Patents by Inventor Pei-Yuan Zhou

Pei-Yuan Zhou 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).

  • Content-based billing
    Patent number: 9331983
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for content-based billing is provided. Techniques are provided for intercepting, modifying, and retransmitting a request between various entities engaged in content-based billing in the context of the World Wide Web. Various techniques such as HTTP proxy servers, wireless protocol gateways, routers, and level 41 switches may be used for intercepting the request. The request maybe modified based on numerous factors such as profile information, levels of service, and requested content. The entities that engage in content-based billing include but are not limited to users (including mobile users), content providers, access providers (including HTTP proxy servers).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Pei-Yuan Zhou, Ivry Semel, Sailendra K. Padala, Philippe Le Rohelec
  • Content-based billing
    Publication number: 20020129088
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for content-based billing is provided. Techniques are provided for intercepting, modifying, and retransmitting a request between various entities engaged in content-based billing in the context of the World Wide Web. Various techniques such as HTTP proxy servers, wireless protocol gateways, routers, and level 41 switches may be used for intercepting the request. The request maybe modified based on numerous factors such as profile information, levels of service, and requested content. The entities that engage in content-based billing include but are not limited to users (including mobile users), content providers, access providers (including HTTP proxy servers).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Pei-Yuan Zhou, Ivry Semel, Sailendra K. Padala, Philippe Le Rohelec