Patents by Inventor Hill Trung Nguyen

Hill Trung Nguyen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11200584
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for qualification testing in a social network service. Qualification testing provides access control into a social network, wherein qualification is based on answers to questions related to a topic. In one example, members admitted to the network provide guidance, notes and research assistance to another member. The social network members access the social network from an external networked computing service, such as another social network, to facilitate easy connection to potential members. The social network may be implemented as an application overlay to the external service, or may access connections in the external network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Neelakantan Sundaresan, Vasilios Mitrokostas, Lauren Olver, Chi-Hsien Chiu, Jean-David Ruvini, Badrul M. Sarwar, Hill Trung Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20210374769
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for qualification testing in a social network service. Qualification testing provides access control into a social network, wherein qualification is based on answers to questions related to a topic. In one example, members admitted to the network provide guidance, notes and research assistance to another member. The social network members access the social network from an external networked computing service, such as another social network, to facilitate easy connection to potential members. The social network may be implemented as an application overlay to the external service, or may access connections in the external network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Neelakantan Sundaresan, Vasilios Mitrokostas, Lauren Olver, Chi-Hsien Chiu, Jean-David Ruvini, Badrul M. Sarwar, Hill Trung Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20190340625
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for qualification testing in a social network service. Qualification testing provides access control into a social network, wherein qualification is based on answers to questions related to a topic. In one example, members admitted to the network provide guidance, notes and research assistance to another member. The social network members access the social network from an external networked computing service, such as another social network, to facilitate easy connection to potential members. The social network may be implemented as an application overlay to the external service, or may access connections in the external network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Neelakantan Sundaresan, Vasilios Mitrokostas, Lauren Olver, Chi-Hsien Chiu, Jean-David Ruvini, Badrul M. Sarwar, Hill Trung Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10402833
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for qualification testing in a social network service. Qualification testing provides access control into a social network, wherein qualification is based on answers to questions related to a topic. In one example, members admitted to the network provide guidance, notes and research assistance to another member. The social network members access the social network from an external networked computing service, such as another social network, to facilitate easy connection to potential members. The social network may be implemented as an application overlay to the external service, or may access connections in the external network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Neelakantan Sundaresan, Vasilios Mitrokostas, Lauren Olver, Chi-Hsien Chiu, Jean-David Ruvini, Badrul M. Sarwar, Hill Trung Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10402883
    Abstract: A system and method for providing product research help to a consumer doing internet shopping. A consumer helper application for internet commerce has been designed to integrate the techniques that are currently used by many internet consumers into a single application program. For example, the consumer helper application allows a user to take notes, store web site links, store web site annotations, obtain collaborative input, and perform other tasks commonly used by web site consumers. The consumer helper application stores all of the information gathered in a single place. Information provided by other consumers may be shared using the consumer helper application. The consumer helper application will suggest specific items for a consumer to purchase based up on the information gathered by the consumer into the consumer helper application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Hill Trung Nguyen, Jean-David Ruvini, Badrul M. Sarwar, Neelakantan Sundaresan
  • Patent number: 9947119
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a computer-implemented system and method providing a user interface framework for viewing large scale graphs. An example embodiment includes obtaining graph data including information related to a plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes corresponding to search queries performed on a particular host site; constructing a plurality of sub-graphs, the sub-graphs being clusters of search results that are formed based on an amount of overlap among the search results produced from the search queries; rendering the graph by displaying each of the plurality of nodes at a respective absolute position within the graph and generating a plurality of tiles representing images of the plurality of sub-graphs; and displaying a sub-graph image corresponding to a selected position and zoom level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Roopnath Grandhi, Hill Trung Nguyen, Neelakantan Sundaresan
  • Patent number: 9928311
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a method is illustrated as retrieving a plurality of search queries and defining relationships between search queries in the plurality of search queries based on semantic data associated with the search queries. A visual representation of the of the plurality of search queries may be generated and the visual representation may be partitioned into a plurality of tiles, each title representing a predefined portion of the visual representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Roopnath Grandhi, Neelakantan Sundaresan, Hill Trung Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20160147905
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a method is illustrated as retrieving a plurality of search queries and defining relationships between search queries in the plurality of search queries based on semantic data associated with the search queries. A visual representation of the of the plurality of search queries may be generated and the visual representation may be partitioned into a plurality of tiles, each title representing a predefined portion of the visual representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Roopnath Grandhi, Neelakantan Sundaresan, Hill Trung Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9251166
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a method is illustrated as retrieving a plurality of search queries and defining relationships between search queries in the plurality of search queries based on semantic data associated with the search queries. A visual representation of the of the plurality of search queries may be generated and the visual representation may be partitioned into a plurality of tiles, each title representing a predefined portion of the visual representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Roopnath Grandhi, Neelakantan Sundaresan, Hill Trung Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20150054831
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a computer-implemented system and method providing a user interface framework for viewing large scale graphs. An example embodiment includes obtaining graph data including information related to a plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes corresponding to search queries performed on a particular host site; constructing a plurality of sub-graphs, the sub-graphs being clusters of search results that are formed based on an amount of overlap among the search results produced from the search queries; rendering the graph by displaying each of the plurality of nodes at a respective absolute position within the graph and generating a plurality of tiles representing images of the plurality of sub-graphs; and displaying a sub-graph image corresponding to a selected position and zoom level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Roopnath Grandhi, Hill Trung Nguyen, Neelakantan Sundaresan
  • Patent number: 8823709
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a computer-implemented system and method providing a user interface framework for viewing large scale graphs. An example embodiment includes obtaining graph data including information related to a plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes corresponding to top search queries; assigning an absolute position in a graph for each of the nodes of the plurality of nodes; constructing a plurality of sub-graphs related to one or more of the plurality of nodes, the sub-graphs corresponding to search result clusters related to the top search queries corresponding to the one or more of the plurality of nodes; rendering the graph and generating a plurality of tiles representing sub-graph images of the plurality of sub-graphs at each of a plurality of zoom levels; and displaying a sub-graph image corresponding to a selected position and zoom level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Roopnath Grandhi, Hill Trung Nguyen, Neelakantan Sundaresan
  • Publication number: 20140032368
    Abstract: A system and method for providing product research help to a consumer doing internet shopping. A consumer helper application for internet commerce has been designed to integrate the techniques that are currently used by many internet consumers into a single application program. For example, the consumer helper application allows a user to take notes, store web site links, store web site annotations, obtain collaborative input, and perform other tasks commonly used by web site consumers. The consumer helper application stores all of the information gathered in a single place. Information provided by other consumers may be shared using the consumer helper application. The consumer helper application will suggest specific items for a consumer to purchase based up on the information gathered by the consumer into the consumer helper application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Hill Trung Nguyen, Jean-David Ruvini, Badrul M. Sarwar, Neelakantan Sundaresan
  • Patent number: 8538821
    Abstract: A system and method for providing product research help to a consumer doing internet shopping. A consumer helper application for internet commerce has been designed to integrate the techniques that are currently used by many internet consumers into a single application program. For example, the consumer helper application allows a user to take notes, store web site links, store web site annotations, obtain collaborative input, and perform other tasks commonly used by web site consumers. The consumer helper application stores all of the information gathered in a single place. Information provided by other consumers may be shared using the consumer helper application. The consumer helper application will suggest specific items for a consumer to purchase based up on the information gathered by the consumer into the consumer helper application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Hill Trung Nguyen, Jean-David Ruvini, Badrul M. Sarwar, Neelakantan Sundaresan
  • Patent number: 8326823
    Abstract: A method is illustrated as retrieving a plurality of search queries and defining relationships between search queries in the plurality of search queries based on semantic data associated with the search queries. A visual representation of the plurality of search queries may be generated and the visual representation may be partitioned into a plurality of tiles, each tile representing a predefined portion of the visual representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Roopnath Grandhi, Neelakantan Sundaresan, Hill Trung Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20100042511
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for qualification testing in a social network service. Qualification testing provides access control into a social network, wherein qualification is based on answers to questions related to a topic. In one example, members admitted to the network provide guidance, notes and research assistance to another member. The social network members access the social network from an external networked computing service, such as another social network, to facilitate easy connection to potential members. The social network may be implemented as an application overlay to the external service, or may access connections in the external network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Neelakantan Sundaresan, Vasilios Mitrokostas, Lauren Olver, Chi-Hsien Chiu, Jean-David Ruvini, Badrul M. Sarwar, Hill Trung Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20090307100
    Abstract: A system and method for providing product research help to a consumer doing internet shopping. A consumer helper application for internet commerce has been designed to integrate the techniques that are currently used by many internet consumers into a single application program. For example, the consumer helper application allows a user to take notes, store web site links, store web site annotations, obtain collaborative input, and perform other tasks commonly used by web site consumers. The consumer helper application stores all of the information gathered in a single place. Information provided by other consumers may be shared using the consumer helper application. The consumer helper application will suggest specific items for a consumer to purchase based up on the information gathered by the consumer into the consumer helper application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Ebay, Inc
    Inventors: Hill Trung Nguyen, Jean-David Ruvini, Badrul M. Sarwar, Neelakantan Sundaresan
  • Publication number: 20090204582
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a method is illustrated as retrieving a plurality of search queries and defining relationships between search queries in the plurality of search queries based on semantic data associated with the search queries. A visual representation of the of the plurality of search queries may be generated and the visual representation may be partitioned into a plurality of tiles, each title representing a predefined portion of the visual representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Roopnath Grandhi, Neelakantan Sundaresan, Hill Trung Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20090164265
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a system and method is shown that includes receiving a selected feature wherein the selected feature includes a feature to be included on a webpage. Further, the system and method includes retrieving coefficient data to be used in determining a profit value generated by including the selected feature on the webpage. Additionally, the system and method includes transmitting optimized suggestion data that includes the profit value generated by including the selected feature on the webpage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Fedor Nikitovich Dzegilenko, Hill Trung Nguyen, Neelakantan Sundaresan
  • Publication number: 20090115785
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a computer-implemented system and method providing a user interface framework for viewing large scale graphs. An example embodiment includes obtaining graph data including information related to a plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes corresponding to top search queries; assigning an absolute position in a graph for each of the nodes of the plurality of nodes; constructing a plurality of sub-graphs related to one or more of the plurality of nodes, the sub-graphs corresponding to search result clusters related to the top search queries corresponding to the one or more of the plurality of nodes; rendering the graph and generating a plurality of tiles representing sub-graph images of the plurality of sub-graphs at each of a plurality of zoom levels; and displaying a sub-graph image corresponding to a selected position and zoom level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Roopnath Grandhi, Hill Trung Nguyen, Neelakantan Sundaresan