Patents by Inventor Wei Ping Tu

Wei Ping Tu 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).

  • Cognitive scrollbar
    Patent number: 11200071
    Abstract: A method includes determining dimensions of a web browser presenting a webpage, the webpage including an inner container and an outer container. The method modifies dimensions of the outer container of the webpage based upon an associated maximum height value, an associated minimum height value, and an amount of data within the outer container. Responsive to calculating a vertical height of the inner container, assigning a maximum height value and a minimum height value to the inner container. The method modifies dimensions of the inner container to a minimum height for the web browser to present the data of the webpage, based on the assigned maximum height value and minimum height value of the inner container. The method augments the web browser to include a scrollbar based on the modified dimensions of the outer container and the modified dimensions of the inner container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Feng Shao, Wei Ping Tu, Jin Yin
  • COGNITIVE SCROLLBAR
    Publication number: 20180246734
    Abstract: A method includes determining dimensions of a web browser presenting a webpage, the webpage including an inner container and an outer container. The method modifies dimensions of the outer container of the webpage based upon an associated maximum height value, an associated minimum height value, and an amount of data within the outer container. Responsive to calculating a vertical height of the inner container, assigning a maximum height value and a minimum height value to the inner container. The method modifies dimensions of the inner container to a minimum height for the web browser to present the data of the webpage, based on the assigned maximum height value and minimum height value of the inner container. The method augments the web browser to include a scrollbar based on the modified dimensions of the outer container and the modified dimensions of the inner container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Feng Shao, Wei Ping Tu, Jin Yin
  • COGNITIVE SCROLLBAR
    Publication number: 20180246733
    Abstract: A method includes determining dimensions of a web browser presenting a webpage, the webpage including an inner container and an outer container. The method modifies dimensions of the outer container of the webpage based upon an associated maximum height value, an associated minimum height value, and an amount of data within the outer container. Responsive to calculating a vertical height of the inner container, assigning a maximum height value and a minimum height value to the inner container. The method modifies dimensions of the inner container to a minimum height for the web browser to present the data of the webpage, based on the assigned maximum height value and minimum height value of the inner container. The method augments the web browser to include a scrollbar based on the modified dimensions of the outer container and the modified dimensions of the inner container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Feng Shao, Wei Ping Tu, Jin Yin