Patents by Inventor Qian Lin

Qian Lin 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).

  • PHOTO BASED USER RECOMMENDATIONS
    Publication number: 20160148298
    Abstract: Photos taken by a user over a period of time are accessed to obtain a location history and visual features of the photos. A user profile is generated from the location history and the visual features. Recommendations are provided to the user based on at least one of the location history and the user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Feng TANG, Daniel R Tretter, Jerry J Liu, Qian Lin
  • BATTERY MODULE FOR MITIGATING GAS ACCUMULATION AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160072109
    Abstract: A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cell assemblies configured to electrically communicate with each other. Each battery cell assembly has an electrode stack enclosed by a case. The electrode stack is positioned in the case to form one or more peripheral spaces between the electrode stack and the case. Support members are positioned adjacent to each of the battery cell assemblies to contact a desired portion of the electrode stack. The support members are configured to focus a compressive force on a desired portion of the electrode stack. The compressive force urges gases formed during operation of the electrode stack into the peripheral spaces within the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Yue Qi, John Moote, Qian Lin, Stephen J. Harris
  • Battery module for mitigating gas accumulation and methods thereof
    Patent number: 9281548
    Abstract: A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cell assemblies configured to electrically communicate with each other. Each battery cell assembly has an electrode stack enclosed by a case. The electrode stack is positioned in the case to form one or more peripheral spaces between the electrode stack and the case. Support members are positioned adjacent to each of the battery cell assemblies to contact a desired portion of the electrode stack. The support members are configured to focus a compressive force on a desired portion of the electrode stack. The compressive force urges gases formed during operation of the electrode stack into the peripheral spaces within the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Yue Qi, John Moote, Qian Lin, Stephen J. Harris
  • Composite To-Print Product
    Publication number: 20150363140
    Abstract: A system can include a print history analyzer to generate history data based on a document history that includes a list of documents selected to be printed. The history data can characterize a content and layout of documents selected for printing. The system can also include a user print profile builder to generate a user print profile based on the history data. The user print profile can characterize printing preferences of a user. The system can further include a recommendation engine to generate a composite to-print product for the user. The composite to-print product can be based on the user print profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Georgia Koutrika, QIAN LIN, JERRY J. LIU
  • Object Segmentation
    Publication number: 20150294476
    Abstract: According to an example, a method for object segmentation may include receiving a digital image, performing initial segmentation on the digital image to generate a segmented digital image, and receiving refinement instructions to refine the initial segmentation. The method may further include inferring an intention of a user to correct a foreground area or a background area of the initial segmentation based on the received refinement instructions, learning a behavior of the user to further infer the intention of the user to correct the foreground area or the background area, and refining, by a processor, the initial segmentation based on the inferred intention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: FENG TANG, QIAN LIN, DANIEL R. TRETTER
  • ACTIVE REGIONS OF AN IMAGE WITH ACCESSIBLE LINKS
    Publication number: 20150242522
    Abstract: A computer device to generate an image with content and create active regions at locations or coordinates of the image including the content. The computing device associates the active regions with accessible links corresponding to the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Qian Lin, Feng Tang
  • Providing supplemental content based on a selected file
    Patent number: 9086825
    Abstract: A system can include a print type classifier to receive a print message that indicates that a file has been selected to be printed. The print type classifier can also determine a print type of the file. The system can also include a print content analyzer to assign a category to the file characterizing a topic of the file based on the content of the file. The print type analyzer can also generate a content representation of the file that characterizes a summary of content of the file. The system can further include a recommendation engine to provide supplemental content based on at least one of the print type, the category and the content representation of the file, wherein the supplemental content is in a printable format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Georgia Koutrika, Qian Lin, Jerry J. Liu
  • System and method for measuring ash content and calorified value of coal
    Patent number: 8989344
    Abstract: A system and a method for measuring an ash content and a calorific value of a coal are provided. The system comprises: an X ray device, disposed over the coal and configured to emit an X ray to the coal; at least one X ray measuring device, disposed over the coal and configured to measure an energy spectrum of an X ray reflected by the coal; a distance sensor, disposed over the coal and configured to measure a distance between the coal and the at least one X ray measuring device; and a computing device, configured to receive the energy spectrum and the distance from the at least one X ray measuring device and the distance sensor and to compute the ash content and the calorific value of the coal according to the energy spectrum and the distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Hongchang Yi, Qian Lin, Jianping Cheng
  • GENERATING A TRAINING MODEL BASED ON FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20150074021
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a training model based on feedback are provided. The method for generating a training model based on feedback, includes calculating an eigenvector of a sample among a plurality of samples; obtaining scores granted by a user for one or more of the plurality of samples in a round, obtaining scores granted by the user for a first number of samples; obtaining scores granted by the user for a second number of samples in response to detecting, based on the eigenvector, an inconsistency between the scores granted by the user for the first number of samples; and generating a training model based on the scores granted by the user for the first and second numbers of samples. A corresponding apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Liangliang Cao, Ning Duan, Qian Lin, Chen Wang, Junchi Yan, Xin Zhang
  • Semantic theme based shape collage representation for an image collection
    Patent number: 8971639
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to creating an image collage in a semantic theme based shape. For example, a processor may determine a semantic theme associated with an image collection, select a shape associated with the semantic theme, and create a collage of at least a subset of the image collection in the selected shape. The processor may output the created collage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hao Tang, Peng Wu, Daniel R. Tretter, Qian Lin
  • Identifying a style of clothing based on an ascertained feature
    Patent number: 8861866
    Abstract: Examples disclose a method executed on a computing device to locate a clothing region within an image to segment into a region of related clothing. Further, the examples provide detecting a feature of the related clothing. Additionally, the examples also disclose determining a style of the related clothing in the region based on the detection of the feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Tong Zhang, Daniel R. Tretter, Qian Lin
  • ILLUMINATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140268805
    Abstract: An illuminating device includes a hood having a bottom wall and an outer peripheral wall which includes a curved reflective surface, a light device includes a light element attached to a circuit board and electrically connected to an electric cable, and a fastening device is disposed or engaged between the bottom wall of the hood and the circuit board of the light device for selectively securing the circuit board of the light device to the bottom wall of the hood. The fastening device includes one or more magnetic attractive members attached to the bottom wall of the hood, and one or more fastening members attached to the magnetic attractive members and engaged with the circuit board of the light device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Yan Qian LIN
  • BATTERY MODULE FOR MITIGATING GAS ACCUMULATION AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140272514
    Abstract: A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cell assemblies configured to electrically communicate with each other. Each battery cell assembly has an electrode stack enclosed by a case. The electrode stack is positioned in the case to form one or more peripheral spaces between the electrode stack and the case. Support members are positioned adjacent to each of the battery cell assemblies to contact a desired portion of the electrode stack. The support members are configured to focus a compressive force on a desired portion of the electrode stack. The compressive force urges gases formed during operation of the electrode stack into the peripheral spaces within the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Yue Qi, John Moote, Qian Lin, Stephen J. Harris
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D717327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Inventor: Xiang Qian Lin
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D717328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Inventor: Xian Qian Lin
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D717329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Inventor: Xiang Qian Lin
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D717330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Inventor: Xiang Qian Lin
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D717331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Inventor: Xiang Qian Lin
  • Display panel in an assisted reproductive techniques (ART) workstation
    Patent number: D730538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Esco Technologies (Asia) Pte Ltd
    Inventor: Xiang Qian Lin
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D730925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Esco Technologies (Asia) Pte Ltd
    Inventor: Xiang Qian Lin