Patents by Inventor Matthew David Shoup

Matthew David Shoup 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: 9098133
    Abstract: Tools (systems, apparatuses, methodologies, computer program products, etc.) for pairing electronic devices including touchscreen-enabled electronic devices, and for facilitating communication between paired electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Bowei Gai, Matthew David Shoup
  • Publication number: 20150145671
    Abstract: Techniques pertaining to wearable technology are described. According to various embodiments, one or more sensors embedded in or attached to an article of clothing detect that the clothing is in physical contact with a user at a particular time. Thereafter, it is determined that the article of clothing is being worn by the user at the particular time, based on the detecting. Further, user wear history information may be generated, the user wear history indicating that, at the particular time, the user is wearing the article of clothing. The user wear history information may include one or more data points associated with one or more specified times, each of the data points indicating whether the article of clothing is being worn by the user or is not being worn by the user at the corresponding specified time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Roy Cohen, Monica Lucas, Matthew David Shoup
  • Publication number: 20140358607
    Abstract: Techniques for discovering and recruiting team members for a team are described. According to various embodiments, a user request to identify one or more potential team members of a team is received, the user request including a user specification of a specific job title Skill mapping information identifying various sample skills associated with various sample job titles is accessed, and one or more specific skills associated with the specific job title is determined based on the skill mapping information. Thereafter, candidate team members of the team are identified from among members of a social network service having one or more of the specific skills.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Prachi Gupta, Florina Xhabija, Matthew David Shoup, Yevgeniy Brikman, Alejandro Crosa, Roel Ramirez
  • Publication number: 20140325398
    Abstract: Techniques for generating and providing personalized interactive tours of various features of a webpage are described. According to various embodiments, it may be determined that a device associated with a user is accessing a webpage including various webpage features. Personalized experience scores corresponding to the webpage features may be calculated. Each of the personalized experience scores may indicate a current experience level of the user with the corresponding webpage feature. Thereafter, a specific webpage feature may be identified, where the personalized experience scores indicate that the user has a relatively low current experience level with that specific webpage feature. A user-selectable tour entry user interface element may be displayed on the webpage, wherein the tour entry user interface element includes a link to an interactive tour describing the specific webpage feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Linkedln Corporation
    Inventors: Hans van de Bruggen, Matthew David Shoup, Gordon Koo
  • Publication number: 20140160033
    Abstract: According to various exemplary embodiments, user input of a single continuous gesture from a touch-sensitive surface of a first device to a touch-sensitive surface of a second device is detected. It is determined that the gesture corresponds to a drag-and-drop operation performed on an icon displayed on the touch-sensitive surface of the first device, the icon representing user profile information. Moreover, it is determined that the gesture terminates proximate to a job position user interface element in a job recruitment user interface window displayed on the touch-sensitive surface of the second device. Thereafter, the user profile information of the user is transferred from the first device to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: LINKEDIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Jim Brikman, Bowei Gai, Matthew David Shoup
  • Publication number: 20130169526
    Abstract: Tools (systems, apparatuses, methodologies, computer program products, etc.) for pairing electronic devices including touchscreen-enabled electronic devices, and for facilitating communication between paired electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Bowei Gai, Matthew David Shoup, Yevgeniy Jim Brikman
  • Publication number: 20130169571
    Abstract: Tools (systems, apparatuses, methodologies, computer program products, etc.) for pairing electronic devices including touchscreen-enabled electronic devices, and for facilitating communication between paired electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Bowei Gai, Matthew David Shoup, Yevgeniy Jim Brikman
  • Publication number: 20130169550
    Abstract: Tools (systems, apparatuses, methodologies, computer program products, etc.) for pairing electronic devices including touchscreen-enabled electronic devices, and for facilitating communication between paired electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Linkedln Corporation
    Inventors: Bowei Gai, Matthew David Shoup