Ben J Kim

US Patent:

7626810, Dec 1, 2009

Filed:

May 24, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/805628

Inventors:

Ben Kim - Sunnyvale CA, US
Tony Loo - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

NetApp, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 1/16

US Classification:

36167933

Abstract:

A high-frequency energy absorbing member is used with a disk drive carrier to attenuate high-frequency electromagnetic radiation emitted from a hard disk drive housed within the disk drive carrier. The use of the high-frequency energy absorbing member allows various other components of the disk drive carrier to be manufactured from less expensive materials which are ineffective at attenuating high-frequency electromagnetic radiation.

US Patent:

7693902, Apr 6, 2010

Filed:

Aug 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/833173

Inventors:

Ben Kim - Sunnyvale CA, US
Tong Zhu - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707731

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for searching data, grouping search results into categories that are ordered according to search relevance, and reviewing the search results via text messaging. In one embodiment, a search term is submitted via a search request text message to a short code for a search service. The search service searches for content based on the search term and context data, such as location of a submitting client device. The search results are clustered into categories and ranked by relevance to the search term and context within each category. The categories are also ranked relative to each other. The most relevant search result from the most relevant category is transmitted in an initial result text message, which also includes instructions to access additional results via subsequent text messages. Each result text message also includes a link to a web page of categorized search results for display in a browser.

US Patent:

8107470, Jan 31, 2012

Filed:

Oct 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/981980

Inventors:

Tong Zhu - Fremont CA, US
Zhaowei Charlie Jiang - Palo Alto CA, US
Ben Kim - Sunnyvale CA, US
Kenneth Tsz Ho - Belmont CA, US
Jiuhe Gan - Cupertino CA, US
Venkata Narasimha Rao Yerubandi - Sunnyvale CA, US
Daniel John Woods - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/28
H04W 24/00
H04W 4/00

US Classification:

370389, 37039552, 4554561, 455466

Abstract:

A device, system, and method are directed towards communicating mobile information over a network. A mobile message (MM) is generated by an Internet Protocol (IP) enabled application interface. The MM may include advertising information. The MM is received at a routing server and comprises a destination phone number and/or advertising information. If the MM is determined to be locally processed, the routing server selectively routes the MM to a destination carrier associated with the destination phone number. If the MM is determined to be remotely processed, the MM is recursively forwarded until the MM reaches another routing server associated with the destination phone number. The other routing server is configured to selectively route the MM to the destination carrier. A response MM may be received at a boundary routing server. The response MM may be sent to the API if at least a portion of the response MM matches information associated with the MM.

US Patent:

8170584, May 1, 2012

Filed:

Jun 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/422534

Inventors:

Ben Kim - Sunnyvale CA, US
Irvin Henderson - Palo Alto CA, US
Tong Zhu - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H04W 24/00

US Classification:

4554563, 455433

Abstract:

A network device, method, and apparatus are directed towards intercepting a message, such as an SMS, EMS, MMS message, email message, or the like, from a source device directed towards a mobile device. The intercepted message's contents are analyzed. In addition, a mobile user profile is determined from characteristics of the mobile device and tracked usage of a mobile user of the mobile device. An actionable event may then be inserted into the intercepted message based, in part, on the analysis and the mobile user profile. The modified message is then provided to the mobile device, where the mobile user may select the actionable event to receive non-requested content.

US Patent:

8369327, Feb 5, 2013

Filed:

Jan 18, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/353081

Inventors:

Tong Zhu - Fremont CA, US
Zhaowei Charlie Jiang - Palo Alto CA, US
Ben Kim - Sunnyvale CA, US
Kenneth Tsz Ho - Belmont CA, US
Jiuhe Gan - Cupertino CA, US
Venkata Narasimha Rao Yerubandi - Sunnyvale CA, US
Daniel John Woods - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/28
H04W 24/00
H04W 4/00

US Classification:

370389, 370392, 37039552, 4554561, 455466

Abstract:

A device, system, and method are directed towards communicating mobile information over a network. A mobile message (MM) is generated by an Internet Protocol (IP) enabled application interface. The MM may include advertising information. The MM is received at a routing server and comprises a destination phone number and/or advertising information. If the MM is determined to be locally processed, the routing server selectively routes the MM to a destination carrier associated with the destination phone number. If the MM is determined to be remotely processed, the MM is recursively forwarded until the MM reaches another routing server associated with the destination phone number. The other routing server is configured to selectively route the MM to the destination carrier. A response MM may be received at a boundary routing server.

US Patent:

20070283039, Dec 6, 2007

Filed:

Jun 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/422540

Inventors:

Ben Kim - Sunnyvale CA, US
Naveen Dasa Sanjeeva - Milpitas CA, US
Kevin Brown - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709238

Abstract:

A network device, method, and mobile device are directed towards enabling a user to compose a message using an email interface, and then to send the message to a recipient as a text message. The message is automatically converted into one or more SMS, EMS, MMS messages, or the like. In addition, any attachments in the message may be converted to a URL link the enables the recipient to access the attachment. When the user sends the text message, a copy of the message may be placed in the user's email sent folder. If a response is received as a text message, it may be converted to an email message. In addition, the response message may be moved to the user's email inbox folder. A notification of its receipt may also be provided to the user through the email interface.

US Patent:

20090249198, Oct 1, 2009

Filed:

Jul 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/183918

Inventors:

Marc Eliot Davis - San Francisco CA, US
Joseph O'Sullivan - Oakland CA, US
Christopher Todd Paretti - San Francisco CA, US
Ronald Martinez - San Francisco CA, US
Chris W. Higgins - Portland OR, US
Athellina Athsani - San Jose CA, US
Marco Boerries - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Keith David Saft - San Francisco CA, US
George Grinsted - Stockholm, SE
Lee John Parry - London, GB
Ben Kim - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

YAHOO! INC. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715261

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus are described by which one or more input words may be predicted based on partial input from a user using a predictive model that employs contextual metadata which characterizes the user in a multi-dimensional space in which the dimensions are defined by one or more of a spatial aspect, a temporal aspect, a social aspect, or a topical aspect.

US Patent:

20130197980, Aug 1, 2013

Filed:

Jan 28, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/752088

Inventors:

Mihir Shah - San Francisco CA, US
Gene Alston - Burlingame CA, US
Ben Kim - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

GROUPON, INC. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 141

Abstract:

The transaction processing system and method provide an efficient and effective way to authorize promotion redemption. The transaction processing system may receive an indication of a request for authorization, the indication comprising a merchant identifier, an account number, and a transaction amount. The transaction processing system may determine whether the request for authorization corresponds to a promotion. The system may further transmit a transaction authorization based on whether the request for authorization corresponds to the promotion. The transaction processing system may cause a promotion database to designate the promotion as redeemed. In this fashion, the transaction processing system improves the consumer experience and minimizes the transaction time needed to identify and redeem a promotion.