Patents by Inventor Lee-chu Cheng

Lee-chu Cheng 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).

  • Smart path finding for file operations
    Patent number: 8595224
    Abstract: A method of smart path finding for a file operation is disclosed. A data structure is provided to store reference points, file paths and use counts. Each of the reference points is a URL or an email ID and is associated with at least one of the file paths. Each of the use counts is tied to one of the file paths. The data structure is searched when a reference point is hit for downloading, uploading, attaching or detaching a file. When the reference point is found to be or to be similar to one of the reference points, one or more file paths associated with the one of the reference points are ordered, by one or more use counts tied to the one or more file paths, to form a list including one or more suggested file paths for downloading, uploading, attaching or detaching the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lee-chu Cheng, Bradford L. Cobb, Glen E. Ghalemin, Wen-Yuen Wayne Huang
  • Smart path finding for file operations
    Publication number: 20070067353
    Abstract: A method of smart path finding for a file operation is disclosed. A data structure is provided to store reference points, file paths and use counts. Each of the reference points is a URL or an email ID and is associated with at least one of the file paths. Each of the use counts is tied to one of the file paths. The data structure is searched when a reference point is hit for downloading, uploading, attaching or detaching a file. When the reference point is found to be or to be similar to one of the reference points, one or more file paths associated with the one of the reference points are ordered, by one or more use counts tied to the one or more file paths, to form a list including one or more suggested file paths for downloading, uploading, attaching or detaching the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Lee-chu Cheng, Bradford Cobb, Glen Ghalemin, Wen-Yuen Huang