Patents by Inventor Koen Bok

Koen Bok 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).

  • Inferring contextual user status and duration
    Patent number: 9098802
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes one or more server computing devices receiving first data associated with an activity recently performed or currently being performed by a user of one or more client computing devices. A current state of the user is inferred at least in part by analyzing at least the first data, and second data associated with one or more historical durations associated with the inferred current state is accessed. An end time associated with the inferred current state is estimated based at least in part on the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Xiu Deng, Adam Gregory Wolff, Koen Bok
  • Inferring Contextual User Status and Duration
    Publication number: 20140180983
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes one or more server computing devices receiving first data associated with an activity recently performed or currently being performed by a user of one or more client computing devices. A current state of the user is inferred at least in part by analyzing at least the first data, and second data associated with one or more historical durations associated with the inferred current state is accessed. An end time associated with the inferred current state is estimated based at least in part on the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Peter Xiu Deng, Adam Gregory Wolff, Koen Bok