Patents by Inventor Shitian Zhou

Shitian Zhou 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).

  • SEARCHING AND DETERMINING ACTIVE AREA
    Publication number: 20170031951
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an example method and server for searching and determining an active area. A search request is received by a server. An active area corresponding to the search request is searched in accordance with the search request. Information of the active area is returned. According to the present techniques, the active area found by the server is determined objectively based on the obtained related information. The present techniques avoid increasing search times of the server, prevent waste of resources and bandwidth of the server, and improve the accuracy and reliability for searching the active area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Shitian Zhou
  • Searching and determining active area
    Patent number: 9501524
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an example method and server for searching and determining an active area. A search request is received by a server. An active area corresponding to the search request is searched in accordance with the search request. Information of the active area is returned. According to the present techniques, the active area found by the server is determined objectively based on the obtained related information. The present techniques avoid increasing search times of the server, prevent waste of resources and bandwidth of the server, and improve the accuracy and reliability for searching the active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Shitian Zhou
  • SEARCHING AND DETERMINING ACTIVE AREA
    Publication number: 20140207795
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an example method and server for searching and determining an active area. A search request is received by a server. An active area corresponding to the search request is searched in accordance with the search request. Information of the active area is returned. According to the present techniques, the active area found by the server is determined objectively based on the obtained related information. The present techniques avoid increasing search times of the server, prevent waste of resources and bandwidth of the server, and improve the accuracy and reliability for searching the active area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Shitian Zhou