Patents by Inventor Ai-Sheng Mao

Ai-Sheng Mao 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RATING A CONTENT BASED ON TRENDS
    Publication number: 20140067831
    Abstract: A system for and method of rating a content is presented. The method may include receiving first user data associated with one or more contents for a first predetermined time period and second user data associated with the one or more contents for a second predetermined time period. The method may also include determining a first average of the first user data associated with the one or more contents for the first predetermined time period and a second average of the second user data associated with the one or more contents for the second predetermined time period. The method may further include determining a variance between the first average of the first user data associated with the one or more contents, for the first predetermined time period and the second average of the second user data associated with the one or more contents for the second predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.,
    Inventors: Peter Jayaprathap Swamidas, Ai-Sheng Mao, Vamshi Gillipalli, John P. Valdez
  • Systems and methods for rating a content based on trends
    Patent number: 8583786
    Abstract: A system for and method of rating a content is presented. The method may include receiving first user data associated with one or more contents for a first predetermined time period and second user data associated with the one or more contents for a second predetermined time period. The method may also include determining a first average of the first user data associated with the one or more contents for the first predetermined time period and a second average of the second user data associated with the one or more contents for the second predetermined time period. The method may further include determining a variance between the first average of the first user data associated with the one or more contents for the first predetermined time period and the second average of the second user data associated with the one or more contents for the second predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Jayaprathap Swamidas, Ai-Sheng Mao, Vamshi Gillipalli, John P. Valdez
  • Speedy event processing
    Patent number: 8239873
    Abstract: A method for event positioning includes categorizing events into event groups based on a priority level, buffering the events in each event group into a group event queue, and determining an optimized position for events within each queue based, at least in part, on a processing time and an expected response time for each event in the group event queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: John Valdez, Ai-Sheng Mao
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RATING A CONTENT BASED ON TRENDS
    Publication number: 20120191841
    Abstract: A system for and method of rating a content is presented. The method may include receiving first user data associated with one or more contents for a first predetermined time period and second user data associated with the one or more contents for a second predetermined time period. The method may also include determining a first average of the first user data associated with the one or more contents for the first predetermined time period and a second average of the second user data associated with the one or more contents for the second predetermined time period. The method may further include determining a variance between the first average of the first user data associated with the one or more contents for the first predetermined time period and the second average of the second user data associated with the one or more contents for the second predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Jayaprathap Swamidas, Ai-Sheng Mao, Vamshi Gillipalli, John P. Valdez
  • SPEEDY EVENT PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20100043003
    Abstract: A method for event positioning includes categorizing events into event groups based on a priority level, buffering the events in each event group into a group event queue, and determining an optimized position for events within each queue based, at least in part, on a processing time and an expected response time for each event in the group event queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Verizon Data Services LLC
    Inventors: John P. Valdez, Ai-Sheng Mao
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TAGGING MEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20090228492
    Abstract: An approach for tagging media content (e.g., audio/video content) such that the tag call be used to access or manipulate the media content associated with the tag at a later time. A command is received from a user to request marking of the media content. A tag is automatically inserted therein based on predetermined criteria in response to the command. The media content can be accessed at a point specified by the tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Data Services Inc.
    Inventors: John P. VALDEZ, Yohan RAJAN, Ai-Sheng MAO