Patents by Inventor Frank Liu
Frank Liu 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: 10867221Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content generating, hosting and/or providing system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for automatic discovery of high quality digital content. According to embodiments, the present disclosure describes improved computer system and methods directed to analyzing raw image data, such as features and descriptors of images in order to identify a high quality image(s). Such images can be identified from a database of images, and such images can be identified in real-time, or near real-time during the capture of an image(s) by a camera.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.Inventors: Simon Kayode Osindero, Frank Liu, Gerry Pesavento, Miriam Redi, Lucca Maria Aiello, Anastasia Alexeevna Svetlichnaya
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Publication number: 20200381071Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of simulating a memory-based communication protocol for testing a simulated device. The method includes storing data in known locations of a host data buffer, where the host data buffer is implemented in a shared memory space, executing instructions of a first program to store a command in the shared memory space using a data structure including an index, an ID, and a memory location, executing instructions of a second program to read the command from the host data buffer, access the data in the shared memory space to perform an operation defined by the ID using the data, where a location of the data is indicated by the index, and send a completion indicator to the first program after the operation is complete.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Donald ORGAN, Frank LIU, JR.
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Publication number: 20200378819Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for determining an accurate flow rate based on limited observations are provided. Aspects include receiving a limited sample of flow rate data associated with a test site of a test river. Aspects also include determining topographical characteristics of the test site. Aspects also include determining a plurality of similar tested sites and generating a test site rating curve based on a combination of the limited sample of flow rate data and sufficient flow rate data associated with one or more of the plurality of similar tested sites. Aspects also include obtaining a stage reading associated with the test site from a sensor disposed at the test site. Aspects also include determining a flow rate of the test site based on the stage reading and the test site rating curve.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Frank Liu, Cheng-Wei Yu, Vincent Moriarty
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Publication number: 20200364611Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises: inputting into an autoencoder sets of input samples, each of the sets of input samples comprising: a reference input sample of a reference dataset and one or more target input samples of one or more target datasets, the autoencoder being trained using the reference dataset. The autoencoder generates a respective set of outputs for each set of the input samples to thereby form one or more respective sets of outputs, each of the one or more sets of outputs comprising the reference output and the one or more target outputs for a respective set of input samples; and determining the similarity of each of the one or more target datasets to the reference dataset by comparing each of the one or more target outputs to respective target input samples of each of the sets of input samples.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2019Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Minsik CHO, Frank LIU, Inseok HWANG
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Publication number: 20200233747Abstract: A simulation model recovery method, system, and computer program product include initiating a simulation model, during an operation of a model, periodically writing a solution space of the model to a checkpoint restart file, during an operation of the model, periodically writing diagnostic information on model progression to a log file, detecting a failure of the model, based on the log of the model, determining a time of the failure, based on the model outputs and restart files, determining a period of a numerical instability preceding the failure, selecting a checkpoint of the model preceding the period of the numerical instability, based on the numerical instability and diagnostic information in log files, modifying a configuration of the model, and restarting the model based on the selected checkpoint and the modified configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Fearghal O'donncha, Ernesto Arandia, Eli Michael Dow, Frank Liu, Campbell D Watson
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Publication number: 20200167338Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving an example in a blockchain network, distributing the example to a plurality of endorsing peers of the blockchain network, performing, by one or more of the endorsing peers, automated analysis of the example to determine an inference for the example, determining if there is a consensus of inference amongst the plurality of endorsing peers, and committing the example to a blockchain of the blockchain network when there is a consensus of inference.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Bishop C. Brock, Frank Liu, Thomas S. Hubregtsen
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Publication number: 20200167682Abstract: A method, computer program product and computer system to generate safety alerts is provided. A processor retrieves a plurality of measurements associated with a location. A processor determines a set of features based on the plurality of measurements. A processor identifies a set of membership functions for the set of features. A processor determines a safety index for the body of water based on the set of membership functions and one or more input value ranges for the set of features. In response to the safety index being above a threshold value, a processor sends an alert to one or more users regarding the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: CAMPBELL D. WATSON, ELI M. DOW, FRANK LIU, FEARGHAL O'DONNCHA, ERNESTO ARANDIA
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Publication number: 20200110993Abstract: Authenticity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) results may be verified by creating, for an AI system, from a plurality of original inputs to form a plurality of original inference results, a plurality of original signatures of representative elements of an internal state of the AI system constructed from each individual original inference result of the plurality of original inference results. During deployment of the AI system, a matching of a plurality of deployment time inference results with a plurality of deployment time signatures, to the plurality of original signatures and the plurality of original inference results, may be verified.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2018Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Frank Liu, Bishop Brock, Thomas S. Hubregtsen
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Patent number: 10237349Abstract: A method, system, and computer-program product for the organization and maintenance of aggregated social media information are disclosed. The system includes one or more processors, a network interface coupled thereto, and one or more one or more digital content databases stored in a computer-readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors. The network interface provides access to the one or more digital content databases under the control of the one or more processors. The one or more one or more digital content databases comprises one or more post tables, one or more event tables, and one or more place tables. The one or more post tables, the one or more event tables, and the one or more place tables comprise one or more references to one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Providence IP, LLCInventors: Frank Liu, Roberto M. Ramirez
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Patent number: 10200503Abstract: A method, system, and computer-program product for analysis and use of aggregated social media information are disclosed. The method includes creating a new geometric shape and determining whether the new geometric shape overlaps an existing geometric shape. The new geometric shape is created using new polytope information, the new polytope information describes a new polytope, and the new geometric shape corresponds to the new polytope. The existing geometric shape corresponds to an existing polytope.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Providence IP, LLCInventors: Frank Liu, Roberto M. Ramirez
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Patent number: 10135932Abstract: A method, system, and computer-program product for digital content delivery within a multi-dimensional space are disclosed. The method includes obtaining location information (where the location information represents a location in an n-dimensional space, and the location information is associated with a user, at least in part, by a device associated with the user), identifying a geometric shape of a plurality of geometric shapes (where the geometric shape is identified, at least in part, using at least a portion of the location information), determining whether the location is within a polytope corresponding to the geometric shape, and, in response to a determination that the location within the polytope, delivering digital content using the device. Each of the plurality of geometric shapes is, at least in part, within the n-dimensional space. The determining uses at least a portion of the at least the portion of the location information.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Inventors: Frank Liu, Henrik Nicolas Hauge
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Patent number: 9775009Abstract: An approach for coordinating a communication response is described. A response coordination platform determines delivery of a notification to at least one device associated with a user. The response coordination platform further determines, based on the delivery, messaging content, a user specified response time, or a combination thereof for generating a message for responding to the notification. The response coordination platform then generates, based on the response time, at least one instruction for triggering an alert, a communication session, or a combination thereof by the at least one device associated with the user, other devices associated with the user, a device that sent the notification, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Cellco PartnershipInventors: Sethumadhav Bendi, Guangxin Frank Liu, Chi Kit Ben Lo
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Publication number: 20170255845Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content generating, hosting and/or providing system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for automatic discovery of high quality digital content. According to embodiments, the present disclosure describes improved computer system and methods directed to analyzing raw image data, such as features and descriptors of images in order to identify a high quality image(s). Such images can be identified from a database of images, and such images can be identified in real-time, or near real-time during the capture of an image(s) by a camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Simon Kayode Osindero, Frank Liu, Gerry Pesavento, Miriam Redi, Lucca Maria Aiello, Anastasia Alexeevna Svetlichnaya
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Patent number: 9672445Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content generating, hosting and/or providing system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for automatic discovery of high quality digital content. According to embodiments, the present disclosure describes improved computer system and methods directed to analyzing raw image data, such as features and descriptors of images in order to identify a high quality image(s). Such images can be identified from a database of images, and such images can be identified in real-time, or near real-time during the capture of an image(s) by a camera.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: YAHOO! INC.Inventors: Simon Kayode Osindero, Frank Liu, Gerry Pesavento, Miriam Redi, Lucca Maria Aiello, Anastasia Alexeevna Svetlichnaya
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Patent number: 9640175Abstract: Systems and methods are described for adding entries to a custom lexicon used by a speech recognition engine of a speech interface in response to user interaction with the speech interface. In one embodiment, a speech signal is obtained when the user speaks a name of a particular item to be selected from among a finite set of items. If a phonetic description of the speech signal is not recognized by the speech recognition engine, then the user is presented with a means for selecting the particular item from among the finite set of items by providing input in a manner that does not include speaking the name of the item. After the user has selected the particular item via the means for selecting, the phonetic description of the speech signal is stored in association with a text description of the particular item in the custom lexicon.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2011Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Wei-Ting Frank Liu, Andrew Lovitt, Stefanie Tomko, Yun-Cheng Ju
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Publication number: 20170039452Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in a content generating, hosting and/or providing system supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for automatic discovery of high quality digital content. According to embodiments, the present disclosure describes improved computer system and methods directed to analyzing raw image data, such as features and descriptors of images in order to identify a high quality image(s). Such images can be identified from a database of images, and such images can be identified in real-time, or near real-time during the capture of an image(s) by a camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Simon Kayode Osindero, Frank Liu, Gerry Pesavento, Miriam Redi, Lucca Maria Aiello, Anastasia Alexeevna Svetlichnaya
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Patent number: 9194797Abstract: A system includes a moisture analyzer configured to detect moisture in a process gas. The moisture analyzer includes an absorption cell that encloses and conducts the process gas. The moisture analyzer also includes a pressure control device that may reduce a pressure of the process gas inside the absorption cell. The moisture analyzer includes a light emitting device that may transmit light through the process gas inside the absorption cell, as well as a photodetector that may detect an intensity of the light transmitted through the process gas and exiting the absorption cell.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Xiaoyong Frank Liu, Yufeng Huang, Gary S. Parece, Anthony Kowal, Chong Tao
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Publication number: 20150312731Abstract: An approach for coordinating a communication response is described. A response coordination platform determines delivery of a notification to at least one device associated with a user. The response coordination platform further determines, based on the delivery, messaging content, a user specified response time, or a combination thereof for generating a message for responding to the notification. The response coordination platform then generates, based on the response time, at least one instruction for triggering an alert, a communication session, or a combination thereof by the at least one device associated with the user, other devices associated with the user, a device that sent the notification, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2014Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon WirelessInventors: Sethumadhav BENDI, Guangxin Frank LIU, Chi Kit Ben LO
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Publication number: 20150177131Abstract: A system includes a moisture analyzer configured to detect moisture in a process gas. The moisture analyzer includes an absorption cell that encloses and conducts the process gas. The moisture analyzer also includes a pressure control device that may reduce a pressure of the process gas inside the absorption cell. The moisture analyzer includes a light emitting device that may transmit light through the process gas inside the absorption cell, as well as a photodetector that may detect an intensity of the light transmitted through the process gas and exiting the absorption cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Xiaoyong Frank Liu, Yufeng Huang, Gary S. Parece, Anthony Kowal, Chong Tao
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Patent number: 8990071Abstract: A method for managing an interaction of a calling party to a communication partner is provided. The method includes automatically determining if the communication partner expects DTMF input. The method also includes translating speech input to one or more DTMF tones and communicating the one or more DTMF tones to the communication partner, if the communication partner expects DTMF input.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yun-Cheng Ju, Stefanie Tomko, Frank Liu, Ivan Tashev