Brian R Lawler

US Patent:

7831684, Nov 9, 2010

Filed:

Sep 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/223452

Inventors:

Brian Lawler - San Francisco CA, US
Elliot Loh - San Francisco CA, US
Paul Martino - Mountain View CA, US
Mark Pincus - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217, 709244, 709200

Abstract:

A method for a computer system includes receiving a search request from a first user, determining a user identifier associated with the first user, determining a plurality of user identifiers associated with the user identifier within a social network, determining a first plurality of search request results of a plurality of users associated with the plurality of user identifiers, determining a list of results to the search request in response to the search request and to the first plurality of search request results, and providing the list of results to the first user as a response to the search request.

US Patent:

7844671, Nov 30, 2010

Filed:

Apr 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/102569

Inventors:

Brian Lawler - San Francisco CA, US
Elliot Loh - San Francisco CA, US
Paul Martino - Mountain View CA, US
Mark Pincus - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709204

Abstract:

A method for a computer system include determining a first social distance for a first user with respect to a second user, determining a second social distance for a third user with respect to the second user, determining a first trust-metric for the first user in response to the first social distance, determining a second trust-metric for the third user in response to the second social distance, and prioritizing a first communication from the first user over a second communication from the third user, in response to the first trust-metric and the second trust-metric.

US Patent:

8010619, Aug 30, 2011

Filed:

Apr 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/102573

Inventors:

Brian Lawler - San Francisco CA, US
Elliot Loh - San Francisco CA, US
Paul J. Martino - Mountain View CA, US
Mark Pincus - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217, 709224, 709200

Abstract:

A method for a computer system includes determining a first social distance for a first user with respect to a second user, determining a second social distance for a third user with respect to the second user, determining a first qualitative rating associated with the first user, determining a second qualitative rating associated with the second user, determining a first trust-metric for the first user in response to the first social distance and the first qualitative rating, determining a second trust-metric for the third user in response to the second social distance and the second qualitative rating, and prioritizing a first listing from the first user over a second listing from the third user for the second user, in response to the first trust-metric and the second trust-metric.

US Patent:

8375097, Feb 12, 2013

Filed:

Oct 27, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/913197

Inventors:

Brian Lawler - San Francisco CA, US
Elliot Loh - San Francisco CA, US
Paul Martino - Mountain View CA, US
Mark Pincus - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 705319

Abstract:

A method for a computer system include determining a first social distance for a first user with respect to a second user, determining a second social distance for a third user with respect to the second user, determining a first trust-metric for the first user in response to the first social distance, determining a second trust-metric for the third user in response to the second social distance, and prioritizing a first communication from the first user over a second communication from the third user, in response to the first trust-metric and the second trust-metric.

US Patent:

8380562, Feb 19, 2013

Filed:

Apr 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/109549

Inventors:

John Toebes - Cary NC, US
Brian Patrick Lawler - San Francisco CA, US
Gary T. Chou - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 14

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a method comprises identifying, in a network, user selection preferences of an identified user having accessed the network, the identifying based on an accumulation of user selection inputs executed by the identified user, the user selection inputs accumulated relative to input options presented to the user and identifying respective available network items; classifying, by an apparatus in the network, the identified user into one of multiple user affinity categories relative to an advertisement campaign for a targeted product, the classifying based on determining whether one of the user selection inputs represents a view gesture of the user having viewed the targeted product; and selecting an advertisement asset for delivery to the identified user based on the classifying of the identified user into the one user affinity category.

US Patent:

8504649, Aug 6, 2013

Filed:

May 18, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/110302

Inventors:

Brian Lawler - San Francisco CA, US
Elliot Loh - San Francisco CA, US
Paul Martino - Mountain View CA, US
Mark Pincus - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217, 709225

Abstract:

A method for a computer system includes determining a first social distance for a first user with respect to a second user, determining a second social distance for a third user with respect to the second user, determining a first qualitative rating associated with the first user, determining a second qualitative rating associated with the second user, determining a first trust-metric for the first user in response to the first social distance and the first qualitative rating, determining a second trust-metric for the third user in response to the second social distance and the second qualitative rating, and prioritizing a first listing from the first user over a second listing from the third user for the second user, in response to the first trust-metric and the second trust-metric.

US Patent:

8639564, Jan 28, 2014

Filed:

Jan 8, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/736858

Inventors:

Brian Patrick Lawler - San Francisco CA, US
Gary T. Chou - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 14

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a method comprises identifying, in a network, user selection preferences of an identified user having accessed the network, the identifying based on an accumulation of user selection inputs executed by the identified user, the user selection inputs accumulated relative to input options presented to the user and identifying respective available network items; classifying, by an apparatus in the network, the identified user into one of multiple user affinity categories relative to an advertisement campaign for a targeted product, the classifying based on determining whether one of the user selection inputs represents a view gesture of the user having viewed the targeted product; and selecting an advertisement asset for delivery to the identified user based on the classifying of the identified user into the one user affinity category.

US Patent:

20110029935, Feb 3, 2011

Filed:

Aug 3, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/534678

Inventors:

Jennifer Snyder - Oakland CA, US
John Toebes - Cary NC, US
Brian P. Lawler - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/033
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

715863

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a method includes identifying at least one socially relevant gesture associated with a user and identifying at least one gesture graph that identifies content associated with at least one undesirable entity. The at least one socially relevant gesture is identified while the user is interacting with a system. The content includes a plurality of socially relevant gestures associated with the at least one undesirable entity. The method also includes determining when a distance between the at least one socially relevant gesture associated with the user and the content indicates that the user is undesirable, and processing the user as being undesirable when the distance indicates that the user is undesirable.