Patents by Inventor Cong Yu
Cong Yu 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).
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Patent number: 10480993Abstract: A cylindrical package includes a cylindrical housing; a pedestal at a bottom of a cylindrical space surrounded by the cylindrical housing; an optical splitter in the cylindrical space and over the pedestal; a first photodetector in the cylindrical space and over the pedestal, wherein the first photodetector is configured to be optically coupled to the optical splitter; and a second photodetector in the cylindrical space and over the pedestal, wherein the second photodetector is configured to be optically coupled to the optical splitter.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2015Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: EZCONN CORPORATIONInventors: Mao-Chieh Hsu, Shih-Lung Hsu, Jia-Cong Yu, Chin-Yin Lan
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Publication number: 20190273766Abstract: An example method including: with respect to a local session contained in a local session list, determining a remote user account corresponding to the local session; and when it is determined that the remote user account is not included in a set particular account list, concealing the local session in the local session list. Through the above method, it is feasible to only add an account of a particular object to the particular account list. In this way, local sessions corresponding to other remote user accounts other than the account of the particular object will be concealed in the local session list, and thus it is convenient for a local user to look for a particular session.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Cong Zhang, Shouchang Wang, Jing Lin, Qiongyao Jin, Cong YU, Zijun Lin
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Patent number: 10348782Abstract: An example method including: with respect to a local session contained in a local session list, determining a remote user account corresponding to the local session; and when it is determined that the remote user account is not included in a set particular account list, concealing the local session in the local session list. Through the above method, it is feasible to only add an account of a particular object to the particular account list. In this way, local sessions corresponding to other remote user accounts other than the account of the particular object will be concealed in the local session list, and thus it is convenient for a local user to look for a particular session.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Dingtalk Holding (Cayman) LimitedInventors: Cong Zhang, Cong Yu, Shouchang Wang, Zijun Lin, Qiongyao Jin, Jing Lin
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Publication number: 20170246592Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for distilling a fluid by exposing the fluid to a porous membrane that includes a surface capable of generating heat. In some embodiments, the heat generated at the surface propagates the distilling of the fluid by converting the fluid to a vapor that flows through the porous membrane and condenses to a distillate. In some embodiments, the surface capable of generating heat is associated with a photo-thermal composition that generates the heat at the surface by converting light energy from a light source to thermal energy. In some embodiments, the photo-thermal composition includes, without limitation, noble metals, semiconducting materials, dielectric materials, carbon-based materials, composite materials, nanocomposite materials, nanoparticles, hydrophilic materials, polymers, fibers, meshes, fiber meshes, hydrogels, hydrogel meshes, nanomaterials, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2015Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: William Marsh Rice UniversityInventors: Qilin Li, Jinjian Wu, Nancy J. Halas, Katherine R. Zodrow, Haoli Guo, Jiarui Xu, Cong Yu
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Patent number: 9720896Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for generating a union table with from stitchable tables. Tables may be extracted from web pages to obtain extracted tables. Stitchable tables may be determined from the extracted tables. Hidden attributes for the stitchable tables may be extracted from the web pages from which the stitchable tables were extracted using segmentation of text for contextual data from the web pages into segment sequences, and alignment of the segment sequences. Iterative pairwise alignment may be used to align the segment sequences and obtain aligned segments. The stitchable tables may be joined into a union table. Hidden attributes from the aligned segments may be added to the union table. Headers for the hidden attributes in the union table may be labeled using a database of entities and class labels.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Fei Wu, Cong Yu, Alon Yitzchak Halevy, Xiao Ling
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Patent number: 9529895Abstract: Method, system, and programs for detecting dynamic relationship and discovering dynamic events. Data from a first data source is first received. At least one dynamic relation candidate is identified and each dynamic relation candidate involves multiple entities. The at least one dynamic relation candidate is identified based on temporal properties with respect to the entities exhibited in the data from the first data source. Dynamic relations are then extracted by corroborating the temporal properties of the entities involved in the at least one dynamic relation candidate with that of the same entities exhibited in data from a second data source. Then, a dynamic event that gives rise to the dynamic relations among different entities is detected.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: EXCALIBUR IP, LLCInventors: Anish Das Sarma, Alpa Jain, Cong Yu
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Publication number: 20160366194Abstract: An example method including: with respect to a local session contained in a local session list, determining a remote user account corresponding to the local session; and when it is determined that the remote user account is not included in a set particular account list, concealing the local session in the local session list. Through the above method, it is feasible to only add an account of a particular object to the particular account list. In this way, local sessions corresponding to other remote user accounts other than the account of the particular object will be concealed in the local session list, and thus it is convenient for a local user to look for a particular session.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Cong Zhang, Cong YU, Shouchang Wang, Zijun Lin, Qiongyao Jin, Jing Lin
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Publication number: 20160223393Abstract: A cylindrical package includes a cylindrical housing; a pedestal at a bottom of a cylindrical space surrounded by the cylindrical housing; an optical splitter in the cylindrical space and over the pedestal; a first photodetector in the cylindrical space and over the pedestal, wherein the first photodetector is configured to be optically coupled to the optical splitter; and a second photodetector in the cylindrical space and over the pedestal, wherein the second photodetector is configured to be optically coupled to the optical splitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Mao-Chieh Hsu, Shih-Lung Hsu, Jia-Cong Yu, Chin-Yin Lan
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Patent number: 9317613Abstract: A system and method is described for large scale entity-specific classification of each entity-specific set of candidates in a collection of candidates for each specific entity in a collection of entities. The collection of entities may comprise a specific category or domain of entities (e.g. schools, restaurants, manufacturers, products, events, people). Candidates may comprise webpages or other resources with resource identifiers. Entity specific sets of candidates may be found by leveraging search engine query results and user interaction therewith for queries based on entity-specific attributes. The relationship(s) or class(es) for which candidate resources are being classified relative to a specific entity may comprise an authoritative, official home page (OHP), or other class (e.g. fan page, review, aggregator) relative to a specific entity. A feature generator generates entity-specific features for candidates.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Sathiya K. Selvaraj, Philip L. Bohannon, Mridul Muralidharan, Cong Yu, Ashwin Machanavajjhala, Arun S. Iyer, Sundararajan Sellamanickam
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Patent number: 9195752Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for providing recommendations to users of a computer-based network of items of potential interest to the users. Items and people of potential interest to users may be determined using obtained word-based social behavior information, semantically-sensitive vocabulary taxonomies, and determined implied topic-specific social networks. The user may be presented with a graphical user interface including the recommendation, an explanation of the rationale relating to the recommendation, and an opportunity for the user to provide feedback relating to the recommendation or the rationale. The feedback may be used to improve future recommendations.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Alban Galland, Ramana Yerneni, Cong Yu
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Patent number: 9151618Abstract: One embodiment accesses two or more photos taken by one or more travelers at one or more destinations and one or more points-of-interest located within the destinations; constructs one or more photo streams for each unique traveler-destination combination, wherein each one of the photo streams comprises two or more of the photos taken by the corresponding traveler at the corresponding destination; maps each one of the photos to one of the points-of-interest; constructs one or more timed paths for each unique traveler-destination combination based on the photo streams and the mapping between the photos and the points-of-interest, wherein each one of the timed paths comprises one or more of the points-of-interest located within the corresponding destination and visited by the corresponding travel; and constructs an itinerary based on a start point-of-interest, an end point-of-interest, a time constraint, and the timed paths.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Munmun De Choudhury, Moran Feldman, Nadav Golbandi, Ronny Lempel, Cong Yu
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Patent number: 9043360Abstract: Method, system, and programs for providing one or more explanations. An inquiry is received via a communication platform where the inquiry is about how a set of entities are related. Information is retrieved from a knowledge storage in accordance with the set of entities and such information describes a plurality of entities and relationships existing among the plurality of entities. Based on such retrieved information, one or more explanations with respect to each relationship by which the set of entities are connected are generated. The one or more explanations are then transmitted as a response to the inquiry.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Lujun Fang, Anish Das Sarma, Cong Yu, Philip Bohannon
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Publication number: 20150074146Abstract: Method, system, and programs for detecting dynamic relationship and discovering dynamic events. Data from a first data source is first received. At least one dynamic relation candidate is identified and each dynamic relation candidate involves multiple entities. The at least one dynamic relation candidate is identified based on temporal properties with respect to the entities exhibited in the data from the first data source. Dynamic relations are then extracted by corroborating the temporal properties of the entities involved in the at least one dynamic relation candidate with that of the same entities exhibited in data from a second data source. Then, a dynamic event that gives rise to the dynamic relations among different entities is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Anish Das Sarma, Alpa Jain, Cong Yu
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Publication number: 20140149036Abstract: One embodiment accesses two or more photos taken by one or more travelers at one or more destinations and one or more points-of-interest located within the destinations; constructs one or more photo streams for each unique traveler-destination combination, wherein each one of the photo streams comprises two or more of the photos taken by the corresponding traveler at the corresponding destination; maps each one of the photos to one of the points-of-interest; constructs one or more timed paths for each unique traveler-destination combination based on the photo streams and the mapping between the photos and the points-of-interest, wherein each one of the timed paths comprises one or more of the points-of-interest located within the corresponding destination and visited by the corresponding travel; and constructs an itinerary based on a start point-of-interest, an end point-of-interest, a time constraint, and the timed paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Munmun De Choudhury, Moran Feldman, Nadav Golbandi, Ronny Lempel, Cong Yu
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Patent number: 8594925Abstract: One embodiment accesses two or more photos taken by one or more travelers at one or more destinations and one or more points-of-interest located within the destinations; constructs one or more photo streams for each unique traveler-destination combination, wherein each one of the photo streams comprises two or more of the photos taken by the corresponding traveler at the corresponding destination; maps each one of the photos to one of the points-of-interest; constructs one or more timed paths for each unique traveler-destination combination based on the photo streams and the mapping between the photos and the points-of-interest, wherein each one of the timed paths comprises one or more of the points-of-interest located within the corresponding destination and visited by the corresponding travel; and constructs an itinerary based on a start point-of-interest, an end point-of-interest, a time constraint, and the timed paths.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Munmum De Choudhury, Moran Feldman, Nadav Golbandi, Ronny Lempel, Cong Yu
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Publication number: 20130085662Abstract: One embodiment accesses two or more photos taken by one or more travelers at one or more destinations and one or more points-of-interest located within the destinations; constructs one or more photo streams for each unique traveler-destination combination, wherein each one of the photo streams comprises two or more of the photos taken by the corresponding traveler at the corresponding destination; maps each one of the photos to one of the points-of-interest; constructs one or more timed paths for each unique traveler-destination combination based on the photo streams and the mapping between the photos and the points-of-interest, wherein each one of the timed paths comprises one or more of the points-of-interest located within the corresponding destination and visited by the corresponding travel; and constructs an itinerary based on a start point-of-interest, an end point-of-interest, a time constraint, and the timed paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: YAHOO! INC.Inventors: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Munmun De Choudhury, Moran Feldman, Nadav Golbandi, Ronny Lempel, Cong Yu
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Patent number: 8412652Abstract: After receipt of a training and execution plan, a trainer operator is automatically trained based on specified training documents so as to generate a new trained operator for extracting information from documents. The new trained operator is a new version of the trainee operator. Both trainee operators are automatically retained for later use in extracting information from one or more unknown documents. After receipt of the training and execution plan, the new trained operator is automatically executed on one or more unknown documents so as to extract information from such one or more unknown documents.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Cong Yu, Mridul Muralidharan, Arun Shankar Iyer, Philip Lewis Bohannon
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Patent number: 8359280Abstract: Methods and apparatus for making recommendations of content items to users of computer systems include compiling a database relating a list of items and corresponding explanations; receiving from a user, through a computer user interface, a request for a recommendation; extracting from the database a preliminary list of items related to the request; identifying distances between the extracted items based on the explanation corresponding to each item; and identifying a subset of the preliminary list to form a recommendation list having a limited number of recommendation results with a desired balance of both high relevancy and high diversity relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Cong Yu, Sihem Amer-Yahia, Laks Lakshmanan
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Patent number: 8309304Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for detecting and/or characterizing a multiple-charged biomolecule comprising a charged d8 or d10 metal complex, wherein the metal complex electrostatically binds to the multiple-charged biomolecule to induce aggregation and self-assembly of the metal complex through metal-metal interactions, ? . . . ? interactions, or a combination of both interactions. The present invention further provides assay methods and kits for label-free optical detection and/or characterization of biomolecules carrying multiple charges, e.g., single-stranded nucleic acids, using a composition comprising a charged d8 or d10 metal complex.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2008Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: The University of Hong KongInventors: Vivian Wing-Wah Yam, Cong Yu, Kenneth Hoi-Yiu Chan, Keith Man-Chung Wong
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Patent number: 8285483Abstract: One embodiment accesses two or more photos taken by one or more travelers at one or more destinations and one or more points-of-interest located within the destinations; constructs one or more photo streams for each unique traveler-destination combination, wherein each one of the photo streams comprises two or more of the photos taken by the corresponding traveler at the corresponding destination; maps each one of the photos to one of the points-of-interest; constructs one or more timed paths for each unique traveler-destination combination based on the photo streams and the mapping between the photos and the points-of-interest, wherein each one of the timed paths comprises one or more of the points-of-interest located within the corresponding destination and visited by the corresponding travel; and constructs an itinerary based on a start point-of-interest, an end point-of-interest, a time constraint, and the timed paths.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2010Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Munmun De Choudhury, Moran Feldman, Nadav Golbandi, Ronny Lempel, Cong Yu