Stephen B Grimm

US Patent:

8271260, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

Dec 5, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/329288

Inventors:

Yishan Wong - Mountain View CA, US
Stephen M. Grimm - Sunnyvale CA, US
Nicolas Vera - Palo Alto CA, US
Marcel Laverdet - Palo Alto CA, US
Ting Yin Kwan - Cupertino CA, US
Christopher W. Putnam - Palo Alto CA, US
Katherine P. Losse - Palo Alto CA, US
Rebekah Cox - Mountain View CA, US
Chad Little - Santa Clara CA, US

Assignee:

Facebook, Inc. - Menlo Park CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/28

US Classification:

704 2, 704 4

Abstract:

Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for translating text in a social network. In one embodiment translations of text phrases are received from members of the social network. These text phrases include content displayed in a social networking system, such as content from social networking objects. A particular member is provided with content including a text phrase in a first language, and the member requests translation into another language. Responsive to this request, a translation of the text phrase is selected from a set of available translations. The selection is based on actions by friends of the member in the social network, the actions being associated with the set of available translations. These actions can the viewing of or approval of translations by the friends, for example. The selected translation is then presented to the member requesting the translation.

US Patent:

8504352, Aug 6, 2013

Filed:

Aug 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/587771

Inventors:

Yishan Wong - Mountain View CA, US
Stephen M. Grimm - Sunnyvale CA, US
Nicolas Vera - Palo Alto CA, US
Marcel Laverdet - Palo Alto CA, US
Ting Yin Kwan - Cupertino CA, US
Christopher W. Putnam - Palo Alto CA, US
Javier Olivan Lopez - Menlo Park CA, US
Katherine P. Losse - Palo Alto CA, US
Rebekah Cox - Mountain View CA, US
Chad Little - Santa Clara CA, US

Assignee:

Facebook, Inc. - Menlo Park CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/28

US Classification:

704 2

Abstract:

Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for translating text in a social network. In one embodiment translations of text phrases are received from members of the social network. These text phrases include content displayed in a social networking system, such as content from social networking objects. A particular member is provided with content including a text phrase in a first language, and the member requests translation into another language. Responsive to this request, a translation of the text phrase is selected from a set of available translations. The selection is based on actions by friends of the member in the social network, the actions being associated with the set of available translations. These actions can the viewing of or approval of translations by the friends, for example. The selected translation is then presented to the member requesting the translation.

US Patent:

20130289972, Oct 31, 2013

Filed:

Jun 27, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/929742

Inventors:

Stephen M. Grimm - Sunnyvale CA, US
Nicolas Vera - Palo Alto CA, US
Marcel Laverdet - Palo Alto CA, US
Ting Yin Kwan - Cupertino CA, US
Christopher W. Putnam - Palo Alto CA, US
Javier Olivan Lopez - Menlo Park CA, US
Katherine P. Losse - Palo Alto CA, US
Rebekah Cox - Mountain View CA, US
Chad Little - Santa Clara CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/28

US Classification:

704 2

Abstract:

Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for translating text in a social network. In one embodiment translations of text phrases are received from members of the social network. These text phrases include content displayed in a social networking system, such as content from social networking objects. A particular member is provided with content including a text phrase in a first language, and the member requests translation into another language. Responsive to this request, a translation of the text phrase is selected from a set of available translations. The selection is based on actions by friends of the member in the social network, the actions being associated with the set of available translations. These actions can the viewing of or approval of translations by the friends, for example. The selected translation is then presented to the member requesting the translation.

US Patent:

58288430, Oct 27, 1998

Filed:

Mar 20, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/822289

Inventors:

Stephen M. Grimm - Mountain View CA
Jeffrey J. Rothschild - Los Gatos CA
Daniel J. Samuel - Sunnyvale CA
Michael A. Wolf - Mountain View CA

Assignee:

Mpath Interactive, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 1616

US Classification:

39820058

Abstract:

A network match making system and method is used to match users of a multi-user networked application. Each user is associated with a client computer connected to the network. Clients are selected based on attributes of their users, the clients, servers, and/or communication links. The network match maker works with three different forms of network applications: peer-to-peer, multiple clients to a single server, and multiple clients to multiple servers. In one late server binding method, a set of computer objects is created. The set of computer objects has a plurality of client instances of client computer programs together with a server instance of a server computer program selected from a set of server instances. A match maker receives from a first client instance a first request to be joined into the set of computer objects. The first request has first client attributes associated with the first client instance.

US Patent:

61528242, Nov 28, 2000

Filed:

Mar 6, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/036583

Inventors:

Jeffrey Jackiel Rothschild - Los Gatos CA
Marc Peter Kwiatowski - Los Gatos CA
Michael Andrew Wolf - Mountain View CA
Stephen Michael Grimm - Mountain View CA
Daniel Joseph Samuel - Sunnyvale CA
Norman Robert Henry Black - Half Moon Bay CA
Conrad Donald Wong - Los Altos Hills CA

Assignee:

Mpath Interactive, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

A63F 1300
A63F 924
G06F 1700
G06F 1900

US Classification:

463 42

Abstract:

A networked computer online gaming system and process arranged in a client/server online gaming architecture and utilized to run gaming programs. The client computers are configured to run a gaming client program. The server computers are coupled to the client computers via a network. The server computers run server programs including a master control program (MCP) that governs access of the server programs to the online gaming architecture, a servorum program (SV) for creating instances of a server program, a matchmaker program (MM) that supports rendezvous services, a game instances class server program (GICS) that enables games and provides user to user communication, and game upper level protocol server program (GULP) that supports the user to user communication provided by said GICS.

US Patent:

58945563, Apr 13, 1999

Filed:

Mar 20, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/822785

Inventors:

Stephen M. Grimm - Mountain View CA
Jeffrey J. Rothschild - Los Gatos CA
Daniel J. Samuel - Sunnyvale CA
Michael A. Wolf - Mountain View CA

Assignee:

Mpath Interactive, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

39520057

Abstract:

A network match making method and system matches an additional computer executing an instance of a client computer program with one or more other computers executing instances of client computer programs. The computers are linked by one or more communication links. A match maker computer program receives a request from the instance executing on the additional computer to match with an instance executing on another computer. A measurement request is sent to the instance executing on the additional computer. Communication attributes between the additional computer and each existing computer are measured and an existing computer is selected as a match for the additional computer if one of the communication attributes exceeds a minimum performance requirement. Existing computers can be further selected based on further attributes. If none of the communication attributes meets the minimum performance requirement, a match maker program waits for a further request.