Patents by Inventor Ning Liu

Ning Liu 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).

  • Three-dimensional (3D) image processing method and system
    Patent number: 8494253
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) image processing method is provided. The method includes receiving from an image source a 3D image containing compressed first image pixel data and compressed second image pixel data, and storing the received compressed first image pixel data and compressed second image pixel data in a line register group. The method also includes determining a relationship between lines of the compressed first image pixel data and compressed second image pixel data, and using reading and writing operations on the line register group based on the relationship and a predetermined timing sequence to decompress the compressed first image pixel data and compressed second image pixel data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: SuperD Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Fei Yan, Ning Liu, Tongfu Li, Yakui Li
  • Methods of promoting adhesion between transfer molded IC packages and injection molded plastics for creating over-molded memory cards
    Patent number: 8482139
    Abstract: A flash memory card and methods of manufacturing same are disclosed. The card includes a semiconductor package fabricated to receive a single-sided or double-sided lid. A surface of the semiconductor package may be formed with holes, trenches and/or pockmarks. After the holes, trenches and/or pockmarks are formed, a lid may be attached to the package surface in an injection molding process. During the injection molding process, the molten plastic flows into the holes, trenches and/or pockmarks to interconnect with the surface of the semiconductor package. Thus, when the molten plastic hardens, the holes, trenches and/or pockmarks ensure that the lid remains firmly attached to semiconductor package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: SanDisk Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Che-Jung Chang, Chin-Tien Chiu, Cheeman Yu, Hem Takiar, Jack Chang Chien, Ning Liu
  • BODY MASSAGE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130165827
    Abstract: A body massage apparatus comprises a foot plate and a bifurcated pillar having first and second outer walls and first and second inner walls. The first and second outer walls cooperatively form a first structure with an outer corner. The first and second inner walls cooperatively form a second structure with an inner corner. The first outer wall and the first inner wall extend respectively from the outer corner and the inner corner toward each other and join to form a first rounded corner. The second outer wall and the second inner wall extend respectively from the outer corner and the inner corner toward each other and join to form a second rounded corner. The second rounded corner has a radius of curvature smaller than that of the first rounded corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventor: Su-Ning Liu
  • Web Knowledge Extraction for Search Task Simplification
    Publication number: 20130138655
    Abstract: Techniques are described for generating structured information from semi-structured web pages, and retrieving the structured knowledge in response to a user query that indicates a query intent. The structured information is automatically extracted offline from semi-structured web pages, through the use of an auto wrapper solution that is noise tolerant, scalable, and automatic. The structured information is stored in a knowledge base, and provided in response to a user search query that indicates a query intent. Extraction of structured information may also include clustering of pages based on their measured similarities. The clusters may be determined based on similar elements in the tag path text data of the pages. A minimum size threshold may be applied to the clusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Yan, Lei Ji, Ning Liu, Zheng Chen
  • 3D USER INTERACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130117717
    Abstract: A method is provided for a 3D user interaction system containing a terminal device and an operating pen. The method includes displaying a 3D user interface including a 3D icon on a screen of the terminal device, and determining 3D position of a contact portion of the operating pen based on obtained 3D position information of the contact portion. The method also includes comparing the 3D position of the contact portion and 3D position of a surface of the 3D icon, determining whether there is a virtual touch between the operating pen and the 3D icon. Further, the method includes, when there is the virtual touch between the operating pen and the 3D icon, adjusting parallax of the 3D icon to simulate a visual change of the 3D icon being pressed, and indicating a user interaction to the terminal device corresponding to the virtual touch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SUPER PERFECT OPTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: LEI SONG, NING LIU, ZHANG GE
  • Multi-feature product inventory management and allocation system and method
    Patent number: 8428985
    Abstract: A data store includes, for a dealer of interest, a target inventory mix rate for an item having a feature. A computing device is configured to perform an optimization to obtain a recommended feature allocation of the item including the feature by minimizing a difference between a projected inventory mix rate for the feature and the target inventory mix rate for the feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gintaras Vincent Puskorius, Bryan Roger Goodman, Robbie J. Aniol, William Richard Fravel, Yu-Ning Liu, Melinda Kaye Hunsaker, Shigeru Sadakane
  • Method and System for Product Configuration Validation
    Publication number: 20130091033
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method or system that is capable of configuring a product. The computer-implemented method or system receiving a product configuration matrix from a computer storage medium. The computer-implemented method or system also receiving user input defining a user selection of at least one feature or component of the product. The computer-implemented method or system generating a binary representation of the user selection. The computer-implemented method or system deriving a resolution matrix. The method or system comparing the resolution matrix and the binary representation of the user selection to determine whether one or more of the selected product features or components in the user selection are valid for the product. The computer-implemented method or system also generating a validation result that identifies one or more valid product features or components within the user selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC.
    Inventors: Bryan Roger Goodman, Melinda Kaye Hunsaker, Yu-Ning Liu, Gintaras Vincent Puskorius
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) USER INTERFACE METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130083024
    Abstract: A method is provided for a three-dimensional (3D) user interface (UI) display system. The method includes providing a 3D image containing a plurality of objects and having at least a first image and a second image and displaying the 3D image as a 3D display scene. The method also includes determining a UI in the 3D display scene to be configured, determining individual parallax of the plurality of the objects in the 3D display scene, and configuring the UI based on the parallax of the plurality of objects in the 3D display scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: SUPERD CO. LTD.
    Inventors: XIAOMING LI, LEI SONG, NING LIU, ZHANG GE
  • Related links recommendation
    Patent number: 8412726
    Abstract: The related links recommendation technique described herein employs combined collaborative filtering to recommend related web pages to users. The technique creates multiple collaborative filters which are combined in order to create a combined collaborative filter to recommend web pages similar to a given web page to a user. One query-based collaborative filter is created by using query search clicks (e.g., user input device selection actions on search results returned in response to a search query). Another user-behavior-based collaborative filter is created by using query search clicks and user clicks while browsing websites (e.g., user input device selection actions while a user is browsing websites). Lastly, another content-based collaborative filter based on similar content of web pages is created by finding web pages with similar content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Yan, Ning Liu, Zheng Chen, Lei Ji, Jiulong Wang, Xiao Liang
  • 3D DISPLAY METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC DISPLAY RANGE AND DISPLAY MODE DETERMINATION
    Publication number: 20130076738
    Abstract: A method is provided for a three-dimensional (3D) display system containing a user position detection module and a 3D display panel. The method includes determining a viewing range of the 3D display panel based on characteristic information of the 3D display panel, and determining a detection range of the user position detection module. The method also includes determining a display range of the 3D display system as an overlapping area between the viewing range of the 3D display panel and the detection range of the user position detection system. Further, the method includes determining a display mode based on the display range of the 3D display system, and displaying contents to a user using the determined display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: SUPERD CO. LTD.
    Inventors: PEIYUN JIAN, LEI SONG, NING LIU, ZHANG GE
  • Indexing Semantic User Profiles for Targeted Advertising
    Publication number: 20130073546
    Abstract: Embodiments facilitate greater flexibility in definition of user segments for targeted advertising, by employing indexed semantic user profiles. Semantic user profiles are built through extraction of online user behavior data such as user search queries and page views, and include user interest information that is inferred based on user behavior. Semantic user profiles are then indexed to facilitate search for a set of users that fit specified semantic search terms. Search results for semantic profiles are ranked according to a ranking model developed through machine learning. In some embodiments, building and indexing of semantic profiles and learning of the ranking model is performed offline to facilitate more efficient online processing of queries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Yan, Ning Liu, Lei Ji, Steven J. Hanks, Qing Xu, Zheng Chen
  • USB Connector
    Publication number: 20130059475
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a USB connector, comprising: a USB shell, an insulation spacer, metal sheets with metal weld legs respectively. The metal sheets are installed on the insulation spacer, the metal sheets are configured to be connected to a USB interface of a personal computer, the metal weld legs are connected to a printed circuit board within an external product, and the insulation spacer is fixed in the USB shell; the metal sheets comprise one ground pin, two signal pins and one power supply pin, wherein the ground pin is configured with an extending resilient metal sheet contacted with the USB shell. Widths of the metal sheets and the metal weld legs are widen and thicknesses of the metal sheets and the insulation spacer are thicken, so that the USB connector and the USB interface of the computer are contacted sufficiently, enhancing the ground effect of the USB connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qingsong Shi, Yanbin Zhang, Ning Liu, Xi Yang
  • COHERENT RECEIVER APPARATUS AND CHROMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20130034352
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a coherent receiver apparatus and a chromatic dispersion compensation method. The apparatus includes a polarization beam splitter and a chromatic dispersion compensation module. An optical splitter is disposed in front of the polarization beam splitter, and a chromatic dispersion monitoring module is connected between the optical splitter and the chromatic dispersion compensation module. The optical splitter is configured to split a modulated optical signal received by the coherent receiver apparatus and then transmit the split modulated optical signal to the chromatic dispersion monitoring module and the polarization beam splitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Ning Liu
  • DYNAMIC MODEL GENERATION FOR IMPLEMENTING HYBRID LINEAR/NON-LINEAR CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20130013086
    Abstract: A method of dynamic model selection for hybrid linear/non-linear process control includes developing a plurality of process models including at least one linear process model and at least one non-linear process model from inputs including dynamic process data from a processing system that runs a physical process. At least two of the plurality of process models are selected based on a performance comparison based on at least one metric, wherein the selected process models number less than a number of the plurality of process models received. A multi-model controller is generated that includes the selected process models. The physical process is simulated using the multi-model controller by applying the selected process models to obtain closed loop performance test data for each of the selected models. The performance test data is compared. A selected process model is then selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: WARD MACARTHUR, SRIRAM HALLIHOLE, RANGANATHAN SRINIVASAN, MADHUKAR MADHAVAMURTHY GUNDAPPA, MANDAR SUBHASH VARTAK, GOBINATH PANDURANGAN, S. CHANDRAKANTH VITTAL, LUCY NING LIU, SANJAY KANTILAL DAVE, AVIJIT DAS, SREESATHYA SATHYABHAMA SREEKANTAN, ROSHAN YOHANNAN, RAJNI JAIN
  • Transistor having gate dielectric protection and structure
    Patent number: 8330231
    Abstract: A transistor structure is formed by providing a semiconductor substrate and providing a gate above the semiconductor substrate. The gate is separated from the semiconductor substrate by a gate insulating layer. A source and a drain are provided adjacent the gate to define a transistor channel underlying the gate and separated from the gate by the gate insulating layer. A barrier layer is formed by applying nitrogen or carbon on opposing outer vertical sides of the transistor channel between the transistor channel and each of the source and the drain. In each of the nitrogen and the carbon embodiments, the vertical channel barrier retards diffusion of the source/drain dopant species into the transistor channel. There are methods for forming the transistor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Da Zhang, Ning Liu, Mohamed S. Moosa
  • BUILD OF WEBSITE KNOWLEDGE TABLES
    Publication number: 20120284224
    Abstract: Architecture that defines domain knowledge on networks, such as the Internet, as tables where each row is an entity in the target domain and each column is an attribute of these entities. The corresponding values for entity-attribute pairs are the domain knowledge. The architecture provides semi-automatic and systematic ways to extract network knowledge from at least an unstructured and semi-structured network (the Internet), structuralizes the knowledge in table format, and uses the domain tables to build the online updated knowledge base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Yan, Lei Ji, Ning Liu, Zhimin Zhang, Zheng Chen
  • CONDUCTING AN AUCTION OF SERVICES RESPONSIVE TO POSITIONAL SELECTION
    Publication number: 20120278162
    Abstract: Various technologies pertaining to provision of graphical data to a client computing device responsive to receipt of a positional selection on a web page by a user of a client computing device are described herein. A computer-executable application executing on the client computing device detects that the user has selected a certain position on the web page, wherein this application is not called by code of the web page. The position is transmitted to an ad server, which conducts an auction for display space on the client computing device based at least in part upon the detection of the certain position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jiantao Sun, Jun Yan, Lei Ji, Ning Liu, Peng Bai, Xuedong Huang, Xiaochuan Ni, Zhimin Zhang, Zheng Chen
  • Random Walk on Query Pattern Graph for Query Task Classification
    Publication number: 20120265760
    Abstract: A classification process may reduce the computational resources and time required to collect and classify training data utilized to enable a user to effectively access online information. According to some implementations, training data is established by defining one or more seed queries and query patterns. A bi-partite graph may be constructed using the seed query and query pattern information. A traversal of the bi-partite graph can be performed to expand the training data to encompass sufficient data to perform classification of the present search task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Yan, Ning Liu, Lei Ji, Zheng Chen
  • Identification of similar queries based on overall and partial similarity of time series
    Patent number: 8290921
    Abstract: Techniques for identifying similar queries based on their overall similarity and partial similarity of time series of frequencies of the queries are provided. To identify queries that are similar to a target query, the query analysis system generates, for each query, an overall similarity score for that query and the target query based on the time series of the query and the target query. The query analysis system also generates, for each query, partial similarity scores for the query and the target query based on various time sub-series of the overall time series of the queries. The query analysis system then identifies queries as being similar to the target query based on the overall similarity scores and the partial similarity scores of the queries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ning Liu, Jun Yan, Benyu Zhang, Zheng Chen, Jian Wang
  • TRANSFER OF LEARNING FOR QUERY CLASSIFICATION
    Publication number: 20120259801
    Abstract: Transfer of learning trains a new domain for the classification of search queries according to different tasks, as well as the generation of a corresponding domain-specific query classifier that may be used to classify the search queries according to the different tasks in the new domain. The transfer of learning may include preparing a new domain to receive classification knowledge from one or more source domains by populating the new domain with preliminary query patterns extracted for a search engine log. The transfer of learning may further include preparing the classification knowledge in each source domain for transfer to the new domain. The classification knowledge in each source domain may then be transferred to the new domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lei Ji, Jun Yan, Ning Liu, Zheng Chen