Patents by Inventor Tracy Chu

Tracy Chu 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).

  • System and method for analyzing social media trends
    Patent number: 9213996
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for identifying topical experts from a seed set of experts by identifying “second tier” influencers for the topic. New concepts detected among a pool of experts and second tier influencers are monitored among the general population and their significance evaluated. Reports may be generated for these detected trends. Trends in social media for a concept represented in a taxonomy may be detected by monitoring content for descendent nodes for the concept. Correlations between social media activity with respect to the concept and sales of products corresponding to the concept may be made and sales predicted for the same or different products that correspond to descendants of the concept in the taxonomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Ioannis Pavlidis, Tracy Chu
  • System And Method For Analyzing Social Media Trends
    Publication number: 20140143405
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for identifying topical experts from a seed set of experts by identifying “second tier” influencers for the topic. New concepts detected among a pool of experts and second tier influencers are monitored among the general population and their significance evaluated. Reports may be generated for these detected trends. Trends in social media for a concept represented in a taxonomy may be detected by monitoring content for descendent nodes for the concept. Correlations between social media activity with respect to the concept and sales of products corresponding to the concept may be made and sales predicted for the same or different products that correspond to descendants of the concept in the taxonomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Ioannis Pavlidis, Tracy Chu
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDS
    Publication number: 20140143013
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for identifying topical experts from a seed set of experts by identifying “second tier” influencers for the topic. New concepts detected among a pool of experts and second tier influencers are monitored among the general population and their significance evaluated. Reports may be generated for these detected trends. Trends in social media for a concept represented in a taxonomy may be detected by monitoring content for descendent nodes for the concept. Correlations between social media activity with respect to the concept and sales of products corresponding to the concept may be made and sales predicted for the same or different products that correspond to descendants of the concept in the taxonomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Ioannis Pavlidis, Tracy Chu