Patents by Inventor Keith Andrew Birney

Keith Andrew Birney 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).

  • Patent number: 10270733
    Abstract: A first notification of a first action by a user with respect to a first content item may be received by a computer system, the first content item having a first relationship to the user. A second notification of a second notification by the user with respect to a second content item may be received by the computer system. The second content item may have a second relationship to the user, and at least a portion of the second content item may correspond to at least a portion of the first content item. A first property of the first relationship may be managed by the computer system based on the second notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Andrew Birney, Daniel Joseph Giambalvo, Christopher Alexander Gist, Ashish Wahi
  • Publication number: 20170346781
    Abstract: A first notification of a first action by a user with respect to a first content item may be received by a computer system, the first content item having a first relationship to the user. A second notification of a second notification by the user with respect to a second content item may be received by the computer system. The second content item may have a second relationship to the user, and at least a portion of the second content item may correspond to at least a portion of the first content item. A first property of the first relationship may be managed by the computer system based on the second notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Keith Andrew Birney, Daniel Joseph Giambalvo, Christopher Alexander Gist, Ashish Wahi