Patents by Inventor Chaoou Huang

Chaoou Huang 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: 20200012690
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method perform a search for a plurality of items in an electronic environment. In one embodiment, the system provides a user-prompt interface to receive a plurality of sets of keywords from an end-user. An item is identified for each set of keywords and a listing of the items is provided as a response. In some cases, sellers are identified in which each seller offers each item identified from the plurality of sets of keywords. In some cases, the user-interface prompt is configured to receive at least one price range for items associated with the plurality of sets of keywords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Bei Xu, Chaoou Huang
  • Patent number: 10409870
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method perform a search for a plurality of items in an electronic environment. In one embodiment, the system includes a keyword prompt engine to receive a plurality of keywords from an end-user. Each of the plurality of keywords is related to the plurality of items for which the end-user is searching. A price range engine prompts the end-user to input a price range for each of the plurality of items. A search engine uses one or more processors to locate the plurality of items in an inventory within the electronic environment based on the plurality of keywords and the price range. The search engine further matches concurrently one or more sellers having the plurality of items available for sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Bei Xu, Chaoou Huang
  • Publication number: 20190005572
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system for building store product finders. The system may include: a product search engine to find products matching at least one product subcategory of product subcategories of a store product category for a store product finder, and a dominant product subcategory determining device to determine a dominant product subcategory. Each product subcategory has a product coverage. The dominant product subcategory has a highest product coverage among the product subcategories. The system may also include a filter installing device to install at least one product search filter into the store product finder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jian Xu, Qian Sun, JinYu Lou, Yi Zhou, Xiaobo Wu, Chaoou Huang, Daniel Tsun Kao, Sonya Rongsheng Liang
  • Publication number: 20180107738
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method perform a search for a plurality of items in an electronic environment. In one embodiment, the system includes a keyword prompt engine to receive a plurality of keywords from an end-user. Each of the plurality of keywords is related to the plurality of items for which the end-user is searching. A price range engine prompts the end-user to input a price range for each of the plurality of items. A search engine uses one or more processors to locate the plurality of items in an inventory within the electronic environment based on the plurality of keywords and the price range. The search engine further matches concurrently one or more sellers having the plurality of items available for sale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Bei Xu, Chaoou Huang
  • Patent number: 9904953
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system for building store product finders. The system may include: a product search engine to find products matching at least one product subcategory of product subcategories of a store product category for a store product finder, and a dominant product subcategory determining device to determine a dominant product subcategory. Each product subcategory has a product coverage. The dominant product subcategory has a highest product coverage among the product subcategories. The system may also include a filter installing device to install at least one product search filter into the store product finder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jian Xu, Qian Sun, JinYu Lou, Yi Zhou, Xiaobo Wu, Chaoou Huang, Daniel Tsun Kao, Sonya Rongsheng Liang
  • Patent number: 9881087
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method for to perform a search for a plurality of items in an electronic environment. In one embodiment, the system includes a keyword prompt engine to receive a plurality of keywords from an end-user. Each of the plurality of keywords is related to the plurality of items for which the end-user is searching. A price range engine prompts the end-user to input a price range for each of the plurality of items. A search engine uses one or more processors to locate the plurality of items in an inventory within the electronic environment based on the plurality of keywords and the price range. The search engine further matches concurrently one or more sellers having the plurality of items available for sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Bei Xu, Chaoou Huang
  • Publication number: 20120246028
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system for building store product finders. The system may include: a product search engine to find products matching at least one product subcategory of product subcategories of a store product category for a store product finder, and a dominant product subcategory determining device to determine a dominant product subcategory. Each product subcategory has a product coverage. The dominant product subcategory has a highest product coverage among the product subcategories. The system may also include a filter installing device to install at least one product search filter into the store product finder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Jian Xu, Qian Sun, JinYu Lou, Yi Zhou, Xiaobo Wu, Chaoou Huang, Daniel Tsun Kao, Sonya Rongsheng Liang
  • Publication number: 20120246026
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system for building store product finders. The system may include: a product search engine configured to find, from product storage, a plurality of product subcategories that match at least one store product category of the plurality of store product categories, and a dominant product subcategory determining device configured to determine a dominant product subcategory. The dominant product subcategory has the highest product coverage among the plurality of product subcategories. The system may also include: a filter selecting device configured to select at least one product search filter from a list of product search filters, and a filter installing device configured to install the at least one product search filter in the store product finder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Jian Xu, Qian Sun, JinYu Lou, Yi Zhou, Xiaobo Wu, Chaoou Huang, Daniel Tsun Kao, Sonya Rongsheng Liang
  • Publication number: 20120117047
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method for to perform a search for a plurality of items in an electronic environment. In one embodiment, the system includes a keyword prompt engine to receive a plurality of keywords from an end-user. Each of the plurality of keywords is related to the plurality of items for which the end-user is searching. A price range engine prompts the end-user to input a price range for each of the plurality of items. A search engine uses one or more processors to locate the plurality of items in an inventory within the electronic environment based on the plurality of keywords and the price range. The search engine further matches concurrently one or more sellers having the plurality of items available for sale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Bei Xu, Chaoou Huang