Patents by Inventor Zhen Ning Hu

Zhen Ning Hu 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 harnessing processor power of mobile devices
    Patent number: 7929999
    Abstract: A system for utilizing the processing power of a mobile device. It is determined whether an energy source within the mobile device is recharging. In response to determining that the energy source within the mobile device is recharging, it is determined whether the mobile device is sending or receiving transmissions. In response to determining that the mobile device is not sending or receiving transmissions, a task is requested from a server via a network. In response to receiving the task from the server, the task is routed to a processor of the mobile device to process the task and return a task result. Then, the task result is sent to the server via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Oliver Keren Ban, Timothy Alan Dietz, Zhen Ning Hu, Anthony Cappa Spielberg
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HARNESSING PROCESSOR POWER OF MOBILE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20080300026
    Abstract: A system for utilizing the processing power of a mobile device. It is determined whether an energy source within the mobile device is recharging. In response to determining that the energy source within the mobile device is recharging, it is determined whether the mobile device is sending or receiving transmissions. In response to determining that the mobile device is not sending or receiving transmissions, a task is requested from a server via a network. In response to receiving the task from the server, the task is routed to a processor of the mobile device to process the task and return a task result. Then, the task result is sent to the server via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Oliver Keren Ban, Timothy Alan Dietz, Zhen Ning Hu, Anthony Cappa Spielberg