Patents by Inventor Yiping Zhou

Yiping Zhou 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: 20250123847
    Abstract: A BIOS code storage subsystem modification system includes a computing device having BIOS code storage device modification subsystem coupled to a BIOS storage system that includes a BIOS code storage device and a BIOS data storage device. The BIOS code storage device modification subsystem receives a BIOS code storage device modification interrupt and, in response, provides BIOS code storage device modification information in the BIOS data storage device. Subsequent to providing the BIOS code storage device modification information in the BIOS data storage device, the BIOS code storage device modification subsystem causes the computing device to perform a first reboot. During a first initialization of the computing device in response to the first reboot, a BIOS in the computing device identifies the BIOS code storage device modification information in the BIOS data storage device, and uses the BIOS code storage device modification information to modify the BIOS code storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Ching-Lung Chao, Yiping Zhou, David Keith Chalfant, Wei Liu, Parth Girishkumar Bera, Po-Yu Cheng, Yu-Hsuan Chou
  • Publication number: 20240028433
    Abstract: An information handling system includes multiple PCIe devices and a basic input/output system (BIOS). The BIOS receive a system management interrupt (SMI). The SMI is in response to a detection of an error on a first PCIe device of the PCIe devices. The BIOS collect data associated with the first PCIe device. The data includes a friendly full device description for the first PCIe device. Based on the friendly full device description, the BIOS determine a friendly name for the PCIe device. The BIOS provide an error message on a display device of the information handling system. The error message includes a type of the error detected and the friendly name for the PCIe device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Tzu-Hsiu Tsai, David K. Chalfant, Yiping Zhou
  • Patent number: 10296644
    Abstract: Architecture that enables the extraction of document-specific salient terms from documents for use improving the result summaries on a search engine result page (SERP), and methods to extract the salient terms from the documents using search engine logs, document metadata, and other algorithms. Document-specific salient terms can provide additional information and significantly improve user success in finding relevant documents while disregarding non-relevant documents. The architecture also enables the extraction of entity information from a variety of sources, some of which are at a query level, and other sources that are specific to a single document. All the entities available are aggregated for a set of results and the most relevant results are identified. The final set of results is then used to determine where in the document summary to apply visual emphasis or cues (e.g., bolding).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yiping Zhou, Gianluca Donato, Aparna Rajaraman, Oana Nicolov
  • Patent number: 9880210
    Abstract: A scanner system and method operable for high-resolution spatial scanning of an electromagnetic field radiated by an electronic device under test (DUT) are provided. The electromagnetic field level radiated by the DUT is measured with a probe array comprising a plurality of spatially separated switched probes, an analyzer, and a computer. An actuator changes the relative position of the probe array to the DUT by a distance less than or equal to the separation distance between the probes, and the electromagnetic field level is measured and stored again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: EMSCAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ruska Patton, Yiping Zhou, Gil Montag, Robert Xue
  • Patent number: 9864808
    Abstract: An entity-based search system is described herein that detects and recognizes entities in Internet-based content and uses this recognition to organize search results. The system associates one or more entity identifiers with a web page and stores this information as metadata of the page in a search engine index. This metadata will enable entity-based queries as well as rich data presentations in a search engine result page (SERP), including grouping results by entities, filtering results by one or more particular entities, or re-ranking search results based on user preference of entities. Thus, the entity-based search system allows users to identify a particular entity the user is interested in finding, and to receive search results directly related to that entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kang Li, Yi Li, Yiping Zhou, Zhengdong Lv, Yohn Cao
  • Patent number: 9665643
    Abstract: An entity-based search system is described herein that detects and recognizes entities in Internet-based content and uses this recognition to organize search results. The system associates one or more entity identifiers with a web page and stores this information as metadata of the page in a search engine index. This metadata will enable entity-based queries as well as rich data presentations in a search engine result page (SERP), including grouping results by entities, filtering results by one or more particular entities, or re-ranking search results based on user preference of entities. Thus, the entity-based search system allows users to identify a particular entity the user is interested in finding, and to receive search results directly related to that entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kang Li, Yi Li, Yiping Zhou, Zhengdong Lv, Yohn Cao
  • Publication number: 20170140059
    Abstract: An entity-based search system is described herein that detects and recognizes entities in Internet-based content and uses this recognition to organize search results. The system associates one or more entity identifiers with a web page and stores this information as metadata of the page in a search engine index. This metadata will enable entity-based queries as well as rich data presentations in a search engine result page (SERP), including grouping results by entities, filtering results by one or more particular entities, or re-ranking search results based on user preference of entities. Thus, the entity-based search system allows users to identify a particular entity the user is interested in finding, and to receive search results directly related to that entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Kang Li, Yi Li, Yiping Zhou, Zhengdong Lv, Yohn Cao
  • Publication number: 20160334450
    Abstract: A scanner system and method operable for high-resolution spatial scanning of an electromagnetic field radiated by an electronic device under test (DUT) are provided. The electromagnetic field level radiated by the DUT is measured with a probe array comprising a plurality of spatially separated switched probes, an analyzer, and a computer. An actuator changes the relative position of the probe array to the DUT by a distance less than or equal to the separation distance between the probes, and the electromagnetic field level is measured and stored again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Ruska PATTON, Yiping ZHOU, Gil MONTAG, Robert XUE
  • Publication number: 20160283593
    Abstract: Architecture that enables the extraction of document-specific salient terms from documents for use improving the result summaries on a search engine result page (SERP), and methods to extract the salient terms from the documents using search engine logs, document metadata, and other algorithms. Document-specific salient terms can provide additional information and significantly improve user success in finding relevant documents while disregarding non-relevant documents. The architecture also enables the extraction of entity information from a variety of sources, some of which are at a query level, and other sources that are specific to a single document. All the entities available are aggregated for a set of results and the most relevant results are identified. The final set of results is then used to determine where in the document summary to apply visual emphasis or cues (e.g., bolding).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yiping Zhou, Gianluca Donato, Aparna Rajaraman, Oana Nicolov
  • Publication number: 20160233722
    Abstract: A backup power system provides uninterrupted AC power to single sump pump to protect basement from flooding during normal power supply period and power outage period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Yiping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130173604
    Abstract: An entity-based search system is described herein that detects and recognizes entities in Internet-based content and uses this recognition to organize search results. The system associates one or more entity identifiers with a web page and stores this information as metadata of the page in a search engine index. This metadata will enable entity-based queries as well as rich data presentations in a search engine result page (SERP), including grouping results by entities, filtering results by one or more particular entities, or re-ranking search results based on user preference of entities. Thus, the entity-based search system allows users to identify a particular entity the user is interested in finding, and to receive search results directly related to that entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kang Li, Yi Li, Yiping Zhou, Zhengdong Lv, Yohn Cao
  • Publication number: 20090228801
    Abstract: A desktop sharing system and method are provided. A desktop sharing application permits a selected display region on a first computer's desktop to be shared with other computers. The desktop sharing application permits another computer to assume control and share a selected display region of the other computer's desktop during a conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Patrick Wai Keung Lee, Yiping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20090198684
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for determining semantically related terms. Generally, one or more seed terms are received from a user. A system searches a first index comprising a plurality of terms and one or more webpages associated with each term of the plurality of terms to determine a plurality of webpages associated with the seed terms. The system then searches a second index comprising a plurality of webpages and one or more terms associated with each webpage of the plurality of webpages to determine a plurality of potential terms associated with the plurality of webpages associated with the seed terms. At least one term of the plurality of potential terms is suggested to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Collins, Graham Harris, Jesse Harris, Grant Kushida, Lance Riedel, Mohammad Sabah, Shaji Sebastian, Jeff Yuan, Yiping Zhou
  • Patent number: 7548929
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for determining semantically related terms. Generally, one or more seed terms are received from a user. A system searches a first index comprising a plurality of terms and one or more webpages associated with each term of the plurality of terms to determine a plurality of webpages associated with the seed terms. The system then searches a second index comprising a plurality of webpages and one or more terms associated with each webpage of the plurality of webpages to determine a plurality of potential terms associated with the plurality of webpages associated with the seed terms. At least one term of the plurality of potential terms is suggested to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Collins, Graham Harris, Jesse Harris, Grant Kushida, Lance Riedel, Mohammad Sabah, Shaji Sebastian, Jeff Yuan, Yiping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20080065996
    Abstract: A desktop sharing system and method are provided. A desktop sharing application permits a selected display region on a first computer's desktop to be shared with other computers. The desktop sharing application permits another computer to assume control and share a selected display region of the other computer's desktop during a conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Vicki Noel, Derek Gour, Benjamin Lovece, Daniel Mitchell, Taco van Ieperen, Patrick Lee, Yiping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20070027864
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for determining semantically related terms. Generally, one or more seed terms are received from a user. A system searches a first index comprising a plurality of terms and one or more webpages associated with each term of the plurality of terms to determine a plurality of webpages associated with the seed terms. The system then searches a second index comprising a plurality of webpages and one or more terms associated with each webpage of the plurality of webpages to determine a plurality of potential terms associated with the plurality of webpages associated with the seed terms. At least one term of the plurality of potential terms is suggested to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Collins, Graham Harris, Jesse Harris, Grant Kushida, Lance Riedel, Mohammad Sabah, Shaji Sebastian, Jeff Yuan, Yiping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20060010392
    Abstract: A desktop sharing system and method are provided. A desktop sharing application permits a selected display region on a first computer's desktop to be shared with other computers. The desktop sharing application permits another computer to assume control and share a selected display region of the other computer's desktop during a conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Vicki Noel, Derek Gour, Benjamin Lovece, Daniel Mitchell, Taco van Ieperen, Patrick Lee, Yiping Zhou