Patents by Inventor Fan MEI

Fan MEI 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).

  • Method and system for connecting users based on a measure of correlation
    Patent number: 10990417
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for connecting users based on a measure of correlation. The method involves receiving a first activity data element associated with a first user, where the first activity data element includes activity information related to a first software application, receiving a second activity data element associated with a second user, where the second activity data element includes activity information related to the first software application, and determining, via a processing unit, a measure of correlation between the first and second activity data elements. The method further involves determining, based on the measure of correlation between the first and second activity data elements, that a connection between the first user and the second user should be facilitated, and facilitating a connection between the first user and the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: Ling Zhi Zhao, Fu Guo Lu, Fan Mei, Leslie Scott Ruskin, Yi Sun, Zhi Gang Yang, Xiao Bing Wang, Qiang Wu, Xuan Yi Li
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING USERS BASED ON A MEASURE OF CORRELATION
    Publication number: 20140068086
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for connecting users based on a measure of correlation. The method involves receiving a first activity data element associated with a first user, where the first activity data element includes activity information related to a first software application, receiving a second activity data element associated with a second user, where the second activity data element includes activity information related to the first software application, and determining, via a processing unit, a measure of correlation between the first and second activity data elements. The method further involves determining, based on the measure of correlation between the first and second activity data elements, that a connection between the first user and the second user should be facilitated, and facilitating a connection between the first user and the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ling Zhi ZHAO, Fu Guo LU, Fan MEI, Leslie Scott RUSKIN, Yi SUN, Zhi Gang YANG, Xiao Bing WANG, Qiang WU, Xuan Yi LI