Patents by Inventor Sarah Jean Culberson Alpern

Sarah Jean Culberson Alpern 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: 10311365
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for recommending a context to a user of a social network service, based on detecting an interaction with some item of web content. With some embodiments, after detecting an interaction with a web document, a topic to which the web document is related is determined. A context, such as an online or offline forum, known to be associated with the topic is then identified. Finally, the identified context is presented to the user as a recommendation for a content source that is likely to be of interest to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Granito Ruffner, Allen J. Blue, Sarah Jean Culberson Alpern
  • Patent number: 9473583
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for presenting a decision user interface to a first member of a social network service, receiving information identifying a set of interests of the first member entered at the decision user interface, searching at least one of the group consisting or profiles of members of the social network service and user decision interfaces presented to members of the social network service and, responsive to searching, providing information relating to the set of interests to the first member. The set of interests may include a field of study or an organization or an academic degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Christina Allen, Farid Hosseini, M. Christopher Pruet, Sarah Jean Culberson Alpern
  • Patent number: 9407708
    Abstract: A first member of a social network service provides a set of desired attributes and a designation of the type of a candidate having the desired attributes that is desired as a recommendation. The attributes of the profiles of other members of the social networks are searched for entities having the set of desired attributes. At least one of the entities having the desired attributes that result from the search is presented to the first member as the recommendation of a candidate. The first member may provide a second set of desired attributes and a designation of the type of at least one second candidate having the second set of desired attributes. The attributes of the profiles of the other members of the social network may be searched for second entities having the second set of desired attributes. The first member is presented with at least one of the second entities as the recommendation of a second candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Christina Allen, Farid Hosseini, M. Christopher Pruet, Sarah Jean Culberson Alpern
  • Publication number: 20160155059
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for recommending a context to a user of a social network service, based on detecting an interaction with some item of web content. With some embodiments, after detecting an interaction with a web document, atopic to which the web document is related is determined. A context, such as an online or offline forum, known to be associated with the topic is then identified. Finally, the identified context is presented to the user as a recommendation for a content source that is likely to be of interest to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Jennifer Granito Ruffner, Allen J. Blue, Sarah Jean Culberson Alpern
  • Patent number: 9247015
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for recommending a context to a user of a social network service, based on detecting an interaction with some item of web content. With some embodiments, after detecting an interaction with a web document, a topic to which the web document is related is determined. A context, such as an online or offline forum, known to be associated with the topic is then identified. Finally, the identified context is presented to the user as a recommendation for a content source that is likely to be of interest to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer Granito Ruffner, Allen Blue, Sarah Jean Culberson Alpern
  • Patent number: 9172762
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for recommending a context to a user of a social network service, based on detecting an interaction with some item of web content. With some embodiments, after detecting an interaction with a web document, a topic to which the web document is related is determined. A context, such as an online or offline forum, known to be associated with the topic is then identified. Finally, the identified context is presented to the user as a recommendation for a content source that is likely to be of interest to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer Granito Ruffner, Allen Blue, Sarah Jean Culberson Alpern
  • Publication number: 20140164952
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for presenting a decision user interface to a first member of a social network service, receiving information identifying a set of interests of the first member entered at the decision user interface, searching at least one of the group consisting or profiles of members of the social network service and user decision interfaces presented to members of the social network service and, responsive to searching, providing information relating to the set of interests to the first member. The set of interests may include a field of study or an organization or an academic degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Linkedln Corporation
    Inventors: Christina Allen, Farid Hosseini, M. Christopher Pruett, Sarah Jean Culberson Alpern
  • Publication number: 20140164512
    Abstract: A first member of a social network service provides a set of desired attributes and a designation of the type of a candidate having the desired attributes that is desired as a recommendation. The attributes of the profiles of other members of the social networks are searched for entities having the set of desired attributes. At least one of the entities having the desired attributes that result from the search is presented to the first member as the recommendation of a candidate. The first member may provide a second set of desired attributes and a designation of the type of at least one second candidate having the second set of desired attributes. The attributes of the profiles of the other members of the social network may be searched for second entities having the second set of desired attributes. The first member is presented with at least one of the second entities as the recommendation of a second candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Christina Allen, Farid Hosseini, M. Christopher Pruett, Sarah Jean Culberson Alpern
  • Publication number: 20130227020
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for recommending a context to a user of a social network service, based on detecting an interaction with some item of web content. With some embodiments, after detecting an interaction with a web document, a topic to which the web document is related is determined. A context, such as an online or offline forum, known to be associated with the topic is then identified. Finally, the identified context is presented to the user as a recommendation for a content source that is likely to be of interest to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: LINKEDIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jennifer Granito Ruffner, Allen Blue, Sarah Jean Culberson Alpern
  • Publication number: 20120191776
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for recommending a context to a user of a social network service, based on detecting an interaction with some item of web content. With some embodiments, after detecting an interaction with a web document, a topic to which the web document is related is determined. A context, such as an online or offline forum, known to be associated with the topic is then identified. Finally, the identified context is presented to the user as a recommendation for a content source that is likely to be of interest to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: LINKEDIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jennifer Granito Ruffner, Allen Blue, Sarah Jean Culberson Alpern