Patents by Inventor Mary Pao-an Ku

Mary Pao-an Ku 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: 11023941
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for managing electronic messages via a social networking system. For example, systems and methods described herein involve organizing electronic messages and/or communication threads related to a product offered by sale via the social networking system. Furthermore, systems and methods described herein can generate and send electronic messages that are related to the status of a product that a product seller has advertised for sale via the social networking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Mary Pao-an Ku, Anand Subbarayan, Bowen Pan
  • Patent number: 10432574
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and method for managing social networking system for-sale groups. For example, systems and method described herein identify sale listings within social networking system for-sale groups and aggregates the identified sale listings into a personal town square for a particular social networking system user. Furthermore, systems and methods can reorder the personal town square based on likes and interests of the social networking system user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah Liu, Mary Pao-an Ku, Bowen Pan, Derek Cheng
  • Publication number: 20190180340
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for managing electronic messages via a social networking system. For example, systems and methods described herein involve organizing electronic messages and/or communication threads related to a product offered by sale via the social networking system. Furthermore, systems and methods described herein can generate and send electronic messages that are related to the status of a product that a product seller has advertised for sale via the social networking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Mary Pao-an Ku, Anand Subbarayan, Bowen Pan
  • Patent number: 10217152
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for managing electronic messages via a social networking system. For example, systems and methods described herein involve organizing electronic messages and/or communication threads related to a product offered by sale via the social networking system. Furthermore, systems and methods described herein can generate and send electronic messages that are related to the status of a product that a product seller has advertised for sale via the social networking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Mary Pao-an Ku, Anand Subbarayan, Bowen Pan
  • Patent number: 10078864
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for identifying sold indicators within for-sale groups hosted by a social networking system. For example, systems and methods described herein identify information and social networking activities associated with a sale listing to determine whether an item advertised by the sale listing has been sold. Furthermore, systems and methods can prompt a seller associated with the sale listing to take action with regard to the sale listing in response to a determination that the item advertised by the sale listing has been sold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Deborah Liu, Mary Pao-an Ku, Kwok Ngai Eric Lo, Bowen Pan
  • Publication number: 20180109486
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and method for managing social networking system for-sale groups. For example, systems and method described herein identify sale listings within social networking system for-sale groups and aggregates the identified sale listings into a personal town square for a particular social networking system user. Furthermore, systems and methods can reorder the personal town square based on likes and interests of the social networking system user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Deborah Liu, Mary Pao-an Ku, Bowen Pan, Derek Cheng
  • Patent number: 9860205
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and method for managing social networking system for-sale groups. For example, systems and method described herein identify sale listings within social networking system for-sale groups and aggregates the identified sale listings into a personal town square for a particular social networking system user. Furthermore, systems and methods can reorder the personal town square based on likes and interests of the social networking system user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Deborah Liu, Mary Pao-an Ku, Bowen Pan, Derek Cheng
  • Publication number: 20160330162
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and method for managing social networking system for-sale groups. For example, systems and method described herein identify sale listings within social networking system for-sale groups and aggregates the identified sale listings into a personal town square for a particular social networking system user. Furthermore, systems and methods can reorder the personal town square based on likes and interests of the social networking system user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Deborah Liu, Mary Pao-an Ku, Bowen Pan, Derek Cheng
  • Publication number: 20160314519
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for identifying sold indicators within for-sale groups hosted by a social networking system. For example, systems and methods described herein identify information and social networking activities associated with a sale listing to determine whether an item advertised by the sale listing has been sold. Furthermore, systems and methods can prompt a seller associated with the sale listing to take action with regard to the sale listing in response to a determination that the item advertised by the sale listing has been sold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Deborah Liu, Mary Pao-an Ku, Kwok Ngai Eric Lo, Bowen Pan
  • Publication number: 20160307249
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for managing electronic messages via a social networking system. For example, systems and methods described herein involve organizing electronic messages and/or communication threads related to a product offered by sale via the social networking system. Furthermore, systems and methods described herein can generate and send electronic messages that are related to the status of a product that a product seller has advertised for sale via the social networking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Mary Pao-an Ku, Anand Subbarayan, Bowen Pan