Patents by Inventor Walter M. Tseng

Walter M. Tseng 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).

  • Creation and utilization of relational tags
    Patent number: 9349095
    Abstract: A system is described which allows a user to define a relational tag. The relational tag describes how a first item is related to a second item within an identified qualifying context. For instance, the relational tag may state that the first item is ranked higher than or lower than the second item. When utilized by many users, the system forms a graph of interconnected items. The system can perform comparative analysis within this graph. For instance, based on the relational tags, the system can determine which item is the top-ranking item or bottom-ranking item within the graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter M. Tseng, Martin R. Frank, Michel L. Goldstein
  • Definition and utilization of relational tags
    Patent number: 8103614
    Abstract: A system is described which allows a user to define a relational tag. The relational tag describes how a first item is related to a second item within an identified qualifying context. For instance, the relational tag may state that the first item is ranked higher than or lower than the second item. When utilized by many users, the system forms a graph of interconnected items. The system can perform comparative analysis within this graph. For instance, based on the relational tags, the system can determine which item is the top-ranking item or bottom-ranking item within the graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter M. Tseng, Martin R. Frank, Michel L. Goldstein
  • Creation and Utilization of Relational Tags
    Publication number: 20070208679
    Abstract: A system is described which allows a user to define a relational tag. The relational tag describes how a first item is related to a second item within an identified qualifying context. For instance, the relational tag may state that the first item is ranked higher than or lower than the second item. When utilized by many users, the system forms a graph of interconnected items. The system can perform comparative analysis within this graph. For instance, based on the relational tags, the system can determine which item is the top-ranking item or bottom-ranking item within the graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Walter M. Tseng, Martin R. Frank, Michel L. Goldstein