Patents by Inventor Jian an Wang

Jian an 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).

  • Quick access panel for displaying a web page on a mobile device
    Patent number: 10706217
    Abstract: Embodiments of displaying a web page on a mobile device are provided. An aspect includes acquiring user interface elements that have a quick access attribute in the web page. Another aspect includes generating a quick access panel of the user interface elements having the quick access attributes, wherein a visible transparency of the generated quick access panel is not below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng Huang, Yu Liu, Jian Jun Wang, Yi Ren Yuan
  • Real-time streaming system for machine
    Patent number: 10699534
    Abstract: A real-time streaming system for a machine is provided, including at least one camera, being adapted for shooting a real-time image of the machine, the machine being adapted for being remote controlled by an player; a cloud processing unit, being communicated with the at least one camera and adapted for communicable with the machine through an internet, the cloud processing unit including an image server, the image server being adapted for being communicable with a plurality of viewer ends through the internet so that the plurality of viewer ends receive the real-time image; wherein the machine provides a peer-to-peer network (P2P) connection, the player receives the real-time image from the at least one camera in the peer-to-peer network (P2P) connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jian-Hong Wang, Hsing-Wen Wang
  • Iron nitride permanent magnet and technique for forming iron nitride permanent magnet
    Patent number: 10692635
    Abstract: A bulk permanent magnetic material may include between about 5 volume percent and about 40 volume percent Fe16N2 phase domains, a plurality of nonmagnetic atoms or molecules forming domain wall pinning sites, and a balance soft magnetic material, wherein at least some of the soft magnetic material is magnetically coupled to the Fe16N2 phase domains via exchange spring coupling. In some examples, a bulk permanent magnetic material may be formed by implanting N+ ions in an iron workpiece using ion implantation to form an iron nitride workpiece, pre-annealing the iron nitride workpiece to attach the iron nitride workpiece to a substrate, and post-annealing the iron nitride workpiece to form Fe16N2 phase domains within the iron nitride workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Yanfeng Jiang
  • SHIFT CIRCUIT OPERATING BY USING A CAPACITOR, A PRINTING HEAD AND PRINTING DEVICE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200171841
    Abstract: A shift circuit operating by using a capacitor, a printing head and printing device thereof. The shift circuit includes a power signal line, a grounding signal line, a first shift signal line, a second shift signal line, a plurality of diodes, a plurality of grounding resistors, a plurality of thyristors, a cascaded resistor and a capacitor. The capacitor connects between the gate of the first thyristor and the first shift signal line. Therefore, the capacitor is charged during the off time of the period of the first clock signal, and starts to be discharged from an edge between the on time and the off time of the period of the first clock signal. During the on time of the period, the capacitor is fully discharged. Such that, the gate voltage of the first thyristor is sufficient to turn on the first thyristor and will not affect the following shift action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Jian-Zhi Wang
  • ELECTRIC FIELD SWITCHABLE MAGNETIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200176042
    Abstract: A magnetic device may include a layer stack. The layer stack may include a first ferromagnetic layer; a non-magnetic spacer layer on the first ferromagnetic layer, where the non-magnetic spacer layer comprises at least one of Ru, Ir, Ta, Cr, W, Mo, Re, Hf, Zr, or V; a second ferromagnetic layer on the non-magnetic spacer layer; and an oxide layer on the second ferromagnetic layer. The magnetic device also may include a voltage source configured to apply a bias voltage across the layer stack to cause switching of a magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer without application of an external magnetic field or a current. A thickness and composition of the non-magnetic spacer layer may be selected to enable a switching direction of the magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer to be controlled by a sign of the bias voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Delin Zhang, Sara A. Majetich, Mukund Bapna
  • High-speed low-power-consumption dynamic comparator
    Patent number: 10666243
    Abstract: A high-speed low-power-consumption dynamic comparator includes a latch, an AND gate, a delay unit, and an XNOR gate. According to the high-speed low-power-consumption dynamic comparator, the output signal is generated through the XNOR gate from the comparator output signals Dp and Dn. The output signal and the control signal clk1 generate the control signal of the NMOS transistor P10 through the AND gate, so that the problem of static power consumption in a conventional comparator is solved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: CHINA ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, 24TH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Dai-Guo Xu, Gang-Yi Hu, Ru-Zhang Li, Jian-An Wang, Guang-Bing Chen, Yu-Xin Wang, Dong-Bing Fu, Tao Liu
  • IRON NITRIDE POWDER WITH ANISOTROPIC SHAPE
    Publication number: 20200139445
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for milling an iron-containing raw material in the presence of a nitrogen source to generate anisotropically shaped particles that include iron nitride and have an aspect ratio of at least 1.4. Techniques for nitridizing an anisotropic particle including iron, and annealing an anisotropic particle including iron nitride to form at least one ??-Fe16N2 phase domain within the anisotropic particle including iron nitride also are disclosed. In addition, techniques for aligning and joining anisotropic particles to form a bulk material including iron nitride, such as a bulk permanent magnet including at least one ??-Fe16N2 phase domain, are described. Milling apparatuses utilizing elongated bars, an electric field, and a magnetic field also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Jian-Ping WANG, YanFeng JIANG
  • SMART GEAR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200129320
    Abstract: A smart gear apparatus is provided. The smart gear apparatus includes wearable material, a smart material pad and a control element. The smart material pad is integrated with or at least partially encased in the wearable material and includes smart material having a variable hardness and a control element. The control element is operably coupled to the smart material pad and is configured to adjust the variable hardness of the smart material thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Yuk L. Chan, JIAN JUN WANG
  • USER FRIENDLY PLOT SUMMARY GENERATION
    Publication number: 20200134093
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for providing a user friendly plot summary of a video for a particular user. According to the method, a plot category of a video can be determined. The method can determine a type of a plot summary of the video for a user based on preferences of the user and the determined plot category of the video. The method can generate a plot summary of the video with the determined type. The method can provide the generated plot summary to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jian Jun Wang, Juan Rao, Ya Wei Guo, Lin Su, Chen Luo
  • Risk area determination in communication network
    Patent number: 10623430
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems, and computer program products for determining a risk area in a communication network. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is disclosed. According to the method, a local network may be determined in response to an abnormal state of a first device in accessing a communication network. State information may be received from at least one second device via the determined local network, where the state information includes a position and a connection state of the at least one second device in accessing the communication network. A risk area within which a device is unable to access the communication network may be determined based on the received state information. According to other implementations, a corresponding system and a corresponding computer program product are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shuai Cao, Yiping Qu, Jian Jun Wang, Yue Wang, Chao Xing Zhou
  • PREAUTHORIZATION OF MOBILE PAYMENTS EXPECTED IN A REDUCED-FUNCTIONALITY STATE
    Publication number: 20200104823
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes submitting a preauthorization request for a payment to a payment provider. An authorization code associated with a set of final payment criteria is received from the payment provider, where the final payment criteria comprise at least one of a location restriction, a timeframe restriction, a category restriction, and a seller restriction. The authorization code is saved for later use. The authorization code is presented to a seller terminal as a payment for a sale, where the payment is approved based on confirmation that sale data describing the sale complies with the final payment criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: YUK L. CHAN, AL CHAKRA, JIAN JUN WANG
  • SPECIALIZED SECONDARY COMPARTMENT IN A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200106890
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying critical data on a primary storage of a mobile device, where the primary storage is powered by a primary battery component. The critical data is backed up from the primary storage to a secondary storage. A charge level of the primary battery component is detected. It is determined that the charge level of the primary battery component is less than a minimum threshold. The mobile device is switched from a primary mode to a secondary mode, based on the charge level being less than the minimum threshold. A secondary battery component powers the secondary storage in the secondary mode, and the critical data is accessible on the secondary storage in the secondary mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: YUK L. CHAN, AL CHAKRA, JIAN JUN WANG
  • Dubbing and translation of a video
    Patent number: 10607652
    Abstract: A method and system of converting a first language of a soundtrack of a person speaking in a video to a second language. A meaning of a word of the first language is translated, and one or more synonym words in the second language stored in a database of the computer system is located. The first and second languages are different languages. Outlines of shapes of mouth openings of the one or more synonym words in the second language are compared with the outlines of the shapes of mouth openings of the word of the first language. A synonym word of the one or more synonym words translated from the second language into the first language having mouth openings with a smallest difference from the mouth openings of the word of the first language is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan Jin, Cheng Yu Peng, Yin Qian, Xiao Rui Shao, Jian Jun Wang
  • ANIMATION GENERATION
    Publication number: 20200090395
    Abstract: A method, a system and a computer program product for generating an animation are provided. In the method, an emotion change in a text is identified, and the emotion change contains one or more emotions. Images matching the emotion change are determined. And an animation file is generated based on the determined images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jian Jun Wang, Yidan Lei, Neng Zhang, Chi Yang Li, Mu Han Sun, Min Huang
  • Accelerating and maintaining large-scale cloud deployment
    Patent number: 10592290
    Abstract: A deployment specification for implementing a requested cloud service is received by a server. A resource pool is queried by the server for available resources required by the deployment specifications. The resource pool includes a plurality of pre-configured resources for implementing one or more cloud services. A first resource required by the deployment specification is determined to be available within the resource pool. First resource metadata associated with the first resource is requested from a database. The resource metadata includes a resource identifier and a resource type of the first resource. The resource metadata associated with the first resource is received from the database. The first resource is deployed from the resource pool according to the deployment specification to implement the requested cloud service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xue Xiang Cui, Bin Gu, Jian Qiu Wang, Gong Zhang, WuMi Zhong
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION
    Publication number: 20200080134
    Abstract: Compositions, reactions mixtures, kits, and systems for detecting bacterial contamination are provided, as well as methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: James Jian Quan WANG, Xiangmin CUI, HiuNam CHAN
  • Network function virtualization using tagged access ports
    Patent number: 10587510
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product, and computer system for handling virtual network traffic. The embodiment may include a computing device receiving a data packet by a virtual LAN (VLAN) located on a switch. The embodiment may include determining a virtual device, located on a physical device, associated with the data packet. The embodiment may include determining a tagged access port between the switch and the physical device, wherein the tagged access port handles all network traffic between the switch and the physical device. The embodiment may include determining a VLAN-ID based on the tagged access port and the virtual device. The embodiment may include routing the data packet to the virtual device based on the VLAN-ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Luo, Jian Qun Wang
  • Electric field switchable magnetic devices
    Patent number: 10586579
    Abstract: A magnetic device may include a layer stack. The layer stack may include a first ferromagnetic layer; a non-magnetic spacer layer on the first ferromagnetic layer, where the non-magnetic spacer layer comprises at least one of Ru, Ir, Ta, Cr, W, Mo, Re, Hf, Zr, or V; a second ferromagnetic layer on the non-magnetic spacer layer; and an oxide layer on the second ferromagnetic layer. The magnetic device also may include a voltage source configured to apply a bias voltage across the layer stack to cause switching of a magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer without application of an external magnetic field or a current. A thickness and composition of the non-magnetic spacer layer may be selected to enable a switching direction of the magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer to be controlled by a sign of the bias voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignees: Regents of the University of Minnesota, Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Delin Zhang, Sara A. Majetich, Mukund Bapna
  • Multilayer iron nitride hard magnetic materials
    Patent number: 10573439
    Abstract: The disclosure describes multilayer hard magnetic materials including at least one layer including ??-Fe16N2 and at least one layer including ??-Fe16(NxZ1-x)2 or a mixture of ??-Fe16N2 and ??-Fe16Z2, where Z includes at least one of C, B, or O, and x is a number greater than zero and less than one. The disclosure also describes techniques for forming multilayer hard magnetic materials including at least one layer including ??-Fe16N2 and at least one layer including ??-Fe16(NxZ1-x)2 or a mixture of ??-Fe16N2 and ??-Fe16Z2 using chemical vapor deposition or liquid phase epitaxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Yanfeng Jiang
  • Method of making iron nitride powder with anisotropic shape
    Patent number: 10562103
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for milling an iron-containing raw material in the presence of a nitrogen source to generate anisotropically shaped particles that include iron nitride and have an aspect ratio of at least 1.4. Techniques for nitridizing an anisotropic particle including iron, and annealing an anisotropic particle including iron nitride to form at least one a?-Fe16N2 phase domain within the anisotropic particle including iron nitride also are disclosed. In addition, techniques for aligning and joining anisotropic particles to form a bulk material including iron nitride, such as a bulk permanent magnet including at least one a?-Fe16N2 phase domain, are described. Milling apparatuses utilizing elongated bars, an electric field, and a magnetic field also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, YanFeng Jiang