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Arranging stories on newsfeeds based on expected value scoring on a social networking system

US11487769B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 2016
Grant dateNov 1, 2022
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/166
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A social networking system generates a newsfeed for a user to view when accessing the social networking system. Candidate stories associated with users of the social networking system are selected and an expected value score for each candidate story is determined. An expected value score is based on the probability of a user performing various types of interactions with a candidate story and a numerical value for each type of interaction. The numerical value for a type of interaction represents a value to the social networking system of the type of interaction. Based on the expected value scores, the candidate stories are ranked and the ranking used to select candidate stories for the newsfeed.

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