Samson J Liu

US Patent:

8577887, Nov 5, 2013

Filed:

Dec 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/639768

Inventors:

Parag M. Joshi - Los Gatos CA, US
Jian-Ming Jin - Beijing, CN
Sheng-Wen Yang - Beijing, CN
Samson J. Liu - Mountain View CA, US
Nina Bhatti - Los Altos CA, US
Suk Hwan Lim - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707738

Abstract:

A method of grouping a plurality of media content is provided. The method includes converting at least a portion of the media content into at least one document object model (“DOM”) using a processor. The DOM can include a plurality of block elements, each comprising at least one content object. The method includes apportioning the content objects into a relevant portion and an irrelevant portion and extracting a set of keywords, the set comprising at least one keyword, within the relevant portion of the content objects. The method includes apportioning the relevant portion of the content objects into a related portion and an unrelated portion using at least a portion of the set of keywords and grouping the related portion of the content to provide a group of related content.

US Patent:

20040146211, Jul 29, 2004

Filed:

Jan 29, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/353488

Inventors:

Verna Knapp - Monmouth OR, US
Samson Liu - Menlo Park CA, US

International Classification:

G06K009/36
H04Q001/20

US Classification:

382/236000, 375/224000

Abstract:

An apparatus may include elements to send a plurality of frame rate indications associated with a frame included in a first stream segment, to receive the plurality of frame rate indications, and to generate a non-predicted frame associated with a frame included in a second stream segment. A method may include reducing a time difference between a first stream segment and a second stream segment and combining the first stream segment and the second stream segment to provide a single stream. In addition, the method may include encoding a first frame included in the single stream according to an associated first frame rate and encoding a second frame included in the single stream according to an associated second frame rate, wherein the second frame rate is different than the first frame rate.

US Patent:

20070154164, Jul 5, 2007

Filed:

Aug 22, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/466251

Inventors:

Samson LIU - Palo Alto CA, US
Peng Wu - Palo Alto CA, US
Gabriel Beged-Dov - Corvallis OR, US
Joseph McCrossan - Burbank CA, US
Paul Boerger - Fort Collins CO, US
Tomoyuki Okada - Nara, JP

International Classification:

H04N 5/93

US Classification:

386052000

Abstract:

A method comprises generating still images for a slide show, converting at least one of the still images to a plurality of video frame images; and implementing a visual effect on at least one of the plurality of video frame images.

US Patent:

20120150637, Jun 14, 2012

Filed:

Aug 26, 2009

Appl. No.:

13/391637

Inventors:

Samson J. Liu - Palo Alto CA, US
Parag M. Joshi - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 1449

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a system and method relate to detecting a print command received by a network browser of a client computer, the print command reflecting an interest to print content of a network page displayed in the network browser as a hard copy printout, analyzing the network page content to determine its underlying subject matter, identifying commercial content relevant to the underlying subject matter, and creating and formatting a document that includes the network page content and the identified commercial content.

US Patent:

20120246552, Sep 27, 2012

Filed:

Mar 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/052622

Inventors:

Samson J. Liu - Mountain View CA, US
Suk Hwan Lim - Mountain View CA, US
Jerry J. Liu - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715234

Abstract:

Examples disclosed herein are example systems and methods to provide a particular type of uniform resource locator. In one example, a processor identifies webpage source code associated with a list of text associated with the type of uniform resource locator. The processor may identify a uniform resource locator within the identified webpage source code and provide the uniform resource locator.

US Patent:

20120303636, Nov 29, 2012

Filed:

Dec 14, 2009

Appl. No.:

13/258482

Inventors:

Ping Luo - Beijing, CN
Jian Fan - San Jose CA, US
Samson J. Liu - Mountain View CA, US
Yuhong Xiong - Mountain View CA, US
Jerry J. Liu - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707748, 707790, 707797, 707E17044

Abstract:

A method and system for extracting Web content is disclosed. In one embodiment, Web content in a Webpage is extracted by identifying paragraphs in the Web content based on line-break node determination. A range of text-body associated with the identified paragraphs is then identified using a maximum scoring subsequence. Further, the identified text-body is refined using a heuristic rule of substantially horizontal alignment. Furthermore, one or more titles and one or more images associated with the Web content are extracted. Moreover, the Web content including the identified paragraphs, the one or more titles and the one or more images are outputted.

US Patent:

20130114105, May 9, 2013

Filed:

Apr 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/635412

Inventors:

Samson J. Liu - Mountain View CA, US
Suk Hwan Lim - Mountain View CA, US
Jian-Ming Jin - Beijing, CN
Yuhong Xiong - Mountain View CA, US
Parag M. Joshi - Los Gatos CA, US
Nina Bhatti - Los Altos CA, US
Jerry J. Liu - Sunnyvale CA, US
Jian Fan - San Jose CA, US
Sheng-Wen Yang - Beijing, CN

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

358 115, 707749

Abstract:

Semantically ranking content in a website () with a computerized ranking device () includes: parsing content from the website () into multiple autonomous content blocks (- to -) with the computerized ranking device () and assigning an importance ranking with said computerized ranking device () to each of the content blocks (- to -) based on a degree to which a substance of the content block (- to -) is relevant to one of a plurality of predefined categories.

US Patent:

20130124953, May 16, 2013

Filed:

Jul 28, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/811912

Inventors:

Jian Fan - San Jose CA, US
Ping Luo - Beijing, CN
Li-Wei Zheng - Beijing, CN
Samson J. Liu - Mountain View CA, US
Suk Hwan Lim - Mountain View CA, US
Jerry J. Liu - Cupertino CA, US
Yuhong Xiong - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/21

US Classification:

715202

Abstract:

A method for producing web page content includes identifying blocks within a web page. The blocks are selectively assembled into sections. The sections are selectively assembled into article candidates. An article candidate that includes article content is distinguished from article candidates that do not include article content. Content is produced only from the article candidate distinguished as including article content.