Patents by Inventor Ken Taro Deeter

Ken Taro Deeter 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: 11646990
    Abstract: A method of posting ephemeral posts is disclosed. The method starts with receiving, from a user of a social network, a request to post an ephemeral post, the request including an ephemeral variable associated with a threshold event. The ephemeral post is posted on behalf of the user. Then an occurrence of the threshold event is monitored. When the threshold event has not occurred, the post is allowed to be accessible to at least one viewer other than the user. When the threshold event has occurred, the post is blocked from being accessible by the at least one view other than the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Aditya Koolwal, Ken Taro Deeter, Sergey Markov, Karl Frankowski
  • Publication number: 20220311731
    Abstract: A method of posting ephemeral posts is disclosed. The method starts with receiving, from a user of a social network, a request to post an ephemeral post, the request including an ephemeral variable associated with a threshold event. The ephemeral post is posted on behalf of the user. Then an occurrence of the threshold event is monitored. When the threshold event has not occurred, the post is allowed to be accessible to at least one viewer other than the user. When the threshold event has occurred, the post is blocked from being accessible by the at least one view other than the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Aditya Koolwal, Ken Taro Deeter, Sergey Markov, Karl Frankowski
  • Patent number: 11405348
    Abstract: A method of posting ephemeral posts is disclosed. The method starts with receiving, from a user of a social network, a request to post an ephemeral post, the request including an ephemeral variable associated with a threshold event. The ephemeral post is posted on behalf of the user. Then an occurrence of the threshold event is monitored. When the threshold event has not occurred, the post is allowed to be accessible to at least one viewer other than the user. When the threshold event has occurred, the post is blocked from being accessible by the at least one view other than the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Aditya Koolwal, Ken Taro Deeter, Sergey Markov, Karl Frankowski
  • Patent number: 11321666
    Abstract: A social networking system determines the meaning of an anchor term used in a communication received from a communicating user. Candidate nodes are identified in the dictionary based on the anchor term, where each candidate node represents a possible meaning of the anchor term. The context of the anchor term is determined, and a score is determined for each candidate node based on the determined context. A candidate node is selected that most likely represents the meaning of the anchor term based on the determined candidate node scores. The context of the anchor term may be a social context derived from users connected to the communicating user that use the anchor term in communications. A communicating user may be prompted to identify the meaning of the anchor term explicitly based on the use of the term in communications from other users connected to the communicating user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Taro Deeter, Keith Schacht
  • Publication number: 20210234824
    Abstract: A method of posting ephemeral posts is disclosed. The method starts with receiving, from a user of a social network, a request to post an ephemeral post, the request including an ephemeral variable associated with a threshold event. The ephemeral post is posted on behalf of the user. Then an occurrence of the threshold event is monitored. When the threshold event has not occurred, the post is allowed to be accessible to at least one viewer other than the user. When the threshold event has occurred, the post is blocked from being accessible by the at least one view other than the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Aditya Koolwal, Ken Taro Deeter, Sergey Markov, Karl Frankowski
  • Patent number: 10917377
    Abstract: A method of posting ephemeral posts is disclosed. The method starts with receiving, from a user of a social network, a request to post an ephemeral post, the request including an ephemeral variable associated with a threshold event. The ephemeral post is posted on behalf of the user. Then an occurrence of the threshold event is monitored. When the threshold event has not occurred, the post is allowed to be accessible to at least one viewer other than the user. When the threshold event has occurred, the post is blocked from being accessible by the at least one view other than the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Aditya Koolwal, Ken Taro Deeter, Sergey Markov, Karl Frankowski
  • Publication number: 20190379630
    Abstract: A method of posting ephemeral posts is disclosed. The method starts with receiving, from a user of a social network, a request to post an ephemeral post, the request including an ephemeral variable associated with a threshold event. The ephemeral post is posted on behalf of the user. Then an occurrence of the threshold event is monitored. When the threshold event has not occurred, the post is allowed to be accessible to at least one viewer other than the user. When the threshold event has occurred, the post is blocked from being accessible by the at least one view other than the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Aditya Koolwal, Ken Taro Deeter, Sergey Markov, Karl Frankowski
  • Patent number: 10397162
    Abstract: A social networking system notifies its users of different events and actions taking place inside the social networking system. To present notifications that are most likely to be of interest to the user, the social networking system observes the interactions of the user with notifications presented to the user and suggests an option to opt-out of notifications associated with a source based on the observed interactions. The option to opt-out of notifications associated with the source may be presented if the users interactions with the notifications presented are below a threshold. Notifications associated with a social group are presented to the user based on factors describing the group and the relation between the user and other users of the social group, for example, seniority of the user, size of the group, and the rate at which user actions associated with the group are received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Taro Deeter, Wayne Kao, Andy Lien, Sizhe Chen, Eugene Letuchy
  • Patent number: 10389676
    Abstract: A method of posting ephemeral posts is disclosed. The method starts with receiving, from a user of a social network, a request to post an ephemeral post, the request including an ephemeral variable associated with a threshold event. The ephemeral post is posted on behalf of the user. Then an occurrence of the threshold event is monitored. When the threshold event has not occurred, the post is allowed to be accessible to at least one viewer other than the user. When the threshold event has occurred, the post is blocked from being accessible by the at least one view other than the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Aditya Koolwal, Ken Taro Deeter, Sergey Markov, Karl Frankowski
  • Patent number: 10116615
    Abstract: A method of posting ephemeral posts is disclosed. The method starts with receiving, from a user of a social network, a request to post an ephemeral post, the request including an ephemeral variable associated with a threshold event. The ephemeral post is posted on behalf of the user. Then an occurrence of the threshold event is monitored. When the threshold event has not occurred, the post is allowed to be accessible to at least one viewer other than the user. When the threshold event has occurred, the post is blocked from being accessible by the at least one view other than the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Aditya Koolwal, Ken Taro Deeter, Sergey Markov, Karl Frankowski
  • Patent number: 10109020
    Abstract: A bookmark displays one or more bookmark tiles each linked to an object in a social networking system, allowing faster and easier access to the linked objects. The bookmark tiles are arranged in a tile region displayed proximate to a page of content from the social networking system. For example, the tile region is a horizontal row proximate to the page content. The tile region may be accessed by performing a scrolling input when the page is displayed by a client device. The bookmark tiles may be navigated using a search region for receiving input to search the bookmark tiles. The search region may be accessible by performing a second scrolling input while the client device displays the page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Taro Deeter, Tom Stocky, Robyn D. Morris
  • Patent number: 9391944
    Abstract: A social networking system notifies its users of different events and actions taking place inside the social networking system. To present notifications that are most likely to be of interest to the user, the social networking system observes the interactions of the user with notifications presented to the user and suggests an option to opt-out of notifications associated with a source based on the observed interactions. The option to opt-out of notifications associated with the source may be presented if the users interactions with the notifications presented are below a threshold. Notifications associated with a social group are presented to the user based on factors describing the group and the relation between the user and other users of the social group, for example, seniority of the user, size of the group, and the rate at which user actions associated with the group are received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Taro Deeter, Wayne Kao, Charles Jolley, Bo Zhang, Andrew Song
  • Publication number: 20160134582
    Abstract: A method of posting ephemeral posts is disclosed. The method starts with receiving, from a user of a social network, a request to post an ephemeral post, the request including an ephemeral variable associated with a threshold event. The ephemeral post is posted on behalf of the user. Then an occurrence of the threshold event is monitored. When the threshold event has not occurred, the post is allowed to be accessible to at least one viewer other than the user. When the threshold event has occurred, the post is blocked from being accessible by the at least one view other than the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Aditya Koolwal, Ken Taro Deeter, Sergey Markov, Karl Frankowski
  • Publication number: 20160119272
    Abstract: A method of posting ephemeral posts is disclosed. The method starts with receiving, from a user of a social network, a request to post an ephemeral post, the request including an ephemeral variable associated with a threshold event. The ephemeral post is posted on behalf of the user. Then an occurrence of the threshold event is monitored. When the threshold event has not occurred, the post is allowed to be accessible to at least one viewer other than the user. When the threshold event has occurred, the post is blocked from being accessible by the at least one view other than the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Aditya Koolwal, Ken Taro Deeter, Sergey Markov, Karl Frankowski
  • Patent number: 9264463
    Abstract: A method of posting ephemeral posts is disclosed. The method starts with receiving, from a user of a social network, a request to post an ephemeral post, the request including an ephemeral variable associated with a threshold event. The ephemeral post is posted on behalf of the user. Then an occurrence of the threshold event is monitored. When the threshold event has not occurred, the post is allowed to be accessible to at least one viewer other than the user. When the threshold event has occurred, the post is blocked from being accessible by the at least one view other than the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Aditya Koolwal, Ken Taro Deeter, Sergey Markov, Karl Frankowski
  • Publication number: 20160019263
    Abstract: A user saves a structured query defining connections between two or more objects maintained by a social networking system. The social networking system finds objects matching the structured query, either by periodically performing searches for new objects or by analyzing objects as they are added or modified. The user creating the saved query can subsequently view the matching objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Taro Deeter, Thomas Stocky, Robyn David Morris
  • Patent number: 9177016
    Abstract: A user saves a structured query defining connections between two or more objects maintained by a social networking system. The social networking system finds objects matching the structured query, either by periodically performing searches for new objects or by analyzing objects as they are added or modified. The user creating the saved query can subsequently view the matching objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Taro Deeter, Thomas Stocky, Robyn David Morris
  • Publication number: 20150106326
    Abstract: A user saves a structured query defining connections between two or more objects maintained by a social networking system. The social networking system finds objects matching the structured query, either by periodically performing searches for new objects or by analyzing objects as they are added or modified. The user creating the saved query can subsequently view the matching objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Ken Taro Deeter, Thomas Stocky, Robyn David Morris
  • Publication number: 20140282096
    Abstract: A method of posting ephemeral posts is disclosed. The method starts with receiving, from a user of a social network, a request to post an ephemeral post, the request including an ephemeral variable associated with a threshold event. The ephemeral post is posted on behalf of the user. Then an occurrence of the threshold event is monitored. When the threshold event has not occurred, the post is allowed to be accessible to at least one viewer other than the user. When the threshold event has occurred, the post is blocked from being accessible by the at least one view other than the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Aditya Koolwal, Ken Taro Deeter, Sergey Markov, Karl Frankowski
  • Publication number: 20140208233
    Abstract: A bookmark displays one or more bookmark tiles each linked to an object in a social networking system, allowing faster and easier access to the linked objects. The bookmark tiles are arranged in a tile region displayed proximate to a page of content from the social networking system. For example, the tile region is a horizontal row proximate to the page content. The tile region may be accessed by performing a scrolling input when the page is displayed by a client device. The bookmark tiles may be navigated using a search region for receiving input to search the bookmark tiles. The search region may be accessible by performing a second scrolling input while the client device displays the page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Ken Taro Deeter, Tom Stocky, Robyn D. Morris