Patents by Inventor Joshua Wiseman
Joshua Wiseman 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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Publication number: 20240141925Abstract: A motor mount spacer/adapter arrangement includes a wire cage and at least one spacer. The wire cage includes one or more clamps having substantially equal inner dimensions. The at least one spacer/adapter is disposed adjacent the inner dimension of one of the clamps. As such, the one or more clamps is configured to secure an electric motor in the wire cage. In some versions, the electric motor can have a lower body portion of a first dimension and an upper body portion of a second dimension that is different than the first dimension. The at least one spacer/adapter is therefore configured to reside between one of the clamps and one of the upper and lower body portions of the electric motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Jason Robert Yochum, Joshua Wiseman
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Patent number: 10582006Abstract: A social networking system provides a short, unbiased biographical summary for a user of the social networking system. The short biography includes a few relevant biographical information items selected from the user's profile and is displayed on the profile page. The short biography may be displayed with a set of photographs also selected from the profile for their relevance. Relevance may be based on various information including temporal relevance and relevance to the viewing user. Display of the short biography allows a viewer to easily find current biographical information about the user in an abbreviated format.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Peter Xiu Deng, William Joseph Flynn, III, Joshua Wiseman, Matthew Cahill, Mark E. Zuckerberg
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Patent number: 10574781Abstract: A social networking system provides a short, unbiased biographical summary for a user of the social networking system. The short biography includes a few relevant biographical information items selected from the user's profile and is displayed on the profile page. The short biography may be displayed with a set of photographs also selected from the profile for their relevance. Relevance may be based on various information including temporal relevance and relevance to the viewing user. Display of the short biography allows a viewer to easily find current biographical information about the user in an abbreviated format.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Peter Xiu Deng, William Joseph Flynn, III, Joshua Wiseman, Matthew Cahill, Mark E. Zuckerberg
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Patent number: 10554601Abstract: A social networking system detects spam in comments posted by users of the social networking system. A spam prevention module of the social networking system retrieves content signals associated with a posted comment and analyzes the content signals to determine whether the posted comment contains spam content. The spam prevention module augments the content signal analysis by analyzing social signals of the posted comment. Based on the content signal analysis and the social signal analysis, the spam prevention module determines whether the posted comment is spam and takes remedial actions on detected spam, including blocking the comment and educating the user who posted the comment.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Joshua Wiseman, Matthew Kai-Shing Choi
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Patent number: 10242067Abstract: The invention provides a display interface in a social networking system that enables the presentation of information related to a user in a timeline or map view. The system accesses information about a user of a social networking system, including both data about the user and social network activities related to the user. The system then selects one or more of these pieces of data and/or activities from a certain time period and gathers them into timeline units based on their relatedness and their relevance to users. These timeline units are ranked by relevance to the user, and are used to generate a timeline or map view for the user containing visual representations of the timeline units organized by location or time. The timeline or map view is then provided to other users of the social networking system that wish to view information about the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Serkan Piantino, Ryan Case, Stanislav Funiak, Daniel Klatzko Gibson, Jeff Huang, Ryan David Mack, Paul M. McDonald, Arun Vijayvergiya, Joshua Wiseman, Zizhuang Yang, Steven Young, Raylene Kay Yung, Mark E. Zuckerberg
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Patent number: 10142281Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprising by one or more computing devices, transmitting, from a first mobile device, a first message that includes a first user identifier corresponding to a first user of the first mobile device, wherein the first user identifier corresponds to a user account of the first user in a social-networking system, receiving, at the first mobile device, one or more second messages that includes a second user identifier corresponding to a second mobile device within a direct radio connectivity of the first mobile device, wherein the second user identifier corresponds to a respective user account of a second user in the social-networking system, and storing, at the first mobile device, information received in the second message for access by one or more applications hosted on the first mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Wiseman, David Harry Garcia, Michael John McKenzie Toksvig
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Publication number: 20170359296Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprising by one or more computing devices, transmitting, from a first mobile device, a first message that includes a first user identifier corresponding to a first user of the first mobile device, wherein the first user identifier corresponds to a user account of the first user in a social-networking system, receiving, at the first mobile device, one or more second messages that includes a second user identifier corresponding to a second mobile device within a direct radio connectivity of the first mobile device, wherein the second user identifier corresponds to a respective user account of a second user in the social-networking system, and storing, at the first mobile device, information received in the second message for access by one or more applications hosted on the first mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Joshua Wiseman, David Harry Garcia, Michael John McKenzie Toksvig
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Publication number: 20170351773Abstract: The invention provides a display interface in a social networking system that enables the presentation of information related to a user in a timeline or map view. The system accesses information about a user of a social networking system, including both data about the user and social network activities related to the user. The system then selects one or more of these pieces of data and/or activities from a certain time period and gathers them into timeline units based on their relatedness and their relevance to users. These timeline units are ranked by relevance to the user, and are used to generate a timeline or map view for the user containing visual representations of the timeline units organized by location or time. The timeline or map view is then provided to other users of the social networking system that wish to view information about the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Raylene Kay Yung, Ryan Case, Jeff Huang, Samuel Lessin, Ryan David Mack, Paul M. McDonald, Serkan Piantino, Arun Vijayvergiya, Joshua Wiseman, Steven Young, Mark E. Zuckerberg
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Patent number: 9787628Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprising by one or more computing devices, transmitting, from a first mobile device, a first message that includes a first user identifier corresponding to a first user of the first mobile device, wherein the first user identifier corresponds to a user account of the first user in a social-networking system, receiving, at the first mobile device, one or more second messages that includes a second user identifier corresponding to a second mobile device within a direct radio connectivity of the first mobile device, wherein the second user identifier corresponds to a respective user account of a second user in the social-networking system, and storing, at the first mobile device, information received in the second message for access by one or more applications hosted on the first mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Wiseman, David Harry Garcia, Michael John McKenzie Toksvig
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Patent number: 9767205Abstract: The invention provides a display interface in a social networking system that enables the presentation of information related to a user in a timeline or map view. The system accesses information about a user of a social networking system, including both data about the user and social network activities related to the user. The system then selects one or more of these pieces of data and/or activities from a certain time period and gathers them into timeline units based on their relatedness and their relevance to users. These timeline units are ranked by relevance to the user, and are used to generate a timeline or map view for the user containing visual representations of the timeline units organized by location or time. The timeline or map view is then provided to other users of the social networking system that wish to view information about the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Raylene Kay Yung, Ryan Case, Jeff Huang, Samuel Lessin, Ryan David Mack, Paul M. McDonald, Serkan Piantino, Arun Vijayvergiya, Joshua Wiseman, Steven Young, Mark E. Zuckerberg
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Publication number: 20170063757Abstract: A social networking system detects spam in comments posted by users of the social networking system. A spam prevention module of the social networking system retrieves content signals associated with a posted comment and analyzes the content signals to determine whether the posted comment contains spam content. The spam prevention module augments the content signal analysis by analyzing social signals of the posted comment. Based on the content signal analysis and the social signal analysis, the spam prevention module determines whether the posted comment is spam and takes remedial actions on detected spam, including blocking the comment and educating the user who posted the comment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Joshua Wiseman, Matthew Kai-Shing Choi
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Publication number: 20150296045Abstract: A social networking system provides a short, unbiased biographical summary for a user of the social networking system. The short biography includes a few relevant biographical information items selected from the user's profile and is displayed on the profile page. The short biography may be displayed with a set of photographs also selected from the profile for their relevance. Relevance may be based on various information including temporal relevance and relevance to the viewing user. Display of the short biography allows a viewer to easily find current biographical information about the user in an abbreviated format.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Peter Xiu Deng, William Joseph Flynn, III, Joshua Wiseman, Matthew Joseph Cahill, Mark E. Zuckerberg
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Publication number: 20150288782Abstract: A social networking system provides a short, unbiased biographical summary for a user of the social networking system. The short biography includes a few relevant biographical information items selected from the user's profile and is displayed on the profile page. The short biography may be displayed with a set of photographs also selected from the profile for their relevance. Relevance may be based on various information including temporal relevance and relevance to the viewing user. Display of the short biography allows a viewer to easily find current biographical information about the user in an abbreviated format.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Peter Xiu Deng, William Joseph Flynn, III, Joshua Wiseman, Matthew Joseph Cahill, Mark E. Zuckerberg
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Publication number: 20150215263Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprising by one or more computing devices, transmitting, from a first mobile device, a first message that includes a first user identifier corresponding to a first user of the first mobile device, wherein the first user identifier corresponds to a user account of the first user in a social-networking system, receiving, at the first mobile device, one or more second messages that includes a second user identifier corresponding to a second mobile device within a direct radio connectivity of the first mobile device, wherein the second user identifier corresponds to a respective user account of a second user in the social-networking system, and storing, at the first mobile device, information received in the second message for access by one or more applications hosted on the first mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: Joshua Wiseman, David Harry Garcia, Michael John McKenzie Toksvig
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Patent number: 9037653Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprising by one or more computing devices, transmitting, from a first mobile device, a first message that includes a first user identifier corresponding to a first user of the first mobile device, wherein the first user identifier corresponds to a user account of the first user in a social-networking system, receiving, at the first mobile device, one or more second messages that includes a second user identifier corresponding to a second mobile device within a direct radio connectivity of the first mobile device, wherein the second user identifier corresponds to a respective user account of a second user in the social-networking system, and storing, at the first mobile device, information received in the second message for access by one or more applications hosted on the first mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Wiseman, David Harry Garcia, Michael John McKenzie Toksvig
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Patent number: 8973100Abstract: A social networking system determines whether a user is a real public figure or is the correct “public persona” of an individual who is famous within a particular domain. The system selects one or more trusted agents. A trusted agent is a user who has been confirmed or is otherwise trusted within the system. The system traverses the social graph of the trusted agent to score and identify additional users who have a sufficient connection to the trusted agent to authenticate them as other confirmed public personas/figures. The system computes confidence scores of the connections of the trusted agent, considering the strength of the connections and other relevant factors. The system provides confidence scores for one or more target users in the social network based on the confidence scores of the friends or connections connecting the trusted agent and the target user.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Joshua Wiseman, Matthew Kai-Shing Choi
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Patent number: 8943136Abstract: A social networking service allows a user of the service to create an interest list associated with a topic of interest, where the interest list includes members that may post content via the social networking service. Members of the interest list may post content associated with the topic. Other users of the social network service may subscribe to the list, and these subscribers may then receive a feed that contains the content posted by the members of the interest list.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Eric Faller, Zachary Ethan Carpen Rait, Joshua Wiseman, Mark E. Zuckerberg
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Patent number: 8938411Abstract: A social networking system infers family connections between a target user and one or more additional social networking system users based on information stored by the social networking system about the target user and the target user's connections. The inferred connections may be sent to the target user for verification and stored by the social networking system if confirmed by the target user. Stored connection information about a set of users connected to the target user may be used to infer connections between the target user and subject users connected to one or more of the users connected to the target user.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2012Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Samuel Lessin, Joshua Wiseman
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Publication number: 20140324797Abstract: The invention provides a display interface in a social networking system that enables the presentation of information related to a user in a timeline or map view. The system accesses information about a user of a social networking system, including both data about the user and social network activities related to the user. The system then selects one or more of these pieces of data and/or activities from a certain time period and gathers them into timeline units based on their relatedness and their relevance to users. These timeline units are ranked by relevance to the user, and are used to generate a timeline or map view for the user containing visual representations of the timeline units organized by location or time. The timeline or map view is then provided to other users of the social networking system that wish to view information about the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Raylene Kay Yung, Ryan Case, Jeff Huang, Samuel Lessin, Ryan David Mack, Paul M. McDonald, Serkan Piantino, Arun Vijayvergiya, Joshua Wiseman, Steven Young, Mark E. Zuckerberg
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Publication number: 20140214737Abstract: The invention provides a display interface in a social networking system that enables the presentation of information related to a user in a timeline or map view. The system accesses information about a user of a social networking system, including both data about the user and social network activities related to the user. The system then selects one or more of these pieces of data and/or activities from a certain time period and gathers them into timeline units based on their relatedness and their relevance to users. These timeline units are ranked by relevance to the user, and are used to generate a timeline or map view for the user containing visual representations of the timeline units organized by location or time. The timeline or map view is then provided to other users of the social networking system that wish to view information about the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Serkan Piantino, Ryan Case, Stanislav Funiak, Daniel Klatzko Gibson, Jeff Huang, Ryan David Mack, Paul M. McDonald, Arun Vijayvergiya, Joshua Wiseman, Zishuang Yang, Steven Young, Raylene Kay Yung, Mark E. Zuckerberg