Jun Heng Zhang

US Patent:

20130035982, Feb 7, 2013

Filed:

Feb 8, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/368515

Inventors:

Jun Zhang - Hamden CT, US
Yuling Wu - Scarsdale NY, US
Hongping Liang - Woodbridge CT, US
Qiuju Gu - Trumbull CT, US
Alexandra Mack - Monroe CT, US
Alla Tsipenyuk - Woodbridge CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 729

Abstract:

Methods and systems for identifying, retrieving and analyzing social media data pertinent to a business' customers to derive personal information that can be used for targeted advertising, thereby helping the business improve and grow. A scanning engine searches social media spaces to identify the presence of a business' customers. A data engine will collect the social activity data from the various social networking sites based upon social presence identified by the scanning engine. An analytic engine will analyze the information collected by the data engine. This will give a business a 360 degree view of its business and customers and help the business to find the cause behind the effect and develop the right strategy to improve and grow its business.

US Patent:

20130166969, Jun 27, 2013

Filed:

Dec 27, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/337858

Inventors:

Jun Zhang - Hamden CT, US
Zhenan Hong - Shelton CT, US
David L. Andrews - South Salem NY, US
Yuling Wu - Scarsdale NY, US
Robert A. Cordery - Monroe CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 11/07
G06K 19/06

US Classification:

714 57, 235487, 714E11025

Abstract:

A computerized method and system for providing enhanced help messages for equipment operation is described herein. A device having a processor automatically detects an error condition in the device, and determines that the error condition requires operator action. An appropriate message is selected that indicates a required operator action corresponding to the error condition. The message is configured to include a scannable barcode. The scannable barcode includes a website link to a website having more detailed information to assist an operator in performing the operator action. The message is displayed on a screen so that the operator can scan the barcode with his mobile device, and see the more detailed information on how to perform the required operator action. Alternatively, the message is configured as radio frequency data to be transmitted by the equipment using near field communication (NFC) technology to a mobile device having an NFC receiver.

US Patent:

20170169454, Jun 15, 2017

Filed:

Dec 11, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/965946

Inventors:

- Danbury CT, US
Hongping Liang - Bethany CT, US
Michael P. Swenson - Brookfield CT, US
Yuling Wu - Scarsdale NY, US
Jun Zhang - Shelton CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Danbury CT

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02
G06Q 50/00
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

Methods and systems for better identifying a business's online social presence using name and address as provided. Geocoding technology is used to enhance business location information with geographic coordinates. A scanning engine is provided that can search a wide range of social media spaces, including, for example and without limitation, FaceBook, Twitter, Yelp, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr, Blog, etc. to identify the social presence of a business. The search is performed using the business's name and a defined spatial boundary based on the geographic coordinates and inferred contextual information, thereby reducing the ambiguity caused by information incompleteness and variation in social profiles. Utilizing the spatial filters results in an improved match rate and match accuracy.

US Patent:

20170053282, Feb 23, 2017

Filed:

Aug 21, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/831902

Inventors:

- Danbury CT, US
Jun Zhang - Shelton CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Danbury CT

International Classification:

G06Q 20/40
G06Q 20/32
G06Q 20/38

Abstract:

Solutions that protect consumer location information yet still enable the use of such location information in the determination of fraud risk scores are provided. Cryptographic techniques of private information retrieval (PIR) and homomorphic encryption are used to protect consumer location information even as ii is used to enhance fraud risk scares. PIR is used to enable m issuer to retrieve non-specific location information using a consumer mobile number as the query criterion without needing to snare or disclose the mobile number with the service provider. Homomorphic encryption is used to protect location information of mobile consumers, while ensuring card issuers are only able to learn non-specific information about the location of the consumer.

US Patent:

20150057012, Feb 26, 2015

Filed:

Aug 21, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/972241

Inventors:

- Stamford CT, US
Hongping Liang - Woodbridge CT, US
Jun Zhang - Hamden CT, US
John A. Merola - Hudson NY, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

H04W 4/02

US Classification:

4554561

Abstract:

Systems and methods for determining a high-precision geo-fence boundary for a business utilizing the property boundaries of a business are provided. The property boundaries for a business are obtained, and the longest diagonal of the polygon of the property is determined. This diagonal is used as a diameter to create a circle for a primary geo-fence monitoring area for the business. When a user enters the primary geo-fence monitoring area, a location updating feature of the mobile device can be activated to get the real time coordinates of the mobile device. The real time coordinates of the mobile device can then be used to accurately determine if the user is actually in the polygon of the business property.

US Patent:

20140187266, Jul 3, 2014

Filed:

Dec 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/727955

Inventors:

- Stamford CT, US
Jun Zhang - Hamden CT, US
Christian A. Geske - Riverside CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

H04W 4/02

US Classification:

4554563

Abstract:

Methods and systems that allow a user to receive location-based services for user selected businesses while maintaining the privacy of his/her location when not in the vicinity of a user selected business. A user designates selected businesses to the LBS provider. The user's mobile device sends its location, in encrypted form, to the LBS provider. The LBS provider performs a computation on the encrypted location and returns an encrypted result to the user's mobile device. The user's mobile device decrypts the result and determines whether the user is near any selected businesses based on the decrypted result. Only if the decrypted result indicates the user is near an approved location will the users mobile device return its location, in an unencrypted form, to the LBS provider. Thus, the LBS provider will only know the user's location if and only if the use is near a business selected by the user.

US Patent:

20140129334, May 8, 2014

Filed:

Nov 2, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/667084

Inventors:

- Stamford CT, US
JUN ZHANG - Hamden CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 1458

Abstract:

A system and method for modeling consumer activity based on social media and mobile activity data is provided. The location of a consumer and time at which the consumer is present at such location can be obtained using social media and mobile activity data. This data can be analyzed to identify areas frequented by a consumer, and those areas can be classified into different groups based on, for example, the time of the day, the day of week, and other information that can be obtained from the social media and mobile activity data. The resulting analysis can provide an estimated home area and work area, and other insights into the consumer (e.g., where the consumer travels). This consumer activity can be used by a business to provide relevant, targeted advertising to potential customers based on the models obtained from the social media and mobile activity data.