Patents Assigned to AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 11823393
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a scene detection method, a chip, an electronic device, and a storage medium, the present disclosure detects periodic scenes, which helps to improve the accuracy of motion estimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zheng Bao, Tao Ji, Zhihong He, Chun Wang, Dongjian Wang, Xuyun Chen
  • Patent number: 11785172
    Abstract: A static identification area detecting method and module, chip, electronic device and medium, which can improve the accuracy of static identification area detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tao Ji, Zhihong He, Chun Wang, Dongjian Wang, Xuyun Chen
  • Patent number: 11710315
    Abstract: A method for detecting a static logo of a video, an electronic apparatus and a storage medium. The method includes: calculating a pixel grayscale flag value, an edge gradient flag value and an edge direction flag value; calculating, in a preset neighborhood centered on the pixel at each pixel position of the current video frame, a first local confidence degree of the pixel grayscale flag value, a second local confidence degree of the edge gradient flag value, and a third local confidence degree of the edge direction flag value respectively; calculating a contribution score of each local confidence degree and a total contribution score of each pixel position; and gathering the total contribution score of each pixel position of the current video frame, and determining a static logo in the current video frame according to the total contribution score of each pixel position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Ji, Zhihong He, Chun Wang, Dongjian Wang, Xuyun Chen
  • Patent number: 11653017
    Abstract: A method for estimating a motion vector of a pixel block, a video processing apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method for estimating the motion vector of the pixel block includes: obtaining a plurality of candidate motion vectors of a current pixel block in a current video frame, the plurality of candidate motion vectors comprising at least a down-sampled candidate motion vector; calculating a confidence degree for a difference value between each of other candidate motion vectors except for the down-sampled candidate motion vector in the plurality of candidate motion vectors and the down-sampled candidate motion vector; and determining one candidate motion vector in the other candidate motion vectors as the motion vector of the current pixel block, the confidence degree for the difference value between the one candidate motion vector and the down-sampled candidate motion vector is highest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhihong He, Tao Ji, Chun Wang, Dongjian Wang, Xuyun Chen
  • Patent number: 11638031
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motion compensation method and module, a chip, an electronic device, and a storage medium, to improve the problem of haloes easily appearing on the edges of moving objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Amlogic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Ji, Zhihong He, Chun Wang, Dongjian Wang, Xuyun Chen
  • Patent number: 11574408
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motion estimation method, a chip, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The present disclosure is beneficial to improving the accuracy of motion estimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Amlogic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheng Bao, Tao Ji, Chun Wang, Dongjian Wang, Xuyun Chen
  • Patent number: 11514584
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and electronic device for detecting a display region of a video image in real time. The method includes: determining a bright pixel threshold line that distinguishes a display region from a black edge region of the current frame of image according to a pixel value of each pixel; determining a time-domain warning line according to time-domain motion statistic values of each row and each column of pixels of the current frame of image; determining a target optimal gradient line that distinguishes the display region from the black edge region of the current frame of image; and determining a boundary bright line between the display region and the black edge region of the current frame of image according to the bright pixel threshold line, the time-domain warning line and the target gradient line to determine the display region of the current frame of image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ping Ji, Zheng Bao, Tao Ji, Chun Wang, Dongjian Wang, Xuyun Chen
  • Patent number: 11490049
    Abstract: A method for selecting a reference frame, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: calculating a sum of absolute values of pixel brightness differences of corresponding pixel locations in a current frame and a previous frame in a video; determining frame attribute of the current frame based on the sum of absolute values of pixel brightness differences, the frame attribute including a raw frame and a duplicate frame; counting a number of raw frames in M historical frames previous to the current frame; obtaining a current frame interpolation step size based on the number of raw frames in the M historical frames; obtaining a next frame phase to be interpolated based on a current frame interpolation phase and the current frame interpolation step size; and determining an interpolation reference frame based on the next frame to be interpolated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanling Liu, Tao Ji, Chun Wang, Dongjian Wang, Xuyun Chen
  • Patent number: 11409646
    Abstract: A method for releasing memory allocated by a contiguous memory allocator that merges a to-be-released memory page with an adjacent free page to form a memory block that can be released more efficiently than would be the case when releasing a series of un-merged memory pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tao Zeng
  • Patent number: 11368633
    Abstract: The present invention provides a video switching method based on multi-channel decoding and comprising: starting the intelligent device to accomplish an initialization operation of a system file; closing the display of an image layer, decoding and displaying an obtained boot video on the video layer; after a system desktop launcher is started, displaying a main interface on the image layer in a transparent form; after a system is started, the intelligent device creates and displays a display layer on the image layer, wherein a display area of the display layer is smaller than that of the image layer; and decoding and displaying remotely obtained video data on the display layer. The invention avoids the issue of waiting for the loading of the video data of the online video for playing after the boot video ends, resulting in a relatively long waiting time and lowering the user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Qian, Yingwei Long
  • Patent number: 11356198
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a demodulation method, apparatus, and device. Some embodiments of the present disclosure are beneficial to improving demodulation performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
    Inventor: Chenglin Li
  • Patent number: 11356085
    Abstract: The PWM waveform generation device comprises a time-division multiplexing module, wherein the time-division multiplexing module is configured for receiving a first preprocessing signal and a second preprocessing signal output by two system clock sources, performing a first time-division processing on the first preprocessing signal to obtain a first time-division signal, and performing a second time-division processing on the second preprocessing signal to obtain a second time-division signal according to a preset strategy, performing multiplexing processing on the first time-division signal and the second time-division signal to obtain a PWM output signal, wherein an output frequency of the PWM output signal is a default standard clock frequency. The present invention has the advantages that the cycle length of one cycle of a PWM waveform depends on cycles of two preprocessing waveforms and the number of the cycles, such that the output waveform frequency may be calibrated to a desired frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Hu, Bo Yang, Xuhua Zhang, Chaoyang Luo, Xingyu Chen
  • Patent number: 11356105
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for calibrating crystal frequency offset through an internal loop of a central processing unit (CPU), which comprises: outputting an oscillation exciting signal to a crystal circuit by the CPU; producing a clock signal by the crystal circuit; outputting the clock signal through an output port arranged on the CPU by the internal loop; and adopting and connecting a frequency meter to the output port, and receiving and testing the clock signal to obtain a testing result; determining whether a deviation of the clock signal is qualified; if it is qualified, the tester exits subsequently, otherwise the tester regulates the crystal circuit, and then turning to Step S4. The clock signal of the CPU is output at the output port through the internal loop, and then the frequency meter is used for measuring the clock without being influenced by a probe, and the measurement is more accurate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jie Feng, Kun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220173564
    Abstract: A port processing method, used to enhance an electrostatic discharge protection capability and an overstress protection capability. The method comprises: step S1, providing a cable having a plurality of terminal contact cores leading out of the cable, the plurality of terminal contact cores comprising contact cores disposed at two sides of the cable, and signal cores disposed within the cable; and S2, changing the signal layout of the contact cores and the signal cores, so as to enhance the electrostatic discharge protection capability and the overstress protection capability. The method for changing the signal layout comprises: using the contact cores as a signal ground, and disposing a contact spring plate at a middle portion of each of the contact cores and each of the signal cores; and extending lengths of the contact cores outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong LIU, Kun ZHANG, Minjun HUANG
  • Patent number: 11315591
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of voice activity detection technologies, and more particularly, to a voice activity detection method. The method comprises: providing an acquisition unit for acquiring an external sound signal; providing a judgment unit for judging whether the sound signal is a voice signal; if the sound signal is a voice signal, starting a voice processing unit for processing the sound signal; if the sound signal is not a voice signal, the voice processing unit is kept in a sleep state. With the voice activity detection method, the voice processing unit with large power consumption is made to be in a sleep state for a long time, and therefore, the entire system can be kept in a low-power consumption state; the voice activity detection method is low in implementation cost and can obtain better performance with a small amount of calculation and less resource consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinhong Zhang, Jiye Ye
  • Patent number: 11315519
    Abstract: The invention provides a control method for improving network performance, comprising: each upstream device issues corresponding playing commands and performs filtering to the playing commands to obtain first available playing commands; a downstream device switches to a route where the first available playing commands is located, and then issues vendor command parameters; an implementation module receives the vendor command parameters, then enables a timer, and sets identification information; during the preset timer time period, the implementation module filters the first available playing commands to obtain second available playing commands; when the preset timer time period ends, the implementation module turns off the timer and resets the identification information; and the downstream device receives the second available playing commands and switches to a route where the second available playing commands is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinping Wang, Wei Wang, Jing Liu, Wei Yu
  • Patent number: 11315625
    Abstract: The invention relates to a data edge jumping method, applied to a memory system, wherein the memory system comprises a processor and a memory driven by the processor, and a plurality of groups of data lines are connected between the processor and the memory. The data edge jumping method comprising: coding data output by the processor to enable total current produced by data transmission through each of the plurality of groups of data lines at the same time to be zero; transmitting the coded data through the plurality of groups of data cables, and decoding the data before reaching the memory; and inputting the decoded data into the memory, and enabling the total current produced in the data lines to be close to 0 A, so that electromagnetic interference is hardly produced by signals transmitted through the data lines, and allowance of signal radiation is large enough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuanting Xu, Kun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11294720
    Abstract: A memory/multi-core concurrent memory allocation method, which is applied to an embedded system, wherein a kernel module and a plurality of application programs are provided. The memory allocation method comprises: acquiring first memory allocation requests of the plurality of application programs; the kernel module determining whether preset screening marks exist in the first memory allocation requests; when screening marks exist in the first memory allocation requests, prohibiting allocating memory for the current application program managed by a contiguous memory allocator. By adopting the memory allocation method, the application programs which occupy contiguous memory allocated by the continuous memory allocator for a long time can be screened and removed, then contiguous memory allocation can be provided for the drivers in a shorter time, and the corresponding contiguous continuous memory can be allocated for the drivers through a plurality of processing units at the same time with a higher efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tao Zeng
  • Patent number: 11296891
    Abstract: A microcode signature security management system based on a Trustzone technology comprises the steps of: starting a normal operating system; acquiring the signature-encrypted microcode file and outputting the signature-encrypted microcode file and a switching signal by the normal operating system; receiving the switching signal and starting the monitor mode by the microprocessor to start a secure operating system; receiving the signature-encrypted microcode file, performing signature verification on the signature-encrypted microcode file, loading the file when the signature verification passes, otherwise outputting microcode error information when the signature verification fails by the secure operating system. The security of microcode is ensured on the basis of a secure operating system safety environment to which a system layer is inaccessible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanhong Chen, Zhi Zhou, Ting Yao, Peifu Jiang, Pengguang Zhu, Qi Cao
  • Patent number: 11296801
    Abstract: A method for calibrating crystal frequency offset through a radio frequency signal includes, in Step S1, a radio frequency port of a device is connected to one end of a radio frequency cable through a copper pipe connector and the other end of the radio frequency cable is connected to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) tester which is connected with a control terminal. In Step S2, a user controls the WLAN tester to test the radio frequency signal of the device through the control terminal to obtain a test result, and determines whether a deviation of the radio frequency signal is qualified. If it is qualified, the user exits the test, otherwise the user regulates the crystal circuit of the device under test, and returns to Step S2. The method may not be affected by a probe, thus the measurement may be more accurate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Amlogic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuangqing Li, Kun Zhang, Jie Feng