Patents by Inventor Mary Ann Brennan

Mary Ann Brennan 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).

  • Automated aging of contacts and classifying relationships
    Patent number: 9270768
    Abstract: One or more interactions between a first user and a second user of a social networking system are identified. Each respective interaction of the one or more interactions is scored based on a group score and a time penalty. The group score is based on the number of users in the respective interaction and the time penalty is based on a time between a current time and a time of a last interaction between the first user and the second user. A relationship ranking that measures the first user's affinity towards the second user is determined, where the relationship ranking comprises one or more interaction scores. An indicator representing the relationship ranking is sent to a client for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Path Mobile Inc Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: David B. Morin, Shawn D. Fanning, Dustin R. Mierau, Daniel S. Dofter, Matthew M. Matteson, Mark Lewandowski, Mary Ann Brennan, Daniel Trinh, Mallory Paine
  • Automated Aging of Contacts and Classifying Relationships
    Publication number: 20140074937
    Abstract: One or more interactions between a first user and a second user of a social networking system are identified. Each respective interaction of the one or more interactions is scored based on a group score and a time penalty. The group score is based on the number of users in the respective interaction and the time penalty is based on a time between a current time and a time of a last interaction between the first user and the second user. A relationship ranking that measures the first user's affinity towards the second user is determined, where the relationship ranking comprises one or more interaction scores. An indicator representing the relationship ranking is sent to a client for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Path, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Morin, Shawn D. Fanning, Dustin R. Mierau, Daniel S. Dofter, Matthew M. Matteson, Mark Lewandowski, Mary Ann Brennan, Daniel Trinh, Mallory Paine
  • Automated aging of contacts and classifying relationships
    Patent number: 8589491
    Abstract: One or more interactions between a first user and a second user of a social networking system are identified. Each respective interaction of the one or more interactions is scored based on a group score and a time penalty. The group score is based on the number of users in the respective interaction and the time penalty is based on a time between a current time and a time of a last interaction between the first user and the second user. A relationship ranking that measures the first user's affinity towards the second user is determined, where the relationship ranking comprises one or more interaction scores. An indicator representing the relationship ranking is sent to a client for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Path, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Morin, Shawn D. Fanning, Dustin R. Mierau, Daniel S. Dofter, Matthew M. Matteson, Mark Lewandowski, Mary Ann Brennan, Daniel Trinh, Mallory Paine
  • AUTOMATED AGING OF CONTACTS AND CLASSIFYING RELATIONSHIPS
    Publication number: 20120011204
    Abstract: One or more interactions between a first user and a second user of a social networking system are identified. Each respective interaction of the one or more interactions is scored based on a group score and a time penalty. The group score is based on the number of users in the respective interaction and the time penalty is based on a time between a current time and a time of a last interaction between the first user and the second user. A relationship ranking that measures the first user's affinity towards the second user is determined, where the relationship ranking comprises one or more interaction scores. An indicator representing the relationship ranking is sent to a client for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Path, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Morin, Shawn D. Fanning, Dustin R. Mierau, Daniel S. Dofter, Matthew M. Matteson, Mark Lewandowski, Mary Ann Brennan, Daniel Trinh, Mallory Paine