Patents by Inventor Jie Hou

Jie Hou 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).

  • Publication number: 20180213330
    Abstract: An electronic device and a loudspeaker are provided. The loudspeaker includes: a hollow frame for being connected to the electronic device, a vibration means for producing sound through vibration, a voice coil for driving the vibration apparatus means and a magnetic circuit having a magnetic property and arranged at a lower end of an interior of the hollow frame, wherein an end face opening is provided at an upper end of the hollow frame; the vibration means covers the end face opening; one end of the voice coil is connected to the vibration means, and the other end can enter a gap of the magnetic circuit to perform reciprocating motion; the vibration means includes a vibrating diaphragm and a top dome fixedly installed in the middle of the vibrating diaphragm; an outer edge of the vibrating diaphragm is connected to an edge of the end face opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: SHANDONG GETTOP ACOUSTIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jie HOU
  • Patent number: 10028013
    Abstract: A method of interacting with an audience of multimedia content is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a client device, data associated with a piece of multimedia content from a group of pieces of multimedia content that is presented to a user of the client device. The data is obtained at the client device in response to an instruction provided to the client device by the user. The method includes determining, based on the data, an identifier of the piece of multimedia content from a set of identifiers, each of which identifies a piece of multimedia content from the group of pieces of multimedia content. The method includes retrieving, based on the identifier of the piece of multimedia content, interactive content associated with the piece of multimedia content. The method includes sending the interactive content to the client device such that the client device presents the interactive content to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hailong Liu, Dadong Xie, Jie Hou, Bo Chen
  • Publication number: 20180102974
    Abstract: A flow entry delivering method includes: a controller obtains a device identifier of a network device and at least one flow entry used to perform a function on the network device. The controller obtains storage information of the network device according to the device identifier, and the storage information includes free space in storage space of the network device that is used to store a flow entry. The controller compares the free space with a total capacity of the at least one flow entry and determines whether the network device has sufficient free storage space to store the at least one flow entry. When the network device has the storage space greater than or equal to the capacity of the flow entry, the controller delivers the at least one flow entry, or when the network device has no storage space to store the flow entry, the controller does not deliver it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shihui Hu, Jie Hou
  • Patent number: 9912762
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for displaying splash screen content, a terminal, a content server, and a system therefor. The method includes: receiving a content request sent by a terminal, the content request carrying first time and/or a geographical location of the terminal, the first time being time when the terminal last requests splash screen content; acquiring splash screen content according to the first time and/or the geographical location of the terminal; and sending the splash screen content to the terminal such that the terminal displays the splash screen content. The content server includes: a first receiving module, a first acquiring module, and a first sending module. The terminal includes: a second sending module, a second receiving module, and a display module. The system includes: a terminal and a content server. The present disclosure enhances personality and interest of a terminal product and improves user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jing Zhang, Chen Zhang, Danzhi Chen, Peng Dong, Yufei Liu, Jie Hou, Jun Ye, Meina Li, Yang Li, Qunli Ma, Nian Liu
  • Patent number: 9898349
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer program products for managing requests for acquiring one or more resources in a computing environment. In one embodiment, successful acquisition of the one or more resources is determined. Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer program products for initiating a synchronous request to acquire the one or more resources, responsive to determining that the acquisition of the one or more resources is not successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Gentile, Jie Hou, Andrew M. Sica, Douglas M. Zobre
  • Patent number: 9891845
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, program products, and systems for reusing a duplex storage medium resource. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to transition between duplex media by determining that a prior transition from a first duplex storage media to a second duplex storage media is being performed and reinitializing the second duplex storage media to receive, for storage, duplex data transferred from the first duplex storage media. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to reduce potential collisions with naming conventions and reduce unwanted delay that results in forcing an offload by managing the recovery medium and keeping it available through policy based medium changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Gentile, Jie Hou, Andrew M. Sica, Douglas M. Zobre
  • Patent number: 9875147
    Abstract: Managing requests for acquiring resources in a computing environment. A first request to acquire resources is received. Whether the resources have been pre-acquired is determined. If the resources have not been pre-acquired, a token registering interest of a first thread in the first request is subscribed to. If the acquisition of the resources is not successful, whether a prior synchronous request has been initiated by a thread for the first request is determined. If a prior synchronous request has not been initiated, a synchronous request is initiated to acquire the resources. If the resources have not been pre-acquired for a second received request, an interest is registered of a second thread in the first request using the token. If the acquisition of the one or more resources is successful, a thread is notified of the successful acquisition, and the interest of the second thread is unregistered in the first request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Gentile, Jie Hou, Andrew M. Sica, Douglas M. Zobre
  • Patent number: 9719953
    Abstract: A system and process for determining and analyzing surface property parameters of a substance based on kinetic method is provided. The system comprises a sample processing system and a detection system. The sample processing system includes a reactor (3), a collector for liquid to be tested (5), and a container for liquid to be tested (6). The detection system includes a detecting electrode (13), a concentration and activity operator, a kinetic data processor, a surface property operation module, and a result output module. The process comprises: having the substance to be tested to be treated with an electrolyte solution, measuring activity of liquid to be tested upon reaction at a pre-set time interval, and processing with the kinetic data processor and the surface property operation module, so as to obtain surface property parameters of the substance to be tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Rui Li, Hang Li, Xinmin Liu, Zhenlun Li, Jie Hou, Hualing Zhu, Laosheng Wu
  • Patent number: 9667508
    Abstract: A computer system obtains a streaming media signal source, selects a testing sample from the streaming media signal source, records characteristics of the testing sample, and obtains an expected output according to the characteristics of the testing sample. Next, the computer system converts the testing sample into a digital streaming format preset by a service provider and initiates a media recognition request according to the testing sample in the digital streaming format to the service provider. After receiving a media recognition result of the testing sample returned by the service provider according to the media recognition request, the computer system compares the media recognition result with the expected output and indicates whether the service provider is normal in accordance with the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jian Liu, Dadong Xie, Jie Hou, Hailong Liu, Bo Chen
  • Publication number: 20170085960
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a video-based interaction method, a terminal, a server, and a system, and relates to the field of information processing technologies. The method includes: acquiring an interaction instruction; acquiring multi-media data related to a video according to the interaction instruction; sending the multi-media data; receiving at least one type of interaction page matching with the multi-media data, different interaction pages corresponding to different types of interaction operations; and displaying at least one type of interaction page, and implementing a corresponding type of interaction operation according to each type of interaction page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Wa YE, Hongyang WANG, Jie HOU, Zhenyu XU, Zhuo TANG, Rui WANG, Keren LI, Jing ZANG, Bo SUN
  • Publication number: 20160378362
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, program products, and systems for reusing a duplex storage medium resource. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to transition between duplex media by determining that a prior transition from a first duplex storage media to a second duplex storage media is being performed and reinitializing the second duplex storage media to receive, for storage, duplex data transferred from the first duplex storage media. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to reduce potential collisions with naming conventions and reduce unwanted delay that results in forcing an offload by managing the recovery medium and keeping it available through policy based medium changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph W. Gentile, Jie Hou, Andrew M. Sica, Douglas M. Zobre
  • Publication number: 20160378571
    Abstract: Managing requests for acquiring resources in a computing environment. A first request to acquire resources is received. Whether the resources have been pre-acquired is determined. If the resources have not been pre-acquired, a token registering interest of a first thread in the first request is subscribed to. If the acquisition of the resources is not successful, whether a prior synchronous request has been initiated by a thread for the first request is determined. If a prior synchronous request has not been initiated, a synchronous request is initiated to acquire the resources. If the resources have not been pre-acquired for a second received request, an interest is registered of a second thread in the first request using the token. If the acquisition of the one or more resources is successful, a thread is notified of the successful acquisition, and the interest of the second thread is unregistered in the first request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph W. Gentile, Jie Hou, Andrew M. Sica, Douglas M. Zobre
  • Publication number: 20160381137
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer program products for managing requests for acquiring one or more resources in a computing environment. In one embodiment, successful acquisition of the one or more resources is determined. Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer program products for initiating a synchronous request to acquire the one or more resources, responsive to determining that the acquisition of the one or more resources is not successful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph W. Gentile, Jie Hou, Andrew M. Sica, Douglas M. Zobre
  • Publication number: 20160378390
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, program products, and systems for reusing a duplex storage medium resource. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to transition between duplex media by determining that a prior transition from a first duplex storage media to a second duplex storage media is being performed and reinitializing the second duplex storage media to receive, for storage, duplex data transferred from the first duplex storage media. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to reduce potential collisions with naming conventions and reduce unwanted delay that results in forcing an offload by managing the recovery medium and keeping it available through policy based medium changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph W. Gentile, Jie Hou, Andrew M. Sica, Douglas M. Zobre
  • Publication number: 20160337717
    Abstract: An interaction method based on multimedia programs, a terminal device, a server and a system are disclosed, which belong to the field of network technologies. The method includes: acquiring at least one image clip information of a multimedia program in a process of playing back the multimedia program; sending the image clip information, the image clip information being used for matching corresponding multimedia program information; receiving interaction information corresponding to the multimedia program information; and outputting an interactive interface, to interact with the multimedia program based on an interaction operation on the interactive interface. The present disclosure is easy to operate, and improves interaction efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Wa Ye, Hongyang Wang, Jie Hou, Zhenyu Xu, Zhuo Tang, Rui Wang, Keren Li, Bo Sun, Jing Zang
  • Patent number: 9489469
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a page display method and apparatus, belonging to the field of terminals. The method comprises monitoring the page browsing mode of a browser while running the browser; determining a changed page browsing mode, if the page browsing mode of the browser is changed; and displaying a tips button on the current page of the browser, if the changed page browsing mode is a specified mode. The apparatus comprises a monitoring module, a determining module, and a displaying module. Thereby, the tips-making process while switching modes is simplified. The tips button is displayed on a specific location to remind users, without breaking the continuous browsing via the browser, so that non-trace switch can be achieved when the browser changes its page browsing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jie Hou, Ningjun Dou, Wenjun Gao, Yi Zhao, Fang Fang
  • Publication number: 20160308737
    Abstract: A method of testing and monitoring a real-time streaming media recognition service provider is performed at a computer system. The computer system obtains a streaming media signal source, selects a testing sample from the streaming media signal source, records characteristics of the testing sample, and obtains an expected output according to the characteristics of the testing sample. Next, the computer system converts the testing sample into a digital streaming format preset by the service provider and initiates a media recognition request according to the testing sample in the digital streaming format to the service provider. After receiving a media recognition result of the testing sample returned by the service provider according to the media recognition request, the computer system compares the media recognition result with the expected output and indicates whether the service provider is normal in accordance with the comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Jian LIU, Dadong Xie, Jie Hou, Hailong Liu, Bo Chen
  • Publication number: 20160301972
    Abstract: A method of interacting with an audience of multimedia content is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a client device, data associated with a piece of multimedia content from a group of pieces of multimedia content that is presented to a user of the client device. The data is obtained at the client device in response to an instruction provided to the client device by the user. The method includes determining, based on the data, an identifier of the piece of multimedia content from a set of identifiers, each of which identifies a piece of multimedia content from the group of pieces of multimedia content. The method includes retrieving, based on the identifier of the piece of multimedia content, interactive content associated with the piece of multimedia content. The method includes sending the interactive content to the client device such that the client device presents the interactive content to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Hailong LIU, Dadong XIE, Jie HOU, Bo CHEN
  • Patent number: 9461843
    Abstract: Managing requests for acquiring resources in a computing environment. A first request to acquire resources is received. Whether the resources have been pre-acquired is determined. If the resources have not been pre-acquired, a token registering interest of a first thread in the first request is subscribed to. If the acquisition of the resources is not successful, whether a prior synchronous request has been initiated by a thread for the first request is determined. If a prior synchronous request has not been initiated, a synchronous request is initiated to acquire the resources. If the resources have not been pre-acquired for a second received request, an interest is registered of a second thread in the first request using the token. If the acquisition of the one or more resources is successful, a thread is notified of the successful acquisition, and the interest of the second thread is unregistered in the first request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Gentile, Jie Hou, Andrew M. Sica, Douglas M. Zobre
  • Patent number: 9461581
    Abstract: A shadowing compensation device for a solar cell module has an input port, an isolated DC-DC power converter, and an output port. The input port is connected to two output ends of a solar cell array including multiple solar cell modules connected in series. The output port is connected to one of the multiple solar cell modules of the solar cell array. When one of the solar cell modules connected to the output port of shadowing compensation device has been shaded, the isolated DC-DC power converter outputs a compensating current to the solar cell module that has been shaded for increasing the output voltage of the solar cell module that has been shaded, and increasing the output voltage and output power of the solar cell array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Ablerex Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ya-Tsung Feng, Jia-Min Shen, Wen-Jie Hou