Patents by Inventor Adam Douglas Smith

Adam Douglas Smith 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).

  • Methods and systems for providing a document
    Patent number: 8015019
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a document are described. In one described method, a document comprising a portion selected by a first member of a social network is hosted for the first member. The portion is dynamically updated with content. An audience criterion for the portion and a type of relationship between the first member and a second member of the social network are identified. If the type of relationship between the first member and the second member satisfies the audience criterion, the second member is provided access to at least the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Douglas Smith, Amin Zoufonoun
  • Methods and systems for the display and navigation of a social network
    Patent number: 8015119
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the display and navigation of a social network or set forth. According to one embodiment a method comprising identifying a first profile in a social network, identifying associated profiles associated with the first profile, ranking the associated profiles, wherein ranking is not based exclusively on a degree of separation, and outputting the associated profiles based at least in part on the ranking is set forth. According to another embodiment a method comprising identifying a user profile, identifying a member profile, determining an association path for the user profile and the member profile, and outputting the association path is set forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Orkut Buyukkokten, Adam Douglas Smith
  • Methods and systems for rating associated members in a social network
    Patent number: 8010459
    Abstract: Systems and methods for rating associated members in a social network are set forth. According to one embodiment a method comprising outputting a ratings interface for rating at least one member of a social network associated with a user, wherein the rating interface provides the user with the ability to rate the member in one or more categories, receiving ratings for the member from the user, associating the ratings with the member, and connecting the ratings for the member with the user is set forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Orkut Buyukkokten, Adam Douglas Smith
  • Automatic generation and recommendation of communities in a social network
    Patent number: 7680770
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic generation and recommendation of communities in a social network or set forth. According to one embodiment a method comprising accessing a group of profiles in a social network, identifying a match between entries in at least two profiles within the group of profiles, and determining a community based at least in part on the match is set forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Orkut Buyukkokten, Adam Douglas Smith