Patents by Inventor Yafeng NING

Yafeng NING 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).

  • Method and system for ranking candidates in input method
    Patent number: 11573646
    Abstract: A method and a system for ranking candidates in an input method are provided. The method comprises: receiving an initial key code string inputted by a user using an input method; for each character in the initial key code string, obtaining a weight of the character and weights of characters surrounding the character, and establishing a key code string weight list with a corresponding hierarchy according to a character input order. The method further comprises: when character combinations are obtained from a dictionary, according to a correspondence relationship between a hierarchy in the input method dictionary and the hierarchy in the key code string weight list, determining weights of the character combinations using the key code string weight list; and based on the weights of the character combinations, ranking candidates corresponding to the character combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING XINMEI HUTONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yafeng Ning
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RANKING CANDIDATES IN INPUT METHOD
    Publication number: 20180067919
    Abstract: A method and a system for ranking candidates in an input method are provided. The method comprises: receiving an initial key code string inputted by a user using an input method; for each character in the initial key code string, obtaining a weight of the character and weights of characters surrounding the character, and establishing a key code string weight list with a corresponding hierarchy according to a character input order. The method further comprises: when character combinations are obtained from a dictionary, according to a correspondence relationship between a hierarchy in the input method dictionary and the hierarchy in the key code string weight list, determining weights of the character combinations using the key code string weight list; and based on the weights of the character combinations, ranking candidates corresponding to the character combinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Yafeng NING