Patents by Inventor Meilin Cheng

Meilin Cheng 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: 9635204
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a machine, a method and a computer program product for partial information capture and processing. A touch input that draws a pattern can be detected on a lid of a machine, where the lid is touch-sensitive and is operable to cover an object to be processed. Specifically, the lid allows a user to see at least a part of the object. In response to detecting the touch input on the lid, a part of the object is identified based on the pattern. Then the machine generates a processing result that only contains the identified part of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Meilin Cheng, Jin Yang Li, Jing Quan, Qin Qiong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170085732
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a machine, a method and a computer program product for partial information capture and processing. A touch input that draws a pattern can be detected on a lid of a machine, where the lid is touch-sensitive and is operable to cover an object to be processed. Specifically, the lid allows a user to see at least a part of the object. In response to detecting the touch input on the lid, a part of the object is identified based on the pattern. Then the machine generates a processing result that only contains the identified part of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Meilin Cheng, Jin Yang Li, Jing Quan, Qin Qiong Zhang