Patents Assigned to Tinoq Inc.
  • Patent number: 11350235
    Abstract: A compound sensor system includes a first sensor, a second sensor, a memory that stores a module, and a processor coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the memory. The first sensor is configured to detect a parameter that indicates a likelihood of having a user enter or leave a target area, and, in response, send a first command signal to the processor. The processor is configured to receive the first command signal from the first sensor and send a second command signal to the second sensor based on receiving the first command signal. The second sensor is configured to operate at a sleep mode and switch to an active mode upon receiving the second command signal, and during the active mode the second sensor is configured to determine if the user enters or leaves the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Tinoq Inc.
    Inventors: Daxiao Yu, Yang Sun, Chan-Soo Hwang
  • Patent number: 11263418
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods that may autonomously identify a person of a member pool based on pictures of the person, without requiring the person's cooperation. Contextual information of the picture(s) along with the picture(s) are utilized. Contextual information may be the information that is related to current circumstances when the picture was taken. A system may comprise cameras that map appearances to visual data; a mapping function that maps identities and camera information to generate contextual information and a set of a priori probabilities; recognition functions that map the visual data to another set of probabilities, which match each of the visual data with each of the one of the identities; and a decision function that combines the set of a priori probabilities and the another set of probabilities to determine one of the plurality of the identities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Tinoq Inc.
    Inventors: Chan Soo Hwang, Young Geun Cho, Daxiao Yu
  • Patent number: 10970525
    Abstract: A system of user detection includes a camera configured to rotate to a plurality of positions, a memory that stores a module, and a processor coupled, locally or remotely, to the camera. The processor is configured to send a command to the camera to cause the camera to (1) rotate to a position from the plurality of positions, and (2) capture a photo or a video clip at the position. The processor is configured to receive the photo or the video clip from the camera; determine whether a user is captured in the photo or the video clip; divide the photo or the video clip into a plurality of zones; determine a zone from the plurality of zones where the user appears in the photo or the video clip; and determine whether the user is associated with a device based on information of the position and the zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Tinoq Inc.
    Inventors: Daxiao Yu, Yang Sun
  • Patent number: 10909355
    Abstract: A method for recognizing the face of a user that uses a device in a facility includes receiving a photo of the user and extracting a face image of the user from the photo. The method includes receiving a full candidate face set of all registered users, a first list of registered users that are within the facility, and a second list of registered users that are using other devices in the facility. The method includes generating a reduced candidate face set from the full candidate face set by excluding at least one of (1) candidate faces corresponding to users that are not included in the first list or (2) candidate faces corresponding to users that are included in the second list, from the full candidate face set. The method also includes determining whether the face image corresponds to a candidate face of the reduced candidate face set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Tinoq, Inc.
    Inventors: Daxiao Yu, Yang Sun
  • Publication number: 20200359165
    Abstract: A compound sensor system includes a first sensor, a second sensor, a memory that stores a module, and a processor coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the memory. The first sensor is configured to detect a parameter that indicates a likelihood of having a user enter or leave a target area, and, in response, send a first command signal to the processor. The processor is configured to receive the first command signal from the first sensor and send a second command signal to the second sensor based on receiving the first command signal. The second sensor is configured to operate at a sleep mode and switch to an active mode upon receiving the second command signal, and during the active mode the second sensor is configured to determine if the user enters or leaves the target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Tinoq Inc.
    Inventors: Daxiao YU, Yang SUN, Chan-Soo Hwang
  • Patent number: 10728694
    Abstract: A compound sensor system includes a first sensor, a second sensor, a memory that stores a module, and a processor coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the memory. The first sensor is configured to detect a parameter that indicates a likelihood of having a user enter or leave a target area, and, in response, send a first command signal to the processor. The processor is configured to receive the first command signal from the first sensor and send a second command signal to the second sensor based on receiving the first command signal. The second sensor is configured to operate at a sleep mode and switch to an active mode upon receiving the second command signal, and during the active mode the second sensor is configured to determine if the user enters or leaves the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Tinoq Inc.
    Inventors: Daxiao Yu, Yang Sun
  • Publication number: 20200065548
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods that may autonomously identify a person of a member pool based on pictures of the person, without requiring the person's cooperation. Contextual information of the picture(s) along with the picture(s) are utilized. Contextual information may be the information that is related to current circumstances when the picture was taken. A system may comprise cameras that map appearances to visual data; a mapping function that maps identities and camera information to generate contextual information and a set of a priori probabilities; recognition functions that map the visual data to another set of probabilities, which match each of the visual data with each of the one of the identities; and a decision function that combines the set of a priori probabilities and the another set of probabilities to determine one of the plurality of the identities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: TINOQ Inc.
    Inventors: Chan Soo HWANG, Younggeun CHO, Daxiao YU
  • Publication number: 20200012772
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods that may identify a personal and their activities in a facility where the access is limited to members. Matching transaction information and readily accessible personal identifier information such as biometric and/or non-biometric information provides an identification process without requiring user to cooperate in information acquisition. A method may comprise: collecting a timestamp of a transaction of a member; collecting readily accessible personal identifier information of the member with their associated transaction information; computing one or more similarity scores based on the collected readily accessible personal identifier information and historical readily accessible personal identifier information; and determining if there is a match between transaction information and the collected readily accessible personal identifier information based on the one or more similarity scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: TINOQ Inc.
    Inventors: Young Geun CHO, Chan Soo HWANG, Daxiao YU
  • Publication number: 20190213397
    Abstract: A system of user detection includes a camera configured to rotate to a plurality of positions, a memory that stores a module, and a processor coupled, locally or remotely, to the camera. The processor is configured to send a command to the camera to cause the camera to (1) rotate to a position from the plurality of positions, and (2) capture a photo or a video clip at the position. The processor is configured to receive the photo or the video clip from the camera; determine whether a user is captured in the photo or the video clip; divide the photo or the video clip into a plurality of zones; determine a zone from the plurality of zones where the user appears in the photo or the video clip; and determine whether the user is associated with a device based on information of the position and the zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Tinoq, Inc.
    Inventors: Daxiao YU, Yang SUN
  • Publication number: 20190213396
    Abstract: A method for recognizing the face of a user that uses a device in a facility includes receiving a photo of the user and extracting a face image of the user from the photo. The method includes receiving a full candidate face set of all registered users, a first list of registered users that are within the facility, and a second list of registered users that are using other devices in the facility. The method includes generating a reduced candidate face set from the full candidate face set by excluding at least one of (1) candidate faces corresponding to users that are not included in the first list or (2) candidate faces corresponding to users that are included in the second list, from the full candidate face set. The method also includes determining whether the face image corresponds to a candidate face of the reduced candidate face set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Tinoq, Inc.
    Inventors: Daxiao YU, Yang SUN
  • Patent number: 10339368
    Abstract: A method for recognizing the face of a user that uses a device in a facility includes receiving a photo of the user and extracting a face image of the user from the photo. The method includes receiving a full candidate face set of all registered users, a first list of registered users that are within the facility, and a second list of registered users that are using other devices in the facility. The method includes generating a reduced candidate face set from the full candidate face set by excluding at least one of (1) candidate faces corresponding to users that are not included in the first list or (2) candidate faces corresponding to users that are included in the second list, from the full candidate face set. The method also includes determining whether the face image corresponds to a candidate face of the reduced candidate face set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Tinoq Inc.
    Inventors: Daxiao Yu, Yang Sun
  • Patent number: 10303930
    Abstract: A system of user detection includes a camera configured to rotate to a plurality of positions, a memory that stores a module, and a processor coupled, locally or remotely, to the camera. The processor is configured to send a command to the camera to cause the camera to (1) rotate to a position from the plurality of positions, and (2) capture a photo or a video clip at the position. The processor is configured to receive the photo or the video clip from the camera; determine whether a user is captured in the photo or the video clip; divide the photo or the video clip into a plurality of zones; determine a zone from the plurality of zones where the user appears in the photo or the video clip; and determine whether the user is associated with a device based on information of the position and the zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Tinoq Inc.
    Inventors: Daxiao Yu, Yang Sun
  • Patent number: 9907999
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for tracking, collecting, or analyzing user data for gyms. For example, the system can include a mobile device associated with a user and a tracking device attached to an exercise device. The tracking device can be configured to detect when the mobile device or the user enters within a proximity value of the tracking device and notify the mobile device with a notification signal and identification information of the exercise device. The mobile device can be configured to receive the notification signal from the tracking device, detect a received signal strength (RSS) of the notification signal, and determine whether the RSS is above or at a pre-determined threshold. When the RSS is above or at the pre-determined threshold, the mobile device records the identification information of the exercise device. When the RSS is below the pre-determined threshold, the mobile device ignores the notification signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Tinoq Inc.
    Inventors: Daxiao Yu, Yang Sun