Google Inc.

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James Kevin Rodgers

Mario Anima

Kevin Ferguson

Vijay Raghunathan

Chris Szeto

Martin Hunt

Paul Sowden

Irene Chung

Steve Tsai

Mikhail Dhruv

Umanka Hebbar Karkada

Ralph Jacob Cressman

Vinay Ramesh Jain

Jeremy Lazarus

Benson Luk

Fengjia Li

Brandon Herring

Brendan W O'Brien

Jared Hirsch

Gregory L Fair

Mark E Doliner

David E Barnett

Kevin T Irish

Implementations relate to sharing user activity data with other users. In some implementations, a method includes evaluating one or more actions of a second user to detect that the second user is interested in one or more attributes of one or more activities performed by a first user and described in activity data of the first user. A request is provided to the first user to share at least a portion of the activity data with the second user. The method receives, in response to the request, an indication from the first user to share a designated portion of the activity data with the second user. The method causes the activity data to be made accessible to the second user, and provides information for presentation via a device to the second user, where the presented information is derived from the shared portion of the activity data.

Sharing user activity data with other users

A system comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to determine an identification for a user; determine a location of the user; retrieve a first set of information related to the location and the identification; retrieve relationship information using the identification for the user; determine notification information by filtering the first set of information using the relationship information; generate a notification related to the location of the user and including the notification information; and provide the notification for presentation to the user. The disclosure also includes similar methods and computer program products.

Surfacing real-time notifications based on location

A system comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to determine an identification for a user; determine a location of the user; determine a place associated with the location; identify an interaction capable of being performed at the place for the identification; communicate with a service to perform the interaction; and record the interaction with the service in a place history associated with the identification. The disclosure also includes similar methods and computer program products.

Storing interactions based on location

Techniques that enable instant communications services to be provisioned for an online community of users such that the members of the community can interact with each other using instant communications including using instant messaging (IM). In one embodiment, an instant communications facilitator operating from a first domain may provision instant communication services for members of an online community maintained in different domains from the first domain.

Provisioning instant communications for a community of users

A method and computer system for receiving a selection of a first element of one or more elements on a web page via a user interface. A selection of an action to associate with the first element is received via the user interface. The action is associated with the first element on the web page based upon, at least in part, receiving the selection of the action.

Triggering action on a web page

The disclosure includes a system and method for discovering content in a topical community. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions when executed cause the system to: receive data indicating a first engagement action associated with a content item, the first engagement action performed by a first user; determine a topic associated with the content item; determine a topical reputation score related to the topic for the first user based on one or more second engagement actions performed by one or more second users associated with the content item; determine that the topical reputation score satisfies a reputation threshold; unlock the topic for the first user responsive to the determination that the topical reputation score satisfies the reputation threshold and provide the first user an ability to curate other content items associated with the unlocked topic.

Content discovery in a topical community

A motor vehicle flood protection apparatus comprising a flexible cover of water impervious material that is adapted to be folded over a motor vehicle and sealed to form a water impervious container around the motor vehicle and a flexible vent tube that opens at one end into the said container and that is provided with a flotation collar at the other end for buoying up the other end to the surface of flood waters. A spring loaded baffle vents air within the container to the atmosphere while at the same time preventing water, mud and debris from entering the vent tube and the container.

Motor vehicle flood protection apparatus

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

James Kevin Rodgers