Social mode for managing communications between a mobile device and a social networking system

    公开(公告)号:US09912772B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-06

    申请号:US14506604

    申请日:2014-10-04

    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.

    Abstract: The automatic transmission of communications between a mobile device and a social networking system is regulated based on the communication mode of the mobile device. A communication for transmission between the mobile device and the social networking system is detected. A communication switch setting, such as a switch position, is determined for the mobile device. A communication mode for the mobile device is determined based on the communication switch setting. For example, if the switch is in a first position, the mobile device is determined to be in a social mode. Likewise, if the switch is in a second position, the mobile device is determined to be a manual mode. If the mobile device is in the social mode, the communication is automatically transmitted. If the mobile device is in the manual mode, the communication is transmitted only in response to authorization from the user of the mobile device.

    PREDICTING AN EFFECT OF A SET OF MODIFICATIONS TO AN APPEARANCE OF CONTENT INCLUDED IN A CONTENT ITEM ON A PERFORMANCE METRIC ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTENT ITEM

    公开(公告)号:US20180012131A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-11

    申请号:US15204732

    申请日:2016-07-07

    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.

    Inventor: Erick Tseng

    Abstract: An online system receives a request from a user of the online system to generate a content item specifying content (e.g., an image) received from the user and one or more modifications to the appearance of the content to be included in the content item. The online system generates multiple instances of the content item based on the request, in which each instance includes a different set of the specified modifications. Using an identifier that identifies each instance based on the set of modifications to the appearance of the included content (e.g., using an image fingerprint), the online system tracks a performance metric associated with each instance. By comparing the performance metrics associated with the instances, the online system identifies one or more modifications responsible for one or more differences between the performance metrics and predicts an effect on the performance metrics associated with content item instances including the identified modifications.

    PROTECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION UPON SHARING A PERSONAL COMPUTING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20180012038A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-11

    申请号:US15714806

    申请日:2017-09-25

    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F21/6245 G06F21/31

    Abstract: In particular embodiments, a computing device may receive authentication information provided by a temporary user and retrieve personal information associated with the temporary user from a server using the authentication information. The device may present a personalized user interface on a screen of the computing device for the temporary user, the personalized user interface being generated based on the personal information. The device may detect a terminating event that indicates access to the computing device by the temporary user is to be disabled. The terminating event may be detected by determining that a biometric information associated with the temporary user is undetectable, or determining that the computing device is put down. In response to the detected terminating event, information associated with the temporary user may be removed from the computing device, and the computing device may be reverted to a default state.

    Ranking information items by relevance

    公开(公告)号:US09807185B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-31

    申请号:US14843867

    申请日:2015-09-02

    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.

    Inventor: Erick Tseng

    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes collecting, by one or more computing devices, multiple information items of multiple types relevant to a user, where the information items are collected from a social-networking system, and the user is a member of the social-networking system. The method further includes determining a relevance value for each of the information items and classifying each information item as being deterministic or non-deterministic based at least in part on the relevance value. The method also includes sending one or more push notifications to one or more client devices associated with the user, the push notifications including one or more of the information items classified as non-deterministic sent in an order of their respective relevance values. The method also includes storing the information items classified as deterministic for later retrieval by the user.

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