Patents by Inventor Yanqing Cui
Yanqing Cui 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).
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Patent number: 11937734Abstract: A refrigerator includes a water dispensing device, and the water dispensing device includes a water tank, a drain pipeline, a beverage making chamber, in which a capsule support for receiving a beverage powder capsule and a capsule piercer for puncturing the capsule operatively are provided; and a dispenser, communicated with an outlet of the beverage making chamber, including a beverage outlet of which the prepared beverage flows out. The refrigerator has a water dispensing device capable of making a beverage, such as coffee, milk tea, or the like, based on demands from a user, thereby satisfying diverse drinking demands from people and solving problem of a single function of an existing refrigerator.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.Inventors: Lihua Zuo, Yanqing Zhang, Weishou Sun, Jianjun Xue, Chuan Cui
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Patent number: 9706000Abstract: An approach is provided for generating a relevant social graph. A social graph identifying people associated with a user is retrieved. A communication history from a device associated with the user is retrieved. Information regarding a respective occurrence of each identified person in the communication history is determined. A relevant social graph is generated based, at least in part, on the determined occurrence information.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Jani Bostrom, Martin Jansky, Kristian Luoma, Olli Immonen, Juha Arrasvuori, Elina Ollila, Yanqing Cui, Akos Vetek
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Patent number: 9026096Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for facilitating identification of the originator of a communication. A communication is received from a sending device. Sending device identification information is requested from a distributed contact database fashioned from the contact databases of the communication devices in a group of communication devices. If the sending device identification information is available at a given communication device, it is received from the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Core Wireless Licensing, S.a.r.l.Inventor: Yanqing Cui
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Patent number: 8791963Abstract: Apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory, having stored thereon computer-readable code, the at least one processor being configured under the control of the computer-readable code to cause primary content to be displayed on a display with a first magnification level, to be responsive to an indication of a receipt of a first zoom command, the first zoom command being for causing alteration of the magnification level from the first magnification level to a second magnification level, to determine if the second magnification level is beyond a threshold magnification level, if it is determined that the second magnification level is not beyond the threshold magnification level, to cause the primary content to be displayed on the display with the second magnification level, and if it is determined that the second magnification level is beyond the threshold magnification level, to cause a first set of one or more additional information items relating to the primary content to be displayed oType: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Yanqing Cui
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Publication number: 20140108553Abstract: An approach is provided for generating a relevant social graph. A social graph identifying people associated with a user is retrieved. A communication history from a device associated with the user is retrieved. Information regarding a respective occurrence of each identified person in the communication history is determined. A relevant social graph is generated based, at least in part, on the determined occurrence information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jani BOSTROM, Martin JANSKY, Kristian LUOMA, Olli IMMONEN, Juha ARRASVUORI, Elina OLLILA, Yanqing CUI, Akos VETEK
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Patent number: 8639756Abstract: An approach is provided for generating a relevant social graph. A social graph identifying people associated with a user is retrieved. A communication history from a device associated with the user is retrieved. Information regarding a respective occurrence of each identified person in the communication history is determined. A relevant social graph is generated based, at least in part, on the determined occurrence information.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jani Boström, Martin Jansky, Kristian Luoma, Olli Immonen, Juha Arrasvuori, Elina Ollila, Yanqing Cui, Akos Vetek
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Publication number: 20120328087Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for facilitating identification of the originator of a communication. A communication is received from a sending device. Sending device identification information is requested from a distributed contact database fashioned from the contact databases of the communication devices in a group of communication devices. If the sending device identification information is available at a given communication device, it is received from the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: CORE WIRELESS LICENSING S.A.R.L.Inventor: Yanqing Cui
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Patent number: 8285266Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for facilitating identification of the originator of a communication. A communication is received from a sending device. Sending device identification information is requested from a distributed contact database fashioned from the contact databases of the communication devices in a group of communication devices. If the sending device identification information is available at a given communication device, it is received from the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2007Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.Inventor: Yanqing Cui
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Publication number: 20120105484Abstract: Apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory, having stored thereon computer-readable code, the at least one processor being configured under the control of the computer-readable code to cause primary content to be displayed on a display with a first magnification level, to be responsive to an indication of a receipt of a first zoom command, the first zoom command being for causing alteration of the magnification level from the first magnification level to a second magnification level, to determine if the second magnification level is beyond a threshold magnification level, if it is determined that the second magnification level is not beyond the threshold magnification level, to cause the primary content to be displayed on the display with the second magnification level, and if it is determined that the second magnification level is beyond the threshold magnification level, to cause a first set of one or more additional information items relating to the primary content to be displayed oType: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventor: Yanqing Cui
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Publication number: 20110208814Abstract: An approach is provided for generating a relevant social graph. A social graph identifying people associated with a user is retrieved. A communication history from a device associated with the user is retrieved. Information regarding a respective occurrence of each identified person in the communication history is determined. A relevant social graph is generated based, at least in part, on the determined occurrence information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2010Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jani Bostrom, Martin Jansky, Kristian Luoma, Olli Immonen, Juha Arrasvuori, Elina Ollila, Yanqing Cui, Akos Vetek
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Patent number: 7642932Abstract: In a mobile communications device used in countries having a prevailing language with a large number of alphabet characters, the keypad is mapped alphabet into two groups and mapping each of the groups to the keypad to provide two independent modes of selection. The user can toggle from one mode to the other by operating a separate switch to enable selections from each of the alphabet groups.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2005Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Yanqing Cui, Fumiko Ichikawa
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Publication number: 20080222293Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for facilitating identification of the originator of a communication. A communication is received from a sending device. Sending device identification information is requested from a distributed contact database fashioned from the contact databases of the communication devices in a group of communication devices. If the sending device identification information is available at a given communication device, it is received from the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Inventor: Yanqing Cui
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Publication number: 20060279433Abstract: In a mobile communications device used in countries having a prevailing language with a large number of alphabet characters, the keypad is mapped alphabet into two groups and mapping each of the groups to the keypad to provide two independent modes of selection. The user can toggle from one mode to the other by operating a separate switch to enable selections from each of the alphabet groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2005Publication date: December 14, 2006Inventors: Yanqing Cui, Fumiko Ichikawa
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Publication number: 20060258301Abstract: A mobile communication apparatus is disclosed, comprising a processor and a user interface UI connected to said processor, wherein said UI comprises a rotator input comprising a first sensor means comprising an output providing a start signal indicating where on the rotator input a user starts to actuate said rotator input, and a second sensor means comprising an output providing a rotation signal indicating an amount of rotation of said rotator input; said processor is arranged to navigate to an item of a plurality of items in said UI according to a function of said start signal and said rotation signal; and said UI further comprises a display on which said item is presented. Further, a method for input for the mobile communication apparatus is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2005Publication date: November 16, 2006Inventors: Yanqing Cui, Morten Proschowsky
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Publication number: 20060258390Abstract: A mobile communication apparatus is disclosed, comprising a processor and a user interface UI connected to said processor, wherein said UI comprises a touch sensitive rotator input including a first sensor for providing a start signal indicating the starting position of a touch entry, and a second sensor for providing a rotation signal indicating an amount of rotation of said subsequent touch entry and the rate of movement. A processor uses a predictive system indicating a next likely entry and the sensor signals to present a selection on a display. Reliance on the predictive system is adjusted according to the speed of movement of the touch entry.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2005Publication date: November 16, 2006Inventors: Yanqing Cui, Morten Proschowsky
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Publication number: 20060005129Abstract: The present invention provides a method of inputting ideographic characters into a handheld device, comprising steps of: predicting ideographic characters that correspond to symbols inputted by a user, for said user to select; predicting, based on a previous ideographic character that has been selected by said user, ideographic characters that most likely follow said previous ideographic character but cannot form a phrase with said previous ideographic character, for said user to select; and inputting ideographic characters that have been selected by said user into said handheld device. The present invention also provides an apparatus for inputting ideographic characters and a handheld device. According to the invention, more ideographic characters and punctuation marks are automatically predicted, which speeds up the process of inputting ideographic characters into handheld devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2005Publication date: January 5, 2006Inventors: Yandong Wen, Meng Lu, Gekai Zou, Donglai Luo, Yanqing Cui, Zhe Nan, Yong Gou, Wenjing Guo
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Publication number: 20050268231Abstract: The present invention discloses A method for inputting a Chinese phrase on a portable device, said device comprising a keyboard, a display means and a memory means, said method comprising the steps of: inputting Chinese Pinyin letter/Zhuyin character and other characters by the keyboard; entering a Chinese phrase matched mode when detecting that a first separator for separating Chinese Pinyin letter/Zhuyin character corresponding to different Chinese characters is input; under the Chinese phrase matched mode, searching in the memory means the Chinese phrase corresponding to the input Chinese Pinyin letter/Zhuyin character and the number and the position of the separator based on the input Chinese Pinyin letter/Zhuyin character and the number and the position of the separator; and, sending the searched Chinese phrase to the display means.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Inventors: Yandong Wen, Meng Lu, Gekai Zou, Donglai Luo, Yanqing Cui, Zhe Nan, Yong Gou, Wenjing Guo