Patents by Inventor Hongcheng Wang

Hongcheng Wang 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).

  • Publication number: 20220067090
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for intelligent audio event detection are described herein. Audio data and video data from a sensor is analyzed. The audio data may include an audio event of interest that is associated with a confidence level. The confidence level may be adjusted based on a location of the sensor and context data associated with the audio event. Notifications may be sent based on the adjusted confidence level and the context data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Navdeep Jain, HongCheng Wang, Rui Min
  • Publication number: 20220070975
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for managing a wireless network are described herein. A wireless network may include a gateway device, an access point, and a group of client devices. An analytics engine may determine a signal characteristic data for a client device, which may indicate network telemetry data for each of the client devices or associated locations during a time period. The analytics engine may utilize a trained classifier to determine that a signal characteristic indicated by the signal characteristic data for a client device satisfies a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Tianwen Chen, HongCheng Wang, Hong Li
  • Publication number: 20220021952
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for identifying highlights of a content item. A media clip may be obtained from a content sharing service. The media clip may correspond to a media content. A portion of the media content that is included in the media clip may be determined, and a popularity value of the media clip may be obtained from the content sharing service. A popularity metric for the portion of the media content may be determined and displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Hongcheng Wang, Jan Neumann, Jonghyun Choi
  • Publication number: 20210382939
    Abstract: Methods and systems for more efficient analyses of and response to voice commands and queries are provided. The system may be configured to receive one or more of audio files corresponding to a voice query and determine, for each of the audio files, whether the audio file is a first type of audio file capable of being processed based on a characteristic of the audio file or a second type of audio file that cannot, and may require further processing in order to recognize the voice query associated with the audio file. The system may process each of the first type of audio files and respond to the associated voice queries. The system may also determine a priority for each of the second type of audio files for further processing of the second type of audio files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Rui Min, Hongcheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20210368287
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for presence detection of wireless device in a sensing region. Communication parameters determined by a computing device over one or more periods may be used to generate criteria for determining occurrence of enter events or of leave events. The criteria may comprise, for values of one or more communication parameters, rates of change associated with movement into or out of a sensing region. The criteria may be compared against subsequent data, associated with the communication parameters, to determine if an enter event or a leave event has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Tianwen Chen, Hongcheng Wang, Hong Li
  • Patent number: 11184092
    Abstract: Monitoring a premises may comprise receiving signals from a plurality of devices. One or more spatially static devices of the plurality of devices may be determined based on strengths of the received signals. A user activity pattern may be determined based on changes in strengths of signals received from the spatially static devices. Abnormal user activity may be determined based on the user activity pattern and a strength of at least one signal received from at least one of the spatially static devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Tianwen Chen, Hongcheng Wang
  • Patent number: 11172272
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for identifying highlights of a content item, and identifying times, within the content item, to indicate as a beginning of a chapter within the content item. A second content item that corresponds to a portion of the first content item may be identified. The portion of the first content item may be determined to be a highlight of the first content item. Shot boundaries of the content item may be determined, and chapter information corresponding to a different version of the content item may be mapped to the content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Hongcheng Wang, Jan Neumann, Jonghyun Choi
  • Publication number: 20210325201
    Abstract: A voice enabled device can assist a computing device, such as a server, in processing/analyzing a voice input. The voice enabled device can initiate a network communication session and transmit the voice input to the computing device. The computing device can classify the voice input as a type of communication session (e.g., conversation, etc. . . . ). Based on the type of communication session, the computing device can either remain in communication with the voice enabled device and continue to process voice input or terminate the communication after instructing the voice enabled device to process the voice input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Rui Min, Hongcheng Wang, Vamsi Potluru, Vijayendra Ghadge, Raul Guerra Paredes
  • Publication number: 20210311989
    Abstract: An audio file associated with a user voice query may be received at a user device. The audio file may be compared to a plurality of references, such as cache entries, corresponding to a plurality of other voice queries. Based on a determination that the voice query corresponds to one of the references, an operation associated with the voice query may be executed. An indication may be received that the operation was not an intended operation associated with the voice query. Based on receiving this indication, the incorrectly identified operation, associated reference, e.g., voice query, may be disabled for the user or the device. However, the cache entry may remain enabled for one or more of a plurality of other devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Rui Min, Stefan Deichmann, Hongcheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20210297167
    Abstract: Monitoring a premises may comprise receiving signals from a plurality of devices. One or more spatially static devices of the plurality of devices may be determined based on strengths of the received signals. A user activity pattern may be determined based on changes in strengths of signals received from the spatially static devices. Abnormal user activity may be determined based on the user activity pattern and a strength of at least one signal received from at least one of the spatially static devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Tianwen Chen, Hongcheng Wang
  • Patent number: 11106729
    Abstract: Methods and systems for more efficient analyses of and response to voice commands and queries are provided. The system may be configured to receive one or more of audio files corresponding to a voice query and determine, for each of the audio files, whether the audio file is a first type of audio file capable of being processed based on a characteristic of the audio file or a second type of audio file that cannot, and may require further processing in order to recognize the voice query associated with the audio file. The system may process each of the first type of audio files and respond to the associated voice queries. The system may also determine a priority for each of the second type of audio files for further processing of the second type of audio files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Rui Min, Hongcheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20210235293
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for managing a wireless network are described herein. A wireless network may include a gateway device, an access point, and a group of client devices. An analytics engine may receive network performance data for the wireless network, which may indicate network telemetry data for each of the client devices or associated locations during a time period. The analytics engine may utilize a trained classifier to determine that a performance metric indicated by the network performance data for a client device falls below a desired level of performance. The analytics engine may provide a recommendation regarding an addition or placement of a network device in order to improve the performance metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Tianwen Chen, Hongcheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20210192755
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and/or apparatuses are described for detecting relevant motion of objects of interest (e.g., persons and vehicles) in surveillance videos. As described herein input data based on a plurality of captured images and/or video is received. The input data may then be pre-processed and used as an input into a convolution network that may, in some instances, have elements that perform both spatial-wise max pooling and temporal-wise max pooling. Based on The convolution network may be used to generate a plurality of prediction results of relevant motion of the objects of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Ruichi Yu, Hongcheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20210117470
    Abstract: A device may be configured to determine whether an audio file is a first type of audio file that is capable of being processed to recognize the voice query based on a characteristic of the audio file itself or a second type of audio file that may require speech recognition processing in order to recognize the voice query associated with the audio file. In determining whether the audio file is a first type of audio file or a second type of audio file, a query filter associated with the device may be configured to access one or more guidance queries. Using the one or more guidance queries, the device may classify the audio file as a first type of audio file or a second type of audio file based on receiving only a portion of the audio file, thereby improving the speed at which the audio file can be processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Rui MIN, Hongcheng WANG
  • Patent number: 10961138
    Abstract: A sewage/wastewater biological treatment system—sewage (wastewater) synergistic treatment acceleration device, which includes four components of a reaction assembly, a signal transmission assembly, a control assembly, and a housing carrying assembly. The reaction assembly can realize the colonization/proliferation of functional microorganisms, participate in the interface electron transfer between the electrode-microbe-sewage as an electron donor/receptor and electrode interface of the (bio)electrochemical reaction, and optimize the flow characteristics in the sewage/wastewater treatment system. The signal transmission assembly enables the conduction of applied voltage and real-time signal acquisition and transmission of key parameters. The monitoring assembly implements intelligent controllability of the present invention. The housing carrying assembly enables integrated assembly of single device and multi-device serial/parallel operation assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, CHINESE ACADEMAY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Aijie Wang, Haoyi Cheng, Hongcheng Wang, Dan Cui, Weiwei Cai, Jinglong Han, Shusen Wang
  • Patent number: 10942039
    Abstract: A voice enabled device can assist a computing device, such as a server, in processing/analyzing a voice input. The voice enabled device can initiate a network communication session and transmit the voice input to the computing device. The computing device can classify the voice input as a type of communication session (e.g., conversation, etc . . . ). Based on the type of communication session, the computing device can either remain in communication with the voice enabled device and continue to process voice input or terminate the communication after instructing the voice enabled device to process the voice input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Rui Min, Hongcheng Wang, Vamsi Potluru, Vijayendra Ghadge, Raul Guerra Paredes
  • Publication number: 20210065719
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for intelligent content controls. A command may be received during presentation of content. The command may be time-driven, context-driven, or a combination of both. An end boundary may be determined based on a duration of time and/or one or more words of the command. Presentation of the content may be terminated at a nearest content transition with respect to the end boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: HONGCHENG WANG, Rui MIN, Tianwen CHEN
  • Patent number: 10914684
    Abstract: An in-situ photocatalysis monitoring system based on surface-enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) spectroscopy. The monitoring system may include a Raman excitation light source, a laser coupling lens, a narrow band filter, a total reflection mirror, a dichroic mirror, a focusing coupling lens, a SERS optical fiber probe, a liquid phase photocatalysis reactor, a photocatalytic light source, a Raman collection lens, and a spectrometer. A first furcation part and a second furcation part each extend from one end of a common detection part of the SERS optical fiber probe; an extending end of the first furcation part is coupled with the focusing coupling lens; an extending end of the second furcation part is coupled with the photocatalytic light source; and the other end of the common detection part is arranged inside the liquid phase photocatalysis reactor. Raman excitation light and photocatalytic light may be transmitted on a common channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: DONGGUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Fei Zhou, Ye Liu, Dongxiong Ling, Hongcheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20200408693
    Abstract: An in-situ photocatalysis monitoring system based on surface-enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) spectroscopy. The monitoring system may include a Raman excitation light source, a laser coupling lens, a narrow band filter, a total reflection mirror, a dichroic mirror, a focusing coupling lens, a SERS optical fiber probe, a liquid phase photocatalysis reactor, a photocatalytic light source, a Raman collection lens, and a spectrometer. A first furcation part and a second furcation part each extend from one end of a common detection part of the SERS optical fiber probe; an extending end of the first furcation part is coupled with the focusing coupling lens; an extending end of the second furcation part is coupled with the photocatalytic light source; and the other end of the common detection part is arranged inside the liquid phase photocatalysis reactor. Raman excitation light and photocatalytic light may be transmitted on a common channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Fei ZHOU, Ye LIU, Dongxiong LING, Hongcheng WANG
  • Patent number: 10876973
    Abstract: A remote SERS spectrum detection system and a method thereof. The system includes: a pulsed laser light source, configured to emit Raman excitation light; an optical fiber Raman coupling module, configured to couple the Raman excitation light; the optical fiber Raman probe, configured to transmit the Raman excitation light to an object to be measured to generate a SERS signal light, a backscattered SERS signal light being coupled to a monochromator through the optical fiber Raman coupling module; the monochromator, configured to split the backscattered SERS signal light, to obtain backscattered SERS signal lights at different wavelengths; a high-speed photodetector, configured to convert the backscattered SERS signal lights into time-resolved electrical signals; a processor, for analyzing electrical signals, retrieving a SERS spectrum of the remote object to be measured, and controlling automatic scanning of a grating in the monochromator to achieve clock synchronization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Dongguan University Of Technology
    Inventors: Ye Liu, Fei Zhou, Hongcheng Wang