Patents by Inventor Jen Burge

Jen Burge 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).

  • Suggesting connections to a user based on an expected value of the suggestion to the social networking system
    Patent number: 8521661
    Abstract: To suggest new connections to a user of a social networking system, the system generates a set of candidate users to whom the user has not already formed a connection. The system determines the likelihood that the user will connect to each candidate user if suggested to do so, and it also computes the value to the social networking system if the user does connect to the candidate user. Then, the system computes an expected value score for each candidate user based on the corresponding likelihood and the value. The candidate users are ranked and the suggestions are provided to the user based on the candidate users' expected value scores. The social networking system can suggest other actions to a user in addition to forming a new connection with other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: James Wang, Jen Burge, Lars Seren Backstrom, Florin Ratiu, Daniel Ferrante
  • Suggesting Connections to a User Based on an Expected Value of the Suggestion to the Social Networking System
    Publication number: 20120041907
    Abstract: To suggest new connections to a user of a social networking system, the system generates a set of candidate users to whom the user has not already formed a connection. The system determines the likelihood that the user will connect to each candidate user if suggested to do so, and it also computes the value to the social networking system if the user does connect to the candidate user. Then, the system computes an expected value score for each candidate user based on the corresponding likelihood and the value. The candidate users are ranked and the suggestions are provided to the user based on the candidate users' expected value scores. The social networking system can suggest other actions to a user in addition to forming a new connection with other users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: James Wang, Jen Burge, Lars Seren Backstrom, Florin Ratiu, Daniel Ferrante