Patents by Inventor Samuel Hoang

Samuel Hoang 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: 10721297
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for managing commerce related groups and communications within a social networking system. For example, systems and methods described herein can identify characteristics of social networking system groups and posts, and determine, based on the identified characteristics, whether the social networking system groups and posts are for-sale groups and sale listings, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Bowen Pan, Samuel Hoang, Derek Chirk Yin Cheng, Oliver Shijie Zheng, Christina Joan Sauper
  • Publication number: 20170149881
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for managing commerce related groups and communications within a social networking system. For example, systems and methods described herein can identify characteristics of social networking system groups and posts, and determine, based on the identified characteristics, whether the social networking system groups and posts are for-sale groups and sale listings, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Bowen Pan, Samuel Hoang, Derek Chirk Yin Cheng, Oliver Shijie Zheng, Christina Joan Sauper
  • Publication number: 20160148264
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a query form a client system of the first user. The method includes identifying one or more objects matching the query. At least one of the identified objects is an advertisement. The method includes calculating, for each identified advertisement, a score based at least in part on an affinity coefficient for the first node with respect to the second node corresponding to the identified advertisement. The method includes generating one or more search results corresponding to one or more of the identified objects matching the query, respectively. Each search result includes a reference to the corresponding identified object. At least one of the search results corresponds to an identified advertisement having a score greater than a threshold score. The method includes sending a search-results page including one or more of the generated search results to the client system for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Melissa Rose Winstanley, Jennifer Anne Abrahamson, Samuel Hoang
  • Patent number: 9276890
    Abstract: A system and method for providing notifications on a mobile computing device are disclosed. The method comprises enabling multiple applications that operate on the mobile computing device to generate notifications in response to event occurrences. A plurality of notification representations are presented in a notification bar on the display. The plurality of notification representations are individually generated by a corresponding application in response to an event occurrence. The plurality of notification representations are represented in a first portion of the notification bar and with a number that represents how many notification representations from an application have been generated and not dismissed by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Megan Shia, Le Chen, Chadwyck Wirtz, Samuel Hoang, Eric Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9270628
    Abstract: A system and method for providing notifications on a mobile computing device are disclosed. The method comprises enabling multiple applications that operate on the mobile computing device to generate notifications in response to event occurrences. A plurality of notification representations are presented in a notification bar on the display. The plurality of notification representations are individually generated by a corresponding application in response to an event occurrence. The plurality of notification representations are represented in a first portion of the notification bar and with a number that represents how many notification representations from an application have been generated and not dismissed by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Megan Shia, Le Chen, Chadwyck Wirtz, Samuel Hoang, Eric Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20140237385
    Abstract: A system and method for providing notifications on a mobile computing device are disclosed. The method comprises enabling multiple applications that operate on the mobile computing device to generate notifications in response to event occurrences. A plurality of notification representations are presented in a notification bar on the display. The plurality of notification representations are individually generated by a corresponding application in response to an event occurrence. The plurality of notification representations are represented in a first portion of the notification bar and with a number that represents how many notification representations from an application have been generated and not dismissed by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Megan Shia, Le Chen, Chadwyck Wirtz, Samuel Hoang, Eric Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20140208336
    Abstract: A system and method for providing notifications on a mobile computing device are disclosed. The method comprises enabling multiple applications that operate on the mobile computing device to generate notifications in response to event occurrences. A plurality of notification representations are presented in a notification bar on the display. The plurality of notification representations are individually generated by a corresponding application in response to an event occurrence. The plurality of notification representations are represented in a first portion of the notification bar and with a number that represents how many notification representations from an application have been generated and not dismissed by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Megan Shia, Le Chen, Chadwyck Wirtz, Samuel Hoang, Eric Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8723823
    Abstract: A system and method for providing notifications on a mobile computing device is disclosed. The method comprises enabling multiple applications that operate on the mobile computing device to generate notifications in response to event occurrences. A plurality of notification representations are presented in a notification bar on the display. The plurality of notification representations are individually generated by a corresponding application in response to an event occurrence. The plurality of notification representations are represented in a first portion of the notification bar and with a number that represents how many notification representations from an application have been generated and not dismissed by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Megan Shia, Le Chen, Chadwyck Wirtz, Samuel Hoang, Eric Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20120204125
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein describe a system and method for displaying content on a computing device. According to an embodiment, the content may be displayed on a touch sensitive display having a plurality of slidable panels. A first panel displays a list of record entries and a second panel that displays a record corresponding to a selected entry from the list of record entries in the first panel. In certain embodiments, the list of record entries in the first panel is scrollable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Megan Shia, Le Chen, Eric Hsieh, Matthew McNulty, Esther Leong, Samuel Hoang
  • Publication number: 20120204131
    Abstract: A system and method for providing application objects on a mobile computing device is disclosed. The method comprises automatically determining one or more categories for newly installed applications. Application meta-information about a library of installed applications, including meta-information associated with the newly installed applications, is maintained. The meta-information also includes category information. The method further comprises providing an application launch interface that presents selectable objects of individual applications that comprise the library of installed applications. Providing the application launch interface includes automatically organizing the selectable objects of individual applications by category, so that the selectable objects are displayed by category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Samuel HOANG, Donald Geoffrey Schuller
  • Publication number: 20120204191
    Abstract: A system and method for providing notifications on a mobile computing device is disclosed. The method comprises enabling multiple applications that operate on the mobile computing device to generate notifications in response to event occurrences. A plurality of notification representations are presented in a notification bar on the display. The plurality of notification representations are individually generated by a corresponding application in response to an event occurrence. The plurality of notification representations are represented in a first portion of the notification bar and with a number that represents how many notification representations from an application have been generated and not dismissed by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Megan Shia, Le Chen, Chadwyck Wirtz, Samuel Hoang, Eric Hsieh
  • Patent number: D685811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Palm, Inc.
    Inventors: Megan Shia, Le Chen, Eric Hsieh, Matthew McNulty, Esther Leong, Samuel Hoang
  • Patent number: D692907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Palm, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Geoffrey Schuller, Samuel Hoang
  • Patent number: D696284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Palm, Inc.
    Inventors: Megan Shia, Le Chen, Eric Hsieh, Matthew McNulty, Esther Leong, Samuel Hoang
  • Patent number: D699734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Palm, Inc.
    Inventors: Megan Shia, Le Chen, Eric Hsieh, Matthew McNulty, Esther Leong, Samuel Hoang
  • Patent number: D700910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Palm, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Geoffrey Schuller, Samuel Hoang