Yishan Wong

US Patent:

8271260, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

Dec 5, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/329288

Inventors:

Yishan Wong - Mountain View CA, US
Stephen M. Grimm - Sunnyvale CA, US
Nicolas Vera - Palo Alto CA, US
Marcel Laverdet - Palo Alto CA, US
Ting Yin Kwan - Cupertino CA, US
Christopher W. Putnam - Palo Alto CA, US
Katherine P. Losse - Palo Alto CA, US
Rebekah Cox - Mountain View CA, US
Chad Little - Santa Clara CA, US

Assignee:

Facebook, Inc. - Menlo Park CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/28

US Classification:

704 2, 704 4

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.

US Patent:

8504352, Aug 6, 2013

Filed:

Aug 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/587771

Inventors:

Yishan Wong - Mountain View CA, US
Stephen M. Grimm - Sunnyvale CA, US
Nicolas Vera - Palo Alto CA, US
Marcel Laverdet - Palo Alto CA, US
Ting Yin Kwan - Cupertino CA, US
Christopher W. Putnam - Palo Alto CA, US
Javier Olivan Lopez - Menlo Park CA, US
Katherine P. Losse - Palo Alto CA, US
Rebekah Cox - Mountain View CA, US
Chad Little - Santa Clara CA, US

Assignee:

Facebook, Inc. - Menlo Park CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/28

US Classification:

704 2

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.

US Patent:

20090182589, Jul 16, 2009

Filed:

Aug 18, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/193705

Inventors:

Timothy A. Kendall - , US
Matthew R. Cohler - , US
Mark E. Zuckerberg - Palo Alto CA, US
Robert Kang-Xing Jin - Palo Alto CA, US
Justin M. Rosenstein - Palo Alto CA, US
Andrew G. Bosworth - Palo Alto CA, US
Yishan Wong - Mountain View CA, US
Adam D'Angelo - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 3/00
G06Q 99/00
G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 5, 715745, 705 1, 705 14, 705 30, 705 26

Abstract:

A social networking website logs information about actions taken by members of the website. For a particular member of the website, the website generates socially relevant ads for the member based on the actions logged for other members on the website to whom the member is connected (i.e., the member's online friends). The advertiser associated with the social ad may compensate the social networking website for publishing the ad on the website. When presenting a member with a social ad, the website may optimize advertising revenue by selecting an ad from the received ads that will maximize the expected value of the social ad. The expected value may be computed according to a function that includes the member's affinity for the ad content and the bid amount. The technique is also applied for providing socially relevant information off the social networking website.

US Patent:

20100324990, Dec 23, 2010

Filed:

Aug 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/853242

Inventors:

Adam D'Angelo - Mountain View CA, US
Aditya Agarwal - San Francisco CA, US
Levy Klots - San Francisco CA, US
Oleksandr Moskalyuk - Palo Alto CA, US
Yishan Wong - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 1446, 705 1449, 705 1466

Abstract:

A social networking website logs information about actions taken by members of the website. For a particular member of the website, the website presents targeted ads based on actions by the member and one or more characteristics of the member. The social networking website maintains a profile associated with the member which describes characteristics of the member, such as age, geographic location, employment, educational history and interests. The social networking website compares the member profile to targeting criteria for a plurality of advertising requests and determines the advertising requests that match the member profile and generate the most revenue for the social networking website. When presenting a member with an ad, the website may optimize advertising revenue by selecting an ad from the received ads that will maximize the expected value of the ad.

US Patent:

20110029388, Feb 3, 2011

Filed:

Aug 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/853241

Inventors:

Timothy A. Kendall - Palo Alto CA, US
Matthew R. Cohler - Portola Valley CA, US
Mark E. Zuckerberg - Palo Alto CA, US
Robert Kang-Xing Jin - Palo Alto CA, US
Justin M. Rosenstein - Palo Alto CA, US
Andrew G. Bosworth - Palo Alto CA, US
Yishan Wong - Mountain View CA, US
Adam D'Angelo - Mountain View CA, US
Chamath M. Palihapitiya - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 1466, 705 1471

Abstract:

A social networking website logs information about actions taken by members of the website. For a particular member of the website, the website generates socially relevant ads for the member based on the actions logged for other members on the website to whom the member is connected (i.e., the member's online friends). The advertiser associated with the social ad may compensate the social networking website for publishing the ad on the website. When presenting a member with a social ad, the website may optimize advertising revenue by selecting an ad from the received ads that will maximize the expected value of the social ad. The expected value may be computed according to a function that includes the member's affinity for the ad content and the bid amount. The technique is also applied for providing socially relevant information off the social networking website.

US Patent:

20120095836, Apr 19, 2012

Filed:

Dec 27, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/338190

Inventors:

Timothy A. Kendall - Palo Alto CA, US
Matthew R. Cohler - Portola Valley CA, US
Mark E. Zuckerberg - Palo Alto CA, US
Robert Kang-Xing Jin - Palo Alto CA, US
Justin M. Rosenstein - Palo Alto CA, US
Andrew G. Bosworth - Palo Alto CA, US
Yishan Wong - Mountain View CA, US
Adam D'Angelo - Mountain View CA, US
Chamath M. Palihapitiya - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 1453

Abstract:

A social networking system generates socially-relevant ads for a user based on actions taken by other users to whom the user is connected. These may be actions taken on, and determined by, an external system, information about which actions can be received by the social networking system and used for matching to an advertisement request. The social networking system may determine a social context for advertising to a user based on the action and may generate an advertisement for the matched ad request that includes an informational message communicating the social context (i.e., an ad with the information message appended to it, a news story for the informational message, etc.). The ad may be targeted to the user based on user affinity for the ad, based on an object interacted with or an action taken by the user's connections on or external to the social networking system, among other criteria.

US Patent:

20120101898, Apr 26, 2012

Filed:

Dec 31, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/342003

Inventors:

Timothy A. Kendall - Palo Alto CA, US
Matthew R. Cohler - Portola Valley CA, US
Mark E. Zuckerberg - Palo Alto CA, US
Robert Kang-Xing Jin - Palo Alto CA, US
Justin M. Rosenstein - Palo Alto CA, US
Andrew G. Bosworth - Palo Alto CA, US
Yishan Wong - Mountain View CA, US
Adam D'Angelo - Mountain View CA, US
Chamath M. Palihapitiya - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 1452

Abstract:

A social networking system generates socially-relevant stories for a user based on other users (e.g., based on actions taken by other users) to whom the user is connected. These socially-relevant stories, including news stories, social advertisements, etc., may be presented on a web page within a domain of an external system that is different from the domain of the social networking system. When a web page from an external system is requested for a viewing user, the social content about other users who are connected to the viewing user may be provided by the social networking system for that viewing user. This personalized social content may be presented in a frame (e.g., an iframe) of the external web page rendered and provided for display to the viewing user.

US Patent:

20120109757, May 3, 2012

Filed:

Dec 31, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/342006

Inventors:

Timothy A. Kendall - Palo Alto CA, US
Matthew R. Cohler - Portola Valley CA, US
Mark E. Zuckerberg - Palo Alto CA, US
Robert Kang-Xing Jin - Palo Alto CA, US
Justin M. Rosenstein - Palo Alto CA, US
Andrew G. Bosworth - Palo Alto CA, US
Yishan Wong - Mountain View CA, US
Adam D'Angelo - Mountain View CA, US
Chamath M. Palihapitiya - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 1471, 709206

Abstract:

A social networking system generates socially-relevant stories for a user based on actions taken by other users to whom the user is connected. The social networking system may receive a request for a sponsored story for a viewing user and may select information about one or more actions performed by one or more users to whom the viewing user is connected to identify one of a plurality of candidate information for a sponsored story based on one or more criteria (e.g., affinity of the viewing user for the candidates, expected value for the candidates, etc.). The social networking system may also generate the sponsored story and generate a feed comprising the sponsored story and news stories (e.g., non-sponsored stories) about one or more users of the social networking system with whom the viewing user is connected. This feed may be provided for display to the viewing user.

Address:

55 Fagan Dr, Burlingame, CA 94010

Phone:

650 450-1647

VIN:

3VWPL8AJ2BM700787

Make:

VOLKSWAGEN

Model:

JETTA

Year:

2011