Patents by Inventor Paul Tang

Paul Tang 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: 10366415
    Abstract: A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Catalina Marketing Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Tang, Jeffrey R. Mount, Kelly Carrigan, Brad Schulz
  • Patent number: 9830616
    Abstract: A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Tang, Jeffrey R. Mount, Kelly Carrigan, Brad Schulz
  • Patent number: 9471933
    Abstract: A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Tang, Jeffrey R. Mount, Kelly Carrigan, Brad Schulz
  • Publication number: 20160063554
    Abstract: A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul TANG, Jeffrey R. MOUNT, Kelly CARRIGAN, Brad SCHULZ
  • Patent number: 9076121
    Abstract: A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Catalina Marketing Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Tang, Jeffrey R. Mount, Kelly Carrigan, Brad Schulz
  • Publication number: 20140324641
    Abstract: A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Catalina Marketing Corporation
    Inventors: Paul TANG, Jeffrey R. MOUNT, Kelly CARRIGAN, Brad SCHULZ
  • Publication number: 20140095273
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a basket, or total, price of items in a shopping list from various retailers is provided. Items may be added to the shopping list based on, for example, a coupon related to an item, items added to the shopping list by a user, items listed in a recipe, and items suggested for the user. The system may determine the price of the items from the various retailers and whether incentives are available for the items. If available and applicable, the incentives are applied to the total price for each retailer and a price comparison of total prices is generated. The price comparison results may be transmitted via various communication channels and may be displayed on a map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Catalina Marketing Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Tang, Charles Neighbors
  • Publication number: 20140084051
    Abstract: A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul TANG, Jeffrey R. MOUNT, Kelly CARRIGAN, Brad SCHULZ
  • Patent number: 8678272
    Abstract: A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Catalina Marketing Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Tang, Jeffrey R. Mount, Kelly Carrigan, Brad Schulz
  • Patent number: 7155956
    Abstract: A novel medium, method and system for proving a turbine meter for use with natural gas. The novel test medium is a gas having the following characteristics: (a) Density>2×Density of Natural Gas; (b) Dynamic Viscosity<Dynamic Viscosity of Natural Gas; and (c) Ideal gas behavior for approximately 15° C.<T<25° C. and 1 bar<P<50 bar. The method and system make use of the novel test medium. Also disclosed is a novel method and system for cooling a test medium circulating in a turbine meter prover system involving injecting liquefied test medium into said circulating test medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Terasen Gas Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Tang
  • Publication number: 20050160784
    Abstract: A novel medium, method and system for proving a turbine meter for use with natural gas. The novel test medium is a gas having the following characteristics: (a) Density >2×Density of Natural Gas; (b) Dynamic Viscosity < Dynamic Viscosity of Natural Gas; and (c) Ideal gas behavior for approximately 15° C.<T<25° C. and 1 bar<P<50 bar. The method and system make use of the novel test medium. Also disclosed is a novel method and system for cooling a test medium circulating in a turbine meter prover system involving injecting liquefied test medium into said circulating test medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventor: Paul Tang
  • Publication number: 20050131741
    Abstract: An active guidelines capability or component is linked to a computerized patient record system to integrate the use of clinical guidelines in the workflow of clinicians treating patients. Many healthcare entities maintain sets of clinical guidelines describing recommended treatment or analysis options for patients displaying sets of symptoms or for whom certain diagnoses have been made. The active guidelines feature adds an active guidelines tag to such clinical guidelines so that when the clinician accesses the clinical guidelines and wishes to follow the recommendation, the clinician merely has to click on a hypertext created from the tag which then transmits action orders, also contained in the tag, to be transmitted to the computerized patient record system for implementation. Patient data associated with the recommendations, such as relevant test or lab results, interaction or allergy information, or other current treatments, is also identified and displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Tang, Charles Young, Samuel Butler, Jeffrey Miles
  • Patent number: 6863699
    Abstract: A method of depositing lithium phosphorus oxynitride on a substrate, the method comprising loading a substrate into a vacuum chamber having a target comprising lithium phosphate, introducing a process gas comprising nitrogen into the chamber and maintaining the gas at a pressure of less than about 15 mTorr; and forming a plasma of the process gas in the chamber to deposit lithium phosphorous oxynitride on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Front Edge Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Krasnov, Kai-Wei Nieh, Su-Jen Ting, Paul Tang, Fan-Hsiu Chang, Chun-Ting Lin