Patents Assigned to Platformation, Inc.
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Publication number: 20120185330Abstract: A framework for discovery and publishing among multiple sellers and multiple buyers leads to contemplated embodiments in planning online and shopping at local stores. Through the contemplated embodiments, sellers publish incentives and information to a platform, which matches, in a timely and personalized manner, buyers' purchase intentions that are often manifested as submitted and saved shopping lists or receipts.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: PLATFORMATION, INC.Inventors: Leonard Kleinrock, Yu Cao, Louise Falevsky
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Patent number: 8041611Abstract: A number of sets of methods and apparatuses applicable to online shopping are disclosed. One set, “Bin Packing Methods with Approximate Membership”, includes methods in pricing and auctioning a bundle of items, some of which could belong to another bundle. Significantly, the membership of a bundle, during pricing and auction, could change. Another set, the “Shopping Console”, puts a structure into the online shopping experience, so that through one interface various shopping activities can be facilitated, including but not limited to researching, pricing, negotiation, group buying, and tracking of purchases. Still another set, “Flash Mob Shopping”, allows sellers and a (spontaneous) group of shoppers to connect on prices without requiring shoppers' hard commitments, and with sellers revealing only necessary price information.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Platformation, Inc.Inventors: Leonard Kleinrock, Yu Cao
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Publication number: 20110218855Abstract: Methods of providing promotions to consumers are presented. Query behavior of one or more consumers can be monitored to map the behavior or changes in behavior to concepts or intent. Advertisers can pay a fee in exchange for providing promotions to the consumers and relating to the concepts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: PLATFORMATION, INC.Inventors: Yu Cao, Leonard Kleinrock
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Patent number: 7974972Abstract: A system that automatically discerning the best combinations of a user query's geographical origin and language, retrieving and displaying search results accordingly. A record on the system are associated with a geographic location and a language. A record could be composed of two or more records, each of which associates with a location and a language. A record could be in rich media format.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Platformation, Inc.Inventor: Yu Cao
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Publication number: 20110066522Abstract: A number of sets of methods and apparatuses applicable to online shopping are disclosed. One set, “Bin Packing Methods with Approximate Membership”, includes methods in pricing and auctioning a bundle of items, some of which could belong to another bundle. Significantly, the membership of a bundle, during pricing and auction, could change. Another set, the “Shopping Console”, puts a structure into the online shopping experience, so that through one interface various shopping activities can be facilitated, including but not limited to researching, pricing, negotiation, group buying, and tracking of purchases. Still another set, “Flash Mob Shopping”, allows sellers and a (spontaneous) group of shoppers to connect on prices without requiring shoppers' hard commitments, and with sellers revealing only necessary price information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: PLATFORMATION, INC.Inventors: Leonard Kleinrock, Yu Cao
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Publication number: 20100332348Abstract: A system that facilitates publishing and consuming information that is of time sensitivity, for example, price information. Methods are employed to achieve completeness and freshness in information for a given domain. A preferred embodiment is a shopping site that is capable of comparing prices, purchasing bundled products and dealing with coupons.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: PLATFORMATION, INC.Inventor: Yu Cao
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Patent number: 7809610Abstract: A system that facilitates publishing and consuming information that is of time sensitivity, for example, price information. Methods are employed to achieve completeness and freshness in information for a given domain. A preferred embodiment is a shopping site that is capable of comparing prices, purchasing bundled products and dealing with coupons.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2007Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Platformation, Inc.Inventor: Yu Cao
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Publication number: 20090299849Abstract: A system that facilitates publishing and consuming information that is of time sensitivity, for example, price information. Methods are employed to achieve completeness and freshness in information for a given domain. A preferred embodiment is a shopping site that is capable of comparing prices, purchasing bundled products and dealing with coupons.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: Platformation, Inc.Inventors: Yu Cao, Leonard Kleinrock
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Patent number: 7571106Abstract: A system that facilitates publishing and consuming information that is of time sensitivity, for example, price information. Methods are employed to achieve completeness and freshness in information for a given domain. A preferred embodiment is a shopping site that is capable of comparing prices, purchasing bundled products and dealing with coupons.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2008Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Platformation, Inc.Inventors: Yu Cao, Leonard Kleinrock
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Publication number: 20090182551Abstract: A system that automatically discerning the best combinations of a user query's geographical origin and language, retrieving and displaying search results accordingly. A record on the system are associated with a geographic location and a language. A record could be composed of two or more records, each of which associates with a location and a language. A record could be in rich media format.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: PLATFORMATION, INC.Inventor: Yu Cao
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Patent number: 7523108Abstract: A system that automatically discerning the best combinations of a user query's geographical origin and language, retrieving and displaying search results accordingly. A record on the system are associated with a geographic location and a language. A record could be composed of two or more records, each of which associates with a location and a language. A record could be in rich media format.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2007Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Platformation, Inc.Inventor: Yu Cao