Paid Profile Personalization

• US 20130030987A1
• Filed: 07/27/2011
• Published: 01/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Zuckerberg, Mark E., Rajaram, Gokul, Fuloria, Prashant Chandra
• Application Number:
  US13/191,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20130030987A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/384 using social networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/405 Establishing or using transaction specific rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

In one embodiment, a system includes one or more computing systems that implement a social networking environment and are operable to provide paid profile personalization functions to users. In particular embodiments, the user may select one or more social networking objects to replace advertisements or other elements that are normally displayed to visitors of the user'"'"'s profile page that are otherwise controlled by the social networking system. In particular embodiments, the user may edit elements on their profile page that are otherwise automatically generated and controlled in design and content by the social networking system. In particular embodiments, the user is billed on a recurring basis for profile personalization.

Claims

1. A method comprising, by one or more computing systems:

receiving, from a user of a social networking system, a request to customize a layout of a profile page on the social networking system associated with the user;

debiting a predetermined amount from an account associated with the user;

arranging the profile in accordance with the request for display to members of the social networking system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s account is debited the predetermined amount on a recurring periodic basis.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the request to customize a layout comprises a request to replace an ad space with one or more social networking objects.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the one or more social networking objects comprises one or more photographs.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the one or more social networking objects comprises one or more notes, status messages, or comments.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the one or more social networking objects comprises one or more advertisements generated by the user.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the one or more social networking objects comprises one or more videos.

8. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media containing instructions operable to,

when executed by the one or more processors;

receive, from a user of a social networking system, a request to customize a layout of a profile page on the social networking system associated with the user;

debit a predetermined amount from an account associated with the user;

arrange the profile in accordance with the request for display to members of the social networking system.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the user'"'"'s account is debited the predetermined amount on a recurring periodic basis.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the request to customize a layout comprises a request to replace an ad space with one or more social networking objects.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more social networking objects comprises one or more photographs.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more social networking objects comprises one or more notes, status messages, or comments.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more social networking objects comprises one or more advertisements generated by the user.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more social networking objects comprises one or more videos.

15. A system comprising:

means for receiving, from a user of a social networking system, a request to customize a layout of a profile page on the social networking system associated with the user;

means for debiting a predetermined amount from an account associated with the user;

means for arranging the profile in accordance with the request for display to members of the social networking system.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the user'"'"'s account is debited the predetermined amount on a recurring periodic basis.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the request to customize a layout comprises a request to replace an ad space with one or more social networking objects.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more social networking objects comprises one or more photographs.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more social networking objects comprises one or more notes, status messages, or comments.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more social networking objects comprises one or more advertisements generated by the user.