Patents by Inventor Ling-Yen Lu

Ling-Yen Lu 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: 20020171687
    Abstract: A computer has a monitor and a processor. An interface system has a plurality of target data sets, at least one relation data set, a display program, a selection program, and an application program. In the plurality of target data sets, each target data set has an ID (identification) of a target. In the relation data sets, each relation data set has two IDs of two corresponding targets and a relation attribute of the two targets. The display program is used to display the plurality of target data sets and the relation data sets on the monitor in a relation graph format. Each target data set is displayed as an icon in the relation graph, and each relation data set is displayed in a linking graph format between the two icons corresponding to the two targets of the relation data set. The selection program is provided for a user to select the icons displayed on the monitor. The application program can be activated by the user to provide functionality such as distribution of e-mails to the IDs of selected icons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Chien-Chung Li, Gen-Kuo Li, Chien-Fu Li, Yi-Te Lin, Chun-Ming Liao, Chien-Cheng Chang, Ling-Yen Lu, Ting-Wei Lu, I-Ping Fang