Patents by Inventor Yi-Fang YEN

Yi-Fang YEN 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).

  • Map-based advertising system
    Patent number: 9965773
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing a map-based advertising system. In one example embodiment, a method is provided that includes causing a graphical geographic representation of a bounded area to be displayed, receiving advertising content comprising at least one location, and determining whether the location lies within the bounded area. The method further includes causing at least a portion of the advertising content to be displayed and causing a representation of the at least one location to be displayed within the graphical geographic representation of the bounded area in an instance in which the location lies within the bounded area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Move, Inc.
    Inventors: Duke Fan, Yi-Fang Yen, Michael James Leavy, Catherine Elizabeth Tiritoglu
  • MAP-BASED ADVERTISING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140207574
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing a map-based advertising system. In one example embodiment, a method is provided that includes causing a graphical geographic representation of a bounded area to be displayed, receiving advertising content comprising at least one location, and determining whether the location lies within the bounded area. The method further includes causing at least a portion of the advertising content to be displayed and causing a representation of the at least one location to be displayed within the graphical geographic representation of the bounded area in an instance in which the location lies within the bounded area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: MOVE, INC.
    Inventors: Duke FAN, Yi-Fang YEN, Michael JAMES LEAVY, Catherine ELIZABETH TIRITOGLU