Patents by Inventor Erran Berger

Erran Berger 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: 10681168
    Abstract: According to various exemplary embodiments, professional identity content associated with a member of a social network service is identified, based on a network search for online content that contains online content attributes that match member profile attributes included in member profile data associated with the member. Thereafter, a display of a prompt is generated, via a user interface in a device, wherein the prompt invites the member to update a member profile page associated with the member, based on the identified professional identity content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Erran Berger, Aaron Bronzan, Vinodh Jayaram, Avery Randolph Moon, Elliot Shmukler, Bradley Scott Mauney
  • Patent number: 10628462
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus are provided for propagating a status among related events. A relationship component of the system maintains a graph of the related events and, upon assignment of a status to an event identifies one or more related events (e.g., the root event, other ancestor events, descendant events). A retention component of the system includes multiple nodes that maintain user records (e.g., sharded by user identifier) storing events associated with the members and that also maintain separate event status tables to identify statuses of selected events. For example, an event status table may store statuses of root events and/or other ancestor events from which a given subsequent event may inherit or derive a status. An event status may reflect a quality or characteristic of the event (e.g., spam, low quality, language of the event), a status of the associated user (e.g., fame, level of influence), etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Vivek Nelamangala, Strahinja Markovic, Sara F. Todd, Parinkumar D. Shah, Erran Berger, Rushi P. Bhatt, Tomer Cohen
  • Patent number: 10528912
    Abstract: According to various example embodiments, a prompt is superimposed over a second user profile page that is being viewed by a first user, the prompt inviting the first user to update their own user profile page, based on the second user profile page being viewed. For example, the prompt may invite the first user to add a piece of content on their profile page that is included in the second user profile page but is missing from the first user profile page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Erran Berger, Elliot Shmukler, Aaron Bronzan, Yu-En Tsai, Avery Randolph Moon, Amy Parnell, Jonathan Redfern
  • 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: 20170371952
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus are provided for propagating a status among related events. A relationship component of the system maintains a graph of the related events and, upon assignment of a status to an event identifies one or more related events (e.g., the root event, other ancestor events, descendant events). A retention component of the system includes multiple nodes that maintain user records (e.g., sharded by user identifier) storing events associated with the members and that also maintain separate event status tables to identify statuses of selected events. For example, an event status table may store statuses of root events and/or other ancestor events from which a given subsequent event may inherit or derive a status. An event status may reflect a quality or characteristic of the event (e.g., spam, low quality, language of the event), a status of the associated user (e.g., fame, level of influence), etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Vivek Nelamangala, Strahinja Markovic, Sara F. Todd, Parinkumar D. Shah, Erran Berger, Rushi P. Bhatt, Tomer Cohen
  • Publication number: 20150128038
    Abstract: According to various exemplary embodiments, it is determined that a particular user is associated with a particular member segment of a networking website. Further, a task prioritization list associated with the particular member segment is accessed. The task prioritization list may include a prioritized list of profile update tasks associated with successful user profile pages of the particular member segment. Moreover, a prompt is displayed inviting the particular user to update the particular user profile page based on the task prioritization list (e.g., by referring to the member segment and at least one of the tasks in the task prioritization list).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Erran Berger, Elliot Shmukler, Aaron Bronzan, Luke Liu, Aleksandr Movsesyan, Amy Parnell, Andrew Lottman, Avery Randolph Moon
  • Patent number: 8954868
    Abstract: According to various exemplary embodiments, it is determined that a particular user is associated with a particular member segment of a networking website. Further, a task prioritization list associated with the particular member segment is accessed. The task prioritization list may include a prioritized list of profile update tasks associated with successful user profile pages of the particular member segment. Moreover, a prompt is displayed inviting the particular user to update the particular user profile page based on the task prioritization list (e.g., by referring to the member segment and at least one of the tasks in the task prioritization list).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Erran Berger, Elliot Shmukler, Aaron Bronzan, Luke Liu, Aleksandr Movsesyan, Amy Parnell, Andrew Lottman, Avery Randolph Moon
  • 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: 20140245189
    Abstract: According to various exemplary embodiments, professional identity content associated with a member of a social network service is identified, based on a network search for online content that contains online content attributes that match member profile attributes included in member profile data associated with the member. Thereafter, a display of a prompt is generated, via a user interface in a device, wherein the prompt invites the member to update a member profile page associated with the member, based on the identified professional identity content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Erran Berger, Aaron Bronzan, Vinodh Jayaram, Avery Randolph Moon, Elliot Shmukler, Bradley Scott Mauney
  • Publication number: 20140137004
    Abstract: According to various exemplary embodiments, it is determined that a particular user is associated with a particular member segment of a networking website. Further, a task prioritization list associated with the particular member segment is accessed. The task prioritization list may include a prioritized list of profile update tasks associated with successful user profile pages of the particular member segment. Moreover, a prompt is displayed inviting the particular user to update the particular user profile page based on the task prioritization list (e.g., by referring to the member segment and at least one of the tasks in the task prioritization list).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Linkedln Corporation
    Inventors: Erran Berger, Elliot Shmukler, Aaron Bronzan, Luke Liu, Aleksandr Movsesyan, Amy Parnell, Andrew Lottman, Avery Randolph Moon
  • Publication number: 20140136933
    Abstract: A method and a system for superimposing a prompt over a second user profile page being displayed on a client device, the prompt inviting a first user to update a first user profile page associated with the first user, based on the second user profile page being displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Erran Berger, Elliot Shmukler, Aaron Bronzan, Yu-En Tsai, Avery Randolph Moon, Amy Parnell, Joff Redfern