Patents by Inventor Chung-Kwang Chou

Chung-Kwang Chou 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).

  • Publication number: 20080214145
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and electronic device for optimizing a media presentation to a group. A memory may store a personal media user profile for a user. A processor may create a group media user profile from the personal media user profile and associated individual media user profiles. A network interface may send a request to a digital media content source for a set of digital media content with a digital media content profile that matches the group media user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason N. Howard, Thomas J. Weigert, Thomas S. Babin, Sergey N. Baranov, Yaxin Zhang, Chung Kwang Chou
  • Publication number: 20080155644
    Abstract: A method (400) and system for communicating in a group of communication devices is disclosed. The method at a first communication device (104) includes receiving (404) a first trust level change request from a second communication device (108). The first trust level is associated with the first communication device and the second communication device (108). Further, a group trust level is associated with the group of communication devices. Further, the method includes modifying (406) the first trust level based on historical data associated with the first communication device and the second communication device. The historical data is a function of at least one of duration of communication, frequency of the communication, and content of data exchanged, between the first communication device and the second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Sergey N. Baranov, Michael L. Charlier, Chung-Kwang Chou, Thomas J. Walczak
  • Patent number: 4865047
    Abstract: An intracavitary hyperthermic applicator comprising outer and inner coaxial conductors, electrical insulation between the conductors, the outer conductor terminating in a distal end spaced proximally from the distal end of the inner conductor, the outer conductor being slotted at a location spaced from the distal end of the outer conductor, defining a junction, outer and inner tubular sleeves of conductive material disposed coaxially over a length of the outer conductor, electrical insulation between the sleeves and between the inner sleeve and the outer conductor, conductive attachments securing the proximal ends of the sleeves to the outer conductor, and the outer sleeve terminating in a distal end spaced proximally from the distal end of the inner sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: City of Hope
    Inventors: Chung-Kwang Chou, Qiang-Rong Zhong