Patents by Inventor Lucy Ma Zhao

Lucy Ma Zhao 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).

  • Publication number: 20140213343
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for electronically transferring currency from a source user account to a target user account in relation to a game application. A payment service provider may receive a request to transfer an amount of currency from the source user account to the target user account to be used for the game application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Lucy Ma Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140180874
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing local product comparison include receiving an image that includes a first product from an image capturing device and receiving location information associated with a location of the first product from a location determination device. First product identification information is retrieved using the image. The first product identification information identifies at least a type of the first product. First product purchase history information about the first product and second product purchase history information about a second product that is associated with the location are retrieved using the first product identification information and the location information. The first product purchase history information and the second product purchase history information are then provided for display on a display device. The first product purchase history and the second product purchase history may be provided for display on the display device as a graphical comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventor: Lucy Ma Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140149518
    Abstract: A service provider receives from a user who has an account with it contact card information and recipient information picture information, therefrom determines a virtual contact card and contact channels through which the virtual contact card is sent to the recipients designated by the user, and sends the virtual contact card to the designated recipients through the contact channels. The virtual contact card and contact channels may be selected from what have been previously registered, either by the user or a third person, with the service provider and stored in the user's account, or just newly created, updated, and sent from the user at the time of transmission request to the designated recipients. The virtual contact card, when updated by the user, may be automatically sent by the service provider to the same recipients that previously received a pre-updated version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Lucy Ma Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140067655
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating the purchase of tagged items for a friend are described. The methods include receiving a communication with a link to one or more items tagged by a first user for a second user, transmitting the communication to a user device of the second user, receiving a payment request in connection with the one or more tagged items from the user device, and processing the payment request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Lucy Ma Zhao
  • Publication number: 20130332358
    Abstract: A fraud detection system includes a fraud database associating at least one payment account with at least one user device. A system provider device in the fraud detection system is coupled to a network and the fraud database. The system provider device is operable to receive first location data over the network. The first location data is associated with a payment request made using a first payment account from the at least one payment account in the fraud database. The system provider device will then retrieve second location data over the network from a first user device that is associated with the first payment account in the fraud database, determine that the first location data corresponds to a first location that is not within a predetermined distance of a second location corresponding to the second location data, and send a payment authorization request to the first user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: EBAY, INC.
    Inventor: Lucy Ma Zhao