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Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:

Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kevin Systrom, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Amy Cole, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

FACEBOOK, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0277 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0255 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0269 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

One variation of a method for linking images in social feeds to branded content includes: loading an image to a social networking system; receiving, from a first user, a tag including identification of an item visible in a particular region of the image; associating the tag with the particular region of the image; based on the tag, correlating the item with a particular brand; posting the image to a social feed of the particular brand within the social networking system; and in response to interaction with the image, in the social feed, by a second user, directing the second user to brand content specified by the particular brand.


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