Patents by Inventor Jonathan Lee Burstein

Jonathan Lee Burstein 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: 11769181
    Abstract: A facility for valuing a distinguished home located in a distinguished geographic area is described. The facility receives home attributes for the distinguished home. The facility obtains valuation for the distinguished home by applying to the received home attributes evaluation model for homes in the distinguished geographic area that has been trained using selling price and home attribute data from homes recently sold in the distinguished geographic area. The facility reports the obtained valuation for the distinguished home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: MFTB Holdco. Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley B. Humphries, Dong Xiang, Kyusik Chung, Jonathan Lee Burstein
  • Patent number: 11449958
    Abstract: A facility for valuing a distinguished home located in a distinguished geographic area is described. The facility receives home attributes for the distinguished home. For each of a plurality of valuation sub-models, the facility applies the valuation sub-model to the received home attributes to obtain a sub-model valuation for the distinguished home. The facility further applies a meta-model to the record home attributes to obtain a relative weighting factor for each sub-model. The facility then uses the obtained relative weighting factors to combine the sub-model valuations to obtain an overall valuation for the distinguished home. The facility reports the obtained valuation for the distinguished home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Zillow, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley B. Humphries, Dong Xiang, Jonathan Lee Burstein, Yeng Bun, Jonathan A. Ultis
  • Publication number: 20220114623
    Abstract: A facility for valuing a distinguished home located in a distinguished geographic area is described. The facility receives home attributes for the distinguished home. The facility obtains valuation for the distinguished home by applying to the received home attributes evaluation model for homes in the distinguished geographic area that has been trained using selling price and home attribute data from homes recently sold in the distinguished geographic area. The facility reports the obtained valuation for the distinguished home.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Stanley B. Humphries, Dong Xiang, Kyusik Chung, Jonathan Lee Burstein
  • Patent number: 11244361
    Abstract: A facility for valuing a distinguished home located in a distinguished geographic area is described. The facility receives home attributes for the distinguished home. The facility obtains valuation for the distinguished home by applying to the received home attributes evaluation model for homes in the distinguished geographic area that has been trained using selling price and home attribute data from homes recently sold in the distinguished geographic area. The facility reports the obtained valuation for the distinguished home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Zillow, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley B. Humphries, Dong Xiang, Kyusik Chung, Jonathan Lee Burstein
  • Patent number: 10896449
    Abstract: A facility procuring information about a distinguished property from a user knowledgeable about the distinguished property that is usable to refine an automatic valuation of the distinguished property is described. The facility displays information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. The facility obtains user input from of the user adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. On a later the day, facility displays to the user a refined valuation of the distinguished property that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Zillow, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Chi-Yat Ma, Jonathan Lee Burstein, Timothy VanderMey
  • Patent number: 10565622
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for optimization of real-time probabilistic model evaluation for online advertising. In one embodiment, a system may receive a bid request for an ad slot, and may receive cached user information with a first ad and a first ad score, and a second ad and a second ad score. The system may generate a first estimated probability of conversion associated with presentation of the first ad to the user, and may generate a second estimated probability of conversion associated with presentation of the second ad to the user based at least in part on the context information, the second ad identifier, and the second ad score. The system may select either the first ad or the second ad for which to generate a bid amount based at least in part on the first estimated probability of conversion and the second estimated probability of conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Lee Burstein, Jim Huang
  • Publication number: 20190005553
    Abstract: A facility for valuing a distinguished home located in a distinguished geographic area is described. The facility receives home attributes for the distinguished home. The facility obtains valuation for the distinguished home by applying to the received home attributes evaluation model for homes in the distinguished geographic area that has been trained using selling price and home attribute data from homes recently sold in the distinguished geographic area. The facility reports the obtained valuation for the distinguished home.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Stanley B. Humphries, Dong Xiang, Kyusik Chung, Jonathan Lee Burstein
  • Patent number: 10074111
    Abstract: A facility for valuing a distinguished home located in a distinguished geographic area is described. The facility receives home attributes for the distinguished home. The facility obtains valuation for the distinguished home by applying to the received home attributes evaluation model for homes in the distinguished geographic area that has been trained using selling price and home attribute data from homes recently sold in the distinguished geographic area. The facility reports the obtained valuation for the distinguished home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Zillow, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley B. Humphries, Dong Xiang, Kyusik Chung, Jonathan Lee Burstein
  • Publication number: 20150379588
    Abstract: A facility procuring information about a distinguished property from a user knowledgeable about the distinguished property that is usable to refine an automatic valuation of the distinguished property is described. The facility displays information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. The facility obtains user input from of the user adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. On a later the day, facility displays to the user a refined valuation of the distinguished property that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Chi-Yat Ma, Jonathan Lee Burstein, Timothy VanderMey
  • Publication number: 20140316999
    Abstract: A facility procuring information about a distinguished property from its owner that is usable to refine an automatic valuation of the distinguished property is described. The facility displays information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. The facility obtains user input from the owner adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. The facility then displays to the owner a refined valuation of the distinguished property that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: David Cheng, Stanley B. Humphries, Kyusik Chung, Dong Xiang, Jonathan Lee Burstein
  • Publication number: 20140236845
    Abstract: A facility for valuing a distinguished home located in a distinguished geographic area is described. The facility receives home attributes for the distinguished home. The facility obtains valuation for the distinguished home by applying to the received home attributes evaluation model for homes in the distinguished geographic area that has been trained using selling price and home attribute data from homes recently sold in the distinguished geographic area. The facility reports the obtained valuation for the distinguished home.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: ZILLOW, INC.
    Inventors: Stanley B. Humphries, Dong Xiang, Kyusik Chung, Jonathan Lee Burstein
  • Publication number: 20140180936
    Abstract: A facility procuring information about a distinguished property from a user knowledgeable about the distinguished property that is usable to refine an automatic valuation of the distinguished property is described. The facility displays information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. The facility obtains user input from of the user adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. On a later the day, facility displays to the user a refined valuation of the distinguished property that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Zillow, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Chi-Yat Ma, Jonathan Lee Burstein, Timothy VanderMey
  • Publication number: 20130304654
    Abstract: A facility procuring information about a distinguished property from a user knowledgeable about the distinguished property that is usable to refine an automatic valuation of the distinguished property is described. The facility displays information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. The facility obtains user input from of the user adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. On a later the day, facility displays to the user a refined valuation of the distinguished property that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Brian Chi-Yat Ma, Jonathan Lee Burstein, Timothy Janelle Andersen