Patents by Inventor Shannon Y. Zhang

Shannon 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDEX-BASED PRICING IN A PRICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130246307
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible pricing method for providing pricing adjustments for a product in a deal in response to price variations in selected indexes. The method comprises: designating an index for the product wherein said index has a published index value; and computing a price for said product based on said published index value. The invention also provides for periodically re-pricing deals with index-based pricing terms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Vendavo, Inc.
    Inventors: Shankar Sundaram, Ramesh Seshadri, Shannon Y. Zhang, Sri Raghupathy, Simon C. Lee, Rafael A. Gonzalez-Caloni
  • Systems and methods for index-based pricing in a price management system
    Patent number: 8396814
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible pricing method for providing pricing adjustments for a product in a deal in response to price variations in selected indexes. The method comprises: designating an index for the product wherein said index has a published index value; and computing a price for said product based on said published index value. The invention also provides for periodically re-pricing deals with index-based pricing terms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Vendavo, Inc.
    Inventors: Shankar Sundaram, Ramesh Seshadri, Shannon Y. Zhang, Sri Raghupathy, Simon C. Lee, Rafael A. Gonzalez-Caloni