Patents by Inventor James Zhang
James Zhang 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: 11928738Abstract: Systems and methods relating to improving the experience of gig-economy workers are disclosed, with particular reference to gig-economy work involving vehicle use. During or after performance of gig-economy work, data automatically collected may be used to generate and present recommendations or education points to gig-economy workers. Such recommendations may include targeted alerts to notify gig-economy workers of high-demand situations or to coordinate between gig-economy workers and gig-economy customers. Alerts may be generated based upon current excess demand for gig-economy services, as well as gig-economy worker availability and preferences. For example, alerts may be generated in response to detecting emergency conditions in an area in order to mobilize a large number of gig-economy transportation service providers.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Hannah Estes, Audrey Schwartz, Michael DiBenedetto, James P. Rodriguez, Anna Zarkoob, Ben Tucker, Dar Beachy, Elijah Abella, Diana Sherwood, Emily Bryant, Kristin Sellers, Brian M. Fields, Hanpei Zhang
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Patent number: 11928156Abstract: Obtain, at a computing device, a segment of computer code. With a classification module of a machine learning system executing on the computing device, determine a required annotation category for the segment of computer code. With an annotation generation module of the machine learning system executing on the computing device, generate a natural language annotation of the segment of computer code based on the segment of computer code and the required annotation category. Provide the natural language annotation to a user interface for display adjacent the segment of computer code.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Dakuo Wang, Lingfei Wu, Xuye Liu, Yi Wang, Chuang Gan, Jing Xu, Xue Ying Zhang, Jun Wang, Jing James Xu
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Publication number: 20240080820Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a transmitter may detect at least one distance between the transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter may transmit, to the receiver, information using a selected band of a wide band or a narrow band, where the selected band is based at least in part on the at least one distance. Similarly, in some aspects, a receiver may detect at least one distance between the receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may receive, from the transmitter, information using a selected band of a wide band or a narrow band, where the selected band is based at least in part on the at least one distance. Numerous other aspects are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Yangjun ZHANG, Lin YANG, Yusheng YANG, Sandip HOMCHAUDHURI, James Simon CHO, Alireza RAISSINIA
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Patent number: 11924822Abstract: A method for concurrent execution of multiple protocols using a single radio of a wireless communication device is provided that includes receiving, in a radio command scheduler, a first radio command from a first protocol stack of a plurality of protocol states executing on the wireless communication device, determining a scheduling policy for the first radio command based on a current state of each protocol stack of the plurality of protocol stacks, and scheduling the first radio command in a radio command queue for the radio based on the scheduling policy, wherein the radio command scheduler uses the radio command queue to schedule radio commands received from the plurality of protocol stacks.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Arvind Kandhalu Raghu, Antony James Cave, Ramanuja Vedantham, Xiaoxi Bruce Zhang
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Publication number: 20240067982Abstract: Disclosed are components and methods for RNA-directed DNA cleavage and gene editing. The components include and the methods utilize a Cas9 protein from Neisseria and one or more RNA molecules in order to direct the Cas9 protein to bind to and optionally cleave or nick a target sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Erik J. Sontheimer, Yan Zhang, Alfonzo Mondragon, Rakhi Rajan, James Thomson, Zhonggang Hou
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Publication number: 20240067957Abstract: Genetic circuits that control transgene expression in response to pre-defined transcriptional cues would enable the development of smart therapeutics. The present disclosure relates to engineered programmable single-transcript RNA sensors in which adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADARs) autocatalytically convert trigger hybridization into a translational output. This system amplifies the signal from editing by endogenous ADAR through a positive feedback loop. Amplification is mediated by the expression of a hyperactive, minimal ADAR variant and its recruitment to the edit site via an orthogonal RNA targeting mechanism. This topology confers high dynamic range, low background, minimal off-target effects, and a small genetic footprint. The circuits and systems disclosed herein leverage an ability to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms and modulate translation in response to endogenous transcript levels in mammalian cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: James J. Collins, Raphael Gayet, Katherine IIia, Shiva Razavi, Nathaniel Tippens, Kehan Zhang, Jack Chen, Jonathan Chen, Makoto Lalwani
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Publication number: 20240071408Abstract: A system may include a first acoustic event detection (AED) component configured to detect a predetermined set of acoustic events, and include a second AED component configured to detect custom acoustic events that a user configures a device to detect. The first and second AED components are configured to perform task-specific processing, and may receive as input the same acoustic feature data corresponding to audio data that potentially represents occurrence of one or more events. Based on processing by the first and second AED components, a device may output data indicating that one or more acoustic events occurred, where the acoustic events may be a predetermined acoustic event and/or a custom acoustic event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Qingming Tang, Chieh-Chi Kao, Qin Zhang, Ming Sun, Chao Wang, Sumit Garg, Rong Chen, James Garnet Droppo, Chia-Jung Chang
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Publication number: 20240070375Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage mediums are described for rendering document changes. A first document is rendered in a client user interface (UI) based at least on a first intermediate format representation obtained from a server. A change initiator receives a request for a change to the first document and transmits information indicative of the change to the server. A client renderer selectively modifies a portion of the first intermediate format representation at the client based on the change and renders a modified first document in the UI based at least on the modified first intermediate format representation. The client renderer obtains a second intermediate format representation from the server, where the second intermediate format representation comprises an intermediate format representation generated through processing an updated document definition. The client renderer renders the second document in the UI based at least on the second intermediate format representation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Rhys Martin SCHMIDTKE, Nimesha MUTHYA, James ZHANG
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Publication number: 20240033001Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure pertain to a device with an elongated body having a distal end. The distal end may comprise a port that permits discharge of a laser energy towards a tissue from an optical fiber located in the distal end. An exterior surface of the distal end may include a cauterization portion that permits discharge of a cauterization energy towards the tissue. In some aspects, the device includes an insulative portion that attaches the distal end to the elongated body and limits energy transfer therebetween. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Hui WANG, Wen-Jui Ray CHIA, Rongwei Jason XUAN, Jian James ZHANG, Aditi RAY, Honggang YU
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Patent number: 11887128Abstract: Methods and systems for providing an end to end full stack customer portal are provided. A customer portal may be configured by a commerce platform based on configuration settings received from a merchant, the configuration settings indicating a set of functions to be provided by the customer portal. Upon receiving a request to generate a portal session, the commerce platform may generate the portal session and a portal session object, the portal session object comprising a uniform resource locator (URL) to provide access to the portal session. The portal session object may be transmitted to the merchant. In response to a portal access request made via the URL, the commerce platform may provide access to the customer portal via the portal session, to a customer who made the portal access request.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: STRIPE, INC.Inventors: James Zhang, Alexander Thiemann, Theodora Chu, Jessica Jarvis, Evan Kay, Robert Coe, Vihari Muttineni
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Publication number: 20240019657Abstract: A laser system includes a first laser cavity to output a laser light along a first path, a first mirror to receive the laser light from the first laser cavity, and redirect the laser light along a second path that is different than the first path, a second mirror to receive the laser light from the first mirror, and redirect the laser light along a third path that is different than the first path and the second path, a beam splitter located at a first position on the third path, a beam combiner located at a second position on the third path; and a coupling lens assembly, the coupling lens assembly including a lens located at a third position on the third path, wherein the coupling lens assembly moves the lens in x-, y-, and x-directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Xirong YANG, Baocheng YANG, Brian CHENG, Peter BULL, Viju PANICKER, Yang-Te FAN, Rongwei Jason XUAN, Thomas Charles HASENBERG, Jian James ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230414285Abstract: A surgical laser system (100) includes a first laser source (140A), a second laser source (140B), a beam combiner (142) and a laser probe (108). The first laser source is configured to output a first laser pulse train (144, 104A) comprising first laser pulses (146). The second laser source is configured to output a second laser pulse train (148, 104B) comprising second laser pulses (150). The beam combiner is configured to combine the first and second laser pulse trains and output a combined laser pulse train (152, 104) comprising the first and second laser pulses. The laser probe is optically coupled to an output of the beam combiner and is configured to discharge the combined laser pulse train.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Wen-Jui Ray CHIA, Rongwei Jason XUAN, Thomas C. HASENBERG, Jian James ZHANG, Steven Yihlih PENG, Danop RAJABHANDHARAKS
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Patent number: 11847403Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage mediums are described for rendering document changes. A first document is rendered in a client user interface (UI) based at least on a first intermediate format representation obtained from a server. A change initiator receives a request for a change to the first document and transmits information indicative of the change to the server. A client renderer selectively modifies a portion of the first intermediate format representation at the client based on the change and renders a modified first document in the UI based at least on the modified first intermediate format representation. The client renderer obtains a second intermediate format representation from the server, where the second intermediate format representation comprises an intermediate format representation generated through processing an updated document definition. The client renderer renders the second document in the UI based at least on the second intermediate format representation.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Rhys Martin Schmidtke, Nimesha Muthya, James Zhang
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Publication number: 20230394188Abstract: A computer-implemented method for implementing an architecture for a smart building includes receiving, by a hub of the smart building, speech input from a smart speaker. The speech input describes asynchronous events associated with smart devices in the smart building. The hub is connected to a cloud Web Application Messaging Protocol (WAMP) router located in a cloud. The asynchronous events are converted to a trigger, a condition, or an action to be performed by at least one smart device. An automated flow is generated for controlling at least one adapter in the smart building from at least one of the trigger, the condition, or the action. The at least one adapter operates the at least one smart device. The at least one smart device corresponds to at least one node in the automated flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: James Zhang, Andrew Rubin, Volodymyr Ishchenko, Oleksii Parshyn, Joel Buchheim-Moore, Jeffrey Regan, Kristopher Linquist, Yateesh Chandraiah, Omer Akram, Jean-Baptiste Theou, Christopher Coley, Kevin Hoffman, Omar Puig, Sergei Kononov, Avinash Shetty, Mike Eynon
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Publication number: 20230376365Abstract: A computer system of a hub determines that a smart device has been installed in proximity to the hub. A first remote procedure call (RPC) is sent from the hub to an adapter of the smart device using a first microservice to install the adapter. The first RPC is sent over a hub Web Application Messaging Protocol (WAMP) router of the hub. A second RPC is sent from the hub to the adapter using a second microservice to determine that the adapter is functional. An automated flow is accessed for controlling the smart device. The automated flow comprises a node corresponding to the smart device. A third RPC is sent from the hub via the adapter to the smart device using a third microservice. The third RPC references the node. The smart device is operated in accordance with the automated flow using the third RPC.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Kristopher LINQUIST, Joel Buchheim-Moore, Yateesh Chandraiah, Omer Akram, Volodymyr Ishchenko, Oleksii Parshyn, Avinash Shetty, Mike Eynon, Andrew Rubin, James Zhang
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Patent number: 11813020Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure pertain to a device with an elongated body having a distal end. The distal end may comprise a port that permits discharge of a laser energy towards a tissue from an optical fiber located in the distal end. An exterior surface of the distal end may include a cauterization portion that permits discharge of a cauterization energy towards the tissue. In some aspects, the device includes an insulative portion that attaches the distal end to the elongated body and limits energy transfer therebetween. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Hui Wang, Wen-Jui Ray Chia, Rongwei Jason Xuan, Jian James Zhang, Aditi Ray, Honggang Yu
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Publication number: 20230361811Abstract: Methods and apparatus for gathering research data indicating exposure to media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first wireless receiver to access a first modulated audio signal via a wireless data connection from a media device using a wireless communication protocol, the first modulated audio signal associated with the media, the first wireless receiver to output a baseband audio signal corresponding to the first modulated audio signal. The example apparatus includes a first wireless transmitter to modulate the baseband audio signal to form a second modulated audio signal, the first wireless transmitter to transmit the second modulated audio signal to wireless headphones using the wireless communication protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: William K. Krug, James Zhang
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Patent number: 11809011Abstract: A laser system includes a first laser cavity to output a laser light along a first path, a first mirror to receive the laser light from the first laser cavity, and redirect the laser light along a second path that is different than the first path, a second mirror to receive the laser light from the first mirror, and redirect the laser light along a third path that is different than the first path and the second path, a beam splitter located at a first position on the third path, a beam combiner located at a second position on the third path; and a coupling lens assembly, the coupling lens assembly including a lens located at a third position on the third path, wherein the coupling lens assembly moves the lens in x-, y-, and x-directions.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Xirong Yang, Baocheng Yang, Brian Cheng, Peter Bull, Viju Panicker, Yang-Te Fan, Rongwei Jason Xuan, Thomas Charles Hasenberg, Jian James Zhang
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Patent number: 11786306Abstract: A surgical laser system (100) includes a first laser source (140A), a second laser source (140B), a beam combiner (142) and a laser probe (108). The first laser source is configured to output a first laser pulse train (144, 104A) comprising first laser pulses (146). The second laser source is configured to output a second laser pulse train (148, 104B) comprising second laser pulses (150). The beam combiner is configured to combine the first and second laser pulse trains and output a combined laser pulse train (152, 104) comprising the first and second laser pulses. The laser probe is optically coupled to an output of the beam combiner and is configured to discharge the combined laser pulse train.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Wen-Jui Ray Chia, Rongwei Jason Xuan, Thomas C. Hasenberg, Jian James Zhang, Steven Yihlih Peng, Danop Rajabhandharaks
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Patent number: 11683070Abstract: Methods and apparatus for gathering research data indicating exposure to media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first wireless receiver to receive a first modulated audio signal via a wireless data connection from a media device using a wireless communication protocol, the first modulated audio signal associated with the media, the first wireless receiver to output a baseband audio signal corresponding to the first modulated audio signal. The example apparatus includes a first wireless transmitter to modulate the baseband audio signal to form a second modulated audio signal, the first wireless transmitter to transmit the second modulated audio signal to wireless headphones using the wireless communication protocol.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: William K. Krug, James Zhang