Patents by Inventor Feng Shao

Feng Shao 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).

  • Publication number: 20190087503
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for indexable and searchable replay of website user behavior. The method includes recording actions of users on a website; grouping the recorded actions into a plurality of sessions; defining a plurality of critical events for at least one webpage of the website, wherein each of the critical events represents a possible action of the users on the at least one webpage; labeling each critical event with a time stamp; receiving a request to replay one of the sessions; and responsive to the request, replaying the one of the sessions according to the time stamps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jinlin WANG, Amod SETLUR, Feng SHAO
  • Patent number: 10156991
    Abstract: In a storage management interface to manage host ports in a computing system having a server and one or more hosts, a user interface is provided to facilitate assigning host ports to an associated host. In one embodiment, the user interface detects unassigned host ports which have not been identified as being assigned to an associated host, and generates a graphical user interface (GUI) page indicating unassigned host ports. User selection of at least one of the unassigned host ports indicated in the GUI page is received as well as user selection of a host to assign to the selected unassigned host ports. Once the assignment is completed, data structures storing host port assignment configuration data are updated to indicate the host assigned to the selected host ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua J. Crawford, Jason L. Peipelman, Feng Shao
  • Publication number: 20180348997
    Abstract: A system for monitoring and stimulating user actions to contents retrieved from a network is disclosed. The system may comprise a set of configurable rules, a rules engine for applying the rules, and a server coupled to an end-user computing device and the network. The server may be configured to associate the end-user computing device to the rules engine and to at least one of the rules, determine at least one of a state of the server, an input at the server, a state of the end-user computing device, or an input at the end-user computing device each associated with at least a portion of the retrieved contents, and execute the associated at least one rule utilizing the associated rules engine to stimulate a user action from the end-user computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Jinlin WANG, Feng SHAO, Amod R. SETLUR
  • Publication number: 20180246733
    Abstract: A method includes determining dimensions of a web browser presenting a webpage, the webpage including an inner container and an outer container. The method modifies dimensions of the outer container of the webpage based upon an associated maximum height value, an associated minimum height value, and an amount of data within the outer container. Responsive to calculating a vertical height of the inner container, assigning a maximum height value and a minimum height value to the inner container. The method modifies dimensions of the inner container to a minimum height for the web browser to present the data of the webpage, based on the assigned maximum height value and minimum height value of the inner container. The method augments the web browser to include a scrollbar based on the modified dimensions of the outer container and the modified dimensions of the inner container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Feng Shao, Wei Ping Tu, Jin Yin
  • Publication number: 20180246734
    Abstract: A method includes determining dimensions of a web browser presenting a webpage, the webpage including an inner container and an outer container. The method modifies dimensions of the outer container of the webpage based upon an associated maximum height value, an associated minimum height value, and an amount of data within the outer container. Responsive to calculating a vertical height of the inner container, assigning a maximum height value and a minimum height value to the inner container. The method modifies dimensions of the inner container to a minimum height for the web browser to present the data of the webpage, based on the assigned maximum height value and minimum height value of the inner container. The method augments the web browser to include a scrollbar based on the modified dimensions of the outer container and the modified dimensions of the inner container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Feng Shao, Wei Ping Tu, Jin Yin
  • Publication number: 20170109100
    Abstract: In a storage management interface to manage host ports in a computing system having a server and one or more hosts, a user interface is provided to facilitate assigning host ports to an associated host. In one embodiment, the user interface detects unassigned host ports which have not been identified as being assigned to an associated host, and generates a graphical user interface (GUI) page indicating unassigned host ports. User selection of at least one of the unassigned host ports indicated in the GUI page is received as well as user selection of a host to assign to the selected unassigned host ports. Once the assignment is completed, data structures storing host port assignment configuration data are updated to indicate the host assigned to the selected host ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Joshua J. Crawford, Jason L. Peipelman, Feng Shao
  • Publication number: 20170093645
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed that enable collection of various types of data from cloud computing services and the generation of various dashboards and visualizations to view information about collections of cloud computing resources. A user can configure collection of data from one or more cloud computing services and view visualizations using an application platform referred to herein as a cloud computing management application. A cloud computing management application further may be configured to generate and cause display of interactive topology map representations of cloud computing resources based on the collected data, where an interactive topology map enables users to view an intuitive visualization of a collection of computing resources, efficiently cause performance of actions with respect to various resources displayed in the topology map, and analyze the collection of resources in ways that are not possible using conventional cloud computing service management consoles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Qianjie Zhong, Geng Qin, Ting Wang, Min Zhang, Micah Delfino, Jef Beles, Randy Young, Cary Noel, Feng Shao, Dritan Bitincka
  • Publication number: 20170083585
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed that enable a data intake and query system to generate and cause display of circular timelines of timestamped event data. As used herein, a circular timeline generally refers to a graphical display of timestamped events stored by a data intake and query system, wherein the timestamped events may be displayed as arcs of one or more concentric circles and located in a circular timeline area according to a chronological ordering associated with the events. One or more display attributes of each arc may further depend on other data associated with the corresponding events. For example, each arc of a circular time may be displayed at a particular radial distance, with a particular thickness, using a particular shading and/or color, etc., depending on various data values associated with the one or more events represented by the arc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Chen, Min Zhang, Feng Shao, Qianjie Zhong, Geng Qin, D. Randall Young, Roy Zhang, Aaron Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170085446
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed that enable collection of various types of data from cloud computing services and the generation of various dashboards and visualizations to view information about collections of cloud computing resources. A user can configure collection of data from one or more cloud computing services and view visualizations using an application platform referred to herein as a cloud computing management application. A cloud computing management application further may be configured to generate and cause display of interactive topology map representations of cloud computing resources based on the collected data, where an interactive topology map enables users to view an intuitive visualization of a collection of computing resources, efficiently cause performance of actions with respect to various resources displayed in the topology map, and analyze the collection of resources in ways that are not possible using conventional cloud computing service management consoles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Qianjie Zhong, Geng Qin, Min Zhang, D. Randall Young, Feng Shao
  • Publication number: 20160196256
    Abstract: A user-defined, structured input which identifies a column in a database and includes an active input associated with the column is received via a UI. A format-related, context-sensitive rule which applies to the active input is determined including by determining an expected format for the active input based at least in part on the format of the column in the database. Guidance associated with satisfying the rule is provided in real time via the UI. This includes displaying format assistance associated with the rule (by identifying the expected format and/or automatically configuring the UI so that the active input has a format which matches the expected format) and/or displaying format validation associated with the rule, including by indicating whether the format of the active input matches the expected format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kai Chen, Ping Chen, Michael John Dutch, Bo Chen, Christopher Hercules Claudatos, Feng Shao
  • Patent number: 9317189
    Abstract: A user-defined, structured input is received via an element included in a user interface. In real time, an active input from the user-defined, structured input is selected based at least in part on context associated with the user interface. A context-sensitive rule that applies to the active input is determined. Guidance associated with the active input and the context-sensitive rule is provided in real time via the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Kai Chen, Ping Chen, Michael John Dutch, Bo Chen, Christopher Hercules Claudatos, Feng Shao
  • Publication number: 20160063376
    Abstract: A method for obtaining user traits. In response to a first kind of data of a target user not being sufficient to obtain a trait of the target user, a second kind of data of the target user is collected, where the first kind of data and the second kind of data are different kinds of data. Based on the second kind of data, one or more reference users similar to the target user are determined. Based on the first kind of data of the reference users, the trait of the target user is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Hang Chen, Lin Luo, Ying-xin Pan, Ke Feng Shao, Shiwan Zhao
  • Patent number: 9094665
    Abstract: A digital watermarking based method for objectively evaluating quality of stereo image includes: at transmitting terminal, extracting characteristics of the left-view image and the right-view image of an undistorted stereo image in DCT domain and embedding digital watermarking obtained by processing quantization coding on the characteristics into the DCT domain; at a receiving terminal, detecting the digital watermarking embedded in the distorted stereo image and processing decoding and inverse quantization to extract the embedded characteristics of the left-view image and the right-view image of the stereo image, obtaining a stereo perception value and a view quality value of the distorted stereo image according to the embedded characteristics, and finally obtaining an objective quality score of the distorted stereo image utilizing a support vector regression model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Ningbo University
    Inventors: Gangyi Jiang, Wujie Zhou, Mei Yu, Feng Shao, Zongju Peng, Fen Chen, Xiaodong Wang, Fucui Li
  • Patent number: 9036901
    Abstract: A method for color correction of a pair of colorful stereo microscope images is provided, which transmits the color information of the foreground areas and the background area of the reference image to the aberrated image separately for avoiding transmission error of the color information of the varied areas of the pair of the images, thus sufficiently improves the accuracy of the color correction, reduces the difference between the color of the reference image and the color of the aberrated image, and well prepares for the stereo matching of the pair of colorful stereo microscope images as well as for the three-dimensional reconstruction and three-dimensional measurement; on the other hand, during the correction, the correcting procedure is provided automatically without manual work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Ningbo University
    Inventors: Gangyi Jiang, Xiangjun Liu, Mei Yu, Feng Shao, Zongju Peng, Yigang Wang
  • Patent number: 9019487
    Abstract: A method for detecting a parfocality of a zoom-stereo microscope includes: acquiring four highest definitions corresponding to a plurality of images with a cooperation of four definition judging functions, acquiring a relatively clearest position according to the four highest definitions, comparing a definition in the relatively clearest position with a definition in a parfocal position to judge whether the relatively clearest position is the parfocal position, then adjusting a magnification of the zoom-stereo microscope to acquire the parfocal positions at a finite number of the discrete magnifications, and finally fitting a parfocal curve at the continuous magnifications. The method according to the present invention implements a parfocality detection of the stereo microscope automatically and effectively and increases a productivity, and has a high detecting precision. In addition, the method according to the present invention has a good robustness, so that users needn't intervene and adjust frequently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Ningbo University
    Inventors: Gangyi Jiang, Yigang Wang, Mei Yu, Zongju Peng, Feng Shao
  • Patent number: 9018242
    Abstract: Provided are acid addition salts of (Z)—N-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-2-methyl-7-(1,2 -dihydro-5-fluoro-2-oxo-3H-indol-3-ylidene)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-indol-3-carboxamide, wherein the salt comprising at least one of a number of salts including L-malate, hydrochloride, phosphate, L-tartrate, benzenesulfonate, sulfate, methanesulfonate, succinate, citrate, fumarate, p-toluenesulfonate, hydrobromate, L-mandelate, lactate, acetate or maleate salt. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the salt compounds, and a method of treatment by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the salt compounds as preparation of medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical R&D Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Feng Tang, Qiu Jin, Wei Li, Tian Zhu, Yang Hu, Feng Shao
  • Publication number: 20150093016
    Abstract: A digital watermarking based method for objectively evaluating quality of stereo image includes: at transmitting terminal, extracting characteristics of the left-view image and the right-view image of an undistorted stereo image in DCT domain and embedding digital watermarking obtained by processing quantization coding on the characteristics into the DCT domain; at a receiving terminal, detecting the digital watermarking embedded in the distorted stereo image and processing decoding and inverse quantization to extract the embedded characteristics of the left-view image and the right-view image of the stereo image, obtaining a stereo perception value and a view quality value of the distorted stereo image according to the embedded characteristics, and finally obtaining an objective quality score of the distorted stereo image utilizing a support vector regression model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Ningbo University
    Inventors: Gangyi Jiang, Wujie Zhou, Mei Yu, Feng Shao, Zongju Peng, Fen Chen, Xiaodong Wang, Fucui Li
  • Patent number: 8953873
    Abstract: A method for objectively evaluating quality of a stereo image is provided. The method obtains a cyclopean image of a stereo image formed in the human visual system by simulating a process that the human visual system deals with the stereo image. The cyclopean image includes three areas: an occlusion area, a binocular fusion area and a binocular suppression area. Representing characteristics of the image according to the singular value of the image has a strong stability. According characteristics of different areas of the human visual system while dealing with the cyclopean image, the distortion degree of the cyclopean image corresponding to the testing stereo image is presented by the singular value distance between cyclopean images respectively corresponding to the testing stereo image and the reference stereo image, in such a manner that an overall visual quality of the testing stereo image is finally evaluated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ningbo University
    Inventors: Gangyi Jiang, Junming Zhou, Mei Yu, Fucui Li, Zongju Peng, Feng Shao
  • Patent number: 8912555
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a circuit board with a layout layer and a die bonding area. At least one positive endpoint, negative endpoint and function endpoint are disposed on the layout layer. At least one semiconductor light-emitting chip is disposed within the die bonding area, and is electrically coupled to the positive endpoint, the negative endpoint and the function endpoint to facilitate various connection configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Phostek, Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Feng Shao, Heng Liu, Jinn Kong Sheu
  • Patent number: 8913848
    Abstract: A microscopic image fusion method based on region growing judges the fuzzy degree of the microscopic image and determines the fuzzy seed block by evaluating the definition of every image block in the microscopic image. Then, the fuzzy region and clear region are exactly segmented by region growing and are marked. Finally, a clear and high-quality microscopic image, fused by a plurality of microscopic images, is obtained. Due to the combination of the definition evaluation of the microscopic image, and segmentation of the fuzzy region and clear region by region growing, the fusion results of the microscopic image of the present invention show great advantages at the subjective human perception and the objective evaluation. Furthermore, the present invention has simple calculation and stable result, is easy to be implemented and adapted for fusing the digital optical microscopic images which are shot by shallow depth of field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Ningbo University
    Inventors: Gangyi Jiang, Cuixia Bai, Mei Yu, Yigang Wang, Zongju Peng, Feng Shao