Zhike Kong

US Patent:

8621574, Dec 31, 2013

Filed:

Jun 2, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/476966

Inventors:

Juan V. Esteve Balducci - Sammamish WA, US
John Atwood - Duvall WA, US
Zhike Kong - Sammamish WA, US
Ying Zhang - Issaquah WA, US
Sergey B. Plakhotnyuk - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 21/00

US Classification:

726 4, 380279, 380 44, 713151, 709203, 709219, 705 26, 705 30, 705 67

Abstract:

Embodiments described herein provide communication control features and functionality, but are not so limited. In an embodiment, a computing environment includes an access control component that can use a number of access states to control access to computing data and/or services. In one embodiment, a server computer can control access to data and/or services using a number of access states including, but not limited to: an allowed state, a blocked state, a device discovery state, and/or a quarantined state. Other embodiments are available.

US Patent:

7986372, Jul 26, 2011

Filed:

Aug 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/910803

Inventors:

Yu-Fei Ma - Beijing, CN
Bin Lin - Beijing, CN
Zhike Kong - Sammamish WA, US
Xinli Zou - Redmond WA, US
Wei-Ying Ma - Beijing, CN
Hong-Jiang Zhang - Beijing, CN

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 5/14
H04N 9/64

US Classification:

348700, 386 52, 386 55, 386 46

Abstract:

Systems and methods for smart media content thumbnail extraction are described. In one aspect program metadata is generated from recorded video content. The program metadata includes one or more key-frames from one or more corresponding shots. An objectively representative key-frame is identified from among the key-frames as a function of shot duration and frequency of appearance of key-frame content across multiple shots. The objectively representative key-frame is an image frame representative of the recorded video content. A thumbnail is created from the objectively representative key-frame.

US Patent:

20180308149, Oct 25, 2018

Filed:

Apr 18, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/956592

Inventors:

- Olympia WA, US
Long Cheng - Bellevue WA, US
Pavani Haridasyam - Redmond WA, US
Yuan Yuan Zhou - Bellevue WA, US
Zhike Kong - Sammamish WA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06N 3/04
G06F 17/30

Abstract:

A system for building outfits is disclosed. The system may include a tagging system configured to receive a user's clothing items and tag the clothing items according to their attributes. The system may also include an outfit generation engine coupled in electronic communication with the tagging system and configured to receive the tagged clothing items from the tagging system and outfit templates and, using the outfit templates and the tagged clothing items, form a set of recommended outfits. The system may also include a user system coupled in electronic communication with the outfit generation engine and configured to receive at least one of the recommended outfits from the outfit generation engine and receive qualitative feedback about the recommended outfit from the user and send the feedback to the outfit generation engine.