Patents by Inventor Wei Liu

Wei Liu 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: 11985341
    Abstract: A technique for encoding video is provided. The technique includes for a first portion of a first frame that is encoded by a first encoder in parallel with a second portion of the first frame that is encoded by a second encoder, determining a historical complexity distribution; determining a first bit budget for the first portion of the first frame based on the historical complexity distribution; and encoding the first portion of the first frame by the first encoder, based on the first bit budget.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Wei Gao, Gabor Sines, Ihab M. A. Amer, Crystal Yeong-Pian Sau, Feng Pan, Dong Liu
  • Patent number: 11982444
    Abstract: A system for disposing a high-moisture mixed waste composed of kitchen garbage and water-containing sludge is provided, including a mixed waste storage device, a mixed waste primary-drying device and a mixed waste incinerating device. The mixed waste primary-drying device includes a mixed waste primary-drying body, a primary-drying material inlet, a primary-dried material outlet, a drying gas inlet and a primary waste gas outlet. A discharging outlet of the mixed waste storage device is connected with the primary-drying material inlet through the first conveying belt. The mixed waste incinerating device includes an incinerator, an incineration material inlet, an incineration material outlet, a combustion-supporting gas inlet and a flue gas outlet. The incineration material inlet is connected with the primary-dried material outlet through the second conveying belt and the combustion-supporting gas inlet is connected with the primary waste gas outlet. The flue gas outlet is connected with the drying gas inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignees: GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Guangzhou Herui Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaozhou Liu, Peibin Lin, Guangyu Zhu, Wei Liu, Yu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11985516
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a method and apparatus for TRP downlink transmission. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus includes at least one transmitter that transmits a spatial information configuration for downlink transmission. The spatial information configuration configures at least one time unit for at least one of predefined spatial information and un-predefined spatial information. In the case that the time unit is configured for the predefined spatial information, the downlink transmission is transmitted according to the predefined spatial information. In the case that the time unit is configured for un-predefined spatial information, the downlink transmission is transmitted according to the spatial information indicated in the specific spatial information in the downlink control channel or configured by the high layer signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Wei Ling, Chenxi Zhu, Bingchao Liu, Lingling Xiao
  • Patent number: 11984453
    Abstract: An array substrate includes: a first substrate (10), including a plurality of sub-pixel regions (101) arranged in an array along a row direction (X) and a column direction (Y); a pixel circuit layer, including a plurality of sub-pixel circuits; a planarization layer (17), provided with a first via hole (170) located in the sub-pixel regions (101), and includes at least one pattern portion (171), the pattern portion (171) includes a plurality of pattern units (171a) arranged in an array along the row direction (X) and the column direction (Y); and a reflective electrode layer, wherein the reflective electrode layer includes a plurality of reflective electrodes (18) that are mutually disconnected, each of the reflective electrodes (18) is located in one of the sub-pixel regions (101) and is electrically connected to the sub-pixel circuit through the first via hole (170).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiguo Wang, Jian Sun, Zhao Zhang, Liang Tian, Weida Qin, Zhen Wang, Han Zhang, Wenwen Qin, Xiaoyan Yang, Yue Shan, Wei Yan, Jian Zhang, Deshuai Wang, Yadong Zhang, Jiantao Liu
  • Patent number: 11985840
    Abstract: A display substrate including a pixel, and further includes: a substrate; a first-auxiliary-electrode on the substrate; a second-auxiliary-electrode disposed on and electrically connected to the first-auxiliary-electrode, the second auxiliary-electrode comprising a first-conductive-layer on the first-auxiliary-electrode, a second-conductive-layer on the first-conductive-layer, and a barrier layer on the second-conductive-layer, an orthographic projection of the second-conductive-layer on the substrate located within an orthographic projection of the first-conductive-layer on the substrate, and the orthographic projection of the second-conductive-layer located within an orthographic projection of the barrier layer on the substrate; and a first electrode electrically connected to the second-auxiliary-electrode and comprising a first-conductive-portion and a second-conductive-portion connected to each other, the first-conductive-portion disposed on the first-conductive-layer and extending along a surface of the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Liu, Youngsuk Song
  • Patent number: 11983116
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for pre-fetching data. An apparatus comprises a processor core, pre-fetch logic, and a memory hierarchy. The pre-fetch logic is configured to generate cache pre-fetch requests for a program instruction identified by a program counter. The pre-fetch logic is configured to track one or more statistics with respect to the cache pre-fetch requests. The pre-fetch logic is configured to link the one or more statistics with the program counter. The pre-fetch logic is configured to determine a degree of the cache pre-fetch requests for the program instruction based on the one or more statistics. The memory hierarchy comprises main memory and a hierarchy of caches. The memory hierarchy further comprises a memory controller configured to pre-fetch memory blocks identified in the cache pre-fetch requests from a current level in the memory hierarchy into a higher level of the memory hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Wook Do, Wei-Yu Chen, Gang Liu
  • Patent number: 11983960
    Abstract: A device occupation method includes a first device that obtains information related to the first device or information related to a second device, where the second device occupies a first to-be-occupied device, and the first device prepares to occupy the first to-be-occupied device, and occupying, by the first device, the first to-be-occupied device when the information matches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guowen Gao, Hao Liu, Guoqi Li, Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 11980233
    Abstract: A working control circuit for an ultrasonic atomizer and an ultrasonic electronic cigarette are disclosed. The working control circuit comprises a power module, a booster circuit, a smoking switch, a controller, a drive circuit, and an LC oscillation circuit. An output end of the booster circuit is also connected to the drive circuit through a voltage regulator circuit. The voltage regulator circuit comprises a first MOS transistor, a first resistor, and a second resistor. A reference level feedback end of the booster circuit is grounded through a third resistor. The voltage output end of the booster circuit is electrically connected to the reference level feedback end of the booster circuit through a fourth resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianfu Liu, Kejun Zhong, Xiaoyi Guo, Wei Huang, Xinqiang Yin, Jianhua Yi, Shengbo Li
  • Patent number: 11980222
    Abstract: An ultrasonic atomization sheet (1) and atomizer and an ultrasonic electronic cigarette are disclosed. The ultrasonic atomization sheet (1) comprises a flaky piezoelectric substrate (101), a surface electrode (102) attached to one surface of the piezoelectric substrate (101), and a drive electrode (103) attached to the other surface of the piezoelectric substrate (101). The piezoelectric substrate (101) is elongated. The piezoelectric substrate (101) is composed of an oscillating section (106) and a fixed section (107) connected to each other. The surface electrode (102) is fixed on one surface of the oscillating section (106), and the drive electrode (103) is fixed on the other surface of the oscillating section (106). The surface electrode (102) and the drive electrode (103) are both rectangular or circular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianfu Liu, Kejun Zhong, Xiaoyi Guo, Wei Huang, Xinqiang Yin, Jianhua Yi, Yecheng Kuang, Yongquan Zhou
  • Patent number: 11984457
    Abstract: A thin-film transistor (TFT) array substrate, a preparation method thereof, and a display device are provided. The TFT array substrate includes a source, a drain, and a first gate; wherein a protrusive structure is defined between the source and the drain, and the first gate is disposed inside the protrusive structure; and in a plane where a surface of the first gate is disposed, a sum of an overlapped area of a projection of the source and a projection of the first gate and an overlapped area of a projection of the drain and the projection of the first gate is less than an area threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngsuk Song, Wei Liu, Hongda Sun
  • Patent number: 11982803
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and storage medium for controlling a pathologic microscope are provided. The method includes obtaining a pathological digital image from an incident optical path of the pathologic microscope; performing artificial intelligence (AI) analysis on the pathological digital image to generate AI analysis information; and controlling an augmented reality (AR) projection component to project the AI analysis information on a microscopic field of the pathologic microscope on an outgoing optical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianhua Yao, Xiao Han, Junzhou Huang, Wei Liu, Yen-Hsiang Wang, De Cai
  • Publication number: 20240151877
    Abstract: An optical film layer and a manufacturing method thereof, a polarizer, and a display panel are provided. The optical film layer includes a base layer and a group of particle layers arranged in the base layer. The group of particle layers includes multiple particle layers, and refractive indices of the multiple particle layers gradually decrease in a direction from a first side of the optical film layer to a second side of the optical film layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang Liu, Weiheng Yang, Wei Wang
  • Publication number: 20240153849
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a chip structure including a substrate and a wiring structure over a first surface of the substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a first seed layer over the wiring structure, a first inner wall of the first enlarged portion, and a second inner wall of the neck portion. The semiconductor device structure includes a second seed layer over a second surface of the substrate, a third inner wall of the second enlarged portion, and the first seed layer over the second inner wall of the neck portion. The second seed layer is in direct contact with the first seed layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting-Li YANG, Wen-Hsiung LU, Lung-Kai MAO, Fu-Wei LIU, Mirng-Ji LII
  • Publication number: 20240153137
    Abstract: An audio acquisition device positioning method is provided. In the method, a first image that includes an audio acquisition device is obtained. The audio acquisition device in the first image is identified. First coordinate data of the identified audio acquisition device in the first image is obtained. First displacement data is determined according to the first coordinate data and historical coordinate data of the audio acquisition device. First coordinates of the audio acquisition device are determined according to the first displacement data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Zequn JIE, Zheng GE, Wei LIU
  • Publication number: 20240155112
    Abstract: Systems and methods for deep neural network (DNN)-based cross component prediction are provided. A method includes inputting a reconstructed luma block of an image or video into a DNN; and predicting, by the DNN, a reconstructed chroma block of the image or video based on the reconstructed luma block that is input. Luma and chroma reference information and side information may also be input into the DNN to predict the reconstructed chroma block. The various inputs may also be generated using processes such as downsampling and transformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Sheng LIN, Wei JIANG, Wei WANG, Liqiang WANG, Shan LIU, Xiaozhong XU
  • Publication number: 20240153769
    Abstract: A first mask and a second mask are sequentially provided to perform a multi-step exposure and development processes. Through proper overlay design of the first mask and the second mask, conductive wirings having acceptable overlay offset are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jie Chen, Hsien-Wei Chen, Tzuan-Horng Liu, Ying-Ju Chen
  • Publication number: 20240150668
    Abstract: A lubricant composition with improved stability and tolerance for water hardness comprises a synthetic wax emulsion; an amine derivative; an emulsifier; and a sequestrant. The synthetic wax emulsion may include poly(ethyleneoxide)-based or poly(propyleneoxide)-based wax emulsions. The amine derivative may include alkyl C12-C14 oxy propyl diamine. The lubricant composition can be used for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor. The method includes applying the lubricant composition to at least a part of the container or the conveyor in an application cycle, where the application cycle includes a first period of time of dispensing the lubricant composition and a second period of time of not dispensing the lubricant composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Wei KE, Liang JI, Yubao LIU
  • Publication number: 20240150857
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for power allocation in a carbon dioxide incubator, and a carbon dioxide incubator. The method for power allocation in a carbon dioxide incubator provided with heating wires on multiple inner surfaces of the carbon dioxide incubator includes: according to a current temperature and a target temperature of a box body of the carbon dioxide incubator, determining a power index; in case where the current temperature is less than or equal to the target temperature, according to the power index, determining a heating strategy for each inner surface of the carbon dioxide incubator by looking up a table; and according to the heating strategy for each inner surface, adjusting at least one or more of the power and/or the start-stop time of the heating wires on each inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huan CHEN, Zhanjie LIU, Haitao CHEN, Xianshuang TANG, Wei HU, Yuantong XIA, Zepeng DUAN, Huanwen JU
  • Publication number: 20240151558
    Abstract: A micro-displacement measurement system having a picometer scale resolution and a measurement method. The measurement system comprises a probe module, a demodulation optical path module, a static lock-in amplification module, an upper computer module, and a micro-displacement drive module. The probe module comprises a measurement FBG sensor, a matching FBG sensor, a precision stainless steel needle tube, and an external support; the demodulation optical path module comprises an ASE broadband light source, a first circulator, a second circulator, and an InGaAs photodetector; the upper computer module comprises a data acquisition card and a computer; and the micro-displacement drive module comprises a piezoelectric ceramic nano-positioner, a piezoelectric ceramic driver, a three-dimensional precision micro-motion platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Fangfang LIU, Xinyang LIU, Wei ZHOU, Xin RAN, Hongli LI, Haojie XIA
  • Publication number: 20240153887
    Abstract: A semiconductor package structure includes a base having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto, wherein the base comprises a wiring structure, a first electronic component disposed over the first surface of the base and electrically coupled to the wiring structure, a second electronic component disposed over the first surface of the base and electrically coupled to the wiring structure, wherein the first electronic component and the second electronic component are separated by a molding material, a first hole and a second hole formed on the second surface of the base, and a frame disposed over the first surface of the base, wherein the frame surrounds the first electronic component and the second electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Tzu-Hung LIN, Chia-Cheng CHANG, I-Hsuan PENG, Nai-Wei LIU