Patents by Inventor Ming Hu

Ming Hu 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: 20240113760
    Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus, to support a case in which a number of segments is greater than 8 or a case in which a size of an EHT compressed beamforming/channel quality indication report is greater than 91632 bytes. The communication method and apparatus may be applied to a Wi-Fi system. The method includes: A first device sends a first frame to a second device, and receives an EHT compressed beamforming/channel quality indication report from the second device. The first frame is used to request one or more of N segments of the extremely high throughput EHT compressed beamforming/channel quality indication report, and N is an integer greater than 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jian Yu, Mengshi Hu, Yuchen Guo, Ming Gan
  • Publication number: 20240108220
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring collection of subject condition data is provided. The method includes receiving a value of a parameter of subject condition data and a value of a sample time, for each of a plurality of sample times. The method also includes storing the subject condition data in a data structure including a first field for holding data indicating a current sample time and a second field for holding data indicating the value of the parameter. The method also includes determining a time gap defined by a duration between the current sample time and a most recent sample time and determining whether the time gap exceeds a time gap threshold and causing an apparatus to perform remedial action. A method for presenting the subject condition data on a display is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Fu-Ming Hu, Lynn G. Stansbury, Colin F. Mackenzie, Thomas M. Scalea, Deborah M. Stein, Shiming Yang
  • Publication number: 20240114158
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating video representations utilizing a hierarchical video encoder includes obtaining a video, wherein the video includes a plurality of frames, processing each of the plurality of frames with a machine-learned frame-level encoder model to respectively generate a plurality of frame representations for the plurality of frames, the plurality of frame representations respective to the plurality of frames determining a plurality of segment representations representative of a plurality of video segments including one or more of the plurality of frames, the plurality of segment representations based at least in part on the plurality of frame representations, processing the plurality of segment representations with a machine-learned segment-level encoder model to generate a plurality of contextualized segment representations, determining a video representation based at least in part on the plurality of contextualized segment representations, and providing the video representati
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Vihan Jain, Joonseok Lee, Ming Zhao, Sheide Chammas, Hexiang Hu, Bowen Zhang, Fei Sha, Tze Way Eugene Ie
  • Patent number: 11946878
    Abstract: A device for unidirectional propagation of microwaves comprises a resonant microwave structure arranged to transmit microwaves between two ports and a magnetic source arranged to provide a generally static magnetic field and to have a resonant frequency distinct from that of the microwave structure, which is disposed adjacent the microwave structure so as to be located in presence of electromagnetic fields emanating from the transmitted microwaves such that the magnetic field interacts with the electromagnetic fields of the microwaves so as to form a set of hybridized resonant frequencies at which zero intrinsic damping exists, one of the set of hybridized resonant frequencies being a real eigenvalue providing the unidirectional propagation from one of the first and second ports to the other. A related method comprises arranging the magnetic source at a prescribed position where the real eigenvalue matches the frequency of an input signal applied at a selected port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: University of Manitoba
    Inventors: Can-Ming Hu, Yi-Pu Wang, Yongsheng Gui, Mun Kim
  • Publication number: 20240106589
    Abstract: The technology of this application relates to the field of wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) technologies, and provides a method for transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit, a method for transmitting a trigger frame, and an apparatus, to resolve a problem that it is difficult to ensure data transmission reliability of an extremely high throughput physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) for multi-user transmission in a low power indoor (LPI) operation mode in the conventional technology. The method includes: An access point generates an extremely high throughput multiple user physical layer protocol data unit (EHT MU PPDU), where the EHT MU PPDU includes a resource unit allocation subfield indicating resource unit allocation of a plurality of stations, and a resource unit corresponding to at least one of the plurality of stations is used for duplicate transmission; and sends the EHT MU PPDU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jian YU, Mengshi HU, Ming GAN
  • Publication number: 20240107331
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method performed by a network node, comprising acquiring cell capacity information of a plurality of cells corresponding to a Distributed Unit (DU) of a base station. The method comprises determining cell capacity summations corresponding to the DU based on each cell corresponding to different cell capacities, based on the cell capacity information. The method comprises determining a predicted cell capacity of the plurality of cells based on the cell capacity summations, for the base station allocating a cell capacity with respect to each of the plurality of cells according to the predicted cell capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Deming XIU, Yougang HUANG, Ming JIN, Haokun LIU, Haoqiu SHE, Yuhan HU
  • Patent number: 11941338
    Abstract: Integrated circuits (IC) are provided. An IC includes a plurality of macros and a top channel. Each macro includes a macro boundary and a main pattern surrounded by the macro boundary. The top channel includes a plurality of first and second sub-channels. Each first sub-channel is arranged between a first macro and a second macro, and is formed by a plurality of first dummy boundary cells. Each second sub-channel is arranged between two of the second macros, and is formed by a plurality of second dummy boundary cells. The macro boundaries of the first macros are formed by the first dummy boundary cells, and the macro boundaries of the second macros are formed by the second dummy boundary cells. A first gate length of dummy patterns within the first dummy boundary cells is greater than a second gate length of dummy patterns within the second dummy boundary cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Yi Hu, Chih-Ming Chao, Chi-Yeh Yu
  • Patent number: 11940349
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plane grating calibration system, comprising an optical subsystem, a frame, first vibration isolator, a vacuum chuck, a workpiece stage, second vibration isolator, a base platform and a controller; the optical subsystem is mounted on the frame, and the frame is isolated from vibration by the first vibration isolator; the vacuum chuck is rotatably mounted on the workpiece stage, the workpiece stage is positioned on the base platform, and the base platform is isolated from vibration by the second vibration isolator. A displacement interferometer is integrated into the optical subsystem, and the entire optical subsystem adopts a method of sharing a light source, thereby avoiding the problems of low wavelength precision and poor coherence of separate light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, BEIJING U-PRECISION TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Leijie Wang, Ming Zhang, Yu Zhu, Jiankun Hao, Xin Li, Rong Cheng, Kaiming Yang, Jinchun Hu
  • Publication number: 20240098753
    Abstract: A method comprises: a second communication apparatus sends a trigger frame, to trigger at least one first communication apparatus that includes a first communication apparatus to transmit an uplink PPDU. After receiving the trigger frame, the at least one first communication apparatus sends the PPDU to the second communication apparatus based on the trigger frame. The PPDU includes a data field and an STF sequence, the data field is carried in a distributed RU, the distributed RU includes a plurality of subcarrier groups that are discrete in frequency domain, one of the subcarrier groups includes one subcarrier or includes at least two consecutive subcarriers, the STF sequence is carried on all subcarriers of a plurality of consecutive RUs, the plurality of consecutive RUs are consecutive RUs corresponding to the distributed RU, and each of the consecutive RUs includes a plurality of subcarriers that are consecutive in frequency domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Bo GONG, Chenchen LIU, Mengshi HU, Jian YU, Ming GAN
  • Publication number: 20240096923
    Abstract: The image sensing structure includes a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device includes at least one first unit. The at least one first unit includes a plurality of first interconnects adjacent to the top side of the first semiconductor device, a row selector, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) connected to the row selectors. The second semiconductor device includes at least one second unit. The at least one second unit includes a photodiode facing the top side of the second semiconductor device. The photodiode is configured to receive the light incident on the top side of the second semiconductor device. The top side of the first semiconductor device is bonded to the bottom side of the second semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: FENG-CHIEN HSIEH, YUN-WEI CHENG, WEI-LI HU, KUO-CHENG LEE, CHENG-MING WU
  • Publication number: 20240095439
    Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices having an interconnection pattern that includes a plurality of parallel conductors including a first conductor aligned with a first axis and a first dummy pattern aligned with a second axis on a first side of the first axis and offset from the first axis by an axis offset distance LAO in which the first dummy pattern includes N dummy conductors having a first dummy conductor length LDC with the dummy conductors being separated by a dummy conductor-to-dummy conductor spacing EED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Wei-Yi HU, Chih-Ming CHAO, Jung-Chou TSAI
  • Patent number: 11933920
    Abstract: One example method involves obtaining a plurality of scans of a field-of-view (FOV) of a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device disposed inside a housing. Obtaining each scan of the plurality of scans comprises: transmitting, through a plurality of sections of the housing, a plurality of light pulses emitted from the LIDAR device in different directions toward the housing; and detecting a plurality of returning light pulses comprising reflected portions of the transmitted plurality of light pulses that are reflected back toward the LIDAR device. The method also involves detecting an obstruction that at least partially occludes the LIDAR device from scanning the FOV through the housing based on the plurality of scans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Gil Shotan, Luke Wachter, Colin Braley, Christian Lauterbach, Xiaoxiang Hu, Ming Zou
  • Patent number: 11935470
    Abstract: A pixel circuit and a driving method thereof, and a display device are provided. The pixel circuit includes a driving sub-circuit, a data writing sub-circuit, a first light-emitting control sub-circuit, a second light-emitting control sub-circuit, a compensation sub-circuit, and a first reset sub-circuit, and is configured to generate a driving current to control a light-emitting element to emit light, the first reset sub-circuit comprises a first transistor, the compensation sub-circuit comprises a second transistor, the first transistor and the second transistor are both polysilicon oxide thin film transistors, and an active layer type of the first transistor and an active layer type of the second transistor are different from an active layer type of a transistor comprised in at least one selected from a group consisting of the driving sub-circuit, the data writing sub-circuit, the first light-emitting control sub-circuit, and the second light-emitting control sub-circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP C0., LTD.
    Inventors: Rui Wang, Ming Hu, Haijun Qiu, Weiyun Huang, Yao Huang, Chao Zeng, Yuanyou Qiu, Shaoru Li, Tianyi Cheng
  • Publication number: 20240086362
    Abstract: A key-value store and a file system are integrated together to provide improved operations. The key-value store can include a log engine, a hash engine, a sorting engine, and a garbage collection manager. The features of the key-value store can be configured to reduce the number of I/O operations involving the file system, thereby improving read efficiency, reducing write latency, and reducing write amplification issues inherent in the combined key-value store and file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hao Wang, Jiaxin Ou, Sheng Qiu, Yi Wang, Zhengyu Yang, Yizheng Jiao, Jingwei Zhang, Jianyang Hu, Yang Liu, Ming Zhao, Hui Zhang, Kuankuan Guo, Huan Sun, Yinlin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240090294
    Abstract: A display substrate and a display device are provided, the display substrate includes a first display region, and the display substrate includes a plurality of first pixel structures arranged on a base substrate in an array in a first direction and a second direction, where the plurality of first pixel structures are in the first display region, at least one first pixel structure includes at least two first sub-pixels and at least two second sub-pixels, the first sub-pixel includes a first opening, and the second sub-pixel includes a second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Chi Yu, Benlian Wang, Hongli Wang, Weiyun Huang, Ming Hu, Youngyik Ko
  • Publication number: 20240089815
    Abstract: This application relates to the field of wireless communication, and in particular, to individually addressed traffic indication methods and apparatuses applicable to multiple links, for example, in a wireless local area network supporting an 802.11be standard. In an example method, a first access point (AP) of a first access point multi-link device (AP MLD) generates and sends individually addressed traffic indication information. The individually addressed traffic indication information is used to indicate whether a non-AP MLD associated with the first AP MLD has a downlink individually addressed traffic and whether a non-AP MLD associated with a second AP MLD has a downlink individually addressed traffic. The second AP MLD is an AP MLD to which a non-transmitted AP belongs. The non-transmitted AP is in a multiple basic service set identifier (BSSID) set in which the first AP is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Ming GAN, Yiqing LI, Chenchen LIU, Jian YU, Mengshi HU, Yunbo LI, Yuchen GUO
  • Patent number: 11925343
    Abstract: A traction apparatus, comprising a clip portion (2) and a traction portion (1), the traction portion containing a closed traction structure (11); the closed traction structure being made from an elastic material; the clip portion comprising a main clip body (23, 25) and a clip arm (24, 26); the main clip body being capable of passing through a biopsy channel (4) of an endoscope (3), the clip arm being capable of clip the closed traction structure. Also disclosed is a traction ring used for the traction apparatus, the traction ring being a single closed traction structure or being formed by connecting several closed traction structures, the traction ring being made from an elastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: MICRO-TECH (NANJING) CO., LTD., BEIJING FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL, CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ming Ji, Jianjun Shuang, Zhenghua Shen, Changging Li, Derong Leng, Chunjun Liu, Jie Hu
  • Publication number: 20240075710
    Abstract: This application provides a housing, a terminal device, and a housing manufacturing method. The housing includes a magnesium-based metal matrix. A first aluminum-based metal layer and a second aluminum-based metal layer are respectively disposed on two sides of the magnesium-based metal matrix, a first transition layer is disposed between the magnesium-based metal matrix and the first aluminum-based metal layer, an appearance layer is disposed on a surface of a side that is of the first aluminum-based metal layer and that is away from the first transition layer, a second transition layer is disposed between the magnesium-based metal matrix and the second aluminum-based metal layer, and an electrical connection layer is disposed on a surface of a side that is of the second aluminum-based metal layer and that is away from the second transition layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Dawei Ji, Ming Cai, Banghong Hu
  • Publication number: 20240079443
    Abstract: A light emitting plate, a wiring plate and a display device are provided. The light emitting plate includes light emitting units. Each light emitting unit includes a light emitting sub-unit including a connection line unit and a light emitting diode chip connected with the connection line unit. The connection line unit includes electrical contact pairs, and each electrical contact pairs includes a first electrode contact and a second electrode contact; in each connection line unit, the second electrode contacts are electrically connected with each other, the first electrode contacts are electrically connected with each other, and only one electrical contact pairs in each connection line unit is connected with the light emitting diode chip; in each connection line unit, at least two first electrode contacts are arranged adjacent to each other, and at least two first electrode contacts are arranged between at least two second electrode contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming YANG, Wei HAO, Qibing GU, Guofeng HU, Lingyun SHI, Minghua XUAN, Can ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240079761
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a flexible printed circuit and a rigid printed circuit mounted to the flexible printed circuit using a board-to-board (B2B) connector. The flexible printed circuit may include signal conductors coupled to one or more antennas on the rigid printed circuit through the B2B connector. A given one of the signal conductors may include a phase shifter segment on the flexible printed circuit and/or a thick impedance matching segment on the rigid printed circuit that help to form a smooth impedance transition from the flexible printed circuit to the rigid printed circuit and the antenna(s). The B2B connector may include signal contacts interleaved with a ground contacts. The B2B connector may include ground bars laterally surrounding the signal and ground contacts to maximize the strength of mechanical coupling between the flexible printed circuit and the rigid printed circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jingni Zhong, Ming Chen, Han Wang, Alden T Rush, Behnam Ghassemiparvin, Bhaskara R Rupakula, Yiren Wang, Yuan Tao, Hao Xu, Jennifer M Edwards, Hongfei Hu, Mattia Pascolini