Patents by Inventor Hang Tan

Hang Tan 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: 20250367561
    Abstract: A machine learning model classifies points of interest in a parallel reality game hosted by a server. The server generates training data sets that include verified properties for points of interest. The machine learning model may predict unverified properties for points of interest. Players in the parallel reality game may input properties for the points of interest. The machine learning model use the received properties from players as inputs to the machine learning model to verify unverified properties or generate new properties for the points of interest. The server may classify the points of interest as suitable for particular activities, and the server may use the classifications for future activities within the parallel reality game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2025
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Herbert Law, Yuanjian Carla Li, Yuan Zhang, Hang Tan
  • Patent number: 12447406
    Abstract: A machine learning model classifies points of interest in a parallel reality game hosted by a server. The server generates training data sets that include verified properties for points of interest. The machine learning model may predict unverified properties for points of interest. Players in the parallel reality game may input properties for the points of interest. The machine learning model use the received properties from players as inputs to the machine learning model to verify unverified properties or generate new properties for the points of interest. The server may classify the points of interest as suitable for particular activities, and the server may use the classifications for future activities within the parallel reality game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Niantic Spatial, Inc.
    Inventors: Herbert Law, Yuanjian Carla Li, Yuan Zhang, Hang Tan
  • Publication number: 20250262547
    Abstract: A game server generates a parallel-reality game that users may interact with in the real-world. The game server receives user information as users interact with game content. The game server includes a content marketplace that manages the exchange value of additional content items. The content marketplace matches additional game content with users playing the game based on the exchange value of the additional content items and user information. To do so, the content marketplace determines a propensity score for each additional content item quantifying a likelihood the user will interact with the additional content item while interacting with content in the parallel-reality game. The content marketplace provides the additional content item to the user's client device for display in the parallel-reality game based on the propensity score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2025
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Inventors: Piaw Na, Jia Huang, Hang Tan, Steve Zelinka, Herbert Law
  • Publication number: 20240115955
    Abstract: A machine learning model classifies points of interest in a parallel reality game hosted by a server. The server generates training data sets that include verified properties for points of interest. The machine learning model may predict unverified properties for points of interest. Players in the parallel reality game may input properties for the points of interest. The machine learning model use the received properties from players as inputs to the machine learning model to verify unverified properties or generate new properties for the points of interest. The server may classify the points of interest as suitable for particular activities, and the server may use the classifications for future activities within the parallel reality game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Herbert Law, Yuanjian Carla Li, Yuan Zhang, Hang Tan
  • Publication number: 20240108989
    Abstract: A game server generates a parallel-reality game that users may interact with in the real-world. The game server receives user information as users interact with game content. The game server includes a content marketplace that manages the exchange value of additional content items. The content marketplace matches additional game content with users playing the game based on the exchange value of the additional content items and user information. To do so, the content marketplace determines a propensity score for each additional content item quantifying a likelihood the user will interact with the additional content item while interacting with content in the parallel-reality game. The content marketplace provides the additional content item to the user's client device for display in the parallel-reality game based on the propensity score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Piaw Na, Jia Huang, Hang Tan, Steve Zelinka, Herbert Law