Patents by Inventor Liang Qiao

Liang Qiao 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: 20120323905
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium, and system for ranking data are disclosed. Where a semantic key is associated with a search query, a plurality of semantic sub-keys associated with the semantic key may be determined. Each semantic sub-key of the plurality of semantic sub-keys may be associated with at least one respective attribute. At least one semantic sub-key of the plurality of semantic sub-keys may be determined, where the at least one semantic sub-key is associated with an attribute matching a portion of the search query. At least one document associated with the at least one semantic sub-key may be ranked above at least one other document associated with at least one other semantic sub-key of the plurality of semantic sub-keys. As such, ranking of documents associated with search results may be improved by utilizing attributes of semantic sub-keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: LEXXE PTY LTD
    Inventor: Hong Liang Qiao
  • Publication number: 20120323904
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium, and system for automatic generation of a search query are disclosed. A semantic key may be automatically recognized in a first search query, thereby allowing a second search query to be automatically generated based on the first search query. A first search may be performed using the second search query. Search results generated responsive to the first search may include one or more instances of at least one semantic sub-key associated with the semantic key. In this manner, more relevant search results may be returned while relieving the user of manually entering the semantic key separately from the search query keywords and/or demarcating the semantic key and the search query keywords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: LEXXE PTY LTD
    Inventor: Hong Liang Qiao
  • Publication number: 20120317141
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium, and system for ordering data are disclosed. It may be automatically determined that a search query includes multiple semantic keys, where each semantic key of the multiple semantic keys is associated with a respective set of semantic sub-keys of a plurality of sets of semantic sub-keys. A sort key may be automatically determined based on an analysis of the plurality of sets of semantic sub-keys. An ordering of the semantic sub-keys may be automatically determined based on the sort key. As such, where the ordering of semantic sub-keys is output for presentation, the information may be presented in a manner that is easier to understand and interact with.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Lexxe Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Hong Liang Qiao
  • Publication number: 20120317103
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium, and system for ranking data are disclosed. It may be automatically determined that a search query includes multiple semantic keys. Respective sets of semantic sub-keys may be determined for each of the multiple semantic keys. Documents including at least one instance of a semantic sub-key associated with the multiple semantic keys may be ranked above documents which do not include at least one instance of a semantic sub-key associated with the multiple semantic keys. In this manner, ranking of documents associated with search results may be improved by utilizing semantic sub-keys associated with multiple semantic keys included in the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: LEXXE PTY LTD
    Inventor: Hong Liang Qiao
  • Publication number: 20120193241
    Abstract: A method for applying a semi-dry electroplating method on a surface of plastic substrate is related to an electroplating method of plastic. which realizes the surface metallization of plastic materials, simplifies the electroplating procedure, dramatically reduces the amount of waste water, reduces the pollution to environment and expands electroplatable range of plastic substrates, is provided. Water-free cleaning and dust removal are conducted to a plastic substrate; a first-time activated treatment is conducted to the surface of the plastic substrate; a PVD plating metallic base layer, an alloy transition layer and a metallic electrical conductive layer are applied in turn on it, ultrasonic water washing and a second-time activated treatment are conducted on the treated plastic substrate; the treated plastic substrate is directly electroplated with acid copper or is moved to a nickel plating bath, and then complete the final surface treatment according to the actual process requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Xue-biao Ke, Yong-liang Qiao, Bo Yang, Min-Zen Lee
  • Publication number: 20120164173
    Abstract: The invention involves a papilloma pseudovirus that can induce immune response after oral intake as well as its preparation. It is characterized in that HPV or BPV pseudovirus are made by disrupting HPV-VLP or BPV-VLP, mixing them with plasmids (plasmids or DNA vaccine), and reassembling them into the pseudoviruses (VLPs with plasmids inside). Oral administration of the pseudoviruses will result in delivery to mucosal and systemic lymphoid tissues and induce immune responses for disease prevention and treatment. The pseudovirus induces stronger immune response than DNA vaccines. Additionally, the pseudovirus can be applied in gene therapy by bringing the therapeutic genes into lymphoid tissues in the human body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Liang Qiao, Wei Shi, Yujun Huang, Jianzhong Liu
  • Patent number: 8129144
    Abstract: The invention involves a papilloma pseudovirus that can induce immune response after oral intake as well as its preparation. It is characterized in that HPV or BPV pseudovirus are made by disrupting HPV-VLP or BPV-VLP, mixing them with plasmids (plasmids or DNA vaccine), and reassembling them into the pseudoviruses (VLPs with plasmids inside). Oral administration of the pseudoviruses will result in delivery to mucosal and systemic lymphoid tissues and induce immune responses for disease prevention and treatment. The pseudovirus induces stronger immune response than DNA vaccines. Additionally, the pseudovirus can be applied in gene therapy by bringing the therapeutic genes into lymphoid tissues in the human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Loyola University Chicago
    Inventors: Liang Qiao, Wei Shi, Yujun Huang, Jianzhong Liu
  • Patent number: 8082356
    Abstract: A method performed by a new joining peer device in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network comprises receiving a plurality of buffer maps, each of the received buffer maps associated with a respective other peer device in the P2P network. The method also includes discerning playback positions associated with the received buffer maps, generating a starting offset for the new joining peer using one or more of the discerned playback positions. Requests for portions of a media stream are scheduled in accordance with the starting offset, and the scheduler will build a buffer map from this offset and begin to request the media buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang Heng Wu, Chun Yin Ng, Liang Qiao Chen, Tak Wing Lam
  • Patent number: 7991906
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for scheduling data requests for streaming media data in a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) network. A method is provided to increase a peer's contribution to the whole P2P network by partitioning the data chunks to request into several regions according to their relative time urgency, and data requests are scheduled in an effort to maintain availability of data in each region to a corresponding predefined target amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun Yin Ng, Kang Heng Wu, Liang Qiao Chen, Tak Wing Lam
  • Publication number: 20110119261
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium, and a computer system for performing a search are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention provide a convenient and efficient mechanism for performing a search based on search data, where the search data may include a search query and at least one semantic key. The semantic key may be used to determine at least one document. Results from the search may be filtered using the at least one document. In this manner, more relevant search results may be returned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: LEXXE PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Hong Liang Qiao
  • Publication number: 20110081269
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes an orbiting scroll member, a non-orbiting scroll member, a spacing block, and an annular pressure piece. The non-orbiting scroll member is disposed on the orbiting scroll member. The spacing block has a first annular recess and at least one first through hole. The spacing block is disposed on the non-orbiting scroll member. The first through hole is located within the first annular recess and penetrates the spacing block. The annular pressure piece has a second annular recess and at least one second through hole. The second through hole is located within the second annular recess and penetrates the annular pressure piece. The annular pressure piece is accommodated within the first annular recess. One side disposed with the second annular recess of the annular pressure piece faces the spacing block. The annular pressure piece is located between the spacing block and the non-orbiting scroll member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tse Liang Hsiao, Pei Yu Yu, Liang Qiao Huang
  • Publication number: 20110072011
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer-readable medium and system for scoring a text are disclosed. Themes within one or more texts may be determined and used to score each text, where an overall score for each text may indicate a respective importance and/or value of each text. The score for each text may be determined based upon a number of themes, type of themes, frequency of theme elements associated with the themes, distribution of theme elements associated with the themes, location of themes in the text, some combination thereof, etc. In this manner, the importance or value of one or more texts may be determined more accurately using information within each text with reduced reliance upon external information. Additionally, more relevant search results can be returned to a user by using internal information to perform ranking operations and/or filtering operations associated with a search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: LEXXE PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Hong Liang Qiao
  • Publication number: 20100255027
    Abstract: The invention involves a papilloma pseudovirus that can induce immune response after oral intake as well as its preparation. It is characterized in that HPV or BPV pseudovirus are made by disrupting HPV-VLP or BPV-VLP, mixing them with plasmids (plasmids or DNA vaccine), and reassembling them into the pseudoviruses (VLPs with plasmids inside). Oral administration of the pseudoviruses will result in delivery to mucosal and systemic lymphoid tissues and induce immune responses for disease prevention and treatment. The pseudovirus induces stronger immune response than DNA vaccines. Additionally, the pseudovirus can be applied in gene therapy by bringing the therapeutic genes into lymphoid tissues in the human body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Liang Qiao, Wei Shi, Yujun Huang, Jianzhong Liu
  • Publication number: 20100146137
    Abstract: A method performed by a new joining peer device in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network comprises receiving a plurality of buffer maps, each of the received buffer maps associated with a respective other peer device in the P2P network. The method also includes discerning playback positions associated with the received buffer maps, generating a starting offset for the new joining peer using one or more of the discerned playback positions. Requests for portions of a media stream are scheduled in accordance with the starting offset, and the scheduler will build a buffer map from this offset and begin to request the media buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang Heng Wu, Chun Yin Ng, Liang Qiao Chen, Tak Wing Lam
  • Publication number: 20100146138
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for scheduling data requests for streaming media data in a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) network. A method is provided to increase a peer's contribution to the whole P2P network by partitioning the data chunks to request into several regions according to their relative time urgency, and data requests are scheduled in an effort to maintain availability of data in each region to a corresponding predefined target amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun Yin Ng, Kang Heng Wu, Liang Qiao Chen, Tak Wing Lam
  • Publication number: 20090100042
    Abstract: A method, computer-usable medium, and a computer system for searching for webpages are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention provide a convenient and efficient mechanism for filtering results from a keyword search using semantic keys and semantic sub-keys, thereby enabling an increased number of irrelevant results to be filtered from a keyword search. The search query may be parsed to determine the focus of the query, where the focus may be used determine at least one semantic key for the search query. Each semantic key may be associated with at least one semantic sub-key, where the semantic keys and/or the semantic sub-keys may be used to filter the results of the keyword search. As such, broader keyword searches may be performed to include a larger number of relevant results, where the filtering mechanisms of the present invention may then filter an increased number of irrelevant results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: LEXXE PTY LTD
    Inventor: Hong Liang Qiao
  • Patent number: 7205126
    Abstract: The invention involves a papilloma pseudovirus that can induce immune response after oral intake as well as its preparation. It is characterized in that HPV or BPV pseudovirus are made by disrupting HPV-VLP or BPV-VLP, mixing them with plasmids (plasmids or DNA vaccine), and reassembling them into the pseudoviruses (VLPs with plasmids inside). Oral administration of the pseudoviruses will result in delivery to mucosal and systemic lymphoid tissues and induce immune responses for disease prevention and treatment. The pseudovirus induces stronger immune response than DNA vaccines. Additionally, the pseudovirus can be applied in gene therapy by bringing the therapeutic genes into lymphoid tissues in the human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Loyola University Chicago
    Inventors: Liang Qiao, Wei Shi, Yujun Huang, Jianzhong Liu
  • Publication number: 20050142115
    Abstract: The invention involves a papilloma pseudovirus that can induce immune response after oral intake as well as its preparation. It is characterized in that HPV or BPV pseudovirus are made by disrupting HPV-VLP or BPV-VLP, mixing them with plasmids (plasmids or DNA vaccine), and reassembling them into the pseudoviruses (VLPs with plasmids inside). Oral administration of the pseudoviruses will result in delivery to mucosal and systemic lymphoid tissues and induce immune responses for disease prevention and treatment. The pseudovirus induces stronger immune response than DNA vaccines. Additionally, the pseudovirus can be applied in gene therapy by bringing the therapeutic genes into lymphoid tissues in the human body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Liang Qiao, Wei Shi, Yujun Huang, Jianzhong Liu
  • Patent number: 6878541
    Abstract: The invention involves a papilloma pseudo-virus that can induce immune response after oral intake as well as its preparation. It is characterized in that HPV or BPV pseudo-virus are made by disrupting HPV-VLP or BPV-VLP, mixing them with plasmids (plasmids or DNA vaccine), and reassembling them into the pseudo-viruses (VLPs with plasmids inside). Oral administration of the pseudo-viruses will result in delivery to mucosal and systemic lymphoid tissues and induce immune responses for disease prevention and treatment. The pseudo-virus induces stronger immune response than DNA vaccines. Additionally, the pseudo-virus can be applied in gene therapy by bringing the therapeutic genes into lymphoid tissues in the human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Inventors: Liang Qiao, Wei Shi, Yujun Huang, Jianzhong Liu
  • Publication number: 20030129728
    Abstract: The invention involves a papilloma pseudo-virus that can induce immune response after oral intake as well as its preparation. It characterizes that: the HPV or BPV pseudo-virus made by disrupting HPV-VLP or BPV-VLP, mixing them with plasmids (plasmids or DNA vaccine), reassembled into pseudo-virus (VLPs with plasmids inside). The pseudo-virus can be orally given, entering mucosa and systemic lymphoid tissues of human body, activate immune system and serve as treating and preventing agent. The pseudo-virus can induce stronger immune response than DNA vaccines. Additionally, the pseudo-virus can be applied in gene therapy by bringing the therapeutic genes into lymphoid tissues in human body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Liang Qiao, Wei Shi, Yujun Huang, Jianzhong Liu