Patents by Inventor Paul Y. Zhang

Paul Y. 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).

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    Patent number: 8196053
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating information about a document. In one implementation, a method retrieves a citation from the document in a first database and retrieves the information about the document from a second database. The method also includes converting, by a processor, the information into metadata and generating an icon from the metadata. The icon graphs treatments of the document over time. The method also includes sending the icon for display in response to a query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: LexisNexis
    Inventors: Paul Y. Zhang, Thomas J. Goedde
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    Publication number: 20100185962
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating information about a document. In one implementation, a method retrieves a citation from the document in a first database and retrieves the information about the document from a second database. The method also includes converting, by a processor, the information into metadata and generating an icon from the metadata. The icon graphs treatments of the document over time. The method also includes sending the icon for display in response to a query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Y. Zhang, Thomas J. Goedde