Patents by Inventor Bin Cao

Bin Cao 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).

  • OPTIMIZED MIGRATION OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS ACROSS ENVIRONMENTS IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20180088981
    Abstract: An appliance migration mechanism (AMM) optimizes migration of a live virtual appliance with virtual objects between cloud environments to minimize temporary connections that use significant cloud resources during the migration. The AMM determines a cost of connections of each virtual object in the virtual appliance and produces an order of migration for the virtual objects. The cost of connections of the virtual objects may be determined by the total number of connections and the maximum number of connections. Alternatively the cost of the connections of the virtual objects for migration could be determined by a weighting the costs of the connections where the weighting may consider loading or other factors on the connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Bin Cao, Daniel L. Hiebert, Brian R. Muras, Tanveer Zubair
  • Preventing interoperability conflicts in a shared computing environment
    Patent number: 9928096
    Abstract: A hypervisor can handle requests from applications in a processing environment, where the processing environment consists of shared computing resources. A system can receive a request from an application, and the hypervisor can determine that the request is one that may result in poor interoperability between the application and the processing environment. The hypervisor can identify a processing solution that is more compatible, and it can fulfill the request using the more compatible option. However, the hypervisor need not alert the application of the modified execution; rather, the hypervisor can communicate to the application that the request has been fulfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jay S. Bryant, Bin Cao, James E. Carey, John M. Santosuosso
  • Preventing interoperability conflicts in a shared computing environment
    Patent number: 9928095
    Abstract: A hypervisor can handle requests from applications in a processing environment, where the processing environment consists of shared computing resources. A system can receive a request from an application, and the hypervisor can determine that the request is one that may result in poor interoperability between the application and the processing environment. The hypervisor can identify a processing solution that is more compatible, and it can fulfill the request using the more compatible option. However, the hypervisor need not alert the application of the modified execution; rather, the hypervisor can communicate to the application that the request has been fulfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jay S. Bryant, Bin Cao, James E. Carey, John M. Santosuosso
  • Display panel test structure
    Patent number: 9921446
    Abstract: The present application discloses a display panel test structure for testing whether signal lines of a display panel are defective, the signal lines at least comprising a plurality of data lines which are divided into N groups, the display panel test structure comprising N first shorting bars arranged in a test area of the display panel, each of which being configured to short-circuit a group of data lines, wherein the display panel test structure further comprises a plurality of first test pads arranged in the test area, each of which connects with one shorting bar corresponding thereto, and each of the first test pads is configured to load a signal to a group of data lines corresponding thereto during a test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengwu Yu, Jinhu Cao, Minghui Ma, Bin Cao, Namin Kwon, Yanyan Wu, Wei Li, Mian Gao, Long Guo
  • MANAGED SERVICES COORDINATOR
    Publication number: 20180074848
    Abstract: A method is provided for applying tasks. The method can include receiving a plurality of tasks for a plurality of applications, an application of the plurality of applications is hosted by a computing environment utilizing a monitoring agent, and a task is performed for an operation of the application during a first period of time. The method can also include determining a first resource type and a first resource amount from the computing environment for performing the task. The method can also include grouping the plurality of tasks into a set of tasks based on the first resource type, at least two tasks from the set of tasks being performable in parallel during the first period of time. The method can also include determining whether the first resource amount of the first resource type is present in the computing environment during the first period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Bin Cao, Daniel L. Hiebert, Brian R. Muras, Tanveer Zubair
  • OPTIMIZED MIGRATION OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS ACROSS ENVIRONMENTS IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20180074844
    Abstract: An appliance migration mechanism (AMM) optimizes migration of a live virtual appliance with virtual objects between cloud environments to minimize temporary connections that use significant cloud resources during the migration. The AMM determines a cost of connections of each virtual object in the virtual appliance and produces an order of migration for the virtual objects. The cost of connections of the virtual objects may be determined by the total number of connections and the maximum number of connections. Alternatively the cost of the connections of the virtual objects for migration could be determined by a weighting the costs of the connections where the weighting may consider loading or other factors on the connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Bin Cao, Daniel L. Hiebert, Brian R. Muras, Tanveer Zubair
  • Smart tuple class generation for merged smart tuples
    Patent number: 9904520
    Abstract: A smart tuple manager includes a mechanism for merging a smart tuple, and for automatically generating one or more classes from existing classes when a smart tuple is merged. When a first smart tuple and a second smart tuple are merged into a new third smart tuple, a class for the third smart tuple is automatically generated from the classes for the first and second smart tuples. The class for the third smart tuple is a superset of the classes for the first and second smart tuples. After a class is automatically generated, new code segments may be added to the class as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bin Cao, Jessica R. Eidem, Brian R. Muras, Jingdong Sun
  • Maintaining virtual machines for cloud-based operators in a streaming application in a ready state
    Patent number: 9898324
    Abstract: A streams manager monitors performance of a streaming application, and when the performance needs to be improved, the streams manager automatically requests virtual machines from a cloud manager. The cloud manager provisions one or more virtual machines in a cloud with the specified streams infrastructure and streams application components. The streams manager then modifies the flow graph so one or more portions of the streaming application are hosted by the virtual machines in the cloud. When performance of the streaming application indicates a virtual machine is no longer needed, the virtual machine is maintained and placed in a ready state so it can be quickly used as needed in the future without the overhead of deploying a new virtual machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lance Bragstad, Michael J. Branson, Bin Cao, James E. Carey, Mathew R. Odden
  • Device and method for tuning a ring resonator using self-heating stabilization
    Patent number: 9893487
    Abstract: A device and method for tuning a ring resonator using self-heating stabilization is provided. A light source is controlled to produce an optical signal, input to an optical ring resonator, at a power where self-heating shifts a resonance wavelength of the optical ring resonator by at least 10 picometers, the self-heating comprising absorption in the optical ring resonator of optical power from a received optical signal. Prior to using the optical ring resonator at least one of modulate and filter the optical signal at the optical ring resonator, a heater of the optical ring resonator is controlled to an operating temperature at which the resonance wavelength of the optical ring resonator is greater than a respective wavelength of the optical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: RANOVUS INC.
    Inventors: Bin Cao, Dylan Logan, Douglas J. S. Beckett, Rong Chen, Andrew Peter Knights
  • Maintaining virtual machines for cloud-based operators in a streaming application in a ready state
    Patent number: 9891942
    Abstract: A streams manager monitors performance of a streaming application, and when the performance needs to be improved, the streams manager automatically requests virtual machines from a cloud manager. The cloud manager provisions one or more virtual machines in a cloud with the specified streams infrastructure and streams application components. The streams manager then modifies the flow graph so one or more portions of the streaming application are hosted by the virtual machines in the cloud. When performance of the streaming application indicates a virtual machine is no longer needed, the virtual machine is maintained and placed in a ready state so it can be quickly used as needed in the future without the overhead of deploying a new virtual machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lance Bragstad, Michael J. Branson, Bin Cao, James E. Carey, Mathew R. Odden
  • High drug loading system to co-deliver anticancer drugs and nucleic acids for cancer therapy
    Patent number: 9878049
    Abstract: A high drug loading system is described comprising of at least one anticancer drug; at least one peptide; and at least one nucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
    Inventors: Gang Cheng, Qiong Tang, Bin Cao
  • ALLOCATING OPERATORS OF A STREAMING APPLICATION TO VIRTUAL MACHINES BASED ON MONITORED PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20180026861
    Abstract: Performance thresholds are defined for operators in a flow graph for a streaming application. A streams manager deploys the flow graph to one or more virtual machines (VMs). The performance of each portion of the flow graph on each VM is monitored. A VM is selected. When the performance of the portion of the flow graph in the selected VM does not satisfy the defined performance threshold(s), a determination is made regarding whether the portion of the flow graph is underperforming or overperforming. When the portion of the flow graph is underperforming, the portion of the flow graph is split into multiple portions that are implemented on multiple VMs. When the portion of the flow graph is overperforming, a determination is made of whether a neighbor VM is also overperforming. When a neighbor VM is also overperforming, the two VMs may be coalesced into a single VM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Lance Bradstad, Michael J. Branson, Bin Cao, James E. Carey, Mathew R. Odden
  • Managing a set of assets for a user in a shared pool of configurable computing resources
    Patent number: 9870261
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects include managing a set of assets for a user in a shared pool of configurable computing resources. The shared pool of configurable computing resources has a set of virtual machines. A set of usage data for the user is established. The set of usage data corresponds to usage of an asset by the user. Based on the set of usage data for the user, an asset action for the asset for the user on a virtual machine is determined. In response to determining the asset action for the asset, the asset action for the asset for the user on the virtual machine is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bin Cao, James E. Carey, Bradley L. Manning
  • Optimized migration of virtual objects across environments in a cloud computing environment
    Patent number: 9870245
    Abstract: An appliance migration mechanism (AMM) optimizes migration of a live virtual appliance with virtual objects between cloud environments to minimize temporary connections that use significant cloud resources during the migration. The AMM determines a cost of connections of each virtual object in the virtual appliance and produces an order of migration for the virtual objects. The cost of connections of the virtual objects may be determined by the total number of connections and the maximum number of connections. Alternatively the cost of the connections of the virtual objects for migration could be determined by a weighting the costs of the connections where the weighting may consider loading or other factors on the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Inernational Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bin Cao, Daniel L. Hiebert, Brian R. Muras, Tanveer Zubair
  • Managing a set of assets for a user in a shared pool of configurable computing resources
    Patent number: 9870260
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects include managing a set of assets for a user in a shared pool of configurable computing resources. The shared pool of configurable computing resources has a set of virtual machines. A set of usage data for the user is established. The set of usage data corresponds to usage of an asset by the user. Based on the set of usage data for the user, an asset action for the asset for the user on a virtual machine is determined. In response to determining the asset action for the asset, the asset action for the asset for the user on the virtual machine is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bin Cao, James E. Carey, Bradley L. Manning
  • Optimized migration of virtual objects across environments in a cloud computing environment
    Patent number: 9870244
    Abstract: An appliance migration mechanism (AMM) optimizes migration of a live virtual appliance with virtual objects between cloud environments to minimize temporary connections that use significant cloud resources during the migration. The AMM determines a cost of connections of each virtual object in the virtual appliance and produces an order of migration for the virtual objects. The cost of connections of the virtual objects may be determined by the total number of connections and the maximum number of connections. Alternatively the cost of the connections of the virtual objects for migration could be determined by a weighting the costs of the connections where the weighting may consider loading or other factors on the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bin Cao, Daniel L. Hiebert, Brian R. Muras, Tanveer Zubair
  • SWITCHABLE ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTIFOULING CARBOXYBETAINE-BASED HYDROGELS AND ELASTOMERS WITH ENHANCED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20170362458
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to switchable carboxybetaine-based polymers, hydrogels, and/or elastomers, along with novel related monomers, crosslinkers, and methods. Under acidic conditions, the materials undergo self-cyclization and can catch and kill bacteria. Under neutral/basic conditions, these materials undergo ring-opening and can release killed bacterial cells and resist protein adsorption and bacterial attachment. These smart polymers, hydrogels and elastomers also show excellent mechanical properties making them highly desirable for many biomedical applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
    Inventors: Gang CHENG, Bin CAO
  • Managed services coordinator
    Patent number: 9846595
    Abstract: A method is provided for applying tasks. The method can include receiving a plurality of tasks for a plurality of applications, an application of the plurality of applications is hosted by a computing environment utilizing a monitoring agent, and a task is performed for an operation of the application during a first period of time. The method can also include determining a first resource type and a first resource amount from the computing environment for performing the task. The method can also include grouping the plurality of tasks into a set of tasks based on the first resource type, at least two tasks from the set of tasks being performable in parallel during the first period of time. The method can also include determining whether the first resource amount of the first resource type is present in the computing environment during the first period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bin Cao, Daniel L. Hiebert, Brian R. Muras, Tanveer Zubair
  • NOVEL MITOCHONDRIAL UNCOUPLERS FOR TREATMENT OF METABOLIC DISEASES AND CANCER
    Publication number: 20170334869
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to benzamide compounds, prodrugs of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and/or the prodrugs and methods of using the compounds, prodrugs and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of diseases related to lipid metabolism including diabetes, Non-Alcholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Non-Alcholic Steathohepatitis (NASH), diseases caused by abnormal cell proliferation including cancer, psoriasis, and infectious diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Shengkan JIN, David J. AUGERI, Bin CAO, Hanlin TAO
  • Querying data from devices in an ad-hoc network
    Patent number: 9826393
    Abstract: A mobile data network supports making subscriber data addressable as devices in a mobile data network. Each data chunk is assigned a device address in the mobile data network. The data chunk can then be addressed as a device in the mobile data network. Data chunks corresponding to a subscriber are distributed across multiple devices in the mobile data network, which may include subscriber devices, network components in the mobile data network, and specialized devices provided by storage providers. The mobile data network is queried to determine related devices. An ad-hoc network of the related devices is formed. A data query by one of the related devices is sent to the related devices in the ad-hoc network to determine whether the data query can be satisfied by one of the related devices. If not, the data query is sent via normal channels in the mobile data network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bin Cao, James E. Carey, Kirubel Z. Seifu