Patents by Inventor Zhijiang Mark Lu

Zhijiang Mark 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: 20230298073
    Abstract: A computing device can obtain data describing at least one document, the at least one document referencing at least one media object, wherein a portion of the at least one media object includes one or more characters. The computing device can obtain data describing the one or more characters in the at least one media object in the at least one document. The computing device can generate an updated copy of the at least one document that includes the data describing the one or more characters in the at least one media object. The computing device can present, on a display screen of the computing device and through an interface, the updated copy of the at least one document, wherein the one or more characters in the at least one media object are able to be selected or searched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas Ryan Gray, Arnab Sanat Kumar Dhua, Xiaofan Lin, Zhijiang Mark Lu
  • Patent number: 11699174
    Abstract: A computing device can obtain data describing at least one document, the at least one document referencing at least one media object, wherein a portion of the at least one media object includes one or more characters. The computing device can obtain data describing the one or more characters in the at least one media object in the at least one document. The computing device can generate an updated copy of the at least one document that includes the data describing the one or more characters in the at least one media object. The computing device can present, on a display screen of the computing device and through an interface, the updated copy of the at least one document, wherein the one or more characters in the at least one media object are able to be selected or searched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Ryan Gray, Arnab Sanat Kumar Dhua, Xiaofan Lin, Zhijiang Mark Lu
  • Publication number: 20210174401
    Abstract: A computing device can obtain data describing at least one document, the at least one document referencing at least one media object, wherein a portion of the at least one media object includes one or more characters. The computing device can obtain data describing the one or more characters in the at least one media object in the at least one document. The computing device can generate an updated copy of the at least one document that includes the data describing the one or more characters in the at least one media object. The computing device can present, on a display screen of the computing device and through an interface, the updated copy of the at least one document, wherein the one or more characters in the at least one media object are able to be selected or searched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Douglas Ryan Gray, Arnab Sanat Kumar Dhua, Xiaofan Lin, Zhijiang Mark Lu
  • Patent number: 10963924
    Abstract: A computing device can obtain data describing at least one document, the at least one document referencing at least one media object, wherein a portion of the at least one media object includes one or more characters. The computing device can obtain data describing the one or more characters in the at least one media object in the at least one document. The computing device can generate an updated copy of the at least one document that includes the data describing the one or more characters in the at least one media object. The computing device can present, on a display screen of the computing device and through an interface, the updated copy of the at least one document, wherein the one or more characters in the at least one media object are able to be selected or searched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Ryan Gray, Arnab Sanat Kumar Dhua, Xiaofan Lin, Zhijiang Mark Lu