LinkedIn Patents
Application number: 20150331945
Abstract: A method and system to suggest keywords to a social network member is described. A suggested keywords system, in one example embodiment, examines phrases that appear in profiles maintained by the on-line social networking system that are similar to the target profile and identifies those words and phrases that are most prominent in these profiles, utilizing discriminative strength values. These most prominent words and phrases may be presented to the target member as suggested keywords to be included in the member's professional summary.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 16, 2014
Issued:
November 19, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Nikita Igorevych Lytkin, Aastha Jain, Gloria Lau, Vitaly Gordon
Patent number: 9189139
Abstract: A system may be configured to provide a user interface on a mobile device for a social network having a plurality of functions. The system may include a display, configured to display a representation of each of a subset of the plurality of functions, wherein each function of the subset is implementable upon selection of a representation corresponding to the function by a user and a processor, configured to dynamically generate the subset of the plurality of functions based, at least in part, on a likelihood for each of the functions that the user will select a corresponding representation. The display may be configured to display the subset as dynamically generated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 23, 2013
Issued:
November 17, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Tomer Cohen, Leah M. M. McGuire, Akhilesh Gupta, Kiran Prasad
Patent number: 9189737
Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing a churn rate associated with subscribers of social network services are described. In some example embodiments, the systems and methods may access activity information associated with a former subscriber of a social network service, compare the accessed activity information to activity information associated with subscribers of the social network service, identify one or more differences between the activity information associated with the former subscriber of the social network service and the activity information associated with the subscribers of the social network service, and perform an action based on the identified one or more differences.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 10, 2013
Issued:
November 17, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Venu Javarappa, Bo Long, Kun Liu, Deepak Argawal, Anmol Bhasin, Junghoon Andrew Ahn
Patent number: 9189466
Abstract: Techniques for allowing cross-document communication are provided. In one approach, a child document of a parent document communicates with another child document of the parent document. A child document may correspond to a frame element within the parent document. The communication may occur directly or indirectly through the parent document. In another approach, an ancestor document communicates with a descendant document that is two or more degrees of separation away from the ancestor document. The communication may occur directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate documents. In both approaches, one document may send out one or more discovery messages that request identities of sibling documents, descendant documents, or ancestor documents.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 13, 2013
Issued:
November 17, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventor:
Kevin Mikles
Patent number: 9191451
Abstract: A system and method are provided for automatically selecting one of multiple formats in which to serve a content item. The system collects data regarding content items served and user activity and/or revenue regarding those served items. These data are used to calculate performance values or scores of each format for specified factors such as destination (e.g., a web domain, a URL, a content channel), visibility (e.g., above the fold), a period of time, a vertical or type of content, and so on. When a new content request is received, the format selected for serving in response to the request is chosen based on the competing formats' calculated performances, and a suitable content item is selected. The selected format may be the format likely to generate the most revenue, may be selected by statistical sampling, or may be selected by using the performance values/scores in some other way.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 30, 2013
Issued:
November 17, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Yingfeng Oh, Romer Rosales, Nihar Mehta
Patent number: 9191356
Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems and machine readable medium for recommending an out-of-network communication by determining a set of potential recommended members of a social networking service based upon one or more recommendation criteria. In some examples the recommendation criteria may include: a profile similarity to a previous target of an out-of-network communication, a degree of correspondence between an interest and intent of the sending member, and a likelihood of response.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 13, 2015
Issued:
November 17, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Junghoon (Andrew) Ahn, Abhishek Gupta, Christian Posse, Anmol Bhasin, Yurong Shi, Jian Li, Jacob Kessler
Patent number: 9183239
Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for indexing electronic content to be served to users' mobile and/or stationary communications and computing devices. An index is composed of multiple slices, with each slice storing multiple entries and each entry representing one content item or one campaign or collection of content items. An entry is populated with tokens representing attribute/value pairs of a target audience of the content item and/or property/value pairs of the item or the item's campaign. A query or request to identify content items for serving to a particular user is similarly formatted with tokens representing attribute/value pairs of the user and/or item/campaign. Queries can then be executed rapidly across any or all index entries in any or all slices. Within a slice, entries may be sorted by value or score, and integer components within an individual entry may be sorted to facilitate rapid comparison with a query.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 21, 2013
Issued:
November 10, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Hardik N. Bati, Nihar N. Mehta
Application number: 20150317303
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a method, system and apparatus for processing data. During operation, the system obtains a set of content items containing unstructured data. Next, the system obtains a set of part-of-speech (POS) tags for lexical items in the set of content items. The system then uses a computer to match the POS tags to one or more POS tagging patterns to obtain a set of candidate topics for the set of content items and extract a set of topics for the set of content items from the set of candidate topics.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 30, 2014
Issued:
November 5, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Yongzheng Zhang, Lutz T. Finger, Shaobo Liu
Application number: 20150317574
Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium, and computer-implemented method for maintaining an accurate organization chart, are presented. The method may include accessing organization chart data defining a hierarchy of an organization comprising a group of users. At least one user of the group of users may be prompted to provide verification information pertaining to the accuracy of a portion of the organization chart data. Upon receiving the verification information from the at least one user, the method may include updating the organization chart data in accordance with the verification information.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 30, 2014
Issued:
November 5, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Mark Hull, Anand Kishore Bollini, Andrew P. Hill, Roland Schemers, Christopher J. Fong, Dhananjay Ragade, James Richards, Wing Lun Ting, Parag Naresh Shah
Patent number: 9177043
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a method and system for processing data. During operation, the system obtains a set of records, wherein each of the records comprises one or more metrics and at least one dimension associated with the one or more metrics. Next, the system creates a data segment comprising at least one of a forward index and an inverted index for a column in the records. The system then stores the data segment in network-accessible storage and assigns the data segment to a partition. Finally, the system enables querying of the data segment through a query node associated with the partition.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 16, 2014
Issued:
November 3, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Sanjay Dubey, Dhaval Patel, Praveen N. Naga, Volodymyr Zhabiuk
Patent number: 9176957
Abstract: A fact checking system is able to verify the correctness of information and/or characterize information by comparing the information with one or more sources. The fact checking system automatically monitors, processes, fact checks information and indicates a status of the information. The fact checking system is able to operate selectively, for example, only fact checking information after detecting a trigger.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 11, 2013
Issued:
November 3, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventor:
Lucas J. Myslinski
Patent number: 9178847
Abstract: An Internet-based system capable of automatically maintaining contact-related information in any computer software application or digital device which stores or manages contact-related information. More particularly, the system allows users to automatically enter and maintain contact-related information in a digital address book or similar application or device (such as a wireless phone or PDA) with minimal or no manual entry of the contact-related information by the user. The system also allows contacts of the user (i.e. people who's contact information or partial contact information is present in the user's address book application) to make corrections to their contact-related information contained in the user's address book, request reciprocal contact information from the user, deny the user access to additional or corrected contact-related information and take other actions relative to managing the contact-related information which others (users) have about them.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 13, 2014
Issued:
November 3, 2015
Assignee:
LINKEDIN CORPORATION
Inventor:
Robert L. Gropper
Patent number: 9177053
Abstract: A fact checking system verifies the correctness of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with one or more sources. The fact checking system automatically monitors, processes, fact checks information and indicates a status of the information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 6, 2012
Issued:
November 3, 2015
Assignee:
LINKEDIN CORPORATION
Inventor:
Lucas J. Myslinski
Application number: 20150310392
Abstract: A system receives and stores in a database identifications and attributes of jobs viewed by a user in a job posting service, and creates a job browsing history profile for the user using the identifications and attributes. The system compares the job browsing history profile to jobs in the job posting service, generates a listing of jobs based on the comparison, and displays the listing of jobs to the user.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 9, 2014
Issued:
October 29, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Lili Wu, Samir M. Shah, Sean Seol Woong Choi, Vaibhav Goel
Patent number: 9171047
Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving a first user communication, determining a first group of users, determining a target number of users, determining whether the first group of users includes the target number of users, and if not, providing the communication to the first group of users, determining a hierarchal mapping of groups of users in response to user memberships, determining a second group of users from the hierarchal mapping, determining a plurality of social network relationship factors for the second group of users with respect to the first user, and providing the communication to at least a subset of users in the second group of users in response to the first plurality of social network relationship factors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 24, 2014
Issued:
October 27, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Brian Lawler, Elliot Loh, Paul J. Martino, Mark Pincus
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
Issued:
October 27, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Jennifer Granito Ruffner, Allen Blue, Sarah Jean Culberson Alpern
Patent number: 9171257
Abstract: A machine may implement a recommender that provides recommendations to users. The machine may be configured to present a first version of the recommender configured by various parameters. A user may submit a message to the machine, and the machine may identify a parameter among the various parameters by tokenizing the message and identifying the parameter among the tokens. The machine may then generate a second version of the recommender by modifying the parameter and configuring the second version according to the modified parameter. The machine may then present the first and second versions of the recommender contemporaneously two different portions of the users. By tokenizing a further message received from the users, the machine may evaluate the first and second versions and determine whether the second version is a replacement of the first version.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 14, 2015
Issued:
October 27, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Christian Posse, Anmol Bhasin, Wing Li
Patent number: 9165071
Abstract: A fact checking system verifies the correctness of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with one or more sources. The fact checking system automatically monitors, processes, fact checks information and indicates a status of the information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 13, 2013
Issued:
October 20, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventor:
Lucas J. Myslinski
Patent number: 9160774
Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving a first user communication, determining a first group of users, determining a target number of users, determining whether the first group of users includes the target number of users, and if not, providing the communication to the first group of users, determining a hierarchal mapping of groups of users in response to user memberships, determining a second group of users from the hierarchal mapping, determining a plurality of social network relationship factors for the second group of users with respect to the first user, and providing the communication to at least a subset of users in the second group of users in response to the first plurality of social network relationship factors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 22, 2013
Issued:
October 13, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Brian Lawler, Elliot Loh, Paul Martino, Mark Pincus
Patent number: 9154536
Abstract: Example systems and methods of content sharing via social networking are presented. In one example, availability of a first user device to provide media content over a communication network is detected. A second user device is identified via an association of the first user device with the second user device that is specified in a social network. An acceptance by the second user device to receive the media content from the first user device is determined. In response to the acceptance, transmission of the media content provided by the first user device over the communication network to the second user device is initiated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 25, 2013
Issued:
October 6, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Bill Nguyen, Vincent Mallet, Nicholas Woods, Jessica Cheng, Sandip Chokshi, Ganesh Ramanarayanan, Megan Streich
Application number: 20150281136
Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus are provided for distributing a content item toward target recipients solely via first degree connections (e.g., in a professional network, in a social network). For a selected content item and identified target recipients of the item, when a user initiates a message to forward or otherwise convey the content item, one or more schemes are applied to select and automatically populate the message with suitable addressees. In one scheme, values are computed for each neighbor of the sender, to indicate the value of delivering the item to that neighbor; the message is automatically addressed to the highest-value neighbors. In another scheme, user communities that encompass the target recipients are identified and the message is automatically addressed to neighbors that are best able to disseminate the item throughout a community. In another scheme a minimal set of neighbors having connections to all target recipients is identified.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 19, 2015
Issued:
October 1, 2015
Assignee:
LINKEDIN CORPORATION
Inventors:
June H. Andrews, Jason R. Schissel
Application number: 20150281137
Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus are provided for distributing a content item toward target recipients solely via first degree connections (e.g., in a professional network, in a social network). For a selected content item and identified target recipients of the item, when a user initiates a message to forward or otherwise convey the content item, one or more schemes are applied to select and automatically populate the message with suitable addressees. In one scheme, values are computed for each neighbor of the sender, to indicate the value of delivering the item to that neighbor; the message is automatically addressed to the highest-value neighbors. In another scheme, user communities that encompass the target recipients are identified and the message is automatically addressed to neighbors that are best able to disseminate the item throughout a community. In another scheme a minimal set of neighbors having connections to all target recipients is identified.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 19, 2015
Issued:
October 1, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
June H. Andrews, Jason R. Schissel
Application number: 20150278836
Abstract: A method and system to determine member profiles for off-line targeting is described. An example system comprises an access module to access a member profile in the on-line social network system, a category score module, a member segmentation module, and a communications module. The category score module may be configured to generate a definition score for the member profile based on phrases that are present in the member profile, generate a propensity score for the member profile based on behavior data of a member represented by the member profile, and combine the definition score and the propensity score to generate a subscriber score for the member profile. The member segmentation module may be configured to compare the subscriber score of the member profile to a threshold value. The communications module may be configured to selectively send a communication to the member based on a result of the comparing.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 25, 2014
Issued:
October 1, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Yan Liu, Shaobo Liu, Wenjing Zhang
Patent number: 9146968
Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving a first user communication, determining a first group of users, determining a target number of users, determining whether the first group of users includes the target number of users, and if not, providing the communication to the first group of users, determining a hierarchal mapping of groups of users in response to user memberships, determining a second group of users from the hierarchal mapping, determining a plurality of social network relationship factors for the second group of users with respect to the first user, and providing the communication to at least a subset of users in the second group of users in response to the first plurality of social network relationship factors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 24, 2014
Issued:
September 29, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Brian Lawler, Elliot Loh, Paul J. Martino, Mark Pincus
Patent number: 9141675
Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving a first user communication, determining a first group of users, determining a target number of users, determining whether the first group of users includes the target number of users, and if not, providing the communication to the first group of users, determining a hierarchal mapping of groups of users in response to user memberships, determining a second group of users from the hierarchal mapping, determining a plurality of social network relationship factors for the second group of users with respect to the first user, and providing the communication to at least a subset of users in the second group of users in response to the first plurality of social network relationship factors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 24, 2014
Issued:
September 22, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Brian Lawler, Elliot Loh, Paul J. Martino, Mark Pincus
Application number: 20150261759
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a reputation system. The reputation system includes a ranking apparatus that obtains a set of reputation scores for one or more dimensions of a set of items in the reputation system and generates a ranking of the items based on the reputation scores and the one or more quantiles. The reputation system also includes a query-processing apparatus that obtains a query comprising the one or more dimensions and one or more quantiles associated with the one or more dimensions and provides the ranking in a response to the query.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 23, 2015
Issued:
September 17, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Mario S. Rodriguez, Viet Thuc Ha, Jessica V. Zuniga, Mathieu Bastian, Michael Conover
Application number: 20150262081
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a reputation system. The reputation system includes a statistical model associated with a set of items and a set of dimensions of the items in the reputation system, wherein the statistical model is trained using a positive class and a negative class. The reputation system also includes a scoring apparatus that applies the statistical model to a set of features for each of the items to estimate a set of reputation scores for the items. Finally, the reputation system includes a ranking apparatus that enables use of the set of reputation scores in the reputation system.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 17, 2014
Issued:
September 17, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Mario S. Rodriguez, Viet Thuc Ha, Jessica V. Zuniga, Mathieu Bastian, Michael Conover
Patent number: 9135259
Abstract: A multi-tenancy storage node is provided. The storage node hosts partitions of multiple databases accessed by multiple applications. Each database is governed by a corresponding service-level agreement (SLA) or policy that specifies a maximum load or level of operation of the database in terms of one or more metrics (e.g., number or frequency of reads/writes, maximum size of reads/writes). To determine whether another database can be hosted by the node, a snapshot of the node's database operations is replayed on a test node, along with operations that exercise the other database. If maximum thresholds of the node for the metrics are not exceeded, the other database can be added to the storage node. An SLA is generated for it automatically, based on the metrics it exhibited during the operations on the test node. The storage node may enforce the SLA by rate-limiting activity of one or more applications.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 6, 2013
Issued:
September 15, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Jemiah C. Westerman, Robert M. Schulman, Krishna P. P. Naga, Aditya A. Auradkar
Patent number: 9135573
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a reputation system. The reputation system includes a statistical model associated with a set of items and a set of dimensions of the items in the reputation system, wherein the statistical model is trained using a positive class and a negative class. The reputation system also includes a scoring apparatus that applies the statistical model to a set of features for each of the items to estimate a set of reputation scores for the items. Finally, the reputation system includes a ranking apparatus that enables use of the set of reputation scores in the reputation system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 17, 2014
Issued:
September 15, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Mario S. Rodriguez, Viet Thuc Ha, Jessica V. Zuniga, Mathieu Bastian, Michael Conover
Patent number: 9137323
Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine-readable mediums which provide a relevance engine for determining a relevance of an individual (either a non-member or another member) to another individual (either a non-member or another member). This relevance engine may use signals in the form of data that the social networking service may learn about the individuals to determine how relevant the individuals are to each other. Example applications may include ordering of connection invitations in a social networking service.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 19, 2014
Issued:
September 15, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Samir M. Shah, Mitul Tiwari, Roshan Rajesh Sumbaly, Curtis Wang
Patent number: 9137627
Abstract: Tools (systems, apparatuses, methodologies, computer program products, etc.) for pairing electronic devices including touchscreen-enabled electronic devices, and for facilitating communication between paired electronic devices.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 21, 2012
Issued:
September 15, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Bowei Gai, Matthew David Shoup, Yevgeniy Jim Brikman
Patent number: 9137193
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates access to content associated with a group. During operation, the system provides, to a first user in the group, a digest email comprising a set of links to the content. Next, the system increases a relevance of the digest email to the first user by selecting a subject header for the digest email based on usage patterns associated with at least one of the first user and one or more other users related to the first user.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 6, 2012
Issued:
September 15, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Xiaohui Wu, Ian M. McCarthy, Mark E. Pascual, Vinh V. To
Patent number: 9135591
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a method, system, and apparatus for facilitating use of a software library project. During operation, the system obtains a set of data associated with use of the software library project, wherein the data comprises a set of dependencies of calls and objects associated with the software library project. Next, the system applies a set of business rules to the data to assess one or more characteristics associated with the software library project. The system then enables use of the data and the one or more characteristics in assessing a health of the software library project.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 15, 2014
Issued:
September 15, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
John W. Nicol, Baron L. Roberts, Jens O. Pillgram-Larsen, David P. McCutcheon
Patent number: 9128971
Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus are provided for supporting and/or executing count-distinct queries. A large set of data (e.g., tens or hundreds of millions of event records) is condensed daily to generate presence bitmaps to reflect the distinctiveness of a selected data dimension S (e.g., user ID) for one or more key dimensions g1, g2, . . . (e.g., advertisement ID, campaign ID, advertiser ID). The condensation process eliminates duplication and yields a single value (e.g., 1 or 0) for each tuple [S, g1, . . . ] to represent the distinctiveness of each value in the S dimension to each combination of values in the grouping dimensions. On a monthly basis, the daily values are condensed to yield a single value for the month, and a similar process is applied on any other desired time granularities (e.g., year). The condensed data may be generated for any combination of selected dimension(s) and grouping dimension(s).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 21, 2014
Issued:
September 8, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventor:
Srinivas S. Vemuri
Patent number: 9128970
Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus are provided for supporting and/or executing count-distinct queries. A large set of data (e.g., tens or hundreds of millions of event records) is condensed daily to generate presence bitmaps to reflect the distinctiveness of a selected data dimension S (e.g., user ID) for one or more key dimensions g1, g2, . . . (e.g., advertisement ID, campaign ID, advertiser ID). The condensation process eliminates duplication and yields a single value (e.g., 1 or 0) for each tuple [S, g1, . . . ] to represent the distinctiveness of each value in the S dimension to each combination of values in the grouping dimensions. On a monthly basis, the daily values are condensed to yield a single value for the month, and a similar process is applied on any other desired time granularities (e.g., year). The condensed data may be generated for any combination of selected dimension(s) and grouping dimension(s).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 21, 2014
Issued:
September 8, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventor:
Srinivas S. Vemuri
Patent number: 9131028
Abstract: Example systems and methods of content sharing via social networking are presented. In one example, availability of a first user device to provide media content over a communication network is detected. A second user device is identified via an association of the first user device with the second user device that is specified in a social network. An acceptance by the second user device to receive the media content from the first user device is determined. In response to the acceptance, transmission of the media content provided by the first user device over the communication network to the second user device is initiated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 25, 2013
Issued:
September 8, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Bill Nguyen, Vincent Mallet, Nicholas Woods, Jessica Cheng, Sandip Chokshi, Ganesh Ramanarayanan, Megan Streich
Patent number: 9131333
Abstract: Tools (systems, apparatuses, methodologies, computer program products, etc.) for pairing electronic devices including touchscreen-enabled electronic devices, and for facilitating communication between paired electronic devices.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 7, 2012
Issued:
September 8, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Bowei Gai, Matthew David Shoup, Yevgeniy Jim Brikman
Patent number: 9128989
Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving a first user communication, determining a first group of users, determining a target number of users, determining whether the first group of users includes the target number of users, and if not, providing the communication to the first group of users, determining a hierarchal mapping of groups of users in response to user memberships, determining a second group of users from the hierarchal mapping, determining a plurality of social network relationship factors for the second group of users with respect to the first user, and providing the communication to at least a subset of users in the second group of users in response to the first plurality of social network relationship factors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 24, 2014
Issued:
September 8, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Brian Lawler, Elliot Loh, Paul J. Martino, Mark Pincus
Patent number: 9124658
Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium, and computer-implemented method for creating a crowdsourced content publication. Layout information defining a layout of elements of a crowdsourced content publication is received. Contribution privilege information identifying a group of users of a social networking service as contributors to the crowdsourced content publication is received. The group of users may belong to a common organization as defined by a social graph maintained by the social networking service. Content criteria information specifying one or more criteria for selection of content included in the crowdsourced content publication is then received. The layout information, contribution privilege information, and content criteria information are then processed to generate a template for the crowdsourced content publication.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 16, 2013
Issued:
September 1, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Nipun Dave, Daniel C. Green, Albert Wang
Application number: 20150244655
Abstract: Methods and systems of dynamically updating content in e-mail messages are described. In some embodiments, an e-mail message is generated. The e-mail message comprises existing content viewable within an e-mail client and is configured to initiate a modification of the existing content within the e-mail message by the e-mail client subsequent to the e-mail message being downloaded by the e-mail client. The modification of the existing content is viewable within the e-mail client. The generated e-mail message is sent to an e-mail account from which a user can view the e-mail message within the e-mail client. In some embodiments, the e-mail message is further configured to cause the e-mail client to obtain new content from a remote server for use in the modification of the existing content within the e-mail message.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 27, 2014
Issued:
August 27, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Rahul Vohra, Martin Alexander Kleppmann, Lee Mallabone
Application number: 20150242967
Abstract: Systems and methods for generating recommendations based on data derived from a social network are described. For example, a community in a social network service to which a plurality of member profiles belongs may be selected. A first prediction score for a first member profile and a second prediction score for a second member profile may be generated. Each of the first prediction scores may be based on a function of a first time period in which both a source member profile and the corresponding member profile belonged to the community. A selection is then made between the first member profile and the second member profile based on a comparison of the first prediction score and the second prediction score. A connection recommendation representing the selected member profile is then surfaced to an account of the source member profile.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 27, 2014
Issued:
August 27, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventor:
Samir M. Shsh
Patent number: 9116948
Abstract: Disclosed in one example is a method for searching. In some examples, the method includes receiving an unstructured search query, parsing the unstructured search query into a plurality of structured search attributes using a search term attribute dictionary, performing a search of a structured database based upon the plurality of structured search attributes to identify a plurality of search results, populating a plurality of form fields of a search form with the plurality of structured search attributes, and displaying the search form in association with the search results.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 24, 2013
Issued:
August 25, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Heyning Cheng, Daniel Tunkelang
Patent number: 9118724
Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for providing geographic-based event recommendation and event attendee networking are presented. A suggested event may be determined based on location information of a user. The user may be a member among members of a social network service. Event information corresponding to the suggested event may be provided to the user. A user attendance indication may be received from the user. The user attendance indication may indicate that the user may be attending the suggested event. Contact members, from among the members of the social network service, that are associated with the user through the social network service may be identified. An event notification may be communicated to the contact members. The event notification may include the user attendance indication.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 27, 2014
Issued:
August 25, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Siva Visakan Sooriyan, Asa Kusuma, Artur Kubalski, Vinoth Chandar, Hans van de Bruggen
Patent number: 9110569
Abstract: Recording a user's preference for content is disclosed. A first indication that a user has a first preference for the content is received. In response to receiving the first indication, the content is associated with the first preference. A second indication that the user has a second preference for the content is received. In response to receiving the second indication, the content is additionally associated with the second preference.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 22, 2008
Issued:
August 18, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventor:
R. Kevin Rose
Patent number: 9111318
Abstract: A daily connection facility is available to the user either through a webpage or by e-mail in the form of a synopsis of connection identifiers between the user and their contacts. The web-based version presents connection information in the form of an agenda view, an engage view, and a reminder view. Each view type is selectable by corresponding tab on the webpage. The daily connected e-mail presents an agenda of meetings and events by location, title, and time. The daily connected e-mail also presents interesting profile and connection information about the attendees such as their communications in blogs and postings, recent communications with user, including messages and meetings, as well as contact information and a list of other contacts in common.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 1, 2012
Issued:
August 18, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventor:
Sachin Rekhi
Patent number: 9113124
Abstract: A method of providing one or more snapshots extracted from video footage includes displaying a first image in a first display area. The first image is associated with a first capture time. The method also includes displaying a first plurality of preview images in a second display area. The first plurality of preview images are associated with times prior to the first capture time. The method further includes displaying a second plurality of preview images in a third display area. The second plurality of preview images are associated with times subsequent to the first capture time. Moreover, the method includes selecting at least one of the first image, one of the first plurality of preview images, or one of the second plurality of preview images and saving the selected image to a memory.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 13, 2009
Issued:
August 18, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Jonathan Kaplan, David Ben-Yaakov, Jonathan Benjamin Korman, Philip C. Kim
Application number: 20150227891
Abstract: An online social networking service maintains a profile of a member. The service also receives requirements from an employer for an employment position. The service compares the profile of the member to the requirements for the employment position. When the profile of the member matches or exceeds the requirements for the employment position, the service transmits a message to the employer containing the profile of the member. The service receives a response from the employer regarding the member and the employment position. When the employer exhibits an interest in the member for the employment position, the service transmits a message to the member informing the member of the employer's interest.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 12, 2014
Issued:
August 13, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Tomer Cohen, Vaibhav Goel
Patent number: 9104983
Abstract: A method and system to present an optimum action in response to a flow of actions in a computer network from a user are provided. For each of a plurality of possible presented actions corresponding to a particular flow of actions in a computer network, and for each of one or more possible performed actions for each possible presented action, a likelihood that a user will perform the possible performed action is determined. Then each of the determined likelihoods is weighted by applying a weight assigned to a corresponding possible presented action. An optimum presented action is identified determining a presented action having a weighted maximum determined likelihood, based on the weighted determined likelihood.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 8, 2014
Issued:
August 11, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Samir M. Shah, Lili Wu, Manas Khadilkar
Patent number: 9105069
Abstract: A system may include a network interface, a user interface, and a recommendation engine. The user interface may be configured to receive a company characteristic of a company profile of a company posted to the social network and a company bid from an entity related to company to the social network. The recommendation engine may be configured to determine an aggregate company score for the user based on a relevance of the company characteristic to a user characteristic and the company bid. The network interface may be configured to transmit a message related to the company to the user based, at least in part, on the aggregate company score.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 16, 2012
Issued:
August 11, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Christian Posse, Michael Grishaver
Patent number: 9098133
Abstract: Tools (systems, apparatuses, methodologies, computer program products, etc.) for pairing electronic devices including touchscreen-enabled electronic devices, and for facilitating communication between paired electronic devices.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 23, 2012
Issued:
August 4, 2015
Assignee:
LinkedIn Corporation
Inventors:
Bowei Gai, Matthew David Shoup