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Shimin Chen, Haidian, Beijing CN
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20160034528 | CO-PROCESSOR-BASED ARRAY-ORIENTED DATABASE PROCESSING - A technique includes receiving a user input in an array-oriented database. The user input indicates a database operation and processing a plurality of chunks of data stored by the database to perform the operation. The processing in dudes selectively distributing the processing of the plurality of chunks between a first group of at least one central processing unit and a second group of at least one co-processor. | 02-04-2016 |
Shimin Chen, Beijing CN
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20140337337 | Similarity Score Lookup and Representation - Facilitating information retrieval and improving similarity score computations among objects, via a compactor component that interacts with a layered memory structure. Data structures (e.g., tuples) that are associated with objects can be compacted into a condensed format, via employing a layered memory structure. The system further includes a sorting component that is operatively coupled with the “compactor component”, to reduce memory space that is required to store and retrieve similarity scores related to various objects. | 11-13-2014 |
20150088936 | Statistical Analysis using a graphics processing unit - A data structure having plural elements may be divided into plural sections, each section including a portion of the plural elements. The data structure may include information related statistical analysis. Instructions may be generated to execute a function on the data structure on a section-by-section basis. These instructions may be executed by a graphics processing unit. | 03-26-2015 |
20150134667 | Concept Categorization - Systems, methods, and computer-readable and executable instructions are provided for categorizing a concept. Categorizing a concept can include selecting a target concept with a number of surrounding textual contexts. Categorizing a concept can also include determining a number of candidate categories for the target concept based on the number of surrounding textual contexts. Categorizing a concept can also include selecting a predefined number of articles, each with a desired relatedness to the number of candidate categories. Furthermore, categorizing a concept can include calculating a relatedness score for each of the number of candidate categories based on a relatedness with the number of articles. | 05-14-2015 |
20150356143 | GENERATING A HINT FOR A QUERY - A method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium for generating a hint for a query are disclosed. A model which represents relevance between attributes in a dataset is constructed based on historical data associated with the dataset. According to said model, statistics about the attributes are computed. And in response to a query input by a user, a hint is generated for the query based on the model and statistics. | 12-10-2015 |
20150356167 | Generating a social circle for a user - A technique for generating a social circle for a user of a social network is provided. A personalized circle-user graph (PCUG) model may be constructed based on friends of the user and social circles joined by the friends. At least partly based on connections between the friends and social circles in the PCUG model, the social circles may be ranked. A candidate social circle may be generated based on rankings of the social circles. | 12-10-2015 |
20150363467 | PERFORMING AN INDEX OPERATION IN A MAPREDUCE ENVIRONMENT - A method for performing an index operation in a MapReduce environment is provided. An execution plan is generated based on a conceptual job input by a user, wherein said conceptual job comprises an index operator, a mapper and a reducer and said execution plan is generated to minimize an execution cost based on characteristics of the index operator. The execution plan is converted to MapReduce jobs and the MapReduce jobs are provided to a runtime component for execution. | 12-17-2015 |
20150370854 | APPROXIMATE QUERY PROCESSING - A method for obtaining an approximate answer for a query on a database is provided. A query is converted into a set of sub queries with a canonical form. An approximate answer is generated for each of said sub queries, and approximate answers for the sub queries are combined to obtain an approximate answer for said query. | 12-24-2015 |
20160004733 | EVENT LOG SYSTEM - An event log system and method are disclosed. The system includes a plurality of worker nodes to receive and store event log records from a plurality of log sources, and a coordinator node to maintain information about mapping from the plurality of log sources to the plurality of worker nodes. Each worker node comprises an IngestKV module to temporarily store event log records from the log sources and a TimeRangeKV module to permanently store the event log records. | 01-07-2016 |
20160034528 | CO-PROCESSOR-BASED ARRAY-ORIENTED DATABASE PROCESSING - A technique includes receiving a user input in an array-oriented database. The user input indicates a database operation and processing a plurality of chunks of data stored by the database to perform the operation. The processing in dudes selectively distributing the processing of the plurality of chunks between a first group of at least one central processing unit and a second group of at least one co-processor. | 02-04-2016 |
Shimin Chen US
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20150356167 | Generating a social circle for a user - A technique for generating a social circle for a user of a social network is provided. A personalized circle-user graph (PCUG) model may be constructed based on friends of the user and social circles joined by the friends. At least partly based on connections between the friends and social circles in the PCUG model, the social circles may be ranked. A candidate social circle may be generated based on rankings of the social circles. | 12-10-2015 |
Shimin Hu, Shenzhen CN
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20150324961 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING IMAGE BRIGHTNESS - Provided are a method and an apparatus for adjusting image brightness. The method includes: acquiring an image to be processed, and acquiring a single-channel brightness image based on grayscales of each channel of the image to be processed; performing Gaussian filtering on the single-channel brightness image to acquire a Gaussian filtered image; adjusting grayscales of the Gaussian filtered image based on the grayscales of the Gaussian filtered image and a preset proportion; comparing the Gaussian filtered image after adjustment with the Gaussian filtered image before adjustment to acquire a grayscale change rate of each pixel through adjustment; processing the image to be processed based on the grayscale change rate of each pixel to acquire a processed image; and outputting the processed image. | 11-12-2015 |
20150326753 | IMAGE TONE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, APPARATUS THEREOF AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - The disclosure relates to an image tone adjustment method, an apparatus thereof, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: fitting overlapping areas to obtain a first correction parameter and a second correction parameter, performing interpolation on each pixel of the target image to obtain a corresponding correction parameter, correcting the target image according to the corresponding correction parameters; fitting an overlapping area between the corrected target image and the first image, and an overlapping area between the corrected target image and the second image to obtain a first RGB three-channel linear transformation parameter and a second RGB three-channel linear transformation parameter, performing linear interpolation on each pixel of the corrected target image to obtain a corresponding RGB three-channel linear transformation parameter, and transforming the corrected target image. | 11-12-2015 |
Shimin Hu, Beijing CN
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20120113098 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPIDLY VECTORIZING IMAGE BY GRADIENT MESHES BASED ON PARAMETERIZATION - The present invention discloses a method for rapidly vectorizing an image by gradient meshes based on parameterization, which comprises the following steps: determining an image region to be vectorized (S | 05-10-2012 |
Shimin Li, Guangxi CN
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20150194790 | NO-FREEWHEELING ARC LIGHTNING PROTECTION GAP PROTECTING DEVICE - Disclosed is a no-freewheeling arc lightning protection gap protecting device, comprising a grounding-side arc extinguishing device, and a grounding-side fitting and a conducting wire-side fitting installed at two ends of a circuit insulator string via fixing devices. The grounding-side arc extinguishing device comprises a thunder and lightning pulse acquisition device, an insulating sealing shell, a gas generating device and an arc extinguishing chamber. The other end of the grounding-side fitting is equipped with a connecting fine pipe. The grounding-side arc extinguishing device also comprises a tubular earth electrode made of a nonmetal conductive material and an L-shaped earth electrode. One end of the L-shaped earth electrode is inlaid in and connected with the connecting fine pipe on the grounding-side fitting via a Z-shaped connecting fitting, and the other end of the L-shaped earth electrode penetrates the thunder and lightning pulse acquisition device and is connected with the tubular earth electrode. One end of the nonmetal conductive material tubular earth electrode is internally inlaid in the arc extinguishing chamber, and the other end is connected with the insulating sealing shell. The device improves the electric power system stability and prolongs the service life of the electric power equipment such as transformer and breaker, and has low production and maintenance cost. | 07-09-2015 |
Shimin Luo, Bristow, VA US
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20090092384 | HIGH FREQUENCY INDUCTION HEATING INSTANTANEOUS TANKLESS WATER HEATERS - A tankless water heater comprising a pipe, at least one coil around the pipe, at least one heating element located within the pipe and responsive to an electromagnetic field generated by the coil, and a controller to apply an alternating current (AC) signal to the at least one coil, the AC signal applied at a predetermined frequency and magnitude to cause the heating element to heat water flowing in the pipe to a predetermined temperature through induction heating. | 04-09-2009 |
Shimin Luo, Wilmington, DE US
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20110008030 | NON-METAL ELECTRIC HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND TANKLESS WATER HEATER USING THE SAME - A tankless heater includes at least one non-metallic tube, at least one heating layer on or adjacent an external or internal surface of the tube, and a controller to generate a signal to be applied to the heating layer. The signal from the controller is applied through one or more electrodes coupled to the heating layer, and the heating layer generates heat in response to the signal. The heat is then transferred to a liquid flowing through, a gel located within, or a solid inside of the tube to heat the liquid, gel, or solid to certain temperature range, which may or may not be predetermined. Or, the heat is transferred to a liquid, a gel or a solid around the tube to heat the liquid, gel or solid to certain temperature, which may or may not be predetermined. In a multiple-tube configuration, the tubes may be independently selected and may have different temperature ranges. Also, according to one arrangement, no heating element is included inside any of the tubes. | 01-13-2011 |
20120018417 | MULTIPLE-IN-ONE HEATING UNIT - A multiple-in-one heating unit is provided with a means to set a power capacity level from one of multiple choices at which a circuit board draws input power thereby establishing an output power level from the circuit board to generate a prescribed heat capacity. For example, for a 3-in-1 heating unit, the power capacity level is set by a 3-in-1 DIP Switch which can furnish one of three different signals (e.g., PA0, PA1, and PA2) to a control chip. The control chip will manage a relay group or another type component signaling for generating one of three different capacity outputs. | 01-26-2012 |
Shimin Xu, Newbury Park, CA US
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20080200464 | Substituted heterocycles and methods of use - Selected compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as HGF mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes. | 08-21-2008 |
Shimin Xu, Thousand Oaks, CA US
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20090143575 | VANILLOID RECEPTOR LIGANDS AND THEIR USE IN TREATMENTS - Therapeutic benzimidazoles and compositions containing them, for the treatment of acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritus, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulceration, duodenal ulcers, diarrhea, gastric lesions induced by necrotizing agents, hair growth, vasomotor or allergic rhinitis, bronchial disorders or bladder disorders. | 06-04-2009 |
Shimin Xu, Goleta, CA US
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20110105498 | Pyrazolo-pyridinone and pyrazolo-pyrazinone compounds as P38 modulators and methods of use thereof - The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of protein kinase mediated diseases, including inflammation and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I | 05-05-2011 |
Shimin Yin, Changwon-Si KR
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20150206290 | IMAGE STABILIZING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Provided are an image stabilizing method and apparatus, which are capable of performing robust operations in a moving environment. The image stabilizing apparatus includes: an image pre-processor configured to receive a current image and a reference image corresponding to the current image; a feature point selector configured to select at least one feature point corresponding to a background from a plurality of feature points, comprising the background and at least one moving object, in the reference image; a motion estimator configured to estimate a motion of a current image, based on the selected feature point in the reference image and at least one corresponding feature point, corresponding to the selected feature point in the reference image, in the current image; and an image corrector configured to generate a stabilized current image by converting the current image by using the estimated motion. | 07-23-2015 |