Patents by Inventor Sue Yee Young

Sue Yee Young 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: 10419554
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can access an interface through which respective status updates of one or more users of a social networking system are provided, wherein a status update of a user indicates at least an activity and a geographic location corresponding to the activity. A determination is made that a first user has selected an option for setting a status update of the first user. Information from the first user to be used for setting the status update is obtained. The status update for the first user is set based at least in part on the obtained information, wherein the interface is updated to include the status update for the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Sue Yee Young, Matej Hrescak
  • Patent number: 10402419
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client system of a first user, a text query comprising a character string of n characters, generating a plurality of suggested queries based on the text query, where each suggested query comprises the character string of the text query and one or more query tokens, and where at least one of the query tokens of each suggested query partially matches the character string of the text query, and sending, to the client system responsive to receiving the nth character of the text query, instructions for displaying one or more suggested queries to the first user, where at least one of the suggested queries is displayed with a preview of one or more search results matching the suggested query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Patent number: 9946772
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client system of a first user, a text query inputted by the first user, generating a plurality of structured queries based on the text query, each structured query comprising references to one or more objects associated with the online social network, generating one or more search results corresponding to at least one of the structure queries, and sending, to the client system responsive to receiving the text query, one or more of the structured queries for display, at least one of the structured queries being displayed with a preview of one or more of the search results corresponding to the structured query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Patent number: 9852444
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client system of a first user, a text query inputted by the first user, generating a plurality of structured queries based on the text query, each structured query comprising references to one or more objects associated with the online social network, wherein at least one of the structured queries is a sponsored query comprising a reference to an object associated with an advertiser, and sending, to the client system responsive to receiving the text query, one or more suggested structured queries for display to the first user, wherein at least one of the sent structured queries is a sponsored query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Patent number: 9753995
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client system of a user, an indication of the user accessing a query field at the client device of the user, generating a plurality of structured queries that each comprise references to one or more objects associated with the online social network, calculating a score for each structured query based on one or more user-engagement factors, and sending, to the client system responsive to the indication of the user accessing the query field, one or more suggested structured queries for display to the user, each suggested structured query having a score greater than a threshold score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Publication number: 20170142210
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can access an interface through which respective status updates of one or more users of a social networking system are provided, wherein a status update of a user indicates at least an activity and a geographic location corresponding to the activity. A determination is made that a first user has selected an option for setting a status update of the first user. Information from the first user to be used for setting the status update is obtained. The status update for the first user is set based at least in part on the obtained information, wherein the interface is updated to include the status update for the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Sue Yee Young, Matej Hrescak
  • Patent number: 9589011
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a prior structured query previously selected by a first user of an online social network, where the prior structured query corresponds to a first set of search results and comprises references to one or more objects associated with the online social network, identifying changes to the first set of search results corresponding to the prior structured query, and sending, to a client system of the first user, one or more suggested structured queries for display to the first user, where at least one of the suggested structured queries is a dynamic query comprising at least a portion of the prior structured query and a reference to the identified changes to the first set of search results corresponding to the prior structured query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Publication number: 20160103893
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client system of a user, an indication of the user accessing a query field at the client device of the user, generating a plurality of structured queries that each comprise references to one or more objects associated with the online social network, calculating a score for each structured query based on one or more user-engagement factors, and sending, to the client system responsive to the indication of the user accessing the query field, one or more suggested structured queries for display to the user, each suggested structured query having a score greater than a threshold score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Publication number: 20160103894
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client system of a first user, a text query inputted by the first user, generating a plurality of structured queries based on the text query, each structured query comprising references to one or more objects associated with the online social network, generating one or more search results corresponding to at least one of the structure queries, and sending, to the client system responsive to receiving the text query, one or more of the structured queries for display, at least one of the structured queries being displayed with a preview of one or more of the search results corresponding to the structured query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Publication number: 20160098752
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client system of a first user, a text query inputted by the first user, generating a plurality of structured queries based on the text query, each structured query comprising references to one or more objects associated with the online social network, wherein at least one of the structured queries is a sponsored query comprising a reference to an object associated with an advertiser, and sending, to the client system responsive to receiving the text query, one or more suggested structured queries for display to the first user, wherein at least one of the sent structured queries is a sponsored query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Patent number: 9275101
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, generating a plurality of structured queries, where each structured query comprises references to nodes and edges of the social graph, generating search results corresponding to at least one of the structured queries, and sending one or more of the structured queries to a user for display, where at least one of the structured queries is displayed with a preview of one or more of the search results corresponding to the structured query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Patent number: 9262482
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, generating a plurality of structured queries, where each structured query comprises references to nodes and edges of the social graph, calculating a score for each structured query based on user-engagement factors, and sending each structured query having a score greater than a threshold score to a first user for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Patent number: 9223838
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, identifying a node corresponding to an advertiser, generating a plurality of structured queries, where each structured query comprises reference to nodes and edges of the social graph, and where at least one structured query is a sponsored query comprising a reference to the identified node and one or more edges that are connected to the identified node, and sending one or more of the structured queries to a user for display, where at least one of the sent structured queries is a sponsored query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Publication number: 20150324420
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a prior structured query previously selected by a first user of an online social network, where the prior structured query corresponds to a first set of search results and comprises references to one or more objects associated with the online social network, identifying changes to the first set of search results corresponding to the prior structured query, and sending, to a client system of the first user, one or more suggested structured queries for display to the first user, where at least one of the suggested structured queries is a dynamic query comprising at least a portion of the prior structured query and a reference to the identified changes to the first set of search results corresponding to the prior structured query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Patent number: 9092485
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, generating a plurality of structured queries, where each structured query comprises references to nodes and edges of the social graph, and where at least one of the structured queries is a dynamic query comprising a reference to one or more to the social graph, and sending one or more of the structured queries to a user for display, where at least one of the sent structured queries is a dynamic query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Publication number: 20140040285
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, generating a plurality of structured queries, where each structured query comprises references to nodes and edges of the social graph, calculating a score for each structured query based on user-engagement factors, and sending each structured query having a score greater than a threshold score to a first user for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Publication number: 20140040244
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, generating a plurality of structured queries, where each structured query comprises references to nodes and edges of the social graph, generating search results corresponding to at least one of the structured queries, and sending one or more of the structured queries to a user for display, where at least one of the structured queries is displayed with a preview of one or more of the search results corresponding to the structured query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Publication number: 20140040245
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, generating a plurality of structured queries, where each structured query comprises references to nodes and edges of the social graph, and where at least one of the structured queries is a dynamic query comprising a reference to one or more to the social graph, and sending one or more of the structured queries to a user for display, where at least one of the sent structured queries is a dynamic query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes
  • Publication number: 20140040246
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, identifying a node corresponding to an advertiser, generating a plurality of structured queries, where each structured query comprises reference to nodes and edges of the social graph, and where at least one structured query is a sponsored query comprising a reference to the identified node and one or more edges that are connected to the identified node, and sending one or more of the structured queries to a user for display, where at least one of the sent structured queries is a sponsored query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Sue Yee Young, Joshua Keith Duck, Sadi Khan, William R. Maschmeyer, Yuval Kesten, Keith L. Peiris, Kathryn Hymes