Patents by Inventor Eric Li

Eric Li has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11587279
    Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for augmented facial animation are generally described herein. A method for mapping facial expressions to an alternative avatar expression may include capturing a series of images of a face, and detecting a sequence of facial expressions of the face from the series of images. The method may include determining an alternative avatar expression mapped to the sequence of facial expressions, and animating an avatar using the alternative avatar expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yikai Fang, Yangzhou Du, Qiang Eric Li, Xiaofeng Tong, Wenlong Li, Minje Park, Myung-Ho Ju, Jihyeon Kate Yi, Tae-Hoon Pete Kim
  • Publication number: 20220406976
    Abstract: A method for assembling an LED display includes the steps of: preparing a prefabricated diffuser film containing a light diffusion agent; mounting a plurality of light emitting elements on a substrate, thereby forming a plurality of gaps among the plurality of light emitting elements; filling the plurality of gaps with a black resin to form a planar surface composed of top surfaces of the plurality of light emitting elements and top surfaces of the black resin in the plurality of gaps; applying a transparent resin layer over the planar surface; and affixing the prefabricated diffuser film on the transparent resin layer. The resulting LED display has a plurality of light emitting elements surrounded by a black resin to form a checkered surface, a transparent resin layer affixed to the checkered surface; and a diffuser film affixed to the transparent resin layer by an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Eric LI, Chang-Hung PAN, Shih-Feng SHAO, Kuan-Hsiueng WANG, Yi-Ling WEN, Ching LAI
  • Patent number: 11462153
    Abstract: An LED display device includes an LED array and a driver system thereof. The LED display device is configured so that LEDs in the LED array can switch between receiving scan signals at their anodes or receiving scan signals at their cathodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SCT LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Jim Wickenhiser, Yi Zhang, Shang-Kuan Tang, Shean-Yih Chiou, Brandon Li
  • Patent number: 11429762
    Abstract: A simulation workflow manager obtains a set of parameters for simulation of a system and training of a reinforcement learning model for optimizing an application of the system. In response to obtaining the set of parameters, the simulation workflow manager configures a first compute node that includes a training application for training the reinforcement learning model. The simulation workflow manager also configures a second compute note with a simulation application to perform the simulation of the system in a simulation environment. Data is generated through execution of the simulation in the second compute node that is provided to the first compute node to cause the training application to use the data to train the reinforcement learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sunil Mallya Kasaragod, Sahika Gene, Leo Parker Dirac, Bharathan Balaji, Eric Li Sun, Marthinus Coenraad De Clercq Wentzel, Brian James Townsend, Pramod Ravikumar Kumar
  • Patent number: 11409163
    Abstract: An LED panel has an interleaved topology in which two adjacent LED rows in the LED panel are driven by different drivers. A delay time can be implemented between starting times two adjacent LED rows. Such an LCD panel can be employed to backlight an LCD panel in an LCD display. Implementing a delay time in driving the LED panel can reduce visual artifacts in the LCD display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SCT LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Jim Wickenhiser, Shang-Kuan Tang, Sheanyih Chiou, Yi Zhang, Brandon Li
  • Publication number: 20220237845
    Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for augmented facial animation are generally described herein. A method for mapping facial expressions to an alternative avatar expression may include capturing a series of images of a face, and detecting a sequence of facial expressions of the face from the series of images. The method may include determining an alternative avatar expression mapped to the sequence of facial expressions, and animating an avatar using the alternative avatar expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yikai Fang, Yangzhou Du, Qiang Eric Li, Xiaofeng Tong, Wenlong Li, Minje Park, Myung-Ho Ju, Jihyeon Kate Yi, Tae-Hoon Pete Kim
  • Patent number: 11383144
    Abstract: System and techniques for positional analysis using computer vision sensor synchronization are described herein. A set of sensor data may be obtained for a participant of an activity. A video stream may be captured in response to detection of a start of the activity in the set of sensor data. The video stream may include images of the participant engaging in the activity. A key stage of the activity may be identified by evaluation of the sensor data. A key frame may be selected from the video stream using a timestamp of the sensor data used to identify the key stage of the activity. A skeletal map may be generated for the participant in the key frame using key points of the participant extracted from the key frame. Instructional data may be selected using the skeletal map. The instructional data may be displayed on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Qiang Eric Li, Wenlong Li, Shaohui Jiao, Yikai Fang, Xiaolu Shen, Lidan Zhang, Xiaofeng Tong, Fucen Zeng
  • Publication number: 20220188254
    Abstract: A method for programming and controlling of a plurality of slave devices serially connected in a daisy chain configuration using a master device is disclosed. The method includes broadcasting, from the master device, an initialization data packet to the plurality of slave devices to assign each slave device in the plurality of slave devices a slave address that is unique to said each slave device; storing, in each slave device, the assigned slave address, defining a data packet , wherein the data packet comprises a target slave address, a read/write command, a register address, a increment value, and a start address; and transmitting the data packet serially to one or more of the plurality of slave devices until the target address in the data packet matches the slave address stored in one of the plurality of slave devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Shang-Kuan TANG, Eric LI, Jim WICKENHISER
  • Publication number: 20220188255
    Abstract: A method for programming and controlling of a plurality of slave devices serially connected in a daisy chain configuration using a master device includes assigning a unique slave address to each slave device in the plurality of slave devices by sending an initialization data packet from the master device serially through the plurality of slave devices; storing, in each of the plurality of slave devices, the assigned slave address; defining a data packet; and transmitting the data packet serially to one or more of the plurality of slave devices. The data packet has a target slave address, a read/write command, a start address, and optionally a register address and an increment value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Shang-Kuan TANG, Eric LI, Jim WICKENHISER
  • Patent number: 11355054
    Abstract: The LED display system includes an array of LEDs and a driver circuit. The driver circuit has a PWM engine, an adder, an accumulator, a multiplier, and a frame butter. The multiplier multiplies an image data of a first bit depth (PWM) with a multiple (M) to produce an input data (PWM_M) having a second bit depth. The multiple has an integer section (MI) of one or more bit in length and a fraction section (MF) of one or more bit in length. The input data has an integer section (PWM_MI) and a fraction section (PWM_MF). The adder adds a value of PWM_MF of a current input data with a value of a remainder in an accumulator. The PWM engine receives PWM data from the frame buffer and generates PWM pulses to drive the LED array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SCT LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Jim Wickenhiser, Shang-Kuan Tang
  • Publication number: 20220112998
    Abstract: A modular tailgate light for a vehicle having an auxiliary lighting plug, the modular tailgate light broadly including a left section, a right section, a middle section, and a power connector. The left section, the right section, and the middle section each include a set of red lights and a set of white lights. The red lights of the middle section include left red lights and right red lights. The modular tailgate light can be used in a small vehicle configuration in which the left and right sections are connected together with the middle section omitted and a large vehicle configuration in which the middle section is connected between the left and right sections. In the large vehicle configuration, the left red lights activate identically to the red lights of the left section and the right red lights activate identically to the red lights of the right section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: HOPKINS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Iqbal Singh, Chris Connington, Eric Li
  • Publication number: 20220114953
    Abstract: An LED display device includes an LED array and a driver system thereof. The LED display device is configured so that LEDs in the LED array can switch between receiving scan signals at their anodes or receiving scan signals at their cathodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Eric LI, Jim WICKENHISER, Yi ZHANG, Shang-Kuan TANG, Shean-Yih CHIOU, Brandon LI
  • Patent number: 11300266
    Abstract: A modular tailgate light for a vehicle having an auxiliary lighting plug, the modular tailgate light broadly including a left section, a right section, a middle section, and a power connector. The left section, the right section, and the middle section each include a set of red lights and a set of white lights. The red lights of the middle section include left red lights and right red lights. The modular tailgate light can be used in a small vehicle configuration in which the left and right sections are connected together with the middle section omitted and a large vehicle configuration in which the middle section is connected between the left and right sections. In the large vehicle configuration, the left red lights activate identically to the red lights of the left section and the right red lights activate identically to the red lights of the right section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Iqbal Singh, Chris Connington, Eric Li
  • Patent number: 11295502
    Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for augmented facial animation are generally described herein. A method for mapping facial expressions to an alternative avatar expression may include capturing a series of images of a face, and detecting a sequence of facial expressions of the face from the series of images. The method may include determining an alternative avatar expression mapped to the sequence of facial expressions, and animating an avatar using the alternative avatar expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Yikai Fang, Yangzhou Du, Qiang Eric Li, Xiaofeng Tong, Wenlong Li, Minje Park, Myung-Ho Ju, Jihyeon Kate Yi, Tae-Hoon Pete Kim
  • Patent number: 11288415
    Abstract: A simulation workflow manager obtains a set of parameters for simulation of a system and training of a reinforcement learning model for optimizing an application of the system. In response to obtaining the set of parameters, the simulation workflow manager configures a first compute node that includes a training application for training the reinforcement learning model. The simulation workflow manager also configures a second compute note with a simulation application to perform the simulation of the system in a simulation environment. Data is generated through execution of the simulation in the second compute node that is provided to the first compute node to cause the training application to use the data to train the reinforcement learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sunil Mallya Kasaragod, Sahika Gene, Leo Parker Dirac, Bharathan Balaji, Eric Li Sun, Marthinus Coenraad De Clercq Wentzel, Brian James Townsend, Pramod Ravikumar Kumar
  • Publication number: 20220068186
    Abstract: The LED display system includes an array of LEDs and a driver circuit. The driver circuit has a PWM engine, an adder, an accumulator, a multiplier, and a frame butter. The multiplier multiplies an image data of a first bit depth (PWM) with a multiple (M) to produce an input data (PWM_M) having a second bit depth. The multiple has an integer section (MI) of one or more bit in length and a fraction section (MF) of one or more bit in length. The input data has an integer section (PWM_MI) and a fraction section (PWM_MF). The adder adds a value of PWM_MF of a current input data with a value of a remainder in an accumulator. The PWM engine receives PWM data from the frame buffer and generates PWM pulses to drive the LED array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Eric LI, Jim WICKENHISER, Shang-Kuan TANG
  • Patent number: 11263956
    Abstract: An LED display system has and LED display panel coupled to a driver circuitry. The driver circuitry includes a scrambled PWM generator, a register, and a memory. The scrambled PWM generator receives an image data from an external source and, after certain compensations, is sent to a scramble PWM generator to be distributed according to a new set of rules that involves a compensation image data K. Image data K can be an empirical value or obtained according a formula using coefficients p and q, which can be obtained by calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SCT LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Yi Zhang, Shang-Kuan Tang, Shean-Yih Chiou
  • Publication number: 20220043310
    Abstract: An LED panel has an interleaved topology in which two adjacent LED rows in the LED panel are driven by different drivers. A delay time can be implemented between starting times two adjacent LED rows. Such an LCD panel can be employed to backlight an LCD panel in an LCD display. Implementing a delay time in driving the LED panel can reduce visual artifacts in the LCD display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Eric LI, Jim WICKENHISER, Shang-Kuan TANG, Sheanyih CHIOU, Yi ZHANG, Brandon LI
  • Patent number: 11232742
    Abstract: An LED display system includes a driver chip and an LED array having m scan lines, n channels, and m scan switches. The driver chip includes an analog circuit and a digital controller that controls the analog circuit. The analog circuit has a plurality of power sources that are electrically connected to the LED array and provide a plurality of driving currents to the n channels of LEDs. Further, the n channels are divided into p groups and each group has q channels, p is an integer of 2 to n. Channels in each of the p groups receive a plurality of PWM signals. The starting times of the input PWM signals to at least two different groups among the p groups are different. Further, PMW signals to the channels in the same group may have a same starting time or may have different starting times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SCT LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Yi Zhang, Shang-Kuan Tang, Shean-Yih Chiou
  • Patent number: 11183108
    Abstract: A method for motion blur in an LED display system includes the steps of connecting an LED display panel to a driver circuit; sending, from a transmitter, image data in a plurality of image frames at a predetermined frame rate and a predetermined refresh rate to the driver circuit, wherein each of the plurality of image frames has a frame time period (Tframe) comprising a plurality of refresh time periods (Trefresh); outputting a driving current in the driver circuit to drive the LED display; and turning off the driving current for a period of time (Tinactive). Tinactive bridges two adjacent frame time periods. The value of Tinactive can be determined according to a viewer of persistence of vision or by calibrating the LED display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SCT LTD.
    Inventors: Yi Zhang, Eric Li, Raymond Ho, WeiHao Chang, Juinn-Yan Chen, Shang-Kuan Tang