Patents by Inventor Hai Oi Liang

Hai Oi Liang 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).

  • Editing, creating, and verifying reorganization of flowchart, and transforming between flowchart and tree diagram
    Patent number: 8266580
    Abstract: Provides methods for transforming a flowchart to an equivalent tree diagram, methods for transforming an equivalent tree diagram to a flowchart, methods for verifying reorganization of a flowchart, methods for editing a flowchart, methods for creating a flowchart and a flowchart editor. A flowchart includes one or more logic structures and one or more processing activities in said one or more logic structures. The method for transforming a flowchart to an equivalent tree diagram comprises: traversing said flowchart; transforming said one or more logic structures in said flowchart to one or more branching nodes in said tree diagram; and transforming one or more processing activities in said logic structures of said flowchart to one or more leaf nodes below corresponding branching nodes in said tree diagram. Further, edition of a flowchart and verification of reorganization of a flowchart are performed by utilizing an equivalent tree diagram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Wang, Jun Zhu, Sheng Ye, Jing Li, Hai Oi Liang, Ying Liu, Ying Nan Zuo
  • EDITING, CREATING, AND VERIFYING REORGANIZATION OF FLOWCHART, AND TRANSFORMING BETWEEN FLOWCHART AND TREE DIAGRAM
    Publication number: 20080306979
    Abstract: Provides methods for transforming a flowchart to an equivalent tree diagram, methods for transforming an equivalent tree diagram to a flowchart, methods for verifying reorganization of a flowchart, methods for editing a flowchart, methods for creating a flowchart and a flowchart editor. A flowchart includes one or more logic structures and one or more processing activities in said one or more logic structures. The method for transforming a flowchart to an equivalent tree diagram comprises: traversing said flowchart; transforming said one or more logic structures in said flowchart to one or more branching nodes in said tree diagram; and transforming one or more processing activities in said logic structures of said flowchart to one or more leaf nodes below corresponding branching nodes in said tree diagram. Further, edition of a flowchart and verification of reorganization of a flowchart are performed by utilizing an equivalent tree diagram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Jian Wang, Jun Zho, Sheng Ye, Jing Li, Hai Oi Liang, Ying Liu, Ying Nan Zuo