Patents by Inventor Julie Wan-Chi Cheng

Julie Wan-Chi Cheng 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: 8583188
    Abstract: A server for delivering advertisements to mobile devices includes an application programming interface executable by a processor and configured to: receive an ad call over a network from an application of a mobile device to deliver an advertisement to an ad position on a small screen thereof, the ad position located at a fixed location of the application, the fixed location having a fixed height and a fixed width as viewed by a user of the mobile device throughout use of the application; detect the ad position, including the fixed height and width of the ad position within the fixed location; retrieve from the storage memory an advertisement having an ad format best matching the fixed height and the fixed width for filling the ad call at the fixed location; and deliver the advertisement to the mobile device for display in the ad position during the execution of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Subash Sundaresan, Ramesh Sarukkai, Sam P. Hamilton, Julie Wan-Chi Cheng
  • Publication number: 20130045778
    Abstract: A server for delivering advertisements to mobile devices includes an application programming interface executable by a processor and configured to: receive an ad call over a network from an application of a mobile device to deliver an advertisement to an ad position on a small screen thereof, the ad position located at a fixed location of the application, the fixed location having a fixed height and a fixed width as viewed by a user of the mobile device throughout use of the application; detect the ad position, including the fixed height and width of the ad position within the fixed location; retrieve from the storage memory an advertisement having an ad format best matching the fixed height and the fixed width for filling the ad call at the fixed location; and deliver the advertisement to the mobile device for display in the ad position during the execution of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Subash Sundaresan, Ramesh Sarukkai, Sam P. Hamilton, Julie Wan-Chi Cheng
  • Patent number: 8275419
    Abstract: A method for delivering advertisements to mobile devices includes integrating an ad position within an application executable from a mobile device, wherein the ad position remains substantially constant in a location on a screen of the mobile device as viewed by a user throughout use of the application; including an ad call associated with the ad position; in response to executing the application, causing the ad call to retrieve an advertisement from an ad server; and receiving the advertisement into the ad position by the mobile device for display to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Subash Sundaresan, Ramesh Sarukkai, Sam P. Hamilton, Julie Wan-Chi Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090125376
    Abstract: A method for delivering advertisements to mobile devices includes integrating an ad position within an application executable from a mobile device, wherein the ad position remains substantially constant in a location on a screen of the mobile device as viewed by a user throughout use of the application; including an ad call associated with the ad position; in response to executing the application, causing the ad call to retrieve an advertisement from an ad server; and receiving the advertisement into the ad position by the mobile device for display to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Subash Sundaresan, Ramesh Sarukkai, Sam P. Hamilton, Julie Wan-Chi Cheng