Patents by Inventor Stephen Quan

Stephen Quan 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).

  • Publication number: 20100114905
    Abstract: A method, spatial data system, and computer program product for managing spatial data stored in a database by indexing spatial object identifiers associated with spatial objects of varying dimensions using a spatial index for each spatial object identifier comprised of one or more index coordinate variables that define a single point spatially related to the spatial object and one or more index dimension variables that define a bounding shape based on the spatial object's size. The spatial data system is configured to allow querying of the database to determine spatial object identifiers, and associated spatial objects, within a search area by identifying spatial indexes that define bounding shapes intersecting the search area and producing the results on a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Elvin Slavik, Stephen Quan
  • Publication number: 20100082432
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for providing up-to-date constraint based advertising content. The method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises receiving a request for advertisement content and selecting a first plurality of advertisements meeting the user profile data. The method then filters the first plurality of advertisements based on advertiser and publisher constraints and selecting a second plurality of advertisements and provides the second plurality of advertisements to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Andrew An Feng, Patrick Loo, Rohit Chandra, Ying-Fu Su, Stephen Carney, Vikas Gupta, Stephen Quan