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Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018

Filed:

May. 30, 2013
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Michael Nowak, San Francisco, CA (US);

Ye Lu, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Breno Roberto, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Flavio Oliveira, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Brent Bannon, San Jose, CA (US);

Wojciech Galuba, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/10 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0203 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

An embodiment of a system and method of surveying users on a social networking system is described which limits the frequency in which any one user is surveyed. Users are assigned into a multi-layered survey pool based on a hash value derived from a user identification number for the online social network that is assigned to the user. Users are randomly offered the opportunity to take a survey, and the subject matter of the survey is at least partially determined by the layer from which the survey obtains its sample populace.


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