Patents by Inventor Howard Wang

Howard Wang 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: 11935324
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for capturing an image and determining whether a switch is in a filtering position or a non-filtering position. When the switch is in the filtering position, the camera apparatus detects a switch position and determines whether the switch is in the filtering position or the non-filtering position. The camera captures the image, including audio/visual signals, while the switch is detected to be in the filtering position and modifies the image to inhibit biometric data collection from the image in response to the switch being in the filtering position when the image is captured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (United States) Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, Mengnan Wang
  • Publication number: 20240073312
    Abstract: Methods, communication devices, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for preventing unintentional outgoing communications initiated from a communication device. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request via a first input device to initiate a communication to a contact, determining whether the request is unlikely, receiving a confirmation that the request is intentional responsive to determining the request is unlikely, and sending the communication to the contact responsive to receiving the confirmation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: John W. Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, Mengnan Wang
  • Publication number: 20240050869
    Abstract: A stabilizing connector and construction toy kit are provided. The construction toy kit contains a plurality of tiles, each comprising a first and second plate connected by a sidewall, and at least one aperture defined by the first plate and configured to receive one of a plurality of connection studs extending from an inner surface of a stabilizing connector base. That is, the plurality of connection studs may be configured to, simultaneously, removably secure with at least one aperture of a first tile and at least one aperture of a second tile. In this manner, the stabilizing connector is operative to reduce movement of any tiles secured with the stabilizing connector in all three dimensions with respect to one another. A post extending from an outer surface of the base of the stabilizing connector may be operative to support at least one accessory, such as a tree, building, or sign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: Howard Wang
  • Patent number: 11857889
    Abstract: A set of magnetic spinning toy blocks can include eight magnetic spinning toy blocks, and each of the magnetic spinning toy blocks can have a similar structure. The magnetic spinning toy block includes a frame having a frame opening. The frame has magnet retainers formed as chambers in the frame at a periphery of the frame. Magnets are mounted within the magnet retainers, and the magnets include a pair of upper magnets which include an right upper magnet and a left upper magnet. The magnets include pair of lower magnets which include a right lower magnet and a left lower magnet. The frame holds a rotating panel and the rotating panel is mounted within the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventor: Howard Wang
  • Publication number: 20230421495
    Abstract: A LRE (logical routing element) that have LIFs that are active in all host machines spanned by the LRE as well as LIFs that are active in only a subset of those spanned host machines is provided. A host machine having an active LIF for a particular L2 segment would perform the L3 routing operations for network traffic related to that L2 segment. A host machine having an inactive LIF for the particular L2 segment would not perform L3 routing operations for the network traffic of the L2 segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Vivek Agarwal, Ganesan Chandrashekhar, Rahul Korivi Subramaniyam, Howard Wang, Ram Dular Singh
  • Publication number: 20230396540
    Abstract: A logical routing element (LRE) having multiple designated instances for routing packets from physical hosts (PH) to a logical network is provided. A PH in a network segment with multiple designated instances can choose among the multiple designated instances for sending network traffic to other network nodes in the logical network according to a load balancing algorithm. Each logical interface (LIF) of an LRE is defined to be addressable by multiple identifiers or addresses, and each LIF identifier or address is assigned to a different designated instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Nicira, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Agarwal, Ganesan Chandrashekhar, Rahul Korivi Subramaniyam, Ram Dular Singh, Howard Wang
  • Patent number: 11799775
    Abstract: A LRE (logical routing element) that have LIFs that are active in all host machines spanned by the LRE as well as LIFs that are active in only a subset of those spanned host machines is provided. A host machine having an active LIF for a particular L2 segment would perform the L3 routing operations for network traffic related to that L2 segment. A host machine having an inactive LIF for the particular L2 segment would not perform L3 routing operations for the network traffic of the L2 segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: NICIRA, INC.
    Inventors: Vivek Agarwal, Ganesan Chandrashekhar, Rahul Korivi Subramaniyam, Howard Wang, Ram Dular Singh
  • Publication number: 20230311016
    Abstract: A construction toy kit and tile are provided for a low-profile interlocking toy. The construction toy kit contains a plurality of tiles, each comprising two parallel plates connected to one another by a sidewall. A support structure is disposed in a cavity defined by the parallel plates and sidewall to simultaneously prevent each plate from flexing relative to one another and reduce the overall weight of the tile. A plurality of coupling studs extend outward from an outer surface of the tile and configured to enable each tile to couple, mate, or mesh with at least one other tile in the kit, according to various embodiments defining the type, size, and arrangement of coupling studs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Howard Wang
  • Patent number: 11736394
    Abstract: A logical routing element (LRE) having multiple designated instances for routing packets from physical hosts (PH) to a logical network is provided. A PH in a network segment with multiple designated instances can choose among the multiple designated instances for sending network traffic to other network nodes in the logical network according to a load balancing algorithm. Each logical interface (LIF) of an LRE is defined to be addressable by multiple identifiers or addresses, and each LIF identifier or address is assigned to a different designated instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: NICIRA, INC.
    Inventors: Vivek Agarwal, Ganesan Chandrashekhar, Rahul Korivi Subramaniyam, Ram Dular Singh, Howard Wang
  • Publication number: 20230233953
    Abstract: A coupling toy, system, and kit is provided. In certain embodiments, the coupling toy may comprise a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface may have one or more recesses sized to frictionally engage one or more studs along a toy platform. In some embodiments, the top surface may be connected or coupled to a toy character, such as a human-like toy, an animal-like toy, a toy building structure, or a portion of a toy building structure. The coupling kit may comprise a toy platform having a top surface with one or more studs disposed in a parallel matrix, and at least one toy figure having a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the toy figure may be connected to a toy character or a toy building structure. The bottom surface of the toy figure may comprise one or more recesses sized to frictionally engage the one or more studs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Laltitude LLC
    Inventor: Howard Wang
  • Publication number: 20230195752
    Abstract: Generating virtual foreign key relationships includes determining and displaying, in a user interface, a set of candidate foreign keys. It further includes determining and displaying, in the user interface, a set of candidate primary keys. It further includes receiving a request, via the user interface, to generate a virtual foreign key relationship between a selected candidate foreign key and a selected candidate primary key. It further includes in response to receiving the request to generate the virtual foreign key relationship between the selected candidate foreign key and the selected candidate primary key, generating the virtual foreign key relationship at least in part by generating a record for the virtual foreign key relationship. Determining a schema for non-relational data includes receiving a document in a first format. It further includes scanning the document and determining, for a field in the document, a corresponding path of the field and a data type of the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Emily Christine Ritter, Howard Wang, Andrew C. Colombi, Jonathan T. Gluck
  • Publication number: 20230011988
    Abstract: A set of magnetic spinning toy blocks can include eight magnetic spinning toy blocks, and each of the magnetic spinning toy blocks can have a similar structure. The magnetic spinning toy block includes a frame having a frame opening. The frame has magnet retainers formed as chambers in the frame at a periphery of the frame. Magnets are mounted within the magnet retainers, and the magnets include a pair of upper magnets which include an right upper magnet and a left upper magnet. The magnets include pair of lower magnets which include a right lower magnet and a left lower magnet. The frame holds a rotating panel and the rotating panel is mounted within the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Howard Wang
  • Patent number: 11483175
    Abstract: Virtualization software that includes a VDRB (virtual distributed router/bridge) module for performing L3 routing and/or bridging operations is provided. At least some of the VDRBs are configured as VDBs (virtual distributed bridge) for performing bridging operations between different network segments in a distributed manner. The bridging tasks of a network are partitioned among several VDBs of the network based on MAC addresses. MAC addresses of VMs or other types of network nodes belonging to an overlay logical network are partitioned into several shards, each shard of MAC addresses assigned to a VDB in the network. Each VDB assigned a shard of MAC addresses performs bridging when it receives a packet bearing a MAC address belonging to its assigned shard. A VDB does not perform bridging on packets that do not have MAC address that falls within the VDB's shard of MAC addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NICIRA, INC.
    Inventors: Rahul Korivi Subramaniyam, Howard Wang, Ganesan Chandrashekhar, Vivek Agarwal, Ram Dular Singh
  • Publication number: 20220078110
    Abstract: A logical routing element (LRE) having multiple designated instances for routing packets from physical hosts (PH) to a logical network is provided. A PH in a network segment with multiple designated instances can choose among the multiple designated instances for sending network traffic to other network nodes in the logical network according to a load balancing algorithm. Each logical interface (LIF) of an LRE is defined to be addressable by multiple identifiers or addresses, and each LIF identifier or address is assigned to a different designated instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Vivek Agarwal, Ganesan Chandrashekhar, Rahul Korivi Subramaniyam, Ram Dular Singh, Howard Wang
  • Patent number: 11190443
    Abstract: A logical routing element (LRE) having multiple designated instances for routing packets from physical hosts (PH) to a logical network is provided. A PH in a network segment with multiple designated instances can choose among the multiple designated instances for sending network traffic to other network nodes in the logical network according to a load balancing algorithm. Each logical interface (LIF) of an LRE is defined to be addressable by multiple identifiers or addresses, and each LIF identifier or address is assigned to a different designated instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: NICIRA, INC.
    Inventors: Vivek Agarwal, Ganesan Chandrashekhar, Rahul Korivi Subramaniyam, Ram Dular Singh, Howard Wang
  • Patent number: D961006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Howard Wang
  • Patent number: D962354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Inventor: Howard Wang
  • Patent number: D968523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventor: Howard Wang
  • Patent number: D1022056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Howard Wang
  • Patent number: D1022057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Howard Wang