Patents by Inventor TiongHu Lian

TiongHu Lian 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: 9819906
    Abstract: Presented herein are selective data content sharing techniques that enable multiple data content windows displayed at a computing device to be separately displayed within a teleconferencing system. In one example, a content analyzer server of a teleconferencing system receives a request from a computing device connected to a local teleconference endpoint to initiate selective data content sharing. The content analyzer server is configured to identify a plurality of data content windows displayed at the computing device for selective sharing at separate displays of the local teleconference endpoint and at separate displays of one or more remote teleconferencing endpoints. The content analyzer server is further configured to split a data content stream originating at the computing device into a plurality of separate data content streams, wherein each data content window identified for selective sharing has an associated separate data content stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: TiongHu Lian, Senthil Kumar Kanniappan, Aravind Srinivasa Raghavan, James R. Watson, II
  • Patent number: 9338396
    Abstract: An example method may include displaying first image data associated with a first participant on a first screen; comparing a first affinity associated with the first participant to a second affinity associated with a second participant; and displaying second image data associated with the second participant on a second screen if the second affinity matches the first affinity. In certain implementations, the first data is displayed as a result of the first participant being an active speaker in a videoconference. The method may also include determining the first affinity and the second affinity based on corresponding uniform resource indicators (URIs) associated with the first affinity and the second affinity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Senthil K. Kanniappan, TiongHu Lian, Tanu Aggarwal
  • Publication number: 20150256567
    Abstract: Presented herein are selective data content sharing techniques that enable multiple data content windows displayed at a computing device to be separately displayed within a teleconferencing system. In one example, a content analyzer server of a teleconferencing system receives a request from a computing device connected to a local teleconference endpoint to initiate selective data content sharing. The content analyzer server is configured to identify a plurality of data content windows displayed at the computing device for selective sharing at separate displays of the local teleconference endpoint and at separate displays of one or more remote teleconferencing endpoints. The content analyzer server is further configured to split a data content stream originating at the computing device into a plurality of separate data content streams, wherein each data content window identified for selective sharing has an associated separate data content stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: TiongHu Lian, Senthil Kumar Kanniappan, Aravind Srinivasa Raghavan, James R. Watson, II
  • Patent number: 8947493
    Abstract: An example method is provided and includes identifying an active speaker of a video session; analyzing a signal from an originating endpoint associated with the active speaker; identifying a target participant with whom the active speaker seeks to interact; and providing a notification to the target participant that alerts the target participant that the active speaker is seeking to interact with the target participant. In more particular embodiments, the identifying of the target participant includes detecting a gaze of the active speaker; and identifying a target screen to which the gaze is directed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: TiongHu Lian, Senthil K. Kanniappan, Jane L. Nguyen, Tanu Aggarwal
  • Patent number: 8446455
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes monitoring a plurality of inputs associated with end users involved in a video session in which a plurality of displays are used. At least one of the inputs is associated with a frequency of speech of the end users. The method also includes determining a participation level for each of the end users based on the inputs, and determining which image data associated with the end users is to be rendered on a selected one of the plurality of displays based on the participation levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: TiongHu Lian, Chris A. Dunn, Brian J. Baldino
  • Publication number: 20130120522
    Abstract: An example method is provided and includes identifying an active speaker of a video session; analyzing a signal from an originating endpoint associated with the active speaker; identifying a target participant with whom the active speaker seeks to interact; and providing a notification to the target participant that alerts the target participant that the active speaker is seeking to interact with the target participant. In more particular embodiments, the identifying of the target participant includes detecting a gaze of the active speaker; and identifying a target screen to which the gaze is directed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: TiongHu Lian, Senthil Kanniappan, Jane L. Nguyen, Tanu Aggarwal
  • Publication number: 20130063544
    Abstract: An example method may include displaying first image data associated with a first participant on a first screen; comparing a first affinity associated with the first participant to a second affinity associated with a second participant; and displaying second image data associated with the second participant on a second screen if the second affinity matches the first affinity. In certain implementations, the first data is displayed as a result of the first participant being an active speaker in a videoconference. The method may also include determining the first affinity and the second affinity based on corresponding uniform resource indicators (URIs) associated with the first affinity and the second affinity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Senthil K. Kanniappan, TiongHu Lian, Tanu Aggarwal
  • Publication number: 20120147123
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes monitoring a plurality of inputs associated with end users involved in a video session in which a plurality of displays are used. At least one of the inputs is associated with a frequency of speech of the end users. The method also includes determining a participation level for each of the end users based on the inputs, and determining which image data associated with the end users is to be rendered on a selected one of the plurality of displays based on the participation levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: TiongHu Lian, Chris A. Dunn, Brian J. Baldino