Patents by Inventor Wen-Nan Wang

Wen-Nan Wang 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: 20220147835
    Abstract: A knowledge graph construction system and method are disclosed. The system generates a recommended subject entity, at least one recommended object entity, and at least one recommended relation for a piece of text data according to the text data and a plurality of triples. The system displays the recommended object entity and the recommended relation at a current paragraph of the text data according to the recommended subject entity for user to select. The system receives a confirmed message related to the recommended subject entity, a recommended object entity selected by user from the at least one recommended object entity, and a recommended relation selected by user from the at least one recommended relation. The system adds the recommended subject entity and the selected recommended object entity and recommended relation to the triples, and constructs a current knowledge graph by using the triples according to the confirmed message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Hsin-Yi KUO, Wen-Nan WANG, Jia-Wei KAO, Wen-Fa HUANG, Po-Hsien CHIANG, Fu-Jheng JHENG, Yi-Hsiu LEE, Yu-Chuan YANG
  • Patent number: 11250035
    Abstract: A knowledge graph generating apparatus, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium thereof are provided. The apparatus marks an entity-relationship of the template of goods information in the template of webpage according to the operating signal and generates an extraction rule set, wherein the template of webpage is one of multiple goods webpages and has a template format. The apparatus extracts a plurality of first product information of the first goods webpages according to the extraction rule set, wherein the first goods webpages have the template format and are selected from the goods webpages. The apparatus generates a classified goods information result through a product information classification model, wherein the product information classification model is generated based on the first product information and the entity-relationship of the template of goods information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Hsin-Yi Kuo, You-Cyuan Yang, Wen-Fa Huang, Wen-Nan Wang, Ping-I Chen
  • Publication number: 20210142117
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for verification of information are provided. The apparatus for verification of information includes a storage and a processor, wherein the storage and the processor are electrically connected with each other. The storage stores a reference knowledge graph. The processor generates a to-be-verified knowledge graph of a to-be-verified article by a knowledge graph engine. The processor generates a verified result of the to-be-verified article by comparing the to-be-verified knowledge graph and the reference knowledge graph. The knowledge graph engine may generate the reference knowledge graph by searching and labeling a plurality of related articles according to a plurality of reference articles that have been labeled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Ping-I CHEN, Wen-Nan WANG, Wen-Fa HUANG, Hsin-Yi KUO
  • Publication number: 20200133962
    Abstract: A knowledge graph generating apparatus, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium thereof are provided. The apparatus marks an entity-relationship of the template of goods information in the template of webpage according to the operating signal and generates an extraction rule set, wherein the template of webpage is one of multiple goods webpages and has a template format. The apparatus extracts a plurality of first product information of the first goods webpages according to the extraction rule set, wherein the first goods webpages have the template format and are selected from the goods webpages. The apparatus generates a classified goods information result through a product information classification model, wherein the product information classification model is generated based on the first product information and the entity-relationship of the template of goods information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hsin-Yi KUO, You-Cyuan YANG, Wen-Fa HUANG, Wen-Nan WANG, Ping-I CHEN
  • Patent number: 9305021
    Abstract: A map system for presenting Point of Interest (POI) information is provided with an interface module, a storage unit, and a processing module. The interface module is coupled to a display device and provides an operation interface for receiving a search query and a condition of time period. The storage unit stores a plurality of POIs data and verified data of the POIs each corresponding to a respective one of different time periods. The processing module filters the POIs and the verified data according to the search query and the condition of time period to generate an electronic map, and displays the electronic map to present the filtered POIs via the interface module and the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Ren-Dar Yang, Chun-Hung Lu, Yi-Hsun Lee, Wen-Nan Wang, Tai Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20150268838
    Abstract: A method, system, electronic device, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium for behavior based user interface layout display are provided. The method includes: displaying service information on an user interface in the form of a first layout arrangement with a first set of components, receiving a service information request from the user interface, establishing an user profile based on the service information request, reconfiguring the service information based on the user profile, and displaying the reconfigured service information on the user interface in the form of a second layout arrangement with a second set of components. A size of each of the first set and the second set of the components is variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Institute For Information Industry
    Inventors: Wen-Nan WANG, Chien-Ting KUO, Cheng-Yuan HO, Feng-Sheng WANG, Ai Ting CHANG, Stephen HSU, Louis Lu-Chen HSU
  • Patent number: 9036018
    Abstract: A facial expression recognition system includes a facial database, an image capture unit, an expression recognition data generation unit and an expression recognition unit. The facial database includes a plurality of expression information and expression features of optical flow field, wherein each of the expression features of optical flow field corresponds to one of the expression information. The image capture unit captures a plurality of facial images. The expression recognition data generation unit is coupled to the image capture unit and the facial database for receiving a first facial image and a second facial image from the image capture unit and calculating an expression feature of optical flow field between the first facial image and the second facial image corresponding to each of the expression information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Wen-Nan Wang, Shang-Hong Lai, Chia-Te Liao, Hui-Ju Chuang, Tzu-Chen Tsai, Fang-kai Chang
  • Patent number: 8742243
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for recognition. The method includes inputting a melody and obtaining pitch tracking information of the melody; obtaining beat information of the melody; determining a clarity value according to the pitch tracking information; implementing a first comparison process first to filter a first set of candidate songs from a database and then implementing a second comparison process to filter a second set of candidate songs from the first set of candidate songs if the clarity value is larger than a predetermined threshold; and determining at least one final candidate song from the second set of candidate songs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Wen-Nan Wang, Jyh-Shing Jang, Tzu-chun Yeh, Chung-Che Wang, Hsin-Wen Yu, Cheng-Yu Hsu
  • Publication number: 20140059060
    Abstract: A map system for presenting Point of Interest (POI) information is provided with an interface module, a storage unit, and a processing module. The interface module is coupled to a display device and provides an operation interface for receiving a search query and a condition of time period. The storage unit stores a plurality of POIs data and verified data of the POIs each corresponding to a respective one of different time periods. The processing module filters the POIs and the verified data according to the search query and the condition of time period to generate an electronic map, and displays the electronic map to present the filtered POIs via the interface module and the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Ren-Dar YANG, Chun-Hung LU, Yi-Hsun LEE, Wen-Nan WANG, Tai Hung CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140032109
    Abstract: A route recommendation system is provided. The system has: a data querying apparatus configured to generate query information according to a location; and a data analyzing apparatus, connected to the data querying apparatus, having: a database configured to store at least one candidate data, wherein each candidate data has a candidate location, at least one recommended location corresponding to the candidate location, and a recommended staying time of each recommended location; a data receiving unit configured to receive the query information; and a processing unit configured to generate at least one recommended route according to the query information and the candidate data, and transmit the at least one recommended route to the data querying apparatus, wherein the recommended route comprises a path from the location to the at least one recommended location, and the recommended staying time corresponding to each recommended location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Wen-Tai HSIEH, Chun-Hung LU, Wen-Nan WANG, Yi-Hsun LEE, Jia-Min REN, Jyh-Shing JANG
  • Patent number: 8374847
    Abstract: The invention discloses an error-detecting method for a Chinese article, handling a Chinese sentence including a first erroneous Chinese character string in a first location. The method includes subdividing the first erroneous Chinese character string into a plurality of first subgroups, wherein each of the first subgroups consists of two consecutive and non-consecutive Chinese characters out of the first erroneous Chinese character string. The method further includes providing a database containing a plurality of first correct Chinese character strings and a plurality of corresponding first correct indices, wherein the first correct indices consist of two consecutive and non-consecutive Chinese characters out of the first correct Chinese character strings. The method further includes acquiring one of the first correct indices according to the first subgroup, and one of the first correct Chinese character strings according to the acquired first correct index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Tsun Ku, Shih-Hung Wu, Wen-Nan Wang, Wen-Tai Hsieh, Ta-Hung Hung
  • Patent number: 8346541
    Abstract: A method for constructing a Chinese dictionary is disclosed, including determining a probability for nominalization of a Chinese term with a given collocation term according to a determination rule and the correlation between the Chinese term and its corresponding collocations, wherein the Chinese term is determined to be a verb part-of-speech. The method further includes modifying the verb part-of-speech of the Chinese term with the given collocation term to an appropriate part-of-speech when the probability for nominalization of the Chinese term with the given collocation term is higher than a predetermined value, and storing the correlation between the Chinese term, the given collocation term and the appropriate part-of-speech in a storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Wen-Nan Wang, Jason S. Chang, Wen-Tai Hsieh, Tsun Ku, Chien-Cheng Wu, Yu-Ru Chen
  • Patent number: 8285552
    Abstract: A system and a method for simulating expression of a message are provided. The system comprises a network platform end and at least one user end. The network platform end comprises a message capturing module for capturing a user message; a feature analyzing module for performing a characteristic analysis on content of the user message, so as to mark at least one simulation action tag on the message content; and a simulation message generating module for acquiring simulation instructions corresponding to the at least one simulation action tag and combining the same with the message content to generate a simulation message. The user end comprises a user device for receiving the simulation message and outputting the message content and simulation instructions contained in the simulation message to a simulation device; and the simulation device for playing the received message content and executing corresponding simulation instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Wen-Nan Wang, James Lee, Wei-Te Chen, Tzu-Chen Tsai, Eden Hsu
  • Publication number: 20120132056
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for recognition. The method includes inputting a melody and obtaining pitch tracking information of the melody; obtaining beat information of the melody; determining a clarity value according to the pitch tracking information; implementing a first comparison process first to filter a first set of candidate songs from a database and then implementing a second comparison process to filter a second set of candidate songs from the first set of candidate songs if the clarity value is larger than a predetermined threshold; and determining at least one final candidate song from the second set of candidate songs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Wen-Nan WANG, Jyh-Shing Jang, Tzu-chun Yeh, Chung-Che Wang, Hsin-Wen Yu, Cheng-Yu Hsu
  • Publication number: 20110310237
    Abstract: A facial expression recognition system includes a facial database, an image capture unit, an expression recognition data generation unit and an expression recognition unit. The facial database includes a plurality of expression information and expression features of optical flow field, wherein each of the expression features of optical flow field corresponds to one of the expression information. The image capture unit captures a plurality of facial images. The expression recognition data generation unit is coupled to the image capture unit and the facial database for receiving a first facial image and a second facial image from the image capture unit and calculating an expression feature of optical flow field between the first facial image and the second facial image corresponding to each of the expression information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Wen-Nan Wang, Shang-Hong Lai, Chia-Te Liao, Hui-Ju Chuang, Tzu-Chen Tsai, Fang-kai Chang
  • Publication number: 20110112826
    Abstract: A system and a method for simulating expression of a message are provided. The system comprises a network platform end and at least one user end. The network platform end comprises a message capturing module for capturing a user message; a feature analyzing module for performing a characteristic analysis on content of the user message, so as to mark at least one simulation action tag on the message content; and a simulation message generating module for acquiring simulation instructions corresponding to the at least one simulation action tag and combining the same with the message content to generate a simulation message. The user end comprises a user device for receiving the simulation message and outputting the message content and simulation instructions contained in the simulation message to a simulation device; and the simulation device for playing the received message content and executing corresponding simulation instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Wen-Nan Wang, James Lee, Wei-Te Chen, Tzu-Chen Tsai, Eden Hsu
  • Publication number: 20110054902
    Abstract: A singing voice synthesis system is provided. The storage unit stores at least one tune. The tempo unit provides a set of tempo cues in accordance with a selected tune from the at least one tune. The input unit receives a plurality of original voice signals corresponding to the selected tune. The processing unit processes the original voice signals and generates a synthesized singing voice signal according to the selected tune.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Hsing-Ji LI, Hong-Ru Lee, Wen-Nan Wang, Chih-Hao Hsu, Jyh-Shing Jang
  • Publication number: 20100138217
    Abstract: A method for constructing a Chinese dictionary is disclosed, including determining a probability for nominalization of a Chinese term with a given collocation term according to a determination rule and the correlation between the Chinese term and its corresponding collocations, wherein the Chinese term is determined to be a verb part-of-speech. The method further includes modifying the verb part-of-speech of the Chinese term with the given collocation term to an appropriate part-of-speech when the probability for nominalization of the Chinese term with the given collocation term is higher than a predetermined value, and storing the correlation between the Chinese term, the given collocation term and the appropriate part-of-speech in a storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Wen-Nan Wang, Jason S. Chang, Wen-Tai Hsieh, Tsun Ku, Chien-Cheng Wu, Yu-Ru Chen
  • Publication number: 20100063798
    Abstract: The invention discloses an error-detecting method for a Chinese article, handling a Chinese sentence including a first erroneous Chinese character string in a first location. The method includes subdividing the first erroneous Chinese character string into a plurality of first subgroups, wherein each of the first subgroups consists of two consecutive and non-consecutive Chinese characters out of the first erroneous Chinese character string. The method further includes providing a database containing a plurality of first correct Chinese character strings and a plurality of corresponding first correct indices, wherein the first correct indices consist of two consecutive and non-consecutive Chinese characters out of the first correct Chinese character strings. The method further includes acquiring one of the first correct indices according to the first subgroup, and one of the first correct Chinese character strings according to the acquired first correct index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Tsun KU, Shih-Hung WU, Wen-Nan WANG, Wen-Tai HSIEH, Ta-Hung HUNG