Cory Ann Hicks

US Patent:

20160224681, Aug 4, 2016

Filed:

Feb 27, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/633340

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Cory Michael Hicks - Mountain View CA, US
Kai Chao - Mountain View CA, US
Joshua Daniel Hartman - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 3/0482

Abstract:

Systems and methods for providing diversity of content items of a social network includes determining a utility score individually for each of a plurality of content items. The plurality of content items are ranked according to their individually determined utility scores. At least some of the plurality of content items are assigned to positions in a user interface according to the rank. The assigning of positions is iteratively adjusted according to a diversity criterion. A user interface displays the at least some of the plurality of content items according to the positions as iteratively adjusted.

US Patent:

20160224683, Aug 4, 2016

Filed:

Feb 27, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/633799

Inventors:

Cory Michael Hicks - San Jose CA, US
Anand R. lyer - San Mateo CA, US
Keith O. Langston - Mountain View CA, US
Jayendraraj Ramamurthi - San Jose CA, US
Joshua Daniel Hartman - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

Abstract:

Systems and methods for blending content items in a social network include identifying at least one content item type for each of a plurality of content items stored in an electronic data storage. A utility value is determined individually for each of the content items, based, at least in part, on an engagement value and a monetary value of each of the content items. The content items are ranked according to the utility values and blending concepts to obtain a ranking. The content items are displayed on a user interface according to the ranking.