Patents by Inventor Peter H. Martinazzi

Peter H. Martinazzi 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: 9032306
    Abstract: Method or system for allowing a social networking system to retain users of a social networking system by identifying low-activity users who are likely to become inactive/dormant users and prompting users to initiate interactions with the low-activity users. The low-activity users are identified by monitoring activities and interactions of the users via the social networking system. If the pattern of activities and interactions satisfy one or more criteria, a computer device for providing the social networking system initiates an intervention scheme where users are induced to initiate interactions with the low-activity users. In response to the interactions, the low-activity users are likely to resume interactions via the social networking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Wang, Naomi Gleit, Peter H. Martinazzi, Kiranjit S. Sidhu, Lex Arquette, Jeffrey C. Wieland, Jennifer Burge, Jun Liu, Alexander P. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20140012769
    Abstract: Method or system for allowing a social networking system to retain users of a social networking system by identifying low-activity users who are likely to become inactive/dormant users and prompting users to initiate interactions with the low-activity users. The low-activity users are identified by monitoring activities and interactions of the users via the social networking system. If the pattern of activities and interactions satisfy one or more criteria, a computer device for providing the social networking system initiates an intervention scheme where users are induced to initiate interactions with the low-activity users. In response to the interactions, the low-activity users are likely to resume interactions via the social networking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc
    Inventors: James H. Wang, Naomi Gleit, Peter H. Martinazzi, Kiranjit S. Sidhu, Lex Arquette, Jeffrey C. Wieland, Jennifer Burge, Jun Liu, Alexander P. Schultz
  • Patent number: 8560962
    Abstract: Method or system for allowing a social networking system to retain users of a social networking system by identifying low-activity users who are likely to become inactive/dormant users and prompting users to initiate interactions with the low-activity users. The low-activity users are identified by monitoring activities and interactions of the users via the social networking system. If the pattern of activities and interactions satisfy one or more criteria, a computer device for providing the social networking system initiates an intervention scheme where users are induced to initiate interactions with the low-activity users. In response to the interactions, the low-activity users are likely to resume interactions via the social networking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Wang, Naomi Gleit, Peter H. Martinazzi, Kiranjit S. Sidhu, Lex Arquette, Jeffrey C. Wieland, Jennifer Burge, Jun Liu, Alexander P. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20130103758
    Abstract: A social networking system may recommend a set of users to a viewing user for establishing new connections on the social networking system. Through a user interface, the viewing user may select filters based on characteristics and dimensions of user profile information. The recommended set of users may be ranked according to the selected filters by the number of mutual connections. Pre-populated filters may be selected and suggested based on information about the viewing user. Multiple filters may be selected by the viewing user, and filters may be based on any identifiable object in the social networking system, in one embodiment. The candidate recommended users may also be ranked based on predictions that the viewing user will initiate a request to connect with the candidate recommended users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: c/o Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Alison, Kiranjit S. Sidhu, Carol Chia-Fan Pai, Peter H. Martinazzi, Florin Ratiu, Jennifer Burge
  • Publication number: 20110246907
    Abstract: Method or system for allowing a social networking system to retain users of a social networking system by identifying low-activity users who are likely to become inactive/dormant users and prompting users to initiate interactions with the low-activity users. The low-activity users are identified by monitoring activities and interactions of the users via the social networking system. If the pattern of activities and interactions satisfy one or more criteria, a computer device for providing the social networking system initiates an intervention scheme where users are induced to initiate interactions with the low-activity users. In response to the interactions, the low-activity users are likely to resume interactions via the social networking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: James H. Wang, Naomi Gleit, Peter H. Martinazzi, Kiranjit S. Sidhu, Lex Arquette, Jeffrey C. Wieland, Jennifer Burge, Jun Liu, Alexander P. Schultz