Patents by Inventor Luke T. Millar

Luke T. Millar 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).

  • Cluster-Based Friend Suggestion Aggregator
    Publication number: 20120011212
    Abstract: Techniques are described to generate a list of suggested friends for a client of a social networking service. In an implementation, a cluster of clients is identified from among the clients of the social networking service. The cluster of clients includes the client for which the list of suggested friends is to be generated. The list of suggested friends for the client may then be generated and may include one or more clients of the social networking service selected based on connections with the cluster of clients. The list indicates at least one other client of the social networking service that is suggested as a friend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lin He, Luke T. Millar, Jason C. Kahn
  • Cluster-based friend suggestion aggregator
    Patent number: 8055720
    Abstract: Techniques are described to generate a list of suggested friends for a client of a social networking service. In an implementation, a cluster of clients is identified from among the clients of the social networking service. The cluster of clients includes the client for which the list of suggested friends is to be generated. The list of suggested friends for the client may then be generated and may include one or more clients of the social networking service selected based on connections with the cluster of clients. The list indicates at least one other client of the social networking service that is suggested as a friend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lin He, Luke T. Millar, Jason C Kahn
  • CLUSTER-BASED FRIEND SUGGESTION AGGREGATOR
    Publication number: 20100191844
    Abstract: Techniques are described to generate a list of suggested friends for a client of a social networking service. In an implementation, a cluster of clients is identified from among the clients of the social networking service. The cluster of clients includes the client for which the list of suggested friends is to be generated. The list of suggested friends for the client may then be generated and may include one or more clients of the social networking service selected based on connections with the cluster of clients. The list indicates at least one other client of the social networking service that is suggested as a friend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lin He, Luke T. Millar, Jason C Kahn