Facebook, Inc.

Eric Zamore

James Han Wang

Adam Edward D'Angelo

Ruchi Sanghvi

Mark Slee

Dave Fetterman

Julie Zhuo

Charles Duplain Cheever

David Brookes Morin

Arieh Steinberg

Charlie Cheever

Ari Steinberg

Dave Morin

Adam D'angelo

The present invention provides a system and method for providing a social context to software applications. According to one embodiment of the invention, a user of a social network authorizes access by an external software application to information available in the social network. At some time later, the user of the social network uses an application designed by a third-party software developer. The application contacts the social network provider for permission to access the information available in the social network. If access has been authorized, the application incorporates the information from the social network into its interaction with the user, providing a social context to the user's interaction with the application.

Platform for providing a social context to software applications

The present invention provides a system and method for providing a personalized platform for accessing internet applications. According to one embodiment of the invention, a social network provider receives a request for installation of an application from a user of the social network, installs the application at multiple points in the user's social network environment, and personalizes interfaces with the application at these integration points based on information about the user available from the social network. The present invention enables applications to be integrated in the social network environment at multiple integration points and to be personalized for and configured by the user.

Personalized platform for accessing internet applications

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Eric Zamore