acebook patented method to identify experts and influencers in a social network. They plan to use experts and influencers for advertising, social grouping, and other…
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Facebook patents a rural area network device to provide intermittent internet connectivity to rural areas
The growth of Facebook, in terms of number of users, is predominantly hindered by the lack of Internet access to large rural areas across the…
Facebook may soon use its users as brand ambassadors
This patent application from Facebook reveals technology that detect brands within images uploaded by users. These brands are detected using advanced computer vision. Once a…
Audience management in a social networking system
FaceBook plans to take away control of your posts from you, when you tag other users. In social interactions outside the context of a social…
Facebook plans to track and automatically sense all your activities, including walking, running, jogging, cycling, rowing, driving a car, moving with bus, moving with train, walking stairs, running stairs, jumping, swimming, playing football, and skiing
Tracking devices exist that sense and track user activities, especially sports activities. An example of a known activity tracking device is a wearable wristwatch device…
Mark Zuckerberg is deeply involved with the design the UI of Facebook. Last week another patent from Facebook mentioned Mark as the inventor.
Patent Information: US D736,814 S DISPLAY PANEL OF A PROGRAMMED COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Mark E. Zuckerberg, Palo Alto, CA (US); and…