Patents by Inventor Shi Kun Li
Shi Kun Li 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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Publication number: 20240096344Abstract: An embodiment includes identifying, during a video conference attended by a first attendee, other attendees of the video conference. The embodiment renders a virtual meeting environment including virtual representations of the other attendees, where the rendering includes accessing relationship characteristic data indicative of relationships between the first attendee and other attendees. The embodiment calculates positions for virtual representations of the other attendees in the first attendee's virtual field of view based on the relationship characteristic data. The embodiment also detects simultaneous speech from two of the other attendees and, in response, directs the individual speech from each of the other attendees to respective audio channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wei Jun Zheng, Shi Kun Li, Shuai Cao, Fan Xiao Xin, Ying Li
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Publication number: 20230040767Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to automatically capturing user interface screenshots for use in documentation of a software product. Aspects include identifying a user interface window of the software product and creating a degree-of-completion graph for the user interface window. Aspects also include capturing a plurality of screenshots of the user interface window during use of the software product and calculating a degree-of-completion percentage for each of the plurality of screenshots. Aspects further include identifying a subset of the plurality of screenshots to be included in the software product documentation based on the degree-of-completion percentage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Shi Kun Li, Jun Qian Zhou, Dan Zhang, Xiao Feng Ji
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Patent number: 11328012Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes determining that a first time point in a video has been reached during playback of the video. A dynamic relationship graph is displayed in association with the first time point, where the dynamic relationship graph illustrates one or more relationships among two or more characters in the video, responsive to the first time point being reached. The relationship graph includes two or more nodes and one or more edges. The nodes include a respective node representing each character of the two or more characters in the video, and the edges include a respective edge representing each relationship of the one or more relationships among the characters. It is determined that a second time point is reached in the video. The dynamic relationship graph is updated to represent a change in the one or more relationships between the first time point and the second time point.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Shi Kun Li, Jun Qian Zhou, Ying Li, Yin Qian
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Patent number: 11100623Abstract: A method of estimating an indoor lighting condition includes acquiring an image from a camera at a location within an indoor space at a selected time, determining the location from which the image is taken, and estimating an outdoor sunlight density based on the location and the selected time. The method also includes collecting a plurality of daylight factors, each daylight factor of the plurality of daylight factors corresponding to a characteristic of the indoor space, calculating an indoor daylight index for the indoor space in real time based on the outdoor sunlight density and the plurality of daylight factors, and presenting the indoor daylight index to a user in real time.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Howard N. Anglin, Wei Ting Dong, Shi Kun Li, Su Liu
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Patent number: 11093542Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems, and computer program products for multimedia object management. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is disclosed and the method may be implemented by one or more processors in a computer. In the method, a graphic pattern indicating a request for searching in a repository for at least one target object may be received. A search condition may be obtained from the received graphic pattern by a graphical analysis. Based on an association model indicating associations between the search condition and at least one feature of one or more objects in the repository, at least one target object may be found according to the obtained search condition. In other implementations, a computer-implemented system and a computer program product for searching for at least one target object is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wei Ting Dong, Shi Kun Li, Ying Li, Su Liu, Jun Qian Zhou
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Patent number: 10929705Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for cataloging images based on a gridded color histogram analysis. The computer accesses an image gallery specified by a user, wherein the image gallery is at least one of an image gallery stored on a user computing device, an image gallery stored on a user account at a third-party image storage, or an image gallery searched on the web. The computer receives a request to search the image gallery specified by the user. The computer performs a search of the image gallery, wherein the search is using a color based histogram algorithm based on a user input. The computer transmits a cataloged and sorted image gallery to the user computing device to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jeffrey A. Calcaterra, Wei Ting Dong, Shi Kun Li, Su Liu
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Patent number: 10902158Abstract: An image of a building may be received from a client device, and the building in the image may be geo-located and identified. Based on the geo-location, a set of attributes for the building may be determined. A user query may be received from the client device, and based on a property of the user query, a unit in the building may be identified. A daylight livability index (DLLI) for the unit may be determined, based on the identified unit and the set of attributes for the building, and the user may be notified of the DLLI.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Su Liu, Howard N. Anglin, Shi Kun Li, Cheng Xu
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Publication number: 20200349693Abstract: A method of estimating an indoor lighting condition includes acquiring an image from a camera at a location within an indoor space at a selected time, determining the location from which the image is taken, and estimating an outdoor sunlight density based on the location and the selected time. The method also includes collecting a plurality of daylight factors, each daylight factor of the plurality of daylight factors corresponding to a characteristic of the indoor space, calculating an indoor daylight index for the indoor space in real time based on the outdoor sunlight density and the plurality of daylight factors, and presenting the indoor daylight index to a user in real time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2019Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Howard N. Anglin, Wei Ting Dong, Shi Kun Li, Su Liu
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Publication number: 20200175066Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes determining that a first time point in a video has been reached during playback of the video. A dynamic relationship graph is displayed in association with the first time point, where the dynamic relationship graph illustrates one or more relationships among two or more characters in the video, responsive to the first time point being reached. The relationship graph includes two or more nodes and one or more edges. The nodes include a respective node representing each character of the two or more characters in the video, and the edges include a respective edge representing each relationship of the one or more relationships among the characters. It is determined that a second time point is reached in the video. The dynamic relationship graph is updated to represent a change in the one or more relationships between the first time point and the second time point.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Shi Kun Li, Jun Qian Zhou, Ying Li, Yin Qian
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Publication number: 20200151493Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for cataloging images based on a gridded color histogram analysis. The computer accesses an image gallery specified by a user, wherein the image gallery is at least one of an image gallery stored on a user computing device, an image gallery stored on a user account at a third-party image storage, or an image gallery searched on the web. The computer receives a request to search the image gallery specified by the user. The computer performs a search of the image gallery, wherein the search is using a color based histogram algorithm based on a user input. The computer transmits a cataloged and sorted image gallery to the user computing device to be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Jeffrey A. Calcaterra, Wei Ting Dong, Shi Kun Li, Su Liu
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Patent number: 10650266Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for cataloging images based on a gridded color histogram analysis. The computer accesses an image gallery specified by a user, wherein the image gallery is at least one of an image gallery stored on a user computing device, an image gallery stored on a user account at a third-party image storage, or an image gallery searched on the web. The computer receives a request to search the image gallery. The computer performs a search of the image gallery, wherein the search is using a color based histogram algorithm based on a user input. The computer transmits a cataloged and sorted image gallery to the user computing device to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jeffrey A. Calcaterra, Wei Ting Dong, Shi Kun Li, Su Liu
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Patent number: 10599945Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for cataloging images based on a gridded color histogram analysis. The computer accesses an image gallery specified by a user, wherein the image gallery is at least one of an image gallery stored on a user computing device, an image gallery stored on a user account at a third-party image storage, or an image gallery searched on the web. The computer receives a request to search the image gallery specified by the user. The computer performs a search of the image gallery, wherein the search is using a color based histogram algorithm based on a user input. The computer transmits a cataloged and sorted image gallery to the user computing device to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jeffrey A. Calcaterra, Wei Ting Dong, Shi Kun Li, Su Liu
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Patent number: 10558752Abstract: Summarizing and visualizing information relating to a topic of discussion in a group instant messaging session is provided. A message from a client device of a plurality of client devices is received. One or more keywords from the message are extracted based, at least in part, on at least one of (i) one or more natural-language processing algorithms and (ii) one or more text mining algorithms. The one or more keywords are incorporated into a model that includes a plurality of keywords and describes, at least in part, a topic of a group instant messaging session among the plurality of client devices. At least one of (i) the model and (ii) instructions describing how to update the model are distributed to the plurality of client devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Shi Kun Li, Ka Lin, Fang Lu, Dan Zhang, Junqian Zhou
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Patent number: 10558751Abstract: Summarizing and visualizing information relating to a topic of discussion in a group instant messaging session is provided. A message from a client device of a plurality of client devices is received. One or more keywords from the message are extracted based, at least in part, on at least one of (i) one or more natural-language processing algorithms and (ii) one or more text mining algorithms. The one or more keywords are incorporated into a model that includes a plurality of keywords and describes, at least in part, a topic of a group instant messaging session among the plurality of client devices. At least one of (i) the model and (ii) instructions describing how to update the model are distributed to the plurality of client devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Shi Kun Li, Ka Lin, Fang Lu, Dan Zhang, Junqian Zhou
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Publication number: 20190377968Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for cataloging images based on a gridded color histogram analysis. The computer accesses an image gallery specified by a user, wherein the image gallery is at least one of an image gallery stored on a user computing device, an image gallery stored on a user account at a third-party image storage, or an image gallery searched on the web. The computer receives a request to search the image gallery. The computer performs a search of the image gallery, wherein the search is using a color based histogram algorithm based on a user input. The computer transmits a cataloged and sorted image gallery to the user computing device to be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Jeffrey A. Calcaterra, Wei Ting Dong, Shi Kun Li, Su Liu
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Patent number: 10437779Abstract: In an approach for creating a screen capture, a computer selects at least a portion of visual output on a computing device, wherein the selected visual output includes one or more instances of application software. The computer identifies metadata associated with the one or more instances of application software in the selected visual output. The computer creates a screen capture file that includes the selected visual output and the identified metadata.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lin Fu, Di Hu, Shi Kun Li, Ka Lin
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Publication number: 20190147115Abstract: An image of a building may be received from a client device, and the building in the image may be geo-located and identified. Based on the geo-location, a set of attributes for the building may be determined. A user query may be received from the client device, and based on a property of the user query, a unit in the building may be identified. A daylight livability index (DLLI) for the unit may be determined, based on the identified unit and the set of attributes for the building, and the user may be notified of the DLLI.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Su Liu, Howard N. Anglin, Shi Kun Li, Cheng Xu
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Patent number: 10254828Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide efficient and automatic systems and methods for regulating the viewing posture of a user. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to regulate the viewing posture of both juveniles and adults, by providing real-time data analysis of a viewing distance and viewing angle of a device, and generating feedback to a user related to their current viewing posture, while also providing increased supervision of the viewing posture of juvenile device users.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lin Fu, Di Hu, Shi Kun Li, Ka Lin, Wei Zuo
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Publication number: 20190095445Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems, and computer program products for multimedia object management. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is disclosed and the method may be implemented by one or more processors in a computer. In the method, a graphic pattern indicating a request for searching in a repository for at least one target object may be received. A search condition may be obtained from the received graphic pattern by a graphical analysis. Based on an association model indicating associations between the search condition and at least one feature of one or more objects in the repository, at least one target object may be found according to the obtained search condition. In other implementations, a computer-implemented system and a computer program product for searching for at least one target object is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Wei Ting Dong, Shi Kun Li, Ying Li, Su Liu, Jun Qian Zhou
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Publication number: 20190057279Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for cataloging images based on a gridded color histogram analysis. The computer accesses an image gallery specified by a user, wherein the image gallery is at least one of an image gallery stored on a user computing device, an image gallery stored on a user account at a third-party image storage, or an image gallery searched on the web. The computer receives a request to search the image gallery specified by the user. The computer performs a search of the image gallery, wherein the search is using a color based histogram algorithm based on a user input. The computer transmits a cataloged and sorted image gallery to the user computing device to be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Jeffrey A. Calcaterra, Wei Ting Dong, Shi Kun Li, Su Liu