Patents by Inventor Chi Ming Kan

Chi Ming Kan 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).

  • Patent number: 9720883
    Abstract: A system and method for providing the dynamic display of content and related advertisements are provided. The advertisements are displayed based on predetermined customer types. A network resource, such as Web page, can include a plurality of dynamic content modules. Depending on the available display area and additional display criteria, each dynamic content module displays a subset content and related advertisements. Each dynamic content module corresponds to an integration of multiple layers of content, such as text, graphics, and image rendering information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi Ming Kan, Ares Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20160253332
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a navigation element generation application. A navigation element comprising a plurality of navigation aids is generated responsive to a search query and other data. A relevance score is calculated for the navigation element. The navigation element is inserted into a ranked list of search result items as a function of the relevance score and communicated to a client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Anoop Balakrishnan, Mark Chien, Christopher Philip Jordan, Jerome Paul, James Michael Healey, III, Chi Ming Kan, Catherine Lewis Beaudoin, Stacy Colasurdo
  • Patent number: 9406083
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a navigation element generation application. A navigation element comprising a plurality of navigation aids is generated responsive to a search query and other data. A relevance score is calculated for the navigation element. The navigation element is inserted into a ranked list of search result items as a function of the relevance score and communicated to a client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Anoop Balakrishnan, Mark Chien, Christopher Philip Jordan, Jerome Paul, James Michael Healey, III, Chi Ming Kan, Catherine Lewis Beaudoin, Stacy Colasurdo
  • Patent number: 9400996
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting, selecting, and displaying an image or image set in a network based environment are described. The systems and methods can collect multiple images for any given item from multiple sources, select a desired image (or set of images) that best depicts that item, and then display that selected image (or image set) in the network based environment. The desired image (or image set) that best depicts the item can be selected using any number or combination of pre-selected criteria. By using the pre-selected criteria, the process needs no manual intervention, and can therefore be automated or semi-automated to save both time and cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Toby R. Latin-Stoermer, Abhoy Bhaktwatsalam, Randy C. Chung, Chi Ming Kan
  • Publication number: 20160055129
    Abstract: A system and method for providing the dynamic display of content and related advertisements are provided. The advertisements are displayed based on predetermined customer types. A network resource, such as Web page, can include a plurality of dynamic content modules. Depending on the available display area and additional display criteria, each dynamic content module displays a subset content and related advertisements. Each dynamic content module corresponds to an integration of multiple layers of content, such as text, graphics, and image rendering information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Chi Ming Kan, Ares Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20150324888
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a navigation element generation application. A navigation element comprising a plurality of navigation aids is generated responsive to a search query and other data. A relevance score is calculated for the navigation element. The navigation element is inserted into a ranked list of search result items as a function of the relevance score and communicated to a client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Anoop Balakrishnan, Mark Chien, Christopher Philip Jordan, Jerome Paul, James Michael Healey, III, Chi Ming Kan, Catherine Lewis Beaudoin, Stacy Colasurdo
  • Patent number: 9087097
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a navigation element generation application. A navigation element comprising a plurality of navigation aids is generated responsive to a search query and other data. A relevance score is calculated for the navigation element. The navigation element is inserted into a ranked list of search result items as a function of the relevance score and communicated to a client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anoop Balakrishnan, Mark Chien, Christopher Philip Jordan, Jerome Paul, James Michael Healey, III, Chi Ming Kan, Catherine Lewis Beaudoin, Stacy Colasurdo
  • Publication number: 20150016727
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting, selecting, and displaying an image or image set in a network based environment are described. The systems and methods can collect multiple images for any given item from multiple sources, select a desired image (or set of images) that best depicts that item, and then display that selected image (or image set) in the network based environment. The desired image (or image set) that best depicts the item can be selected using any number or combination of pre-selected criteria. By using the pre-selected criteria, the process needs no manual intervention, and can therefore be automated or semi-automated to save both time and cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Toby R. Latin-Stoermer, Abhoy Bhaktwatsalam, Randy C. Chung, Chi Ming Kan
  • Patent number: 8930835
    Abstract: A system and method for providing the dynamic display of content and related advertisements are provided. The advertisements are displayed based on predetermined customer types. A network resource, such as Web page, can include a plurality of dynamic content modules. Depending on the available display area and additional display criteria, each dynamic content module displays a subset content and related advertisements. Each dynamic content module corresponds to an integration of multiple layers of content, such as text, graphics and image rendering information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi Ming Kan, Ares Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8762218
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting, selecting, and displaying an image or image set in a network based environment are described. The systems and methods can collect multiple images for any given item from multiple sources, select a desired image (or set of images) that best depicts that item, and then display that selected image (or image set) in the network based environment. The desired image (or image set) that best depicts the item can be selected using any number or combination of pre-selected criteria. By using the pre-selected criteria, the process needs no manual intervention, and can therefore be automated or semi-automated to save both time and cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Toby R. Latin-Stoermer, Abhoy Bhaktwatsalam, Randy C. Chung, Chi Ming Kan
  • Patent number: 8635537
    Abstract: A system and method for providing the dynamic display of content is provided. A network resource, such as Web page, can include a plurality of dynamic content modules. Depending on the available display area and additional display criteria, each dynamic content module displays a subset content. Each dynamic content module corresponds to an integration of multiple layers of content, such as text, graphics and image rendering information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi Ming Kan, Ares Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7856380
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting, selecting, and displaying an image or image set in a network based environment are described. The systems and methods can collect multiple images for any given item from multiple sources, select a desired image (or set of images) that best depicts that item, and then display that selected image (or image set) in the network based environment. The desired image (or image set) that best depicts the item can be selected using any number or combination of pre-selected criteria. By using the pre-selected criteria, the process needs no manual intervention, and can therefore be automated or semi-automated to save both time and cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Toby R. Latin-Stoermer, Abhoy Bhaktwatsalam, Randy C. Chung, Chi Ming Kan