Patents by Inventor Han-Sheong Lai

Han-Sheong Lai 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).

  • Medium, system, and method of intelligently recommending based on social media
    Patent number: 10685385
    Abstract: A system and method of intelligently recommending items based on social media communications are provided. A communication with an audio portion in a first format is intercepted from a first service. An intent to transact is then detected within the communication at least in part based on analyzed sound in the audio portion. A recommendation engine can then be used to identify one or search results based on the intent to transact within the communication. Then a reply communication can be posted to the first service in the first format, with the reply communication including the one or more identified items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Han-Sheong Lai, Jiri Medlen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTELLIGENTLY RECOMMENDING BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
    Publication number: 20170109808
    Abstract: A system and method of intelligently recommending items based on social media communications are provided. A communication with an audio portion in a first format is intercepted from a first service, An intent to transact is then detected within the communication at least in part based on analyzed sound in the audio portion. A recommendation engine can then be used to identify one or search results based on the intent to transact within the communication. Then a reply communication can be posted to the first service in the first format, with the reply communication including the one or more identified items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Han-Sheong Lai, Jiri Medlen
  • System and method of intelligently recommending based on social media
    Patent number: 9542705
    Abstract: A system and method of intelligently recommending items based on social media communications are provided. A communication in a first format is intercepted from a first service. An intent to transact is then detected within the communication. A recommendation engine can then be used to identify one or more items available at an ecommerce service, the one or more items related to the intent to transact within the communication. Then a reply communication can be posted to the first service in the first format, with the reply communication including the one or more identified items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Han-Sheong Lai, Jiri Medlen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTELLIGENTLY RECOMMENDING BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
    Publication number: 20140279184
    Abstract: A system and method of intelligently recommending items based on social media communications are provided. A communication in a first format is intercepted from a first service. An intent to transact is then detected within the communication. A recommendation engine can then be used to identify one or more items available at an ecommerce service, the one or more items related to the intent to transact within the communication. Then a reply communication can be posted to the first service in the first format, with the reply communication including the one or more identified items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Han-Sheong Lai, Jiri Medlen