Patents by Inventor Yida Mao

Yida Mao 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 visualization and operation of multiple content filters
    Patent number: 7856604
    Abstract: A system for operation and visualization of multiple content filters, including a plurality of filter interfaces for setting parameters of corresponding content filters that filter a catalog of assets, each content filter having a lock status being in a locked or an unlocked state, and each filter interface having a display generator for rendering a user interface display, wherein at least one such user interface display for a content filter is dependent upon the lock status of another content filter, and a lock processor for setting the lock status of at least one content filter. A method and a computer readable storage medium are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: ACD Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: David Sheldon Hooper, Yida Mao, Matthew Stanlake
  • METHOD AND SYTEM FOR CALENDAR-BASED IMAGE ASSET ORGANIZATION
    Publication number: 20080263471
    Abstract: A calendar-based image asset organizer, including a user interface for designating at least one date range, an image date reader for determining a date associated with an image, and an image query manager for identifying images having an associated date within the designated at least one date range. A method and a computer readable storage medium are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: David Hooper, Yida Mao
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VISUALIZATION AND OPERATION OF MULTIPLE CONTENT FILTERS
    Publication number: 20080189643
    Abstract: A system for operation and visualization of multiple content filters, including a plurality of filter interfaces for setting parameters of corresponding content filters that filter a catalog of assets, each content filter having a lock status being in a locked or an unlocked state, and each filter interface having a display generator for rendering a user interface display, wherein at least one such user interface display for a content filter is dependent upon the lock status of another content filter, and a lock processor for setting the lock status of at least one content filter. A method and a computer readable storage medium are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: David Sheldon Hooper, Yida Mao, Matthew Stanlake
  • Method and system for calendar-based image asset organization
    Patent number: 7398479
    Abstract: A calendar-based image asset organizer, including a user interface for designating at least one date range, an image date reader for determining a date associated with an image, and an image query manager for identifying images having an associated date within the designated at least one date range. A method and a computer readable storage medium are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: ACD Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: David Hooper, Yida Mao
  • Method and system for visualization and operation of multiple content filters
    Patent number: 7356778
    Abstract: A system for operation and visualization of multiple content filters, including a plurality of filter interfaces for setting parameters of corresponding content filters that filter a catalog of assets, each content filter having a lock status being in a locked or an unlocked state, and each filter interface having a display generator for rendering a user interface display, wherein at least one such user interface display for a content filter is dependent upon the lock status of another content filter, and a lock processor for setting the lock status of at least one content filter. A method and a computer readable storage medium are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: ACD Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: David Sheldon Hooper, Yida Mao, Matthew Stanlake
  • Method and system for visualization and operation of multiple content filters
    Publication number: 20050044100
    Abstract: A system for operation and visualization of multiple content filters, including a plurality of filter interfaces for setting parameters of corresponding content filters that filter a catalog of assets, each content filter having a lock status being in a locked or an unlocked state, and each filter interface having a display generator for rendering a user interface display, wherein at least one such user interface display for a content filter is dependent upon the lock status of another content filter, and a lock processor for setting the lock status of at least one content filter. A method and a computer readable storage medium are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: David Hooper, Yida Mao, Matthew Stanlake
  • Method and system for calendar-based image asset organization
    Publication number: 20050044066
    Abstract: A calendar-based image asset organizer, including a user interface for designating at least one date range, an image date reader for determining a date associated with an image, and an image query manager for identifying images having an associated date within the designated at least one date range. A method and a computer readable storage medium are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: David Hooper, Yida Mao