requests for association with the organization or being identified as a member of the organization by another user already a member of the organization. The organization may be a high school, a college, a university, a business, a non-profit company, or any other group of people who may desire to associate with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2007Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventors: Charlie Cheever, Chris Putnam, Aditya Agarwal, Ezra Callahan, Bob Trahan
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Publication number: 20080189768Abstract: A system and method for determining a trust level for a non-approved user in a social network is described. The method includes monitoring requests for social network interactions between an approved user and the non-approved user and determining if each interaction requested is of a first type or a second type. The method further includes increasing a first trust value when the interaction requested is of the first type and increasing a second trust value when the interaction requested is of the second type. The method further includes determining the trust level based on the first trust value and the second trust value. The method further includes changing the status of the non-approved user to an approved user based on the trust level, the first trust value and/or the second trust value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2007Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventors: Ezra Callahan, Aditya Agarwal, Charlie Cheever, Chris Puntnam, Bob Trahan