Patents by Inventor Ying Lu

Ying Lu 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: 12688186
    Abstract: Comparison and sorting of data stored according to a flexible schema data type is disclosed. A data object is accessed, the data object stored according to a set of one or more datatypes, wherein the set comprises a flexible schema datatype and data in the data object pertains to a plurality of domains. Data within the data object is translated to a sortable intermediate format that is configured to allow local ordering among elements in the respective plurality of domains while allowing global ordering among the plurality of domains based on a pre-selected convention. The translated data is stored in a storage system accessible by a database management system (DBMS). Structured query language (SQL) operations are performed on the stored translated data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Zhen Hua Liu, Douglas James McMahon, Ying Lu, Beda Christoph Hammerschmidt, Joshua Spiegel, Hui Zhang, Jose Luis Valera Lizarraga
  • Publication number: 20260200703
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes an arrangement for a hoisting machine in a forced-drive home elevator, including a hoistway installed with a frame, and a support bracket. A car is installed on the support bracket. The support bracket is slidably disposed in the frame. The hoisting machine is installed in the support bracket. Projections of the hoisting machine and the car on a horizontal plane do not overlap. A traction rope is fixed on a traction sheave of the hoisting machine. A crossbeam is arranged above the support bracket, and the traction rope is fixedly connected to the crossbeam. By arranging the hoisting machine on the support bracket, it is only necessary to fix the traction rope on the crossbeam in the hoistway without a guide pulley structure at the top of the hoistway, which implies no need to occupy the space at the top or bottom of the hoistway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2025
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Applicant: SUZHOU MODERN FUJI ELEVATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feifei Wu, Shenrong Li, Ying Lu
  • Publication number: 20260203688
    Abstract: Example methods and systems provide a workplace assistant application that can detect electronic content associated with a remote user and access multiple communication channels connected to a workplace assistant client application. The system can submit the electronic content to one or more predictive models to provide a context for the electronic content. The context is based at least in part on information from multiple channels. The system can generate, using the predictive model(s), an action item based at least in part on the context of the electronic content as well as display or store the action item using the workplace assistant client application. An action item, as examples, can be a “to do” item, a meeting agenda, a reminder, a meeting, a task, or some combination of one or more of these.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2026
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Applicant: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Han, Hong Hao, Jingwei Li, Zijian Li, Yike Liu, Ying Lu, Chensi Mao, Keping Zhai
  • Patent number: 12671791
    Abstract: Techniques may include accessing a message in a database of the virtual conference service. In addition, the techniques may include identifying one or more features of the message. The techniques may include for each chat channel: identifying one or more features of a particular chat channel; and classifying the message as belonging to one or more chat channels of a first user account based on the features of the message and the features of the particular chat channel. Moreover, the techniques may include assigning a channel score to each of the chat channels based on the classification. Also, the techniques may include determining an order for the chat channels, where the order is determined based on the channel score for each of the chat channels. Further, the techniques may include presenting the one or more chat channels in the order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Han, Wenlong Li, Jingwei Li, Yike Liu, Ying Lu, Ang Qiao, Yitao Wang, Shuang Wang, Fengtian Zhang
  • Patent number: 12671667
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for context-based channel recommendation and management are provided. A communication platform accesses a first set of user data associated with a first user on the communication platform and channel data associated with a plurality of chat channels on the communication platform. The communication platform determines one or more recommended chat channels for the first user based on the first set of user data and the channel data. The communication platform provides the one or more recommended chat channels to the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan James Bulmer, Lisa Ann Gervais, Lin Han, Ying Lu, Kai Ni, Longdong Tai, Wang Tian, Yingying Zhang, Huilian Zhao
  • Patent number: 12663679
    Abstract: An array substrate and a total reflection liquid crystal display panel are provided. By disposing an uneven surface which is at least partially uneven on a side of a planarization layer away from a substrate in the total reflection liquid crystal display panel, a reflection electrode can be disposed along the uneven surface of the planarization layer in an uneven shape, thereby changing an reflective direction of a light in the panel. Therefore, the light that cannot be reflected at a critical angle of total reflection originally is allowed to be reflected out of the panel, thereby increasing reflectivity of the total reflection liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wuguang Liu, Yingchun Zhao, Yinuo Liu, Ying Lu, Jianbo Gao
  • Patent number: 12664179
    Abstract: An approach for replicating changes to JSON objects uses “piecewise replication”. In piecewise replication, a piecewise update to a JSON object is replicated at a destination DBMS to a replica of the JSON object. A piecewise update changes part of JSON objects and typically changes a JSON object at the field level; a piecewise update does not overwrite an entire JSON object with an entire new JSON object, as in the full rewrite of a JSON object previously described. In piecewise replication, new values/content of the fields for change fields and a specification of the fields are transmitted from a source DBMS to a destination DBMS to effect a change to part of a JSON object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Alfonso Colunga Sosa, Zhen Hua Liu, Ying Lu, Yuhong Gu, Fernando Gutierrez Mendez, Douglas James McMahon, Mahesh Subramaniam, Michael Cusson
  • Patent number: 12659945
    Abstract: Example methods relate to avoiding beacon collisions between a repeater and a root AP, optimizing traffic flows based on buffers queued within hardware, and/or optimizing transmissions through a trigger-based mechanism. An example method includes determining loads on buffers within a repeater configured to communicate according to a DBVC protocol. The loads on the buffers correspond to data to be transmitted within upstream and downstream networks. The method includes determining whether to adjust a DBVC duty cycle of the repeater based on the loads. The DBVC duty cycle includes: an on channel duty cycle comprising a ratio of time on an on channel to total time on both the on and off channels; or an off channel duty cycle comprising a ratio of time on the off channel to total time on both the on and off channels. The method includes adjusting the DBVC duty cycle of the repeater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: MaxLinear, Inc.
    Inventors: Ying Lu, Richard Kinder
  • Patent number: 12645648
    Abstract: JSON Duality Views are object views that return JDV objects. JDV objects are virtual because they are not stored in a database as JSON objects. Rather, JDV objects are stored in shredded form across tables and table attributes (e.g. columns) and returned by a DBMS in response to database commands that request a JDV object from a JSON Duality View. Through JSON Duality Views, changes to the state of a JDV object may be specified at the level of a JDV object. JDV objects are updated in a database using optimistic lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Zhen Hua Liu, Juan R. Loaiza, Sundeep Abraham, Shubha Bose, Hui Joe Chang, Shashank Gugnani, Beda Christoph Hammerschmidt, Tirthankar Lahiri, Ying Lu, Douglas James McMahon, Aurosish Mishra, Ajit Mylavarapu, Sukhada Pendse, Ananth Raghavan
  • Patent number: 12639317
    Abstract: Systems and methods for integration of anchor information for retrieval augmented generation are provided. A communication platform accesses communication data associated with an enterprise on the communication platform. The communication platform divides the communication data into multiple data chunks. The communication platform generates one or more extended queries for each data chunk of the multiple data chunks using a generative AI model. The communication platform receives a user query, and identifies, from the multiple data chunks, one or more relevant data chunks for the user query at least by comparing the user query with the one or more extended queries associated with each data chunk of the multiple data chunks. The communication platform provides an answer to the user query based on the one or more relevant data chunks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Qiumin Dong, Tao Huang, Ying Lu, Kai Ni, Wang Tian, Rubing Yang, Zhenyi Ye, Yingying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20260141010
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for connection recommendation and collaboration are provided. A communication platform creates a user hub application comprising one or more micro-frontend modules corresponding to one or more client applications. The communication platform accesses user data associated with a plurality of users from the one or more client applications via the user hub application. The communication platform integrates the user hub application into a communication application. The communication platform receives communication data comprising an inquiry about a user via the communication application. The communication platform retrieves user data associated with the user via the user hub application. The communication platform provides the user data associated with the user via the communication application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2025
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Applicant: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Han, Hang Kin Lau, Yike Liu, Andy Lopez, Ying Lu, Marian Rydzanych, Hao Zhang
  • Patent number: 12596973
    Abstract: Example methods and systems provide a workplace assistant application that can detect electronic content associated with a remote user and access multiple communication channels connected to a workplace assistant client application. The system can submit the electronic content to one or more predictive models to provide a context for the electronic content. The context is based at least in part on information from multiple channels. The system can generate, using the predictive model(s), an action item based at least in part on the context of the electronic content as well as display or store the action item using the workplace assistant client application. An action item, as examples, can be a “to do” item, a meeting agenda, a reminder, a meeting, a task, or some combination of one or more of these.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Han, Hong Hao, Jingwei Li, Zijian Li, Yike Liu, Ying Lu, Chensi Mao, Keping Zhai
  • Publication number: 20260073098
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for automated well intervention planning. An automated well intervention planning system includes one or more memories storing computer executable code. The system includes a user interface configured to receive inputs from a user, the input including at least one or more well intervention objectives and one or more well conditions. The system includes one or more processors configured to execute the computer executable code. The one or more processors are configured to search a database for one or more well intervention plans associated the one or more well intervention objectives and the one or more well conditions and generate a well intervention plan based on the one or more well intervention plans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Omair Altaf, Daniel Gemmell, Yangge Hu, Dian Jing, Wei Li, Wenrui Li, Ying Lu, Jamie McGee, Lihui Meng, Binrui Mu, Jordi Juan Segura Dominguez, Dawei Xu, Wen Jun Zhao
  • Patent number: 12554780
    Abstract: Techniques for implementing hybrid retrieval augmented generation for rich document queries using a large language model (“LLM”) are disclosed. In an example method, a computing system receives documents which are added to databases. The computing system receives a query, from which tokens are generated. The computing system determines a first ranking of the documents using a probabilistic ranking method and a second ranking of the documents in response to a vector database query using an embedded representation. The computing system determines a third ranking of the documents based on the first ranking and the second ranking. The computing system selects top documents from the third ranking. The computing system determines a knowledge graph based on the top documents. The computing system outputs the query, the top documents, and at least a portion of the knowledge graph to an LLM. The computing system receives and outputs a response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianbing Han, Shujian Liu, Ying Lu, Kai Ni, Jun Tan, Wang Tian
  • Publication number: 20260037565
    Abstract: Techniques for implementing task inference using an AI interface are disclosed. In an example method, a computing system receives, from a first client device, a first chat message. The computing system determines, using a language model, a task based on the first chat message, the task including one or more executable instructions. The computing system outputs, to the first client device, information about the task. The computing system receives, from the first client device, a first indication to perform the task. The computing system outputs one or more commands to cause an execution of the one or more executable instructions of the task and a generation of a task output. The computing system outputs, to the first client device, the task output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Lang Chen, Zijian Li, Yike Liu, Ying Lu, Jihong Xiong, Shengjie Xu, Keping Zhai, Haoming Zhong
  • Publication number: 20260037877
    Abstract: Systems and methods of evaluating and fine-tuning a generative AI tool on a communication platform. The communication platform accesses a dataset comprising a user query and a response generated by an AI-based query system. The communication platform evaluates the response with respect to the user query using multiple AI-based scoring models to obtain multiple evaluation results. In response to determining that the multiple evaluation results are inconsistent, the communication platform evaluates the response with respect to the user query using a reference large language model (LLM) to provide a reference evaluation result. In response to determining that the reference evaluation result is decisive, the communication platform classifies, based on the reference evaluation result, the dataset to a data category of one or more data categories. The communication platform fine-tunes the AI-based query system based on a group of datasets in the data category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianbing Han, Ying Lu, Kai Ni, Jun Tan, Wang Tian, Chao Wang, Fan Yang
  • Publication number: 20260030243
    Abstract: Systems and methods of knowledge graph construction are provided. A communication platform accesses communication data on the communication platform associated with an enterprise. The communication platform extracts a plurality of keywords from the communication data. The communication platform creates a knowledge graph comprising a plurality of nodes. The plurality of nodes comprises a plurality of keyword nodes. The communication platform identifies, using a graph random walk algorithm, one or more keyword nodes in the knowledge graph related to a first keyword node to link the first keyword node with the one or more keyword nodes. The communication platform determines a first keyword node embedding for the first keyword node by aggregating information associated with at least the first keyword node and the one or more keyword nodes using a graph convolutional network algorithm. The communication platform attaches the first keyword node embedding to the first keyword node in the knowledge graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianbing Han, Ying Lu, Kai Ni, Jun Tan, Wang Tian
  • Patent number: 12499166
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for connection recommendation are provided. A communication platform provides a user hub application comprising one or more application modules corresponding to one or more user applications. The communication platform accesses user data associated with a plurality of users at the one or more user applications via the user hub application. The plurality of users includes a first user and a set of other users. The communication platform determines a connection recommendation for the first user based on the user data and provides the connection recommendation to the first user via the user hub application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Han, Hang Kin Lau, Yike Liu, Andy Lopez, Ying Lu, Marian Rydzanych, Hao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250379844
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for context-based channel recommendation and management are provided. A communication platform creates a user embedding representation for a user based on a set of user data associated with the user on a communication platform. The communication platform creates a plurality of channel embedding representations for a plurality of chat channels on the communication platform based on channel data associated with the plurality of chat channels. The communication platform determines a similarity score corresponding to each of the plurality of chat channels with respect to the user based on the user embedding representation and the plurality of channel embedding representations to obtain a plurality of similarity scores. The communication platform generates a recommendation of one or more chat channels to the user based on the plurality of similarity scores. The communication platform provides the recommendation of one or more chat channels to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Applicant: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan James Bulmer, Lisa Ann Gervais, Lin Han, Ying Lu, Kai Ni, Longdong Tai, Wang Tian, Yingying Zhang, Huilian Zhao
  • Patent number: 12483008
    Abstract: The invention discloses a switchgear control device and method based on an electrolytic dehumidification membrane with a wide working range, which relates to the technical field of moisture-proof dehumidification equipment. The wide working range (?10 to 70° C., 20%-100% RH) is applicable in cold, hot, and other extreme environments, with no icing, frosting, or damage due to supercooling, overheating, and other issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2025
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: South China University of Technology
    Inventors: Ronghui Qi, Ying Lu, Lizhi Zhang, Yuhao Xu, Mingfei Dai