Patents by Inventor Maojian Fu

Maojian Fu 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: 10095711
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and device for recommending a candidate word according to a geographic position. The method may include receiving a coded character string of a user by a computing device. The computing device may collect geographic position information corresponding to the coded character string, and then determine a geographic area in which the geographic position information is located. The computing device may obtain a geographic candidate word corresponding to the coded character string according to a geographic word stock of the determined geographic area. The geographic word stock of the geographic area may store the coded character strings and a corresponding geographic word according to the geographic area. As compared to current technologies, complexity of input can be reduced and intelligence of an input method can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Maojian Fu
  • Publication number: 20170255646
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and device for recommending a candidate word according to a geographic position. The method may include receiving a coded character string of a user by a computing device. The computing device may collect geographic position information corresponding to the coded character string, and then determine a geographic area in which the geographic position information is located. The computing device may obtain a geographic candidate word corresponding to the coded character string according to a geographic word stock of the determined geographic area. The geographic word stock of the geographic area may store the coded character strings and a corresponding geographic word according to the geographic area. As compared to current technologies, complexity of input can be reduced and intelligence of an input method can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Maojian Fu
  • Patent number: 9690806
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and device for recommending a candidate word according to a geographic position. The method may include receiving a coded character string of a user by a computing device. The computing device may collect geographic position information corresponding to the coded character string, and then determine a geographic area in which the geographic position information is located. The computing device may obtain a geographic candidate word corresponding to the coded character string according to a geographic word stock of the determined geographic area. The geographic word stock of the geographic area may store the coded character strings and a corresponding geographic word according to the geographic area. As compared to current technologies, complexity of input can be reduced and intelligence of an input method can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Maojian Fu
  • Publication number: 20160217154
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and device for recommending a candidate word according to a geographic position. The method may include receiving a coded character string of a user by a computing device. The computing device may collect geographic position information corresponding to the coded character string, and then determine a geographic area in which the geographic position information is located. The computing device may obtain a geographic candidate word corresponding to the coded character string according to a geographic word stock of the determined geographic area. The geographic word stock of the geographic area may store the coded character strings and a corresponding geographic word according to the geographic area. As compared to current technologies, complexity of input can be reduced and intelligence of an input method can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Maojian Fu
  • Patent number: 9332380
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and device for recommending a candidate word according to a geographic position. The method may include receiving a coded character string of a user by a computing device. The computing device may collect geographic position information corresponding to the coded character string, and then determine a geographic area in which the geographic position information is located. The computing device may obtain a geographic candidate word corresponding to the coded character string according to a geographic word stock of the determined geographic area. The geographic word stock of the geographic area may store the coded character strings and a corresponding geographic word according to the geographic area. As compared to current technologies, complexity of input can be reduced and intelligence of an input method can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Maojian Fu
  • Patent number: 8745042
    Abstract: Determining matching degrees of information categories and displayed information is disclosed. In some embodiments, recorded user selection action information with respect to displayed information is analyzed to determine which pieces of displayed information have been selected and which pieces were displayed but not selected. In some embodiments, a matching degree for an information category is determined based on the recorded user selection information with respect to displayed information. In some embodiments, based on this matching degree determined for the information category, it is determined whether the information to be displayed for the information category is to be adjusted for a subsequent event in which information of the information category is to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Chang Wang, Hui Huang, Jian Shi, Feng Xie, Maojian Fu, Gang Liu
  • Publication number: 20130324162
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and device for recommending a candidate word according to a geographic position. The method may include receiving a coded character string of a user by a computing device. The computing device may collect geographic position information corresponding to the coded character string, and then determine a geographic area in which the geographic position information is located. The computing device may obtain a geographic candidate word corresponding to the coded character string according to a geographic word stock of the determined geographic area. The geographic word stock of the geographic area may store the coded character strings and a corresponding geographic word according to the geographic area. As compared to current technologies, complexity of input can be reduced and intelligence of an input method can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Maojian Fu
  • Publication number: 20120310932
    Abstract: Determining matching degrees of information categories and displayed information is disclosed. In some embodiments, recorded user selection action information with respect to displayed information is analyzed to determine which pieces of displayed information have been selected and which pieces were displayed but not selected. In some embodiments, a matching degree for an information category is determined based on the recorded user selection information with respect to displayed information. In some embodiments, based on this matching degree determined for the information category, it is determined whether the information to be displayed for the information category is to be adjusted for a subsequent event in which information of the information category is to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventors: Chang Wang, Hui Huang, Jian Shi, Feng Xie, Maojian Fu, Gang Liu
  • Publication number: 20120109783
    Abstract: Searching for product information is disclosed, including: receiving a search request that includes at least a desired purchase quantity and a desired unit price; determining a preset purchase quantity that corresponds to the desired purchase quantity, wherein the determined preset purchase quantity is selected from a set of preset purchase quantities and each of the set of preset purchase quantities is associated with a different predetermined number of units; generating a search query that includes at least the determined preset purchase quantity and the desired unit price; and using the search query to search for matching products, wherein a matching product is associated with a unit price corresponding to the determined preset purchase quantity that corresponds to the desired unit price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Chenguang Le, Junlin Zhu, Yuanhu Yao, Weiyu Chen, Mulan Zhang, Maojian Fu