Patents by Inventor Wenchang Yan

Wenchang Yan 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: 20250148036
    Abstract: A method includes receiving first event data from a device, the first event data including a first identifier (ID) that identifies the device, web browser metadata, and data associated with an application state. The method includes generating a first persona including the first ID and a first event identifier that identifies a first user action. The method includes receiving second event data, the second event data including device metadata and a second ID that identifies the device. The method includes generating a second persona based on the second event data, the second persona including the second ID and a second event identifier that identifies a second user action. Additionally, the method includes determining that the first and second personas are associated with the device based on matches between the browser metadata and device metadata and transmitting a response to the device configured to route the device to the application state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Branch Metrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
  • Patent number: 12200074
    Abstract: A method includes receiving first event data from a device, the first event data including a first identifier (ID) that identifies the device, web browser metadata, and data associated with an application state. The method includes generating a first persona including the first ID and a first event identifier that identifies a first user action. The method includes receiving second event data, the second event data including device metadata and a second ID that identifies the device. The method includes generating a second persona based on the second event data, the second persona including the second ID and a second event identifier that identifies a second user action. Additionally, the method includes determining that the first and second personas are associated with the device based on matches between the browser metadata and device metadata and transmitting a response to the device configured to route the device to the application state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Branch Metrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
  • Publication number: 20240195880
    Abstract: A method includes receiving first event data from a device, the first event data including a first identifier (ID) that identifies the device, web browser metadata, and data associated with an application state. The method includes generating a first persona including the first ID and a first event identifier that identifies a first user action. The method includes receiving second event data, the second event data including device metadata and a second ID that identifies the device. The method includes generating a second persona based on the second event data, the second persona including the second ID and a second event identifier that identifies a second user action. Additionally, the method includes determining that the first and second personas are associated with the device based on matches between the browser metadata and device metadata and transmitting a response to the device configured to route the device to the application state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Branch Metrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
  • Patent number: 11930085
    Abstract: A method includes receiving first event data from a device, the first event data including a first identifier (ID) that identifies the device, web browser metadata, and data associated with an application state. The method includes generating a first persona including the first ID and a first event identifier that identifies a first user action. The method includes receiving second event data, the second event data including device metadata and a second ID that identifies the device. The method includes generating a second persona based on the second event data, the second persona including the second ID and a second event identifier that identifies a second user action. Additionally, the method includes determining that the first and second personas are associated with the device based on matches between the browser metadata and device metadata and transmitting a response to the device configured to route the device to the application state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Branch Metrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
  • Publication number: 20230291806
    Abstract: A method includes receiving first event data from a device, the first event data including a first identifier (ID) that identifies the device, web browser metadata, and data associated with an application state. The method includes generating a first persona including the first ID and a first event identifier that identifies a first user action. The method includes receiving second event data, the second event data including device metadata and a second ID that identifies the device. The method includes generating a second persona based on the second event data, the second persona including the second ID and a second event identifier that identifies a second user action. Additionally, the method includes determining that the first and second personas are associated with the device based on matches between the browser metadata and device metadata and transmitting a response to the device configured to route the device to the application state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Branch Metrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
  • Patent number: 11677845
    Abstract: A method includes receiving first event data from a device, the first event data including a first identifier (ID) that identifies the device, web browser metadata, and data associated with an application state. The method includes generating a first persona including the first ID and a first event identifier that identifies a first user action. The method includes receiving second event data, the second event data including device metadata and a second ID that identifies the device. The method includes generating a second persona based on the second event data, the second persona including the second ID and a second event identifier that identifies a second user action. Additionally, the method includes determining that the first and second personas are associated with the device based on matches between the browser metadata and device metadata and transmitting a response to the device configured to route the device to the application state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Branch Metrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
  • Patent number: 11567983
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for detecting, classifying, and/or enforcing policies on social networking activity. The technology can store a content policy, classify content posted to a social network, determine that the classification corresponds to the content policy, and apply an action specified by the content policy to the posted content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Wenchang Yan, Devin Hugh Redmond, Raymond Kruck, Daniel Oshiro Nadir
  • Publication number: 20220407935
    Abstract: A method includes receiving first event data from a device, the first event data including a first identifier (ID) that identifies the device, web browser metadata, and data associated with an application state. The method includes generating a first persona including the first ID and a first event identifier that identifies a first user action. The method includes receiving second event data, the second event data including device metadata and a second ID that identifies the device. The method includes generating a second persona based on the second event data, the second persona including the second ID and a second event identifier that identifies a second user action. Additionally, the method includes determining that the first and second personas are associated with the device based on matches between the browser metadata and device metadata and transmitting a response to the device configured to route the device to the application state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Branch Metrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
  • Patent number: 11445032
    Abstract: A method includes receiving first event data from a device, the first event data including a first identifier (ID) that identifies the device, web browser metadata, and data associated with an application state. The method includes generating a first persona including the first ID and a first event identifier that identifies a first user action. The method includes receiving second event data, the second event data including device metadata and a second ID that identifies the device. The method includes generating a second persona based on the second event data, the second persona including the second ID and a second event identifier that identifies a second user action. Additionally, the method includes determining that the first and second personas are associated with the device based on matches between the browser metadata and device metadata and transmitting a response to the device configured to route the device to the application state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Branch Metrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
  • Patent number: 11386202
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes monitoring changes to an account accessible by a group of subscribers that form a social network. The changes to the account are compared to a normative base line to identify deviations from the normative base line. An alert is sent in response to deviations from the normative base line. The normative base line is defined by metadata gathered through an application program interface associated with the account, account entity data and a set of predefined rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Michael Bixby Villa, Wenchang Yan, Devon Hugh Redmond, Raymond Kruck
  • Patent number: 11252123
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for detecting, classifying, and/or enforcing rules on social networking activity. The technology can scan and collect social content data from one or more social networks, store the social content data, classify content data posted to a social network, create and apply a set of social data content rules to future posted social content data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Daniel Oshiro Nadir, Devin Hugh Redmond, Harold Nguyen, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Jorge Iriso, Wenchang Yan
  • Publication number: 20210377351
    Abstract: A method includes receiving first event data from a device, the first event data including a first identifier (ID) that identifies the device, web browser metadata, and data associated with an application state. The method includes generating a first persona including the first ID and a first event identifier that identifies a first user action. The method includes receiving second event data, the second event data including device metadata and a second ID that identifies the device. The method includes generating a second persona based on the second event data, the second persona including the second ID and a second event identifier that identifies a second user action. Additionally, the method includes determining that the first and second personas are associated with the device based on matches between the browser metadata and device metadata and transmitting a response to the device configured to route the device to the application state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Branch Metrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
  • Publication number: 20210303611
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for detecting, classifying, and/or enforcing policies on social networking activity. The technology can store a content policy, classify content posted to a social network, determine that the classification corresponds to the content policy, and apply an action specified by the content policy to the posted content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Wenchang Yan, Devin Hugh Redmond, Raymond Kruck, Daniel Oshiro Nadir
  • Patent number: 11095732
    Abstract: A method includes receiving first event data from a device, the first event data including a first identifier (ID) that identifies the device, web browser metadata, and data associated with an application state. The method includes generating a first persona including the first ID and a first event identifier that identifies a first user action. The method includes receiving second event data, the second event data including device metadata and a second ID that identifies the device. The method includes generating a second persona based on the second event data, the second persona including the second ID and a second event identifier that identifies a second user action. Additionally, the method includes determining that the first and second personas are associated with the device based on matches between the browser metadata and device metadata and transmitting a response to the device configured to route the device to the application state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Branch Metrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
  • Patent number: 11036778
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for detecting, classifying, and/or enforcing policies on social networking activity. The technology can store a content policy, classify content posted to a social network, determine that the classification corresponds to the content policy, and apply an action specified by the content policy to the posted content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Wenchang Yan, Devin Hugh Redmond, Raymond Kruck, Daniel Oshiro Nadir
  • Publication number: 20200133969
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for detecting, classifying, and/or enforcing policies on social networking activity. The technology can store a content policy, classify content posted to a social network, determine that the classification corresponds to the content policy, and apply an action specified by the content policy to the posted content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Wenchang Yan, Devin Hugh Redmond, Raymond Kruck, Daniel Oshiro Nadir
  • Publication number: 20200084174
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for detecting, classifying, and/or enforcing rules on social networking activity. The technology can scan and collect social content data from one or more social networks, store the social content data, classify content data posted to a social network, create and apply a set of social data content rules to future posted social content data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Daniel Oshiro Nadir, Devin Hugh Redmond, Harold Nguyen, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Jorge lriso, Wenchang Yan
  • Patent number: 10528611
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for detecting, classifying, and/or enforcing policies on social networking activity. The technology can store a content policy, classify content posted to a social network, determine that the classification corresponds to the content policy, and apply an action specified by the content policy to the posted content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Wenchang Yan, Devin Hugh Redmond, Raymond Kruck, Daniel Oshiro Nadir
  • Patent number: 10511562
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for detecting, classifying, and/or enforcing rules on social networking activity. The technology can scan and collect social content data from one or more social networks, store the social content data, classify content data posted to a social network, create and apply a set of social data content rules to future posted social content data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Daniel Oshiro Nadir, Devin Hugh Redmond, Harold Nguyen, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Jorge Iriso, Wenchang Yan
  • Publication number: 20180324265
    Abstract: A method includes receiving first event data from a device, the first event data including a first identifier (ID) that identifies the device, web browser metadata, and data associated with an application state. The method includes generating a first persona including the first ID and a first event identifier that identifies a first user action. The method includes receiving second event data, the second event data including device metadata and a second ID that identifies the device. The method includes generating a second persona based on the second event data, the second persona including the second ID and a second event identifier that identifies a second user action. Additionally, the method includes determining that the first and second personas are associated with the device based on matches between the browser metadata and device metadata and transmitting a response to the device configured to route the device to the application state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Branch Metrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan