Patents by Inventor Wanxi REN

Wanxi REN 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: 20240005369
    Abstract: A smart container is disclosed. The smart container includes a container body having at least one storage division, a timekeeping unit configured to keep time of a deposit-removal cycle for a storage division to obtain a timekeeping result, a billing unit configured to receive the timekeeping result from the timekeeping unit of the deposit-removal cycle for the specific storage division and calculate a storage fee based on the timekeeping result, and a displaying unit being for displaying the storage fee calculated by the billing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Haitao Cao, Wanxi Ren
  • Patent number: 11798045
    Abstract: A smart container is disclosed. The smart container includes a container body having at least one storage division, a timekeeping unit configured to keep time of a deposit-removal cycle for a storage division to obtain a timekeeping result, a billing unit configured to receive the timekeeping result from the timekeeping unit of the deposit-removal cycle for the specific storage division and calculate a storage fee based on the timekeeping result, and a displaying unit being for displaying the storage fee calculated by the billing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Haitao Cao, Wanxi Ren
  • Patent number: 11343773
    Abstract: A wireless communication method is provided. The method includes sending, by a wireless communication device, a broadcast message to a terminal device. The broadcast message may include device identification information of the wireless communication device. The method may further include receiving, by the wireless communication device, a scan request message sent by the terminal device. The method may further include sending, by the wireless communication device, a scan response message to the terminal device in response to receiving the scan request message. The scan response message may include attribute data associated with the wireless communication device, and the attribute data may include identification information of content associated with a physical location of the wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Xiangfu Li, Wanxi Ren, Jun Luo
  • Patent number: 11109093
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing information associated with media contents are provided. The method comprises broadcasting a communication address associated with a playing device configured to play the media contents, the broadcasted communication address enables a user terminal device to communicate with the playing device; receiving, from the user terminal device, a request to acquire information associated with the media contents; determining an identifier associated with the information; and transmitting the identifier to the user terminal device. The identifier enables the user terminal device to acquire the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventors: Dan Cao, Wanxi Ren, Zizhao Lei, Xinhui Long, Xiangfu Li, Weiming Luo, Jun Luo, Haitao Cao
  • Publication number: 20200245247
    Abstract: A wireless communication method is provided. The method includes sending, by a wireless communication device, a broadcast message to a terminal device. The broadcast message may include device identification information of the wireless communication device. The method may further include receiving, by the wireless communication device, a scan request message sent by the terminal device. The method may further include sending, by the wireless communication device, a scan response message to the terminal device in response to receiving the scan request message. The scan response message may include attribute data associated with the wireless communication device, and the attribute data may include identification information of content associated with a physical location of the wireless communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Xiangfu LI, Wanxi REN, Jun LUO
  • Publication number: 20200221162
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing information associated with media contents are provided. The method comprises broadcasting a communication address associated with a playing device configured to play the media contents, the broadcasted communication address enables a user terminal device to communicate with the playing device; receiving, from the user terminal device, a request to acquire information associated with the media contents; determining an identifier associated with the information; and transmitting the identifier to the user terminal device. The identifier enables the user terminal device to acquire the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Dan Cao, Wanxi Ren, Zizhao Lei, Xinhui Long, Xiangfu Li, Weiming Luo, Jun Luo, Haitao Cao
  • Publication number: 20200151780
    Abstract: A smart container is disclosed. The smart container includes a container body having at least one storage division, a timekeeping unit configured to keep time of a deposit-removal cycle for a storage division to obtain a timekeeping result, a billing unit configured to receive the timekeeping result from the timekeeping unit of the deposit-removal cycle for the specific storage division and calculate a storage fee based on the timekeeping result, and a displaying unit being for displaying the storage fee calculated by the billing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Haitao Cao, Wanxi Ren
  • Patent number: 10620836
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining identifier information associated with media content stored in a storage device; wherein the storage device comprises a plurality of clusters and stores a media file including media content and identifier information associated with the media content, the media content and the identifier information being stored in a plurality of data units distributed among the plurality of clusters. The method comprises: determining, when a data unit is read, a first identifier associated with a first target cluster that stores the data unit being read; determining a second identifier associated with the first identifier, the second identifier being associated with a second target cluster that stores a data unit that stores the identifier information; and obtaining, based on the second identifier, the identifier information associated with the media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventors: Wanxi Ren, Kai Zhu, Yong Jiang, Xing Yang, Huawei Long
  • Patent number: 10624031
    Abstract: A wireless communication method is provided. The method includes sending, by a wireless communication device, a broadcast message to a terminal device. The broadcast message may include device identification information of the wireless communication device. The method may further include receiving, by the wireless communication device, a scan request message sent by the terminal device. The method may further include sending, by the wireless communication device, a scan response message to the terminal device in response to receiving the scan request message. The scan response message may include attribute data associated with the wireless communication device, and the attribute data may include identification information of content associated with a physical location of the wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Xiangfu Li, Wanxi Ren, Jun Luo
  • Patent number: 10572913
    Abstract: A smart container is disclosed. The smart container includes a container body having at least one storage division, a timekeeping unit configured to keep time of a deposit-removal cycle for a storage division to obtain a timekeeping result, a billing unit configured to receive the timekeeping result from the timekeeping unit of the deposit-removal cycle for the specific storage division and calculate a storage fee based on the timekeeping result, and a displaying unit being for displaying the storage fee calculated by the billing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Haitao Cao, Wanxi Ren
  • Patent number: 10536744
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing information associated with media contents are provided. The method comprises broadcasting a communication address associated with a playing device configured to play the media contents, the broadcasted communication address enables a user terminal device to communicate with the playing device; receiving, from the user terminal device, a request to acquire information associated with the media contents; determining an identifier associated with the information; and transmitting the identifier to the user terminal device. The identifier enables the user terminal device to acquire the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Dan Cao, Wanxi Ren, Zizhao Lei, Xinhui Long, Xiangfu Li, Weiming Luo, Jun Luo, Haitao Cao
  • Publication number: 20190281342
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing information associated with media contents are provided. The method comprises broadcasting a communication address associated with a playing device configured to play the media contents, the broadcasted communication address enables a user terminal device to communicate with the playing device; receiving, from the user terminal device, a request to acquire information associated with the media contents; detei mining an identifier associated with the information; and transmitting the identifier to the user terminal device. The identifier enables the user terminal device to acquire the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Dan CAO, Wanxi REN, Zizhao LEI, Xinhui LONG, Xiangfu LI, Weiming LUO, Jun LUO, Haitao CAO
  • Patent number: 10306300
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing information associated with media contents are provided. The method comprises broadcasting a communication address associated with a playing device configured to play the media contents, the broadcasted communication address enables a user terminal device to communicate with the playing device; receiving, from the user terminal device, a request to acquire information associated with the media contents; determining an identifier associated with the information; and transmitting the identifier to the user terminal device. The identifier enables the user terminal device to acquire the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventors: Dan Cao, Wanxi Ren, Zizhao Lei, Xinhui Long, Xiangfu Li, Weiming Luo, Jun Luo, Haitao Cao
  • Publication number: 20160171568
    Abstract: A smart container is disclosed. The smart container includes a container body having at least one storage division, a timekeeping unit configured to keep time of a deposit-removal cycle for a storage division to obtain a timekeeping result, a billing unit configured to receive the timekeeping result from the timekeeping unit of the deposit-removal cycle for the specific storage division and calculate a storage fee based on the timekeeping result, and a displaying unit being for displaying the storage fee calculated by the billing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Haitao Cao, Wanxi Ren
  • Publication number: 20160094869
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing information associated with media contents are provided. The method comprises broadcasting a communication address associated with a playing device configured to play the media contents, the broadcasted communication address enables a user terminal device to communicate with the playing device; receiving, from the user terminal device, a request to acquire information associated with the media contents; determining an identifier associated with the information; and transmitting the identifier to the user terminal device. The identifier enables the user terminal device to acquire the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Dan CAO, Wanxi REN, Zizhao LEI, Xinhui LONG, Xiangfu LI, Weiming LUO, Jun LUO, Haitao CAO
  • Publication number: 20160095064
    Abstract: A wireless communication method is provided. The method includes sending, by a wireless communication device, a broadcast message to a terminal device. The broadcast message may include device identification information of the wireless communication device. The method may further include receiving, by the wireless communication device, a scan request message sent by the terminal device. The method may further include sending, by the wireless communication device, a scan response message to the terminal device in response to receiving the scan request message. The scan response message may include attribute data associated with the wireless communication device, and the attribute data may include identification information of content associated with a physical location of the wireless communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Xiangfu LI, Wanxi REN, Jun LUO
  • Publication number: 20160092111
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining identifier information associated with media content stored in a storage device; wherein the storage device comprises a plurality of clusters and stores a media file including media content and identifier information associated with the media content, the media content and the identifier information being stored in a plurality of data units distributed among the plurality of clusters. The method comprises: determining, when a data unit is read, a first identifier associated with a first target cluster that stores the data unit being read; determining a second identifier associated with the first identifier, the second identifier being associated with a second target cluster that stores a data unit that stores the identifier information; and obtaining, based on the second identifier, the identifier information associated with the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Wanxi REN, Kai ZHU, Yong JIANG, Xing YANG, Huawei LONG