Patents by Inventor Xuping Nie

Xuping Nie 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: 9069859
    Abstract: Providing search results is disclosed. A search query is received and a plurality of preprocessing functions to be performed on the search query is determined based at least in part on a search label corresponding to the search query. The plurality of preprocessing functions is performed on the search query to obtain a plurality of preprocessed search queries. Based at least in part on precision levels associated with the plurality of preprocessed search queries, a search plan comprising a selected preprocessed search query is generated. The search plan is input to the search engine to obtain the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Xuping Nie, He Xiao, Wei He, Jinghui Zhong
  • Publication number: 20140122468
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a method, system, and apparatus related to query based on vertical search are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of query based on vertical search receives a user query. The method obtains a first category model from a category model warehouse based on the user query to generate a first query result. The first category model includes one or more commodity categories that correspond to one or more keywords in the user query. The method also obtains one or more commodity categories corresponding to the user query from a commodity warehouse to generate a second query result. The method further generates a final query result by combining the first query result and the second query result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Yi Mo, Qile Fu, He Xiao, Xuping Nie, Wei Ning
  • Patent number: 8661027
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a method, system, and apparatus related to query based on vertical search are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of query based on vertical search receives a user query. The method obtains a first category model from a category model warehouse based on the user query to generate a first query result. The first category model includes one or more commodity categories that correspond to one or more keywords in the user query. The method also obtains one or more commodity categories corresponding to the user query from a commodity warehouse to generate a second query result. The method further generates a final query result by combining the first query result and the second query result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Yi Mo, Wei Ning, Xuping Nie, He Xiao, Qile Fu
  • Publication number: 20130346383
    Abstract: Providing search results includes: receiving a search query; determining a plurality of preprocessing functions to be performed on the search query, based at least in part on a search label corresponding to the search query; performing the plurality of preprocessing functions on the search query to obtain a plurality preprocessed search queries; generating, based at least in part on precision levels associated with the plurality of preprocessed search queries, a search plan comprising a selected preprocessed search query; and inputting the search plan to the search engine to obtain the search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Xuping Nie, He Xiao, Wei He, Jinghui Zhong
  • Patent number: 8498975
    Abstract: Providing search results is disclosed. A search query is received and a plurality of preprocessing functions to be performed on the search query is determined based at least in part on a search label corresponding to the search query. The plurality of preprocessing functions is performed on the search query to obtain a plurality of preprocessed search queries. Based at least in part on precision levels associated with the plurality of preprocessed search queries, a search plan comprising a selected preprocessed search query is generated. The search plan is input to the search engine to obtain the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Xuping Nie, He Xiao, Wei He, Jinghui Zhong
  • Publication number: 20130054569
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a method, system, and apparatus related to query based on vertical search are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of query based on vertical search receives a user query. The method obtains a first category model from a category model warehouse based on the user query to generate a first query result. The first category model includes one or more commodity categories that correspond to one or more keywords in the user query. The method also obtains one or more commodity categories corresponding to the user query from a commodity warehouse to generate a second query result. The method further generates a final query result by combining the first query result and the second query result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi Mo, Wei Ning, Xuping Nie, He Xiao, Qile Fu
  • Publication number: 20110191319
    Abstract: Providing search results includes: receiving a search query; determining a plurality of preprocessing functions to be performed on the search query, based at least in part on a search label corresponding to the search query; performing the plurality of preprocessing functions on the search query to obtain a plurality preprocessed search queries; generating, based at least in part on precision levels associated with the plurality of preprocessed search queries, a search plan comprising a selected preprocessed search query; and inputting the search plan to the search engine to obtain the search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
    Inventors: Xuping Nie, He Xiao, Wei He, Jinghui Zhong