Patents by Inventor Henry Bridge
Henry Bridge 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).
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Patent number: 11226988Abstract: A social networking system suggests events for a target user based on stored data in the social networking system related to the target user and to events. The social networking system may suggest events based on the target user's affinity for, connections with, or interactions with objects in the social networking system connected to or otherwise associated with the events. For example, an event is suggested to a target user if users connected to the target user already accepted an invitation to the event. As another example, an event organized by a particular entity is suggested to the target user because of interactions between the target user and other content provided by the entity. Invitations to suggested events may be presented to the target user via a client device, allowing the target user to easily join a suggested event.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Henry Bridge, Omid Aziz, Devin Naquin
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Patent number: 10630791Abstract: A user creates an event in a social networking system specifying a location, a time, and a guest list of other users invited to the event. The social networking system generates a page associated with the event that provides information about the event and identifies whether users have responded to invitations to the event. The content of the page may be customized for the user viewing the page to encourage the viewing user to attend the event. For example, the viewing user's relationship to and/or similar characteristics with other users on the guest list is determined and used by the social networking system to identify the users whose responses to invitations are shown to the viewing user via the page. Additionally, a notification method more prominently distributes acceptances of invitations to other users to encourage attendance.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Henry Bridge, Robyn David Morris
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Patent number: 10601761Abstract: Social networking system users may create events where a group of other users invited to the event meet at a specified time and location. The social networking system suggests users to invite to an event based on a prediction that the users would attend the event if invited. Various factors may be used to make the prediction, such as an affinity between the inviting user and the other users, the availability of the other users at the time of the event and/or the proximity of the other users to the location of the event. An inviting user receives the suggested users and selects suggested users to invite to the event or invitations may be automatically sent to the suggested users by the social networking system.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Henry Bridge, Matthew Bush
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Patent number: 10572098Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving user input on a graphical user interface of a first computing device to provide location information associated with the first computing device to a second computing device. The current location of the first computing device is accessed, and the current location is sent to one or more second computing devices, the current location being displayed in a graphical user interface of the second computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Henry Bridge, Francis Luu, Nathan Borror
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Patent number: 10551961Abstract: In one embodiment, logic embodied in a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of a device determines a location of a touch gesture by a user within a touch-sensitive area of the device. The logic selects for the touch gesture based on its location within the touch-sensitive area one of a plurality of pre-determined offsets, the pre-determined offsets being specific to the device, the pre-determined offsets being derived from device-specific empirical data on usage of the device by a plurality of users, and the pre-determined offsets being pre-loaded onto the device. The logic applies the pre-determined offset to the location of the touch gesture to determine a touch input intended by the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Majd Taby, Henry Bridge, Jasper Reid Hauser
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Patent number: 10484533Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes, during an incoming call from a second user, displaying a notification interface comprising an indication of the incoming call; during the incoming call, detecting a gesture input from the first user; and in response to the detection of the gesture input, transitioning to a messaging interface that includes one or more previous communications between the first user and the second user.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Henry Bridge, Francis Luu, Nathan Borror
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Patent number: 10402426Abstract: A social networking system suggests events for a target user based on stored data in the social networking system related to the target user and to events. The social networking system may suggest events based on the target user's affinity for, connections with, or interactions with objects in the social networking system connected to or otherwise associated with the events. For example, an event is suggested to a target user if users connected to the target user already accepted an invitation to the event. As another example, an event organized by a particular entity is suggested to the target user because of interactions between the target user and other content provided by the entity. Invitations to suggested events may be presented to the target user via a client device, allowing the target user to easily join a suggested event.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Henry Bridge, Omid Aziz, Devin Naquin
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Publication number: 20190138159Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving user input on a graphical user interface of a first computing device to provide location information associated with the first computing device to a second computing device. The current location of the first computing device is accessed, and the current location is sent to one or more second computing devices, the current location being displayed in a graphical user interface of the second computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2019Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Henry Bridge, Francis Luu, Nathan Borror
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Patent number: 10209852Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to provide location information associated with a first user. The location of the first user is determined, and the location of the first user is communicated to a second user, the location of the first user being displayed on a graphical user interface of a mobile computing device associated with the second user.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Henry Bridge, Francis Luu, Nathan Borror
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Patent number: 10185458Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving user input on a graphical user interface of a first computing device to provide location information associated with the first computing device to a second computing device. The current location of the first computing device is accessed, and the current location is sent to one or more second computing devices, the current location being displayed in a graphical user interface of the second computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Henry Bridge, Francis Luu, Nathan Borror
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Publication number: 20180006994Abstract: Social networking system users may create events where a group of other users invited to the event meet at a specified time and location. The social networking system suggests users to invite to an event based on a prediction that the users would attend the event if invited. Various factors may be used to make the prediction, such as an affinity between the inviting user and the other users, the availability of the other users at the time of the event and/or the proximity of the other users to the location of the event. An inviting user receives the suggested users and selects suggested users to invite to the event or invitations may be automatically sent to the suggested users by the social networking system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Henry Bridge, Matthew Bush
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Publication number: 20170308229Abstract: In one embodiment, logic embodied in a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of a device determines a location of a touch gesture by a user within a touch-sensitive area of the device. The logic selects for the touch gesture based on its location within the touch-sensitive area one of a plurality of pre-determined offsets, the pre-determined offsets being specific to the device, the pre-determined offsets being derived from device-specific empirical data on usage of the device by a plurality of users, and the pre-determined offsets being pre-loaded onto the device. The logic applies the pre-determined offset to the location of the touch gesture to determine a touch input intended by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Majd Taby, Henry Bridge, Jasper Reid Hauser
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Patent number: 9774556Abstract: Social networking system users may create events where a group of other users invited to the event meet at a specified time and location. The social networking system suggests users to invite to an event based on a prediction that the users would attend the event if invited. Various factors may be used to make the prediction, such as an affinity between the inviting user and the other users, the availability of the other users at the time of the event and/or the proximity of the other users to the location of the event. An inviting user receives the suggested users and selects suggested users to invite to the event or invitations may be automatically sent to the suggested users by the social networking system.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Henry Bridge, Matthew Bush
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Publication number: 20170257445Abstract: A user creates an event in a social networking system specifying a location, a time, and a guest list of other users invited to the event. The social networking system generates a page associated with the event that provides information about the event and identifies whether users have responded to invitations to the event. The content of the page may be customized for the user viewing the page to encourage the viewing user to attend the event. For example, the viewing user's relationship to and/or similar characteristics with other users on the guest list is determined and used by the social networking system to identify the users whose responses to invitations are shown to the viewing user via the page. Additionally, a notification method more prominently distributes acceptances of invitations to other users to encourage attendance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Henry Bridge, Robyn David Morris
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Publication number: 20170257483Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes, during an incoming call from a second user, displaying a notification interface comprising an indication of the incoming call; during the incoming call, detecting a gesture input from the first user; and in response to the detection of the gesture input, transitioning to a messaging interface that includes one or more previous communications between the first user and the second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Henry Bridge, Francis Luu, Nathan Borror
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Patent number: 9753574Abstract: In one embodiment, logic embodied in a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of a device determines a location of a touch gesture by a user within a touch-sensitive area of the device. The logic selects for the touch gesture based on its location within the touch-sensitive area one of a plurality of pre-determined offsets, the pre-determined offsets being specific to the device, the pre-determined offsets being derived from device-specific empirical data on usage of the device by a plurality of users, and the pre-determined offsets being pre-loaded onto the device. The logic applies the pre-determined offset to the location of the touch gesture to determine a touch input intended by the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Majd Taby, Henry Bridge, Jasper Reid Hauser
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Patent number: 9749462Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes, during an incoming call from a second user, displaying a first interface that includes one or more previous communications between a first user and the second user. The previous communications includes a communication thread that aggregates communications of a first communication type and a second communication type. The method also includes, during the incoming call, updating the communication thread in the second interface in response to an additional communication between the first and second user.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Henry Bridge, Francis Luu, Nathan Borror
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Patent number: 9661089Abstract: A user creates an event in a social networking system specifying a location, a time, and a guest list of other users invited to the event. The social networking system generates a page associated with the event that provides information about the event and identifies whether users have responded to invitations to the event. The content of the page may be customized for the user viewing the page to encourage the viewing user to attend the event. For example, the viewing user's relationship to and/or similar characteristics with other users on the guest list is determined and used by the social networking system to identify the users whose responses to invitations are shown to the viewing user via the page. Additionally, a notification method more prominently distributes acceptances of invitations to other users to encourage attendance.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Henry Bridge, Robyn David Morris
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Publication number: 20160088433Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to provide location information associated with a first user. The location of the first user is determined, and the location of the first user is communicated to a second user, the location of the first user being displayed on a graphical user interface of a mobile computing device associated with the second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Henry Bridge, Francis Luu, Nathan Borror
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Publication number: 20160085386Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving user input on a graphical user interface of a first computing device to provide location information associated with the first computing device to a second computing device. The current location of the first computing device is accessed, and the current location is sent to one or more second computing devices, the current location being displayed in a graphical user interface of the second computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Henry Bridge, Francis Luu, Nathan Borror