Patents by Inventor Joff Redfern
Joff Redfern 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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Publication number: 20170351760Abstract: Users belonging to a particular category at a networking site are monitored by a system and according to a method for their selection of articles from a networking update stream. The characteristics of the users, including the categories they belong to, are received as metadata corresponding to the each respective article. Periodically an article database is queried according to the category and a selected time period to determine the number of users that have chosen to follow the industry and that have initiated selection actions towards articles in the database. Articles from the query are ranked according to their popularity among users having interest in the same industry category and are presented to a viewing user at the networking site.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Allen J. Blue, Joff Redfern, Paul Taylor Ogilvie, Joseph Paul Betz
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Patent number: 9697285Abstract: Users belonging to a particular category at a networking site are monitored by a system and according to a method for their selection of articles from a networking update stream. The characteristics of the users, including the categories they belong to, are received as metadata corresponding to the each respective article. Periodically an article database is queried according to the category and a selected time period to determine the number of users that have chosen to follow the industry and that have initiated selection actions towards articles in the database. Articles from the query are ranked according to their popularity among users having interest in the same industry category and are presented to a viewing user at the networking site.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: LinkedIn CorporationInventors: Allen Blue, Joff Redfern, Paul Taylor Ogilvie, Joseph Paul Betz
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Patent number: 9680907Abstract: A method of generating alerts pertaining to a commute by the user and selecting content items to be presented to the user in conjunction with the alerts is disclosed. A pattern in a commuting by a user is detected. A content item is selected based on a correspondence between the content item and other users and a similarity between the user and the other users. An alert is generated pertaining to a milestone in the pattern of the commuting by the user. The content item and the alert are transmitted for presentation in combination to the user during the commuting by the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: LindkedIn CorporationInventors: Joff Redfern, Manish Mohan Sharma
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Publication number: 20160313137Abstract: A navigation system and method are described. A destination may be determined for a user. A starting location may be determined for the user using data obtained via a mobile device of the user. The user may be enabled to establish a route from the starting location to the destination using the mobile device. Route information that details the established route may be stored in a database for subsequent display to other users. In some embodiments, a value total for each user may be stored, and value may be added to the user's value total in response to the user establishing the route from the starting location to the destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventor: Joff Redfern
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Patent number: 9389087Abstract: A navigation system and method are described. A destination may be determined for a user. A starting location may be determined for the user using data obtained via a mobile device of the user. The user may be enabled to establish a route from the starting location to the destination using the mobile device. Route information that details the established route may be stored in a database for subsequent display to other users. In some embodiments, a value total for each user may be stored, and value may be added to the user's value total in response to the user establishing the route from the starting location to the destination.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: LinkedIn CorporationInventor: Joff Redfern
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Publication number: 20150189026Abstract: A method of presenting on a device of a user of a social-networking system information about other users of the social-networking system is disclosed. A location of the user of a social-networking system is determined. Locations of the additional users of the social-networking system are determined. A subset of the additional users of the social networking system is selected based on the location of the user and the locations of the additional users and based on information stored in a profile of the user in comparison to information stored in profiles of the additional users. Instructions are transmitted to a device of a user, the instructions instructing the device to display in a condensed visual form the subset of the information stored in the profiles of the additional users.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: LinkedIn CorporationInventors: Tomer Cohen, Joff Redfern
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Publication number: 20150149453Abstract: Users belonging to a particular category at a networking site are monitored by a system and according to a method for their selection of articles from a networking update stream. The characteristics of the users, including the categories they belong to, are received as metadata corresponding to the each respective article. Periodically an article database is queried according to the category and a selected time period to determine the number of users that have chosen to follow the industry and that have initiated selection actions towards articles in the database. Articles from the query are ranked according to their popularity among users having interest in the same industry category and are presented to a viewing user at the networking site.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2015Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Allen Blue, Joff Redfern, Paul Taylor Ogilvie, Joseph Paul Betz
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Patent number: 9009249Abstract: Described herein are a system and method for delivering content to a mobile computing device, where the content is selected for presentation to a member of a social network service based on the current geo-location of the member (device) and one or more associations and/or relationships between entities represented in a social graph of the social network service. A particular embodiment includes providing, by use of a data processor, a user interface to notify a member of a social network service of his or her proximity to another entity that is represented in the social graph of the social network service. In some embodiments, in response to determining that a member is in geographical proximity of a company that has a presence in the social graph of the social network service, a job recommendation/matching engine may cause information to be presented relating to a job listing posted to a job listing service by an authorized representative of the company.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: LinkedIn CorporationInventors: Joff Redfern, Jayant Sai
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Publication number: 20150006185Abstract: In an embodiment, a system maintains a database of a plurality of persons. The database includes an audio clip of a pronunciation of a name of a first person in the database. The system determines from a calendar database that a second person has an event in common with the first person, and transmits to a device associated with the second person an indication that the database includes the pronunciation of the name of the first person.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Joff Redfern, Manish Mohan Sharma, Seth McLaughlin
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Publication number: 20140330516Abstract: A navigation system and method are described. A destination may be determined for a user. A starting location may be determined for the user using data obtained via a mobile device of the user. The user may be enabled to establish a route from the starting location to the destination using the mobile device. Route information that details the established route may be stored in a database for subsequent display to other users. In some embodiments, a value total for each user may be stored, and value may be added to the user's value total in response to the user establishing the route from the starting location to the destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventor: Joff Redfern
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Patent number: 8868109Abstract: A navigation system and method are described. A destination may be determined for a user. A starting location may be determined for the user using data obtained via a mobile device of the user. The user may be enabled to establish a route from the starting location to the destination using the mobile device. Route information that details the established route may be stored in a database for subsequent display to other users. In some embodiments, a value total for each user may be stored, and value may be added to the user's value total in response to the user establishing the route from the starting location to the destination.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: LinkedIn CorporationInventor: Joff Redfern
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Publication number: 20140295887Abstract: A navigation system and method are described. A destination may be determined for a user. A starting location may be determined for the user using data obtained via a mobile device of the user. The user may be enabled to establish a route from the starting location to the destination using the mobile device. Route information that details the established route may be stored in a database for subsequent display to other users. In some embodiments, a value total for each user may be stored, and value may be added to the user's value total in response to the user establishing the route from the starting location to the destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Linkedln CorporationInventor: Joff Redfern
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Publication number: 20140244750Abstract: A method of generating alerts pertaining to a commute by the user and selecting content items to be presented to the user in conjunction with the alerts is disclosed. A pattern in a commuting by a user is detected. A content item is selected based on a correspondence between the content item and other users and a similarity between the user and the other users. An alert is generated pertaining to a milestone in the pattern of the commuting by the user. The content item and the alert are transmitted for presentation in combination to the user during the commuting by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: LinkedIn CorporationInventors: Joff Redfern, Manish Mohan Sharma
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Publication number: 20140149219Abstract: Described herein are a system and method for delivering content to a mobile computing device, where the content is selected for presentation to a member of a social network service based on the current geo-location of the member (device) and one or more associations and/or relationships between entities represented in a social graph of the social network service. A particular embodiment includes providing, by use of a data processor, a user interface to notify a member of a social network service of his or her proximity to another entity that is represented in the social graph of the social network service. In some embodiments, in response to determining that a member is in geographical proximity of a company that has a presence in the social graph of the social network service, a job recommendation/matching engine may cause information to be presented relating to a job listing posted to a job listing service by an authorized representative of the company.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Inventors: Joff Redfern, Jayant Sai
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Publication number: 20140149507Abstract: Described herein are a system and method for delivering content to a mobile computing device, where the content is selected for presentation to a member of a social network service based on the current geo-location of the member (device) and one or more associations and/or relationships between entities represented in a social graph of the social network service. A particular embodiment includes providing, by use of a data processor, a user interface to notify a member of a social network service of his or her proximity to another entity that is represented in the social graph of the social network service. In some embodiments, in response to determining that a member is in geographical proximity of a company that has a presence in the social graph of the social network service, a job recommendation/matching engine may cause information to be presented relating to a job listing posted to a job listing service by an authorized representative of the company.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Linkedln CorporationInventors: Joff Redfern, Jayant Sai
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Publication number: 20140149843Abstract: A system may include a profile module and a network interface module. The profile module may be configured to generate a first profile of a user of a social network based, at least in part, on first characteristics related to the user and a second profile of the user based, at least in part, on second characteristics related to the user, at least one of the first plurality of characteristics being the same as at least one of the second characteristics and at least one of the first characteristics being different from at least one of the second characteristics. The network interface module may be configured to transmit the first profile to a device of a third party based on the third party meeting a first criterion and the second profile to a device of the third party based on the third party meeting a second criterion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Linkedln CorporationInventors: Manish Mohan Sharma, Joff Redfern, Jayant Sai
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Publication number: 20140149519Abstract: A system may include a processor and a network interface. The processor may be configured to set a meeting room status of a meeting room over a selected time period to unavailable based on a meeting organizer specifying the time period and an attendee of a meeting, obtain a location status of the attendee during the selected time period, and change the meeting room status to reserved but not occupied based on the location status of the attendee being not in proximity of the meeting room. The network interface may be configured to transmit the meeting room status to a user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Linkedln CorporationInventors: Joff Redfern, Jayant Sai
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Publication number: 20140136612Abstract: A mobile communication device includes an application program interface and a computer processor configured with a calendar application and calendar database. The computer processor and/or application programming interface are configured to identify an event in the calendar database that is associated with a first person, and transmit a request to a social network server and/or a business network server. The request includes an identification of the first person and a user of the mobile communication device. The computer processor and/or application programming interface is further configured to receive from the social network server and/or the business network server information relating to the first person and the user of the mobile communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Linkedln CorporationInventors: Joff Redfern, Manish Mohan Sharma, Kiran Prasad
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Publication number: 20140136933Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: LinkedIn CorporationInventors: Erran Berger, Elliot Shmukler, Aaron Bronzan, Yu-En Tsai, Avery Randolph Moon, Amy Parnell, Joff Redfern
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Publication number: 20120197881Abstract: Users belonging to a particular category at a networking site are monitored by a system and according to a method for their selection of articles from a networking update stream. The characteristics of the users, including the categories they belong to, are received as metadata corresponding to the each respective article. Periodically an article database is queried according to the category and a selected time period to determine the number of users that have chosen to follow the industry and that have initiated selection actions towards articles in the database. Articles from the query are ranked according to their popularity among users having interest in the same industry category and are presented to a viewing user at the networking site.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventors: Allen Blue, Joff Redfern, Paul Taylor Ogilvie, Joseph Paul Betz