Qing F Li

US Patent:

7598977, Oct 6, 2009

Filed:

Apr 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/116976

Inventors:

Kathleen Ryall - Cambridge MA, US
Qing Li - Blacksburg VA, US
Alan W. Esenther - Ashland MA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/18
G06K 9/00
G06K 9/34

US Classification:

348143, 348135, 382107, 382173

Abstract:

A method summarizes a video acquired of a scene spatially and temporally by specifying a spatial query and a temporal query. Frames of the video are selected according to the spatial query and the temporal query, and then the selected frames are composited into an image that represents spatial and temporal characteristics of the scene.

US Patent:

20210019671, Jan 21, 2021

Filed:

Jun 18, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/975471

Inventors:

- Muenchen, DE
Alvin CHIN - Chicago IL, US
Qing LI - Chicago IL, US
Jilei TIAN - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft - Muenchen

International Classification:

G06Q 10/02
G08G 1/14
H04W 4/021
H04W 4/02
G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

A method for smart parking a connected vehicle is disclosed. The method determines a destination of a user's vehicle based on the user's input or historic travel data of the user. The method receives information on available parking spots in a predefined area near the user's destination based on a parking database. The method receives an input to reserve a desired parking spot among the available parking spots. The method initiates an online check-in of the reserved parking spot in the parking database.

US Patent:

20200143269, May 7, 2020

Filed:

Jan 8, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/736902

Inventors:

- Muenchen, DE
Alvin CHIN - Chicago IL, US
Michael GORELIK - Lake Zurich IL, US
James HU - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Qing LI - Chicago IL, US
Jilei TIAN - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

G06N 5/04
G06N 20/00
G06Q 10/04
G06F 40/30
H04W 4/029

Abstract:

A method for determining a travel destination from user generated content is proposed. The method includes determining a text string in the user generated content that indicates a place or an address. Further, the method includes determining a plurality of potential travel destinations based on the text string. The method additionally includes determining similarities between the plurality of potential travel destinations and a plurality of reference positions assigned to the user, and ranking the plurality of potential travel destinations based on the similarities.