Patents by Inventor Qichu Lu

Qichu Lu 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: 20240098157
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which data can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods determine a breaking news story and track breaking developments in such story. The present disclosure can construct a breaking news storyline from the developments in the detected breaking news story, whereby a user can view the storyline as individual breaking news messages or as a complete timeline of events displayed on a provided page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Xue WU, Renhui ZHANG, Qichu LU
  • Patent number: 11870864
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which data can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods determine a breaking news story and track breaking developments in such story. The present disclosure can construct a breaking news storyline from the developments in the detected breaking news story, whereby a user can view the storyline as individual breaking news messages or as a complete timeline of events displayed on a provided page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Xue Wu, Renhui Zhang, Qichu Lu
  • Patent number: 11153253
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which data can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods determine breaking or trending news stories from social media activity, which are then communicated to users via personalized delivery. Thus, the disclosed systems and methods leverage social data, expert knowledge and/or user feedback, which are all available on-line, to determine breaking news stories, which are then delivered to users in a personalized manner specific to each user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Maria Zhang, Xue Wu, Qichu Lu, Bill Shapiro
  • Patent number: 11144281
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to gather, rank, categorize, and perform other processing of various types of content. In some embodiments, content items such as text, images, video, and other content are received from a variety of different sources and are processed to generate an article containing selected content items. While there may be hundreds or thousands of separate articles and stories regarding a particular topic, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with a single concise article that contains high-quality content items selected from among a potentially vast number of disparate sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
  • Publication number: 20210021684
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which data can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods determine a breaking news story and track breaking developments in such story. The present disclosure can construct a breaking news storyline from the developments in the detected breaking news story, whereby a user can view the storyline as individual breaking news messages or as a complete timeline of events displayed on a provided page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Xue WU, Renhui ZHANG, Qichu LU
  • Patent number: 10798193
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which data can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods determine a breaking news story and track breaking developments in such story. The present disclosure can construct a breaking news storyline from the developments in the detected breaking news story, whereby a user can view the storyline as individual breaking news messages or as a complete timeline of events displayed on a provided page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Xue Wu, Renhui Zhang, Qichu Lu
  • Patent number: 10484329
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which data can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide a real-time (or near real-time) push notification delivery framework. The disclosed systems and methods enable the delivery of personalized, location and/or temporally sensitive breaking news to users' devices. The disclosed systems and methods leverage the explosion of social data, expert knowledge and user feedback, all available on-line, to deliver breaking (or trending) news stories to users in a personalized, location and/or temporally sensitive manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Renhui Zhang, Xue Wu, Qichu Lu, Bill Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20190220475
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized to analyze a content item comprising text to identify: a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote (e.g., a person or organization such as a company), and identification information for the named entity (such as a title of the person giving the quote). Quotes may also be ranked to determine, for example, the best quotes to include in an article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Maria Renhui ZHANG, Nicholas D'ALOISIO-MONTILLA, Qichu LU
  • Patent number: 10242095
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized to analyze a content item comprising text to identity: a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote (e.g., a person or organization such as a company), and identification information for the named entity (such as a title of the person giving the quote). Quotes may also be ranked to determine, for example, the best quotes to include in an article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
  • Patent number: 9940099
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to gather, rank, categorize, and perform other processing of various types of content. In some embodiments, content items such as text, images, video, and other content are received from a variety of different sources and are processed to generate an article containing selected content items. While there may be hundreds or thousands of separate articles and stories regarding a particular topic, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with a single concise article that contains high-quality content items selected from among a potentially vast number of disparate sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
  • Publication number: 20170199932
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized to analyze a content item comprising text to identity: a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote (e.g., a person or organization such as a company), and identification information for the named entity (such as a title of the person giving the quote). Quotes may also be ranked to determine, for example, the best quotes to include in an article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Maria Renhui ZHANG, Nicholas D'ALOISIO-MONTILLA, Qichu LU
  • Publication number: 20170031654
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to gather, rank, categorize, and perform other processing of various types of content. In some embodiments, content items such as text, images, video, and other content are received from a variety of different sources and are processed to generate an article containing selected content items. While there may be hundreds or thousands of separate articles and stories regarding a particular topic, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with a single concise article that contains high-quality content items selected from among a potentially vast number of disparate sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
  • Patent number: 9558180
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized to analyze a content item comprising text to identify: a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote (e.g., a person or organization such as a company), and identification information for the named entity (such as a title of the person giving the quote). Quotes may also be ranked to determine, for example, the best quotes to include in an article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
  • Publication number: 20160357770
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which data can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods determine a breaking news story and track breaking developments in such story. The present disclosure can construct a breaking news storyline from the developments in the detected breaking news story, whereby a user can view the storyline as individual breaking news messages or as a complete timeline of events displayed on a provided page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Xue Wu, Renhui Zhang, Qichu Lu
  • Publication number: 20160359790
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which data can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods determine breaking or trending news stories from social media activity, which are then communicated to users via personalized delivery. Thus, the disclosed systems and methods leverage social data, expert knowledge and/or user feedback, which are all available on-line, to determine breaking news stories, which are then delivered to users in a personalized manner specific to each user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Maria Zhang, Xue Wu, Qichu Lu, Bill Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20160359791
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which data can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide a real-time (or near real-time) push notification delivery framework. The disclosed systems and methods enable the delivery of personalized, location and/or temporally sensitive breaking news to users' devices. The disclosed systems and methods leverage the explosion of social data, expert knowledge and user feedback, all available on-line, to deliver breaking (or trending) news stories to users in a personalized, location and/or temporally sensitive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Renhui Zhang, Xue Wu, Qichu Lu, Bill Shapiro
  • Patent number: 9465849
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to gather, rank, categorize, and perform other processing of various types of content. In some embodiments, content items such as text, images, video, and other content are received from a variety of different sources and are processed to generate an article containing selected content items. While there may be hundreds or thousands of separate articles and stories regarding a particular topic, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with a single concise article that contains high-quality content items selected from among a potentially vast number of disparate sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
  • Publication number: 20150193443
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to gather, rank, categorize, and perform other processing of various types of content. In some embodiments, content items such as text, images, video, and other content are received from a variety of different sources and are processed to generate an article containing selected content items. While there may be hundreds or thousands of separate articles and stories regarding a particular topic, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with a single concise article that contains high-quality content items selected from among a potentially vast number of disparate sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
  • Publication number: 20150193440
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to gather, rank, categorize, and perform other processing of various types of content. In some embodiments, content items such as text, images, video, and other content are received from a variety of different sources and are processed to generate an article containing selected content items. While there may be hundreds or thousands of separate articles and stories regarding a particular topic, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with a single concise article that contains high-quality content items selected from among a potentially vast number of disparate sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu
  • Publication number: 20150193495
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized to analyze a content item comprising text to identify: a quote, a named entity that is the source of the quote (e.g., a person or organization such as a company), and identification information for the named entity (such as a title of the person giving the quote). Quotes may also be ranked to determine, for example, the best quotes to include in an article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Maria Renhui Zhang, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Qichu Lu