Patents by Inventor Xiaoping Chen

Xiaoping Chen 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: 20090189983
    Abstract: A system, method, and program product is provided that configures video handlers pertaining to a dependent individual. Configuring includes setting alert thresholds. Visual locations are configured. Visual images that pertain to caregivers of the dependent individual are configured. Video streams are received from video sources. Video streams are compared to configured locations to classify the dependent individual's location. Video stream is analyzed to determine whether the dependent individual is alone or with others. If with others, a list of known persons is determined by comparing the video streams with the configured visual images. The configured video handlers are initiated based on the inputs of the location and the people present with the dependent individual. Video handlers trigger alerts when thresholds are reached. Alerts include performing actions to protect the dependent individual from harm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Sara Carlstead Brumfield, Xiaoping Chen, Tara Leigh Marshburn, Sandra Lee Tipton
  • Publication number: 20090179624
    Abstract: A switched mode converter is disclosed that includes both voltage mode and current mode control. The switched mode converter also includes mode logic for switching between a voltage mode and a current mode. The converter includes current sensing circuitry for sensing the switcher current on the primary side of the transformer and the load current on the secondary side as well as voltage sensing circuitry for sensing the converter output voltage. When the load current is less than a predetermined value, the converter operates in a voltage mode. During the voltage mode, the output voltage of the voltage mode controller is used to control the duty cycle of a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller. When the load current is greater than a predetermined value, the converter operates in a current mode. In a current mode, the primary switcher current is used to control the PWM controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventor: Xiaoping Chen
  • Patent number: 7552212
    Abstract: A system and method to allow an individual transaction in an instrumented software application to be monitored according to its own configuration. In one preferred embodiment, each transaction is associated with a token. The token includes the monitoring configuration that should be used for the associated transaction. When the application entry point is reached for the transaction, the token is looked up and retrieved, and the monitoring policy configuration of the token determines what data is gathered about the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan Christopher Chagoly, Xiaoping Chen, Andrew Jason Lavery, Howard Milton McKinney, Kirk Malcolm Sexton
  • Publication number: 20090144427
    Abstract: A network service allocation device is disclosed. The device comprises a probe, a module, and an engine. The device collects performance data relating to the physical characteristics of a distributed data processing system. The module utilizes the performance data to identify two or more node clusters on the distributed data processing system. The engine correlates the node clusters and one or more performance rules as related to the network service to provide a map of node cluster(s) for supporting the network service, or a list of one or more servers within a node cluster for supporting the network service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Franck Barillaud, Xiaoping Chen, Christopher M. Morrissey
  • Patent number: 7515444
    Abstract: A switched mode converter is disclosed that includes both voltage mode and current mode control. The switched mode converter also includes mode logic for switching between a voltage mode and a current mode. The converter includes current sensing circuitry for sensing the switcher current on the primary side of the transformer and the load current on the secondary side as well as voltage sensing circuitry for sensing the converter output voltage. When the load current is less than a predetermined value, the converter operates in a voltage mode. During the voltage mode, the output voltage of the voltage mode controller is used to control the duty cycle of a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller. When the load current is greater than a predetermined value, the converter operates in a current mode. In a current mode, the primary switcher current is used to control the PWM controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Schumacher Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Xiaoping Chen
  • Patent number: 7502857
    Abstract: A network service allocation device including a probe, a module, and an engine. The device collects performance data relating to the physical characteristics of a distributed data processing system. The module utilizes the performance data to identify two or more node clusters on the distributed data processing system. The engine correlates the node clusters and one or more performance rules as related to the network service to provide a map of node cluster(s) for supporting the network service, or a list of one or more servers within a node cluster for supporting the network service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Franck Barillaud, Xiaoping Chen, Christopher M. Morrissey
  • Publication number: 20080307418
    Abstract: A method of enabling transaction probes used to monitor a transaction or modify a primary application handling the transaction. The method begins with retrieving a token associated with the transaction. The token contains information regarding which transaction probes from a plurality of transaction probes will be enabled with respect to the transaction. The token is then read to determine the set of transaction probes from the plurality of transaction probes that will be enabled. The determined set of transaction probes is then enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bryan Christopher Chagoly, Xiaoping Chen, Andrew Jason Lavery, Kirk Malcolm Sexton
  • Patent number: 7464161
    Abstract: A method of enabling transaction probes used to monitor a transaction or modify a primary application handling the transaction. The method begins with retrieving a token associated with the transaction. The token contains information regarding which transaction probes from a plurality of transaction probes will be enabled with respect to the transaction. The token is then read to determine the set of transaction probes from the plurality of transaction probes that will be enabled. The determined set of transaction probes is then enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan Christopher Chagoly, Xiaoping Chen, Andrew Jason Lavery, Kirk Malcolm Sexton
  • Publication number: 20080263548
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of linking cross-process and cross-thread subtransactions into a single user transaction. The mechanism of the present invention employs bytecode inserted probes to dynamically detect out of process correlating tokens in an inbound request. The bytecode inserted probes retrieve the correlating token in the inbound request. Based on the correlating token retrieved, the bytecode inserted probes are then used to dynamically determine if the inbound user request should be recorded and linked to a transaction that began in another thread or process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bryan Christopher Chagoly, Xiaoping Chen, Howard Milton McKinney, Kirk Malcolm Sexton
  • Patent number: 7424720
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of linking cross-process and cross-thread subtransactions into a single user transaction. The mechanism of the present invention employs bytecode inserted probes to dynamically detect out of process correlating tokens in an inbound request. The bytecode inserted probes retrieve the correlating token in the inbound request. Based on the correlating token retrieved, the bytecode inserted probes are then used to dynamically determine if the inbound user request should be recorded and linked to a transaction that began in another thread or process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan Christopher Chagoly, Xiaoping Chen, Howard Milton McKinney, Kirk Malcolm Sexton
  • Publication number: 20080076919
    Abstract: The invention discloses a kind of sulfonation cyclization technique for synthesizing acesulfame potassium for continuous production without stirring and special equipment for this technique. An injection pump is adopted to directly inject the sulfonation raw material and sulfonating agent into autoclave for sulfonation cyclization reaction under high velocity. Moreover, the reciprocating pump is adopted to deliver part of materials in autoclave to condenser designed outside the autoclave for cooling, followed by delivering the cooled materials to another input end of injection pump which together with sulfonation raw material and sulfonating agent is injected into autoclave through high-velocity injection by injection pump. The apparatus is composed of autoclave, injection pump, reciprocating pump and condenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Jicai Liu, Lingwen Kong, Zhongxiang Bao, Xiaoping Chen
  • Patent number: 7345323
    Abstract: P-type layers of a GaN based light-emitting device are optimized for formation of Ohmic contact with metal. In a first embodiment, a p-type GaN transition layer with a resistivity greater than or equal to about 7 ? cm is formed between a p-type conductivity layer and a metal contact. In a second embodiment, the p-type transition layer is any III-V semiconductor. In a third embodiment, the p-type transition layer is a superlattice. In a fourth embodiment, a single p-type layer of varying composition and varying concentration of dopant is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Philips Lumileds Lighting Company LLC
    Inventors: Werner K. Goetz, Michael D. Camras, Xiaoping Chen, legal representative, Gina L. Christenson, R. Scott Kern, Chihping Kuo, Paul Scott Martin, Daniel A. Steigerwald, Changhua Chen
  • Publication number: 20070176584
    Abstract: A switched mode converter is disclosed that includes both voltage mode and current mode control. The switched mode converter also includes mode logic for switching between a voltage mode and a current mode. The converter includes current sensing circuitry for sensing the switcher current on the primary side of the transformer and the load current on the secondary side as well as voltage sensing circuitry for sensing the converter output voltage. When the load current is less than a predetermined value, the converter operates in a voltage mode. During the voltage mode, the output voltage of the voltage mode controller is used to control the duty cycle of a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller. When the load current is greater than a predetermined value, the converter operates in a current mode. In a current mode, the primary switcher current is used to control the PWM controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: Xiaoping Chen
  • Publication number: 20060277293
    Abstract: A method of enabling transaction probes used to monitor a transaction or modify a primary application handling the transaction. The method begins with retrieving a token associated with the transaction. The token contains information regarding which transaction probes from a plurality of transaction probes will be enabled with respect to the transaction. The token is then read to determine the set of transaction probes from the plurality of transaction probes that will be enabled. The determined set of transaction probes is then enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Bryan Chagoly, Xiaoping Chen, Andrew Lavery, Kirk Sexton
  • Publication number: 20060112037
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for just-in-time instrumentation that uses bytecode insertion to modify a class definition to store a reference to the static class information to be used by probes. A hook is inserted to provide a callback to one or more probes. When the bytecode inserted hook is executed, the static class information is used to locate and execute the application probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan Chagoly, Xiaoping Chen, Andrew Lavery, Kirk Sexton
  • Publication number: 20060107255
    Abstract: A system and method to allow an individual transaction in an instrumented software application to be monitored according to its own configuration. In one preferred embodiment, each transaction is associated with a token. The token includes the monitoring configuration that should be used for the associated transaction. When the application entry point is reached for the transaction, the token is looked up and retrieved, and the monitoring policy configuration of the token determines what data is gathered about the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan Chagoly, Xiaoping Chen, Andrew Lavery, Howard McKinney, Kirk Sexton
  • Publication number: 20060089984
    Abstract: A monitoring program for online transactions can define an ‘enable module’ that requires minimal overhead. When the monitoring program is triggered, the enable module is loaded without a context to determine if the probe is enabled, with the loading of any context deferred until enablement is determined. When the full probe is not needed, the associated overhead of loading a context is avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan Chagoly, Xiaoping Chen, Andrew Lavery, Kirk Sexton
  • Publication number: 20050289230
    Abstract: A method for graphically representing events at runtime in an event management system is provided. A plurality of events including a first event and a second event are received that define respective states of one or more networked devices. A cause-effect event relation is identified between the first event, the second event, and a projected event responsive, to receiving the first and second events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoping Chen, Andrew Jason Lavery, Howard Milton McKinney
  • Publication number: 20050251574
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of linking cross-process and cross-thread subtransactions into a single user transaction. The mechanism of the present invention employs bytecode inserted probes to dynamically detect out of process correlating tokens in an inbound request. The bytecode inserted probes retrieve the correlating token in the inbound request. Based on the correlating token retrieved, the bytecode inserted probes are then used to dynamically determine if the inbound user request should be recorded and linked to a transaction that began in another thread or process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: Intenational Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan Chagoly, Xiaoping Chen, Howard McKinney, Kirk Sexton
  • Publication number: 20050167693
    Abstract: P-type layers of a GaN based light-emitting device are optimized for formation of Ohmic contact with metal. In a first embodiment, a p-type GaN transition layer with a resistivity greater than or equal to about 7 ? cm is formed between a p-type conductivity layer and a metal contact. In a second embodiment, the p-type transition layer is any III-V semiconductor. In a third embodiment, the p-type transition layer is a superlattice. In a fourth embodiment, a single p-type layer of varying composition and varying concentration of dopant is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Werner Goetz, Michael Camras, Changhua Chen, Xiaoping Chen, Gina Christenson, R. Kern, Chihping Kuo, Paul Martin, Daniel Steigerwald