Patents by Inventor Keith BIRNEY

Keith 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: 9819631
    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: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Birney, Daniel Giambalvo, Christopher Gist, Ashish Wahi
  • Publication number: 20150142899
    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: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Keith BIRNEY, Daniel GIAMBALVO, Christopher GIST, Ashish WAHI