Patents by Inventor Henry Ming Wu

Henry Ming Wu 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: 11196698
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described that enable users to interact and share content through a social network application and/or service with other users. In some examples, a social networking system determines that at least two applications are installed on a device and are both useable to share content between a first account and one or more contact accounts. The social networking system may detect an event that causes a change in a badge count, may determine which of the applications to use to display the change, and may output the badge count change to the determined application(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Michael O'Rourke, Henry Ming Wu, Michael Ross Lewis, Kuan-Yu Tseng, Tae Dong Kim, Zhisheng Huang
  • Patent number: 11171910
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described that enable users to interact and share content through a social network application and/or service with other users. A social networking system may determine that a first application and a second application are installed on a device and are both useable to share content between a first account and one or more contact accounts. The social networking system may receive content associated with the first application and the second application and may generate a notification associated with the content. The social networking system may determine which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification, and may output the notification to the determined first application and/or the second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Michael O'Rourke, Henry Ming Wu, Michael Ross Lewis, Kuan-Yu Tseng, Tae Dong Kim, Zhisheng Huang
  • Publication number: 20210105244
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described that enable users to interact and share content through a social network application and/or service with other users. A social networking system may determine that a first application and a second application are installed on a device and are both useable to share content between a first account and one or more contact accounts. The social networking system may receive content associated with the first application and the second application and may generate a notification associated with the content. The social networking system may determine which of the first application or the second application to use to present the notification, and may output the notification to the determined first application and/or the second application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan Michael O'Rourke, Henry Ming Wu, Michael Ross Lewis, Kuan-Yu Tseng, Tae Dong Kim, Zhisheng Huang
  • Publication number: 20210103995
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described that enable users to interact and share content through a social network application and/or service with other users. In some examples, a social networking system determines that at least two applications are installed on a device and are both useable to share content between a first account and one or more contact accounts. The social networking system may detect an event that causes a change in a badge count, may determine which of the applications to use to display the change, and may output the badge count change to the determined application(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan Michael O'Rourke, Henry Ming Wu, Michael Ross Lewis, Kuan-Yu Tseng, Tae Dong Kim, Zhisheng Huang