Patents by Inventor Heng Liao

Heng Liao 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: 10339594
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a touch sensation interaction method and apparatus in shopping. The method includes collecting an image of a first object, where the first object is a part of a human body, acquiring information about a second object, where the second object is a wearable item worn by the first object, obtaining parameter information of a touch sensation signal using the image of the first object and the information about the second object, where the touch sensation signal is applied to the first object and is used to simulate a touch sensation caused by the second object to the first object when the second object is worn by the first object, generating the touch sensation signal using the parameter information of the touch sensation signal, and applying the touch sensation signal to the first object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Heng Liao
  • Publication number: 20190184573
    Abstract: The present invention provides a robot control method, and the method includes: collecting interaction information of a companion target, and obtaining digital person information of a companion person (101), where the interaction information includes interaction information of a sound or an action of the companion target toward the robot, and the digital person information includes a set of digitized information of the companion person; and determining, by using the interaction information and the digital person information, a manner of interacting with the companion target (103); generating, based on the digital person information of the companion person and by using a machine learning algorithm, an interaction content corresponding to the interaction manner (105); and generating a response action toward the companion target based on the interaction manner and the interaction content (107).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Sixiao YANG, Heng LIAO, Maosheng HUANG, Jiansheng WEI, Dawei HUO, Wenhua SUN
  • Patent number: 10220327
    Abstract: A steam heating type sewage treatment device includes: a treatment tank connected to a sewage supply pipe, a stirring device disposed in the treatment tank; a steam heating device disposed on an outer surface of the treatment tank; a vacuuming device fixed to a top of the treatment tank and connected to the treatment tank via a first connecting pipe; a heating device connected to the treatment tank by a second connecting pipe and connected to a steam storage tank by a third connecting pipe, and a fourth connecting pipe connected between the steam input pipe and the steam storage tank to recycle the steam. The heating device pressurizes or heats the steam entering the vacuuming device and the connecting pipes, and the heated steam is guided by pipes into the steam heating device, thus achieving the effect of steam recycling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Inventor: Chung-Heng Liao
  • Publication number: 20190063949
    Abstract: A step counting apparatus collects wearing limb information, determines, based on the wearing limb information, a type of the target limb on which a user wears the step counting apparatus, collects, in a step counting period, step counting information of the target limb, searches for, in a correspondence between a type of limb and a step counting criterion reference information, target step counting criterion reference information corresponding to the target limb, determines, based on the step counting information and the target step counting criterion reference information, whether the user is in a walking state in the step counting period, and calculates a quantity of steps based on the step counting information when the user is in a walking state in the step counting period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Heng Liao, Yi Sun, Xueyan Huang
  • Publication number: 20180367535
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for preventing nuisance calls. An example method includes receiving, by a mobile switching center (MSC), a call request of a first terminal for calling a second terminal. In response to the mobile switching center determining that an identifier of a user of the first terminal is not in a whitelist of a user of the second terminal, obtaining, by the mobile switching center, identity information of the user of the first terminal. In response to successful authentication on the obtained identity information of the user of the first terminal, establishing, by the mobile switching center, a call link between the first terminal and the second terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Heng LIAO, Dawei HUO, Rongdao YU
  • Publication number: 20180233042
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a road condition information sharing method. The method includes: receiving, by a server, a road condition information request sent by a first terminal, where the road condition information request carries a road condition position of concern; determining, by the server, a second terminal according to the road condition position of concern, where the second terminal has a road condition recording capability, and a distance between the second terminal and the road condition position of concern is less than a preset threshold; and sending, by the server, a road condition sharing request to the second terminal, so that the second terminal shares a road condition according to the road condition position of concern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Huimin ZHANG, Kangmin HUANG, Heng LIAO, Rongdao YU, Shanxi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180218478
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for sharing and downloading a light field image. The method includes: receiving a request for sharing a light field image with a first object; analyzing the light field image to obtain a refocusing focal point of the light field image; generating an ordinary image by using the light field image and by using the refocusing focal point as a focal point; and sharing the ordinary image with the first object. According to the method provided in the embodiments of the present invention, a refocusing focal point is automatically selected, so that a problem of selecting a refocusing focal point when a light field image is converted into an ordinary image is resolved, and the light field image is converted by using the refocusing focal point and shared with the first object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heng Liao, Xueyan Huang
  • Patent number: 10032248
    Abstract: An image switching method and apparatus. The method includes: displaying an image in a first format; receiving an input instruction for switching the image from the first format to a second format; and displaying the image in the second format. The first format is a panorama image format or a wide-view image format, the second format is a panorama image format or a wide-view image format, and the first format is different from the second format. According to the method and the device in the embodiments of the present invention, a manner of simple and flexible interaction between a panorama image and a street side image is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xueyan Huang, Peiyun Di, Heng Liao
  • Publication number: 20180195877
    Abstract: A navigation method, a navigation terminal, and a server is disclosed. The method in the embodiments of the present disclosure includes: obtaining, by a navigation terminal, first navigation information; generating, by the navigation terminal, a first navigation route according to the first navigation information; sending, by the navigation terminal, information about the first navigation route to a server; receiving, by the navigation terminal, second navigation information sent by the server, where the second navigation information includes a real-time route parameter of the first navigation route; and when the real-time route parameter of the first navigation route satisfies a preset condition, effectuating, by the navigation terminal, a navigation window to pop up or automatically adjusting content presented in a navigation window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Heng LIAO, Guoyao WEN
  • Publication number: 20180197362
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method which includes: receiving, by a first node in a first period of time, n encrypted random parameters sent by n second nodes in a system, where n is a positive integer; receiving, by the first node in a second period of time, n mapping relationships and n keys that are sent by the n second nodes, where each mapping relationship is a one-to-one mapping relationship between an encrypted random parameter and a key; and decrypting, by the first node in a third period of time, the n encrypted random parameters by using the n mapping relationships and the n keys, to obtain a target random parameter set, and generating target winning numbers by using the target random parameter set, so that each node can generate the winning numbers and verify impartiality of the winning numbers, thereby increasing randomness of a random parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Shang GAO, Heng LIAO
  • Publication number: 20180161692
    Abstract: A steam heating type sewage treatment device includes: a treatment tank connected to a sewage supply pipe, a stirring device disposed in the treatment tank; a steam heating device disposed on an outer surface of the treatment tank; a vacuuming device fixed to a top of the treatment tank and connected to the treatment tank via a first connecting pipe; a heating device connected to the treatment tank by a second connecting pipe and connected to a steam storage tank by a third connecting pipe, and a fourth connecting pipe connected between the steam input pipe and the steam storage tank to recycle the steam. The heating device pressurizes or heats the steam entering the vacuuming device and the connecting pipes, and the heated steam is guided by pipes into the steam heating device, thus achieving the effect of steam recycling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Chung-Heng LIAO
  • Patent number: 9893278
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates an integrated circuit (IC). The IC comprises a memory region and a logic region. A lower metal layer is disposed over a substrate, and comprises a first lower metal line within the memory region. An upper metal layer overlies the lower metal layer, and comprises a first upper metal line within the memory region. A memory cell is disposed between the first lower metal line and the first upper metal line, and comprises a planar bottom electrode. The planar bottom electrode abuts a first lower metal via of the lower metal layer. By forming the planar bottom electrode and connecting the planar bottom electrode to the lower metal layer through the lower metal via, no additional BEVA planarization and/or patterning processes are needed. As a result, risk of damaging the lower metal lines are reduced, thereby providing more reliable read/write operations and/or better performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Chun-Heng Liao
  • Publication number: 20180040817
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates an integrated circuit (IC). The IC comprises a memory region and a logic region. A lower metal layer is disposed over a substrate, and comprises a first lower metal line within the memory region. An upper metal layer overlies the lower metal layer, and comprises a first upper metal line within the memory region. A memory cell is disposed between the first lower metal line and the first upper metal line, and comprises a planar bottom electrode. The planar bottom electrode abuts a first lower metal via of the lower metal layer. By forming the planar bottom electrode and connecting the planar bottom electrode to the lower metal layer through the lower metal via, no additional BEVA planarization and/or patterning processes are needed. As a result, risk of damaging the lower metal lines are reduced, thereby providing more reliable read/write operations and/or better performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Chun-Heng Liao
  • Patent number: 9866658
    Abstract: SAS expanders are commonly used within a SAS network topology to allow multiple disk drives (targets) to connect to multiple host devices (initiators). A connection between an initiator and a target is setup inside an expander on the pathway between the initiator and the target. A source device sends a connection request message called an open address frame using in-band signaling. The expander processes the open address frame and forwards an modified open address frame to the next expander in the path or to the final destination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSEMI STORAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng Yi, Heng Liao, Calvin Leung
  • Publication number: 20170330265
    Abstract: A method for presenting an object based on a biometric feature includes obtaining information about a first object that a user is gazing at, and biometric feature information of the user gazing at the first object; recognizing a satisfaction status for the obtained biometric feature information of the user gazing at the first object; and determining and presenting information about a second object based on the recognition of the satisfaction status for the biometric feature information of the user gazing at the first object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Heng Liao, Kangmin Huang
  • Publication number: 20170313353
    Abstract: A method for searching for a parking space includes obtaining a first signal indicating a behavior of a vehicle driver, predicting, based on the first signal indicating the behavior of the vehicle driver, use status information, within a subsequent time, of a parking space used by the vehicle driver, and controlling, based on the use status information, within the subsequent time, of the parking space used by the vehicle driver, a status indication of the parking space, where the status indication of the parking space indicates that the parking space is available, occupied, or to be available. Therefore efficiency of searching for the parking space by a user when parking spaces are inadequate is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kangmin Huang, Heng Liao, Shanxi Chen, Maosheng Huang
  • Publication number: 20170230456
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for deep mirroring are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining file data, an application program, and operating system information that are of a first device (S101); storing the file data, the application program, and the operating system information in a memory cell (S103): if an operation change occurs on the first device, receiving an operation change instruction or operation change data of the first device (S105); and updating the stored file data, application program, and operating system information according to the operation change instruction or the operation change data of the first device (S107). By using the solutions provided, depth and real-time performance in object mirroring are enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Maozheng LIU, Heng LIAO
  • Patent number: 9634243
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including a logic region and a memory region adjacent to the logic region. The memory region includes a first Nth metal line of an Nth metal layer, a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) over first Nth metal line, and a first (N+1)th metal via of an (N+1)th metal layer, the first (N+1)th metal via being disposed over the MTJ layer. N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. A method of manufacturing the semiconductor structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Chun-Heng Liao
  • Publication number: 20170099371
    Abstract: SAS expanders are commonly used within a SAS network topology to allow multiple disk drives (targets) to connect to multiple host devices (initiators). A connection between an initiator and a target is setup inside an expander on the pathway between the initiator and the target. A source device sends a connection request message called an open address frame using in-band signaling. The expander processes the open address frame and forwards an modified open address frame to the next expander in the path or to the final destination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Cheng YI, Heng LIAO, Calvin LEUNG
  • Patent number: 9537016
    Abstract: A memory device is disclosed. The memory device includes a substrate, including a substrate, including a source region and a drain region; and a gate stack, formed over a surface of the substrate, wherein the gate stack includes: a tunneling layer; a first layer; a second layer; a third layer; and a blocking layer; wherein each of the tunneling layer and the blocking layer has an oxygen proportion higher than the first, the second and the third layers; the first layer has a highest silicon proportion among the first, the second and the third layers; the second layer has a highest oxygen proportion among the first, the second and the third layers; and the first layer has a highest nitrogen proportion among the first, the second and the third layers. An associated gate stack and a manufacturing method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Hau-Yan Lu, Chun-Yao Ko, Chun-Heng Liao, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui