Patents by Inventor Kyle William DeLong

Kyle William DeLong 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).

  • Methods and systems for contact importing using a mobile device
    Patent number: 10116650
    Abstract: Techniques to allow a social networking system to import contact information from an external system. In one embodiment, a QR code is provided to a non-mobile computing device to allow a log in to an external system by a user using a mobile computing device. Information from the external system is received after authentication of the user with the external system. The information includes address book information of the user. The address book information includes contact information maintained by the external system. Invitations are provided to a selection of the new contacts to join the social network of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle William Delong
  • Methods and Systems for Contact Importing Using a Mobile Device
    Publication number: 20170149761
    Abstract: Techniques to allow a social networking system to import contact information from an external system. In one embodiment, a QR code is provided to a non-mobile computing device to allow a log in to an external system by a user using a mobile computing device. Information from the external system is received after authentication of the user with the external system. The information includes address book information of the user. The address book information includes contact information maintained by the external system. Invitations are provided to a selection of the new contacts to join the social network of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventor: Kyle William Delong
  • Methods and systems for contact importing using a mobile device
    Patent number: 9406081
    Abstract: Techniques to allow a social networking system to import contact information from an external system. In one embodiment, a QR code is provided to a non-mobile computing device to allow a log in to an external system by a user using a mobile computing device. Information from the external system is received after authentication of the user with the external system. The information includes address book information of the user. The address book information includes contact information maintained by the external system. Invitations are provided to a selection of the new contacts to join the social network of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle William DeLong
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTACT IMPORTING USING A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140122585
    Abstract: Techniques to allow a social networking system to import contact information from an external system. In one embodiment, a QR code is provided to a non-mobile computing device to allow a log in to an external system by a user using a mobile computing device. Information from the external system is received after authentication of the user with the external system. The information includes address book information of the user. The address book information includes contact information maintained by the external system. Invitations are provided to a selection of the new contacts to join the social network of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle William DeLong