Patents by Inventor Benjamin Michael Holson

Benjamin Michael Holson 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).

  • Maintaining a limited user profile for social networking system users unable to establish a user profile
    Patent number: 10362038
    Abstract: A social networking system maintains a limited user profile associated with a user of the social networking system who does not satisfy one or more criteria for the social networking system to maintain a user profile. The limited user profile includes information describing the user and allows the user to be associated with limited types of interactions with the social networking system. An administrator is associated with the limited user profile and may modify information associated with the limited user profile as well as authorize or deny interactions involving the limited user profile. When the user satisfies criteria for the social networking system maintaining a user profile, the social networking system generates a user profile based on information in the limited user profile and prior interactions involving the limited user profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Michael Holson, Dan Barak
  • MAINTAINING A LIMITED USER PROFILE FOR SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM USERS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH A USER PROFILE
    Publication number: 20180109536
    Abstract: A social networking system maintains a limited user profile associated with a user of the social networking system who does not satisfy one or more criteria for the social networking system to maintain a user profile. The limited user profile includes information describing the user and allows the user to be associated with limited types of interactions with the social networking system. An administrator is associated with the limited user profile and may modify information associated with the limited user profile as well as authorize or deny interactions involving the limited user profile. When the user satisfies criteria for the social networking system maintaining a user profile, the social networking system generates a user profile based on information in the limited user profile and prior interactions involving the limited user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Benjamin Michael Holson, Dan Barak
  • Maintaining a limited user profile for social networking system users unable to establish a user profile
    Patent number: 9871802
    Abstract: A social networking system maintains a limited user profile associated with a user of the social networking system who does not satisfy one or more criteria for the social networking system to maintain a user profile. The limited user profile includes information describing the user and allows the user to be associated with limited types of interactions with the social networking system. An administrator is associated with the limited user profile and may modify information associated with the limited user profile as well as authorize or deny interactions involving the limited user profile. When the user satisfies criteria for the social networking system maintaining a user profile, the social networking system generates a user profile based on information in the limited user profile and prior interactions involving the limited user profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Michael Holson, Dan Barak
  • MAINTAINING A LIMITED USER PROFILE FOR SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM USERS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH A USER PROFILE
    Publication number: 20170019411
    Abstract: A social networking system maintains a limited user profile associated with a user of the social networking system who does not satisfy one or more criteria for the social networking system to maintain a user profile. The limited user profile includes information describing the user and allows the user to be associated with limited types of interactions with the social networking system. An administrator is associated with the limited user profile and may modify information associated with the limited user profile as well as authorize or deny interactions involving the limited user profile. When the user satisfies criteria for the social networking system maintaining a user profile, the social networking system generates a user profile based on information in the limited user profile and prior interactions involving the limited user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin Michael Holson, Dan Barak
  • Maintaining a limited user profile for social networking system users unable to establish a user profile
    Patent number: 9479510
    Abstract: A social networking system maintains a limited user profile associated with a user of the social networking system who does not satisfy one or more criteria for the social networking system to maintain a user profile. The limited user profile includes information describing the user and allows the user to be associated with limited types of interactions with the social networking system. An administrator is associated with the limited user profile and may modify information associated with the limited user profile as well as authorize or deny interactions involving the limited user profile. When the user satisfies criteria for the social networking system maintaining a user profile, the social networking system generates a user profile based on information in the limited user profile and prior interactions involving the limited user profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Michael Holson, Dan Barak
  • MAINTAINING A LIMITED USER PROFILE FOR SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM USERS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH A USER PROFILE
    Publication number: 20160014134
    Abstract: A social networking system maintains a limited user profile associated with a user of the social networking system who does not satisfy one or more criteria for the social networking system to maintain a user profile. The limited user profile includes information describing the user and allows the user to be associated with limited types of interactions with the social networking system. An administrator is associated with the limited user profile and may modify information associated with the limited user profile as well as authorize or deny interactions involving the limited user profile. When the user satisfies criteria for the social networking system maintaining a user profile, the social networking system generates a user profile based on information in the limited user profile and prior interactions involving the limited user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin Michael Holson, Dan Barak