Patents by Inventor Phoumrin Tan

Phoumrin Tan 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: 8001478
    Abstract: Computer software, systems and methods for providing context personalized browsing over computer networks. In the foregoing, an intelligent agent referred to as a “browser companion agent” includes a service component for holding one or more service modules that may assist a user by providing services that are contextually relevant to content on a browser on the user's computer system. The agent also includes a data component for holding data objects related to and sharable by one or more service modules. The agent further includes a tracking component for tracking the pages on a browser and for communicating browser page data to a remote computer system that may respond to the agent with data or code for use by service modules. Contemplated service modules include a comparison shopping service, a transaction tracking service, and automated form filling service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Shopzilla, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajesh Bhatia, Nikhil Ganju, Anil Kamath, Prashant Kulkarni, Phoumrin Tan
  • Patent number: 7437312
    Abstract: Computer software, systems and methods for providing context personalized browsing over computer networks. In the foregoing, an intelligent agent referred to as a “browser companion agent” includes a service component for holding one or more service modules that may assist a user by providing services that are contextually relevant to content on a browser on the user's computer system. The agent also includes a data component for holding data objects related to and sharable by one or more service modules. The agent further includes a tracking component for tracking the pages on a browser and for communicating browser page data to a remote computer system that may respond to the agent with data or code for use by service modules. Contemplated service modules include a comparison shopping service, a transaction tracking service, and automated form filling service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Bizrate.com
    Inventors: Rajesh Bhatia, Nikhil Ganju, Anil Kamath, Prashant Kulkarni, Phoumrin Tan
  • Publication number: 20070300161
    Abstract: Computer software, systems and methods for providing context personalized browsing over computer networks. In the foregoing, an intelligent agent referred to as a “browser companion agent” includes a service component for holding one or more service modules that may assist a user by providing services that are contextually relevant to content on a browser on the user's computer system. The agent also includes a data component for holding data objects related to and sharable by one or more service modules. The agent further includes a tracking component for tracking the pages on a browser and for communicating browser page data to a remote computer system that may respond to the agent with data or code for use by service modules. Contemplated service modules include a comparison shopping service, a transaction tracking service, and automated form filling service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Rajesh Bhatia, Nikhil Ganju, Anil Kamath, Prashant Kulkarni, Phoumrin Tan
  • Publication number: 20020154162
    Abstract: Computer software, systems and methods for providing context personalized browsing over computer networks. In the foregoing, an intelligent agent referred to as a “browser companion agent” includes a service component for holding one or more service modules that may assist a user by providing services that are contextually relevant to content on a browser on the user's computer system. The agent also includes a data component for holding data objects related to and sharable by one or more service modules. The agent further includes a tracking component for tracking the pages on a browser and for communicating browser page data to a remote computer system that may respond to the agent with data or code for use by service modules. Contemplated service modules include a comparison shopping service, a transaction tracking service, and automated form filling service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Rajesh Bhatia, Nikhil Ganju, Anil Kamath, Prashant Kulkarni, Phoumrin Tan