Patents by Inventor Hong W. Ding

Hong W. Ding 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: 9633337
    Abstract: A plurality of emails having a same subject are identified. An inclusion relationship among the plurality of emails is determined. A user interface at an email client end is provided. The method includes on the user interface the plurality of emails and the inclusion relationship among the plurality of emails is graphically displayed, wherein the graphically displaying of the inclusion relationship comprises identifying content that is duplicated across at least two emails within the plurality of emails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hong W Ding, Jin Dong, Xiao Q Wang, Minmin Qiu
  • Patent number: 9449309
    Abstract: Some example embodiments include a method for managing emails The method includes identifying a plurality of emails having a same subject The method also includes determining an inclusion relationship among the plurality of emails The method includes providing a user interface at an email client end The method includes graphically displaying on the user interface the plurality of emails and the inclusion relationship among the plurality of emails, wherein the graphically displaying of the inclusion relationship comprises identifying content that is duplicated across at least two emails within the plurality of emails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hong W Ding, Jin Dong, Xiao Q Wang, Minmin Qiu
  • Patent number: 9129318
    Abstract: A system and method for allocating suppliers to customers locate a plurality of suppliers in a geographical information system. Relative capability associated with each of the plurality of suppliers is determined. For each supplier in the plurality of suppliers, the system and method generate lines by linking said each supplier to neighboring suppliers in the plurality of suppliers, establish relative capability points on the lines between said each supplier and the neighboring suppliers, and define boundaries of a coverage region associated with said each supplier based on the relative capability points. A customer located in the coverage region is allocated to the associated supplier of the coverage region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong W. Ding, Jin Dong, Young M. Lee, Minmin Qiu, Changrui Ren, Wei CRL Wang
  • Publication number: 20120216128
    Abstract: Some example embodiments include a method for managing emails. The method includes identifying a plurality of emails having a same subject. The method also includes determining an inclusion relationship among the plurality of emails. The method includes providing a user interface at an email client end. The method includes graphically displaying on the user interface the plurality of emails and the inclusion relationship among the plurality of emails, wherein the graphically displaying of the inclusion relationship comprises identifying content that is duplicated across at least two emails within the plurality of emails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hong W. Ding, Jin Dong, Xiao Q. Wang, Minmin Qiu
  • Publication number: 20120198356
    Abstract: A plurality of emails having a same subject are identified. An inclusion relationship among the plurality of emails is determined. A user interface at an email client end is provided. The method includes on the user interface the plurality of emails and the inclusion relationship among the plurality of emails is graphically displayed, wherein the graphically displaying of the inclusion relationship comprises identifying content that is duplicated across at least two emails within the plurality of emails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hong W. Ding, Jin Dong, Xiao Q. Wang, Minmin Qiu
  • Publication number: 20110022440
    Abstract: A system and method for allocating suppliers to customers locate a plurality of suppliers in a geographical information system. Relative capability associated with each of the plurality of suppliers is determined. For each supplier in the plurality of suppliers, the system and method generate lines by linking said each supplier to neighboring suppliers in the plurality of suppliers, establish relative capability points on the lines between said each supplier and the neighboring suppliers, and define boundaries of a coverage region associated with said each supplier based on the relative capability points. A customer located in the coverage region is allocated to the associated supplier of the coverage region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong W. Ding, Jin Dong, Young M. Lee, Minmin Qiu, Changrui Ren, Wei CRL Wang