Patents by Inventor Lin Sun

Lin Sun 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: 20210111915
    Abstract: Suggesting words includes, during a collaborative session involving a plurality of participants, determining a first subject domain of interest for at least one participant of the collaborative session that is not a presenter and selecting, using a processor, at least one word within the first subject domain. The word can be provided to a communication device of the participant designated as the presenter and not to any other communication device of a participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: LIAM HARPUR, RUTHIE D. LYLE, PATRICK J. O'SULLIVAN, LIN SUN
  • Publication number: 20210110590
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for transitioning between different realities. The distance of the objects from a reference point in the first and second reality environments is determined. For example, the distance of the object's location in the first reality environment from a reference point (e.g., camera system) as well as the distance of the object's location in the second reality environment from the reference point is determined. A determination is made as to whether the likelihood of a transition shock event (e.g., motion sickness) occurring as a user transitions between the first and second reality environments exceeds a threshold value. In response to the likelihood of the transition shock event occurring exceeding the threshold value, the distance of the object from the reference point in the first and/or second reality environments is modified so as to prevent users from experiencing transition shocks when transitioning between realities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Liam S. Harpur, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20210090890
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the semiconductor structure are provided. The method includes providing a to-be-etched layer; forming an initial mask layer over the to-be-etched layer; forming a patterned structure, on the initial mask layer and exposing a portion of the initial mask layer; forming a barrier layer on a sidewall surface of the patterned structure; using the patterned structure and the barrier layer as a mask, performing an ion doping process on the initial mask layer to form a doped region and an un-doped region between doped regions in the initial mask layer; removing the patterned structure and the barrier layer; and forming a mask layer on a top surface of the to-be-etched layer by removing the un-doped region. The mask layer includes a first opening exposing the top surface of the to-be-etched layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Qian Jiang ZHANG, Bo SU, Tao DOU, Lin Lin SUN
  • Publication number: 20210074210
    Abstract: A pixel driving circuit, array substrate, display device and method for driving the pixel driving circuit are provided, the circuit includes: a control terminal and a first terminal of a driving switch circuit are respectively coupled to a first terminal of a data input switch circuit and an anode of a light-emitting device, and two terminals of a storage capacitor are respectively coupled to the control terminal of the driving switch circuit and the anode of the light-emitting device, two terminals of an intrinsic capacitor are respectively coupled to a cathode and the anode of the light-emitting device, a first terminal and a second terminal of a reset switch circuit are respectively coupled to the anode and the cathode of the light-emitting device, a capacitance of the intrinsic capacitor is greater than or equal to a preset multiple of a capacitance of the storage capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicants: HEFEI BOE JOINT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhidong YUAN, Taejin KIM, Yongqian LI, Lin SUN, Chao JIAO, Can YUAN, Zehua DING, Xuehuan FENG, Meng LI
  • Patent number: 10936602
    Abstract: Prioritizing items based on user activity includes determining a user interest based on a current user activity and prioritizing items in a list presented in a display based on the user interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Airbnb, Inc.
    Inventors: Judith H. Bank, Liam Harpur, Ruthie D. Lyle, Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20210055455
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of preparing three-dimensional photonic crystals having tunable optical properties and control over stopband location and width, the three-dimensional photonic crystals comprising nanoparticles and spacer groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Chad A. Mirkin, Lin Sun, Haixin Lin, George C. Schatz
  • Patent number: 10928674
    Abstract: A manufacturing method using a micro-miniature LED as a light source for backlight thickness reduction and light efficiency improvement comprising a plurality of spaced apart light emitting diode chips on a substrate. Colloid with uniformly distributed diffusion particles is coated to fill gaps between LED chips. A roller is applied to the surface of the colloid and a continuous geometric structure is formed with a cone structure in the horizontal-vertical (XY axis) direction. An ultraviolet curing device is used for optical UV curing of the continuous geometric structure to create a brightness enhancement layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignees: INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY (CHENGDU) CO., LTD., INTERFACE OPTOELECTRONICS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., GENERAL INTERACE SOLUTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Hsien-Ying Chou, Po-Lun Chen, Nai-Hau Shiue, Chun-Ta Chen, Ta-Jen Huang, Yi-Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 10924586
    Abstract: Aggregating virtual reality (VR) sessions includes supporting a plurality of requests for a VR session. Further, aggregating VR sessions includes determining a similarity between a first VR request and a second VR request. Still further, aggregating VR sessions includes merging a first VR environment supporting the first VR request and a second VR environment supporting the second VR request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Lin Sun, Liam S. Harpur, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Patent number: 10914602
    Abstract: An approach to validate a route generated by machine logic may be provided. The approach may include a user inputting an origin and destination. The approach may include generating a route from the user input by machine logic. The approach may additionally include the user inputting one or more waypoints. The approach may determine if the waypoint(s) is located on the generated route. If it is determined the waypoints are not on the generated route, a second route may be generated, by machine logic, with the waypoint(s) on the route. The approach may further include presenting the route to a user for validation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Judith H. Bank, Lisa M. Bradley, Lin Sun, Chunhui Yang
  • Patent number: 10904199
    Abstract: A plurality of electronic messages communicated to a recipient can be analyzed to determine, for each of the electronic messages, an amount of time that will be saved for a sender of the electronic message by the recipient performing at least one activity corresponding to the electronic message. The electronic messages can be presented to the recipient in a manner that indicates, for each of the electronic messages, the determined amount of time that will be saved for the sender of the electronic message by the recipient performing the at least one activity corresponding to the electronic message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Liam S. Harpur, Matthew E. Broomhall, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 10902074
    Abstract: Related post identification and presentation is described. A system includes an interface to receive a base post generated by an author. An analyzer analyzes the base post and a number of other posts. A search engine of the system identifies from the number of other posts and based on the analysis, a number of related posts that relate to the base post. A posting engine of the system presents the base post along with identified related posts in an activity stream of a subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew E. Broomhall, Paul R. Bastide, Lin Sun, Liam S. Harpur
  • Patent number: 10897369
    Abstract: Suggesting words includes, during a collaborative session involving a plurality of participants, determining a first subject domain of interest for at least one participant of the collaborative session that is not a presenter and selecting, using a processor, at least one word within the first subject domain. The word can be provided to a communication device of the participant designated as the presenter and not to any other communication device of a participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Liam Harpur, Ruthie D. Lyle, Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 10896228
    Abstract: Probable origination date may be derived by using a stream of data captured, for example, from the Internet and from other documentation sources such as historical information about a target object, its author, related environmental data, social media data, blogs, microblogs, posts, historical information, and/or other data sources. Techniques such as textual analysis, statistical analytics, and/or artificial intelligence may combine and correlate the information from data sources to extract clues that may indicate the original author and date of authorship. Based on the number of conflicting or validating references, and the relationships between them, a probability or confidence score in the accuracy of the analysis may be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Judith H. Bank, Lisa M. W. Bradley, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 10889745
    Abstract: A plugging agent with temperature-resistant, salt-resistant and high-expansion for plugging large fractures and a preparation method thereof of the present disclosure are provided, the plugging agent system consists of the following components: main agent: 6%˜10%, cross-linking agent: 0.6%˜1%, initiator: 0.006%˜0.01%, additive: 6%˜14%, and the rest being water; the preparation method includes the following steps: adding montmorillonite to water to prepare a montmorillonite dispersion system; adding the main agent, the cross-linking agent and the initiator to the montmorillonite dispersion system to prepare a main agent solution; putting the main agent solution into an oven with a temperature range with 90˜20° C. for 9˜48 h to obtain gelation, the adhesive strength of the agent system can reach grade H, with 50˜80 expansion multiple, good strength after being expanded and good water plugging effect under the condition of a temperature of 140° C. and 250,000 degree of mineralization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Fa Yang Jin, Wan Fen Pu, Wen Ge Hu, Hai Yang Zhao, Long He, Dai Jun Du, Ke Xing Li, Bao Lei Jiao, Bo Ren, Lin Sun, Zhen Qian, En Long Zhen, Rui Liu, Xiao Qing He
  • Patent number: 10891547
    Abstract: T-shirt size recommendation for a first user based on crowd sourcing. A recommendation for t-shirt size may be made by defining a first image of a container based on historical data related to container instantiation; receiving, by the computer, from a first user, a request to deploy a first instantiation of a container corresponding to the first image, with the request including input data including information indicative of a planned context of the first instantiation; applying a plurality of machine logic based rules to the input data to determine a first a first recommended T-shirt size associated with the first image; and communicating, by the computer, the first recommended T-shirt size to the first user for use with the first instantiation of the container corresponding to the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa Wood Bradley, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 10885122
    Abstract: Probable origination date may be derived by using a stream of data captured, for example, from the Internet and from other documentation sources such as historical information about a target object, its author, related environmental data, social media data, blogs, microblogs, posts, historical information, and/or other data sources. Techniques such as textual analysis, statistical analytics, and/or artificial intelligence may combine and correlate the information from data sources to extract clues that may indicate the original author and date of authorship. Based on the number of conflicting or validating references, and the relationships between them, a probability or confidence score in the accuracy of the analysis may be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Judith H. Bank, Lisa M. W. Bradley, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 10841328
    Abstract: Determining placement of cloud resources and containers relative to nodes in a cloud managed platform by using placement criteria and leveraging image vulnerability input. Based on the vulnerability input and resource management, containers with similar vulnerabilities are placed on a same node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Philip F. Estes, Briana Frank, Jason R. McGee, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 10841352
    Abstract: Processing a media file includes receiving a request for a media file from a client system and determining, using a processor, a non-chronological ordering of a plurality of segments of the media file for buffering according to historical playback data for each of the plurality of segments of the media file. A first segment of the media file is sent for buffering to the client system as specified by the non-chronological ordering of the plurality of segments. The non-chronological ordering is determined prior to sending any segment of the media file to the client system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Judith H. Bank, Lisa M. W. Bradley, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 10839004
    Abstract: Approaches presented herein enable automatically indicating approval between portions of content in digital items in a digital item network context based on social media activity. Specifically, activity signals (e.g., likes, shares, etc.) related to a social media item in a social media network environment having a topic are evaluated and a set of tags are generated based on the topic. A first portion of content from a first digital item and a second portion of content from a second digital item are selected from a collection of digital items received via a digital item network. The first portion and second portion are related to the topic based on the set of generated tags. An approval action (e.g., likes) is performed between the first portion and second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Liam Harpur, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 10834543
    Abstract: Initiating a communication group of devices using device vibration includes encoding a message into a vibration signal using an encoder in a master device, the message including a connection request. A vibration pattern is emitted using a vibration motor by controlling the vibration motor to vibrate with a pattern corresponding to modulations of the vibration signal to send the message through a medium in contact with the master device. A response vibration pattern is received from responding devices using a sensor, the response vibration pattern carrying a response message. The response vibration pattern is decoded with a decoder of the master device to extract the response message from the response vibration pattern. A communication group is established at a host according to the response message for communication between the master device and the responding devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yin Xia, Lu Fu, Zhang Yu Lin, Lei Pan, Jie Hu, Bin Xu, Xiao Lin Sun