Patents by Inventor Sheng Mao

Sheng Mao 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: 20110131194
    Abstract: A method for creating a service mashup instance comprises recording at least two services being selected by a user during an exploration procedure, obtaining a relationship between the at least two services, and generating the service mashup instance based on the relationship. Additionally, a method of using content retrieved from external data sources to create a service based on that content comprises, with a browser application, recording at least two services being selected by a user during an exploration procedure, analyzing the relationship between the at least two services selected, generating the service mashup instance based on the relationship, and storing the relationship between the at least two services in a repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun E. Ma, Xin Sheng Mao, Li Yi, Jun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110007024
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a whiteboard and method for orientation thereof, and particularly relates to an electromagnetic-and-interactive whiteboard with a battery-free pointer device and method of the electromagnetic-and-interactive whiteboard for finding the position of the battery-free pointer device. A plurality of signal handling devices are provided in the whiteboard for controlling the antenna boards of the whiteboard to emit electromagnetic power respectively. By this way, the antenna boards do not interfered with each other and the battery-free pointer device can be located precisely without deviation. Furthermore, the electromagnetic power provided by the antenna boards is applied to instead of a battery in battery-free pointer device for providing the power to the battery-free pointer device. The electromagnetic power provided by the antenna boards is used to be the power of the battery-free pointer device for emitting electromagnetic signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Lu Liu, Yun-Hsiang Yeh, Sheng-Mao Lin
  • Publication number: 20100238073
    Abstract: An electromagnetic input LCD monitor is disclosed in this invention. The electromagnetic input LCD monitor includes a back frame and a film antenna module. The back frame has at least one opening. The film antenna module includes a film antenna plate and a signal receiving module. The film antenna plate is disposed on a surface of the back frame; the signal receiving module is disposed on the other surface of the back frame. The film antenna plate has a wiring portion which is connected with the signal receiving module through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Lu Liu, Pei-Wei Lin, Sheng-Mao Lin
  • Publication number: 20100043003
    Abstract: A method for event positioning includes categorizing events into event groups based on a priority level, buffering the events in each event group into a group event queue, and determining an optimized position for events within each queue based, at least in part, on a processing time and an expected response time for each event in the group event queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Verizon Data Services LLC
    Inventors: John P. Valdez, Ai-Sheng Mao
  • Publication number: 20100017368
    Abstract: The present invention discloses improvements in a service registry in the SOA and relevant improvements in service propagation, query, and service selection and routing methods during service invocation. Said service registry is connected with a local service domain and a remote service registry and comprises: a local service information manager for registering local services in the local service domain, a local service information repository connected with the local service information manager, for storing service metadata of the local services; wherein said service registry further comprises: a remote service information manager connected with the local service information manager and the remote service registry, for receiving a remote service index from the remote service registry; and a remote service information repository connected to said remote service information manager, for storing the remote service index received from the remote service registry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Xin Sheng Mao, Mark Li Yi, Yu Chen Zhou
  • Publication number: 20090228492
    Abstract: An approach for tagging media content (e.g., audio/video content) such that the tag call be used to access or manipulate the media content associated with the tag at a later time. A command is received from a user to request marking of the media content. A tag is automatically inserted therein based on predetermined criteria in response to the command. The media content can be accessed at a point specified by the tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Data Services Inc.
    Inventors: John P. VALDEZ, Yohan RAJAN, Ai-Sheng MAO
  • Publication number: 20070061952
    Abstract: A toilet cover and seat structure including a seat body mounted on a toilet bowl, a toilet cover and a toilet seat. A first connecting seat and a second connecting seat are pivotally connected with the seat body. The toilet cover is detachably connected with the first connecting seat. The toilet seat is also detachably connected with the second connecting seat, whereby the toilet cover and the toilet seat can be easily disassembled/assembled to facilitate cleaning of the toilet bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventor: Sheng-Mao Huang
  • Publication number: 20060128241
    Abstract: The invention provides a thermal-responsive moisture permeable and waterproof textile product. The moisture-permeable and waterproof product contains a textile substrate of textile product and a moisture-permeable and waterproof layer, which is coated on at least one side, and the moisture-permeable and waterproof layer contains a polymer and a thermoshrinking volume phase transition substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: Taiwan Textile Research Institute
    Inventor: Sheng-Mao Tseng