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).

  • Refrigerant cooling for variable speed drive
    Patent number: 10830509
    Abstract: An example refrigerant system according to an exemplary aspect of this disclosure includes, among other things, a refrigerant loop having at least a condenser, an evaporator, and a compressor. The compressor includes a motor in communication with a variable speed drive. The system further includes a cooling circuit including a pressure regulator downstream of a heat exchanger, the heat exchanger absorbing heat from the variable speed drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: DANFOSS A/S
    Inventors: William Turner Thornton, Mogens Rasmussen, Lin Sun
  • Augmented reality layers enhancement
    Patent number: 10832482
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for enhancing augmented reality layers. The type of activity a user is engaged in during an augmented reality session is detected. A set of markers for display within the augmented reality session are detected. A useful markers threshold is determined and a set of priority markers of the set of the detected set of markers is generated. A set of layers for display based on the set of priority markers is generating. one or more markers of the set of priority markers to the generated set of layers is mapped. An ordered list of layers of the generated set of layers is generated, wherein the ordered list is prioritized based on a user activity interest value and the generated set of layers and associated mapped markers to the user via the augmented reality session are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Liam S. Harpur, Lin Sun, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Chronologically navigating among time-based entries
    Patent number: 10817144
    Abstract: Chronologically navigating among time-based entries stored by a physical computing device having a processor configured to execute a time-based application includes displaying, with the computing device, a time-based entry with at least one of a forward control and a backward control; in response to a user selecting the forward control, displaying with the computing device a subsequent time-based entry, the subsequent time-based entry including a shared property with the displayed time-based entry; and in response to the user selecting the backward control, displaying with the computing device a previous time-based entry, the previous time-based entry including a shared property with the displayed time-based entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas R. Haynes, Lin Sun
  • REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR ARRANGEMENTS
    Publication number: 20200313599
    Abstract: Compressors in a refrigerant loop are driven by variable frequency drives. The variable frequency drives are configured to demand current from an alternating current power source at different phases relative to one another such that at least one current harmonic frequency at the alternating current power source is cancelled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Lin Sun, HuaiYu Lin
  • Detecting user proximity in a physical area and managing physical interactions
    Patent number: 10783475
    Abstract: A system manages physical interactions between users. The system analyzes wireless signals transmitted by a plurality of user devices within a physical area to identify one or more first users within proximity of a second user in the physical area. Actions of the second user are monitored to determine a level of concentration of the second user in performing a task. A probability of a physical interaction of the one or more first users with the second user causing loss of focus by the second user is determined, and physical interactions of the one or more first users with the second user are managed based on the determined probability to maintain focus of the second user on the task. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for managing physical interactions between users in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Liam S. Harpur, Lin Sun
  • Switching realities for better task efficiency
    Patent number: 10783711
    Abstract: An intelligent recommendation system and method for suggesting users perform various tasks in different reality systems to help user to maximize their productivity and achieve better satisfaction. By recognizing that a user is not efficient or unable to perform tasks well in real reality, the system suggests that the user try doing the similar task in a virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) environment and effects a physical switching to that environment for the user to practice and improve user's skill on the tasks. Further, by recognizing that user's emotions (e.g., sad or bad mood), the system further suggests the user to do certain things in the VR or AR environment to improve user's mood. The system and method continuously suggests performing tasks in VR or AR as needed, based on user's task efficiency score in real reality and any improvement occurred in RR when doing the task in VR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lin Sun, Liam S. Harpur, Matthew E. Broomhall, Paul R. Bastide
  • Peer negotiation of area service preferences
    Patent number: 10778602
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for joining an overlay network of a plurality of peer devices and identifying a local preference for an area service available to the plurality of peer devices. Additionally, the local preference may be used to negotiate a common preference for the area service with the plurality of peer devices. In one example, the common preference is a best fit value for the plurality of peer devices on the overlay network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun, Laura Wynter
  • Cognitive insight into user activity interacting with a social system
    Patent number: 10778791
    Abstract: A current user activity of a first user interacting with a first social system can be monitored. A cognitive insight into at least one user activity of at least a second user relating to the current user activity of the first user can be generated. The cognitive insight can include a listing of user activity data, each representing a respective user activity of at least the second user relating to the current user activity of the first user. The cognitive insight can indicate, for each user activity data contained in the listing, a respective duration of time for which the user activity data is to be presented to the first user. The cognitive insight can be communicated to the first social system, which can present to the first user each user activity data in the listing for the respective duration of time indicated in the cognitive insight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Lin Sun, Liam S. Harpur, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Behavior based notifications
    Patent number: 10757206
    Abstract: A computing system, computer-implemented method, and computer program product are provided for facilitating behavior based notifications concerning multiparty communication threads. According to an implementation, the computer-implemented method may include defining a rules set associated with a user for participation in a multiparty communication thread. The method may also include evaluating a plurality of communications associated with the multiparty communication thread. The method may also include determining when a given communication associated with the multiparty communication thread satisfies one or more of the rules included within the rules set. The method may further include delivering the given communication based upon, at least in part, a determining that the given communication satisfies the one or more rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa M. W. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Mitigation of augmented reality markup blindness
    Patent number: 10748003
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for avoiding augmented reality blindness during an augmented reality session via an augmented reality device used by a user. In the method, computer program product, and system a set of visual representations within the augmented reality session is detected. A set of labeling objects is applied to the set of visual representations within the augmented reality session. A subset of labeling objects and associated visual representation within a display view of the augmented reality device are recorded in a history table. A blindness quotient based on the history table of recorded labeled objects and associated visual representation is calculated. In response to the calculated blindness quotient exceeding a threshold, the set of labeling objects within the display view of the augmented reality device are modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Liam S. Harpur, Matthew E. Broomhall, Lin Sun
  • Determining a location of optimal computing resources for workloads
    Patent number: 10749773
    Abstract: Embodiments provide optimized deployment of workloads. A first workload to be deployed in at least one data center of a plurality of data centers is received. A first plurality of candidate data centers is selected from the plurality of data centers, and the first workload is deployed to each of the first plurality of candidate data centers. A first performance metric is collected from each respective data center of the first plurality of candidate data centers based on execution of the first workload deployed at the respective data centers, and a first optimal data center from the first plurality of candidate data centers is identified based on the first performance metrics. The first workload is removed from each of the first plurality of candidate data centers, other than the identified first optimal data center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hugh Edward Hockett, Lin Sun, Aaron James Quirk
  • DYNAMIC TEXT GENERATION FOR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
    Publication number: 20200257859
    Abstract: Utilizing a computing device to share a social media post with automatically generated dynamic text in a social media service in real time. A computing device receives a social media post from a social media user computer. The computing device monitors social media activities of a social media user computer. The computing device accesses one or more social media activities of social media follower computers. The computing device compares social media activities of the social media user computer with the one or more social media activities of social media follower computers. The computing device aligns the received social media post to a preference model. The computing device generates dynamic text in real time to accompany the received social media post. The computing device outputs the generated dynamic text to the social media user computer to accompany the received social media post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Shadi Albouyeh, Lin Sun, Kelley Anders
  • ADJUSTING SCREEN SENSITIVITY OF A TOUCH SCREEN
    Publication number: 20200241674
    Abstract: A computer-implemented. method, a computer system and a computer program product that facilitate adjusting screen sensitivity of a touch screen are proposed. The computer-implemented method comprises: determining, by a device operatively coupled to one or more processing units, one or more operational areas for an interface of an application running on a touch screen device; and determining, by the device, a screen sensitivity for each of the one or more operational areas respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Bin Xu, Yin Xia, Lu Fu, Lei Pan, Xiao Lin Sun
  • CREATION, PUBLICATION AND DISPLAY OF CONTENT ON A SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK
    Publication number: 20200236199
    Abstract: A method and associated server and computer program product for publishing content on a social media network. A probability that content requested for publication by a user would be published independently by the user on the social media network is calculated in real time. The probability is calculated in real time as a function of a comparison of the content with a repository of stored information about the user. In response to determining the probability, in real time, as having a value greater than or equal to a confidence interval selected by the user, the content is published automatically and in real time as a joint publication on the social medial network, accessible for viewing by joint-content viewers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Lisa M. W. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • FOCUS-OBJECT-DETERMINED COMMUNITIES FOR AUGMENTED REALITY USERS
    Publication number: 20200219207
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for creating a social network in augmented reality (AR) based on focus objects is provided. The present invention may include monitoring an augmented reality session of a user; detecting focus objects of a user during the augmented reality session; labeling the detected focus objects with indications of interest; associating the labeled detected focus objects with additional users; and establishing, based on the labelled detected focus objects, a social network, where the social network contains focus objects sourced from additional users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Liam S. Harpur, Lin Sun
  • METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR COPY AND PASTE OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20200218440
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and a computer system are proposed. According to the method, one or more candidate target applications are obtained in response to determination of one or more pieces of source contents from one or more source applications. A target application is determined from the one or more candidate target applications, wherein the one or more candidate target applications are shown one by one in a pre-defined order. The one or more pieces of source contents are pasted into one or more target areas in response to determining the one or more target areas in the target application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yin Xia, Lu Fu, Bin Xu, Jie Hu, Xiao Lin Sun, Zhang Yu Lin, Lei Pan
  • Ensuring a desired distribution of images in a multimedia document utilizing facial signatures
    Patent number: 10706268
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for ensuring a desired distribution of images in a multimedia document (e.g., yearbook, slideshow). A desired distribution of facial signatures in a multimedia document to be created by the user is received. Upon receiving an image to be added to the multimedia document by the user, a facial signature for a face detected in the image is generated. The current number of instances of the facial signature in the multimedia document is then determined. A determination is then made as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets the desired distribution. An indication is then provided to the user as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets or does not meet the desired distribution. In this manner, the user can ensure a desired distribution of images in the multimedia document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Method of Manufacturing a Trench Oxide in a Trench for a Gate Structure in a Semiconductor Substrate
    Publication number: 20200212203
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a trench oxide in a trench for a gate structure in a semiconductor substrate is described. The method includes: generating the trench in the semiconductor substrate; generating an oxide layer over opposing sidewalls of the trench; damaging at least a portion of the oxide layer by ion implantation; coating the oxide layer with an etching mask; generating at least one opening in the etching mask adjacent to one of the opposing sidewalls; and partly removing the oxide layer by etching the oxide layer beneath the etching mask down to an etching depth at the one of the opposing sidewalls by introducing an etching agent into the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Moriz Jelinek, Kang Nan Khor, Armin Schieber, Michael Stadtmueller, Wei-Lin Sun
  • Biomarker change indicator for behavioral health
    Patent number: 10687764
    Abstract: Embodiments describing an approach for detecting user biomarker identifier changes based on audio preferences and generating biometric alerts based on the detected biomarker identifier changes. Receiving a user's current audio preferences. Retrieving the user's historic audio preferences and biometric data associated with the user's historic audio preferences. Analyzing the user's current audio preferences based on the user's historic audio preferences and the biometric data associated with the historic audio preferences. Creating a user biometric profile based on analyzing the user's current audio preferences, the user's historic audio preferences and the biometric data associated with the user's historic audio preferences; and outputting the user biometric profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Liam S. Harpur, Lin Sun
  • Dynamic text generation for social media posts
    Patent number: 10691895
    Abstract: Utilizing a computing device to share a social media post with automatically generated dynamic text in a social media service in real time. A computing device receives a social media post from a social media user computer. The computing device monitors social media activities of a social media user computer. The computing device accesses one or more social media activities of social media follower computers. The computing device compares social media activities of the social media user computer with the one or more social media activities of social media follower computers. The computing device aligns the received social media post to a preference model. The computing device generates dynamic text in real time to accompany the received social media post. The computing device outputs the generated dynamic text to the social media user computer to accompany the received social media post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Coporation
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Shadi Albouyeh, Lin Sun, Kelley Anders