Patents by Inventor John A. Sampson

John A. Sampson 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).

  • IDENTIFYING AND RECOMMENDING CONNECTIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE ONLINE SERVICES
    Publication number: 20100312820
    Abstract: Potential connections from a first user of a first online service to other users of the online service may be recommended by identifying a second online service from a plurality of online services, wherein the first user is a member of the second online service, identifying a second user of the second online service, wherein a connection exists in the second online service between the first user and the second user, and recommending that a connection be established in the first online service between the first user and the second user. Such recommendations may also be generated by identifying a second user and a third user, where the second user and the third user are members of a second online service, a connection exists in the first online service between the first user and the second user, and a connection exists in the second online service between the second user and the third user, and recommending that a connection be established in the first online service between the first user and the third user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Chris GOFFINET, John A. Sampson, Ian Kennedy, Todd B. Sampson, Emanuel Miller, Steve Ho, Raymund R. Ramos