Patents by Inventor Yien Yin

Yien Yin 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).

  • Method and system for private communication
    Patent number: 10437451
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a method and system for private communication. During operation, the system may determine a privacy level from a plurality of privacy levels associated with a private chat function of a communication application. The private chat function may be configured to transmit and receive private chat messages, and each privacy level is associated with visual effects which are different from the visual effects of other privacy levels. The system may obtain mode configuration information corresponding to the selected privacy level. The system may then configure the private chat function for the communication application based on the obtained mode configuration information, and display the visual effects for the communication application according to the selected privacy level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: DINGTALK HOLDING (CAYMAN) LIMITED
    Inventors: Lili Zhang, Di Zhang, Zaixiang Chen, Yien Yin, Huachen Liu
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRIVATE COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20180081529
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a method and system for private communication. During operation, the system may determine a privacy level from a plurality of privacy levels associated with a private chat function of a communication application. The private chat function may be configured to transmit and receive private chat messages, and each privacy level is associated with visual effects which are different from the visual effects of other privacy levels. The system may obtain mode configuration information corresponding to the selected privacy level. The system may then configure the private chat function for the communication application based on the obtained mode configuration information, and display the visual effects for the communication application according to the selected privacy level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Lili Zhang, Di Zhang, Zaixiang Chen, Yien Yin, Huachen Liu