Patents by Inventor Josh VanGeest

Josh VanGeest 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).

  • ASSIGNING TARGET ENTITIES TO MEMBERS OF A GROUP BASED ON SOCIAL PROXIMITY
    Publication number: 20160353256
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for assigning members of a group to multiple target entities. A social proximity score is generated that reflects a measure of social relatedness between a group member and a target entity. Generated social proximity scores and one or more constraints are specified or referenced by a program. The program seeks to maximize social proximity scores in light of the one or more constraints. A solver executes the program to generate a result that assigns each target entity to at least one (or no more than one) group member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: John Chao, Liangjie Hue, Huan Hoang, Wenjing Zhang, Michael Miller, Josh VanGeest, Qiang Zhu