Patents by Inventor Paul Francois Carduner

Paul Francois Carduner 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: 10769590
    Abstract: Techniques to share images in a social networking system. In an embodiment, an image is received from a first user, the image is associated with a first archive of the first user within a social networking system, and the image is associated with a second archive of a second user within the social networking system without the social networking system receiving a request from the second user to download the image. The image may be received from a mobile device. The image may be captured by a camera of a mobile device. The image may be automatically uploaded from a mobile device. A request may be received from the second user to include the image in the second archive associated with the second user. Associating the image with the second archive of the second user may comprise including a link to the image in the second archive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Paul Francois Carduner, Andrew Chung, Dirk John Stoop
  • Patent number: 10609085
    Abstract: A social networking system user creates an album including a shared collection of content (a “shared album”) and associates a privacy model with the shared album. The privacy model specifies additional users of the social networking system authorized to access content items in the shared album and specifies types of actions users authorized to access content items in the shared album are permitted to perform to content items in the shared album. Notifications describing actions associated with content items in a shared album may be presented to users authorized to access the shared album. The social networking system may prompt a user to create a shared album containing based on actions performed by the user or performed by connected to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Andrew Kanter, Robert Michael Baldwin, Paul Francois Carduner, Sai Wo Li, Paul Tarjan, Fred Zhao
  • Patent number: 10298618
    Abstract: A social networking system user creates an album including a shared collection of content (a “shared album”) and associates a privacy model with the shared album. The privacy model specifies additional users of the social networking system authorized to access content items in the shared album and specifies types of actions users authorized to access content items in the shared album are permitted to perform to content items in the shared album. Notifications describing actions associated with content items in a shared album may be presented to users authorized to access the shared album. The social networking system may prompt a user to create a shared album containing based on actions performed by the user or performed by connected to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Andrew Kanter, Robert Michael Baldwin, Paul Francois Carduner, Sai Wo Li, Paul Tarjan, Fred Yuehua Zhao
  • Publication number: 20180005188
    Abstract: Techniques to share images in a social networking system. In an embodiment, an image is received from a first user, the image is associated with a first archive of the first user within a social networking system, and the image is associated with a second archive of a second user within the social networking system without the social networking system receiving a request from the second user to download the image. The image may be received from a mobile device. The image may be captured by a camera of a mobile device. The image may be automatically uploaded from a mobile device. A request may be received from the second user to include the image in the second archive associated with the second user. Associating the image with the second archive of the second user may comprise including a link to the image in the second archive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Paul Francois Carduner, Andrew Chung, Dirk John Stoop
  • Patent number: 9773228
    Abstract: Techniques to share images in a social networking system. In an embodiment, an image is received from a first user, the image is associated with a first archive of the first user within a social networking system, and the image is associated with a second archive of a second user within the social networking system without the social networking system receiving a request from the second user to download the image. The image may be received from a mobile device. The image may be captured by a camera of a mobile device. The image may be automatically uploaded from a mobile device. A request may be received from the second user to include the image in the second archive associated with the second user. Associating the image with the second archive of the second user may comprise including a link to the image in the second archive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Paul François Carduner, Andrew Chung, Dirk John Stoop
  • Publication number: 20170085594
    Abstract: A social networking system user creates an album including a shared collection of content (a “shared album”) and associates a privacy model with the shared album. The privacy model specifies additional users of the social networking system authorized to access content items in the shared album and specifies types of actions users authorized to access content items in the shared album are permitted to perform to content items in the shared album. Notifications describing actions associated with content items in a shared album may be presented to users authorized to access the shared album. The social networking system may prompt a user to create a shared album containing based on actions performed by the user or performed by connected to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey Andrew Kanter, Robert Michael Baldwin, Paul Francois Carduner, Sai Wo Li, Paul Tarjan, Fred Yuehua Zhao
  • Patent number: 9514331
    Abstract: A social networking system user creates an album including a shared collection of content (a “shared album”) and associates a privacy model with the shared album. The privacy model specifies additional users of the social networking system authorized to access content items in the shared album and specifies types of actions users authorized to access content items in the shared album are permitted to perform to content items in the shared album. Notifications describing actions associated with content items in a shared album may be presented to users authorized to access the shared album. The social networking system may prompt a user to create a shared album containing based on actions performed by the user or performed by connected to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Andrew Kanter, Robert Michael Baldwin, Paul Francois Carduner, Sai Wo Li, Paul Tarjan, Fred Zhao
  • Patent number: 9380087
    Abstract: Users of a social networking system can tag other users in content items that are provided outside of the social networking system, such as pictures that are viewable on a website that is external to the social networking system. To enable a user to tag another user in a content item, an external system provides a user interface that enables the user to tag another user, optionally define a portion of the content item in which the tagged user appears, and provide an identity of the tagged user. The external system communicates with the social networking system to provide the tagging information to the social networking system. The tagging information is received by the social networking system, which imports the content item and displays the content item with the tagging information to other users in the social networking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul François Carduner, Samuel Raymond Odio
  • Patent number: 9349052
    Abstract: A social photo curation system is used to automatically identify a subset of photos for an album to provide to a viewing user. The album and its photos are associated with metadata indicating information about the photos, such as individuals tagged in the photos, locations where the photos were taken, keywords or concepts associated with the photos, and the quality and variety of the photos. The social photo curation system uses this metadata to score and select the photos for a particular viewing user. The scoring and selection of photos for the album may be independent of the viewing user, or it may be customized based on the viewing user's interests and connections to other users in a social networking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Dolson, Paul Francois Carduner
  • Publication number: 20160057199
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive an initial request to upload a media file. A first portion size for the media file can be determined based on information included in the initial request. A first data start position and a first data end position for the media file can be transmitted based on the first portion size. A first portion of the media file can be received. In some instances, the first portion can be acquired from the media file based on the first data start position and the first data end position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Omid Aziz, Paul Francois Carduner, Ankur Dahiya
  • Patent number: 9177206
    Abstract: A social photo curation system is used to automatically identify a subset of photos for an album to provide to a viewing user. The album and its photos are associated with metadata indicating information about the photos, such as individuals tagged in the photos, locations where the photos were taken, keywords or concepts associated with the photos, and the quality and variety of the photos. The social photo curation system uses this metadata to score and select the photos for a particular viewing user. The scoring and selection of photos for the album may be independent of the viewing user, or it may be customized based on the viewing user's interests and connections to other users in a social networking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Dolson, Paul Francois Carduner
  • Publication number: 20150237088
    Abstract: Users of a social networking system can tag other users in content items that are provided outside of the social networking system, such as pictures that are viewable on a website that is external to the social networking system. To enable a user to tag another user in a content item, an external system provides a user interface that enables the user to tag another user, optionally define a portion of the content item in which the tagged user appears, and provide an identity of the tagged user. The external system communicates with the social networking system to provide the tagging information to the social networking system. The tagging information is received by the social networking system, which imports the content item and displays the content item with the tagging information to other users in the social networking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Paul François Carduner, Samuel Raymond Odio
  • Patent number: 9037658
    Abstract: Users of a social networking system can tag other users in content items that are provided outside of the social networking system, such as pictures that are viewable on a website that is external to the social networking system. To enable a user to tag another user in a content item, an external system provides a user interface that enables the user to tag another user, optionally define a portion of the content item in which the tagged user appears, and provide an identity of the tagged user. The external system communicates with the social networking system to provide the tagging information to the social networking system. The tagging information is received by the social networking system, which imports the content item and displays the content item with the tagging information to other users in the social networking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul François Carduner, Samuel Raymond Odio
  • Publication number: 20150104060
    Abstract: A social photo curation system is used to automatically identify a subset of photos for an album to provide to a viewing user. The album and its photos are associated with metadata indicating information about the photos, such as individuals tagged in the photos, locations where the photos were taken, keywords or concepts associated with the photos, and the quality and variety of the photos. The social photo curation system uses this metadata to score and select the photos for a particular viewing user. The scoring and selection of photos for the album may be independent of the viewing user, or it may be customized based on the viewing user's interests and connections to other users in a social networking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Jennifer Dolson, Paul Francois Carduner
  • Publication number: 20150104059
    Abstract: A social photo curation system is used to automatically identify a subset of photos for an album to provide to a viewing user. The album and its photos are associated with metadata indicating information about the photos, such as individuals tagged in the photos, locations where the photos were taken, keywords or concepts associated with the photos, and the quality and variety of the photos. The social photo curation system uses this metadata to score and select the photos for a particular viewing user. The scoring and selection of photos for the album may be independent of the viewing user, or it may be customized based on the viewing user's interests and connections to other users in a social networking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Jennifer Dolson, Paul Francois Carduner
  • Patent number: 8934661
    Abstract: A social photo curation system is used to automatically identify a subset of photos for an album to provide to a viewing user. The album and its photos are associated with metadata indicating information about the photos, such as individuals tagged in the photos, locations where the photos were taken, keywords or concepts associated with the photos, and the quality and variety of the photos. The social photo curation system uses this metadata to score and select the photos for a particular viewing user. The scoring and selection of photos for the album may be independent of the viewing user, or it may be customized based on the viewing user's interests and connections to other users in a social networking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Dolson, Paul Francois Carduner
  • Publication number: 20150013016
    Abstract: A social networking system user creates an album including a shared collection of content (a “shared album”) and associates a privacy model with the shared album. The privacy model specifies additional users of the social networking system authorized to access content items in the shared album and specifies types of actions users authorized to access content items in the shared album are permitted to perform to content items in the shared album. Notifications describing actions associated with content items in a shared album may be presented to users authorized to access the shared album. The social networking system may prompt a user to create a shared album containing based on actions performed by the user or performed by connected to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Andrew Kanter, Robert Michael Baldwin, Paul Francois Carduner, Sai Wo Li, Paul Tarjan, Fred Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140129627
    Abstract: Techniques to share images in a social networking system. In an embodiment, an image is received from a first user, the image is associated with a first archive of the first user within a social networking system, and the image is associated with a second archive of a second user within the social networking system without the social networking system receiving a request from the second user to download the image. The image may be received from a mobile device. The image may be captured by a camera of a mobile device. The image may be automatically uploaded from a mobile device. A request may be received from the second user to include the image in the second archive associated with the second user. Associating the image with the second archive of the second user may comprise including a link to the image in the second archive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Paul Francois Carduner, Andrew Chung, Dirk John Stoop
  • Publication number: 20130148864
    Abstract: A social photo curation system is used to automatically identify a subset of photos for an album to provide to a viewing user. The album and its photos are associated with metadata indicating information about the photos, such as individuals tagged in the photos, locations where the photos were taken, keywords or concepts associated with the photos, and the quality and variety of the photos. The social photo curation system uses this metadata to score and select the photos for a particular viewing user. The scoring and selection of photos for the album may be independent of the viewing user, or it may be customized based on the viewing user's interests and connections to other users in a social networking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Jennifer Dolson, Paul Francois Carduner
  • Publication number: 20130036164
    Abstract: Users of a social networking system can tag other users in content items that are provided outside of the social networking system, such as pictures that are viewable on a website that is external to the social networking system. To enable a user to tag another user in a content item, an external system provides a user interface that enables the user to tag another user, optionally define a portion of the content item in which the tagged user appears, and provide an identity of the tagged user. The external system communicates with the social networking system to provide the tagging information to the social networking system. The tagging information is received by the social networking system, which imports the content item and displays the content item with the tagging information to other users in the social networking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Paul François Carduner, Samuel Raymond Odio