Patents by Inventor Yiran Pang

Yiran Pang 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: 10607241
    Abstract: A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein for a Potential Consumer Engine identifies profile data of a target member account accessible in a social network service during a period of time equal in length to a pre-submission time period. The Potential Consumer Engine identifies channel data and assembles feature vector data for the target member account. The Potential Consumer Engine inputs into generalized linear mix model the feature vector data. The Potential Consumer Engine receives predictive output from the generalized linear mix model. The predictive output indicative of a current probability of the target member account joining the freelancer marketplace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Onkar Anant Dalal, Yi Zhang, Shuo Miao, Yiran Pang, Ruslan Zagatskiy
  • Patent number: 10496721
    Abstract: Techniques for searching for generating and using an online activity index for users of an online service are disclosed herein. In some example embodiments, for each one of a plurality of dimensions of online activity for an online service, the system determines a corresponding value for each one of a set of one or more activities corresponding to the dimension for a user of the online service, with the value representing a level of engagement by the user in the corresponding activity via the online service. The system generates a corresponding activity index for each one of the dimensions based on the corresponding value for each one of the set of one or more activities corresponding to the dimension. The system generates content based on the corresponding activity index of at least one of the dimensions, and causes the content to be displayed on a device associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Vibhu Prakash Saxena, Yiran Pang, Kuo-Ning Huang, Yue Li, Divyakumar Menghani, Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20180121479
    Abstract: Techniques for searching for generating and using an online activity index for users of an online service are disclosed herein. In some example embodiments, for each one of a plurality of dimensions of online activity for an online service, the system determines a corresponding value for each one of a set of one or more activities corresponding to the dimension for a user of the online service, with the value representing a level of engagement by the user in the corresponding activity via the online service. The system generates a corresponding activity index for each one of the dimensions based on the corresponding value for each one of the set of one or more activities corresponding to the dimension. The system generates content based on the corresponding activity index of at least one of the dimensions, and causes the content to be displayed on a device associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Vibhu Prakash Saxena, Yiran Pang, Kuo-Ning Huang, Yue Li, Divyakumar Menghani, Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20180114232
    Abstract: A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein for a Potential Consumer Engine identifies profile data of a target member account accessible in a social network service during a period of time equal in length to a pre-submission time period. The Potential Consumer Engine identifies channel data and assembles feature vector data for the target member account. The Potential Consumer Engine inputs into generalized linear mix model the feature vector data. The Potential Consumer Engine receives predictive output from the generalized linear mix model. The predictive output indicative of a current probability of the target member account joining the freelancer marketplace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Onkar Anant Dalal, Yi Zhang, Shuo Miao, Yiran Pang, Ruslan Zagatskiy
  • Publication number: 20170365012
    Abstract: A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein for a Classification Engine for identifying, according to encoded rules of a plurality of service models, at least one type of service offered by a target member account of a social network service. The Classification Engine classifies, according to encoded rules of a freelancer inference model, the target member account as a freelancer account. The Classification Engine sends an invitation to the freelancer account to join a freelance marketplace within the social network service. The freelance marketplace includes various consumer accounts requesting to purchase a performance various types of services and specialties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Onkar Anant Dalal, Vaibhav Goel, Yiran Pang, Ruslan Zagatskiy