Patents by Inventor Jiarui Ding

Jiarui 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: 12608663
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for identifying and recommending team members for target users from a content management system utilizing a machine learning approach. In particular, the disclosed systems can generate a set of candidate team members from among users of the content management system based on various factors such as access to a common digital content item. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems further determine recommended team members from among the set of candidate team members. For example, the disclosed systems can utilize a machine learning approach to generate or predict recommended team members based on particular features extracted or determined for, or with respect to, the various candidate team members. In certain implementations, the disclosed systems further provide a recommended-team-member notification to notify a target user of a recommended team member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventor: Jiarui Ding
  • Publication number: 20260099551
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for generating and suggesting content collections for user accounts of a content management system using combinations of content-based features such as textual signals and visual signals. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems select a seed content item from among a plurality of content items associated with a user account within a content management system. From the seed content item, the disclosed systems can determine one or more germane topics and can cluster additional content items in relation to the germane topic(s). In addition, the disclosed systems can select one or more content items from a content cluster to provide as a suggested content collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding
  • Publication number: 20260030208
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for generating a dynamic facet by using a large language model. For example, the disclosed systems extract raw facet data from a plurality of content items stored in a content management system. In addition, the disclosed systems determine one or more facet content groups by grouping the plurality of content items according to the raw facet data. Further, the disclosed systems generate a facet prompt from the one or more facet content groups. Moreover, the disclosed systems generate a dynamic facet by providing the facet prompt to a large language model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Inventors: Wesley Liao, Ermo Wei, Aleksander Dash, Morgan Zerby, Simon Shubbar, Prasang Upadhyaya, Maor Bar Asher, Jiarui Ding
  • Patent number: 12524471
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for generating and suggesting content collections for user accounts of a content management system using combinations of content-based features such as textual signals and visual signals. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems select a seed content item from among a plurality of content items associated with a user account within a content management system. From the seed content item, the disclosed systems can determine one or more germane topics and can cluster additional content items in relation to the germane topic(s). In addition, the disclosed systems can select one or more content items from a content cluster to provide as a suggested content collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding
  • Publication number: 20250355960
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that utilize machine learning models to generate identifier embeddings from digital content identifiers and then leverage these identifier embeddings to determine digital connections between digital content items. In particular, the disclosed systems can utilize an embedding machine-learning model that comprises a character-level embedding machine-learning model and a word-level embedding machine-learning model. For example, the disclosed systems can combine a character embedding from the character-level embedding machine-learning model and a token embedding from the word-level embedding machine-learning model. The disclosed systems can determine digital connections between the plurality of digital content items by processing these identifier embeddings for a plurality of digital content items utilizing a content management model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2025
    Publication date: November 20, 2025
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding, Ermo Wei, Scott McCrae
  • Patent number: 12386913
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that utilize machine learning models to generate identifier embeddings from digital content identifiers and then leverage these identifier embeddings to determine digital connections between digital content items. In particular, the disclosed systems can utilize an embedding machine-learning model that comprises a character-level embedding machine-learning model and a word-level embedding machine-learning model. For example, the disclosed systems can combine a character embedding from the character-level embedding machine-learning model and a token embedding from the word-level embedding machine-learning model. The disclosed systems can determine digital connections between the plurality of digital content items by processing these identifier embeddings for a plurality of digital content items utilizing a content management model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding, Ermo Wei, Scott McCrae
  • Patent number: 12373391
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for generating a dynamic facet by using a large language model. For example, the disclosed systems extract raw facet data from a plurality of content items stored in a content management system. In addition, the disclosed systems determine one or more facet content groups by grouping the plurality of content items according to the raw facet data. Further, the disclosed systems generate a facet prompt from the one or more facet content groups. Moreover, the disclosed systems generate a dynamic facet by providing the facet prompt to a large language model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Wesley Liao, Ermo Wei, Aleksander Dash, Morgan Zerby, Simon Shubbar, Prasang Upadhyaya, Maor Bar Asher, Jiarui Ding
  • Publication number: 20240419753
    Abstract: Techniques for learning and using content type embeddings. The content type embeddings have the useful property that a distance in an embedding space between two content type embeddings corresponds to a semantic similarity between the two content types represented by the two content type embeddings. The closer the distance in the space, the more the two content types are semantically similar. The farther the distance in the space, the less the two content types are semantically similar. The learned content type embeddings can be used in a content suggestion system as machine learning features to improve content suggestions to end-users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding, Neeraj Kumar
  • Publication number: 20240320288
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that utilize machine learning models to generate identifier embeddings from digital content identifiers and then leverage these identifier embeddings to determine digital connections between digital content items. In particular, the disclosed systems can utilize an embedding machine-learning model that comprises a character-level embedding machine-learning model and a word-level embedding machine-learning model. For example, the disclosed systems can combine a character embedding from the character-level embedding machine-learning model and a token embedding from the word-level embedding machine-learning model. The disclosed systems can determine digital connections between the plurality of digital content items by processing these identifier embeddings for a plurality of digital content items utilizing a content management model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding, Ermo Wei, Scott McCrae
  • Patent number: 12099566
    Abstract: Techniques for learning and using content type embeddings. The content type embeddings have the useful property that a distance in an embedding space between two content type embeddings corresponds to a semantic similarity between the two content types represented by the two content type embeddings. The closer the distance in the space, the more the two content types are semantically similar. The farther the distance in the space, the less the two content types are semantically similar. The learned content type embeddings can be used in a content suggestion system as machine learning features to improve content suggestions to end-users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding, Neeraj Kumar
  • Publication number: 20240273145
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for generating and suggesting content collections for user accounts of a content management system using combinations of content-based features such as textual signals and visual signals. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems select a seed content item from among a plurality of content items associated with a user account within a content management system. From the seed content item, the disclosed systems can determine one or more germane topics and can cluster additional content items in relation to the germane topic(s). In addition, the disclosed systems can select one or more content items from a content cluster to provide as a suggested content collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding
  • Publication number: 20240220882
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for identifying and recommending team members for target users from a content management system utilizing a machine learning approach. In particular, the disclosed systems can generate a set of candidate team members from among users of the content management system based on various factors such as access to a common digital content item. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems further determine recommended team members from among the set of candidate team members. For example, the disclosed systems can utilize a machine learning approach to generate or predict recommended team members based on particular features extracted or determined for, or with respect to, the various candidate team members. In certain implementations, the disclosed systems further provide a recommended-team-member notification to notify a target user of a recommended team member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventor: Jiarui Ding
  • Patent number: 12008065
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that utilize machine learning models to generate identifier embeddings from digital content identifiers and then leverage these identifier embeddings to determine digital connections between digital content items. In particular, the disclosed systems can utilize an embedding machine-learning model that comprises a character-level embedding machine-learning model and a word-level embedding machine-learning model. For example, the disclosed systems can combine a character embedding from the character-level embedding machine-learning model and a token embedding from the word-level embedding machine-learning model. The disclosed systems can determine digital connections between the plurality of digital content items by processing these identifier embeddings for a plurality of digital content items utilizing a content management model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding, Ermo Wei, Scott McCrae
  • Patent number: 11948104
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for identifying and recommending team members for target users from a content management system utilizing a machine learning approach. In particular, the disclosed systems can generate a set of candidate team members from among users of the content management system based on various factors such as access to a common digital content item. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems further determine recommended team members from among the set of candidate team members. For example, the disclosed systems can utilize a machine learning approach to generate or predict recommended team members based on particular features extracted or determined for, or with respect to, the various candidate team members. In certain implementations, the disclosed systems further provide a recommended-team-member notification to notify a target user of a recommended team member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventor: Jiarui Ding
  • Patent number: 11947601
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for generating and suggesting content collections for user accounts of a content management system using combinations of content-based features such as textual signals and visual signals. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems select a seed content item from among a plurality of content items associated with a user account within a content management system. From the seed content item, the disclosed systems can determine one or more germane topics and can cluster additional content items in relation to the germane topic(s). In addition, the disclosed systems can select one or more content items from a content cluster to provide as a suggested content collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding
  • Publication number: 20240037154
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for generating and suggesting content collections for user accounts of a content management system using combinations of content-based features such as textual signals and visual signals. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems select a seed content item from among a plurality of content items associated with a user account within a content management system. From the seed content item, the disclosed systems can determine one or more germane topics and can cluster additional content items in relation to the germane topic(s). In addition, the disclosed systems can select one or more content items from a content cluster to provide as a suggested content collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding
  • Publication number: 20230169139
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that utilize machine learning models to generate identifier embeddings from digital content identifiers and then leverage these identifier embeddings to determine digital connections between digital content items. In particular, the disclosed systems can utilize an embedding machine-learning model that comprises a character-level embedding machine-learning model and a word-level embedding machine-learning model. For example, the disclosed systems can combine a character embedding from the character-level embedding machine-learning model and a token embedding from the word-level embedding machine-learning model. The disclosed systems can determine digital connections between the plurality of digital content items by processing these identifier embeddings for a plurality of digital content items utilizing a content management model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding, Ermo Wei, Scott McCrae
  • Patent number: 11568018
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that utilize machine learning models to generate identifier embeddings from digital content identifiers and then leverage these identifier embeddings to determine digital connections between digital content items. In particular, the disclosed systems can utilize an embedding machine-learning model that comprises a character-level embedding machine-learning model and a word-level embedding machine-learning model. For example, the disclosed systems can combine a character embedding from the character-level embedding machine-learning model and a token embedding from the word-level embedding machine-learning model. The disclosed systems can determine digital connections between the plurality of digital content items by processing these identifier embeddings for a plurality of digital content items utilizing a content management model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding, Ermo Wei, Scott McCrae
  • Patent number: 11551135
    Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein relate to generating a hierarchical classification model that includes a plurality of classification models. The hierarchical classification model is configured to classify an input into a class in a plurality of classes and includes a tree structure. The tree structure includes leaf nodes and non-leaf nodes. Each non-leaf node has two child nodes associated with two respective sets of classes in the plurality of classes, where a difference between numbers of classes in the two sets of classes is zero or one. Each leaf node is associated with at least two but fewer than a first threshold number of classes. Each of the leaf nodes and non-leaf nodes is associated with a classification model in the plurality of classification models of the hierarchical classification model. The classification model associated with each respective node in the tree structure can be trained independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Gautam Singaraju, Jiarui Ding, Sangameswaran Viswanathan
  • Publication number: 20220405686
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for identifying and recommending team members for target users from a content management system utilizing a machine learning approach. In particular, the disclosed systems can generate a set of candidate team members from among users of the content management system based on various factors such as access to a common digital content item. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems further determine recommended team members from among the set of candidate team members. For example, the disclosed systems can utilize a machine learning approach to generate or predict recommended team members based on particular features extracted or determined for, or with respect to, the various candidate team members. In certain implementations, the disclosed systems further provide a recommended-team-member notification to notify a target user of a recommended team member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: Jiarui Ding