Patents by Inventor Zhaoxia Zhang

Zhaoxia Zhang 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: 10373296
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for reducing ringing artifacts in an X-ray image, comprising: acquiring an X-ray image by scanning an object, wherein the X-ray image comprises grid line artifacts; applying a first bandwidth filter and a second bandwidth filter respectively to the X-ray image so as to obtain a filtered first image and a filtered second image, wherein the first bandwidth filter and the second bandwidth have different bandwidths; constructing a weighting map according to the X-ray image; and fusing the filtered first image and the filtered second image with the weighting map so as to obtain an output image. The present disclosure also discloses a system using the above method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Zhaoxia Zhang, Kun Tao, Xiao Xuan, Ming Yan, Han Kang
  • Patent number: 10297010
    Abstract: A method for reducing grid line artifacts in an X-ray image is disclosed, which includes acquiring an X-ray image by scanning an object, wherein the X-ray image comprises grid line artifacts; decomposing the X-ray image into a high frequency image and a low frequency image, wherein the high frequency image comprises the grid line artifacts; filtering the high frequency image to reduce the grid line artifacts in the high frequency image so as to obtain a filtered high frequency image; and combining the filtered high frequency image with the low frequency image to reconstruct an output image. A system adopting the above method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Zhaoxia Zhang, Kun Tao, Hao Lai, Ming Yan, Han Kang
  • Publication number: 20170294001
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for reducing ringing artifacts in an X-ray image, comprising: acquiring an X-ray image by scanning an object, wherein the X-ray image comprises grid line artifacts; applying a first bandwidth filter and a second bandwidth filter respectively to the X-ray image so as to obtain a filtered first image and a filtered second image, wherein the first bandwidth filter and the second bandwidth have different bandwidths; constructing a weighting map according to the X-ray image; and fusing the filtered first image and the filtered second image with the weighting map so as to obtain an output image. The present disclosure also discloses a system using the above method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Zhaoxia Zhang, Kun Tao, Xiao Xuan, Ming Yan, Han Kang
  • Publication number: 20170270640
    Abstract: A method for reducing grid line artifacts in an X-ray image is disclosed, which includes acquiring an X-ray image by scanning an object, wherein the X-ray image comprises grid line artifacts; decomposing the X-ray image into a high frequency image and a low frequency image, wherein the high frequency image comprises the grid line artifacts; filtering the high frequency image to reduce the grid line artifacts in the high frequency image so as to obtain a filtered high frequency image; and combining the filtered high frequency image with the low frequency image to reconstruct an output image. A system adopting the above method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Zhaoxia Zhang, Kun Tao, Hao Lai, Ming Yan, Han Kang
  • Patent number: 9014753
    Abstract: In a communications system for a motor vehicle, the communications system includes: an interface for exchanging data between the communications system and a mobile telephone; a display with an assigned controller for displaying an image of the mobile telephone, the image including at least one control element, or for displaying a portion of an image of the mobile telephone, the portion of the image also having at least one control element; and a touch screen, which is located above the display and serves to operate the mobile telephone by touching the touch screen in the area of the displayed control element or by pressing upon the touch screen in the area of the displayed control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Carsten Bergmann, Zhaoxia Zhang, Will Specks, Klaus Schaaf
  • Publication number: 20090271106
    Abstract: A navigation configuration includes a microphone, disposed in a motor vehicle, for acoustically inputting a location designation. A server, disposed outside the motor vehicle, performs a speech recognition of an acoustically input location designation and converts the acoustically input location designation into a location designation of a database. A communication system transmits the acoustically input location designation from the motor vehicle to the server and transmits the location designation of the database from the server to the motor vehicle. A navigation system, disposed in the motor vehicle, determines a route from a location of the motor vehicle to a destination as a function of the location designation of the database. A motor vehicle having a navigation system for determining a route and a method for determining a route from a location of the motor vehicle to a destination are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Rohit Mishra, Edward Kim, Zhaoxia Zhang, Arati Gerdes
  • Publication number: 20080210474
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a touch screen, which is disposed in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, for outputting a position signal. The position signal is dependent on the touch screen being touched. An actuator is provided for deflecting the touch screen. A control configuration evaluates the position signal for the purpose of recognizing a handwriting and for controlling the actuator in order to generate a haptic feedback for an operator of the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jackie Lai, Zhaoxia Zhang, Brian Finn
  • Publication number: 20080103612
    Abstract: In a communications system for a motor vehicle, the communications system includes: an interface for exchanging data between the communications system and a mobile telephone; a display with an assigned controller for displaying an image of the mobile telephone, the image including at least one control element, or for displaying a portion of an image of the mobile telephone, the portion of the image also having at least one control element; and a touch screen, which is located above the display and serves to operate the mobile telephone by touching the touch screen in the area of the displayed control element or by pressing upon the touch screen in the area of the displayed control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Carsten Bergmann, Zhaoxia Zhang, Will Specks, Klaus Schaaf
  • Publication number: 20050197842
    Abstract: A vehicle comprises an instant messaging communications system for communication between an occupant of the vehicle and a communications participant via an instant messaging server, wherein the instant messaging communications system includes a communications module to receive an instant messaging message, containing a message string and a text-to-speech engine to translate the message string to an acoustic signal for emission by a loudspeaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Carsten Bergmann, Klaus Schaaf, Chu Lee, Zhaoxia Zhang