Patents by Inventor Joshua Chaim Roberts

Joshua Chaim Roberts 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).

  • Geo-metric
    Patent number: 9984168
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a first node and a second node in a social graph. The historical location data is available for the first node and for the second node. The method also includes accessing one or more component metrics for computing a geo-metric. The geo-metric represents an assessment of a spatial commonality between the first node and the second node. The spatial commonalities are determined based on historical location data stored for the first node and historical location data stored for the second node. The method also includes accessing one or more coefficients each corresponding to one of the component metrics; calculating the geo-metric by applying the received coefficients to the component metrics and combining the component metrics; and providing the calculated geo-metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Amir Hussain Memon, Scott J. Bratsman, Steven Young, Joshua Chaim Roberts, Aapo Kyrölä, Timothy A. Stanke
  • GEO-METRIC
    Publication number: 20160364409
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a first node and a second node in a social graph. The historical location data is available for the first node and for the second node. The method also includes accessing one or more component metrics for computing a geo-metric. The geo-metric represents an assessment of a spatial commonality between the first node and the second node. The spatial commonalities are determined based on historical location data stored for the first node and historical location data stored for the second node. The method also includes accessing one or more coefficients each corresponding to one of the component metrics; calculating the geo-metric by applying the received coefficients to the component metrics and combining the component metrics; and providing the calculated geo-metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Amir Hussain Memon, Scott J. Bratsman, Steven Young, Joshua Chaim Roberts, Aapo Kyrölä, Timothy A. Stanke