Patents by Inventor Xiaodi Zhang

Xiaodi Zhang 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).

  • Patent number: 9529919
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a suggested store at or through which to purchase a product or service. When a user enters a query for a product or service into a user interface, the system may use the query as a search argument to search files to find one or more pictures illustrating information about a product or service represented by the query. The picture could illustrate where the queried product or service may be purchased. Auto-complete processes may also be used to process the query as it is being entered, to generate an auto-suggestion key word based on fewer than all the letters of the query, to use as a search argument for the search. Both the query and the auto-suggestion key word may be used as search arguments to find the relevant picture in a variety of search logic sequences to provide the picture to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaodi Zhang, Jun Hang
  • Publication number: 20160342602
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method for prioritizing search results in an electronic environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of characters is received from an end-user as a query. A plurality of equivalent keywords is selected responsive to the query with each of the equivalent keywords being evaluated based on a probability of matching the query of the end-user. A rank of each of the equivalent keywords is determined to form a response, which is then transmitted to the end-user. Other methods and related systems are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Wenyan Hu, Xiaodi Zhang, Alvaro Bolivar, Randall Scott Shoup
  • Patent number: 9495442
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically publish data items associated with a news event. In one embodiment, a method comprises determining, using one or more processors, an event of a plurality of events as associated with a heightened user interest, identifying one or more listings from a plurality of listings as matching the event associated with the heightened user interest, and presenting a visual representation of a relationship between the event and the one or more listings such that the one or more listings are displayed as visually related to the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Shen, Xiaodi Zhang, Qiang Wang, Helen Hang Ye, JinYu Lou
  • Patent number: 9424317
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a method of prioritizing search results in an electronic environment is disclosed. The method includes selecting a plurality of equivalent keywords responsive to a search query from an end-user, determining a rank of each of the plurality of equivalent keywords, selecting a plurality of most highly ranked keywords from the plurality of equivalent keywords, and preparing a response including the plurality of most highly ranked keywords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Wenyan Hu, Xiaodi Zhang, Alvaro Bolivar, Randall Scott Shoup
  • Publication number: 20160092953
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a presentation offering an item for sale by a seller is provided on a computing device. An offer for purchase of the item including an offer amount and a buyer shipping address can be received. A notification identifying the item and the offer can be generated. The notification can include an option to respond to the offer with a request for an additional fee. An option to request a quote for the additional fee can be presented and a selection of the option to request a quote for the additional fee can be detected. A quote for the additional fee can be generated. A quote notification that includes the quote for the additional fee can be generated. The quote notification can include a first option to select the quote for the additional fee and a second option to provide a user quote for the additional fee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Vadim Leyzerovich, Xiaodi Zhang, Ross Paul, Matthew Mason, Jay Goldklang
  • Publication number: 20160093009
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a presentation offering one or more items is provided on a computing device and an offer for purchase of an item of the one or more items is received. In some instances, the offer for purchase identifies an offer amount. Payment method information related to a payment method is received and a request to authorize the payment method in a reserve amount can be transmitted. A confirmation that the payment method is authorized in the reserve amount can be received and a notification identifying the item and the first offer can be generated. The notification can include an option to respond to the first offer, in some instances, the option to respond can include an option to accept the first offer and an option to provide a counteroffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Jay Goldklang, Xiaodi Zhang, Ross Paul, Matthew Mason, Vadim Leyzerovich
  • Publication number: 20150193449
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method to predict search results in an electronic environment is disclosed. The system architecture comprises a communications module to receive a query from a remote end-user where the query includes one or more characters contained within a first single communications packet. A query engine is coupled to the communications module. The query engine uses the one or more characters from the query to predictively match keywords contained within a data structure (e.g., a database) and forms a response from the one or more characters. The response is transmitted back to the end-user within a second single TCP communications packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Wenyan Hu, Xiaodi Zhang, Alvaro Bolivar, Randall Scott Shoup
  • Patent number: 8990240
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method to predict search results in an electronic environment is disclosed. The system architecture comprises a communications module to receive a query from a remote end-user where the query includes one or more characters contained within a first single communications packet. A query engine is coupled to the communications module. The query engine uses the one or more characters from the query to predictively match keywords contained within a data structure (e.g., a database) and forms a response from the one or more characters. The response is transmitted back to the end-user within a second single TCP communications packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Wenyan Hu, Xiaodi Zhang, Alvaro Bolivar, Randall Scott Shoup
  • Publication number: 20140337312
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a suggested store at or through which to purchase a product or service. When a user enters a query for a product or service into a user interface, the system may use the query as a search argument to search files to find one or more pictures illustrating information about a product or service represented by the query. The picture could illustrate where the queried product or service may be purchased. Auto-complete processes may also be used to process the query as it is being entered, to generate an auto-suggestion key word based on fewer than all the letters of the query, to use as a search argument for the search. Both the query and the auto-suggestion key word may be used as search arguments to find the relevant picture in a variety of search logic sequences to provide the picture to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Xiaodi Zhang, Jun Hang
  • Patent number: 8819052
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a suggested store at or through which to purchase a product or service. When a user enters a query for a product or service into a user interface, the system may use the query as a search argument to search files to find one or more pictures illustrating information about a product or service represented by the query. The picture could illustrate where the queried product or service may be purchased. Auto-complete processes may also be used to process the query as it is being entered, to generate an auto-suggestion key word based on fewer than all the letters of the query, to use as a search argument for the search. Both the query and the auto-suggestion key word may be used as search arguments to find the relevant picture in a variety of search logic sequences to provide the picture to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaodi Zhang, Jun Hang
  • Publication number: 20140214817
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a method of prioritizing search results in an electronic environment is disclosed. The method includes selecting a plurality of equivalent keywords responsive to a search query from an end-user, determining a rank of each of the plurality of equivalent keywords, selecting a plurality of most highly ranked keywords from the plurality of equivalent keywords, and preparing a response including the plurality of most highly ranked keywords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Wenyan Hu, Xiaodi Zhang, Alvaro Bolivar, Randall Scott Shoup
  • Patent number: 8738641
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method for prioritizing search results in an electronic environment is disclosed. The system comprises a communications module to receive a search query from an end-user. The search query includes one or more characters contained within a single TCP packet. A query engine coupled to the communications module matched the one or more characters from the search query against a plurality of selected keywords contained within a database against the search query. Each keyword is then ranked within the plurality of selected keywords thus forming a subset of selected keywords. A response including the subset of selected keywords is returned to the end-user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Wenyan Hu, Xiaodi Zhang, Alvaro Bolivar, Randall Scott Shoup
  • Publication number: 20120197752
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically publish data items associated with a news event. In one embodiment, a method comprises determining, using one or more processors, an event of a plurality of events as associated with a heightened user interest, identifying one or more listings from a plurality of listings as matching the event associated with the heightened user interest, and presenting a visual representation of a relationship between the event and the one or more listings such that the one or more listings are displayed as visually related to the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Shen, Xiaodi Zhang, Qiang Wang, Helen Hang Ye, Jin Yu Lou
  • Patent number: 8176032
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically publish data items associated with a news event. In one example embodiment, a method comprises monitoring search queries associated with a search query category, detecting a change in a search request frequency associated with the search query category with respect to a baseline frequency, determining an event associated with the search query category, identifying one or more data items associated with the event, and generating a visual representation of a relationship between the one or more data items and the event. The search query category may be associated with at least one search term a baseline frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Shen, Xiaodi Zhang, Qiang Wang, Helen Hang Ye, Jin Yu Lou
  • Publication number: 20110238645
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a suggested store at or through which to purchase a product or service. When a user enters a query for a product or service into a user interface, the system may use the query as a search argument to search files to find one or more pictures illustrating information about a product or service represented by the query. The picture could illustrate where the queried product or service may be purchased. Auto-complete processes may also be used to process the query as it is being entered, to generate an auto-suggestion key word based on fewer than all the letters of the query, to use as a search argument for the search. Both the query and the auto-suggestion key word may be used as search arguments to find the relevant picture in a variety of search logic sequences to provide the picture to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaodi Zhang, Jun Hang
  • Publication number: 20110099201
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically publish data items associated with a news event. In one example embodiment, a method comprises monitoring search queries associated with a search query category, detecting a change in a search request frequency associated with the search query category with respect to a baseline frequency, determining an event associated with the search query category, identifying one or more data items associated with the event, and generating a visual representation of a relationship between the one or more data items and the event. The search query category may be associated with at least one search term a baseline frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Dan Shen, Xiaodi Zhang, Qiang Wang, Helen Hang Ye, Vincent Jin Yu
  • Publication number: 20110004508
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system for generating questions related to product aspects. The system may comprise: a product review analyzer to extract product values associated with the products from product reviews, in which the product values may include product categories, product aspects and product aspect evaluations; a product review summary builder to build product review summaries based on the extracted product values associated with the products; and a question generator to generate a set of questions regarding the product aspects based on the product review summaries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Shen Huang, Oiang Wang, Dan Shen, Xiaodi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20100250524
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method for prioritizing search results in an electronic environment is disclosed. The system comprises a communications module to receive a search query from an end-user. The search query includes one or more characters contained within a single TCP packet. A query engine coupled to the communications module matched the one or more characters from the search query against a plurality of selected keywords contained within a database against the search query. Each keyword is then ranked within the plurality of selected keywords thus forming a subset of selected keywords. A response including the subset of selected keywords is returned to the end-user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Wenyan Hu, Xiaodi Zhang, Alvaro Bolivar, Randall Scott Shoup
  • Publication number: 20100169341
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method to predict search results in an electronic environment is disclosed. The system architecture comprises a communications module to receive a query from a remote end-user where the query includes one or more characters contained within a first single communications packet. A query engine is coupled to the communications module. The query engine uses the one or more characters from the query to predictively match keywords contained within a data structure (e.g., a database) and forms a response from the one or more characters. The response is transmitted back to the end-user within a second single TCP communications packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Wenyan Hu, Xiaodi Zhang, Alvaro Bolivar, Randall Scott Shoup
  • Publication number: 20100169160
    Abstract: Embodiments for recommending gifts to users for their gift recipients over a network are described. For example, a gift recommendation system may collect a set of historical transaction data of a plurality of transactions, and organize the set of historical transaction data based on information related to buyer gender, buyer age, item category, and transaction date of each transaction, in which the list of predetermined amount of gift categories are ordered based on an entire item purchase amount of each gift category. The gift recommendation system may retrieve gender and age information of a gift recipient, for example, via a graphical user interface, and then may automatically present to the user a list of predetermined amount of gift categories selected from the organized set of historical transaction data based on the gender and age information of the gift recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Xiaoyuan Wu, Qian Sun, Qiang Wang, Yang Zhou, Xiaodi Zhang, Alvaro Bolivar