Patents Examined by Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 12087677
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package may include a leadframe having a first portion with first extended portions and a second portion with second extended portions. Mold material may encapsulate a portion of the leadframe and a portion of a semiconductor die mounted to the leadframe. A first set of contacts of the semiconductor die may be connected to a first surface of the first extended portions, while a second set of contacts may be connected to a first surface of the second extended portions. A mold-locking cavity having the mold material included therein may be disposed in contact with a second surface of the first extended portions opposed to the first surface of the first extended portions, a second surface of the second extended portions opposed to the first surface of the second extended portions, the first portion of the leadframe, and the second portion of the leadframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Maria Clemens Ypil Quinones, Bigildis Dosdos, Jerome Teysseyre, Erwin Ian Vamenta Almagro, Romel N Manatad
  • Patent number: 12087885
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting diode which includes a light-emitting epitaxial layered unit, an insulation layer, a transparent conductive layer, a protective layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The light-emitting epitaxial layered unit includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a light-emitting layer sandwiched between the first and second semiconductor layers, and has a first electrode region which includes a pad area and an extension area. The insulation layer is disposed on the first semiconductor layer and at the extension area of the first electrode region. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the light-emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Quanzhou San'an Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-hui Lin, Feng Wang, Ling-yuan Hong, Sheng-Hsien Hsu, Sihe Chen, Dazhong Chen, Kang-Wei Peng, Chia-Hung Chang
  • Patent number: 12080010
    Abstract: A multi-frame depth estimation model is disclosed. The model is trained and configured to receive an input image and an additional image. The model outputs a depth map for the input image based on the input image and the additional image. The model may extract a feature map for the input image and an additional feature map for the additional image. For each of a plurality of depth planes, the model warps the feature map to the depth plane based on relative pose between the input image and the additional image, the depth plane, and camera intrinsics. The model builds a cost volume from the warped feature maps for the plurality of depth planes. A decoder of the model inputs the cost volume and the input image to output the depth map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: NIANTIC, INC.
    Inventors: James Watson, Oisin MacAodha, Victor Adrian Prisacariu, Gabriel J. Brostow, Michael David Firman
  • Patent number: 12079383
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the at least one processor to track a location of at least a segment of a wire of a virtual reality (VR) headset. The instructions are also executable to, based on the location and responsive to a trigger, present a notification regarding the location on a display of the VR headset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Scott Li, Robert J. Kapinos, Russell Speight VanBlon, Robert James Norton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12080783
    Abstract: Voltage-controlled spin field effect transistors (“spin transistors”) and methods for their use in switching applications are provided. In the spin transistors, spin current is transported from a spin injection contact to a spin detection contact through a multiferroic antiferromagnetic channel via magnon propagation. The spin current transport is modulated by the application of a gate voltage that increases the number of domain boundaries the multiferroic antiferromagnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Chang-Beom Eom, Tianxiang Nan, Jonathon Schad
  • Patent number: 12080681
    Abstract: A package structure includes a circuit substrate and a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device is disposed on and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The semiconductor device includes an interconnection structure, a semiconductor die, an insulating encapsulant, a protection layer and electrical connectors. The interconnection structure has a first surface and a second surface. The semiconductor die is disposed on the first surface and electrically connected to the interconnection structure. The insulating encapsulant is encapsulating the semiconductor die and partially covering sidewalls of the interconnection structure. The protection layer is disposed on the second surface of the interconnection structure and partially covering the sidewalls of the interconnection structure, wherein the protection layer is in contact with the insulating encapsulant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Wei Shen, Sung-Hui Huang, Shang-Yun Hou
  • Patent number: 12079939
    Abstract: Example systems, devices, media, and methods are described for presenting a virtual guided tour in the display of an eyewear device in an augmented reality experience. A guided tour application implements and controls the capturing of frames of video data within a field of view of the camera. The image processing system detects, in the captured frames of video data, one or more containers in the physical environment. The method includes retrieving data associated with the detected container and its contents from libraries and internet searches. A contextual overlay based on the retrieved data is presented on the display along with an avatar for playing messages, responding to commands and queries using speech recognition, and presenting guided tours. The experience includes virtual product tastings and guided tours through farms and related facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Megan Hong
  • Patent number: 12074077
    Abstract: Flexible packages and electronic devices with integrated flexible packages are described. In an embodiment, a flexibly package includes a first die and a second die encapsulated in a molding compound layer. A compliant redistribution layer (RDL) spans the molding compound layer and both dies, and includes electrical routing formed directly on landing pads of the dies. A notch is formed in the molding compound layer between the dies to facilitate flexure of the compliant RDL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Karthik Shanmugam, Flynn P. Carson, Jun Zhai, Raymundo M. Camenforte, Menglu Li
  • Patent number: 12055574
    Abstract: In an electromagnetic environment analysis system, an image creation unit creates an image for displaying information relevant to a measurement value in a position associated with a measurement position of each of the measurement values. A partition judgment unit judges a partition corresponding to the measurement position of each of the measurement values in a plurality of partitions forming a display range of the information relevant to the measurement value in the image, based on position information. A display information determination unit determines information relevant to the display of the partition, based on the measurement value corresponding to the partition. In a case where two or more measurement values measured at timings different from each other correspond to one partition, the display information determination unit calculates a representative value from the two or more measurement values, and determines information to be displayed in the partition, based on the representative value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunya Sato, Tatsuya Hayashi
  • Patent number: 12045998
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method includes receiving a set of images, each image depicting a view of a scene, generating sparse depth data from each image of the set of images, training a monocular depth estimation model with the sparse depth data, generating, with the trained monocular depth estimation model, depth data and uncertainty data for each image, training a NeRF model with the set of images, wherein the training is constrained by the depth data and uncertainty data, and rendering, with the trained NeRF model, a new image having a new view of the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Rares Ambrus, Sergey Zakharov, Vitor C. Guizilini, Adrien Gaidon
  • Patent number: 12027135
    Abstract: A display device mounted on a vehicle includes a display including a first region that displays a first image based on first image information in response to detection of a request for display of a vehicle outside image, and a second region that displays a second image based on second image information. The device receives first image information generated by a first device; receives, from a second device, second image information that is image information of a vehicle outside image; and simultaneously displays the first image and the second image in a case where the first image information is received within a predetermined time after the second image information is received, and displays the second image in a case where the first image information is not received even when the predetermined time elapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuzo No, Takashi Noguchi
  • Patent number: 12020364
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for modifying coloring of images utilizing machine learning. A trained model is generated utilizing machine learning with training data that includes images of a plurality of different scenes with different illumination characteristics. New original images of a scene may each be downsampled and transformed to a corresponding output image utilizing the trained model. A color transformation from each original image to its corresponding output image may be determined. In an embodiment, the color transformation is determined utilizing a spline fitting approach. The determined color transformations may be applied to each of the original images to generate corrected images. Specifically, the color transformation that is applied to a particular original image is the color transformation determined for the input image that corresponds to the particular original image. The corrected images are utilized to generate a digital model of the scene, and the digital model has accurate model texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Bentley Systems, Incorporated
    Inventors: Alexandrina Orzan, Hugo Lavezac, Prince Ngattai Lam, Luc Robert
  • Patent number: 12020346
    Abstract: A system includes a memory system configured to store a plurality of instructions to provide aircraft communication visualization and a processing system. The processing system configured to execute the instructions to result in retrieving a plurality of status data associated with aircraft communication at a target location from a database, determining a plurality of geographic location information for a plurality of aircraft parking locations at the target location, accessing a plurality of imagery data associated with a view at the target location, and generating an aircraft communication visualization map for the target location. The aircraft communication visualization map includes aircraft communication information overlaid upon an image based on the imagery data and the aircraft parking locations at the target location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Creig M. Cavanaugh, Paul Raymond Scheid
  • Patent number: 12013976
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control method for an audio device, the audio device includes a playing component and a display screen rotatably connected to the playing component, and the control method for the audio device includes the following steps: detecting a position of a user; determining a rotation mode of the display screen according to the position; acquiring a display expression corresponding to the rotation mode; and displaying the display expression on the display screen, and controlling the display screen to operate according to the rotation mode. This disclosure further provides an audio device and a computer-readable storage medium. This application improves the user's interaction experience with the audio device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: GOERTEK INC.
    Inventors: Xiaochen Wang, Li Ding, Shumin Zhou, Haipeng Zhou, Ke Dong
  • Patent number: 12010882
    Abstract: A display device includes a signal line extending in a first direction, a first transistor configured to control a driving current, a light-emitting element electrically coupled to a second electrode of the first transistor, a second transistor electrically coupled to a first electrode of the first transistor and configured to transfer a data voltage, a first scan line electrically coupled to a gate electrode of the second transistor and extending in the first direction, a third transistor including a first electrode electrically coupled to the second electrode of the first transistor and a second electrode electrically coupled to a gate electrode of the first transistor and a second scan line electrically coupled to a gate electrode of the third transistor and extending in the first direction, wherein the second scan line overlaps one selected from among the signal line and the first scan line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Jin Cho, Ji Su Na, Joong Soo Moon, Yang Wan Kim, Chang Kyu Jin
  • Patent number: 12001960
    Abstract: An nGraph-based graphics processing unit (GPU) backend distributed training method and system, a computer-readable storage medium, and an electronic device. The method includes: receiving a training request, and obtaining corresponding training data; obtaining a Nvidia® Collective multi-GPU Communication Library (NCCL) file by means of a system path of the NCCL file linked to an nGraph framework; invoking an NCCL communication interface configuration according to the training request to obtain a training model, the NCCL communication interface is an NCCL file-based communication operation interface located at a GPU backend of the nGraph framework; and performing GPU backend training on the training data using the training model. The present application can satisfy an urgent need of a user for performing neural network distributed training on the basis of an nGraph GPU backend, thus further improving the performance of deep learning network training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: INSPUR SUZHOU INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li Wang, Fang Cao, Zhiyong Qiu, Zhenhua Guo
  • Patent number: 12003790
    Abstract: Techniques for rendering a scene are disclosed. In some embodiments, a scene definition is modified to generate a modified scene definition based at least in part on a current state of a local database at a device. The modified scene definition is constrained to include references to objects locally available in the local database, and at least one object referenced in the scene definition is substituted with a different object in the modified scene definition that is locally available in the local database. The scene is rendered at the device according to the modified scene definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Outward, Inc.
    Inventor: Clarence Chui
  • Patent number: 11995782
    Abstract: A cross reality system enables any of multiple devices to efficiently and accurately access previously stored maps and render virtual content specified in relation to those maps. The cross reality system may include a cloud-based localization service that responds to requests from devices to localize with respect to a stored map. The request may include one or more sets of feature descriptors extracted from an image of the physical world around the device. Those features may be posed relative to a coordinate frame used by the local device. The localization service may identify one or more stored maps with a matching set of features. Based on a transformation required to align the features from the device with the matching set of features, the localization service may compute and return to the device a transformation to relate its local coordinate frame to a coordinate frame of the stored map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Shahrokni, Daniel Olshansky, Xuan Zhao, Rafael Domingos Torres, Joel David Holder, Keng-Sheng Lin, Ashwin Swaminathan, Anush Mohan
  • Patent number: 11989799
    Abstract: A visualized image display device includes an acquisition means for acquiring time-series feature data in which time-series data of a feature of an object in a video and an object ID are associated with each other, and classification data in which the object ID and a class ID labeled to the object are associated with each other; a selection means for selecting a class ID to be visualized, and a display control means for acquiring the object ID associated with the selected class ID from the classification data, acquiring time-series data associated with the acquired object ID from the time-series feature data, and on the basis of the acquired time-series data, displaying a feature image representing a temporal change of the feature of the object having the selected class ID, on a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiko Inoue, Takashi Shibata
  • Patent number: 11972343
    Abstract: A method that is implemented by one or more data processing devices can include receiving a training set that includes a plurality of representations of topological structures in patterns of activity in a source neural network and training a neural network using the representations either as an input to the neural network or as a target answer vector. The activity is responsive to an input into the source neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: INAIT SA
    Inventors: Henry Markram, Ran Levi, Kathryn Pamela Hess Bellwald, Felix Schuermann