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| Facebook Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg introduces Graph Search features during a presentation January 15, 2013 in Menlo Park. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) |
Facebook introduced a new version of search on the site called
Graph Search on the 15 January, 2013. The new graph
search lets Facebook users search in real time for information based on its
association with other people. For example, if you were in the mood to watch a new
movie you could ask Facebook to recommend “new movies that my friends like.
Facebook patent applications can help us out in understanding
the secrets as to how do the Facebook’s graph search works. Below is a list of
Facebook patent applications mentioning search which may include relevant
material, but it must be remembered that it takes 18 months for a filed
application to be published.
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SERIAL NO.
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PUBLICATION DATE
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TITLE
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PUBLICATION NO.
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1
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2013-01-10
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PROVIDING CONTEXT RELEVANT SEARCH FOR A USER BASED ON LOCATION
AND SOCIAL INFORMATION
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2
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2012-12-20
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CLIENT-SIDE MODIFICATION OF SEARCH RESULTS BASED ON SOCIAL
NETWORK DATA
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3
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2012-12-13
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PRESENTING IMAGES AS SEARCH RESULTS
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4
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2012-12-06
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CONTEXT-BASED RANKING OF SEARCH RESULTS
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5
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2012-11-29
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SOCIAL DATA OVERLAY
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6
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2012-10-18
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DISPLAY SHOWING INTERSECTION BETWEEN USERS OF A SOCIAL
NETWORKING SYSTEM
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7
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2012-07-12
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MAPPING A THIRD-PARTY WEB PAGE TO AN OBJECT IN A SOCIAL
NETWORKING SYSTEM
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8
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2012-07-05
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DISTRIBUTED CACHE FOR GRAPH DATA
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9
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2012-07-05
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COMPOSITE TERM INDEX FOR GRAPH DATA
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10
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2012-06-28
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PROVIDING RELEVANT NOTIFICATIONS FOR A USER BASED ON LOCATION
AND SOCIAL INFORMATION
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11
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2012-06-28
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PRICING RELEVANT NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED TO A USER BASED ON
LOCATION AND SOCIAL INFORMATION
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12
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2012-06-21
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RANKING OF ADDRESS BOOK CONTACTS BASED ON SOCIAL PROXIMITY
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13
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2012-05-22
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AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING NODES AND EDGES IN AN INTEGRATED
SOCIAL GRAPH
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14
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2012-05-15
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DYNAMICALLY GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON SOCIAL GRAPH
INFORMATION
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15
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2012-02-23
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LOCATION RANKING USING SOCIAL GRAPH INFORMATION
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16
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2012-02-23
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DYNAMIC PLACE VISIBILITY IN GEO-SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM
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17
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2011-10-27
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SOCIAL GRAPH THAT INCLUDES WEB PAGES OUTSIDE OF A SOCIAL
NETWORKING SYSTEM
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18
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2011-06-09
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SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL OF OBJECTS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM
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19
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2011-04-21
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RANKING SEARCH RESULTS BASED ON THE FREQUENCY OF ACCESS ON THE
SEARCH RESULTS BY USERS OF A SOCIAL-NETWORKING SYSTEM
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20
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2011-03-16
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METHODS FOR AUTHORIZING TRANSMISSION OF CONTENT FROM FIRST TO
SECOND INDIVIDUAL AND AUTHENTICATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL BASED ON AN
INDIVIDUAL'S SOCIAL NETWORK
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21
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2010-05-27
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LEVERAGING A SOCIAL GRAPH FROM A SOCIAL NETWORK FOR SOCIAL
CONTEXT IN OTHER SYSTEMS
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Table 1. List of Patents
behind Facebook’s Graph Search
Out of above 21 published patents
it seems that inventorship to 4-5 published patents goes to the Indian
inventors.
