Patents by Inventor Kit (Yue) Zhang

Kit (Yue) Zhang 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: 10565560
    Abstract: Techniques are described for generating and presenting alternative organizational views for an organizational chart being presented inside a browser window. These different organizational views can organize the contents of the organizational chart based on different dimensions, thus allowing the user to group employees within the organizational chart across different dimensions. Advantages of presenting these different groupings is to allow the managers to quickly check the status of their direct reports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SuccessFactors, Inc.
    Inventors: Kit Yue Zhang, David Hsia, Dominic Philip Haine
  • Patent number: 10248916
    Abstract: Techniques are described for exporting organizational charts being presented inside a browser window. The system can present an export canvas that identifies the portion of the organizational chart that is to be exported. In some embodiments, the export canvas can be automatically adjusted to prevent collisions with tiles within the organizational chart. In some examples, the export canvas can be presented on a different layer than the organizational chart, thus allowing the export canvas to move around freely without disrupting the underlying organizational chart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SuccessFactors, Inc.
    Inventors: Kit Yue Zhang, David Hsia, Dominic Philip Haine
  • Patent number: 10169734
    Abstract: Techniques are described for dynamically adjusting the layout of an organizational chart being presented inside a browser window. Adjusting the layout of the organization chart has certain advantages such as ensuring that the organizational chart can be displayed in the browser window with minimal scrolling. The direct reports of a manager can be presented as a matrix in the organizational chart when the manager is selected. In one example, the layout of the matrix can be a vertical vector or a two dimensional vector depending on the number of direct reports the manager has. In another example, the layout of the matrix can change depending on the space available within the browser window to display the matrix. In other examples, the organizational chart can also be scaled based on the screen resolution or screen size of the client device that is presenting the organizational chart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SUCCESSFACTORS, INC.
    Inventors: Kit Yue Zhang, David Hsia, Dominic Philip Haine, Scott McGhee
  • Publication number: 20160132466
    Abstract: Techniques are described for exporting organizational charts being presented inside a browser window. The system can present an export canvas that identifies the portion of the organizational chart that is to be exported. In some embodiments, the export canvas can be automatically adjusted to prevent collisions with tiles within the organizational chart. In some examples, the export canvas can be presented on a different layer than the organizational chart, thus allowing the export canvas to move around freely without disrupting the underlying organizational chart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Kit Yue Zhang, David Hsia, Dominic Philip Haine
  • Publication number: 20160132215
    Abstract: Techniques are described for generating and presenting alternative organizational views for an organizational chart being presented inside a browser window. These different organizational views can organize the contents of the organizational chart based on different dimensions, thus allowing the user to group employees within the organizational chart across different dimensions. Advantages of presenting these different groupings is to allow the managers to quickly check the status of their direct reports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Kit Yue Zhang, David Hsia, Dominic Philip Haine
  • Publication number: 20160098668
    Abstract: Techniques are described for operational workforce planning tool. The planning tool can be utilized by a manager to analyze an existing workforce plan. A manager within the organization can adjust the workforce plan based on planning criteria. The adjustments can be stored as planning tasks of the workforce plan. Changes made to the workforce by a lower level manager can be rolled up to an upper level manager for review and approval before the changes are finalized. Furthermore, upper level managers can generate sub-plans for lower level managers. Sub-plans can include planning criteria that is created by an upper level manager for a lower level manager. The lower level managers can report back to the upper level manager on the completion of the sub-plan when the lower level manager rolls up his changes to the workforce plan for the manager to review.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Soren Hojby, Kit Yue Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160098666
    Abstract: Techniques are described for operational workforce planning tool. The planning tool can be utilized by a manager to analyze an existing workforce plan. A manager within the organization can adjust the workforce plan based on planning criteria. The adjustments can be stored as planning tasks of the workforce plan. Changes made to the workforce by a lower level manager can be rolled up to an upper level manager for review and approval before the changes are finalized. Furthermore, upper level managers can generate sub-plans for lower level managers. Sub-plans can include planning criteria that is created by an upper level manager for a lower level manager. The lower level managers can report back to the upper level manager on the completion of the sub-plan when the lower level manager rolls up his changes to the workforce plan for the manager to review.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Soren Hojby, Kit Yue Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160098658
    Abstract: Techniques are described for operational workforce planning tool. The planning tool can be utilized by a manager to analyze an existing workforce plan. A manager within the organization can adjust the workforce plan based on planning criteria. The adjustments can be stored as planning tasks of the workforce plan. Changes made to the workforce by a lower level manager can be rolled up to an upper level manager for review and approval before the changes are finalized. Furthermore, upper level managers can generate sub-plans for lower level managers. Sub-plans can include planning criteria that is created by an upper level manager for a lower level manager. The lower level managers can report back to the upper level manager on the completion of the sub-plan when the lower level manager rolls up his changes to the workforce plan for the manager to review.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Soren Hojby, Kit Yue Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160098653
    Abstract: Techniques are described for operational workforce planning tool. The planning tool can be utilized by a manager to analyze an existing workforce plan. A manager within the organization can adjust the workforce plan based on planning criteria. The adjustments can be stored as planning tasks of the workforce plan. Changes made to the workforce by a lower level manager can be rolled up to an upper level manager for review and approval before the changes are finalized. Furthermore, upper level managers can generate sub-plans for lower level managers. Sub-plans can include planning criteria that is created by an upper level manager for a lower level manager. The lower level managers can report back to the upper level manager on the completion of the sub-plan when the lower level manager rolls up his changes to the workforce plan for the manager to review.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Soren Hojby, Kit Yue Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160054894
    Abstract: Techniques are described for dynamically adjusting the layout of an organizational chart being presented inside a browser window. Adjusting the layout of the organization chart has certain advantages such as ensuring that the organizational chart can be displayed in the browser window with minimal scrolling. The direct reports of a manager can be presented as a matrix in the organizational chart when the manager is selected. In one example, the layout of the matrix can be a vertical vector or a two dimensional vector depending on the number of direct reports the manager has. In another example, the layout of the matrix can change depending on the space available within the browser window to display the matrix. In other examples, the organizational chart can also be scaled based on the screen resolution or screen size of the client device that is presenting the organizational chart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kit Yue Zhang, David Hsia, Dominic Philip Haine, Scott McGhee
  • Publication number: 20130200115
    Abstract: An inflatable kayak capable of conversion, from a kayak configuration to a backpack configuration utilizing existing kayak components to form the backpack for transport and storage of the kayak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ivan Anderson Huber, Jason R. Phillips, Kit (yue) Zhang, Byron Loibl
  • Publication number: 20130192509
    Abstract: A coverless towable is provided having a towing strap system that encircles the towable structure and comprises retention loops welded to the structure sides to retain a nylon webbing strap which is threaded through retention loops around circumference of towable to spread out the pull load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve M. Haring, Jason R. Phillips, Kit (Yue) Zhang