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Ming Liu
Ming Liu, Bellevue, WA US
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| 20110103699 | IMAGE METADATA PROPAGATION - Methods and computer-readable media for propagating content category information to images stored in a database are described. A seed image that is associated with a known content category is received. A content-based image retrieval is conducted using the seed image as a search query image. A number of search result images are identified. The content category is propagated to the search result images. Metadata associated with the search result images is aggregated and analyzed to identify domains that should also be associated with the content category. Additional images that are associated with the domain are identified and the content category propagated thereto. The process is iterated using the additional images as search query images for the content-based image retrieval. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106782 | CONTENT-BASED IMAGE SEARCH - Image descriptor identifiers are used for content-based search. A plurality of descriptors is determined for an image. The descriptors represent the content of the image at respective interest points identified in the image. The descriptors are mapped to respective descriptor identifiers. The image can thus be represented as a set of descriptor identifiers. A search is performed on an index using the descriptor identifiers as search elements. A method for efficiently searching the inverted index is also provided. Candidate images that include at least a predetermined number of descriptor identifiers that match those of the image are identified. The candidate images are ranked and at least a portion thereof are presented as content-based search results. | 05-05-2011 |
Ming Liu, Fanwood, NJ US
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| 20090247599 | METHODS OF TREATING CELL PROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS USING A COMPRESSED TEMOZOLOMIDE DOSING SCHEDULE - There are disclosed methods and kits for treating cancer in a patient in need of such treating comprising administering temozolomide according to improved dosing schedules. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100087499 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING TEMOZOLOMIDE AND MULTI-TARGETED KINASE INHIBITORS - The present invention provides formulations, kits and methods useful for treating cell proliferative disorder. In particular, the formulations, kits and methods include temozolomide (TMZ) in combination with a multi-targeted kinase inhibitor. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100240723 | METHODS OF TREATING CELL PROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS USING A COMPRESSED TEMOZOLOMIDE DOSING SCHEDULE - There are disclosed methods and kits for treating cancer in a patient in need of such treating comprising administering temozolomide according to improved dosing schedules. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110091524 | BIOMARKERS FOR SENSITIVITY TO ANTI-IGF1R THERAPY - The present invention provides, for example, methods for conveniently determining if a cancerous condition in a subject will be responsive to an IGF1R inhibitor. The invention includes patient selection methods and methods of treatment. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110104256 | METHODS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING COLORECTAL CANCER - The present invention provides, for example, methods for treating or preventing colorectal cancer with an anti-IGF1R antibody in association with sunitinib or a combination of leucovorin and 5-fluorouracil. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110129456 | Sequential Administration of Chemotherapeutic Agents for Treatment of Cancer - The present invention relates to the sequential administration of a cytotoxic agent followed by an IGF1R antagonist (e.g., an antibody) for the treatment of hyperproliferative disorders including cancer. | 06-02-2011 |
Ming Liu, Nantong CN
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| 20110094268 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH STRENGTH AND LONG COILING LENGTH SINGLE-MODE FIBER FOR SUBMARINE CABLE - A method for producing a single-mode fiber for submarine cables including washing and flame polishing of a preform, fiber drawing, coating with a first coating layer and curing therein using an UV-curing device, coating with a second coating layer and curing therein using the UV-curing device, fiber selection with a 2% screening strain, and testing the properties of the fiber. The fiber has a high strength and long coiling length exceeding 100 km and the method is easy to practice with low production cost and parameters involved therein are highly controllable. | 04-28-2011 |
Ming Liu, Redmond, WA US
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| 20090248695 | ONLINE AND OFFLINE APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods for implementing online and offline applications are described. Such systems and methods may in some cases provide the same programming interface, regardless of whether the application is online or offline. Such systems and methods may also or instead in some cases provide additional or other possible capabilities, including installation without elevated privileges, simplified data synchronization, sharing of applications and application data, access to data from other applications, and richer client functionality than may be provided by an application such as a web browser. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090265334 | IMAGE QUERYING WITH RELEVANCE-RELATIVE SCALING - Queries may be issued against an image store to produce a set of image instance relating to images in the image store that relate to the query. The relevance of the images to the query may be depicted by scaling the image instances according to the predicted relevance of the image to the query. The image instances may be further positioned within the image instance set query result, e.g., by clustering according to image relatedness or by similar predicted relevance of the images to the query terms of the query. The image instances may also be presented as smoothly zoomable images, such that the user may zoom in on the images in an efficient manner that facilitates realtime, gradual zooming with reduced resampling inefficiency. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090276723 | ENABLING ACCESS TO RICH DATA - Systems and methods for enabling access to data, including data represented using a variety of “richer” data formats, are disclosed. Such systems and methods may be useful, among a variety of cases, with applications or entities that may not typically be able to access such richer data. In at least some implementations, data copied to a clipboard and formatted using a variety of formats may be provided or accessed by a destination application as part of a paste operation even when the destination application may not natively provide the ability to access all of the data formats that might exist on a clipboard. In at least some implementations, such access may be provided without modifying or augmenting the data placed on the clipboard. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090325610 | ADAPTER FOR SYNCHRONIZING DATA OVER DIFFERENT NETWORKS - The present system includes a bridge (or adapter) that connects two synchronization endpoints over two different networks. The bridge first receives information to be synchronized and generates metadata to form it into messages transported over the first network according to a first protocol. A gateway receives the messages over the first transport mechanism and generates a synchronization feed that can be transported over the second network according to a second protocol. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100171759 | MULTI-LAYER IMAGE COMPOSITION WITH INTERMEDIATE BLENDING RESOLUTIONS - Providing high frame rate image rendering using multiple image layers per frame. A plurality of image layers having different resolutions are arranged in order of increasing resolution. Beginning with the image layer having the lowest resolution, the image layer is upsampled to a resolution of a next image layer having a higher resolution. The upsampled image layer is blended with the next image layer. The upsampling and blending continues for each of the image layers to produce a blended image. The blended image is provided for display as a frame of video. Aspects of the invention produce a high-resolution composite image during animated navigation across zoom and pan states. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100216493 | TEXT MESSAGING PIPELINE CONFIGURATION - Text messaging between cell phones, computer applications, and/or other communication devices has become a common means of communication. Because of the prevalence of text messaging, robust text message processing may be facilitated through text messaging pipelines. Accordingly, as provided herein, a text messaging pipeline may be configured according to a pipeline module list. The pipeline module list may be constructed through an online service wherein predefined pipeline modules and/or user defined pipeline modules may be selected to create the pipeline module list. The configured text messaging pipeline may provide customized text message processing. For example, a user may select a spam filter, a translator, and/or other pipeline modules to configure a text messaging pipeline. Text message workflow (e.g., SMS messages that are sent and/or received by a computer application associated with the text messaging pipeline) may be processed through the text messaging pipeline. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100265935 | INDEPENDENT INFORMATION NETWORK - A localized collaboration of wireless communication enabled devices can be provided for sharing of information that is independent of external communications. A local hub can communicate with a remote hub and end users using one or more wireless communication points, and provide for uploading and downloading of collaborative information from the local hub by an end user device. The local hub wirelessly broadcasts a message that has contact information that allows a remote hub to wirelessly retrieve collaborative information from the local hub. The local hub can synchronize collaborative information with a remote hub, if present, by retrieving a remote version of collaborative information using the remote hub's broadcast contact information; comparing the remote version with a locally stored version, if present; updating the local version with differences between the remote version if the remote version is a desired; and creating a local version if one is not present. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110137894 | CONCURRENTLY PRESENTED DATA SUBFEEDS - When presenting a news feed (e.g., statuses of contacts in a social media network), it may be inefficient to display the data items in a single column according to a single filter, such as a designated group of contacts. Rather, from the data feed, a set of at least two data subfeeds may be generated based on different filters, and the at least two data subfeeds may be currently presented to the user (e.g., as two or more vertically aligned columns, each presenting a different set of data items based on a different filter.) The user may prefer the concurrent presentation due to the contextual separation of the data items according to different filters, and may more easily administrate the filters and groupings; e.g., dragging data items from one column to another column may alter the filters to achieve a more preferred sorting of data items in future presentations. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110173570 | DATA FEEDS WITH PERIPHERALLY PRESENTED INTERESTING CONTENT - A social data feed, comprising a set of data items submitted by individuals in a social network, may be presented to the user, but the frequency of new data items appearing in the social data feed may be overwhelming, and may cause the user to miss data items that may be of interest. Instead, potentially interesting data items may be selected and peripherally presented to the user, e.g., as a tiled set of thumbnail images presented near the right edge of the display, adjusted for low contrast with the display background. Peripheral presentation may suggest potentially interesting data items to the user, thereby promoting serendipitous discovery of interesting data items, while reducing the distraction of the user while viewing the social data feed. Metadata of an interesting data item may be displayed upon user selection (e.g., pointer hovering), and interesting content items within a selected data item may be highlighted. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110202430 | SOCIAL NETWORK MEDIA SHARING WITH CLIENT LIBRARY - Concepts and technologies are described herein for providing media content sharing. The concepts and technologies disclosed herein can be employed to share media content with a social network, even for content subject to access control mechanisms and/or copyright laws. According to various embodiments disclosed herein, media content can be shared with a social network, or the like. An application running at or in conjunction with a computer can obtain information relating to media content displayed at or accessible to the computer, format the data, and transmit the data to a social networking site or other location in a format appropriate for the site. Contents and technologies for viewing the shared content also are disclosed. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110214086 | DISPLAYING FEED DATA - Concepts and technologies are described herein for displaying feed data. Feed data associated with a social networking service may be displayed in a multidimensional grid orientation that efficiently uses available display space, while improving the user experience. The feed data can be presented in a multidimensional grid orientation that leaves little empty display space, thus allowing efficient use of the display space. The feed data presented in the multidimensional grid orientation also can be dynamically updated when new feed data is received. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110296292 | EFFICIENT APPLICATION-NEUTRAL VECTOR DOCUMENTS - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for generating application-neutral vector documents that provide for improved performance. A first glyph run for rendering a first portion of an application-neutral vector document is received, and assigned to a first set, based on its rendering characteristics. A second glyph run for rendering a second portion of the application-neutral vector document is received, and assigned to the first set if its rendering characteristics are compatible with the first glyph run's rendering characteristics; otherwise, it is assigned to a second set. Respective glyph runs are combined for respective sets into one or more combined glyph runs by combining strings to be rendered from the glyphs runs into a combined string, where the strings are combined in a sequence corresponding to an intended rendering. The application-neutral vector document, comprising the one or more combined glyph runs, is then generated. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110298816 | UPDATING GRAPHICAL DISPLAY CONTENT - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for redirecting output of a graphics rich application, such as a video or animation generation program, to a destination display system. Content that is being generated (e.g., dynamically) is intercepted from a graphics rich content generation application that is rendering to a native graphic processing unit (GPU) rendering abstraction layer, by intercepting a rendering call for the content. The intercepted content (first content) is redirected to a native GPU abstraction layer that comprises surface synchronization functionality. Using the native GPU surface synchronization abstraction layer, the intercepted content is synchronized with an output surface that is rendering second graphics content (e.g., pregenerated content). | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120121175 | CONVERTING CONTINUOUS TONE IMAGES - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for converting an unsupported continuous tone image file with an opacity layer to an application supported image. An opacity mask is created from an extracted alpha channel portion of the unsupported image file, where the alpha channel comprises transparency (opacity) information for the image. The unsupported image file can comprise an eight-bit alpha channel that indicates transparency for one or more portions of the image. The remaining channels of the unsupported image, after the alpha channel is extracted, can be used to create an image, which is combined with the opacity mask, to generate a supported image with a transparency layer. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120124465 | HIGH FIDELITY CONVERSION OF DOCUMENTS - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for high fidelity conversion of a document to a less rich format. A bounding area can be identified in the document that comprises an unsupported element, and/or a blending of elements that is not supported in the less rich format. The bounding area that comprises the unsupported element(s) can be rasterized, by creating an image and identifying raster data for the image. Those elements in the document that are outside the bounding area are not rasterized, and their vector data-based format is retained in the converted document. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120127182 | PARALLEL PROCESSING OF PIXEL DATA - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for processing vector-based information for an image. From a set of pixels that comprises the image, a first subset of one or more pixels that are used in a raster representation of an element in the image, such as pixel values used to render the image, is identified. A first operation is performed in parallel for the respective one or more pixels in the first subset, such as by evaluating a batched first subset of pixels using stacked instruction for the first operation. The first operation comprises instructions for at least a first portion of a function for generating an image pixel value used to represent the element in the image. | 05-24-2012 |
Ming Liu, Rockville, MD US
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| 20080319030 | SYDNONIMINES - SPECIFIC DOPAMINE REUPTAKE INHIBITORS AND THEIR USE IN TREATING DOPAMINE RELATED DISORDERS - Derivatives of Sydnonimine and its analogues, which bind selectively to dopamine transporter (DAT) proteins are useful for treating and delaying the progression of disorders and illnesses that are alleviated by inhibiting dopamine reuptake. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090215839 | SYDNONIMINES-SPECIFIC DOPAMINE REUPTAKE INHIBITORS AND THEIR USE IN TREATING DOPAMINE RELATED DISORDERS - Derivatives of Sydnonimine and its analogues, which bind selectively to dopamine transporter (DAT) proteins are useful for treating and delaying the progression of disorders and illnesses that are alleviated by inhibiting dopamine reuptake. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100191475 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF AGENTS WHICH MODULATE ION CHANNEL ACTIVITY - Materials, methods and a computer system are provided which facilitate the identification and characterization of modulators of potassium ion channels, particularly the HERG channel. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110288137 | SYDNONIMINES-SPECIFIC DOPAMINE REUPTAKE INHIBITORS AD THEIR USE IN TREATING DOPAMINE RELATED DISORDERS - Derivatives of Sydnonimine and its analogues, which bind selectively to dopamine transporter (DAT) proteins are useful for treating and delaying the progression of disorders and illnesses that are alleviated by inhibiting dopamine reuptake. | 11-24-2011 |
Ming Liu, Shenzhen CN
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| 20100080405 | SILICON CONDENSER MICROPHONE PACKAGE - A silicon condenser microphone package includes a printed circuit board, a cover mounted on the printed circuit board, and a transducer unit and a controlling circuit both attached to the printed circuit board. An inner board is located in the cover. The sensitivity and frequency response of the silicon condenser microphone package is desirable. | 04-01-2010 |
Ming Liu, Milpitas, CA US
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| 20090319976 | METHOD AND SYSTEM PERFORMING CIRCUIT DESIGN PREDICTIONS - Disclosed is a method, system, and computer program product for performing predictions for an electronic design. Embodiments of the invention allow the ability to efficiently update the model predictions at a later time once previously incomplete blocks are completed. Predictions can be efficiently updated after block designs are updated (e.g. after correcting problems detected from model predictions). | 12-24-2009 |
Ming Liu, Shenzhen City CN
Ming Liu, Chengdu CN
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| 20110253268 | HIGH CARBON CONTENT AND HIGH STRENGTH HEAT-TREATED STEEL RAIL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A high carbon content and high strength heat-treated steel rail including by weight 0.80-1.20% carbon, 0.20-1.20% silicon, 0.20-1.60% manganese, 0.15-1.20% chromium, 0.01-0.20% vanadium, 0.002-0.050% titanium, less than or equal to 0.030% phosphorus, less than or equal to 0.030% sulfur, less than or equal to 0.010% aluminum, less than or equal to 0.0100% nitrogen, and iron. The steel rail has excellent wear resistance and plasticity and can satisfy the requirement for overloading. A method for producing the steal rail by heating a slab to a heating temperature, multi-pass rolling, and accelerated cooling, wherein a maximum heating temperature (° C.) of said slab is equal to 1,400 minus 100[% C], [% C] representing the carbon content (wt. %) of said slab multiplied by 100. | 10-20-2011 |
Ming Liu, Palo Alto, WA US
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| 20110295775 | ASSOCIATING MEDIA WITH METADATA OF NEAR-DUPLICATES - Techniques for identifying near-duplicates of a media object and associating metadata of the near-duplicates with the media object are described herein. One or more devices implementing the techniques are configured to identify the near duplicates based at least on similarity attributes included in the media object. Metadata is then extracted from the near-duplicates and is associated with the media object as descriptors of the media object to enable discovery of the media object based on the descriptors. | 12-01-2011 |
Ming Liu, Waterloo CA
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| 20110295889 | EMAIL SYSTEM PROVIDING ENHANCED CONVERSATION AND CATEGORY SEARCH FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS - An email system may include an email server(s) configured to store email messages in a plurality of mailboxes, where the email messages are organized into different conversations and the conversations are organized into different categories. A plurality of mobile wireless communications devices may each be configured to store email messages from respective mailboxes also organized into the different conversations and the different categories. Each of the mobile wireless communications devices may also associate respective conversation IDs with the different conversations, and associate respective category IDs with the different categories. An email synchronization server(s) may be configured to synchronize email messages between the mobile wireless communications devices and respective mailboxes, translate an email search request in the form of a conversation ID(s) and a category ID(s) from a given mobile wireless communications device, and cooperate with email server(s) to retrieve email messages based upon the translated email search request. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295958 | EMAIL SYSTEM PROVIDING CONVERSATION UPDATE FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS - An electronic mail (email) system may include at least one email server configured to store email messages in a plurality of mailboxes, where the email messages are organized into conversations, and a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices each configured to store email messages from respective mailboxes. The system may also include at least one email synchronization server configured to synchronize email messages between a given mobile wireless communications device and its respective mailbox so that the given mobile wireless communications device stores a subset of email messages from among a full set of email messages from a given conversation, and to update the full set of email messages in the given conversation based upon receiving a conversation update command from the given mobile wireless communications device. | 12-01-2011 |
Ming Liu, Beijing CN
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| 20120079293 | UPGRADE KIT AND POWER MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR AN UPGRADE KIT - A power management device for an upgrade kit for upgrading a target system to a digital system is provided. The power management device includes a sensor configured to sense a power status of the target system, and a power distribution unit configured to power on or off all subsystems of the upgrade kit according to the power status. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120140543 | One Time Programming Memory and Method of Storage and Manufacture of the Same - The present invention relates to a one time programming memory and method of storage and manufacture of the same. It belongs to microelectronic memory technology and manufacture field. The one time programming memory comprises a diode ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120161094 | 3D SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present application discloses a 3D semiconductor memory device having 1T1R memory configuration based on a vertical-type gate-around transistor, and a manufacturing method thereof. A on/off current ratio can be well controlled by changing a width and a length of a channel of the gate-around transistor, so as to facilitate multi-state operation of the 1T1R memory cell. Moreover, the vertical transistor has a smaller layout size than a horizontal transistor, so as to reduce the layout size effectively. Thus, the 3D semiconductor memory device can be integrated into an array with a high density. | 06-28-2012 |
Ming Liu, Nanjing CN
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| 20120205317 | METHOD OF TREATMENT OF COKE WASTEWATER - A method for treatment of coke wastewater, including (1) introducing wastewater into a regulating reservoir into which an acid liquor is added until the pH value of the wastewater ranges between about 5.5 and about 6.5; (2) introducing the wastewater into a three-dimensional electrode treatment device for electrolysis treatment; and (3) introducing the wastewater into a coagulation reaction tank into which an alkali liquor is added until the pH value of the wastewater ranges between 8 and 10, and as a coagulant polysilicate ferric magnesium is added into the wastewater for a hybrid reaction of between 5 and 15 mins; allowing the wastewater to flow into a sedimentation basin for plain sedimentation of between 4 and 6 hrs; and extracting a supernatant liquor to yield a processed effluent. | 08-16-2012 |