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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Justin Mitchell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Samuel Odio, Portola Valley, CA (US);
David Harry Garcia, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Justin Mitchell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Samuel Odio, Portola Valley, CA (US);
David Harry Garcia, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to sponsored story generation from an photo upload in an organic activity stream in a social networking site. A social networking system may apply computer image algorithms to detect image objects in user-uploaded images and videos, and promote them as sponsored stories.