Patents by Inventor Tong Liu

Tong Liu 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: 11675978
    Abstract: An approach is provided for improving a named entity recognition. Using a multi-label classification in a neural network, a sub-entity is identified in an original sentence. First and second labels are determined indicating first and second candidate types of the sub-entity. First and second replacement sentences are generated. The first replacement sentence replaces the sub-entity in the original sentence with a first sub-entity of the first candidate type. The second replacement sentence replaces the sub-entity in the original sentence with a second sub-entity of the second candidate type. First and second confidence scores for the first and second replacement sentences are determined. Based on the first confidence score exceeding the second confidence score by more than a threshold amount, the neural network is retrained by selecting the first instead of the second candidate type as the sub-entity type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Zhong Fang Yuan, Tong Liu, Bin Shang, Chen Yu Chang, Na Liu
  • Publication number: 20230179410
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for data protection is provided. The present invention may include, generating an encoder network. The present invention may also include, encoding a training data using the generated encoder network, wherein the training data includes natural language data. The present invention may further include, training a deep learning model using the encoded training data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Li Juan Gao, Zhong Fang Yuan, Ming Jin Chen, Tong Liu
  • Publication number: 20230177233
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a simulation method for three-dimensional full-space plasma response in EAST tokamak. In numerical simulation of plasma response in an EAST tokamak device, firstly, single frequency waves with different frequencies and amplitudes are selected according to experiment needs, to design waveforms of an external perturbation current field; then selected single frequency current field waveforms are respectively used as driving terms to solve magnetohydrodynamic equations containing an external driving current field to solve the distribution of the single frequency magnetic response signals in a three-dimensional full space; and finally, multiple groups of the single frequency magnetic response signals are superimposed and converted into a time domain space to obtain the three-dimensional full-space distribution of plasma magnetic response signals at any time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Tong LIU, Zhengxiong WANG, Feng WANG
  • Publication number: 20230169786
    Abstract: A system and method for field extraction including determining a key position of a key in an electronic file, isolating candidate key values based on a distance from the key position, selecting a key value from the candidate key values based on an output of a trained neural network, and extracting the key and the key value from the electronic file, regardless of a key-value structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Zhong Fang Yuan, Tong Liu, Li Juan Gao, Peng HuangFu, Si Heng Sun, Yi Chen Zhong
  • Publication number: 20230169101
    Abstract: A system and method for table conversion including converting a table containing text in tabular form to an image, labeling each text area of the image with a bounding box, determining for each bounding box, a position information, a semantic information, and an image information, reconstructing the image into a graph form having a plurality of nodes, wherein each node represents the bounding box of the text areas of the image, inputting at least two nodes into a trained neural network to determine a relative relationship between the at least two nodes, building a knowledge graph using the relative relationship of the at least two nodes, and translating the knowledge graph into machine readable natural language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Zhong Fang Yuan, Tong Liu, Li Juan Gao, Si Heng Sun, Na Liu
  • Patent number: 11664079
    Abstract: Control logic in a memory device executes a first operation comprising a first set of programming pulses and a first set of program verify operations on a first portion of a first subset of memory cells to be programmed to identify a first start voltage level. A second set of programming pulses including at least one programming pulse having the first start voltage level is caused to be applied to program a second portion of the first subset of memory cells. A second operation including a third set of programming pulses and a second set of program verify operations are executed on a first portion of the second subset of memory cells to identify a second start voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Celso Miranda, Eric N. Lee, Tong Liu, Sheyang Ning, Cobie B. Loper, Ugo Russo
  • Publication number: 20230158729
    Abstract: A liner structure includes a liner main body and an insert located inside an opening of the liner main body. The liner main body is made of a polybutylene material. The liner structure has relatively good heat resistance within a temperature range corresponding to conventional liquid water, and can be used for containing hot water. Moreover, a feasible manufacturing method is provided. The method can overcome defects of material characteristics through process optimization, so that can implement manufacturing the liner structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaogong CHEN, Lei FAN, Tong LIU, Mingche ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20230152971
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for generating and using a basic state layer. N task models are provided (N ? 2). Each task model was trained on a same pre-trained backbone model. Each task model includes M feature layers and a task layer (M ? 1). Each feature layer of each task model includes a parameter matrix that is different for the different models. An encoder-decoder model is trained. The encoder-decoder model includes sequentially: an input layer, an encoder, M hidden layers, a decoder, and an output layer. The encoder is a neural network that maps and compresses the parameter matrices in the input layer into the M hidden layers, which generates a basic state model. The decoder is a neural network that receives the basic state model as input and generates the output layer to be identical to the input layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Zhong Fang Yuan, Tong Liu, Li Juan Gao, Na Liu, Xiang Yu Yang
  • Patent number: 11644296
    Abstract: A 3D measuring equipment and a 3D measuring method are provided. The 3D measuring equipment includes a base, a fixture, a measuring device, and a controller. The fixture is disposed on the base for an object to be measured to be disposed thereon. The fixture has a plurality of rods. The heights of the rods are adjustable. The measuring device is installed on the base and is movable relative to the fixture. The controller is connected to the measuring device and the fixture and configured to perform the following. The heights of the rods are adjusted according to 3D model data of the object to be measured to support the object to be measured. The measuring device is driven to move relative to the fixture to measure the object to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chin-Chia Chang, Chia-Ching Lin, Yi-Tong Liu, Chia-Ming Tsai
  • Patent number: 11645054
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for mapping natural language to code segments. In one embodiment, the techniques involve receiving a document and software code, wherein the document comprises a natural language description of a use of the code, generating, via a vectorization process performed on the document, at least one vector or word embedding, generating, via a natural language processing technique performed on the at least one vector or word embedding, a first label set, generating, via a machine learning analysis of the software code, a second label set, determining, based on a comparison of the first label set and the second label set, a match confidence between the document and the software code, wherein the match confidence indicates a measure of similarity between the first label set and the second label set, and upon determining that the match confidence exceeds a predefined threshold, mapping the document to the software code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Zhong Fang Yuan, Bin Shang, Li Ni Zhang, Yong Fang Liang, Chen Gao, Tong Liu
  • Publication number: 20230127907
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to question answering. A computer-implemented method includes determining a plurality of intention candidates of a user from the user's question; determining a set of entities and attributes associated with the set of entities from the plurality of intention candidates; constructing a decision tree from the set of entities and the attributes associated with the set of entities, wherein each node of the decision tree is associated with a respective one of the attributes and represents a respective subset of the plurality of intention candidates, and wherein the respective subset of the plurality of intention candidates are split based on the entities associated with the respective one of the attributes; and generating a question corresponding to a node of the decision tree to determine the user's intention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Zhong Fang Yuan, Tong Liu, Li Juan Gao, Yi Chen Zhong, Hai Bo Zou
  • Publication number: 20230104061
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for determining a status of a position on a shelf, a shelf and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: acquiring current detection data of the shelf in a current detection period; determining first status information of respective positions from the current detection data, in response to determining that the current detection data satisfies a preset condition; in response to the current detection data indicating that a target position whose first status information indicates the first status exists, acquiring first status information of the target position from previous detection data in a previous detection period; and determining second status information of the target position based on the first status information of the target position in the current detection data and the previous detection data respectively, the second status information indicating a third status that an object is put back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventor: Tong LIU
  • Patent number: 11620205
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining influence of applications on system performance includes collecting, by a processor, for several applications that are executing on a computing system, respective instrumentation data during multiple time-segments. The method further includes determining, for each of the applications, a performance value and a robustness value for each of the time-segments based on the respective instrumentation data. Further, using the performance value and robustness value for each time-segment, multiple health-waveforms are generated, where a health-waveform is generated for each respective application. The method further includes determining, by the processor, an influence-factor of a first application on a second application, the first application and the second application are executing on the computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Li Cao, Xing Xing Shen, Zhi Li, He Jiang Jia, Bo Tong Liu, Xiao Dong Li, Sheng Jie BJ Han
  • Publication number: 20230103033
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, computer program products for two-phased medical diagnosis are provided. The computer-implemented method comprises, receiving, by one or more processors, data during a process of a medical diagnosis from a source of data information. The computer-implemented method also comprises extracting, by one or more processors, features from the received data. The computer-implemented method also comprises transferring, by one or more processors, the extracted features in form of feature vectors to a server via a network. The computer-implemented method further comprises obtaining, by one or more processors, a recommendation of medical diagnosis from the server, wherein the recommendation of medical diagnosis is based, at least in part, on labels determined for the feature vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Zhong Fang Yuan, Xiang Yu Yang, Tong Liu, Han Ying Song, Ting LM Li
  • Publication number: 20230095180
    Abstract: An approach is provided for optimizing a feedback-type question answering process. A training set is constructed to detect missing information of a question. A natural language generation model is trained using the missing information. The natural language generation model is executed to generate a rhetorical question. A response to the rhetorical question is combined with the question to generate an input to a language processor. A new question is generated. The new question is applied to a document library. A final answer is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Zhong Fang Yuan, Tong Liu, Chen Gao, Xiang Yu Yang
  • Publication number: 20230092253
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include determining an event associated with a computing system, the event occurring at a first time, obtaining system data associated with the computing system, determining a system state of the computing system at the first time based on the system data, determining, based on the system state, two or more system data clusters comprising clustered system data associated with the system state of the computing system, determining, via an interpolation algorithm, an interpolated data value for the first time based on the system data, and adjusting the interpolated data value based on a determination that the interpolate data value is outside the two or more system data clusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Zhi LI, Xing Xing SHEN, Xiao Dong LI, He Jiang JIA, Sheng Jie BJ HAN, Ye TIAN, Bo Tong LIU, Peng Hui JIANG
  • Publication number: 20230072003
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for implementing cognitive natural language processing software framework optimization is provided. The method includes receiving instructions associated with an audible user input of a user. An AI input intention of the user is determined and key information is extracted from the audible user input. The key information is inputted into a generated database table and additional key information is retrieved from a dialog table. A supplementary database table comprising the additional key information is generated and the key information is spliced with the additional key information. A resulting spliced data structure is merged into a final database table and natural language is converted into a request code structure within an SQL structure and an interactive AI interface presenting results of the converting is generated. Operational functionality of an AI device is enabled for audibly presenting results of the conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Zhong Fang Yuan, Tong Liu, De Shuo Kong, Yao Chen, Hai Bo Zou, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Zheng Jie
  • Publication number: 20230073932
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: receiving an image having characters that correspond to a language, and using a text recognition algorithm to determine a first language believed to correspond to the characters. A first confidence level associated with the first language is also computed, and a determination is made as to whether the first confidence level associated with the first language is outside a predetermined range. In response to determining that the first confidence level associated with the first language is not outside the predetermined range, the first language is output as the given language. The text recognition algorithm is trained using a simple shallow neural network and a generated mixed language corpus. The generated mixed language corpus is formed by: randomly sampling libraries having vocabulary and/or characters therein, and combining the randomly sampled vocabulary and/or characters to form the generated mixed language corpus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Zhong Fang Yuan, Tong Liu, Li Juan Gao, Xiang Yu Yang, Qiang He, Yu Pan
  • Publication number: 20230073623
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for dependency-based software upgrading. The method may include determining respective dependency degrees between a plurality of software products based on property information related to a plurality of upgraded versions of the plurality of software products, a target software product depending on the plurality of software products. The method may also include dividing the plurality of software products into a plurality of groups of software products based on the respective dependency degrees. The method may also include determining a plurality of test scores associated with the plurality of groups, each test score indicating a performance enhancement degree of the target software product achieved by installing upgraded versions of at least one software product comprised in one of the plurality of groups. The method may also include determining a target upgrade solution for the target software product based on the plurality of test scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Qi Li, Bo Tong Liu, Li Cao, Jun Long Xiang, Yan Wei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230076923
    Abstract: In order to perform a semantic search based on a graph database, sets of nodes are selected from a plurality of nodes in a graph database. A set of nodes semantically matches a keyword in a natural language query. At least one target node is identified in the sets of nodes. A path is selected from candidate paths based on similarities between the candidate paths and a plurality of paths in the graph database. A graph query for retrieving information from the graph database is generated based on the selected path and the query target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Teng Sun, Tong Liu, Si Tong Zhao, XueLiang Zhao, Frank Feng, Yu Zui WY You, Zhong Fang Yuan