Xia Liu

US Patent:

7308112, Dec 11, 2007

Filed:

May 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/129164

Inventors:

Kikuo Fujimura - Palo Alto CA, US
Xia Liu - Columbus OH, US

Assignee:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Tokyo
The Ohio State University Research Foundation - Columbus OH

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382103, 382107, 382181, 382259

Abstract:

Communication is an important issue in man-to-robot interaction. Signs can be used to interact with machines by providing user instructions or commands. Embodiment of the present invention include human detection, human body parts detection, hand shape analysis, trajectory analysis, orientation determination, gesture matching, and the like. Many types of shapes and gestures are recognized in a non-intrusive manner based on computer vision. A number of applications become feasible by this sign-understanding technology, including remote control of home devices, mouse-less (and touch-less) operation of computer consoles, gaming, and man-robot communication to give instructions among others. Active sensing hardware is used to capture a stream of depth images at a video rate, which is consequently analyzed for information extraction.

US Patent:

20070239911, Oct 11, 2007

Filed:

Dec 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/748352

Inventors:

Martin Finnerty - Moraga CA, US
Ming-Tao Liou - Fremont CA, US
Blair Wheadon - North Vancouver, CA
Xia Liu - Belmont CA, US
Ying-Chieh Lan - Foster City CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 13/38
G06F 13/12

US Classification:

710065000

Abstract:

A method, system, application programming interface, and computer program product that enable enterprise data management application programs to request input/output services from a device manager controlling devices. The device manager operates in a heterogeneous environment including incompatible devices provided by multiple vendors. These requests, and responses from the device manager to the enterprise data management application program, are communicated in a markup language format, rather than in a device-specific native language. This structure enables the vendor of the enterprise data management application program to send requests for services, including both data and instructions to use specialized features of a device, without the need to change the enterprise data management application program to support device-specific native languages.

US Patent:

20120151411, Jun 14, 2012

Filed:

Dec 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/964589

Inventors:

Daniel Schwartz - San Francisco CA, US
Xia Liu - San Jose CA, US
Djiao Mei Siauw - Redwood City CA, US
Carolyn Luk - Hillsborough CA, US
Scott Robinson - El Cerrito CA, US
Charu Chandra - San Carlos CA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715809

Abstract:

A mechanism and accompanying method adapted for use with a user interface for manipulating complex data strings. In an example embodiment, the method includes providing a dialog box that includes a first user option to input data pertaining to a complex data string; using data input pertaining to the complex data string to selectively verify that portions of the complex data string represent valid portions; providing a first user option via the dialog box to employ data input pertaining to the complex data string as one or more search criteria to selectively perform a search of preexisting complex data strings; and providing search results in response thereto, wherein the search results are displayed within the dialog box. In a specific embodiment, the method further includes providing a mechanism via the dialog box to trigger creation of a complex data string that a user has specified via the dialog box when search results for the complex data string to be created do not include a match. The complex data string includes a Key Flex Field (KFF) code employed in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software application. Hence, mechanisms for inputting, creating, searching, and displaying complex data strings may occur within a single dialog box.