Communication method and apparatus
US-2024422514-A1 · Dec 19, 2024 · US
Adjusting content delivery based on user submissions of photographs
US8990194B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8990194-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213667559-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | Nov 2, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
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Methods, and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage mediums, including a method for adjusting content delivery based on user submissions. The method includes analyzing user submissions comprising photographs, the analyzing comprising: for each of the user submissions: identifying a time the user submission occurred; identifying objects represented in the photograph; determining a subject matter of the user submission based at least in part on the objects; determining a geographic location associated with the subject matter of the user submission; determining clusters of the user submissions, each user submission in a particular cluster being similar to each other user submission in the particular cluster based on the times the user submissions occurred, the subject matters of the user submissions, and the geographic locations associated with the user submissions; and adjusting content delivery to members of a network based on the determination of one or more of the clusters.
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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: analyzing user posts to an online social network, wherein each of the user posts is from a member of the social network and comprises a photograph, the analyzing comprising: for each of the user posts: identifying a time the user post was posted; identifying one or more objects represented in the photograph from the user post based on content of the user post; determining a subject matter of the user post bas…
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- What does patent US8990194B2 cover?
- Methods, and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage mediums, including a method for adjusting content delivery based on user submissions. The method includes analyzing user submissions comprising photographs, the analyzing comprising: for each of the user submissions: identifying a time the user submission occurred; identifying objects represented in the photo…
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- Google Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04W4/08. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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