Patents by Inventor Wei Xiong Shang
Wei Xiong Shang 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).
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Patent number: 9424744Abstract: A method for determining travel time of a vehicle on a road, wherein the vehicle is operable within a mobile communication network, comprising: collecting historical communication events of a mobile user in order to obtain travel samples, wherein the historical communication events indicate when the mobile user travelled along a monitored road; determining a cell handover sequence from the historical communication events; determining from the cell handover sequence, one of more road segments of the monitored road; determining the travel time of the one or more road segments according to the travel time samples; selecting, for an undetermined road segment of the monitored road for which the real-time travel time is not determined from the collected historical communication events, a candidate mobile user that is most likely to appear on the undetermined road segment; actively positioning the candidate mobile user to obtain positioning information; and returning to the step of collecting communication events ofType: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wei Xiong Shang, Hua Yong Wang, Zhe Xiang, Chun Ying, Jin Z. Zhou, Yan Feng Zhu
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Patent number: 8566134Abstract: A travel information server estimates travel demand with mobility data. The server identifies activity types of users based, at least in part, on mobility data of the users. The mobility data has been collected over time and indicates at least locations and corresponding times at the locations. Travel information is generated with the mobility data for each of the activity types. The travel information for a first of the activity types is adjusted based, at least in part, on travel-related event data that corresponds to the first activity type to generate an adjusted travel information for the first activity type. The travel-related event data indicates an event that potentially influences travel for a short term. computing an estimated travel demand with a combination of the adjusted travel information for the first activity type and the travel information for at least a second of the activity types.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wei Xiong Shang, YiBo Zhang, Jin Zhou, Yan Feng Zhu
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Patent number: 8560361Abstract: A travel information server estimates travel demand with mobility data. The server identifies activity types of users based, at least in part, on mobility data of the users. The mobility data has been collected over time and indicates at least locations and corresponding times at the locations. Travel information is generated with the mobility data for each of the activity types. The travel information for a first of the activity types is adjusted based, at least in part, on travel-related event data that corresponds to the first activity type to generate an adjusted travel information for the first activity type. The travel-related event data indicates an event that potentially influences travel for a short term computing an estimated travel demand with a combination of the adjusted travel information for the first activity type and the travel information for at least a second of the activity types.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wei Xiong Shang, YiBo Zhang, Jin Zhou, Yan Feng Zhu
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Patent number: 8437466Abstract: A method and apparatus for resuming a session between a client device and an IVR system in customer service. The method includes the following steps: reestablishing the session in customer service; determining whether there is status information of an abnormally terminated session corresponding to the reestablished session in customer service; retrieving the status information of the abnormally terminated session in customer service; and resuming the session between the client device and the IVR system in customer service according to the retrieved status information.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wei Li, Ya Bo Li, Wei Xiong Shang, Zhe Xiang, Yi Xin Zhao
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Publication number: 20120221232Abstract: A method for determining travel time of a vehicle on a road, wherein the vehicle is operable within a mobile communication network, comprising: collecting historical communication events of a mobile user in order to obtain travel samples, wherein the historical communication events indicate when the mobile user travelled along a monitored road; determining a cell handover sequence from the historical communication events; determining from the cell handover sequence, one of more road segments of the monitored road; determining the travel time of the one or more road segments according to the travel time samples; selecting, for an undetermined road segment of the monitored road for which the real-time travel time is not determined from the collected historical communication events, a candidate mobile user that is most likely to appear on the undetermined road segment; actively positioning the candidate mobile user to obtain positioning information; and returning to the step of collecting communication events ofType: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Wei Xiong Shang, Hua Yong Wang, Zhe Xiang, Chun Ying, Jin Z. Zhou, Yan Feng Zhu
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Publication number: 20120215586Abstract: A travel information server estimates travel demand with mobility data. The server identifies activity types of users based, at least in part, on mobility data of the users. The mobility data has been collected over time and indicates at least locations and corresponding times at the locations. Travel information is generated with the mobility data for each of the activity types. The travel information for a first of the activity types is adjusted based, at least in part, on travel-related event data that corresponds to the first activity type to generate an adjusted travel information for the first activity type. The travel-related event data indicates an event that potentially influences travel for a short term computing an estimated travel demand with a combination of the adjusted travel information for the first activity type and the travel information for at least a second of the activity types.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wei Xiong Shang, YiBo Zhang, Jin Zhou, Yan Feng Zhu
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Publication number: 20120191505Abstract: A travel information server estimates travel demand with mobility data. The server identifies activity types of users based, at least in part, on mobility data of the users. The mobility data has been collected over time and indicates at least locations and corresponding times at the locations. Travel information is generated with the mobility data for each of the activity types. The travel information for a first of the activity types is adjusted based, at least in part, on travel-related event data that corresponds to the first activity type to generate an adjusted travel information for the first activity type. The travel-related event data indicates an event that potentially influences travel for a short term. computing an estimated travel demand with a combination of the adjusted travel information for the first activity type and the travel information for at least a second of the activity types.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wei Xiong Shang, YiBo Zhang, Jin Zhou, Yan Feng Zhu
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Patent number: 8002178Abstract: A method for providing virtual membership cards whereby by a card broker generates a virtual membership card based on the information of a card issuer and the information of a user and sends the virtual membership card to the mobile terminal of the user though a communication network. A virtual membership card system includes a membership management module, for managing card issuer account information, card user account information, and the virtual membership card information and a virtual membership card management module, including a card generation module, for generating a virtual membership card based on the information of the card issuer and the information of the user and a card distribution module, for sending the virtual membership card to the mobile terminal of the user though a communication network. With the present invention, merchants can easily issue, validate and maintain their membership cards, and the user may retrieve, use and manage his/her membership card at any place and at any time.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ken Chen, Lin Luo, Wei Xiong Shang, Chun Ying
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Publication number: 20090141872Abstract: A method and apparatus for resuming a session between a client device and an IVR system in customer service. The method includes the following steps: reestablishing the session in customer service; determining whether there is status information of an abnormally terminated session corresponding to the reestablished session in customer service; retrieving the status information of the abnormally terminated session in customer service; and resuming the session between the client device and the IVR system in customer service according to the retrieved status information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Inventors: Wei Li, Ya Bo Li, Wei Xiong Shang, Zhe Xiang, Yi Xin Zhao
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Publication number: 20090008445Abstract: A method for providing virtual membership cards whereby by a card broker generates a virtual membership card based on the information of a card issuer and the information of a user and sends the virtual membership card to the mobile terminal of the user though a communication network. A virtual membership card system includes a membership management module, for managing card issuer account information, card user account information, and the virtual membership card information and a virtual membership card management module, including a card generation module, for generating a virtual membership card based on the information of the card issuer and the information of the user and a card distribution module, for sending the virtual membership card to the mobile terminal of the user though a communication network. With the present invention, merchants can easily issue, validate and maintain their membership cards, and the user may retrieve, use and manage his/her membership card at any place and at any time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ken Chen, Lin Luo, Wei Xiong Shang, Chun Ying