Patents by Inventor Chao Niu
Chao Niu 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).
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Patent number: 11973691Abstract: This application provides data transmission methods, devices, and systems. In one implementation, a method comprises: receiving, by a central device of a wireless network, at least one first data packet sent by a remote device of the wireless network, wherein each of the at least one first data packet comprises a sequence number indicating a relative location of a payload of the corresponding first data packet in a second data packet; reordering, by the central device, the at least one first data packet, based on the sequence number of each of the at least one first data packet, to obtain the second data packet; and sending, by the central device, the second data packet.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiangping Niu, Hanyu Wei, Yinliang Hu, Chao Hou, Shike Wang
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Patent number: 11953402Abstract: An inertia braking test system and a control method is provided, wherein the inertia braking test system is composed of an inertia brake test system, a sensor system and a tested object. An actuating device is connected with the inertia brake control device through a ball stud. The actuation function of the inertia brake control device with two degrees of freedom along the front-and-rear direction and the up-and-down direction of the vehicle is realized. The movable chassis realizes the mobile function of the system. The acceleration sensor can sense the acceleration of the movable chassis. Each force is tested by the first force sensor, the second force sensor and the third force sensor. The displacement data is measured by the first displacement sensor and the second displacement sensor, so that a movable brake system test is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Changchun Automotive Test Center Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yang Liu, Chao Niu, Yongchuang Wang, Bin Liang, Jingtao Zhang, Hui Jia, Peng Su, Wanli Hu
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Patent number: 11927853Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of display technology, and in particular to a display substrate, a display panel, and a display device. The display substrate includes a first electrode, a first wire, and a second wire; the first electrode is provided with a plurality of slits; the first wire is provided on a side of the first electrode, and a first gap is provided between the first wire and the first electrode, and the first wire being electrically connected to the first electrode; a second wire provided on a side of the first electrode away from the first wire, and a second gap being provided between the second wire and the first electrode; wherein each of the slits is provided with a first end and a second end opposed to each other, and the first end is close to the first wire, and the second end is close to the second wire, and a light-transmitting part of the first end is larger than a light-transmitting part of the second end.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignees: HEFEI BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yunfei Liu, Wei Zhang, Jilei Gao, Bin Li, Benzhi Xu, Chao Li, Lu Niu, Qi Liu
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Publication number: 20240068911Abstract: An inertia braking test system and a control method is provided, wherein the inertia braking test system is composed of an inertia brake test system, a sensor system and a tested object. An actuating device is connected with the inertia brake control device through a ball stud. The actuation function of the inertia brake control device with two degrees of freedom along the front-and-rear direction and the up-and-down direction of the vehicle is realized. The movable chassis realizes the mobile function of the system. The acceleration sensor can sense the acceleration of the movable chassis. Each force is tested by the first force sensor, the second force sensor and the third force sensor. The displacement data is measured by the first displacement sensor and the second displacement sensor, so that a movable brake system test is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Changchun Automotive Test Center Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yang LIU, Chao NIU, Yongchuang WANG, Bin LIANG, Jingtao ZHANG, Hui JIA, Peng SU, Wanli HU
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Patent number: 11885891Abstract: Provided are a cold start method and apparatus of a global positioning system (GPS) module of a terminal, a terminal and a storage medium. The method includes acquiring (S110) target position information of the terminal; selecting (S120), according to the target position information, an ephemeris data record whose position information matches the target position information from a preset satellite visible window table to obtain a target record set; selecting (S130) N satellites according to the ephemeris data record in the target record set to form a visible satellite list, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 4; and positioning (S140) according to the satellites in the visible satellite list.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventors: Chao Niu, Zhaoxin Wang
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Patent number: 11869398Abstract: A screen display method includes: detecting a touch operation acting on a screen; determining display adjustment information for a bent area of the screen according to the touch operation; and adjusting display content in the bent area according to the display adjustment information.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventor: Chao Niu
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Patent number: 11860383Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein reduce petal flare. A flare-suppressing image sensor includes a plurality of pixels including a first set of pixels and a second set of pixels. The flare-suppressing image sensor further includes plurality of microlenses, where each microlens is aligned to a respective one of the first set of pixels. The flare-suppressing image sensor further includes plurality of sub-microlens, where each microlens array is aligned to a respective one of the second set of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Qin Wang, Chao Niu
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Publication number: 20230395628Abstract: Half Quad Photodiode (QPD) for improving QPD channel imbalance. In one embodiment, an image sensor includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns of a pixel array that is disposed in a semiconductor material. Each pixel includes a plurality of subpixels. Each subpixel comprises a plurality of first photodiodes, a plurality of second photodiodes and a plurality of third photodiodes. The plurality of pixels are configured to receive incoming light through an illuminated surface of the semiconductor material. A plurality of small microlenses are individually distributed over individual first photodiodes and individual second photodiodes of each subpixel. A plurality of large microlenses are each distributed over a plurality of third photodiodes of each subpixel. A diameter of the small microlenses is smaller than a diameter of the large microlenses.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Chin Poh Pang, Wei Deng, Chen-Wei Lu, Da Meng, Guansong Liu, Yin Qian, Xiaodong Yang, Hongjun Li, Zhiqiang Lin, Chao Niu
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Publication number: 20230268357Abstract: Image sensors include a pixel array arranged about an array center, each pixel of the pixel array having a photodiode formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a central deep trench isolation structure disposed in the semiconductor substrate relative to a pixel center between the photodiode and an illuminated surface of the semiconductor substrate. If the pixel center is not coincident with the array center, then the central deep trench isolation structure is disposed at a CDTI shift distance away from the pixel center.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Hui Zang, Chao Niu
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Publication number: 20230207592Abstract: An image sensor includes an active pixel photodiode, a black pixel photodiode, a metal grid structure, and a light shield. Each of the active pixel photodiode and the black pixel photodiode are disposed in a semiconductor material having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side of the semiconductor material is disposed between the light shield and the black pixel photodiode. The metal grid structure includes a first multi-layer metal stack including a first metal and a second metal different from the first metal. The light shield includes a second multi-layer stack including the first metal and the second metal. A first thickness of the first multi-layer metal stack is less than a second thickness of the second multi-layer metal stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Kazufumi Watanabe, Chih-Wei Hsiung, Chao Niu
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Publication number: 20230061285Abstract: A flare-reducing image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, NP in number, and a plurality of microlenses, NML in number, where each of the plurality of microlenses is aligned to a respective one of the plurality of pixels, such that NP=NML. The flare-reducing image sensor further includes a plurality of phase-shifting layers, NL, in number, where each phase-shifting layer is aligned with a respective one of the plurality of microlenses, where NL, is less than or equal to NML.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Qin WANG, Chao NIU
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Publication number: 20230035130Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein reduce petal flare. A flare-suppressing image sensor includes a plurality of pixels including a first set of pixels and a second set of pixels. The flare-suppressing image sensor further includes plurality of microlenses, where each microlens is aligned to a respective one of the first set of pixels. The flare-suppressing image sensor further includes plurality of sub-microlens, where each microlens array is aligned to a respective one of the second set of pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Gang CHEN, Qin WANG, Chao NIU
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Patent number: 11538836Abstract: A pixel cell includes a photodiode disposed proximate to a front side of a semiconductor layer to generate image charge in response to incident light directed through a backside of the semiconductor layer. A cell deep trench isolation (CDTI) structure is disposed along an optical path of the incident light to the photodiode and proximate to the backside of the semiconductor layer. The CDTI structure includes a plurality of portions arranged in the semiconductor layer. Each of the plurality of portions extends a respective depth from the backside towards the front side of the semiconductor layer. The respective depth of each of the plurality of portions is different than a respective depth of a neighboring one of the plurality of portions. Each of the plurality of portions is laterally separated and spaced apart from said neighboring one of the plurality of portions in the semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Hui Zang, Gang Chen, Chao Niu, Zhiqiang Lin
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Publication number: 20220366825Abstract: A screen display method includes: detecting a touch operation acting on a screen; determining display adjustment information for a bent area of the screen according to the touch operation; and adjusting display content in the bent area according to the display adjustment information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventor: Chao NIU
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Publication number: 20220107426Abstract: Provided are a cold start method and apparatus of a global positioning system (GPS) module of a terminal, a terminal and a storage medium. The method includes acquiring (S110) target position information of the terminal; selecting (S120), according to the target position information, an ephemeris data record whose position information matches the target position information from a preset satellite visible window table to obtain a target record set; selecting (S130) N satellites according to the ephemeris data record in the target record set to form a visible satellite list, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 4; and positioning (S140) according to the satellites in the visible satellite list.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2019Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Chao NIU, Zhaoxin WANG
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Publication number: 20220052085Abstract: A pixel cell includes a photodiode disposed proximate to a front side of a semiconductor layer to generate image charge in response to incident light directed through a backside of the semiconductor layer. A cell deep trench isolation (CDTI) structure is disposed along an optical path of the incident light to the photodiode and proximate to the backside of the semiconductor layer. The CDTI structure includes a plurality of portions arranged in the semiconductor layer. Each of the plurality of portions extends a respective depth from the backside towards the front side of the semiconductor layer. The respective depth of each of the plurality of portions is different than a respective depth of a neighboring one of the plurality of portions. Each of the plurality of portions is laterally separated and spaced apart from said neighboring one of the plurality of portions in the semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Hui Zang, Gang Chen, Chao Niu, Zhiqiang Lin
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Patent number: 11203358Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus including a driving force generation unit, a driving force distribution mechanism distributing a driving force from the driving force generation unit to a front wheel and a rear wheel, and an electronic control unit having a microprocessor and a memory. The microprocessor is configured to perform: determining whether a mode switching instruction from self-drive mode enabling a self-drive function to manual drive mode disabling the self-drive function has been input; and controlling the driving force distribution mechanism so that a driving force distribution rate of rear wheel driving force relative to front wheel driving force is a first distribution rate during driving in the self-drive mode, and thereafter so that the driving force distribution rate is a second distribution rate greater than the first distribution rate when it is determined that the mode switching instruction has been input.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shogo Takano, Kota Saito, Takashi Adachi, Chao Niu, Masakatsu Hori
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Patent number: 11072341Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus including an operation detector detecting driving instruction, a direction detector detecting actual traveling direction of the vehicle, and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform: determining whether a deviation of the actual traveling direction from target traveling direction according to the driving instruction is greater than or equal to predetermined deviation; switching to the self-drive mode when the deviation is greater than or equal to the predetermined deviation during traveling in the manual drive mode; and controlling the actuator in accordance with the driving instruction, the controlling including controlling the actuator so as to match the actual traveling direction with the target traveling direction after switching to the self-drive mode, and the switching including switching to the manual drive mode when the actual traveling direction is matched with the target traveling direction after switching to the self-drive mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chao Niu, Shogo Takano, Kota Saito, Takashi Adachi
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Patent number: 11040713Abstract: A collision mitigation apparatus configured to mitigate a shock to an occupant of a vehicle when a rearward vehicle collides into the vehicle from behind, including a driving unit generating a driving force, and an electronic control unit having a microprocessor and a memory. The microprocessor is configured to perform predicting whether the rearward vehicle collides into the vehicle, and controlling the driving unit so that when it is predicted that the rearward vehicle collides into the vehicle, a difference between a vehicle speed of the vehicle and a vehicle speed of the rearward vehicle reduces and a driving force of a rear wheel is greater than a driving force of a front wheel immediately before the rearward vehicle collides into the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kota Saito, Chao Niu, Shogo Takano, Takashi Adachi
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Publication number: 20200358710Abstract: The present invention discloses a container-based mobile code offloading support system in a cloud environment and the offloading method thereof, comprising a front-end processing layer, a runtime layer and a back-end resource layer. The front-end processing layer is responsible for responding to an arrived request and managing a status of a container, which is realized by a request distribution module, a code caching module and a monitoring and scheduling module; the runtime layer provides the same execution environment as that of a terminal, which is realized by a runtime module consisted of a plurality of mobile cloud containers; and the back-end resource layer solves incompatibility of a cloud platform with an mobile terminal environment and provides underlying resource support for a runtime, which is realized by a resource sharing module and an extended kernel module within a host operating system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Song WU, Chao NIU, Hai JIN