Patents by Inventor Peter Zhong

Peter Zhong 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).

  • Publication number: 20260156395
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hearing. The hearing device comprises an ear cup. The hearing device further comprises a headband being configured to rest on the user's head and a hinge arm. The hinge arm comprises a hinge center arranged at the earcup defining a rotating axis of the ear cup with respect to the headband, whereby the hinge arm can rotate through an angular interval from a rest position to a variable use position. The hearing device further comprises a force element configured to bias the hinge arm towards the rest position. The hinge center is arranged offset from a center of the ear cup. The rotating axis is configured to pass through the center of the ear cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Chokko CHEN, Samuel GAO, Frank LIN, Arthur YOU, Jack ZHAO, Peter ZHONG, Jon Grane MADSEN, Rasmus PEDERSEN
  • Patent number: 12299050
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention describe a computer-implemented method of analyzing an electronic version of a document. The computer-implemented method can include an architecture of machine learning sub-models that performs the global task of translating unstructured and semi-structured inputs into numerical representations that can be recognized and manipulated by a content-analysis (CA) sub-model without relying on brute force analysis. Embodiments of the invention achieve these results by separating the global task into auxiliary tasks and assigning each sub-model to at least one of the auxiliary tasks. The auxiliary tasks can include parsing the unstructured or semi-structured inputs into format types (e.g., lists, tables, figures, text, etc. of a PDF document), extracting features of the parsed document, and performing a computer-based CA on the extracted features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Zhong, Antonio Jose Jimeno Yepes, Elaheh ShafieiBavani
  • Patent number: 11734445
    Abstract: In an approach for providing a document access control based on document component layouts, a processor detects a layout of a document, the layout including one or more components of the document. A processor defines an access policy to access the one or more components based on the layout. A processor authorizes a request to access the one or more components based on the access policy and the layout. A processor retrieves the one or more components based on the access policy and the authorized request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Zhong, Antonio Jose Jimeno Yepes, Lenin Mehedy
  • Patent number: 11599711
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for automatic delineation and extraction of tabular data in portable document format (PDF). The method includes one or more processors extracting metadata corresponding to tabular data in a text-based portable document format (PDF), wherein the metadata is associated with characters and border lines of the tabular data. The method further includes generating a graph structure corresponding to the tabular data in the text-based PDF based at least in part on the metadata. The method further includes generating a vector representation of the graph structure. The method further includes constructing a tree structure corresponding to the tabular data based at least in part on the vector representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Zhong, Antonio Jose Jimeno Yepes
  • Patent number: 11380116
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for using a machine learning model to automatically extract tabular data from an image includes receiving a set of images of tabular data and a set of markup data corresponding respectively to the images of tabular data. The method further includes training a first neural network to delineate the tabular data into cells using the markup data, and training a second neural network to determine content of the cells in the tabular data using the markup data. The method further includes, upon receiving an input image containing a first tabular data without any markup data, generating an electronic output corresponding to the first tabular data by determining the structure of the first tabular data using the first neural network and extracting content of the first tabular data using the second neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Zhong, Antonio Jose Jimeno Yepes, Elaheh Shafieibavani
  • Publication number: 20220180044
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for automatic delineation and extraction of tabular data in portable document format (PDF). The method includes one or more processors extracting metadata corresponding to tabular data in a text-based portable document format (PDF), wherein the metadata is associated with characters and border lines of the tabular data. The method further includes generating a graph structure corresponding to the tabular data in the text-based PDF based at least in part on the metadata. The method further includes generating a vector representation of the graph structure. The method further includes constructing a tree structure corresponding to the tabular data based at least in part on the vector representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Zhong, Antonio Jose Jimeno Yepes
  • Publication number: 20220171871
    Abstract: In an approach for providing a document access control based on document component layouts, a processor detects a layout of a document, the layout including one or more components of the document. A processor defines an access policy to access the one or more components based on the layout. A processor authorizes a request to access the one or more components based on the access policy and the layout. A processor retrieves the one or more components based on the access policy and the authorized request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Zhong, Antinio Jose Jimeno Yepes, Lenin Mehedy
  • Patent number: 11244203
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for automatically generating structured training data based on an unstructured document are provided. Aspects include receiving an unstructured document and a corresponding structured document that includes labeled portions. Aspects also include generating a parsed document that has one or more extracted objects by applying a parsing tool to the unstructured document. Aspects also include identifying one or more matching extracted objects by applying a matching algorithm to the structured document and the parsed document. Each matching extracted object is an extracted object of the parsed document that corresponds to a labeled portion of the structured document. Aspects also include annotating a region of the unstructured document that corresponds to the bounding box of the respective matching extracted object with a respective label of the corresponding labeled portion of the unstructured document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Zhong, Antonio Jose Jimeno Yepes, Jianbin Tang
  • Patent number: 11222615
    Abstract: A user profile associated with a first user is received. A user prescription associated with the first user is received. A historical interaction of the first user with a display is received. A global vision model is received. One or more display sets to be used on the display is determined based on at least the user profile, the user prescription, the global vision model, and the historical interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Elaheh ShafieiBavani, Peter Zhong, Rahil Garnavi, Michael Raghib
  • Publication number: 20210286989
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention describe a computer-implemented method of analyzing an electronic version of a document. The computer-implemented method can include an architecture of machine learning sub-models that performs the global task of translating unstructured and semi-structured inputs into numerical representations that can be recognized and manipulated by a content-analysis (CA) sub-model without relying on brute force analysis. Embodiments of the invention achieve these results by separating the global task into auxiliary tasks and assigning each sub-model to at least one of the auxiliary tasks. The auxiliary tasks can include parsing the unstructured or semi-structured inputs into format types (e.g., lists, tables, figures, text, etc. of a PDF document), extracting features of the parsed document, and performing a computer-based CA on the extracted features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Zhong, Antonio Jose Jimeno Yepes, Elaheh ShafieiBavani
  • Publication number: 20210248420
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for automatically generating structured training data based on an unstructured document are provided. Aspects include receiving an unstructured document and a corresponding structured document that includes labeled portions. Aspects also include generating a parsed document that has one or more extracted objects by applying a parsing tool to the unstructured document. Aspects also include identifying one or more matching extracted objects by applying a matching algorithm to the structured document and the parsed document. Each matching extracted object is an extracted object of the parsed document that corresponds to a labeled portion of the structured document. Aspects also include annotating a region of the unstructured document that corresponds to the bounding box of the respective matching extracted object with a respective label of the corresponding labeled portion of the unstructured document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Zhong, Antonio Jose Jimeno Yepes, Jianbin Tang
  • Publication number: 20210117668
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for using a machine learning model to automatically extract tabular data from an image includes receiving a set of images of tabular data and a set of markup data corresponding respectively to the images of tabular data. The method further includes training a first neural network to delineate the tabular data into cells using the markup data, and training a second neural network to determine content of the cells in the tabular data using the markup data. The method further includes, upon receiving an input image containing a first tabular data without any markup data, generating an electronic output corresponding to the first tabular data by determining the structure of the first tabular data using the first neural network and extracting content of the first tabular data using the second neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: PETER ZHONG, ANTONIO JOSE JIMENO YEPES, ELAHEH SHAFIEIBAVANI
  • Patent number: 10935307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a luminous sofa cup holder comprising the cup body, the mounting base for supporting the cup body, the light source, the cooling/heating module, the temperature sensor and the control circuit for detecting the temperature of the cup body, either directly or indirectly, wherein the cup body is provided with an empty cavity, wherein the edge of the upper opening of the empty cavity is a flanging structure, which protrudes on the outer side of the cup body, wherein the light source is disposed over the outer side of the cup body; wherein the mounting base is a hollow body provided with at least one opening; wherein the cup body inserts into the mounting base through the opening provided on the mounting base; wherein the light source is held tightly by the cup body and the mounting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Xue, Peter Zhong, Sapu Li
  • Publication number: 20210049982
    Abstract: A user profile associated with a first user is received. A user prescription associated with the first user is received. A historical interaction of the first user with a display is received. A global vision model is received. One or more display setts to be used on the display is determined based on at least the user profile, the user prescription, the global vision model, and the historical interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Elaheh ShafieiBavani, Peter Zhong, Rahil Garnavi, Michael Raghib
  • Publication number: 20170356686
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a luminous sofa cup holder comprising the cup body, the mounting base for supporting the cup body, the light source, the cooling/heating module, the temperature sensor and the control circuit for detecting the temperature of the cup body, either directly or indirectly, wherein the cup body is provided with an empty cavity, wherein the edge of the upper opening of the empty cavity is a flanging structure, which protrudes on the outer side of the cup body, wherein the light source is disposed over the outer side of the cup body; wherein the mounting base is a hollow body provided with at least one opening; wherein the cup body inserts into the mounting base through the opening provided on the mounting base; wherein the light source is held tightly by the cup body and the mounting base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Scott Xue, Peter Zhong, Sapu Li