Patents by Inventor Rong Zeng Cao
Rong Zeng Cao 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).
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Patent number: 9230225Abstract: A method and apparatus of tracing product quality to improve product safety. The method and apparatus can rapidly locate sources of product raw materials causing product quality safety incidents, which prevent further development of incidents and additional losses. The method is based on using a product production plan, and creating product raw material combinations corresponding to product batches and decision rules for determining sources of unqualified product raw materials. In response to when a product quality issue arises using the decision rules when producing products according to the product raw material combinations helps to quickly determine the sources of unqualified product raw materials and improves product quality safety.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Xiao Guang Rui, Wen Li Zhou
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Patent number: 9098940Abstract: The present application discloses a method, apparatus and system for processing graphic objects in a flow diagram. Said method comprises obtaining a flow diagram and execution stage information generated when executing said flow diagram; obtaining a layout policy, wherein said layout policy at least designates the conditions for determining a primary path in the flow diagram using the execution stage information; determining the primary path using the execution stage information based on the layout policy; and displaying prominently said primary path during displaying said flow diagram. Owing to the present invention, the elements, such as a primary path, in a diagram in which a user takes interest can be found by the user easily to facilitate the user to understand the diagram. Furthermore, the diagram automatically arranged using the present invention is usually clear enough so that it is almost not required to be manually adjusted by the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Feng Li, Chun Hua Tian, Jing Min Xu, Hao Zhang
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Patent number: 8830086Abstract: A method and system for adjusting traffic lights. The method and system can dynamically divide a region according to the road congestion situation and adjust traffic lights in a resulting control region according to the control region, so as to solve the traffic congestion problem. The system for adjusting traffic lights includes: a congestion determining module, a control region determining module and a adjusting module, wherein the control region determining module is configured to determine a control region according to a dispersion demand of a first phase and a dispersal capability of a corresponding phase of an adjacent intersection, and the adjusting module is configured to adjust traffic lights of at least one corresponding phase of an adjacent intersection in the control region so as to relieve the traffic congestion situation at the first phase of the first intersection. Also described is a corresponding method for adjusting traffic lights.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Zhao Cao, Wei Ding, Hou Li Duan, Peng Gao, Zhen Lei
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Patent number: 8681639Abstract: A method and system for finding a source failure node in a traceable network. The method includes: determining a possible source failure node according to a leaf node that has an exception, wherein the possible source failure node is a node that is most likely to cause the exception; selecting a target node to receive an investigation result corresponding to the target node, wherein the investigation result indicates whether the target node has the same exception; receiving the investigation result corresponding to the target node and updating the traceable network according to the investigation result; and returning to the step of determining a possible source failure node, if it can not be verified according to the updated traceable network that the possible source failure node is the source failure node causing the exception.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Feng Li, Thomas Li, Feng Chun Wang
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Patent number: 8635179Abstract: Irregular food manufacturing detection by using conversion pattern in one aspect generates one or more rules associated with amount of resources used to manufacture a food product, collects data associated with a selected manufacturing process of the food product at a selected manufacturer and determines whether the collected data complies with the generated one or more rules. Irregularity may be identified if the collected data does not comply with the generated one or more rules.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Wei Ding, Xiang Yang He, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Feng Li, Tie Liu, Chun Hua Tian, Feng Chun Wang, Hao Zhang
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Patent number: 8539444Abstract: A script-based application generation for spreadsheet software reads from one or more spreadsheets rendered by a spreadsheet program, description written in said text-based language, the text-based language for describing user interfaces, data models and/or workflow models or combinations thereof. The text-based language is independent of the spreadsheet program. The description is parsed and from the description one or more user interfaces, data model or workflow model or combinations thereof are generated in the spreadsheet program.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Wei C R Ding, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Chun Hua Tian
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Patent number: 8359216Abstract: A method and system for determining one or more shortfalls of one or more business components by multiple dimensions for business transformation, in one aspect define a plurality of shortfall types associated with a plurality of business components, define a plurality of dimensions of the plurality of business components, construct a shortfall assessment model for the plurality of dimensions, load a business model associated with the plurality of business components, compute shortfall assessment by performing a daisy chain analysis using the shortfall assessment model and the business model for said plurality of shortfalls and associated shortfall types, and presenting the shortfall assessment using visualization.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Wei Ding, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Chun Hua Tian
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Patent number: 8285593Abstract: Identifying one or more source units for one or more food items may include assigning a sequence of numbers to a plurality of source units received at a processing entity and assigning a sequence of numbers to a plurality of end product units processed from the plurality of source units at the processing entity. A production rate associated with the end product units may be determined from a bill of materials associated with the end product units. A probability distribution function may be generated using at least the production rate. The probability distribution function maps a range of the sequence numbers associated with the plurality of source units to a range of sequence numbers associated with the end product units. A conversion algorithm may be generated that uses the probability distribution function to determine a source unit associated with a selected end product unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Himanshu V. Bhatt, Rong Zeng Cao, Wei Ding, Xiang Yang He, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Feng Li, Shih-Gong Li, Tie Liu, Feng Chun Wang, Hao Zhang
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Publication number: 20120132707Abstract: An anti-forgery system and method for verifying labeled date on packaging of product. The system includes: a code generation device configured to generate one or more random codes associated with a date when the one or more random codes are generated; a storage device configured to store the one or more random codes and the date associated therewith; and a code distribution device configured to distribute the one or more random codes as a code to be printed with the labeled date on the packaging of the product. A method for verifying a labeled date on packaging of a product is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Feng Chun Wang, Hao Zhang
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Patent number: 8175911Abstract: A system and method for inferring and visualizing correlations of different business aspects for business transformation are provided. Business models, for instance, that may include business component model, business process model, value drivers and metrics model, application model, organization model, and solutions model are organized into a model topology data schema, and qualitative relationships and quantitative relationships may be configured among the entities or components of the business models. Correlations are inferred and visualized based on those relationships.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Wei Ding, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Chun Hua Tian
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Publication number: 20120109842Abstract: Traceability for an end product is enabled by a transition event type in an event-driven information traceability software that records unique product code associated with a product in a domain. One or more trigger rules are defined for generating a transition event associated with the product in response to the product crossing the domain into another domain. One or more actions are defined for generating a transition event associated with the product in response to the product crossing the domain into a different domain. The one or more actions include at least determining a new unique product code associated with the product in said another domain and storing the unique product code and the new unique product code in a data structure associated with the transition event.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Himanshu V. Bhatt, Rong Zeng Cao, Wei Ding, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Chun Hua Tian, Feng Chun Wang, Hao Zhang
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Publication number: 20120109789Abstract: Identifying one or more source units for one or more food items may include assigning a sequence of numbers to a plurality of source units received at a processing entity and assigning a sequence of numbers to a plurality of end product units processed from the plurality of source units at the processing entity. A production rate associated with the end product units may be determined from a bill of materials associated with the end product units. A probability distribution function may be generated using at least the production rate. The probability distribution function maps a range of the sequence numbers associated with the plurality of source units to a range of sequence numbers associated with the end product units. A conversion algorithm may be generated that uses the probability distribution function to determine a source unit associated with a selected end product unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Himanshu V. Bhatt, Rong Zeng Cao, Wei Ding, Xiang Yang He, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Feng Li, Shih-Gong Li, Tie Liu, Feng Chun Wang, Hao Zhang
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Publication number: 20120101972Abstract: Irregular food manufacturing detection by using conversion pattern in one aspect generates one or more rules associated with amount of resources used to manufacture a food product, collects data associated with a selected manufacturing process of the food product at a selected manufacturer and determines whether the collected data complies with the generated one or more rules. Irregularity may be identified if the collected data does not comply with the generated one or more rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Wei Ding, Xiang Yang He, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Feng Li, Tie Liu, Chun Hua Tian, Feng Chun Wang, Hao Zhang
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Patent number: 8145518Abstract: A method and system for analyzing business performance and opportunities by generating one or more series of heat map views of business components by a plurality of dimensions associate information related to a plurality of dimensions with one or more business components; define one or more dimensions from the plurality of dimensions; generate one or more series of heat map views of the said business components by said defined one of more dimensions; and present said series of heat map views of the business components.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Wei Ding, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Chun Hua Tian
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Publication number: 20110213689Abstract: A method and system for generating bill payment schedule utilizes a composite pricing module to generate payment schedule over a predetermined period of time. In one aspect, a fraction of each pricing model attributing to the composite pricing model is determined. A charge fee associated with said each pricing model based on said fraction and said total price to charge is determined. Price to charge during each time unit of the time period is allocated, based on budget over the time period, discount rate, target profit margin and risk affordance. Bill schedule is generated using the allocated price.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Wei Ding, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Gregory C. Morris, Chunhua Tian
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Publication number: 20110158107Abstract: A method and system for finding a source failure node in a traceable network. The method includes: determining a possible source failure node according to a leaf node that has an exception, wherein the possible source failure node is a node that is most likely to cause the exception; selecting a target node to receive an investigation result corresponding to the target node, wherein the investigation result indicates whether the target node has the same exception; receiving the investigation result corresponding to the target node and updating the traceable network according to the investigation result; and returning to the step of determining a possible source failure node, if it can not be verified according to the updated traceable network that the possible source failure node is the source failure node causing the exception.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Feng Li, Thomas Li, Feng Chun Wang
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Publication number: 20100318957Abstract: A computer-implemented method for operating a business including operations to receive an enterprise model, define at least one new association between a first and a second business element in the enterprise model, federate a business analysis tool, and determine a business-related impact of the new association on other business elements in the enterprise model. The enterprise model is received at a model server and includes two or more business elements and a map of business components. The collection of business elements indicates associations between one or more business elements. The business analysis tools can filter the enterprise model and are federated by incorporating a business element generated from the business analysis tool into the enterprise model. The business-related impact is determined by using the business analysis tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rama K. Akkiraju, Valeria Becker, Rong Zeng Cao, Juan M. Cappi, Wei Ding, Richard T. Goodwin, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Kelly A. Lyman, Rakesh Mohan, Pablo Pesce, Jorge Sanz, Ignacio G. Terrizzano, Chun Hua Tian, John Vergo
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Publication number: 20100281359Abstract: The present application discloses a method, apparatus and system for processing graphic objects in a flow diagram. Said method comprises obtaining a flow diagram and execution stage information generated when executing said flow diagram; obtaining a layout policy, wherein said layout policy at least designates the conditions for determining a primary path in the flow diagram using the execution stage information; determining the primary path using the execution stage information based on the layout policy; and displaying prominently said primary path during displaying said flow diagram. Owing to the present invention, the elements, such as a primary path, in a diagram in which a user takes interest can be found by the user easily to facilitate the user to understand the diagram. Furthermore, the diagram automatically arranged using the present invention is usually clear enough so that it is almost not required to be manually adjusted by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: RONG ZENG CAO, Feng Li, Chun Hua Tian, Jing Min Xu, Hao Zhang
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Publication number: 20100082387Abstract: A method and system for determining one or more shortfalls of one or more business components by multiple dimensions for business transformation, in one aspect define a plurality of shortfall types associated with a plurality of business components, define a plurality of dimensions of the plurality of business components, construct a shortfall assessment model for the plurality of dimensions, load a business model associated with the plurality of business components, compute shortfall assessment by performing a daisy chain analysis using the shortfall assessment model and the business model for said plurality of shortfalls and associated shortfall types, and presenting the shortfall assessment using visualization.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Wei Ding, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Chun Hua Tian
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Publication number: 20100082696Abstract: A system and method for inferring and visualizing correlations of different business aspects for business transformation are provided. Business models, for instance, that may include business component model, business process model, value drivers and metrics model, application model, organization model, and solutions model are organized into a model topology data schema, and qualitative relationships and quantitative relationships may be configured among the entities or components of the business models. Correlations are inferred and visualized based on those relationships.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rong Zeng Cao, Wei Ding, Shun Jiang, Juhnyoung Lee, Chun Hua Tian