Patents by Inventor Kathryn TANG

Kathryn TANG 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).

  • Publication number: 20240119498
    Abstract: Methods and systems for balancing online stores across servers. Monitoring a level of customer activity associated with a particular online store in a plurality of online stores. Detecting, based on the level of customer activity, a demand-level condition for the particular online store. Responsive to the detecting of the demand-level condition for the particular online store, moving one or more of the plurality of online stores from a first server of a plurality of servers to a second server of the plurality of servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventor: Kathryn TANG
  • Publication number: 20240104618
    Abstract: Methods and systems for balancing online stores amongst servers. Detecting a flash sale associated with a first online store. Identifying an occurrence of a first event correlated to the flash sale associated with the first online store. Identifying a second online store associated with a second event corresponding to the first event. Responsive to identifying the second online store associated with the second event corresponding to the first event, moving the second online store from a first server to a second server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoli LIANG, Kathryn TANG, Gregory CLARKE, Milan SRECKOVIC, Kunal KOHLI
  • Patent number: 11893614
    Abstract: Methods and systems for balancing online stores across servers. Monitoring a level of customer activity associated with a particular online store in a plurality of online stores. Detecting, based on the level of customer activity, a demand-level condition for the particular online store. Responsive to the detecting of the demand-level condition for the particular online store, moving one or more of the plurality of online stores from a first server of a plurality of servers to a second server of the plurality of servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventor: Kathryn Tang
  • Patent number: 11880874
    Abstract: Methods and systems for balancing online stores amongst servers. Detecting a flash sale associated with a first online store. Identifying an occurrence of a first event correlated to the flash sale associated with the first online store. Identifying a second online store associated with a second event corresponding to the first event. Responsive to identifying the second online store associated with the second event corresponding to the first event, moving the second online store from a first server to a second server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoli Liang, Kathryn Tang, Gregory Clarke, Milan Sreckovic, Kunal Kohli
  • Publication number: 20230053818
    Abstract: Methods and systems for scheduling modifications to online stores. Detecting an anticipated flash sale event for a first online store. Scheduling a modification to a second online store to occur at a first time, wherein the modification is to enable the second online store to receive orders for a product. Determining that the first time is within a defined time of the anticipated flash sale. Responsive to determining that the first time is within a defined time of the anticipated flash sale, determining a second time for scheduling the modification, the second time different from the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventor: Kathryn TANG
  • Publication number: 20230056015
    Abstract: Methods and systems for scheduling modifications to online stores. Scheduling a modification, to an online store, to occur at a first time. Monitoring requests, associated with the online store, received from user devices. Determining, based on the monitored requests, a metric indicating a level of customer activity associated with the online store. Comparing the level of customer activity with a threshold level of customer activity associated with the modification and, based on the comparison, determining a second time for scheduling the modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventor: Kathryn TANG
  • Publication number: 20230057832
    Abstract: Methods and systems for balancing online stores across servers. Monitoring a level of customer activity associated with a particular online store in a plurality of online stores. Detecting, based on the level of customer activity, a demand-level condition for the particular online store. Responsive to the detecting of the demand-level condition for the particular online store, moving one or more of the plurality of online stores from a first server of a plurality of servers to a second server of the plurality of servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventor: Kathryn TANG
  • Publication number: 20230059656
    Abstract: Methods and systems for balancing online stores amongst servers. Detecting a flash sale associated with a first online store. Identifying an occurrence of a first event correlated to the flash sale associated with the first online store. Identifying a second online store associated with a second event corresponding to the first event. Responsive to identifying the second online store associated with the second event corresponding to the first event, moving the second online store from a first server to a second server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoli LIANG, Kathryn TANG, Gregory CLARKE, Milan SRECKOVIC, Kunal KOHLI