Patents by Inventor Brian Chi-Yat Ma

Brian Chi-Yat Ma 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).

  • Automatically determining a current value for a real estate property, such as a home, that is tailored to input from a human user, such as its owner
    Patent number: 10896449
    Abstract: A facility procuring information about a distinguished property from a user knowledgeable about the distinguished property that is usable to refine an automatic valuation of the distinguished property is described. The facility displays information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. The facility obtains user input from of the user adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. On a later the day, facility displays to the user a refined valuation of the distinguished property that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Zillow, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Chi-Yat Ma, Jonathan Lee Burstein, Timothy VanderMey
  • AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING A CURRENT VALUE FOR A REAL ESTATE PROPERTY, SUCH AS A HOME, THAT IS TAILORED TO INPUT FROM A HUMAN USER, SUCH AS ITS OWNER
    Publication number: 20150379588
    Abstract: A facility procuring information about a distinguished property from a user knowledgeable about the distinguished property that is usable to refine an automatic valuation of the distinguished property is described. The facility displays information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. The facility obtains user input from of the user adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. On a later the day, facility displays to the user a refined valuation of the distinguished property that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Chi-Yat Ma, Jonathan Lee Burstein, Timothy VanderMey
  • AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING A CURRENT VALUE FOR A REAL ESTATE PROPERTY, SUCH AS A HOME, THAT IS TAILORED TO INPUT FROM A HUMAN USER, SUCH AS ITS OWNER
    Publication number: 20140180936
    Abstract: A facility procuring information about a distinguished property from a user knowledgeable about the distinguished property that is usable to refine an automatic valuation of the distinguished property is described. The facility displays information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. The facility obtains user input from of the user adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. On a later the day, facility displays to the user a refined valuation of the distinguished property that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Zillow, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Chi-Yat Ma, Jonathan Lee Burstein, Timothy VanderMey
  • AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING A CURRENT VALUE FOR A REAL ESTATE PROPERTY, SUCH AS A HOME, THAT IS TAILORED TO INPUT FROM A HUMAN USER, SUCH AS ITS OWNER
    Publication number: 20130304654
    Abstract: A facility procuring information about a distinguished property from a user knowledgeable about the distinguished property that is usable to refine an automatic valuation of the distinguished property is described. The facility displays information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. The facility obtains user input from of the user adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. On a later the day, facility displays to the user a refined valuation of the distinguished property that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Brian Chi-Yat Ma, Jonathan Lee Burstein, Timothy Janelle Andersen
  • Automatically determining a current value for a real estate property, such as a home, that is tailored to input from a human user, such as its owner
    Patent number: 8515839
    Abstract: A facility procuring information about a distinguished property from a user knowledgeable about the distinguished property that is usable to refine an automatic valuation of the distinguished property is described. The facility displays information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. The facility obtains user input from the user adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. On a later day, facility displays to the user a refined valuation of the distinguished property that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Zillow, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Chi-Yat Ma, Jonathan L. Burstein, Timothy J. Andersen