Patent application number | Description | Published |
20150120400 | SUPPORTING VOTING-BASED CAMPAIGNS IN SEARCH - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, receiving a search query from a user; determining that a voting user interface (VUI) is to be provided based on the search query, the VUI enabling the user to submit one or more votes in a vote-based campaign; receiving search results that are responsive to the search query; and transmitting instructions to display the search results and the VUI. | 04-30-2015 |
20150120401 | SOCIAL VOTING-BASED CAMPAIGNS IN SEARCH - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, determining that a voting user interface (VUI) is to be provided with search results, the VUI enabling a user to submit one or more votes in a voting-based campaign; receiving social content, the social content having been distributed using one or more social networking services; receiving search results that are responsive to a search query; and transmitting instructions to display the search results and the VUI, the VUI comprising the social content. | 04-30-2015 |
20150120446 | ADVERTISEMENT VOTING-BASED CAMPAIGNS IN SEARCH - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining that a voting user interface (VUI) is to be provided to a user, the VUI enabling a user to submit one or more votes in a voting-based campaign; receiving an advertisement; receiving search results that are responsive to a search query; and transmitting instructions to display the search results and the advertisement, the advertisement providing the VUI. | 04-30-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130054365 | Enhancing User Shopping Experience Using Social Graph Information - A system and machine-implemented method is provided for providing information regarding belongings within a social graph of belongings corresponding to a first item, the method including receiving an indication of interest for the first item from a first user of one or more users of a system, identifying at least one belonging maintained within a social graph of belongings, the at least one belonging corresponding to the first item, wherein the social graph of belongings defines an association between each of the one or more users and one or more belongings, each of the one or more belongings corresponding to an item, generating a list including the at least one belonging and at least one of a link to the user associated with the at least one belonging and a link to the at least one belonging and providing the list for display to the first user. | 02-28-2013 |
20130054407 | System and Method for Recommending Items to Users Based on Social Graph Information - A system and machine-implemented method is provided for providing a first user with an item recommendation by referencing a social graph of belongings, including identifying a first belonging of one or more belongings associated with a first user of one or more users of a system, identifying a second user of the one or more users, the user being associated with a second belonging within a social graph of belongings corresponding to the first item, wherein the social graph of belongings defines an association between each of the one or more users and one or more belongings, each of the one or more belongings being specific to a respective user and representing an item, wherein the first belonging corresponds to a first item, identifying a third belonging of the second user, the third belonging corresponding to a second item and recommending the second item to the first user. | 02-28-2013 |
20130054692 | Organizing and Tracking Belongings Using Social Graph Information - A system and machine-implemented method is provided for creating a new association of a belonging with a user within a social graph of belongings including receiving an input of a belonging from a first user of one or more users, generating a belonging profile associated with the belonging, associating the belonging profile with the first user within a social graph of belongings, generating a post and transmitting the post to be displayed to one or more contacts of the first user on a remote social networking site. Furthermore, a system and machine-implemented method is provided for retrieving and modifying a post including receiving a request to modify the post associated with a belonging, the post being displayed at a remote social networking site, retrieving the post from the remote social networking site, detecting one or more modifications of the at least one post and generating a modified post. | 02-28-2013 |
20130054709 | System and Method for Displaying a Belonging-Related Stream - A system and machine-implemented method for displaying a belonging-related stream of posts relating to belongings, including receiving a user request from a first user of one or more users of a system, the system maintaining a social graph of belongings, wherein the social graph of belongings defines an association between each of the one or more users and one or more belongings, retrieving a plurality of posts provided by the one or more users, the plurality of posts concerning the one or more belongings, identifying one or more of the plurality of posts associated with the first user and displaying a selected number of the one or more posts to the first user. | 02-28-2013 |
20130055056 | System and Method for Searching Belongings Using Social Graph Information - A system and machine-implemented method for providing a user with a representation of a belonging according to search criteria, the method including receiving a request from a user of one or more users of a system to search a social graph of belongings according to a search criteria, wherein the social graph of belongings defines an association between each of the one or more users and one or more belongings, each of the belongings corresponding to an item, comparing the one or more belongings associated with each of the one or more users with the search criteria, wherein the search criteria comprises at least one belonging attribute, identifying a belonging based on the comparison, the belonging having the at least one belonging attribute and providing a representation of the belonging for display to the user including providing the user with access to the belonging profile associated with the belonging. | 02-28-2013 |
20130055101 | System and Method for Tagging Belongings in Photos and Posts - A system and machine-implemented method is provided for tagging of belongings maintained within a social graph of belongings in photos and posts including receiving a request to tag a belonging within a selected area of a display from a user of a system, providing, in response to the request, a list of belongings including the one or more belongings associated with the user within the social graph of belongings, wherein the social graph of belongings defines an association between each of the one or more users and one or more belongings, receiving an indication of a user selection of a first belonging from the list of belongings, generating a link corresponding to the first belonging in response to receiving the indication of the user selection and associating the link with the selected area. | 02-28-2013 |
20130055154 | User Graphical Interface for Displaying a Belonging-Related Stream - A system and machine-implemented method for providing a user profile associated with a first user for display including a stream area displaying one or more belonging-related posts including a user link to a user associated with the post and a belonging link to a belonging associated with the post, receiving an indication of a user selection of the user link associated with a post, providing a contact profile of a user associated with the post for display upon receiving the indication of the user selection of the user link, receiving an indication of a user selection of the belonging link to the belonging associated with a post and providing a belonging profile of the belonging associated with the post for display upon receiving the indication of the user selection of the belonging link by the first user. | 02-28-2013 |