Patents by Inventor David Michael Breger

David Michael Breger 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: 10397364
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples is a method comprising determining a first set of high ranking skills, the first set containing skills possessed by a member of the social networking service based upon the member's user profile; determining a second set of high ranking skills, the second set containing skills for a second member of the social networking service based on the second member's user profile; determining a third set of high ranking skills, the third set being the intersection between the first and second set of high ranking skills; and suggesting one or more of the skills in the third set of high ranking skills to the member for endorsement of the second member with respect to that skill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Vinodh Jayaram, Peter N. Skomoroch, Matthew T Hayes, Adam Nash, David Michael Breger, Prachi Gupta, Elliot Shmukler, Avery Randolph Moon
  • Patent number: 10382500
    Abstract: According to various exemplary embodiments, an online content account corresponding to a member of a social network service is identified, the online content account being hosted by an online content hosting service distinct from said social network service. Thereafter, a display is generated, via a user interface in a device, of a prompt that invites the member to bind the online content account with a member profile page associated with the member of the social network service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Erran Berger, Vinodh Jayaram, David Michael Breger, Aaron Bronzan, Christine Wendling, Avery Randolph Moon, Elliot Shmukler
  • Publication number: 20180332135
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples is a method comprising determining a first set of high ranking skills, the first set containing skills possessed by a member of the social networking service based upon the member's user profile; determining a second set of high ranking skills, the second set containing skills for a second member of the social networking service based on the second member's user profile; determining a third set of high ranking skills, the third set being the intersection between the first and second set of high ranking skills; and suggesting one or more of the skills in the third set of high ranking skills to the member for endorsement of the second member with respect to that skill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Vinodh Jayaram, Peter N. Skomoroch, Matthew T. Hayes, Adam Nash, David Michael Breger, Prachi Gupta, Elliot Shmukler, Avery Randolph Moon
  • Patent number: 10027778
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples is a method comprising determining a first set of high ranking skills, the first set containing skills possessed by a member of the social networking service based upon the member's user profile; determining a second set of high ranking skills, the second set containing skills for a second member of the social networking service based on the second member's user profile; determining a third set of high ranking skills, the third set being the intersection between the first and second set of high ranking skills; and suggesting one or more of the skills in the third set of high ranking skills to the member for endorsement of the second member with respect to that skill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Vinodh Jayaram, Peter N. Skomoroch, Matthew T. Hayes, Adam Nash, David Michael Breger, Prachi Gupta, Elliot Shmukler, Avery Randolph Moon
  • Patent number: 9886164
    Abstract: A device, system, and method may include a network interface device communicatively coupled to a user interface. The device, system, and method may further include a processor, coupled to the network interface device, configured to cause the user interface to display a content display area, the content display area configured to display a of pages. At least one of the pages is displayed based on a user selection and at least one of the pages being displayed without respect to a user selection. The of pages form a stack with respect to one another, a newly selected one of the of pages being displayed on a top of the stack and an oldest-selected one of the of pages being displayed on a bottom of the stack, ones of the of pages not on the top of the stack being displayed only in part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David Michael Breger, Jesse Venticinque, Nash Raghavan, Efrat Orkin
  • Publication number: 20170161668
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples is a method comprising determining a first set of high ranking skills, the first set containing skills possessed by a member of the social networking service based upon the member's user profile; determining a second set of high ranking skills, the second set containing skills for a second member of the social networking service based on the second member's user profile; determining a third set of high ranking skills, the third set being the intersection between the first and second set of high ranking skills; and suggesting one or more of the skills in the third set of high ranking skills to the member for endorsement of the second member with respect to that skill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Vinodh Jayaram, Peter N. Skomoroch, Matthew T. Hayes, Adam Nash, David Michael Breger, Prachi Gupta, Elliot Shmukler, Avery Randolph Moon
  • Patent number: 9654592
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples is a method comprising determining a first set of high ranking skills, the first set containing skills possessed by a member of the social networking service based upon the member's user profile; determining a second set of high ranking skills, the second set containing skills for a second member of the social networking service based on the second member's user profile; determining a third set of high ranking skills, the third set being the intersection between the first and second set of high ranking skills; and suggesting one or more of the skills in the third set of high ranking skills to the member for endorsement of the second member with respect to that skill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Vinodh Jayaram, Peter N. Skomoroch, Matthew T. Hayes, Adam Nash, David Michael Breger, Prachi Gupta, Elliot Shmukler, Avery Moon
  • Patent number: 9557884
    Abstract: A device, system, and method may variously include or utilize a processor to cause a user device to display a content selection display area and a content display area. The content selection display area may include subject matter categories and icons, at least some of the icons being individually associated with at least one of the subject matter categories and at least some of the categories being associated with at least one of the plurality of icons. Each category is associated with at most a predetermined number of the plurality of icons. The content display area is configured to display content corresponding to at least one of the plurality of icons as selected in the content selection display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: David Michael Breger, Jesse Venticinque, Nash Raghavan
  • Patent number: 9542071
    Abstract: A device, system, and method may variously include a network interface device communicatively coupled to a user interface and a processor, coupled to the network interface device, configured to cause the user interface to display a newsfeed including social network content items, the newsfeed being configured to scroll to display ones of the social network content items on the user interface. At least one of the content items includes a title and content. The content item is configurable in an expanded state corresponding to displaying all of the content of the content item upon a user selection and a contracted state corresponding to displaying a sub-portion of the content. The newsfeed is configured to display the content items in the contracted state upon the social network content item scrolling onto the user interface without respect to the content item being in an expanded state when previously displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: David Michael Breger, Jesse Venticinque, Nash Raghavan
  • Publication number: 20150113444
    Abstract: A device, system, and method may variously include or utilize a processor to cause a user device to display a content selection display area and a content display area. The content selection display area may include subject matter categories and icons, at least some of the icons being individually associated with at least one of the subject matter categories and at least some of the categories being associated with at least one of the plurality of icons. Each category is associated with at most a predetermined number of the plurality of icons. The content display area is configured to display content corresponding to at least one of the plurality of icons as selected in the content selection display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: David Michael Breger, Jesse Venticinque
  • Publication number: 20150113445
    Abstract: A device, system, and method may include a network interface device communicatively coupled to a user interface. The device, system, and method may further include a processor, coupled to the network interface device, configured to cause the user interface to display a content display area, the content display area configured to display a of pages. At least one of the pages is displayed based on a user selection and at least one of the pages being displayed without respect to a user selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: David Michael Breger, Jesse Venticinque
  • Publication number: 20150113443
    Abstract: A device, system, and method may variously include a network interface device communicatively coupled to a user interface and a processor, coupled to the network interface device, configured to cause the user interface to display a newsfeed including social network content items, the newsfeed being configured to scroll to display ones of the social network content items on the user interface. At least one of the content items includes a title and content. The content item is configurable in an expanded state corresponding to displaying all of the content of the content item upon a user selection and a contracted state corresponding to displaying a sub-portion of the content. The newsfeed is configured to display the content items in the contracted state upon the social network content item scrolling onto the user interface without respect to the content item being in an expanded state when previously displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: David Michael Breger, Jesse Venticinque
  • Publication number: 20150113482
    Abstract: A device, system, and method optionally includes a network interface device communicatively coupled to a user interface and a processor, coupled to the network interface device, configured to generate and cause the user interface to display an icon, the icon including a graphic and a background based, at least in part, on a blurred form of the graphic and an overlay color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: David Michael Breger, Jesse Venticinque
  • Publication number: 20140245188
    Abstract: According to various exemplary embodiments, an online content account corresponding to a member of a social network service is identified, the online content account being hosted by an online content hosting service distinct from said social network service. Thereafter, a display is generated, via a user interface in a device, of a prompt that invites the member to bind the online content account with a member profile page associated with the member of the social network service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Erran Berger, Vinodh Jayaram, David Michael Breger, Aaron Bronzan, Christine Wendling, Avery Randolph Moon, Elliot Shmukler
  • Publication number: 20140129631
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples is a method comprising determining a first set of high ranking skills, the first set containing skills possessed by a member of the social networking service based upon the member's user profile; determining a second set of high ranking skills, the second set containing skills for a second member of the social networking service based on the second member's user profile; determining a third set of high ranking skills, the third set being the intersection between the first and second set of high ranking skills; and suggesting one or more of the skills in the third set of high ranking skills to the member for endorsement of the second member with respect to that skill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Vinodh Jayaram, Peter N. Skomoroch, Matthew T. Hayes, Adam Nash, David Michael Breger, Prachi Gupta, Elliot Shmukler, Avery Moon