Patents by Inventor OU QI

OU QI 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: 10646015
    Abstract: A smart luggage system includes a piece of luggage configured to store items for transport and a handle coupled to the luggage. The handle includes a pull rod coupled to a connecting rod. One or more cameras are disposed in a top portion of the pull rod and configured to take a photograph and/or video. One or more cameras are coupled to the luggage and/or the handle and configured to take a photograph and/or video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: LINGDONG TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO. LTD
    Inventors: Ou Qi, Xudong Guo
  • Publication number: 20200142401
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include automated guided vehicles (AGVs) having a U-shaped handle. The U-shaped handle can be pull down to change operation of the AGV. In one embodiment, a self-driving system is provided. The system includes a body having one or more motorized wheels, a console coupled in an upright position to an end of the body, and a handle pivotally coupled to the console, the handle being movable with respect to the console to change operation of the self-driving system between a self-driving mode and a manual control mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Guorong REN, Botao ZHENG, Liye YANG, Ou QI
  • Publication number: 20200022472
    Abstract: A smart self-driving system includes a body, such as a piece of luggage, supported by a plurality of wheel assemblies. At least one wheel assemblies includes a wheel rotating motor configured to rotate a wheel of the wheel assembly to move the luggage in a given direction. At least one wheel assemblies includes a wheel orientation sensor configured to measure the orientation of the wheel. At least one wheel assembly includes a wheel orientation motor configured to orient the wheel in the given direction. The smart self-driving system is configured to move in forward direction that is different than a head direction of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Ou QI, Zhaoqiang CHEN, Xingyu LIAN, Guorong REN, Bin FAN
  • Publication number: 20200000193
    Abstract: A smart luggage system includes a piece of luggage, a pull rod, at least one sensor, two driving wheels and two driven wheels. The luggage is configured to store items for transport. The pull rod is coupled to the luggage. The at least one sensor is coupled to the luggage and configured to detect a moving object. The two driving wheels and two driven wheels are coupled to the luggage, wherein the two driving wheels are motorized to move the luggage in a given direction. The pull rod and the at least one sensor are disposed on a front surface of the luggage. The two driven wheels are disposed near the front surface of the luggage and the two driving wheels are disposed near a rear surface of the luggage. The at least one sensor is configured to guide the luggage to follow the moving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: OU QI, Fangning CHENG, Xinyi TANG, GUORONG REN
  • Publication number: 20190384316
    Abstract: A smart lawn mower comprises a traveling control module configured to control the traveling and steering of the mower, an image capturing module configured to capture the surrounding images of the mower, an operation module configured to provide a surrounding-determination information, and a storage module configured to store the surrounding-determination information. The operation module determines a grass area by analyzing the surrounding images captured by the image capturing module. The mower defines a grass area accurately without a predetermined boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Ou Qi, Chiung-Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 10477933
    Abstract: A smart luggage system includes a piece of luggage configured to store items for transport and a handle coupled to the luggage. The handle includes a pull rod coupled to a connecting rod. One or more cameras are disposed in a top portion of the pull rod and configured to take a photograph and/or video. One or more cameras are coupled to the luggage and/or the handle and configured to take a photograph and/or video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: LINGDONG TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ou Qi, Xudong Guo
  • Patent number: 10423159
    Abstract: A smart self-driving system includes a body, such as a piece of luggage, supported by a plurality of wheel assemblies. One or more front proximity sensors are coupled to the body and configured to detect an object moving in a given direction while the body is in a rear follow position behind the object. One or more side proximity sensors are coupled to the body and configured to detect the object moving in the given direction while the body is in a side follow position on the side of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: LINGDONG TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO. LTD
    Inventors: Ou Qi, Xingyu Lian, Zhaoqiang Chen
  • Patent number: 10310506
    Abstract: A smart self-driving system includes a body, such as a piece of luggage, supported by a plurality of wheel assemblies. One or more front proximity sensors are coupled to the body and configured to detect an object moving in a given direction while the body is in a rear follow position behind the object. One or more side proximity sensors are coupled to the body and configured to detect the object moving in the given direction while the body is in a side follow position on the side of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: LINGDONG TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO. LTD
    Inventors: Ou Qi, Xingyu Lian, Zhaoqiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20190125046
    Abstract: A smart self-driving system includes a body, such as a piece of luggage, supported by a plurality of wheel assemblies. At least one wheel assemblies includes a wheel rotating motor configured to rotate a wheel of the wheel assembly to move the luggage in a given direction. At least one wheel assemblies includes a wheel orientation sensor configured to measure the orientation of the wheel. At least one wheel assembly includes a wheel orientation motor configured to orient the wheel in the given direction. The smart self-driving system is configured to move in forward direction that is different than a head direction of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Ou QI, Zhaoqiang CHEN, Xingyu LIAN, Guorong REN, Bin FAN
  • Patent number: 10271623
    Abstract: A smart self-driving system includes a body, such as a piece of luggage, supported by a plurality of wheel assemblies. At least one wheel assemblies includes a wheel rotating motor configured to rotate a wheel of the wheel assembly to move the luggage in a given direction. At least one wheel assemblies includes a wheel orientation sensor configured to measure the orientation of the wheel. At least one wheel assembly includes a wheel orientation motor configured to orient the wheel in the given direction. The smart self-driving system is configured to move in forward direction that is different than a head direction of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: LINGDONG TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO. LTD
    Inventors: Ou Qi, Zhaoqiang Chen, Xingyu Lian, Guorong Ren, Bin Fan
  • Publication number: 20190113382
    Abstract: A movable container includes: a driving mechanism, a sensing device, and a control circuit. The driving mechanism is arranged to provide a momentum to the movable container. The sensing device is arranged to sense a motion feature in accordance with the momentum provided by the driving mechanism. The control circuit is coupled to the sensing device and the driving mechanism and arranged to calculate a calculated mass of the movable container in accordance with the motion feature sensed by the sensing device. The control circuit is coordinated with the driving mechanism and the sensing device via a user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: GUORONG REN, OU QI, ZHAOQIANG CHEN, RUIZHI LI