Patents by Inventor Kai-Yeung Sai

Kai-Yeung Sai 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).

  • Object name system
    Patent number: 7765253
    Abstract: An object name system (ONS) for locating one or more servers associated with an Electronic Product Code (EPC) is described. The system utilizes translation format strings to translate an EPC to an EPC domain prefix. The ONS server matches the EPC number to the address of a second server which has extensive information about the product. The second server recognizes the incoming EPC's as belonging to a particular object or service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Sanjay Sarma, Daniel W. Engels, Erik L. Nygren, Joseph T. Foley, David L. Brock, Kai-Yeung Sai