Patents by Inventor Lun Xiao

Lun Xiao 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).

  • Patent number: 10780504
    Abstract: A powder recycling system includes a supply tank, a continuous loss-in-weight module, a pneumatic module, a transfer channel, a recycle module, and a refilling tank. The supply tank accommodates recycling powder. The continuous loss-in-weight module includes a storage tank receiving the recycling powder from the supply tank and a rotary output pipe connected to the storage tank to output the recycling powder. The continuous loss-in-weight module controls the mass flow rate of the output of the recycling powder according to the weight change of the storage tank. The pneumatic module enables the recycling powder to float and move in the transfer channel. The recycle module is connected to the transfer channel to receive the recycling powder, sieves the recycling powder, provides virgin powder, and mixes the virgin powder with the recycling powder. The refilling tank is connected to the recycle module to receive the recycling powder and the virgin powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHUNG-SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yi-Lun Xiao, Li-Tsung Sheng, Shu-San Hsiau, Kuo-Kuang Jen, Chih-Peng Chen, Po-Shen Lin, Chung-Chun Huang
  • Publication number: 20190151954
    Abstract: A powder recycling system includes a supply tank, a continuous loss-in-weight module, a pneumatic module, a transfer channel, a recycle module, and a refilling tank. The supply tank accommodates recycling powder. The continuous loss-in-weight module includes a storage tank receiving the recycling powder from the supply tank and a rotary output pipe connected to the storage tank to output the recycling powder. The continuous loss-in-weight module controls the mass flow rate of the output of the recycling powder according to the weight change of the storage tank. The pneumatic module enables the recycling powder to float and move in the transfer channel. The recycle module is connected to the transfer channel to receive the recycling powder, sieves the recycling powder, provides virgin powder, and mixes the virgin powder with the recycling powder. The refilling tank is connected to the recycle module to receive the recycling powder and the virgin powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Yi-Lun Xiao, Li-Tsung Sheng, Shu-San Hsiau, Kuo-Kuang Jen, Chih-Peng Chen, Po-Shen Lin, Chung-Chun Huang
  • Patent number: 9716685
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to auto-entry of addresses in an electronic message and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for cautious auto-entry for messaging systems. In one embodiment of the invention, a cautious auto-completion method can be provided. The method include auto-completing a messaging address provided in a messaging client; computing a similar name set (SNS) value for the auto-completed messaging address; and, posting a warning if the SNS value exceeds an SNS threshold. As used herein, an SNS includes a list of similar messaging addresses having similarities likely to result in an unintended auto-completed messaging address in a messaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li Chen, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Patent number: 9323800
    Abstract: Included are method, article of manufacture, and device that serve to identify one or more tracked categories in a document, the tracked category representing a portion of the document, identify a change in one or more of the tracked categories of the document, identify a client to notify of the change in the tracked category, and send a notification to a client, where the notification provides notice that a change has occurred in a tracked category of a document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lun Xiao, John Raithel Hind, Yongcheng Li
  • Publication number: 20160021054
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to auto-entry of addresses in an electronic message and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for cautious auto-entry for messaging systems. In one embodiment of the invention, a cautious auto-completion method can be provided. The method include auto-completing a messaging address provided in a messaging client; computing a similar name set (SNS) value for the auto-completed messaging address; and, posting a warning if the SNS value exceeds an SNS threshold. As used herein, an SNS includes a list of similar messaging addresses having similarities likely to result in an unintended auto-completed messaging address in a messaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Li Chen, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Patent number: 9177292
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to auto-entry of addresses in an electronic message and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for cautious auto-entry for messaging systems. In one embodiment of the invention, a cautious auto-completion method can be provided. The method include auto-completing a messaging address provided in a messaging client; computing a similar name set (SNS) value for the auto-completed messaging address; and, posting a warning if the SNS value exceeds an SNS threshold. As used herein, an SNS includes a list of similar messaging addresses having similarities likely to result in an unintended auto-completed messaging address in a messaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li Chen, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Patent number: 9122751
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for selecting and tagging content within an instant messaging (IM) session. The content is selected utilizing a contextual pointer, tagged with a subject and/or key words, then assigned a uniform resource locator (URL), and stored as an IM transcript. A search system allows the IM transcript and/or selected content to be indexed according to the tag, title, and word(s)/phrase(s) selected within the content. The IM transcript is retrieved from a location within the network via the assigned URL. IM users may assign accessibility privileges to the URL of the IM transcript, allowing selected content to be shared via a community and/or corporate network. Private access privileges may be assigned to offer full IM transcript protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li Chen, John R. Hind, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Patent number: 9009784
    Abstract: A run-time application-generated change to dynamic web content, generated during an application run-time by a dynamic web application, is detected in response to user run-time interactions with the dynamic web content rendered by the dynamic web application that changed the dynamic web content during the run-time. The detected run-time application-generated change to the dynamic web content is parsed. The parsed run-time application-generated change to the dynamic web content is compared with web content compliance rules that define specifications for web content representation. A noncompliant element associated with the parsed run-time application-generated change is identified based upon the comparison with the web content compliance rules. A run-time correction of the identified noncompliant element within the dynamic web content changed by the dynamic web application is performed to cause the identified noncompliant element to comply with the web content compliance rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li Chen, John R. Hind, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Patent number: 8880419
    Abstract: Methods and computer program products for accommodating unforeseen events using an electronic calendar. Occurrences of unforeseen events pertinent to preexisting appointments are detected. Occurrences of unforeseen events may be detected by, for example, accepting input from the user conveyed by, for example, a keyboard, a mouse click, or a menu selection; or by accepting input from an automated information source that provides, for example, commute times or weather reports. The calendar responds automatically on behalf of the user to the detection of unforeseen events pertinent to preexisting appointments. Response may include sending notifications to other parties to appointments by way of, for example, electronic mail, instant messaging, or voice mail messaging; by canceling appointments; or by rescheduling appointments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li Chen, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Publication number: 20140059112
    Abstract: A run-time application-generated change to dynamic web content, generated during an application run-time by a dynamic web application, is detected in response to user run-time interactions with the dynamic web content rendered by the dynamic web application that changed the dynamic web content during the run-time. The detected run-time application-generated change to the dynamic web content is parsed. The parsed run-time application-generated change to the dynamic web content is compared with web content compliance rules that define specifications for web content representation. A noncompliant element associated with the parsed run-time application-generated change is identified based upon the comparison with the web content compliance rules. A run-time correction of the identified noncompliant element within the dynamic web content changed by the dynamic web application is performed to cause the identified noncompliant element to comply with the web content compliance rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li Chen, John R. Hind, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Patent number: 8613039
    Abstract: Changes to dynamic web content are monitored for compliance with web content compliance rules. A noncompliant element associated with a change to the dynamic web content is identified based upon the web content compliance rules. Automated correction of the noncompliant element is performed based upon the web content compliance rules. The noncompliant element is reported to a server associated with the change to the dynamic web content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li Chen, John Raithel Hind, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Patent number: 8577973
    Abstract: A computer implemented method correlates a digital resource with an electronic message. A processor detects a focus on a targeted item that identifies a digital resource. The targeted item is in a user history that presents a history of a user's access to multiple digital resources. The processor then auto-populates a draft of an electronic message with the targeted item that was focused in the user history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li Chen, John R. Hind, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Patent number: 8503652
    Abstract: Conference calls are managed using a permanent or default password associated with a particular call-in phone number and at least one temporary, dynamically-generated password for that same call-in phone number. The temporary passwords are preferably applicable for a particular time period or interval. If a temporary password is not defined for the time period in which a conference call takes place, the default password may be used. Conference call access is restricted to participants who provide the proper password—namely, the temporary password during a time period for which a temporary password has been generated, and the default password otherwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li Chen, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Patent number: 8468203
    Abstract: A server system runs a bot service that registers an FAQ (frequently asked questions) for a document having an embedded object. The FAQ includes one or more question-and-answer (Q&A) pairs. The bot service receives, from each electronics device that renders a copy of the document, a request from the embedded object for the FAQ registered for the document, and transmits the FAQ to each electronic device from which a request is received. Each electronics device displays the FAQ, including the one or more Q&A pairs, within its rendered copy of the document. Any viewer of a copy of the document with the embedded object can submit a question to the bot service through the embedded object. The bot service uses a messaging service to obtain an answer to the question from an author. The FAQs displayed at the electronics devices are updated to include the new Q&A pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Hind, Li Chen, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Patent number: 8364763
    Abstract: In a method and system for removing email forwarding duplication, when an email was sent for the first time, the email was assigned a unique identifier. An aggregate recipient list was created and associated with the unique identifier. When the email is to be forwarded, the aggregate recipient list has recipients previously forwarded the email. The recipient list of the forwarding email is compared with the aggregate recipient list. If duplicate email addresses are found, the duplicate email addresses are displayed to a sender of the forwarding email. If the sender chooses not to send the forwarding email to the duplicate email addresses, the duplicate email addresses are removed from the recipient list of the forwarding email. New recipients of the forwarding email are added to the aggregate recipient list. The forwarding email with the unique identifier is sent to the recipient list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li Chen, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Publication number: 20120260254
    Abstract: Tasks are automated using assemblies of services. An interface component allows a user to collect services and to place selected services corresponding to a task to be automated onto a workspace. An analysis component performs an analysis of available data with regard to the selected services provided on the workspace and a configuration component automatically configures inputs of the selected services based upon the analysis of available data without intervention of the user. A dialog component is also provided to allow the user to contribute information to configure one or more of the inputs of the selected services. When processing is complete, an output component outputs a script that is executable to implement the task to be automated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li Chen, John R. Hind, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Publication number: 20120226762
    Abstract: A server system runs a bot service that registers an FAQ (frequently asked questions) for a document having an embedded object. The FAQ includes one or more question-and-answer (Q&A) pairs. The bot service receives, from each electronics device that renders a copy of the document, a request from the embedded object for the FAQ registered for the document, and transmits the FAQ to each electronic device from which a request is received. Each electronics device displays the FAQ, including the one or more Q&A pairs, within its rendered copy of the document. Any viewer of a copy of the document with the embedded object can submit a question to the bot service through the embedded object. The bot service uses a messaging service to obtain an answer to the question from an author. The FAQs displayed at the electronics devices are updated to include the new Q&A pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John R. Hind, Li Chen, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Patent number: 8224901
    Abstract: A server system runs a bot service that registers an FAQ (frequently asked questions) for a document having an embedded object. The FAQ includes one or more question-and-answer (Q&A) pairs. The bot service receives, from each electronics device that renders a copy of the document, a request from the embedded object for the FAQ registered for the document, and transmits the FAQ to each electronic device from which a request is received. Each electronics device displays the FAQ, including the one or more Q&A pairs, within its rendered copy of the document. Any viewer of a copy of the document with the embedded object can submit a question to the bot service through the embedded object. The bot service uses a messaging service to obtain an answer to the question from an author. The FAQs displayed at the electronics devices are updated to include the new Q&A pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Hind, Li Chen, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao
  • Publication number: 20120005275
    Abstract: A computer implemented method correlates a digital resource with an electronic message. A processor detects a focus on a targeted item that identifies a digital resource. The targeted item is in a user history that presents a history of a user's access to multiple digital resources. The processor then auto-populates a draft of an electronic message with the targeted item that was focused in the user history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: LI CHEN, JOHN R. HIND, YONGCHENG LI, LUN XIAO
  • Patent number: 7979500
    Abstract: A computer implemented user interface allows composition of an electronic mail message. A user selects at least one pre-existing email from an email inbox. An envelope is then created by parsing each of the selected pre-existing emails. The pre-existing email is displayed as a tree structure comprising an envelope with at least a label sub-node in a new email view. A new email is composed by selecting parts from the tree structure. The sub-nodes may further comprise a content sub-node. The content sub-node further comprises multi-media parts, and the new email body is composed by selecting parts from the content sub-node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li Chen, John R. Hind, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao