Patents by Inventor Jing Zan

Jing Zan 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).

  • System and method for identifying and presenting business-to-business sales opportunities
    Patent number: 8775231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for efficiently identifying the sales opportunities in a business-to-business market environment. It provides a computer-implemented predictive sales intelligence system and method for identifying sales opportunities. The present invention is a computer implemented system and method for efficiently identifying reliable purchase pattern profiles through scientific analysis of customer data. It includes a system and method for calculating a customer's purchase profile, clustering customers based on similarity of their purchase profile, and efficiently providing a reliable set of opportunities including lost sales (retention) and cross-selling (wallet share expansion) opportunities. It uses this reliable estimate of sales opportunities to retain and expand wallet share for customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Zilliant Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph C. Nipko, Peter J. Eppele, Sabarinath Navaneethakrishnan, Jing Zan, Barrett M. Thompson, Eric B. Hills, David D. Kurak
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND PRESENTING BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS SALES OPPORTUNITIES
    Publication number: 20140089044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for efficiently identifying the sales opportunities in a business-to-business market environment. It provides a computer-implemented predictive sales intelligence system and method for identifying sales opportunities. The present invention is a computer implemented system and method for efficiently identifying reliable purchase pattern profiles through scientific analysis of customer data. It includes a system and method for calculating a customer's purchase profile, clustering customers based on similarity of their purchase profile, and efficiently providing a reliable set of opportunities including lost sales (retention) and cross-selling (wallet share expansion) opportunities. It uses this reliable estimate of sales opportunities to retain and expand wallet share for customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Zilliant, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Nipko, Peter J. Eppele, Sabarinath Navaneethakrishnan, Jing Zan, Barrett M. Thompson, Eric B. Hills, David D. Kurak