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).
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Patent number: 11930085Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 18, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Branch Metrics, Inc.Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
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Publication number: 20230291806Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Branch Metrics, Inc.Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
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Patent number: 11677845Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Branch Metrics, Inc.Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
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Patent number: 11567983Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Wenchang Yan, Devin Hugh Redmond, Raymond Kruck, Daniel Oshiro Nadir
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Publication number: 20220407935Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Branch Metrics, Inc.Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
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Patent number: 11445032Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Branch Metrics, Inc.Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
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Patent number: 11386202Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Michael Bixby Villa, Wenchang Yan, Devon Hugh Redmond, Raymond Kruck
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Patent number: 11252123Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Daniel Oshiro Nadir, Devin Hugh Redmond, Harold Nguyen, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Jorge Iriso, Wenchang Yan
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Publication number: 20210377351Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Branch Metrics, Inc.Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
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Publication number: 20210303611Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Wenchang Yan, Devin Hugh Redmond, Raymond Kruck, Daniel Oshiro Nadir
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Patent number: 11095732Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Branch Metrics, Inc.Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
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Patent number: 11036778Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Wenchang Yan, Devin Hugh Redmond, Raymond Kruck, Daniel Oshiro Nadir
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Publication number: 20200133969Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Wenchang Yan, Devin Hugh Redmond, Raymond Kruck, Daniel Oshiro Nadir
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Publication number: 20200084174Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Daniel Oshiro Nadir, Devin Hugh Redmond, Harold Nguyen, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Jorge lriso, Wenchang Yan
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Patent number: 10528611Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Wenchang Yan, Devin Hugh Redmond, Raymond Kruck, Daniel Oshiro Nadir
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Patent number: 10511562Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Daniel Oshiro Nadir, Devin Hugh Redmond, Harold Nguyen, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Jorge Iriso, Wenchang Yan
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Publication number: 20180324265Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Branch Metrics, Inc.Inventors: Sofus Attila Macskassy, Dmitri Ariel Gaskin, Eric J. Glover, Kan Yu, Wenchang Yan
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Publication number: 20180309710Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Daniel Oshiro Nadir, Devin Hugh Redmond, Harold Nguyen, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Jorge Iriso, Wenchang Yan
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Patent number: 10033684Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Nexgate, Inc.Inventors: Richard Banks Sutton, Daniel Oshiro Nadir, Devin Hugh Redmond, Harold Nguyen, Anthony Lawrence Dorie, Jorge Iriso, Wenchang Yan
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Patent number: 9704165Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating the effectiveness of social media pages. Users of social media systems review and publish various kinds of content on social media pages, including various messages, audio clips, video clips, polls, web links, etc. A social media page evaluation system hosted on a physical server or a cloud receives a social media page that is to be evaluated, and provides results of an evaluation process. The evaluation process involves processing of various criteria and parameters that characterize engagements and interactions between users of social media pages. Results of an evaluation process include qualitative and quantitative attributes in connection with evaluating the effectiveness of published content on social media pages. Such results are useful for purposes of enriching content in social media pages, resulting in greater network traffic due to increased engagements and interaction among users of social media pages.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2011Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: James V. Anderson, John B. Nolt, Michael J. Strutton, Wenchang Yan, Sriti Kumar, Robert M. Maury, Paul M. Broft, Maria F. Arscott, Nancy M. Lim, Jason C. Reynolds, Joe Kearney, John Schult, Melinda M. Weathers, Chad Estes, Erica M. Stanley, Geoffrey Hom, Gregory K. Dunn, Horace Williams, II, Matt White, Reginald R. Bradford, Andrei Erdoss, Andrew Robert Dorr, Brian Culler