Patents by Inventor Xiao Ou Wang
Xiao Ou Wang 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: 11734723Abstract: A system for providing context sensitive display overlays to a mobile device via a network comprising an overlay datastore, a processor, coupled to the datastore and programmed to receive a request from a mobile device via the network for a list of overlays, determine user context information, search the datastore for overlays matching the user context and provide the list of overlays to the mobile device via the network.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: META PLATFORMS, INC.Inventors: Alexander Salem Franklin, Xiao Ou Wang
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Publication number: 20230236710Abstract: Techniques for context sensitive illustrated graphical user interface elements, comprising a social networking application. The social networking application may include, among other components, a social networking graphical elements management component to provide a list of recommended graphical element identifier information, in response to a request for the list of recommended graphical element identifier information, a context determination component to determine user context information representative of the at least one user context based at least partially on user communications intent information, user profile information, device location information, calendar event information, and/or external event information, and a graphical elements recommendation component to generate the list of recommended graphical element identifier information based at least partially on the user profile information, graphical elements promotion information, and/or the user context information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Garima Sinha, Xiao Ou Wang, Kent Fu Ho Tam
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Patent number: 11644953Abstract: Techniques for context sensitive illustrated graphical user interface elements, comprising a social networking application. The social networking application may include, among other components, a social networking graphical elements management component to provide a list of recommended graphical element identifier information, in response to a request for the list of recommended graphical element identifier information, a context determination component to determine user context information representative of the at least one user context based at least partially on user communications intent information, user profile information, device location information, calendar event information, and/or external event information, and a graphical elements recommendation component to generate the list of recommended graphical element identifier information based at least partially on the user profile information, graphical elements promotion information, and/or the user context information.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Garima Sinha, Xiao Ou Wang, Kent Fu Ho Tam
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Patent number: 11399002Abstract: Techniques are described that enable a user to create a collection of content posts on a social networking system. In some cases, a social networking system receives multiple content posts to be shared, and shares the multiple content posts with a first group of user accounts. The social networking system receives a request to create a collection of one or more content posts of the multiple content posts, where the request includes a descriptor associated with the collection. The social networking system generates the collection of the one or more content posts including the descriptor, and provides the collection to a second group of user accounts.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Xiao Ou Wang, Josselyn Tsai, Ryan Keenan Olson, Shilpa Sarkar, Derek Jalee Tsay
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Publication number: 20220113846Abstract: Techniques for context sensitive illustrated graphical user interface elements, comprising a social networking application. The social networking application may include, among other components, a social networking graphical elements management component to provide a list of recommended graphical element identifier information, in response to a request for the list of recommended graphical element identifier information, a context determination component to determine user context information representative of the at least one user context based at least partially on user communications intent information, user profile information, device location information, calendar event information, and/or external event information, and a graphical elements recommendation component to generate the list of recommended graphical element identifier information based at least partially on the user profile information, graphical elements promotion information, and/or the user context information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Garima Sinha, Xiao Ou Wang, Kent Fu Ho Tam
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Patent number: 11221736Abstract: Techniques for context sensitive illustrated graphical user interface elements, comprising a social networking application. The social networking application may include, among other components, a social networking graphical elements management component to provide a list of recommended graphical element identifier information, in response to a request for the list of recommended graphical element identifier information, a context determination component to determine user context information representative of the at least one user context based at least partially on user communications intent information, user profile information, device location information, calendar event information, and/or external event information, and a graphical elements recommendation component to generate the list of recommended graphical element identifier information based at least partially on the user profile information, graphical elements promotion information, and/or the user context information.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Garima Sinha, Xiao Ou Wang, Kent Fu Ho Tam
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Patent number: 11200602Abstract: A system for providing context sensitive display overlays to a mobile device via a network comprising an overlay datastore, a processor, coupled to the datastore and programmed to receive a request from a mobile device via the network for a list of overlays, determine user context information, search the datastore for overlays matching the user context and provide the list of overlays to the mobile device via the network.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Alexander Salem Franklin, Xiao Ou Wang
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Publication number: 20210359969Abstract: Techniques are described that enable a user to create a collection of content posts on a social networking system. In some cases, a social networking system receives multiple content posts to be shared, and shares the multiple content posts with a first group of user accounts. The social networking system receives a request to create a collection of one or more content posts of the multiple content posts, where the request includes a descriptor associated with the collection. The social networking system generates the collection of the one or more content posts including the descriptor, and provides the collection to a second group of user accounts.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Xiao Ou Wang, Josselyn Tsai, Ryan Keenan Olson, Shilpa Sarkar, Derek Jalee Tsay
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Patent number: 11086484Abstract: Techniques for context sensitive illustrated graphical user interface elements, comprising a social networking application. The social networking application may include, among other components, a social networking graphical elements management component to provide a list of recommended graphical element identifier information, in response to a request for the list of recommended graphical element identifier information, a context determination component to determine user context information representative of the at least one user context based at least partially on user communications intent information, user profile information, device location information, calendar event information, and/or external event information, and a graphical elements recommendation component to generate the list of recommended graphical element identifier information based at least partially on the user profile information, graphical elements promotion information, and/or the user context information.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Garima Sinha, Xiao Ou Wang, Kent Fu Ho Tam
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Patent number: 11048381Abstract: When a user sees a content item presented by a social networking system, the user may select an option to save the content item. The saved content item may be reinserted in a newsfeed presented to the user, integrated into collections, archived, used for notifications to the user, or otherwise subsequently presented to the user. A plug-in may be used to save content items accessed through websites external to the social networking system. As privacy settings associated with a saved content item are modified, the modified privacy settings are applied to the saved content item, which may prevent the user saving the content item from subsequently viewing the saved content item.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Jane Leibrock, Loren Alfred Cheng, Matthew Brown, Jessica Gronski, Marc Horowitz, William Jacobs, Zhengzheng Pan, Xiao Ou Wang, Joshua Van Dyke Watzman, Luke Woods, Rachel Margaret Wong
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Patent number: 10540691Abstract: Techniques for context sensitive overlays, comprising a social networking application. The social networking application may include, among other components, a social networking overlay management component to receive a request from a mobile device to determine a list of aggregate overlay information and user context information, and providing the list of aggregate overlay information and user context information to the mobile device, a context determination component to determine the user context information representative of at least one user context based at least partially on user profile information, location information, calendar event information, and/or external event information, and an overlay selection component to generate the list of aggregate overlay information based at least partially on the user profile information, overlay promotion information, and user context information.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Alexander Salem Franklin, Xiao Ou Wang
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Publication number: 20190392483Abstract: Techniques for context sensitive overlays, comprising a social networking application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Alexander Salem Franklin, Xiao Ou Wang
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Publication number: 20190384464Abstract: Techniques for context sensitive illustrated graphical user interface elements, comprising a social networking application. The social networking application may include, among other components, a social networking graphical elements management component to provide a list of recommended graphical element identifier information, in response to a request for the list of recommended graphical element identifier information, a context determination component to determine user context information representative of the at least one user context based at least partially on user communications intent information, user profile information, device location information, calendar event information, and/or external event information, and a graphical elements recommendation component to generate the list of recommended graphical element identifier information based at least partially on the user profile information, graphical elements promotion information, and/or the user context information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Garima Sinha, Xiao Ou Wang, Kent Fu Ho Tam
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Patent number: 10362126Abstract: In a social networking system, photographs and photographic sets are recommended to a user based upon information gathered from the user's social networking profile, as well as information gathered from the social networking profile of the user's friends, and the general pattern of usage by the user of various elements of the social network. In one embodiment, information entered into the social networking profile of the user is used to recommend additional photos and sets of photos. In one embodiment, user preferences indicated by the user via elements of the social network are considered in recommending photos or photo sets. In one embodiment, the general usage pattern of the social network is considered when recommending additional photos and sets of photos to the user. In one embodiment, profile information, usage information, or the indicated preferences of the user's friends are used to recommend additional photos and photo sets.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Emily Grewal, Joe Binney, Xiao Ou Wang
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Patent number: 10353542Abstract: Techniques for context sensitive illustrated graphical user interface elements, comprising a social networking application. The social networking application may include, among other components, a social networking graphical elements management component to provide a list of recommended graphical element identifier information, in response to a request for the list of recommended graphical element identifier information, a context determination component to determine user context information representative of the at least one user context based at least partially on user communications intent information, user profile information, device location information, calendar event information, and/or external event information, and a graphical elements recommendation component to generate the list of recommended graphical element identifier information based at least partially on the user profile information, graphical elements promotion information, and/or the user context information.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Garima Sinha, Xiao Ou Wang, Kent Fu Ho Tam
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Patent number: 10356135Abstract: A social networking system generates stories based on actions taken by entities of the social networking system. The system applies a set of rules to the stories to categorize each story and displays the news feed as multiple sections, each displaying a category of generated stories. A story may be categorized according to its content and/or the user associated with the story. In addition to stories about a user's direct connections, stories may be generated by the user's soft connections. Supplemental content may be generated based on a section of the newsfeed currently being accessed and displayed in a related content unit adjacent to a news feed section.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Xiao Ou Wang, Chris Struhar, Robert William Cathcart, Robyn David Morris, Laney Kuenzel
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Patent number: 10303330Abstract: When a user sees a content item presented by a social networking system, the user may select an option to save the content item. The saved content item may be reinserted in a newsfeed presented to the user, integrated into collections, archived, used for notifications to the user, or otherwise subsequently presented to the user. A plug-in may be used to save content items accessed through websites external to the social networking system. As privacy settings associated with a saved content item are modified, the modified privacy settings are applied to the saved content item, which may prevent the user saving the content item from subsequently viewing the saved content item.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Jane Leibrock, Loren Alfred Cheng, Matthew Brown, Jessica Gronski, Marc Horowitz, William Jacobs, Zhengzheng Pan, Xiao Ou Wang, Joshua Van Dyke Watzman, Luke Woods, Rachel Margaret Wong
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Patent number: 9787620Abstract: A social networking system aggregates two or more stories having at least one common characteristic to create an aggregated story unit. Each story describes an action performed on an object over the social networking system or external to the social networking system. The aggregated story unit includes one or more input elements allowing a viewing user to interact with the aggregate story unit as a whole or with individual stories in the aggregated story unit. The input elements included in the aggregated story unit may be based on the types of the actions or of the objects described by stories in the aggregated story unit and on one or more input policies.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Robert William Cathcart, Mark Tonkelowitz, Xiao Ou Wang
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Publication number: 20170147182Abstract: Techniques to remotely configure interface settings for messaging clients are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a messaging component operative to receive a user interface configuration object at a first messaging client on the first client device, the first messaging client on the first client device associated with a first user account with a messaging system, the user interface configuration object indicating a user interface setting specified at a second messaging client on a second client device, the second messaging client on the second client device associated with a second user account with the messaging system; and a user interface component operative to store the user interface setting in association with a message thread associated with the first user account and the second user account; and display a message thread interface for the message thread based on the user interface setting. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Peter Henry Martinazzi, Richard Kenneth Zadorozny, Jennifer A. Burge, Xiao Ou Wang, Benjamin Eric Hiller
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Publication number: 20170012914Abstract: A social networking system aggregates two or more stories having at least one common characteristic to create an aggregated story unit. Each story describes an action performed on an object over the social networking system or external to the social networking system. The aggregated story unit includes one or more input elements allowing a viewing user to interact with the aggregate story unit as a whole or with individual stories in the aggregated story unit. The input elements included in the aggregated story unit may be based on the types of the actions or of the objects described by stories in the aggregated story unit and on one or more input policies.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Robert William Cathcart, Mark Tonkelowitz, Xiao Ou Wang