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).
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Patent number: 9720883Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Chi Ming Kan, Ares Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20160253332Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Anoop Balakrishnan, Mark Chien, Christopher Philip Jordan, Jerome Paul, James Michael Healey, III, Chi Ming Kan, Catherine Lewis Beaudoin, Stacy Colasurdo
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Patent number: 9406083Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 17, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, LLCInventors: Anoop Balakrishnan, Mark Chien, Christopher Philip Jordan, Jerome Paul, James Michael Healey, III, Chi Ming Kan, Catherine Lewis Beaudoin, Stacy Colasurdo
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Patent number: 9400996Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Toby R. Latin-Stoermer, Abhoy Bhaktwatsalam, Randy C. Chung, Chi Ming Kan
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Publication number: 20160055129Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Chi Ming Kan, Ares Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20150324888Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Anoop Balakrishnan, Mark Chien, Christopher Philip Jordan, Jerome Paul, James Michael Healey, III, Chi Ming Kan, Catherine Lewis Beaudoin, Stacy Colasurdo
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Patent number: 9087097Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20150016727Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Toby R. Latin-Stoermer, Abhoy Bhaktwatsalam, Randy C. Chung, Chi Ming Kan
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Patent number: 8930835Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Chi Ming Kan, Ares Sakamoto
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Patent number: 8762218Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Toby R. Latin-Stoermer, Abhoy Bhaktwatsalam, Randy C. Chung, Chi Ming Kan
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Patent number: 8635537Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Chi Ming Kan, Ares Sakamoto
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Patent number: 7856380Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Toby R. Latin-Stoermer, Abhoy Bhaktwatsalam, Randy C. Chung, Chi Ming Kan