Patents by Inventor Pratap Prabhu

Pratap Prabhu 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: 10609511
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for enhancing online or digital platforms by enabling them to intelligently suggest physical meeting locations to one or more users of the platforms. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting an intent of a first user to meet at a physical location based upon messages exchanged between the first user and a second user via a messaging platform, selecting a list of physical locations from a pre-configured list of physical locations based upon information associated with the first user, and causing the list of physical locations to be displayed to the first user. In response to receiving information indicating selection of a first physical location from the list of physical locations from the first user, information identifying the first physical location can be displayed to the second user for the second user to accept or reject the first physical location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashanth Kamath, Wei Wu, Francesco Fogu, Mingchen Zhao, Pratap Prabhu
  • Publication number: 20190182616
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for enhancing online or digital platforms by enabling them to intelligently suggest physical meeting locations to one or more users of the platforms. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting an intent of a first user to meet at a physical location based upon messages exchanged between the first user and a second user via a messaging platform, selecting a list of physical locations from a pre-configured list of physical locations based upon information associated with the first user, and causing the list of physical locations to be displayed to the first user. In response to receiving information indicating selection of a first physical location from the list of physical locations from the first user, information identifying the first physical location can be displayed to the second user for the second user to accept or reject the first physical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Prashanth Kamath, Wei Wu, Francesco Fogu, Mingchen Zhao, Pratap Prabhu
  • Publication number: 20170169508
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices for enabling peer-to-peer loan transactions. In particular, the message system allows users of a social networking system to initiate peer-to-peer loan transactions. For example, one or more implementations involve recommending potential lenders likely to loan money to a user requesting a peer-to-peer loan transaction. One or more embodiments of the message system provide a loan request message to a potential lender. Additionally, one or more embodiments receive an acceptance of the requested loan transaction and initiate the loan transaction by transferring a loan amount from a payment credential of the potential lender to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Shuo Song, Jennifer JenJen Tung, Stephen Moore Davis, Pratap Prabhu, Akshay Mittal, Yichen Jia, Alvin Portillo, Shen Wang, Phannipha Arunyaangkul, Kevin Patrick Hurley, Xunjie Yu
  • Patent number: 9483659
    Abstract: Some embodiments involve methods and systems for instant personalization security. For example, a social networking system can provide a platform for a user to open applications and/or access external websites. In some cases, an application does not have access to the user's fully identifying profile (e.g., UID or other public information). Instead, the application has access to a pseudonymous profile corresponding to a hashed ID that is generated by the platform and provided to the application. Access to the pseudonymous profile enables the application or an external website to personalize its environment without breaching the security of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Ling Bao, Andrew Chi-An Yang, Pratap Prabhu, Alex Rice, Joey Tyson, Naitik Shah
  • Publication number: 20140373174
    Abstract: Some embodiments involve methods and systems for instant personalization security. For example, a social networking system can provide a platform for a user to open applications and/or access external websites. In some cases, an application does not have access to the user's fully identifying profile (e.g., UID or other public information). Instead, the application has access to a pseudonymous profile corresponding to a hashed ID that is generated by the platform and provided to the application. Access to the pseudonymous profile enables the application or an external website to personalize its environment without breaching the security of the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Ling Bao, Andrew Chi-An Yang, Pratap Prabhu, Alex Rice, Joey Tyson, Naitik Shah
  • Patent number: 8875247
    Abstract: A method and system for instant personalization security are provided. The system includes a platform for a user to open applications and/or access web sites. When an application is integrated with the platform, the identification of the application can be combined with the ID of the user and encrypted into a hashed ID. The application does not have access to the user's fully identifying profile (e.g., UID or other public information). Instead, the application only has access to a pseudonymous profile (e.g., the hashed ID, first name, last initial, small profile pictures, and/or other non-fully identifying profile information) of the user. One or more options are then provided for the user to authorize or reject the application to access the user's fully identifying profile. Upon the user's authorization, an access token is provided to the application to access a subset of the user's fully identifying profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Ling Bao, Andrew Chi-An Yang, Pratap Prabhu, Alex Rice, Joey Tyson, Naitik Shah
  • Publication number: 20140282884
    Abstract: A method and system for instant personalization security are provided. The system includes a platform on a user to open applications and/or access web sites. When an application is integrated with the platform, the identification of the application can be combined with the ID of the user and encrypted into a hashed ID. The application does not have access to the user's fully identifying profile (e.g., UID or other public information). Instead, the application only has access to pseudonymous profile (e.g., the hashed ID, first name, last initial, small profile pictures and/or other non-fully identifying profile information) of the user. One or more options are then provided for the user to authorize or reject the application to access the user's fully identifying profile. Upon the user's authorization, an access token is provided to the application to access a subset of the user's fully identifying profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Ling Bao, Andrew Chi-An Yang, Pratap Prabhu, Alex Rice, Joey Tyson, Naitik Shah