Patents by Inventor Yin Zhu

Yin Zhu 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: 20180121082
    Abstract: A method for split screen display on an electronic device, includes: receiving an operation signal which triggers displaying a multi-task management interface; displaying the multi-task management interface, wherein the multi-task management interface displays thereon acquired applications running on the electronic device; when it is detected that a user selects a first application and at least one second application from the acquired applications, generating a split screen display interface based on the first application and the at least one second application; and displaying the split screen display interface, so that the first application and the at least one second application are running and displayed on the split screen display interface simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Yin ZHU, Jiong LI, Zhenzhou LU
  • Publication number: 20180121057
    Abstract: A method and device for hiding an application (APP) icon. The method includes monitoring, in a desktop interface, a hiding operation on a first APP icon by a second APP icon, the second APP icon being an APP icon of an installed APP; and hiding the first APP icon in the desktop interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Zhe LIANG, Yin ZHU, Piao YANG
  • Publication number: 20180088784
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for sharing content in the mobile internet technology field. In the method, the electronic device displays a content page including a plurality of content elements on the touch screen. In the content page, the electronic device obtains an operation signal of the user for triggering content sharing and enters a content sharing mode. The electronic device obtains a selection gesture identifying at least one content element from the plurality of content elements on the content page. The electronic device shares the at least one content element when detecting that the at least one content element are dragged to a predetermined area on the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yin ZHU, Zhenzhou LU
  • Publication number: 20180088764
    Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the field of mobile internet technologies. In the present disclosure, after a screenshot image is generated and previewed, if a predetermined operation instruction with respect to a preview image corresponding to screenshot image is detected, the icons of the applications installed on the terminal being able for the user to share the screenshot image are displayed. Subsequently, the screenshot image can be shared through the target application among the icons of the displayed applications by dragging the preview image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenzhou LU, Yin ZHU, Xiaochuang LU, QiaoZhuo CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180091660
    Abstract: A content sharing method, device and medium are provided. According to some embodiments, when a screen capturing operation instruction is detected, a current display page is captured and a screenshot corresponding to the current display page is generated; a preview picture corresponding to the screenshot is generated and the preview picture is display at a preset position of a display screen; it is detected whether a user switches to a preset page on which a preset application is displayed; when the preset page on which the preset application is displayed currently runs, it is detected whether the user performs a dragging operation on a displayed preview picture, and if it is detected that the user performs the dragging operation on the preview picture, the preview picture is moved and displayed according to the dragging operation; and if it is detected that the preview picture is moved to a target position of the preset page, a sharing operation is performed on the screenshot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Zhenzhou LU, Yin ZHU, Qiaozhuo CHEN
  • Patent number: 9897439
    Abstract: A method for a terminal to measure an angle, includes: displaying a horizontal reference line, a measurement line, and an object being imaged by a camera on a display interface of the terminal, a plane determined by the measurement line and the horizontal reference line being parallel with the display interface, and the measurement line being relatively static with respect to the display interface; during a process in which the terminal is turned to cause, on the display interface, an edge of the object to be parallel with the measurement line, obtaining one or more angles between the measurement line and the horizontal reference line; and determining an angle obtained when the edge of the object is parallel with the measurement line as an angle between the object and a horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaowei Hu, Wei Han, Yin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20180039332
    Abstract: A terminal and a touch response method and device are provided. The terminal includes: a screen cover plate comprising a display area part and a key area portion, a touch key is formed in the key area portion; a touch sensor arranged below the touch key; a pressure sensor arranged below the touch key; and a processing chip electrically connected with the touch sensor and the pressure sensor respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Zhe LIANG, Yin ZHU, Zhenzhou LU
  • Publication number: 20170322689
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for multi-task management by a computing device. One method for multi-task management may include: receiving an operation signal for triggering display of a multi-task management interface; acquiring every running application on the computing device; acquiring, for each of the running applications, cached cache pages related to the application; displaying collections of previews for the running applications in the multi-task management interface, a collection of previews for an application being used to aggregate and display cache pages related to the application; and acquiring a selected cache page, controlling an application corresponding to the selected cache page to run in the foreground, and controlling the application to initially display the selected cache page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yin ZHU, Qiaozhuo CHEN, Xiaochuang LU, Fan BU, Zhenzhou LU, Chengxing GAO
  • Publication number: 20170322709
    Abstract: A split-screen display method, apparatus and medium are provided. The split-screen display method includes: receiving an operating signal for triggering display of a multi-task management interface, the multi-task management interface including a main partition and a secondary partition; acquiring a plurality of applications running on the electronic device, the plurality of applications including a first application and at least one second application; and displaying the first application on the main partition and displaying the at least one second application on the secondary partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Qiaozhuo CHEN, Zhenzhou LU, Yin ZHU
  • Publication number: 20170308397
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for managing a task of an instant messaging application are provided. The method includes: during a process of executing a first function task of the instant messaging application, if an instruction for triggering a second function of the instant messaging application is received, switching the first function task to background; creating a first task tab; creating a second function task; and after the second function task is created, pulling up the first function task to switch the first function task to foreground if a designed operation is received based on the first task tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Zhenzhou LU, Yin ZHU, Fan BU
  • Publication number: 20170251090
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for presenting information, belonging to the field of computer technology. The method includes: obtaining service information related to a service if a service-type call log exists in call logs of a computing device; and inserting the service information into the service-type call log and displaying the service information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qian Wang, Yin Zhu, Lan Li
  • Publication number: 20170154318
    Abstract: Disclosed includes a method for processing information. The method is performed by a terminal and comprises: receiving first information inputted on an interface of a calculator application; and generating, based on the first information, second information related to a payment application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Qian WANG, Yin ZHU, Shaohua HAO
  • Publication number: 20170155604
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for processing information. The method includes: receiving a message entered by a user in an information interface and recognizing a type of the message; based on the type of the message, calling an application to process contents of the message; receiving a processing result generated by the application in processing the contents of the message; and in addition to displaying the message in the information interface, displaying information related to the processing result in the information interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Qian WANG, Yin ZHU
  • Patent number: 9661132
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and storage medium for displaying a conversation interface. In the method: the terminal displays a caller identification display interface when a call request is received from a calling party. The terminal obtains a dynamic image associated with the calling party while displaying the caller identification display interface. The terminal displays the dynamic image in the caller identification display interface. The calling party in the conversation is indicated by using one or more dynamic images so that the display effect is diversified and visualized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: XIAOMI INC.
    Inventors: Qian Wang, Yin Zhu, Wenlin Wang
  • Publication number: 20170109303
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a data output dispatching device and method capable of reducing the probability of packets from the same queue being transmitted sequentially. An embodiment of the method comprises the following steps: providing a plurality of buffers capable of storing the data of Q queues respectively while each queue is associated with a weighting and the sum Ws of all the weightings is between 2(M-1) and 2M and not greater than a maximum sum in which Q is an integer greater than 1, M is a positive integer and N is an integer not less than M; providing a binary bit reverse count value not greater than 2N; and assigning a token to one of the Q queues for data output according to the reverse count value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventor: JIAN-YIN ZHU
  • Publication number: 20170085697
    Abstract: A method for function extending includes displaying a call interface on a first terminal for a voice call with a second terminal, determining an extension function when detecting an extension operation performed on the call interface, and displaying an application interface corresponding to the extension function on the call interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Yin ZHU, Qian WANG, Lan LI
  • Patent number: 9547456
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for data copy. Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a method for data copy, comprising: obtaining a data source on which data copy is to be executed; determining a size P of a block extent based on which the data source is divided; dividing the data source into at least one data block based on the size P of the block extent; and copying data from the data source to a data target in the basic unit of the at least one data block; wherein the size P of the block extent is an integral multiple of a size R of a read/write unit supported by underlying architecture. In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for data copy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Xiangqing Yang, Ren Ren, Xi Ma, Yin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20160366275
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and storage medium for displaying a conversation interface. In the method: the terminal displays a caller identification display interface when a call request is received from a calling party. The terminal obtains a dynamic image associated with the calling party while displaying the caller identification display interface. The terminal displays the dynamic image in the caller identification display interface. The calling party in the conversation is indicated by using one or more dynamic images so that the display effect is diversified and visualized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Qian WANG, Yin Zhu, Wenlin Wang
  • Patent number: 9497594
    Abstract: Techniques for determining a status of a user are described. A mobile device equipped with sensors may collect sensor data pertaining to transportation modes of the user, tracking locations of the user, identifying environmental noise levels surrounding the user, or speech being spoken in proximity to the user. Features of the collected sensor readings are then used to infer activities the user may be performing. Based at least in part on the multiple inferred activities, a status of the user is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Xing Xie, Yin Zhu, Yuki Arase
  • Publication number: 20160323282
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for permission management. In the method, the terminal obtains fingerprint information of a user based on a touch operation on a preset interface of the terminal by the user. The terminal determines whether the user is an authorized user according to the obtained fingerprint information. When determining that the user is an unauthorized user, the terminal disables a permission for modifying configurations of the terminal by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: QiaoZhuo CHEN, Yin Zhu, Wenxin Li