Patents by Inventor Brian Wing Shun Chan

Brian Wing Shun Chan 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).

  • Managing social equity in a portal platform
    Patent number: 11201931
    Abstract: An administrator can use a portal platform to manage social equity for social collaboration features of the web sites. A goal is to encourage users to contribute to an online community's social activities such as its blogs, message boards, and wiki pages. The portal platform supports social equity features, where users can earn points for their participation. The administrator can specify a counter period, where the points accumulated during the last period are reset. This feature can be used to encourage continual participation by the users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Liferay, Inc.
    Inventors: Zsolt Berentey, Brian Wing Shun Chan
  • Managing social equity in a portal platform
    Patent number: 10021201
    Abstract: An administrator can use a portal platform to manage social equity for social collaboration features of the web sites. A goal is to encourage users to contribute to an online community's social activities such as its blogs, message boards, and wiki pages. The portal platform supports social equity features, where users can earn points for their participation. The administrator can specify a counter period, where the points accumulated during the last period are reset. This feature can be used to encourage continual participation by the users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Liferay, Inc.
    Inventors: Zsolt Berentey, Brian Wing Shun Chan
  • Managing social equity in a portal platform
    Patent number: 9307035
    Abstract: An administrator can use a portal platform to manage social equity for social collaboration features of the web sites. A goal is to encourage users to contribute to an on-line community's social activities such as its blogs, message boards, and wiki pages. The portal platform supports social equity features, where users can earn points for their participation. The administrator can specify a counter period, where the points accumulated during the last period are reset. This feature can be used to encourage continual participation by the users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Liferay, Inc.
    Inventors: Zsolt Berentey, Brian Wing Shun Chan