Patents by Inventor Min Min Qiu

Min Min Qiu 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).

  • SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
    Publication number: 20120323633
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for providing an integrated solution to a set of supply chain optimization problems. In one embodiment, the method comprises defining a distribution network, vehicle routing, inventory positioning, and environmental sustainability for a supply chain; and combining an optimization of the distribution network, the vehicle routing, the inventory positioning, and the environmental sustainability into a single problem. In an embodiment, the optimization of the distribution network, the vehicle routing, the inventory positioning, and the environmental sustainability are combined into a single problem by using analytical engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pawan R. Chowdhary, Youssef Drissi, Mary E. Helander, Kaan K. Katircioglu, Lin Li, Min Min Qiu, Karthik Sourirajan, Karthik Subbian, Takashi Yonezawa
  • TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A FILE IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20120233189
    Abstract: A method of receiving a file including receiving a file and receiving at least one tag path associated with the file. The tag path has a lowest node and a highest node and each the node having a tag vector. The method also includes selecting at least one storage path for which a similarity between the tag vector of the lowest node and the tag vector of the highest node exceeds a predetermined threshold and storing the file under the storage path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong Wei Ding, Jin Dong, Shi Xia Liu, Min Min Qiu
  • Apparatus and method for transmitting file and apparatus and method for receiving file
    Patent number: 8244734
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for transmitting file and apparatus and method for receiving file. The apparatus for receiving a file includes: a receiving device configured for receiving a file and at least one tag path associated with the file; a path selection device configured for selecting from candidate paths at least one path where a similarity between the tag vector of the lowest node and the tag vector of the highest node in each of the tag path exceeds a predetermined threshold, as a storage path; and a storage device configured for storing the file under the storage path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Wei Ding, Jin Dong, Shi Xia Liu, Min Min Qiu
  • Apparatus and Method for Transmitting File and Apparatus and Method for Receiving File
    Publication number: 20100114996
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for transmitting file and apparatus and method for receiving file. The apparatus for receiving a file includes: a receiving device configured for receiving a file and at least one tag path associated with the file; a path selection device configured for selecting from candidate paths at least one path where a similarity between the tag vector of the lowest node and the tag vector of the highest node in each of the tag path exceeds a predetermined threshold, as a storage path; and a storage device configured for storing the file under the storage path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong Wei Ding, Jin Dong, Shi Xia Liu, Min Min Qiu