Patents by Inventor Nico Vera

Nico Vera 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).

  • Providing privacy settings for applications associated with a user profile
    Patent number: 8627506
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing privacy settings for applications associated with a user profile are provided. Exemplary methods include receiving a request from a member of a web-based social network to install an application in association with a member profile, installing the requested application, providing privacy settings selections to control access to data associated with the installed application, receiving a privacy settings selection from the member, and displaying data associated with the application based on the privacy settings selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Nico Vera, James Wang, Arieh Steinberg, Chris Kelly, Adam D'Angelo
  • Systems and methods for providing privacy settings for applications associated with a user profile
    Publication number: 20090013413
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing privacy settings for applications associated with a user profile are provided. Exemplary methods include receiving a request from a member of a web-based social network to install an application in association with a member profile, installing the requested application, providing privacy settings selections to control access to data associated with the installed application, receiving a privacy settings selection from the member, and displaying data associated with the application based on the privacy settings selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Nico Vera, James Wang, Arieh Steinberg, Chris Kelly, Adam D'Angelo