Patents by Inventor Qin Ying Liao

Qin Ying Liao 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).

  • Method and Apparatus For Controlling Display of Information Flow of Social Networking Application
    Publication number: 20140013245
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the display of information flow of a social networking application, where the social networking application displays a user interface for human-machine interaction at run time. The method includes displaying an information flow of the social networking application in the user interface, receiving a content item selected from the information flow by a user, determining whether the user requires to screen off the associated message of the content item, and screening off the associated message in the information flow displayed in the user interface in response to determining that the user requires to screen off the associated message of the content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chang Yan Chi, Qin Ying Liao, Lin Luo, Ying-xin Pan