Patents by Inventor Ming Qian

Ming Qian 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: 10789425
    Abstract: For generating a response to a natural language command based on a concatenated graph, a processor identifies one or more relevant data sets in response to a natural language command received from an input device. Each relevant data set includes one of a subject of the natural language command and a subject of another relevant data set. The processor further generates a graph for each of the one or more relevant data sets and concatenates the graphs into a concatenated graph. In addition, the processor generates a response to the natural language command based on the concatenated graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Qian, Jatinder Kumar, John Weldon Nicholson, David Alexander Schwarz, Song Wang
  • Patent number: 10782858
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to display extended reality content; determining, using a processor, a user's geographic position in an area; accessing, from an accessible storage location, map data associated with the area; identifying, using at least one sensor associated with the information handling device, a user's line of sight; determining, based on the user's geographic position and the map data, an object associated with the user's line of sight; determining, using a processor, an identity of the object; and displaying the extended-reality content for the identified object in a field of view of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Qian, Song Wang, Jian Li, Jianbang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10770036
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and at least one display accessible to the at least one processor. The at least one display includes a left eye portion and a right eye portion. The device also includes storage that is accessible to the at least one processor and that has instructions executable by the at least one processor to present first content on one of the left eye portion and the right eye portion so that the first content is viewable respectively using one of a user's left eye and the user's right eye but not the other of the user's left eye and the user's right eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Song Wang, John Weldon Nicholson, Jatinder Kumar, Ming Qian
  • Patent number: 10761694
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at information handling device, an indication to display extended reality content in a field of view; identifying, using a processor, at least one portion in the field of view where the extended reality content should not be displayed; and excluding, responsive to the identifying, the extended reality content from being displayed on the at least one portion in the field of view. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Qian, Song Wang, Jian Li, Jianbang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200257484
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to display extended reality content; determining, using a processor, a user's geographic position in an area; accessing, from an accessible storage location, map data associated with the area; identifying, using at least one sensor associated with the information handling device, a user's line of sight; determining, based on the user's geographic position and the map data, an object associated with the user's line of sight; determining, using a processor, an identity of the object; and displaying the extended-reality content for the identified object in a field of view of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Ming Qian, Song Wang, Jian Li, Jianbang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10741175
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a microphone accessible to the processor, at least a first sensor that is accessible to the processor, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to receive first input from the microphone that is generated based on audible input from a user. The instructions are also executable by the processor to receive second input from the first sensor, perform natural language understanding based on the first input, augment the natural language understanding based on the second input, and provide an output based on the augmentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Qian, Song Wang, John Weldon Nicholson, Jatinder Kumar
  • Patent number: 10740423
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, user input comprising a query from a user, wherein the query does not comprise an explicit request for visual data; identifying, based upon results of the query, that visual data is associated with the query; and providing, based on the identifying, output associated with the identified visual data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Scott Patrick DeBates, Ming Qian, Song Wang, David Alexander Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20200226409
    Abstract: For modifying an image, a processor detects a feature in the image using a convolutional neural network trained on a feature training set. The processor further places the feature within the displayed image. The processor determines an intent for the image. In addition, the processor modifies the image based on the intent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Ming Qian, Sujin Jang, John Weldon Nicholson, Song Wang
  • Patent number: 10706628
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an augmented reality system, a user command to select content associated with at least one of a device and the augmented reality system; receiving, at the augmented reality system, another user command to transfer the content to another device; and transferring, responsive to receiving the another user command to transfer the content, the content to the another device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Ming Qian, Jun-Ki Min, Mir Farooq Ali, Song Wang
  • Publication number: 20200193715
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at information handling device, an indication to display extended reality content in a field of view; identifying, using a processor, at least one portion in the field of view where the extended reality content should not be displayed; and excluding, responsive to the identifying, the extended reality content from being displayed on the at least one portion in the field of view. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Ming Qian, Song Wang, Jian Li, Jianbang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10627985
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to display a virtual object in association with a conversational session; receiving, during the conversational session, user manipulation input associated with the displayed virtual object; and performing, based upon the received user manipulation input, at least one function associated with the virtual object. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Qian, John Weldon Nicholson, Song Wang, David Alexander Schwarz
  • Patent number: 10620807
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a camera accessible to the processor, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to receive data from the camera, establish a three-dimensional (3D) model of at least a portion of a location based at least in part on the data from the camera, identify at least one object at the location from the data from the camera, and associate the at least one object with time-related metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, David Alexander Schwarz, Axel Ramirez Flores, Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Ming Qian
  • Patent number: 10621992
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a microphone accessible to the processor, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to, without receiving a user command to enter voice recognition mode, automatically activate the microphone responsive to a determination based on a proximity signal that a user is proximate to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (singapore) pte. ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Qian, Song Wang, John Weldon Nicholson
  • Patent number: 10614794
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, a query from a user; receiving an indication of a time associated with provision of a result associated with the query; and adjusting a characteristic associated with an audible output based upon the indicated time. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Qian, John Weldon Nicholson, Jatinder Kumar, Jun-Ki Min
  • Publication number: 20200066041
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage comprises instructions executable by the at least one processor to determine an attention center that corresponds to at least a portion of a real-world environment and present, on a display, content at a display location determined based on the attention center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Ming Qian, Song Wang, Jun-Ki Min, Krishna C. Garikipati
  • Publication number: 20200066237
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and at least one display accessible to the at least one processor. The at least one display includes a left eye portion and a right eye portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Song Wang, John Weldon Nicholson, Jatinder Kumar, Ming Qian
  • Publication number: 20200038692
    Abstract: Provided is a conscious animal ultrasonic neural regulation device, including a pulse signal generation module, a transducer module and a fixing module. The pulse signal generation module is configured to generate a pulse signal with high energy. The ultrasonic transducer module is configured to convert the pulse signal into an ultrasound. The fixing module includes an upper fixing module and a lower fixing module. The upper fixing module is configured to fix the ultrasonic transducer module, and the lower fixing module is configured to be fixed on an animal neural regulation target point. The upper fixing module and the lower fixing module are connected by a connecting component. The conscious animal neural regulation device of the present disclosure can perform accurate ultrasonic stimulation on a cerebral cortex and subcortex of the animal, thereby exploring and verifying the stimulation effect of the ultrasound on the animal, which is easy in operation and convenient in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Hairong Zheng, Hui Zhou, Lili Niu, Ruibiao Guo, Long Meng, Yongchuan Li, Min Su, Jiquing Huang, Ming Qian
  • Patent number: 10521187
    Abstract: For presenting visual information on a display, a processor determines to show visual information in response to an audible command from a user. The processor further identifies a display that is viewable by the user and accessible via communication hardware. In addition, the processor presents the visual information on the display via the communication hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Song Wang, Jian Li, Ming Qian, Jianbang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190392640
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor, a camera accessible to the at least one processor, a display accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive input from the camera and, based on the input from the camera, identify information related to a first real-world object. The instructions are also executable to, based on the identification of the information related to the first real-world object, present at least one augmented reality (AR) image on the display at a location of the display that does not obstruct a user's view of the first real-world object while the device is worn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Ming Qian, John Weldon Nicholson, Song Wang, Jatinder Kumar, David Alexander Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20190303483
    Abstract: For presenting data chunks for a working memory event, a processor detects a trigger policy for a working memory event being satisfied by raw data from a sensor. The trigger policy is based on user attention. The processor further categorizes a data chunk for the working memory event from the raw data. The processor detects a query policy being satisfied by a query from subsequent raw data. In response to the query policy being satisfied, the processor identifies the data chunk based on the query. The processor further presents the data chunk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Ming Qian, John Weldon Nicholson, David Alexander Schwarz, Song Wang