Patents by Inventor Guolai MA

Guolai MA 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).

  • Patent number: 11232420
    Abstract: A voice broadcast method includes: acquiring at least one piece of voice information; delivering the at least one piece of voice information to a voice broadcast device, wherein, the at least one piece of voice information includes voice identification information and a voice content; determining a first voice content to be broadcast by the voice broadcast device, wherein the first voice content is included in the at least one piece of voice information stored at the voice broadcast device; and sending, to the voice broadcast device, a first voice identification information corresponding to the first voice content, wherein the first voice identification information is used by the voice broadcast device to obtain the first voice content stored at the voice broadcast device, and to broadcast the first voice content when a preset voice broadcast condition is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yicong Fan, Tian Chen, Guolai Ma, Liang Zhang, Han Mei, Bei Liu, Yong He
  • Patent number: 11216832
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: obtaining first environmental factor data of a first time period and first historical payment data of a target Internet of Things (IoT) device in the first time period, in which the first time period is before a first time point; obtaining second environmental factor data of a second time period that is after the first time point; and obtaining a prediction, using a neural network model, operating on at least one computing device, of an estimated statistical distribution of one or more users who execute transactions using the target IoT device in the second time period, in which the first environmental factor data, the first historical payment data, and the second environment factor data are inputs to the neural network model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong He, Liang Zhang, Tian Chen, Yicong Fan, Jinhua Lei, Bei Liu, Han Mei, Guolai Ma
  • Patent number: 11158319
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for processing voice data are provided. One of methods, implemented by an IoT device, includes: receiving voice data from a server, wherein the voice data is obtained through converting text data to voice data by the server; determining a content attribute associated with the voice data; determining a content attribute type of the content attribute associated with the voice data; determining a first play rule matching the content attribute type based on a matching relationship between content attribute types and respective first play rules, wherein the first play rule including a play starting time and a play mode; and automatically playing the voice data according to the play starting time and the play mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guolai Ma, Tian Chen, Liang Zhang, Zheng Yuan
  • Publication number: 20210209568
    Abstract: A voice broadcast method includes: acquiring at least one piece of voice information; delivering the at least one piece of voice information to a voice broadcast device, wherein, the at least one piece of voice information includes voice identification information and a voice content; determining a first voice content to be broadcast by the voice broadcast device, wherein the first voice content is included in the at least one piece of voice information stored at the voice broadcast device; and sending, to the voice broadcast device, a first voice identification information corresponding to the first voice content, wherein the first voice identification information is used by the voice broadcast device to obtain the first voice content stored at the voice broadcast device, and to broadcast the first voice content when a preset voice broadcast condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Yicong FAN, Tian CHEN, Guolai MA, Liang ZHANG, Han MEI, Bei LIU, Yong HE
  • Publication number: 20210142803
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for processing voice data are provided. One of methods, implemented by an IoT device, includes: receiving voice data from a server, wherein the voice data is obtained through converting text data to voice data by the server; determining a content attribute associated with the voice data; determining a content attribute type of the content attribute associated with the voice data; determining a first play rule matching the content attribute type based on a matching relationship between content attribute types and respective first play rules, wherein the first play rule including a play starting time and a play mode; and automatically playing the voice data according to the play starting time and the play mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Guolai MA, Tian CHEN, Liang ZHANG, Zheng YUAN
  • Patent number: 10990939
    Abstract: A voice broadcast method includes: acquiring at least one piece of voice information; delivering the at least one piece of voice information to a voice broadcast device, wherein, the at least one piece of voice information includes voice identification information and a voice content; determining a first voice content to be broadcast by the voice broadcast device, wherein the first voice content is included in the at least one piece of voice information stored at the voice broadcast device; and sending, to the voice broadcast device, a first voice identification information corresponding to the first voice content, wherein the first voice identification information is used by the voice broadcast device to obtain the first voice content stored at the voice broadcast device, and to broadcast the first voice content when a preset voice broadcast condition is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yicong Fan, Tian Chen, Guolai Ma, Liang Zhang, Han Mei, Bei Liu, Yong He
  • Patent number: 10930284
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for processing voice data are provided. One of methods, implemented by an IoT device, includes: receiving voice data from a server, wherein the voice data is obtained through converting text data to voice data by the server; determining a content attribute associated with the voice data; determining a content attribute type of the content attribute associated with the voice data; determining a first play rule matching the content attribute type based on a matching relationship between content attribute types and respective first play rules, wherein the first play rule including a play starting time and a play mode; and automatically playing the voice data according to the play starting time and the play mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guolai Ma, Tian Chen, Liang Zhang, Zheng Yuan
  • Publication number: 20200402078
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: obtaining first environmental factor data of a first time period and first historical payment data of a target Internet of Things (IoT) device in the first time period, in which the first time period is before a first time point; obtaining second environmental factor data of a second time period that is after the first time point; and obtaining a prediction, using a neural network model, operating on at least one computing device, of an estimated statistical distribution of one or more users who execute transactions using the target IoT device in the second time period, in which the first environmental factor data, the first historical payment data, and the second environment factor data are inputs to the neural network model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Yong He, Liang Zhang, Tian Chen, Yicong Fan, Jinhua Lei, Bei Liu, Han Mei, Guolai Ma
  • Publication number: 20200258063
    Abstract: A voice broadcast method includes: acquiring at least one piece of voice information; delivering the at least one piece of voice information to a voice broadcast device, wherein, the at least one piece of voice information includes voice identification information and a voice content; determining a first voice content to be broadcast by the voice broadcast device, wherein the first voice content is included in the at least one piece of voice information stored at the voice broadcast device; and sending, to the voice broadcast device, a first voice identification information corresponding to the first voice content, wherein the first voice identification information is used by the voice broadcast device to obtain the first voice content stored at the voice broadcast device, and to broadcast the first voice content when a preset voice broadcast condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yicong FAN, Tian CHEN, Guolai MA, Liang ZHANG, Han MEI, Bei LIU, Yong HE
  • Publication number: 20200234705
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for processing voice data are provided. One of methods, implemented by an IoT device, includes: receiving voice data from a server, wherein the voice data is obtained through converting text data to voice data by the server; determining a content attribute associated with the voice data; determining a content attribute type of the content attribute associated with the voice data; determining a first play rule matching the content attribute type based on a matching relationship between content attribute types and respective first play rules, wherein the first play rule including a play starting time and a play mode; and automatically playing the voice data according to the play starting time and the play mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Guolai MA, Tian CHEN, Liang ZHANG, Zheng YUAN