Facebook patent by Mark Zuckerberg from 2013 for managing information about relationships in a social network via a social timeline – US8583690

This Facebook patent lists Mark Zuckerberg as an inventor and is directed towards managing information about relationships in a social network via a social timeline. Mr. Zuckerberg was awarded U.S. Patent 8583690 entitled “Managing information about relationships in a social network via a social timeline” on November 12, 2013. The utility patent has been cited 27 times by other U.S. patents in the field of computer technology and in other fields.

Facebook  patent by Mark Zuckerberg from 2013 for managing information about relationships in a social network via a social timeline - US8583690
A system, method, and computer program for generating a social timeline is provided. A plurality of data items associated with at least one relationship between users associated with a social network is received, each data item having an associated time. The data items are ordered according to the at least one relationship. A social timeline is generated according to the ordered data items. Link: U.S. Patent 8583690

Facebook filed this utility patent on December 27, 2011 giving it a processing time of 686 days (compared to an average processing time of 901 in the field). They have a total number of 2008 patents. The first named inventor is Mark E. Zuckerberg of Palo Alto, CA. The patent was allowed by primary examiner Sheree Brown and examiner .

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