Patents by Inventor Andrew Edward McKeon

Andrew Edward McKeon 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).

  • PROMOTION WITH FRIENDS
    Publication number: 20150066614
    Abstract: Exemplary methods and apparatuses facilitate a promotion for users of a social networking system by receiving a promotional identifier from a user device of a first user in the social networking system and entering the first user into the promotion. Selection of a second user for participation in the promotion is received from the first user. In response to receiving an indication that the second user has completed an action within the social networking system, the likelihood of the first user winning an award or the quality of the award is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas German Gilmartin, Thomas Brown, Andrew Edward McKeon