Patents by Inventor Robert James Morgan

Robert James Morgan 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: 10496661
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can provide a graphical user interface that includes at least one set of content items that are available for curation, wherein at least one content item in the set is obtained from a social networking system, and wherein each content item is associated with at least one option for exporting the content item. A selection of the option for exporting a first content item, from the set, to a content provider can be received. The first content item can be provided to the content provider for presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Morgan, Mark David Erickson, Robert Warren Gifford, Satish Chander Bhatti
  • Patent number: 10409872
    Abstract: An online system receives content items from one or more content sources. The content items are mapped to objects in a database of the online system based on measures of affinity of the content items for the objects. When a query identifying an object in the database is received by the online system, the online system identifies content items associated with the identified object. Information describing the identified content items is generated by the online system and provided to a user or entity from which the query was received. Additionally, information describing social engagement with the identified object may be determined based on the content items mapped to the identified object and included in the information describing the identified content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: James Matthew Wissner, Robert James Morgan, Satish Chander Bhatti
  • Publication number: 20180260397
    Abstract: A newsfeed generation system generates feeds of content items related to specific topics. The newsfeed generation system receives content items from one or more content sources, and matches the content items to topics based on a measure of affinity of each content item for one or more objects in a database that are associated with various topics. Content items associated with an object associated with a topic are included in a feed of content items associated with the topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: James Matthew Wissner, Robert James Morgan
  • Patent number: 10013463
    Abstract: A newsfeed generation system generates feeds of content items related to specific topics. The newsfeed generation system receives content items from one or more content sources, and matches the content items to topics based on a measure of affinity of each content item for one or more objects in a database that are associated with various topics. Content items associated with an object associated with a topic are included in a feed of content items associated with the topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: James Matthew Wissner, Robert James Morgan
  • Publication number: 20160370973
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can provide a graphical user interface that includes at least one set of content items that are available for curation, wherein at least one content item in the set is obtained from a social networking system, and wherein each content item is associated with at least one option for exporting the content item. A selection of the option for exporting a first content item, from the set, to a content provider can be received. The first content item can be provided to the content provider for presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Robert James Morgan, Mark David Erickson, Robert Warren Gifford, Satish Chander Bhatti
  • Publication number: 20160147890
    Abstract: An online system receives content items from one or more content sources. The content items are mapped to objects in a database of the online system based on measures of affinity of the content items for the objects. When a query identifying an object in the database is received by the online system, the online system identifies content items associated with the identified object. Information describing the identified content items is generated by the online system and provided to a user or entity from which the query was received. Additionally, information describing social engagement with the identified object may be determined based on the content items mapped to the identified object and included in the information describing the identified content items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: James Matthew Wissner, Robert James Morgan, Satish Chander Bhatti
  • Publication number: 20140365507
    Abstract: A newsfeed generation system generates feeds of content items related to specific topics. The newsfeed generation system receives content items from one or more content sources, and matches the content items to topics based on a measure of affinity of each content item for one or more objects in a database that are associated with various topics. Content items associated with an object associated with a topic are included in a feed of content items associated with the topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: James Matthew Wissner, Robert James Morgan