Patents by Inventor Lin Qiao

Lin 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: 20230118195
    Abstract: A method for generating a running log for an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes: generating running log information based on task recognition information and at least one running event of each autonomous vehicle of at least one autonomous vehicle; and displaying a graphical interface corresponding to the running log information, where for each autonomous vehicle of the at least one autonomous vehicle. The graphical interface includes a task element and at least one event element that are configured for the autonomous vehicle, where the task element includes the task recognition information of the autonomous vehicle. The at least one event element corresponds to the at least one running event of the autonomous vehicle, respectively, and the at least one event element is associated with the task element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Wei GONG, Wenlong RAO, Lin QIAO, Yingnan LIU, Yongbo WANG
  • Patent number: 10545934
    Abstract: A dataset management system (“system”) reduces the amount of data to be stored for future analyses. The system determines a sampling rate of the data based on a required level of accuracy, and samples the data at the determined sampling rate. Initially, all data transactions (“full dataset”) and the sampled data (“sampled dataset”) are logged and stored. Based upon a trigger condition, e.g., after a specified period, the full dataset and the sampled dataset are analyzed separately and the analysis results are compared. If the comparison is sufficiently similar (i.e., the sampling produces a sufficiently accurate set of data or a variance between the analysis results of the datasets is within a specified threshold), the system discontinues full data logging and stores only the sampled dataset. Further, the full dataset is deleted. The sampling thus reduces the required data volume significantly, thereby minimizing consumption of the storage space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Hongzhong Jia, Rajiv Krishnamurthy, Lin Qiao, Joshua David Metzler
  • Patent number: 10346404
    Abstract: A database table is partitioned with column-major layout by limiting partitioning one or more columns containing join-column values for a join operator. Join operations are executed for joining the partitioned columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Arndt, Gopi K. Attaluri, Ronald J. Barber, Guy M. Lohman, Lin Qiao, Vijayshankar Raman, Eugene J. Shekita, Richard S. Sidle
  • Patent number: 10296619
    Abstract: A system joins predicate evaluated column bitmaps having varying lengths. The system includes a column unifier for querying column values with a predicate generating an indicator bit for each of the column values that is then joined with the respective column value. The system also includes a bitmap generator for creating a column-major linear bitmap from the column values and indicator bits. The column unifier also determines an offset between adjacent indicator bits. The system also includes a converter for multiplying the column-major linear bitmap with a multiplier to shift the indicator bits into consecutive positions in the linear bitmap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ronald J Barber, Min-Soo Kim, Jae Gil Lee, Sam S Lightstone, Guy M Lohman, Lin Qiao, Vijayshankar Raman, Richard S Sidle
  • Publication number: 20190005075
    Abstract: A dataset management system (“system”) reduces the amount of data to be stored for future analyses. The system determines a sampling rate of the data based on a required level of accuracy, and samples the data at the determined sampling rate. Initially, all data transactions (“full dataset”) and the sampled data (“sampled dataset”) are logged and stored. Based upon a trigger condition, e.g., after a specified period, the full dataset and the sampled dataset are analyzed separately and the analysis results are compared. If the comparison is sufficiently similar (i.e., the sampling produces a sufficiently accurate set of data or a variance between the analysis results of the datasets is within a specified threshold), the system discontinues full data logging and stores only the sampled dataset. Further, the full dataset is deleted. The sampling thus reduces the required data volume significantly, thereby minimizing consumption of the storage space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Hongzhong Jia, Rajiv Krishnamurthy, Lin Qiao, Joshua David Metzler
  • Patent number: 10122783
    Abstract: In order to ingest data from an arbitrary source in a set of sources, a computer system accesses predefined configuration instructions. Then, the computer system generates a dynamic data-ingestion pipeline that is compatible with a Hadoop file system based on the predefined configuration instructions. This dynamic data-ingestion pipeline includes a modular arrangement of operators from a set of operators that includes: an extraction operator for extracting the data of interest from the source, a converter operator for transforming the data, and a quality-checker operator for checking the transformed data. Moreover, the computer system receives the data from the source. Next, the computer system processes the data using the dynamic data-ingestion pipeline as the data is received without storing the data in memory for the purpose of subsequent ingestion processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Lin Qiao, Yinan Li, Sahil Takiar, Ziyang Liu, Narasimha R. Veeramreddy, Min Tu, Ying Dai, Issac Buenrostro, Kapil L. Surlaker, Shirshanka Das, Chavdar Botev, Kenneth D. Goodhope
  • Patent number: 10042873
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein relate to accessing a plurality of data elements. A page of column data is compressed and stored in a format that includes a collection of data elements. A tuple map is stored, and the collection of data elements is indexed via the tuple map. A query is processed based on the compressed page by identifying a set of tuple identifiers mapping to stored data in support of the query. Each tuple identifier corresponds to a location of a respective tuple of the compressed page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Barber, Sam S. Lightstone, Guy M. Lohman, Lin Qiao, Vijayshankar Raman, Richard S. Sidle
  • Patent number: 9875280
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a database processing system for efficient partitioning of a database table with column-major layout for executing one or more join operations. One embodiment comprises a method for partitioning a database table with column-major layout, partitioning only the join-columns by limiting the partitions by size and number, executing one or more join operations for joining the partitioned columns, and optionally de-partitioning the join result to the original order by sequentially writing and randomly reading table values using P cursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Arndt, Gopi K. Attaluri, Ronald J. Barber, Guy M. Lohman, Lin Qiao, Vijayshankar Raman, Eugene J. Shekita, Richard S. Sidle
  • Patent number: 9798756
    Abstract: System, method and computer program products for probing a hash table by receiving a compressed input key, computing a hash value for the compressed input key and probing one or more buckets in a hash table for a match. Each bucket includes multiple chunks. For a bucket in the hash table, chunks are searched in that bucket by comparing in parallel the hash value with multiple slots in each chunk, such that if a value in a chunk equals the hash value of the compressed input key, then a match is declared and a vector is returned with a significant bit of a matching slot in the bucket set to a value. If a value stored in a chunk corresponds to an empty slot, then a mismatch is declared, and the vector is returned as the result with the significant bit of a matching empty slot set to the value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Soo Kim, Lin Qiao, Vijayshankar Raman, Eugene J. Shekita
  • Publication number: 20170139956
    Abstract: In order to ingest data from an arbitrary source in a set of sources, a computer system accesses predefined configuration instructions. Then, the computer system generates a dynamic data-ingestion pipeline that is compatible with a Hadoop file system based on the predefined configuration instructions. This dynamic data-ingestion pipeline includes a modular arrangement of operators from a set of operators that includes: an extraction operator for extracting the data of interest from the source, a converter operator for transforming the data, and a quality-checker operator for checking the transformed data. Moreover, the computer system receives the data from the source. Next, the computer system processes the data using the dynamic data-ingestion pipeline as the data is received without storing the data in memory for the purpose of subsequent ingestion processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Lin Qiao, Yinan Li, Sahil Takiar, Ziyang Liu, Narasimha R. Veeramreddy, Min Tu, Ying Dai, Issac Buenrostro, Kapil L. Surlaker, Shirshanka Das, Chavdar Botev, Kenneth D. Goodhope
  • Patent number: 9535939
    Abstract: A method for storing database information includes storing a table having data values in a column major order. The data values are stored in a list of blocks. The method also includes assigning a tuple sequence number (TSN) to each data value in each column of the table according to a sequence order in the table. The data values that correspond to each other across a plurality of columns of the table have equivalent TSNs. The method also includes assigning each data value to a partition based on a representation of the data value. The method also includes assigning a tuple map value to each data value. The tuple map value identifies the partition in which each data value is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Barber, Min-Soo Kim, Sam S. Lightstone, Guy M. Lohman, Lin Qiao, Vijayshankar Raman, Eugene J. Shekita, Richard S. Sidle
  • Patent number: 9535940
    Abstract: A method for storing database information includes storing a table having data values in a column major order. The data values are stored in a list of blocks. The method also includes assigning a tuple sequence number (TSN) to each data value in each column of the table according to a sequence order in the table. The data values that correspond to each other across a plurality of columns of the table have equivalent TSNs. The method also includes assigning each data value to a partition based on a representation of the data value. The method also includes assigning a tuple map value to each data value. The tuple map value identifies the partition in which each data value is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Barber, Min-Soo Kim, Sam S. Lightstone, Guy M. Lohman, Lin Qiao, Vijayshankar Raman, Eugene J. Shekita, Richard S. Sidle
  • Publication number: 20160210330
    Abstract: A database table is partitioned with column-major layout by limiting partitioning one or more columns containing join-column values for a join operator. Join operations are executed for joining the partitioned columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Arndt, Gopi K. Attaluri, Ronald J. Barber, Guy M. Lohman, Lin Qiao, Vijayshankar Raman, Eugene J. Shekita, Richard S. Sidle
  • Patent number: 9355146
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a database processing system for efficient partitioning of a database table with column-major layout for executing one or more join operations. One embodiment comprises a method for partitioning a database table with column-major layout, partitioning only the join-columns by limiting the partitions by size and number, executing one or more join operations for joining the partitioned columns, and optionally de-partitioning the join result to the original order by sequentially writing and randomly reading table values using P cursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Arndt, Gopi K. Attaluri, Ronald J. Barber, Guy M. Lohman, Lin Qiao, Vijayshankar Raman, Eugene J. Shekita, Richard S. Sidle
  • Publication number: 20160070730
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein relate to accessing a plurality of data elements. A page of column data is compressed and stored in a format that includes a collection of data elements. A tuple map is stored, and the collection of data elements is indexed via the tuple map. A query is processed based on the compressed page by identifying a set of tuple identifiers mapping to stored data in support of the query. Each tuple identifier corresponds to a location of a respective tuple of the compressed page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ronald J. Barber, Sam S. Lightstone, Guy M. Lohman, Lin Qiao, Vijayshankar Raman, Richard S. Sidle
  • Patent number: 9244935
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention are provided for accessing a plurality of data elements. A page of column data is stored in a format that includes compressed and/or non-compressed elements, with the format including a plurality of arrays and a vector. Each of the arrays stores elements with common characteristics, with the vector functioning as a mapping to the stored data elements. The vector is leveraged to identify an array and determine an offset to support access to one or more of the data elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Barber, Sam S. Lightstone, Guy M. Lohman, Lin Qiao, Viyayshankar Raman, Richard S. Sidle
  • Publication number: 20160019264
    Abstract: A system joins predicate evaluated column bitmaps having varying lengths. The system includes a column unifier for querying column values with a predicate and generating an indicator bit for each of the column values that is then joined with the respective column value. The system also includes a bitmap generator for creating a column-major linear bitmap from the column values and indicator bits. The column unifier also determines an offset between adjacent indicator bits. The system also includes a converter for multiplying the column-major linear bitmap with a multiplier to shift the indicator bits into consecutive positions in the linear bitmap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J Barber, Min-Soo Kim, Jae Gil Lee, Sam S. Lightstone, Guy M. Lohman, Lin Qiao, Vijayshankar Raman, Richard S. Sidle
  • Patent number: 9176999
    Abstract: A system joins predicate evaluated column bitmaps having varying lengths. The system includes a column unifier for querying column values with a predicate and generating an indicator bit for each of the column values that is then joined with the respective column value. The system also includes a bitmap generator for creating a column-major linear bitmap from the column values and indicator bits. The column unifier also determines an offset between adjacent indicator bits. The system also includes a converter for multiplying the column-major linear bitmap with a multiplier to shift the indicator bits into consecutive positions in the linear bitmap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Barber, Min-Soo Kim, Jae Gil Lee, Sam S. Lightstone, Guy M. Lohman, Lin Qiao, Vijayshankar Raman, Richard S. Sidle
  • Publication number: 20150261751
    Abstract: System, method and computer program products for probing a hash table by receiving a compressed input key, computing a hash value for the compressed input key and probing one or more buckets in a hash table for a match. Each bucket includes multiple chunks. For a bucket in the hash table, chunks are searched in that bucket by comparing in parallel the hash value with multiple slots in each chunk, such that if a value in a chunk equals the hash value of the compressed input key, then a match is declared and a vector is returned with a significant bit of a matching slot in the bucket set to a value. If a value stored in a chunk corresponds to an empty slot, then a mismatch is declared, and the vector is returned as the result with the significant bit of a matching empty slot set to the value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Min-Soo Kim, Lin Qiao, Vjayshankar Raman, Eugene J. Shekita
  • Patent number: 9069810
    Abstract: System, method and computer program products for storing data by computing a plurality of hash functions of data values in a data item, and determining a corresponding memory location for one of the plurality of hash functions of data values in the data item. Each memory location is of a cacheline size wherein a data item is stored in a memory location. Each memory location can store a plurality of data items. A key portion of all data items is contiguously stored within the memory location, and a payload portion is contiguously stored within the memory location. Payload portions are packed as bit-aligned in a fixed-sized memory location, comprising a bucket in a bucketized hash table, each bucket sized to store multiple key portions and payload portions that are packed as bit-aligned in a fixed-sized bucket. Corresponding key portions are stored as compressed keys in said fixed-sized bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Soo Kim, Lin Qiao, Vijayshankar Raman, Eugene J. Shekita