Arranging stories on newsfeeds based on expected value scoring on a social networking system
US9378529B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2033 |
Classification
- 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.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.