Patents by Inventor Richard Qian

Richard 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: 12162987
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses having relatively high oxygen permeability, relatively high equilibrium water content and relatively low elastic modulus. The present invention is also related to a method for making such inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Yun Zhang, Daqing Wu, Junhao Ge, Richard Charles Breitkopf, Xinming Qian, Zach Munoz, Matthew D. Nelson, Augustine Twum Kumi, Weihong Lang, Ying Zheng, Feng Jing, Frank Chang
  • Publication number: 20240270819
    Abstract: Provided are various embodiments relating to IL13R/IL4R contiguous polypeptides and IL13R/IL4R heterodimeric proteins from companion animal species and that bind to IL13 and/or IL4, including long-acting contiguous polypeptides and heterodimeric proteins. Such heterodimeric proteins can be used in methods to treat IL13 and/or IL4-induced conditions in companion animals, such as canines, felines, and equines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Shyr Jiann LI, Lam NGUYEN, Qingyi CHU, Fawn QIAN, Richard CHIN, Hangjun ZHAN
  • Publication number: 20230328935
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a design method for a radiator of a vehicle power module. The design method includes: selecting a plurality of specific values from the possible value ranges of the first distance D1, the second distance D2 and the radius R, respectively, to form different combinations of the plurality of specific values, performing simulation calculations on the different combinations, and obtaining a temperature rise ?Tj and a pressure drop ?Pf corresponding to each combination to form a plurality of samples; through a response surface method, fitting explicit functions of the temperature rise ?Tj and the pressure drop ?Pf with the first distance D1, the second distance D2 and the radius R as dependent variables; and through a multi-objective optimization, determining the first distance D1, the second distance D2 and the radius R with an optimization objective that the temperature rise ?Tj and the pressure drop ?Pf are simultaneously minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicants: Nexperia Technology (Shanghai) Ltd., Chongqing University, NEXPERIA B.V.
    Inventors: Ke Jiang, Zheng Zeng, Chunlin Zhu, Jiawei Zhang, Richard Qian, Peng Sun, Minhui Ma, Yuxi Liang
  • Publication number: 20180365318
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies relating to parsing at least one document to return a snippet that includes information that answers a question set forth in a query. A ranked list of search results is generated based upon the query, and a document represented by a search result in the ranked list of search results is retrieved from a search engine cache or a web server that hosts the document. The document is parsed, and snippets in the document are extracted and ranked. At least a most highly-ranked snippet is returned to a client computing device as including an answer to the question set forth in the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Li YI, Guihong CAO, Daniel DEUTSCH, Richard QIAN
  • Publication number: 20170017672
    Abstract: Access to online search results is provided when a user device is offline. When a user search query is received while online, the search query is submitted to an online search engine. Search results received from the search engine are presented to the user, and the search query and search results are stored in a local data storage. When the search query is received while offline, the search results associated with the stored search query are retrieved from the local data storage and presented to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: XIAODONG FAN, SHRUTI MALUGU, RICHARD QIAN, PRATEEK TIWARI, MARCELO DE BARROS
  • Publication number: 20160179970
    Abstract: Systems, computer-readable media, and methods for generating search engine results pages are provided. A user provides a search engine with one or more query terms. The query terms may be associated with an intent, e.g. product entity, store entity, person entity. The search engine classifies the query and identifies search results that correspond to the query. The search results are grouped based on intents associated with the query. A graphical user interface displays the grouped on search results and allows the user to modify the groupings. The graphical user interface is also updated with entity or entity attributes corresponding to the intents used to group the search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Kang Li, Yi Li, Richard Qian
  • Patent number: 9183310
    Abstract: Systems, computer-readable media, and methods for generating search engine results pages are provided. A user provides a search engine with one or more query terms. The query terms may be associated with an intent, e.g. product entity, store entity, person entity. The search engine classifies the query and identifies search results that correspond to the query. The search results are grouped based on intents associated with the query. A graphical user interface displays the grouped on search results and allows the user to modify the groupings. The graphical user interface is also updated with entity or entity attributes corresponding to the intents used to group the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kang Li, Yi Li, Richard Qian
  • Publication number: 20140297427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to online national and local text, banner and video advertisement self-creation. The method is developed for the business to design and post either text, banner or video at the level which the business choose. There nine different levels. The business follow the created steps which include logging on to the internet, assessing the service provider's website, creating an account, selecting a level, selecting advertisement format, choosing an advertisement location or a service, designing text, banner or video advertisement, uploading advertisement content, choosing posting period, previewing the created advertisement, making online payment, and submitting. The present invention is web-based. It is built by Java. The compiled programs enable the user to access the web server application, create and manage advertisement by themselves. They are logically related set of language statements that perform a specific task. The programs are called by triggering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Qiuhang Richard Qian
  • Publication number: 20130332438
    Abstract: Systems, computer-readable media, and methods for generating search engine results pages are provided. A user provides a search engine with one or more query terms. The query terms may be associated with an intent, e.g. product entity, store entity, person entity. The search engine classifies the query and identifies search results that correspond to the query. The search results are grouped based on intents associated with the query. A graphical user interface displays the grouped on search results and allows the user to modify the groupings. The graphical user interface is also updated with entity or entity attributes corresponding to the intents used to group the search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kang Li, Yi Li, Richard Qian
  • Publication number: 20130238627
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-storage media having computer-usable instructions embodied thereon, for integrating searches are provided. An entity index may be compiled that includes entity files for a plurality of identified entities such that any information known about a single entity is contained in a single entity file and is easily accessible. Web indexes, including web page information, may be referenced in order to associate web pages with entities, or entity files. Once identified as related to an entity, a web page may be associated with an entity identifier that is associated with the related entity such that a search query for the identified entity results in both entity information for the entity and web pages associated with the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: RICHARD QIAN, ANDREW SHUMAN, DERRICK CONNELL, ROBERT FIRBY, STEVEN MACBETH, TAROON MANDHANA
  • Patent number: 8503523
    Abstract: Functionality is described for forming a summary representation of a video item to help a user decide whether to obtain a full version of the video item. The functionality operates by: (a) receiving a video item; (b) dividing the video item into a plurality of segments; (c) extracting at least one key frame from each of the plurality of segments to form a plurality of key frames; and (d) organizing the video segments into one or more groups corresponding to one or more respective scenes based on the plurality of key frames, to thereby form the representation of the video item. The functionality can be used to communicate search results to a user, to provide a sample of the video item in a message, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Hugh E. Williams, Xian-Sheng Hua, Hong-Qiao Li, Xiaodong Fan, Richard Qian
  • Publication number: 20120185362
    Abstract: A revolutionary online nationalization and localization restaurant menu self creation and post method is invented. The users can check any menu with other service categories in any restaurant in any city, or metro area in the U.S. The web application intended for the restaurant business is developed by .net and java. Both .net and java are development languages. They contain logic rules, packages, procedures, and triggers. The business will go through different stages to finish designing and creating contents. The stages will include providing information, selecting level, choosing service categories, front store design, contents creation verification, and online payment etc. There are design tools, templates and different programs developed and provided for the business to complete different tasks at each stage. The business follows the procedures, steps and creates restaurant menu and other service contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Qiuhang Richard Qian
  • Publication number: 20120045118
    Abstract: Image resizing for web-based searching is described. In one implementation, a system resizes a user-selected thumbnail image into a larger version of the image that emulates the quality of a large, original image, but without downloading the original image. First, the system extracts resizing parameters when each thumbnail image is created. Then, the system creates a codebook of primitive visual elements extracted from a collection of training images. The primitive visual elements in the codebook provide universal visual parts for reconstructing images. The codebook and a resizing plug-in can be sent once to the user over a background channel. When the user selects a thumbnail image for enlargement, the system resizes the thumbnail image via interpolation and then refines the enlarged image with primitive visual elements from the codebook. The refinement creates an enlarged image that emulates the quality of the large, original image, without downloading the original image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yan Lu, Feng Wu, Richard Qian, Heung-Yeung Shum
  • Patent number: 8081842
    Abstract: Image resizing for web-based searching is described. In one implementation, a system resizes a user-selected thumbnail image into a larger version of the image that emulates the quality of a large, original image, but without downloading the original image. First, the system extracts resizing parameters when each thumbnail image is created. Then, the system creates a codebook of primitive visual elements extracted from a collection of training images. The primitive visual elements in the codebook provide universal visual parts for reconstructing images. The codebook and a resizing plug-in can be sent once to the user over a background channel. When the user selects a thumbnail image for enlargement, the system resizes the thumbnail image via interpolation and then refines the enlarged image with primitive visual elements from the codebook. The refinement creates an enlarged image that emulates the quality of the large, original image, without downloading the original image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yan Lu, Feng Wu, Richard Qian, Heung-Yeung Shum
  • Patent number: 8051446
    Abstract: Creating semantic summaries and abstractions of video requires high level knowledge of the domain of the video. Obtaining this high level information without human intervention is problematic. A method of producing video summaries and abstractions is provided where high level knowledge necessary for meaningful summarization is obtained from existing sources such as the worldwide web or an electronic programming guide. With this information, the summarization system can automatically identify significant events or subjects and extract video related to these events or subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Qian, Peter J. L. Van Beek
  • Patent number: 8000504
    Abstract: Systems and methods for classifying content as adult content and, if desired, blocking content so classified from presentation to a user are provided. Received content is analyzed using a sequential series of classification techniques, each successive technique being implemented only if the previous technique did not result in classification of the content as adult content. In this way, adult content may be identified across a variety of different media types (e.g., text, images, video, etc.) and yet processing power may be reserved if one or more techniques requiring less power is sufficient to determine that the received content is, in fact, adult content. Content classification may be performed in-band (that is, in substantially real-time such that content may be identified and/or blocked at the time results of a user query are returned) or out-of-band (that is, prospectively as new content is received but not in association with a user query).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Xiadong Fan, Richard Qian
  • Publication number: 20090327268
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing immediate access to comprehensive information and answers on a set of related search engine results pages for common searches executed in the entertainment domain relating to, for instance, music, musicians, movies and celebrities. Upon receipt of a keyword-based search query, a decision is made regarding what the user actually wanted to see as a search result. This information is then automatically presented in a dedicated region of the keyword search results page, typically with links to more refined information. Upon selection of a link, the refined information is also displayed in a dedicated region of the keyword search results page. In this way, the user does not have to navigate multiple, different user interfaces on a variety of different web sites in order to view the information desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: JUSTIN DENNEY, CRISTINA A. COLBY, JAMES T. CLARK, AJAY NAIR, SANAZ AHARI, RICHARD QIAN, SALLY SALAS, MAURICIO LOMELIN, JAMIE BUCKLEY, JOANNA CHAN, NICHOLAS E. CRASWELL, TABREEZ GOVANI, TRUNG T. TRAN
  • Publication number: 20090252431
    Abstract: Image resizing for web-based searching is described. In one implementation, a system resizes a user-selected thumbnail image into a larger version of the image that emulates the quality of a large, original image, but without downloading the original image. First, the system extracts resizing parameters when each thumbnail image is created. Then, the system creates a codebook of primitive visual elements extracted from a collection of training images. The primitive visual elements in the codebook provide universal visual parts for reconstructing images. The codebook and a resizing plug-in can be sent once to the user over a background channel. When the user selects a thumbnail image for enlargement, the system resizes the thumbnail image via interpolation and then refines the enlarged image with primitive visual elements from the codebook. The refinement creates an enlarged image that emulates the quality of the large, original image, without downloading the original image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yan Lu, Feng Wu, Richard Qian, Heung-Yeung Shum
  • Patent number: 7536706
    Abstract: A system includes additional information together with a video stream, where the additional information is related to at least one of the frames. Preferably the additional information is related to an object within the frame. A receiver receives the video and additional information and decodes the video in the same manner independently of whether the additional information is provided. The additional information is selectively presented to a viewer at approximately the time of receiving the frames. The system may also present information to a viewer from a unitary file containing an image and additional information associated with the image. A selection mechanism permits the selection of objects in the image for which the additional information is related thereto. A presentation mechanism provides the additional information to a viewer in response to selecting the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Ibrahim Sezan, Richard Qian, George Borden
  • Publication number: 20090063500
    Abstract: Systems and methods for extracting data content items from a web page are provided. A template is created by labeling data content items of interest associated with a web page and generating a template Document Object Model (DOM) tree based on the labeled web page. DOM trees are also generated for additional web pages that contain data content items for which extraction may be desired. These DOM trees are compared to the template DOM tree to determine alignment there between. The aligned data content items may then be extracted from the additional web pages and indexed, as desired. Labeling the data content items of interest prior to generating a template DOM tree allows for the desired data content items to be specified and more accurately extracted from related and/or similarly structured web pages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yanhong Zhai, Yi Li, Richard Qian, Hong Gao, Lei Tan