Patents by Inventor Jordan Walke
Jordan Walke 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: 10585550Abstract: A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Publication number: 20170357384Abstract: A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Patent number: 9823806Abstract: A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Patent number: 9740360Abstract: A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Patent number: 9645702Abstract: A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Patent number: 9098165Abstract: A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Patent number: 9058089Abstract: A method includes receiving sponsor specifications designating story characteristics, monitoring an organic activity stream for entries matching the story characteristics, and, in response to identifying an entry as matching the story characteristics, providing for display the entry in a predetermined area of a web page.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2013Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang-Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Patent number: 8825888Abstract: A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang-Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Publication number: 20140207585Abstract: An advertisement interface presents a single input field for creating advertisements using a social networking system. When input is received via the single input field, the social networking system determines whether the destination identified by the input is internal to or external to the social networking system. Based on the determination of identified destination, a set of options unique to the type of destination is presented. Based on the user's selection of options, an advertisement is created and presented to other users of the social networking system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: Jordan Walke
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Publication number: 20140123034Abstract: A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Publication number: 20140122249Abstract: A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Publication number: 20140115500Abstract: A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Publication number: 20140108965Abstract: A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Patent number: 8676894Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first selection of an entity associated with a user of a social-networking system; receiving a second selection of a type of user interaction with the entity; and providing the first and second selections for use in a sponsored-story specification. The use of the first and second selections in the sponsored-story specification facilitate entries in an organic activity stream of the social-networking system that match the sponsored-story specification being provided for display in pre-determined areas of web pages.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Patent number: 8655987Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a bid to display in a predetermined area of a web page an organic-activity-stream entry matching particular story characteristics. The bid includes a bid amount and one or more targeting criteria. The method includes, n response to identifying an organic-activity-stream entry as matching the story characteristics, providing for display the organic-activity-stream entry in a predetermined area of a web page based at least in part on the bid amount and targeting criteria.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Phillip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Publication number: 20140040042Abstract: A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang-Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Publication number: 20130297702Abstract: A method includes receiving sponsor specifications designating story characteristics, monitoring an organic activity stream for entries matching the story characteristics, and, in response to identifying an entry as matching the story characteristics, providing for display the entry in a predetermined area of a web page.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang-Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Publication number: 20130246940Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first selection of an entity associated with a user of a social-networking system; receiving a second selection of a type of user interaction with the entity; and providing the first and second selections for use in a sponsored-story specification. The use of the first and second selections in the sponsored-story specification facilitate entries in an organic activity stream of the social-networking system that match the sponsored-story specification being provided for display in pre-determined areas of web pages.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Publication number: 20130218962Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sponsor specifications designating story characteristics; monitoring an organic activity stream for entries matching the story characteristics; and, in response to identifying an entry as matching the story characteristics, providing for display the entry in a predetermined area of a web page.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: August 22, 2013Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola
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Patent number: 8499040Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sponsor specifications designating story characteristics; monitoring an organic activity stream for entries matching the story characteristics; and, in response to identifying an entry as matching the story characteristics, providing for display the entry in a predetermined area of a web page.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kent Schoen, Ning Li, Robert Kang Xing Jin, Philip Anastasios Zigoris, Jessica Gronski, Jordan Walke, Eric Michel Giovanola