Patents by Inventor Ghufran Ahmed

Ghufran Ahmed 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: 9454774
    Abstract: A method and a system to promote a publication are provided. In example embodiments, data is received from a user that is used to create a publication for placement on a networked-based system. An indication to promote the publication on the networked-based system is received. A user interface through which the user selects an option to promote the publication on the network-based system is presented. The publication is published on the network-based system, whereby the publication is promoted based on the option selected to promote the publication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Janet Lee, Andrew John Melnick, Zhenyin Yang, George B. Petkov, Loic Tregan, Gunshekar Cemballi, Bhupendra Jain, Ghufran Ahmed, Jamie Iannone, Erik Rannala, Annupreet Sidana, Vikram Subramaniam
  • Patent number: 9146557
    Abstract: The adaptive control method for an unmanned vehicle with a slung load utilizes a feedback linearization controller (FLC) to perform vertical take off, hovering and landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle with a slung load, such as a quadrotor drone or the like. The controller includes a double loop architecture, where the overall controller includes an inner loop having an inner controller which is responsible for controlling the attitude angles and the altitude, and an outer loop having an outer controller responsible for providing the inner loop inner controller with the desired angle values. States, such as including roll, pitch, yaw and/or altitude, are selected as outputs and the feedback linearization technique is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Ghufran Ahmed, Sami El Ferik
  • Publication number: 20130246196
    Abstract: A method and a system to promote a publication are provided. In example embodiments, data is received from a user that is used to create a publication for placement on a networked-based system. An indication to promote the publication on the networked-based system is received. A user interface through which the user selects an option to promote the publication on the network-based system is presented. The publication is published on the network-based system, whereby the publication is promoted based on the option selected to promote the publication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Janet Lee, Andrew John Melnick, Zhenyin Yang, George B. Petkov, Loic Tregan, Gunshekar Cemballi, Bhupendra Jain, Ghufran Ahmed, Jamie Iannone, Eric Rannala, Annupreet Sidana, Vikram Subramaniam
  • Patent number: 8459551
    Abstract: A method and a system to publish a promotion at a point-of-sale are provided. For example, a preliminary selection associated with a purchase from a user may be received. A promotion may be published to the user at a point-of-sale associated with the purchase after the user makes the preliminary selection and before the user finalizes the purchase. The promotion may be based on at least one attribute of past transactions and the preliminary selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: eBay, Inc.
    Inventors: Janet Lee, Andrew Melnick, Zhenyin Yang, George B. Petkov, Loic Tregan, Gunshekar Cemballi, Bhupendra Jain, Ghufran Ahmed, Jamie Iannone, Erik Rannala, Annupreet Sidana, Vikram Subramaniam
  • Publication number: 20110258027
    Abstract: A method and a system to publish a promotion at a point-of-sale are provided. For example, a preliminary selection associated with a purchase from a user may be received. A promotion may be published to the user at a point-of-sale associated with the purchase after the user makes the preliminary selection and before the user finalizes the purchase. The promotion may be based on at least one attribute of past transactions and the preliminary selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Janet Lee, Andrew Melnick, Zhenyin Yang, George B. Petkov, Loic Tregan, Gunshekar Cemballi, Bhupendra Jain, Ghufran Ahmed, Jamie Iannone, Erik Rannala, Annupreet Sidana, Vikram Subramaniam
  • Patent number: 7980466
    Abstract: A method and system to publish a promotion at a point-of-sale are provided. For example, a preliminary selection associated with a purchase from a user may be received. A promotion may be published to the user at a point-of-sale associated with the purchase after the user makes the preliminary selection and before the user finalizes the purchase. The promotion may be based on at least one attribute, where the at least one attribute is selected from a group including a user attribute and an attribute associated with the preliminary selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Janet Lee, Andrew Melnick, Zhenyin Yang, George B. Petkov, Loic Tregan, Gunshekar Cemballi, Bhupendra Jain, Ghufran Ahmed, Jamie Iannone, Erik Rannala, Annupreet Sidana, Vikram Subramaniam
  • Publication number: 20070276730
    Abstract: A method and a system publish a promotion at a point-of-sale. For example, a preliminary selection associated with a purchase from a user may be received. A promotion may be published to the user at a point-of-sale associated with the purchase after the user makes the preliminary selection and before the user finalizes the purchase. The promotion may be based on at least one attribute, where the at least one attribute is selected from a group including a user attribute and an attribute associated with the preliminary selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Janet Lee, Andrew Melnick, Zhenyin Yang, George B. Petkov, Loic Tregan, Gunshekar Cemballi, Bhupendra Jain, Ghufran Ahmed, Jamie Iannone, Erik Rannala, Annupreet Sidana, Vikram Subramaniam