Patents by Inventor Dongmei Zhang
Dongmei Zhang 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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Publication number: 20240029327Abstract: A computing apparatus of an insight interfacing system receives from a user a request for a dataset comprising a plurality of subspaces of a multi-dimensional data structure. Insights are received based on the received request then presented on a display device. Also, a chart may be presented based on the received request. The computing apparatus receives a selection of at least a portion of the presented one or more insights or a portion of the chart, then receives contextual insights based on the selected portion and presents the contextual insights on the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Zhitao HOU, Haidong ZHANG, Dongmei ZHANG, Rui DING, Shi HAN
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Publication number: 20240003517Abstract: An LED lighting device includes a seat, a light source, an electric power source and an optical assembly. The seat has a baseplate, a sidewall and an end wall. The first end of the sidewall connects to a periphery of the baseplate and forms a chamber with the baseplate, the second end of the sidewall connects to the end wall and forms a receiving space with the end wall. The chamber is separated from the receiving space by the sidewall. The light source is disposed in the chamber and attached to a surface of the baseplate. The light source comprises a plurality of LED arrays. The electric power source is disposed in the receiving space and the optical assembly is disposed on the light source. The optical assembly comprises a plurality of first optical members and a plurality of second optical members corresponding to the first optical members. Each one of the first optical members covers one of the LED arrays.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: MINGBIN WANG, ZHICHAO ZHANG, DONGMEI ZHANG, JIFENG XU, TAO JIANG, KUAN LIN
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Publication number: 20230418873Abstract: A set of adversarial training examples for training a query interpreter are generated by: obtaining a target data table for a natural language query; identifying a primary entity of the target data table; for a target domain of the target data table, generating a set of candidate identifiers that are each semantically associated with an identifier of the target domain; for each candidate identifier, providing a premise-hypothesis pair to an NLI model to generate an entailment score; selecting a first subset of candidate identifiers from among the set of candidate identifiers based on the entailment score generated for each premise-hypothesis pair; for each candidate identifier of the first subset, applying the candidate identifier to an instance of the target data table as a table perturbation to generate a perturbed data table; and outputting each perturbed data table as part of an adversarial training example.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yan GAO, Jianguang LOU, Dongmei ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230417375Abstract: The fixing structure includes a first structure part and a second structure part. The first structure part is capable of sleeving over an end of the LED tube lamp and engages with the second structure part. The first structure part includes: a receiving opening capable of being inserted by the end of the LED tube lamp; a position through hole penetrating a back wall of the receiving opening, an area of the position through hole on the back wall being smaller than an area of the bottom wall of the receiving opening, the position through hole capable of engaging with a position part on the end of the LED tube lamp; at least two pins disposed on an outer surface of the back wall; and two convex walls disposed on two opposite outer surfaces of the first structure part. Each of the convex wall forms a coupling structure with the first structure part. The second structure part includes a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Haitao Wu, Aiming Xiong, Junren Chen, Haibo You, Yueqiang Zhang, Guangdong Wang, Yingxu Liu, Dongmei Zhang, Mingbin Wang
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Publication number: 20230408046Abstract: The LED lighting device includes a seat comprising a baseplate and a sidewall, the sidewall forming a chamber with the baseplate; a light source disposed in the chamber and attached to a surface of the baseplate, the light source comprising a plurality of LED arrays; an electric power source disposed in the chamber and electrically connecting to the light source and an optical assembly disposed on the light source. The optical assembly comprises an optical unit and an installing unit, the installing unit connects to the periphery of the optical unit, wherein the optical unit comprises a plurality of first optical members and a plurality of second optical members, one of the first optical members covers one of the LED arrays and the second optical members interposed between two adjacent first optical members.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: MINGBIN WANG, ZHICHAO ZHANG, DONGMEI ZHANG, JIFENG XU, TAO JIANG, KUAN LIN
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Publication number: 20230394071Abstract: According to implementations of the subject matter described herein, there is proposed a solution for automatic analysis of a difference between multi-dimensional datasets. In this solution, an analysis request is received for a first dataset and a second dataset, each of which including data items corresponding to a plurality of dimensions. In response to the analysis request, data items corresponding to a first dimension in the first and second datasets are compared. Based on the comparison, a first set of influence factors associated with the first dimension are determined, each influence factor indicating a reason for a difference between the first and second datasets from a respective perspective. An analysis result related to the difference between the first and second datasets is presented based on the first set of influence factors. In this way, it is possible to achieve automatic and efficient analysis of the difference between the different datasets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Rui DING, Zhouyu FU, Shi HAN, Haidong ZHANG, Dongmei ZHANG
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Patent number: 11836445Abstract: A solution for spreadsheet table transformation is provided. In this solution, one or more header areas and a data area of a spreadsheet table are detected. A hierarchical structure of each of the header areas is determined by analysis of cell merging and/or indents in the header area, and/or a function relationship between data items in corresponding cells of the data area. The spreadsheet table can be transformed to a relational table based on recognition of the hierarchical structure of the header area. In this way, by facilitating understanding of header structures based on the header hierarchy, it is possible to achieve automated transformation from spreadsheet tables to relational tables.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Haoyu Dong, Shi Han, Dongmei Zhang, Jennifer M. Halberstam, Xiao Lyu
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Publication number: 20230368068Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for training and implementing pipeline error detection models to facilitate automated detection of data quality (DQ) issues within recurring data pipelines. For example, systems described herein involve training a pipeline error detection model by first constructing a plurality of DQ constraints for a recurring data pipeline based on ranges of values observed over a history of pipeline executions. The systems may further train the model to predict DQ issues by synthetically applying data variants to historical executions of the recurring data pipeline or to data pipelines having similar characteristics thereto. Once trained, the pipeline error detection model(s) can be applied to new executions of the data pipeline as they become available to quickly and efficiently predict whether a given execution includes a predicted DQ issue therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Yeye HE, Weiwei CUI, Song GE, Haidong ZHANG, Shi HAN, Dongmei ZHANG, Surajit CHAUDHURI
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Patent number: 11816769Abstract: A computing apparatus of an insight interfacing system receives from a user a request for a dataset comprising a plurality of subspaces of a multi-dimensional data structure. Insights are received based on the received request then presented on a display device. Also, a chart may be presented based on the received request. The computing apparatus receives a selection of at least a portion of the presented one or more insights or a portion of the chart, then receives contextual insights based on the selected portion and presents the contextual insights on the display device.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Zhitao Hou, Haidong Zhang, Dongmei Zhang, Rui Ding, Shi Han
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Patent number: 11809422Abstract: Automatically identifying insights from a dataset and presenting the insights graphically and in natural language text ranked by importance is provided. Different data types and structures in the dataset are automatic recognized and matched with a corresponding specific analysis type. The data is analyzed according to the determined corresponding analysis types, and insights form the analysis are automatically identified. The insights within a given insight type and between insight types are ranked and presented in order of importance. Insights include those having multiple pipelined attributes and other insights include multiple insights identified as having some relationship for the included insights.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Rui Ding, Shi Han, Dongmei Zhang
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Patent number: 11781736Abstract: An LED lighting device includes a seat, an optical assembly and a light source, according to one embodiment of the present invention. The seat has a baseplate and a sidewall. A chamber is formed between the baseplate and the sidewall. The optical assembly completely covers a light-emitting side of the LED lighting device. The light source is disposed in the chamber of the seat and includes multiple LED arrays. Each of the LED arrays includes an LED chip. The optical assembly includes an optical unit. The optical unit includes multiple first optical members and multiple second optical members corresponding to the first optical members. The LED arrays correspond to the first optical members. Each of the second optical members includes a set of optical walls. The set of optical walls surrounds one of the first optical members.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., LtdInventors: Mingbin Wang, Zhichao Zhang, Dongmei Zhang, Jifeng Xu, Tao Jiang, Kuan Lin
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Publication number: 20230316604Abstract: In accordance with the implementations of the subject matter described herein, there is provided a solution for reusing infographics. In this solution, a group of visual element units is determined from a visual element set comprised in the original infographic. A visual element unit in the group represents an information item in the original infographic. A first correlation between a visual element contained in the visual element unit and the information item and a second correlation between the visual element unit and a further visual element unit in the group are determined. A description for the original infographic is generated based on the first and second correlations. A target infographic is generated by updating the group of visual element units at least based on the description and the target information. In this way, infographics can be converted into reusable templates, thereby simplifying reuse of such infographics and improving user experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Weiwei CUI, Jinpeng WANG, He Huang, Yun Wang, Haidong Zhang, Chin-Yew LIN, Dongmei ZHANG
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Patent number: 11777716Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a key exchange method and apparatus. A network device acquires a first key, and sends a message including the first key to a second user equipment, so that the second user equipment uses, when communicating with a first user equipment by using a D2D link, the first key to protect transmitted information.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dongmei Zhang, Jing Chen
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Publication number: 20230306035Abstract: According to implementations of the subject matter described herein, there is provided a solution for automatic recommendation of analysis for a dataset. In this solution, dimension feature information of dimensions of a dataset and operation feature information of candidate analysis operations are extracted. Respective metrics of candidate combinations of the dimensions and candidate analysis operations being suitable for defining an analysis pattern for the dataset are determined based on the dimension and operation feature information. The analysis pattern comprises at least one dimension to be analyzed and at least one analysis operation to be performed on the at least one dimension. A recommendation on an analysis pattern for the dataset is provided based on the determined respective metrics, to indicate a candidate combination. In this way, it is possible to assess and provide a suitable analysis pattern for a given dataset, thereby facilitating quick completion of the data analysis task.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2020Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Mengyu Zhou, Shi HAN, Dongmei ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230304651Abstract: The present invention provides an LED illumination device, including: a light source carrier including a base, an accommodating space formed on the base; a light emitting unit including a light emitter and a lamp board fixed to the light source carrier; and an optical member covering or at least partially covering the light emitting unit. The light emitting unit and the optical member are both disposed in the accommodating space. The optical member includes a first light distribution unit and a second light distribution unit. At least 70% of a luminous flux generated by the light emitter in operation is directly emitted from the LED illumination device through the second light distribution unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Mingbin Wang, Zhichao Zhang, Tao Jiang, Chen-kun Chen, Dongmei Zhang
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Patent number: 11734317Abstract: According to implementations of the subject matter described herein, there is proposed a solution for automatic analysis of a difference between multi-dimensional datasets. In this solution, an analysis request is received for a first dataset and a second dataset, each of which including data items corresponding to a plurality of dimensions. In response to the analysis request, data items corresponding to a first dimension in the first and second datasets are compared. Based on the comparison, a first set of influence factors associated with the first dimension are determined, each influence factor indicating a reason for a difference between the first and second datasets from a respective perspective. An analysis result related to the difference between the first and second datasets is presented based on the first set of influence factors. In this way, it is possible to achieve automatic and efficient analysis of the difference between the different datasets.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Rui Ding, Zhouyu Fu, Shi Han, Haidong Zhang, Dongmei Zhang
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Publication number: 20230214597Abstract: According to implementations of the subject matter described herein, a clause-based semantic parsing solution is provided. In the solution, a first clause with independent semantics is determined from a target statement. The target statement is converted to a first intermediate statement based on a first logical representation corresponding to the first clause. Subsequently, at least one logical representation corresponding to at least part of semantics of the first intermediate statement is determined. The first logical representation and the at least one logical representation may be used to determine a target logical representation corresponding to semantics of the target statement. Therefore, more accurate semantic parsing can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Zeqi Lin, JianGuang LOU, Dongmei ZHANG
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Patent number: 11687226Abstract: A computing device running a tool for visually exploring datasets receives a request for a dataset comprising a plurality of subspaces of a multi-dimensional data structure and in response to receiving a user selection of a data point associated with the dataset, presents a visualization of the calculations associated with the selected data point. The tool allows the user to select one of the calculations, thus causing presentation of a visualization of the selected calculation. A semantic graphical feature is incorporated into the visualization of the selected calculation depending upon a type of the calculation.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Zhitao Hou, Haidong Zhang, Dongmei Zhang
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Publication number: 20230180679Abstract: The present disclosure provides a simplified cotton cultivation method relying on setting bolls on VBs. Not only can the method form seed cotton yield and increase the yield by at least 10% compared with conventional manual pruning or no-prune technique, but also eliminate pruning and topping. The method is a new, simple and feasible simplified cotton cultivation method. The simplified cotton cultivation method relying on setting bolls on VBs includes the following steps: heading a cotton plant to retain only VBs when cotton grows to squaring stage, namely cutting off the first fruiting branch and an upper main stem thereof from the cotton plant after squaring, and only retaining the vegetative branches for growth and development, squaring, flowering, and setting bolls.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: HEZHONG DONG, JUNJUN NIE, YANJUN ZHANG, JIANLONG DAI, ZHENGPENG CUI, DONGMEI ZHANG, LIJIE ZHAN
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Publication number: 20230179501Abstract: According to implementations of the subject matter described herein, there is provided a solution of providing a health index of a service. In this solution, a plurality of incident information sets associated with a plurality of services are obtained. The plurality of services are provisioned in a computing environment. An incident information set indicates at least one incident reported during operation of a service. Respective health indices are determined for the plurality of services based on respective ones of the plurality of incident information sets and a health classification policy. The respective health indices indicate respective health statuses of the plurality of services and being determined from a same health index range. Through unified use of incident information, the determined health indices can indicate universal and consistent health statuses for different services.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Yu Kang, Rulei Yu, Bo Qiao, Pu Zhao, Qingwei Lin, Jian Sun, Li Yang, Xiaofeng Gao, Pochian LEE, Dongmei ZHANG, Zhangwei Xu, Liqun Li, Xu ZHANG