Patents by Inventor Srinivas Prasad Govindan

Srinivas Prasad Govindan 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).

  • Providing notifications on online social networks
    Patent number: 10476978
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a registration request from an application running on a client system. The registration request includes a messaging token associated with a message-distribution server. In response to the received registration request, the messaging token is registered to a user profile on a social-networking system. A push notification is generated for display at the client system. The push notification and the messaging token are sent to the message-distribution server, where the messaging token identifies the client system to the message-distribution server for delivery of the push notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Bryan McKay, Wai Davidgeolim Lim, Srinivas Prasad Govindan, Peter Wang Weng
  • DETERMINING OPTIMAL DELIVERY TIMES FOR ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20180018701
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide a promotional messaging system for efficiently providing promotional messages to customers via an electronic messaging system. For example, in one or more embodiments, the promotional messaging system identifies users of the electronic messaging system that have previously communicated with a merchant as part of a customized audience. Additionally, in some embodiments, the promotional messaging system analyzes activity patterns of the users to provide improved delivery of promotional messages in a non-intrusive, private, and timely manner. Overall, the promotional messaging system described herein improves communications via an electronic messaging system between users and a merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Lior Berry, JR., Himanshu Baweja, Edward Young Zhang, Pradeep Venkatachalam, Dheeraj Kumar Singh, Hao Lin, Srinivas Prasad Govindan
  • CREATING CUSTOMIZED AUDIENCES BASED ON MESSAGING SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20180018707
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide a promotional messaging system for efficiently providing promotional messages to customers via an electronic messaging system. For example, in one or more embodiments, the promotional messaging system identifies users of the electronic messaging system that have previously communicated with a merchant as part of a customized audience. Additionally, in some embodiments, the promotional messaging system analyzes activity patterns of the users to provide improved delivery of promotional messages in a non-intrusive, private, and timely manner. Overall, the promotional messaging system described herein improves communications via an electronic messaging system between users and a merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Lior Berry, JR., Himanshu Baweja, Edward Young Zhang, Pradeep Venkatachalam, Dheeraj Kumar Singh, Hao Lin, Srinivas Prasad Govindan
  • USER PRIVACY IN AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CAMPAIGN
    Publication number: 20180018703
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide a promotional messaging system for efficiently providing promotional messages to customers via an electronic messaging system. For example, in one or more embodiments, the promotional messaging system identifies users of the electronic messaging system that have previously communicated with a merchant as part of a customized audience. Additionally, in some embodiments, the promotional messaging system analyzes activity patterns of the users to provide improved delivery of promotional messages in a non-intrusive, private, and timely manner. Overall, the promotional messaging system described herein improves communications via an electronic messaging system between users and a merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Lior Berry, Srinivas Prasad Govindan, Jason Curtis Jenks
  • REVOKING ELECTRONIC MESSAGES IN AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CAMPAIGN
    Publication number: 20180018694
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide a promotional messaging system for efficiently providing promotional messages to customers via an electronic messaging system. For example, in one or more embodiments, the promotional messaging system identifies users of the electronic messaging system that have previously communicated with a merchant as part of a customized audience. Additionally, in some embodiments, the promotional messaging system analyzes activity patterns of the users to provide improved delivery of promotional messages in a non-intrusive, private, and timely manner. Overall, the promotional messaging system described herein improves communications via an electronic messaging system between users and a merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Lior Berry, JR., Himanshu Baweja, Edward Young Zhang, Pradeep Venkatachalam, Dheeraj Kumar Singh, Hao Lin, Srinivas Prasad Govindan, Jason Curtis Jenks
  • PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS ON ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20170093998
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a registration request from an application running on a client system. The registration request includes a messaging token associated with a message-distribution server. In response to the received registration request, the messaging token is registered to a user profile on a social-networking system. A push notification is generated for display at the client system. The push notification and the messaging token are sent to the message-distribution server, where the messaging token identifies the client system to the message-distribution server for delivery of the push notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathan Bryan McKay, Wai Davidgeolim Lim, Srinivas Prasad Govindan, Peter Wang Weng