Patents by Inventor Kiranjit Singh Sidhu
Kiranjit Singh Sidhu 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).
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Patent number: 10719565Abstract: Particular embodiments may receive one or more data items associated with a first user of a social-networking system. The one or more data items being related to an entity. One or more data stores may store a social graph of the social-networking system. The social graph may comprise a plurality of nodes and plurality of edges between nodes. The nodes may comprise user nodes corresponding to users of the social-networking system and concept nodes corresponding to concepts. Particular embodiments may identify one or more nodes of the social graph that likely match the entity and associate at least one of the data items to at least one of the identified nodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Hisham Rabih Harik, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Hao Xu, Javier Olivan Lopez
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Patent number: 10531250Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a message associated with a user at an information exchange system. At least one correspondent associated with the user may be determined, based on the message. A social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent may be assessed with respect to a social-networking system. The information exchange system may provide an interface for display to the user, the interface comprising information associated with the message. If the social connection is confirmed, the interface may include social-networking information associated with the at least one correspondent. Otherwise, the interface may provide functionality to create a social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent with respect to the social-networking system.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Florin Ratiu, Alexander Paul Schultz, David Y. Chen
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Publication number: 20190208376Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a message associated with a user at an information exchange system. At least one correspondent associated with the user may be determined, based on the message. A social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent may be assessed with respect to a social-networking system. The information exchange system may provide an interface for display to the user, the interface comprising information associated with the message. If the social connection is confirmed, the interface may include social-networking information associated with the at least one correspondent. Otherwise, the interface may provide functionality to create a social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent with respect to the social-networking system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Florin Ratiu, Alexander Paul Schultz, David Y. Chen
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Patent number: 10277550Abstract: Techniques to increase engagement with a social networking system. In one embodiment, activities are prioritized based on relatedness to a user. References associated with at least a portion of the prioritized activities are created. The references are categorized into a plurality of types. The reference types may include notifications, friend identifications, and top stories. The references are embedded in digest communications for the user. Descriptive information about the activities are omitted from the digest communications. Digest communications for the user are provided during a time period when the user is not engaged with the social networking system. Notifications for a user are ceased when a level of engagement of the user with the social networking system is less than a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: David Y. Chen, Emily B. Grewal, Ziqing Mao, Denise Moreno, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Amylee Thibodeau
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Patent number: 10257315Abstract: In one embodiment, a social networking system transmits a client proxy application to a client device in order to export data from a third-party site that has instituted IP address blocking or rate limiting. In particular embodiments, the proxy application multiplexes a plurality of web responses from the third-party server over a single socket communication with a proxy server. In particular embodiments, the proxy application obtains data from the third-party service and relays it via the proxy server to the social networking system.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Thomas Alison, Kenneth Foo Chuan Khit, Kelvin Foo Chuan Lyi
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Patent number: 10244370Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a message associated with a user at an information exchange system. At least one correspondent associated with the user may be determined, based on the message. A social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent may be assessed with respect to a social-networking system. The information exchange system may provide an interface for display to the user, the interface comprising information associated with the message. If the social connection is confirmed, the interface may include social-networking information associated with the at least one correspondent. Otherwise, the interface may provide functionality to create a social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent with respect to the social-networking system.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Florin Ratiu, Alexander Paul Schultz, David Y. Chen
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Publication number: 20190005547Abstract: Disclosed is a method for supporting online services in providing content items to users of an online system. A request for loading a webpage of an online system is received from a client device. A plurality of content items eligible for being presented to the user is received. For each of the received content items, a trained model is identified based on characteristics of the content item, and a score is determined using the identified trained model and based on characteristics of the user. One or more content items is selected based on the determined scores. The selected one or more content items are sent to the client device for presentation to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Li Tan, Honglu He, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, David Harry Garcia, Jinchong Zhou, Zhi Zhong, Jinyi Yao, David Shein, Nikila Srinivasan Sarang, Yating Ma, Rui Shao, Han Chen, Hao Wang, Ning Wang
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Patent number: 10158731Abstract: Techniques to increase engagement with a social networking system. In one embodiment, an engagement level of a user with a social networking system is monitored. A low engagement user type associated with the user is identified from a plurality of low engagement user types. It is determined whether the engagement level of the user is less than a threshold. If so, a communication is provided for the user based on the low engagement user type associated with the user. The communication may be a notification or a digest communication.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: David Y. Chen, Emily Grewal, Hisham Rabih Harik, Huan Yang, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu
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Patent number: 9882863Abstract: Techniques to optimize messages sent to a user of a social networking system. In one embodiment, information about the user may be collected by the social networking system. The information may be applied to train a model for determining likelihood of a desired action by the user in response to candidate messages that may be provided for the user. The social networking system may provide to the user a message from the candidate messages with a selected likelihood of causing the desired action.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Lex Arquette, David Y. Chen, Emily B. Grewal, Denise Moreno, Florin Ratiu, Yanxin Shi, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Ching-Chih Weng, Huan Yang
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Publication number: 20180025082Abstract: Particular embodiments may receive one or more data items associated with a first user of a social-networking system. The one or more data items being related to an entity. One or more data stores may store a social graph of the social-networking system. The social graph may comprise a plurality of nodes and plurality of edges between nodes. The nodes may comprise user nodes corresponding to users of the social-networking system and concept nodes corresponding to concepts. Particular embodiments may identify one or more nodes of the social graph that likely match the entity and associate at least one of the data items to at least one of the identified nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Hisham Rabih Harik, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Hao Xu, Javier Olivan Lopez
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Publication number: 20170325083Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a message associated with a user at an information exchange system. At least one correspondent associated with the user may be determined, based on the message. A social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent may be assessed with respect to a social-networking system. The information exchange system may provide an interface for display to the user, the interface comprising information associated with the message. If the social connection is confirmed, the interface may include social-networking information associated with the at least one correspondent. Otherwise, the interface may provide functionality to create a social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent with respect to the social-networking system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Florin Ratiu, Alexander Paul Schultz, David Y. Chen
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Patent number: 9798812Abstract: Particular embodiments may receive one or more data items associated with a first user of a social-networking system. The one or more data items being related to an entity. One or more data stores may store a social graph of the social-networking system. The social graph may comprise a plurality of nodes and plurality of edges between nodes. The nodes may comprise user nodes corresponding to users of the social-networking system and concept nodes corresponding to concepts. Particular embodiments may identify one or more nodes of the social graph that likely match the entity and associate at least one of the data items to at least one of the identified nodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Hisham Rabih Harik, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Hao Xu, Javier Olivan Lopez
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Patent number: 9692814Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a message associated with a user at an information exchange system. At least one correspondent associated with the user may be determined, based on the message. A social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent may be assessed with respect to a social-networking system. The information exchange system may provide an interface for display to the user, the interface comprising information associated with the message. If the social connection is confirmed, the interface may include social-networking information associated with the at least one correspondent. Otherwise, the interface may provide functionality to create a social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent with respect to the social-networking system.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Florin Ratiu, Alexander Paul Schultz, David Y. Chen
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Publication number: 20170171142Abstract: Techniques to optimize messages sent to a user of a social networking system. In one embodiment, information about the user may be collected by the social networking system. The information may be applied to train a model for determining likelihood of a desired action by the user in response to candidate messages that may be provided for the user. The social networking system may provide to the user a message from the candidate messages with a selected likelihood of causing the desired action.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Lex Arquette, David Y. Chen, Emily B. Grewal, Denise Moreno, Florin Ratiu, Yanxin Shi, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Ching-Chih Weng, Huan Yang
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Patent number: 9584465Abstract: Techniques to optimize messages sent to a user of a social networking system. In one embodiment, information about the user may be collected by the social networking system. The information may be applied to train a model for determining likelihood of a desired action by the user in response to candidate messages that may be provided for the user. The social networking system may provide to the user a message from the candidate messages with a selected likelihood of causing the desired action.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Lex Arquette, David Y. Chen, Emily B. Grewal, Denise Moreno, Florin Ratiu, Yanxin Shi, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Ching-Chih Weng, Huan Yang
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Publication number: 20160269347Abstract: Techniques to optimize messages sent to a user of a social networking system. In one embodiment, information about the user may be collected by the social networking system. The information may be applied to train a model for determining likelihood of a desired action by the user in response to candidate messages that may be provided for the user. The social networking system may provide to the user a message from the candidate messages with a selected likelihood of causing the desired action.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Lex Arquette, David Y. Chen, Emily B. Grewal, Denise Moreno, Florin Ratiu, Yanxin Shi, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Ching-Chih Weng, Huan Yang
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Patent number: 9363223Abstract: Techniques to optimize messages sent to a user of a social networking system. In one embodiment, information about the user may be collected by the social networking system. The information may be applied to train a model for determining likelihood of a desired action by the user in response to candidate messages that may be provided for the user. The social networking system may provide to the user a message from the candidate messages with a selected likelihood of causing the desired action.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Lex Arquette, David Y. Chen, Emily Grewal, Denise Moreno, Florin Ratiu, Yanxin Shi, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Ching-Chih Weng, Huan Yang
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Publication number: 20150379130Abstract: Particular embodiments may receive one or more data items associated with a first user of a social-networking system. The one or more data items being related to an entity. One or more data stores may store a social graph of the social-networking system. The social graph may comprise a plurality of nodes and plurality of edges between nodes. The nodes may comprise user nodes corresponding to users of the social-networking system and concept nodes corresponding to concepts. Particular embodiments may identify one or more nodes of the social graph that likely match the entity and associate at least one of the data items to at least one of the identified nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Hisham Rabih Harik, Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Hao Xu, Javier Olivan Lopez
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Publication number: 20150215387Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a message associated with a user at an information exchange system. At least one correspondent associated with the user may be determined, based on the message. A social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent may be assessed with respect to a social-networking system. The information exchange system may provide an interface for display to the user, the interface comprising information associated with the message. If the social connection is confirmed, the interface may include social-networking information associated with the at least one correspondent. Otherwise, the interface may provide functionality to create a social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent with respect to the social-networking system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Florin Ratiu, Alexander Paul Schultz, David Y. Chen
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Patent number: 9049260Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a message associated with a user at an information exchange system. At least one correspondent associated with the user may be determined, based on the message. A social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent may be assessed with respect to a social-networking system. The information exchange system may provide an interface for display to the user, the interface comprising information associated with the message. If the social connection is confirmed, the interface may include social-networking information associated with the at least one correspondent. Otherwise, the interface may provide functionality to create a social connection between the user and the at least one correspondent with respect to the social-networking system.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Kiranjit Singh Sidhu, Florin Ratiu, Alexander Paul Schultz, David Y. Chen