Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Grimm

Stephen M. Grimm 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: 8751213
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for translating text in a social network. In one embodiment translations of text phrases are received from members of the social network. These text phrases include content displayed in a social networking system, such as content from social networking objects. A particular member is provided with content including a text phrase in a first language, and the member requests translation into another language. Responsive to this request, a translation of the text phrase is selected from a set of available translations. The selection is based on actions by friends of the member in the social network, the actions being associated with the set of available translations. These actions can the viewing of or approval of translations by the friends, for example. The selected translation is then presented to the member requesting the translation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yishan Wong, Stephen M. Grimm, Nicolas Vera, Marcel Laverdet, Ting Yin Kwan, Christopher W. Putnam, Javier Olivan Lopez, Katherine P. Losse, Rebekah Cox, Chad Little
  • Publication number: 20130289972
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for translating text in a social network. In one embodiment translations of text phrases are received from members of the social network. These text phrases include content displayed in a social networking system, such as content from social networking objects. A particular member is provided with content including a text phrase in a first language, and the member requests translation into another language. Responsive to this request, a translation of the text phrase is selected from a set of available translations. The selection is based on actions by friends of the member in the social network, the actions being associated with the set of available translations. These actions can the viewing of or approval of translations by the friends, for example. The selected translation is then presented to the member requesting the translation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Yishan Wong, Stephen M. Grimm, Nicolas Vera, Marcel Laverdet, Ting Yin Kwan, Christopher W. Putnam, Javier Olivan Lopez, Katherine P. Losse, Rebekah Cox, Chad Little
  • Patent number: 8504352
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for translating text in a social network. In one embodiment translations of text phrases are received from members of the social network. These text phrases include content displayed in a social networking system, such as content from social networking objects. A particular member is provided with content including a text phrase in a first language, and the member requests translation into another language. Responsive to this request, a translation of the text phrase is selected from a set of available translations. The selection is based on actions by friends of the member in the social network, the actions being associated with the set of available translations. These actions can the viewing of or approval of translations by the friends, for example. The selected translation is then presented to the member requesting the translation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yishan Wong, Stephen M. Grimm, Nicolas Vera, Marcel Laverdet, Ting Yin Kwan, Christopher W. Putnam, Javier Olivan Lopez, Katherine P. Losse, Rebekah Cox, Chad Little
  • Publication number: 20120310624
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for translating text in a social network. In one embodiment translations of text phrases are received from members of the social network. These text phrases include content displayed in a social networking system, such as content from social networking objects. A particular member is provided with content including a text phrase in a first language, and the member requests translation into another language. Responsive to this request, a translation of the text phrase is selected from a set of available translations. The selection is based on actions by friends of the member in the social network, the actions being associated with the set of available translations. These actions can the viewing of or approval of translations by the friends, for example. The selected translation is then presented to the member requesting the translation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Yishan Wong, Stephen M. Grimm, Nicolas Vera, Marcel Laverdet, Ting Yin Kwan, Christopher W. Putnam, Javier Olivan-Lopez, Katherine P. Losse, Rebekah Cox, Chad Little
  • Patent number: 8271260
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for translating text in a social network. In one embodiment translations of text phrases are received from members of the social network. These text phrases include content displayed in a social networking system, such as content from social networking objects. A particular member is provided with content including a text phrase in a first language, and the member requests translation into another language. Responsive to this request, a translation of the text phrase is selected from a set of available translations. The selection is based on actions by friends of the member in the social network, the actions being associated with the set of available translations. These actions can the viewing of or approval of translations by the friends, for example. The selected translation is then presented to the member requesting the translation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yishan Wong, Stephen M. Grimm, Nicolas Vera, Marcel Laverdet, Ting Yin Kwan, Christopher W. Putnam, Javier Olivan-Lopez, Katherine P. Losse, Rebekah Cox, Chad Little
  • Publication number: 20090198487
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for translating text in a social network. In one embodiment translations of text phrases are received from members of the social network. These text phrases include content displayed in a social networking system, such as content from social networking objects. A particular member is provided with content including a text phrase in a first language, and the member requests translation into another language. Responsive to this request, a translation of the text phrase is selected from a set of available translations. The selection is based on actions by friends of the member in the social network, the actions being associated with the set of available translations. These actions can the viewing of or approval of translations by the friends, for example. The selected translation is then presented to the member requesting the translation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Yishan Wong, Stephen M. Grimm, Nicolas Vera, Marcel Laverdet, Ting Yin Kwan, Christopher W. Putnam, Javier Olivan-Lopez, Katherine P. Losse, Rebekah Cox, Chad Little
  • Patent number: 5894556
    Abstract: A network match making method and system matches an additional computer executing an instance of a client computer program with one or more other computers executing instances of client computer programs. The computers are linked by one or more communication links. A match maker computer program receives a request from the instance executing on the additional computer to match with an instance executing on another computer. A measurement request is sent to the instance executing on the additional computer. Communication attributes between the additional computer and each existing computer are measured and an existing computer is selected as a match for the additional computer if one of the communication attributes exceeds a minimum performance requirement. Existing computers can be further selected based on further attributes. If none of the communication attributes meets the minimum performance requirement, a match maker program waits for a further request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Mpath Interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Grimm, Jeffrey J. Rothschild, Daniel J. Samuel, Michael A. Wolf
  • Patent number: 5828843
    Abstract: A network match making system and method is used to match users of a multi-user networked application. Each user is associated with a client computer connected to the network. Clients are selected based on attributes of their users, the clients, servers, and/or communication links. The network match maker works with three different forms of network applications: peer-to-peer, multiple clients to a single server, and multiple clients to multiple servers. In one late server binding method, a set of computer objects is created. The set of computer objects has a plurality of client instances of client computer programs together with a server instance of a server computer program selected from a set of server instances. A match maker receives from a first client instance a first request to be joined into the set of computer objects. The first request has first client attributes associated with the first client instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Mpath Interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Grimm, Jeffrey J. Rothschild, Daniel J. Samuel, Michael A. Wolf