Patents by Inventor Chien-Chiao Tu

Chien-Chiao Tu 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).

  • Patent number: 9936022
    Abstract: A device, server, method, and computer program product for reading an e-book are provided. The e-book may include at least a content identifier corresponding to a content in the e-book. The device may include a content navigator configured to present the content according to a command from a user and a processing unit configured to acquire the content identifier corresponding to the content presented by the content navigator, send the content identifier to a server, and receive from the server a message associated with the content. An output unit configured to output the message to the user may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Li-Ju Chen, Gary Chih-Yuan Lin, Chien-Chiao Tu, Shih-Yeh Wang, Ming-Chun Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20150195359
    Abstract: A device, server, method, and computer program product for reading an e-book are provided. The e-book may include at least a content identifier corresponding to a content in the e-book. The device may include a content navigator configured to present the content according to a command from a user and a processing unit configured to acquire the content identifier corresponding to the content presented by the content navigator, send the content identifier to a server, and receive from the server a message associated with the content. An output unit configured to output the message to the user may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Li-Ju CHEN, Gary Chih-Yuan Lin, Chien-Chiao Tu, Shih-Yeh Wang, Ming-Chun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 9069868
    Abstract: A device, server, method, and computer program product for reading an e-book are provided. The e-book may include at least a content identifier corresponding to a content in the e-book. The device may include a content navigator configured to present the content according to a command from a user and a processing unit configured to acquire the content identifier corresponding to the content presented by the content navigator, send the content identifier to a server, and receive from the server a message associated with the content. An output unit configured to output the message to the user may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Ju Chen, Gary Chih-Yuan Lin, Chien-Chiao Tu, Shih-Yeh Wang, Ming-Chun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 9043412
    Abstract: A device, server, method, and computer program product for reading an e-book are provided. The e-book may include at least a content identifier corresponding to a content in the e-book. The device may include a content navigator configured to present the content according to a command from a user and a processing unit configured to acquire the content identifier corresponding to the content presented by the content navigator, send the content identifier to a server, and receive from the server a message associated with the content. An output unit configured to output the message to the user may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Ju Chen, Gary Chih-Yuan Lin, Chien-Chiao Tu, Shih-Yeh Wang, Ming-Chun Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20120210212
    Abstract: A device, server, method, and computer program product for reading an e-book are provided. The e-book may include at least a content identifier corresponding to a content in the e-book. The device may include a content navigator configured to present the content according to a command from a user and a processing unit configured to acquire the content identifier corresponding to the content presented by the content navigator, send the content identifier to a server, and receive from the server a message associated with the content. An output unit configured to output the message to the user may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Ju CHEN, Gary Chih-Yuan Lin, Chien-Chiao Tu, Shih-Yeh Wang, Mj Xiao
  • Publication number: 20120084373
    Abstract: A device, server, method, and computer program product for reading an e-book are provided. The e-book may include at least a content identifier corresponding to a content in the e-book. The device may include a content navigator configured to present the content according to a command from a user and a processing unit configured to acquire the content identifier corresponding to the content presented by the content navigator, send the content identifier to a server, and receive from the server a message associated with the content. An output unit configured to output the message to the user may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: LI-JU CHEN, GARY CHIH-YUAN LIN, CHIEN-CHIAO TU, SHIH-YEH Wang, MJ XIAO
  • Patent number: 8014997
    Abstract: Whenever a document is going to be included into the textual database, a semantic binder is used to associate the document with one or more semantic nodes which are defined in a semantic taxonomy. When a search is performed, a search application looks through a semantic dictionary (which contains a table mapping queries to nodes on the semantic taxonomy) to see whether any corresponding semantic node can be found for the searchers query. If a match is found, the search application transforms the user's query into [“original query” OR “semantic node”] so that relevant documents, even they do not contain any user's keyword, can also be found in the database. The system binds semantic nodes arranged in a hierarchical structure of the taxonomy using a Log Analyzer which periodically looks through the system log for new queries and through textual indices for documents added to the database to generate the semantic dictionary and to bind the semantic nodes to the queries in the textual indices of the documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Yu Huang, Noon Ju Kim, Chien-Chiao Tu
  • Publication number: 20050065773
    Abstract: Whenever a document is going to be included into the textual database, a semantic binder is used to associate the document with one or more semantic nodes which are defined in a semantic taxonomy. When a search is performed, a search application looks through a semantic dictionary (which contains a table mapping queries to nodes on the semantic taxonomy) to see whether any corresponding semantic node can be found for the searchers query. If a match is found, the search application transforms the user's query into [“original query” OR “semantic node”] so that relevant documents, even they do not contain any user's keyword, can also be found in the database. The system binds semantic nodes arranged in a hierarchical structure of the taxonomy using a Log Analyzer which periodically looks through the system log for new queries and through textual indices for documents added to the database to generate the semantic dictionary and to bind the semantic nodes to the queries in the textual indices of the documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Yu Huang, Noon Kim, Chien-Chiao Tu
  • Publication number: 20030225722
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a view of a document in a database of documents. The method includes receiving a request to crawl the documents, identifying a format for the document view, and providing the document view based on the identified format using components of the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory T. Brown, Yurdaer Nezihi Doganata, Youssef Drissi, Tong-Haing Fin, Moon Ju Kim, Lev Kozakov, Juan Leon-Rodriguez, Chien-Chiao Tu