Patents by Inventor Keegan Jones

Keegan Jones 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).

  • Publication number: 20200259912
    Abstract: Particular embodiments detect an indication of an event that is initiated on an online social network by a user and that is related to an entity associated with an activity that the user has engaged in. Based on the received indication, a social-networking system sends the user a request for follow-up information about the activity. After the follow-up information is received, the social-networking system retrieves contacts of the user and identifies contacts that have engaged in social activities on the online social network related to the entity. Recommendations for the entity are then sent to those identified contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua Williams, Daniel Jeng-Ping Hui, Mao Xue, Jason Brewer, Justin Moore, Keegan Jones
  • Patent number: 10681158
    Abstract: Particular embodiments detect events associated with information about events and activities that a user has engaged in. The events may be of a particular type. An entity associated with an event may request that the user provide further information on the event and, based on the received information, the social-networking system sends the user a request for follow-up information after an appropriate time delay. The time delay may vary based on the user activity and the type or context of the event that triggered the request. After the follow-up information is received, such information is stored in the social-networking system and may be used to determine recommendations, sponsored stories, advertisements, etc. to send to friends of the user. The information may also be used for ranking or filtering recommendations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Williams, Daniel Jeng-Ping Hui, Mao Xue, Jason Brewer, Justin Moore, Keegan Jones
  • Publication number: 20160044120
    Abstract: Particular embodiments detect events associated with information about activities that a user has engaged in. The activities may be associated with a location or location-agnostic. Based on the received information, the social-networking system sends the user a request for follow-up information after an appropriate time delay. The time delay may vary based on the user activity and the context of the event that triggered the request. After the follow-up information is received, such information is stored in the social-networking system and may be used to determine recommendations, sponsored stories, advertisements, etc. to send to friends of the user. The information may also be used for ranking or filtering recommendations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua Williams, Daniel Jeng-Ping Hui, Mao Xue, Jason Brewer, Justin Moore, Keegan Jones
  • Publication number: 20160044121
    Abstract: Particular embodiments detect events associated with information about activities that a user has engaged in. The activities may be associated with a location or location-agnostic. Based on the received information, the social-networking system sends the user a request for follow-up information after an appropriate time delay. The time delay may vary based on the user activity and the context of the event that triggered the request. After the follow-up information is received, such information is stored in the social-networking system and may be used to determine recommendations, sponsored stories, advertisements, etc. to send to friends of the user. The information may also be used for ranking or filtering recommendations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua Williams, Daniel Jeng-Ping Hui, Mao Xue, Jason Brewer, Justin Moore, Keegan Jones
  • Patent number: 9210228
    Abstract: Particular embodiments detect events associated with information about activities that a user has engaged in. The activities may be associated with a location or location-agnostic. Based on the received information, the social-networking system sends the user a request for follow-up information after an appropriate time delay. The time delay may vary based on the user activity and the context of the event that triggered the request. After the follow-up information is received, such information is stored in the social-networking system and may be used to determine recommendations, sponsored stories, advertisements, etc. to send to friends of the user. The information may also be used for ranking or filtering recommendations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Williams, Daniel Jeng-Ping Hui, Mao Xue, Jason Brewer, Justin Moore, Keegan Jones
  • Publication number: 20140164511
    Abstract: Particular embodiments detect events associated with information about activities that a user has engaged in. The activities may be associated with a location or location-agnostic. Based on the received information, the social-networking system sends the user a request for follow-up information after an appropriate time delay. The time delay may vary based on the user activity and the context of the event that triggered the request. After the follow-up information is received, such information is stored in the social-networking system and may be used to determine recommendations, sponsored stories, advertisements, etc. to send to friends of the user. The information may also be used for ranking or filtering recommendations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Joshua Williams, Daniel Jeng-Ping Hui, Mao Xue, Jason Brewer, Justin Moore, Keegan Jones
  • Publication number: 20140149935
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes monitoring current user interaction with a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with an application on the computing device. The application is associated with one or more of chrome elements for initiating a function of the application. The method also includes predicting future user interaction with the GUI based at least in part on the current user interaction with the GUI. The future user interaction is next with respect to the current user interaction in a sequence of user interactions with the GUI. The method also includes determining a chrome element of the application that is associated with the future user interaction; and providing for display in association with the GUI the chrome element of the application that is associated with the future user interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Dudley Johnson, Keegan Jones