Facebook, Inc.

Emily B Grewal

David Chen

Kiranjit Singh Sidhu

Denise Moreno

Huan Yang

Andrew Michael Chung

Florin Ratiu

Yanxin Shi

Ching-Chih Weng

Lex Arquette

Christopher Serge Benjamin Chedeau

Hisham Rabih Harik

Ziqing Mao

Carol Chia-Fan Pai

Amylee Thibodeau

Joe Binney

Christopher Serge Chedeau

Robert Michael Baldwin

Xiao Ou Wang

Ashwin Ravindra Bharambe

Vivian Wang

Hisham Robih Harik

In one embodiment, a method includes determining a sequence of image elements. For each image element in the sequence, a position in an array of contiguous image elements is determined. The position may be based on several factors, including at least: a size of the image element (large or small), an order of the image element in the sequence, and dimensions of the display array. The array of image elements may be rendered for display to the user such that the layout of the image elements is contiguous. If the user provides input re-sizing an image element or re-ordering the sequence of image elements, the array may be re-rendered.

Rendering contiguous image elements

In a social networking system, photographs and photographic sets are recommended to a user based upon information gathered from the user's social networking profile, as well as information gathered from the social networking profile of the user's friends, and the general pattern of usage by the user of various elements of the social network. In one embodiment, information entered into the social networking profile of the user is used to recommend additional photos and sets of photos. In one embodiment, user preferences indicated by the user via elements of the social network are considered in recommending photos or photo sets. In one embodiment, the general usage pattern of the social network is considered when recommending additional photos and sets of photos to the user. In one embodiment, profile information, usage information, or the indicated preferences of the user's friends are used to recommend additional photos and photo sets.

Enabling photoset recommendations

Techniques to increase engagement with a social networking system. In one embodiment, activities are prioritized based on relatedness to a user. References associated with at least a portion of the prioritized activities are created. The references are categorized into a plurality of types. The reference types may include notifications, friend identifications, and top stories. The references are embedded in digest communications for the user. Descriptive information about the activities are omitted from the digest communications. Digest communications for the user are provided during a time period when the user is not engaged with the social networking system. Notifications for a user are ceased when a level of engagement of the user with the social networking system is less than a threshold value.

Methods and systems for optimizing engagement with a social network

In particular embodiments, a computing system may receive a request for a media item from a user. The system may access the media item and metadata associated with the media item. The metadata may identify one or more concepts depicted in the media item and a time associated with the media item. The system may obtain information associated with the one or more concepts from a social graph. The system may determine a social context associated with the media item using the metadata and the information from the social graph. A relevance of the social context to the user may be determined. The computing system may then select one or more media items associated with the social context and provide them to the user for display.

Image filtering based on social context

Techniques to increase engagement with a social networking system. In one embodiment, an engagement level of a user with a social networking system is monitored. A low engagement user type associated with the user is identified from a plurality of low engagement user types. It is determined whether the engagement level of the user is less than a threshold. If so, a communication is provided for the user based on the low engagement user type associated with the user. The communication may be a notification or a digest communication.

Methods and systems for increasing engagement of low engagement users in a social network

Techniques to optimize messages sent to a user of a social networking system. In one embodiment, information about the user may be collected by the social networking system. The information may be applied to train a model for determining likelihood of a desired action by the user in response to candidate messages that may be provided for the user. The social networking system may provide to the user a message from the candidate messages with a selected likelihood of causing the desired action.

Methods and systems for optimizing messages to users of a social network

In particular embodiments, a computing device determines a social context of each of one or more images to provide for display to a user. The computing device determines a relevance of each of the social contexts to the user. The computing device provides for display to the user one or more of the images based at least in part on the relevance of the social context of each image to the user.

Optimizing messages to users of a social network using a prediction model that determines likelihood of user performing desired activity

In one embodiment, a method includes automatically and without user input grouping one or more images captured by a first user into clusters of particular moments based at least in part on metadata associated with one or more of the images or data determined through analysis of one or more of the images. Each particular moment being associated with a particular geo-location and time. The method also includes, for each of one or more of the clusters, determining curating information corresponding to the cluster based at least in part on the metadata associated with images in the cluster, the data determined through analysis of images in the cluster, or social-graph information associated with images in the cluster; and providing the clusters of images and at least some of the curating information corresponding to them for display on a computing device of the first user.

Photo clustering into moments

Optimizing messages to users of a social network using a message that includes a user's performance of a desired activity associated with a link included in the message

Increasing engagement of low engagement users in a social network

Display panel of a programmed computer system with a graphical user interface and an animated graphical user interface

Growing community of inventors

Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Emily B Grewal