Patents by Inventor Hua-Ming Jin

Hua-Ming Jin 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).

  • Automated listing management
    Patent number: 9704123
    Abstract: A system and method that manages listings is provided. In example embodiments, a first listing for offering an item is created. A second listing that is an adjustment to the first listing that includes a different attribute is then created. A result of the first listing and a result of the second listing are evaluated. An optimal listing based on the result of the first listing and the result of the second listing is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Hua-Ming Jin, Matthew F. Ackley, Ken Lin
  • AUTOMATED LISTING MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20130166403
    Abstract: A system and method that manages listings is provided. In example embodiments, a first listing for offering an item is created. A second listing that is an adjustment to the first listing that includes a different attribute is then created. A result of the first listing and a result of the second listing are evaluated. An optimal listing based on the result of the first listing and the result of the second listing is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Hua-Ming Jin, Matthew F. Ackley, Ken Lin
  • Automated listing management
    Patent number: 8386328
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sales system for lots of items that includes business rule definition logic. The sales system also includes offering creation logic that is operative to dynamically create different offerings for items in the lots. The offering creation logic optimizes return based on one or more of the business rules by using different offering parameter values for the different offerings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: eBay, Inc.
    Inventors: Hua-Ming Jin, Matthew Ackley, Ken Lin
  • AUTOMATED LISTING MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20110191201
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sales system for lots of items that includes business rule definition logic. The sales system also includes offering creation logic that is operative to dynamically create different offerings for items in the lots. The offering creation logic optimizes return based on one or more of the business rules by using different offering parameter values for the different offerings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Hua-Ming Jin, Matthew Ackley, Ken Lin
  • Automated listing management
    Patent number: 7883002
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sales system for lots of items that includes business rule definition logic. The sales system also includes offering creation logic that is operative to dynamically create different offerings for items in the lots. The offering creation logic optimizes return based on one or more of the business rules by using different offering parameter values for the different offerings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Hua-Ming Jin, Matthew Ackley, Ken Lin
  • Automated listing management
    Publication number: 20050033648
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sales system for lots of items that includes business rule definition logic. The sales system also includes offering creation logic that is operative to dynamically create different offerings for items in the lots. The offering creation logic optimizes return based on one or more of the business rules by using different offering parameter values for the different offerings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Hua-Ming Jin, Matthew Ackley, Ken Lin