Friendster, Inc.
Records under this name other than patents Friendster, Inc. holds now: patents now held by others, patents whose terms have ended, and its applications, pending or abandoned.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,572,221 | System and Method for Managing an Online Social Network now held by Meta Platforms, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,680,882 | Multimedia Aggregation in an Online Social Network now held by Meta Platforms, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,798,789 | Method and System for Tracking Changes to User Content in an Online Social Network now held by Meta Platforms, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,373,173 | Online content delivery based on information from social networks now held by Meta Platforms, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,037,093 | Feeding Updates to Landing Pages of Users of an Online Social Network from External Sources now held by Meta Platforms, Inc. Term ended Term ended Nov 7, 2026 · High confidence | Term ended | Term ended Nov 7, 2026 | High confidence |
| US 7,451,161 | Compatibility Scoring of Users in a Social Network now held by Meta Platforms, Inc. Term ended Term ended Jun 3, 2026 · High confidence | Term ended | Term ended Jun 3, 2026 | High confidence |
| US 7,788,260 | Ranking Search Results Based on the Frequency of Clicks on the Search Results by Members of a Social Network Who Are Within a Predetermined Degree of Separation now held by Meta Platforms, Inc. Term ended Term ended Aug 17, 2025 · High confidence | Term ended | Term ended Aug 17, 2025 | High confidence |
| US 7,478,078 | Method for Sharing Relationship Information Stored in a Social Network Database with Third Party Databases now held by Meta Platforms, Inc. Term ended Term ended Mar 22, 2025 · High confidence | Term ended | Term ended Mar 22, 2025 | High confidence |
| US 8,302,164 | Authorization and Authentication Based on an Individual's Social Network now held by Meta Platforms, Inc. Lapsed on the fee record Ended Oct 30, 2024 · Medium confidence | Lapsed on the fee record | Ended Oct 30, 2024 | Medium confidence |
| US 7,069,308 | System, Method and Apparatus for Connecting Users in an Online Computer System Based on Their Relationships Within Social Networks now held by Meta Platforms, Inc. Term ended Term ended Jun 16, 2023 · High confidence | Term ended | Term ended Jun 16, 2023 | High confidence |