Patents by Inventor Charles Ying

Charles Ying 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: 11891919
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a pitch angle of the vanes or blades of a propellant body of a turbine engine, comprising generating a pitch command (ifinal) according to a rotational speed of the propeller (XNmes) and a speed setpoint (XNcons), the method comprises a nominal regulating chain (13), wherein the pitch command is further generated according to a value of a pitch angle (?mes) of the vanes or blades of the propellant body, and an off-nominal regulating chain (16), wherein the pitch command is generated independently of a value of a pitch angle of the vanes or blades of the propellant body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sébastien Jean Fernand Deneuve, Charles Ying
  • Patent number: 11836057
    Abstract: A method detects and localizes a failure of a measurement acquisition channel in an acquisition system including two redundant acquisition channels for the measurement of a physical quantity in an environment. The method uses a processor with a memory storing a model including modeled values of the physical quantity based on measurements of other physical quantities in the environment. The method includes detecting a symptomatic error of a defective acquisition channel when a deviation between the measured values of the two channels reaches a detection threshold, waiting to let the acquisition system evolve for a certain period, and localizing the defective channel among the two channels, when the deviation of the values measured between the channels reaches a localization threshold different from the detection threshold. The localization is made from the comparison of the measured value of each of the channels with a modeled value of the physical quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sébastien Jean Fernand Deneuve, Charles Ying
  • Publication number: 20230094203
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a pitch angle of the vanes or blades of a propellant body of a turbine engine, comprising generating a pitch command (ifinal) according to a rotational speed of the propeller (XNmes) and a speed setpoint (XNcons), the method comprises a nominal regulating chain (13), wherein the pitch command is further generated according to a value of a pitch angle (?mes) of the vanes or blades of the propellant body, and an off-nominal regulating chain (16), wherein the pitch command is generated independently of a value of a pitch angle of the vanes or blades of the propellant body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sébastien Jean Fernand DENEUVE, Charles YING
  • Publication number: 20230065161
    Abstract: An electronic device displays a media capture user interface that includes a media capture preview of objects in a field of view of the camera. While displaying the media capture user interface, the electronic device scans the field of view of the camera for data encoded in an optical machine-readable format. In accordance with a determination that the field of view of the camera includes data encoded in the optical machine-readable format that meets respective notification criteria, the electronic device displays a notification that indicates that the camera application has detected data encoded in the optical machine-readable format. In accordance with a determination that the field of view of the camera does not include data encoded in the optical machine-readable format that meets the respective notification criteria, the electronic device maintains display of the media capture user interface of the camera application without displaying the notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Behkish Johnnie Manzari, Ada Chan, Yongjun Zhang, Patrick Lee Coffman, Charles Ying, Steven Jon Falkenburg
  • Patent number: 11434943
    Abstract: A method for controlling a cylinder includes providing a cylinder having a piston, a servo valve and a measuring device having at least one first position sensor and one second position sensor, measurements are taken of the position of the piston in the cylinder body simultaneously with the first position sensor and the second position sensor, at least one first displacement speed of the piston is determined on the basis of the piston position measurements obtained with the first position sensor, at least one second displacement speed of the piston is determined on the basis of the piston position measurements obtained with the second position sensor, and each of the first and second determined displacement speeds of the piston are compared with a modelled or predetermined displacement speed of the piston, in such a way as to identify the most reliable position sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Christophe Marc Alexandre Le Brun, Charles Ying, Alexis Ferrer Belloti Cardin
  • Patent number: 11386280
    Abstract: An electronic device displays a media capture user interface that includes a media capture preview of objects in a field of view of the camera. While displaying the media capture user interface, the electronic device scans the field of view of the camera for data encoded in an optical machine-readable format. In accordance with a determination that the field of view of the camera includes data encoded in the optical machine-readable format that meets respective notification criteria, the electronic device displays a notification that indicates that the camera application has detected data encoded in the optical machine-readable format. In accordance with a determination that the field of view of the camera does not include data encoded in the optical machine-readable format that meets the respective notification criteria, the electronic device maintains display of the media capture user interface of the camera application without displaying the notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Behkish Johnnie Manzari, Ada Chan, Yongjun Zhang, Patrick Lee Coffman, Charles Ying, Steven Jon Falkenburg
  • Publication number: 20220147425
    Abstract: A method detects and localizes a failure of a measurement acquisition channel in an acquisition system including two redundant acquisition channels for the measurement of a physical quantity in an environment. The method uses a processor with a memory storing a model including modeled values of the physical quantity based on measurements of other physical quantities in the environment. The method includes detecting a symptomatic error of a defective acquisition channel when a deviation between the measured values of the two channels reaches a detection threshold, waiting to let the acquisition system evolve for a certain period, and localizing the defective channel among the two channels, when the deviation of the values measured between the channels reaches a localization threshold different from the detection threshold. The localization is made from the comparison of the measured value of each of the channels with a modeled value of the physical quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sébastien Jean Fernand DENEUVE, Charles YING
  • Publication number: 20220034336
    Abstract: A method for controlling a cylinder includes providing a cylinder having a piston, a servo valve and a measuring device having at least one first position sensor and one second position sensor, measurements are taken of the position of the piston in the cylinder body simultaneously with the first position sensor and the second position sensor, at least one first displacement speed of the piston is determined on the basis of the piston position measurements obtained with the first position sensor, at least one second displacement speed of the piston is determined on the basis of the piston position measurements obtained with the second position sensor, and each of the first and second determined displacement speeds of the piston are compared with a modelled or predetermined displacement speed of the piston, in such a way as to identify the most reliable position sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Christophe Marc Alexandre LE BRUN, Charles YING, Alexis FERRER BELLOTI CARDIN
  • Publication number: 20180349659
    Abstract: An electronic device displays a media capture user interface that includes a media capture preview of objects in a field of view of the camera. While displaying the media capture user interface, the electronic device scans the field of view of the camera for data encoded in an optical machine-readable format. In accordance with a determination that the field of view of the camera includes data encoded in the optical machine-readable format that meets respective notification criteria, the electronic device displays a notification that indicates that the camera application has detected data encoded in the optical machine-readable format. In accordance with a determination that the field of view of the camera does not include data encoded in the optical machine-readable format that meets the respective notification criteria, the electronic device maintains display of the media capture user interface of the camera application without displaying the notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Behkish Johnnie Manzari, Ada Chan, Yongjun Zhang, Patrick Lee Coffman, Charles Ying, Steven Jon Falkenburg
  • Patent number: 10067930
    Abstract: A digital magazine server creates a section of a digital magazine including content items based on a page template describing the relative positioning and sizing of content items. A page template may include display regions specifying the size of content items as a percentage of a display area. Additionally, a display region in a page template may specify use of a sub-template for presenting content items. The sub-template includes display regions specifying the relative positioning of content items presented in the display region specifying use of the sub-template. To generate the section of the digital magazine, various page templates are scored and a page template is selected based on the scoring. One or more diversity policies may be enforced when selecting the page template to improve user interaction with the digital magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Flipboard, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Ying, Filipe Fortes
  • Patent number: 10067929
    Abstract: A digital magazine server creates a section of a digital magazine including content items based on a page template describing the relative positioning and sizing of content items. A page template may include display regions specifying the size of content items as a percentage of a display area. Additionally, a display region in a page template may specify use of a sub-template for presenting content items. The sub-template includes display regions specifying the relative positioning of content items presented in the display region specifying use of the sub-template. To generate the section of the digital magazine, various page templates are scored and a page template is selected based on the scoring. One or more diversity policies may be enforced when selecting the page template to improve user interaction with the digital magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Flipboard, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Ying, Filipe Fortes
  • Patent number: 9836875
    Abstract: A user device uses sensors to determine the rotation of the user device with respect to a reference orientation. Using the user device rotation, an image manipulation module accesses images that are associated with image rotations. A set of the images are selected based on the device rotation to select images that have image orientations corresponding to the device rotation. A weight may be determined for each selected image, and the images are combined to generate a blended image using the weights. The blended image is displayed to the user, and as the rotation of the user devices changes, the process is repeated to display changing blended images based on the device rotation, thereby animating the rotation effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: FLIPBOARD, INC.
    Inventor: Charles Ying
  • Publication number: 20170046328
    Abstract: A digital magazine server creates a section of a digital magazine including content items based on a page template describing the relative positioning and sizing of content items. A page template may include display regions specifying the size of content items as a percentage of a display area. Additionally, a display region in a page template may specify use of a sub-template for presenting content items. The sub-template includes display regions specifying the relative positioning of content items presented in the display region specifying use of the sub-template. To generate the section of the digital magazine, various page templates are scored and a page template is selected based on the scoring. One or more diversity policies may be enforced when selecting the page template to improve user interaction with the digital magazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Ying, Filipe Fortes
  • Patent number: 9529790
    Abstract: A digital magazine server creates a section of a digital magazine including content items based on a page template describing the relative positioning and sizing of content items. A page template may include display regions specifying the size of content items as a percentage of a display area. Additionally, a display region in a page template may specify use of a sub-template for presenting content items. The sub-template includes display regions specifying the relative positioning of content items presented in the display region specifying use of the sub-template. To generate the section of the digital magazine, various page templates are scored and a page template is selected based on the scoring. One or more diversity policies may be enforced when selecting the page template to improve user interaction with the digital magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Flipboard, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Ying, Filipe Fortes
  • Patent number: 9489349
    Abstract: A digital magazine server creates a section of a digital magazine including content items based on a page template describing the relative positioning and sizing of content items. A page template may include display regions specifying the size of content items as a percentage of a display area. Additionally, a display region in a page template may specify use of a sub-template for presenting content items. The sub-template includes display regions specifying the relative positioning of content items presented in the display region specifying use of the sub-template. To generate the section of the digital magazine, various page templates are scored and a page template is selected based on the scoring. One or more diversity policies may be enforced when selecting the page template to improve user interaction with the digital magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Flipboard, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Ying, Filipe Fortes
  • Patent number: 9483444
    Abstract: A digital magazine server creates a section of a digital magazine including content items based on a page template describing the relative positioning and sizing of content items. A page template may include display regions specifying the size of content items as a percentage of a display area. Additionally, a display region in a page template may specify use of a sub-template for presenting content items. The sub-template includes display regions specifying the relative positioning of content items presented in the display region specifying use of the sub-template. To generate the section of the digital magazine, various page templates are scored and a page template is selected based on the scoring. One or more diversity policies may be enforced when selecting the page template to improve user interaction with the digital magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Flipboard, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Ying, Filipe Fortes
  • Publication number: 20160253292
    Abstract: A digital magazine server creates a section of a digital magazine including content items based on a page template describing the relative positioning and sizing of content items. A page template may include display regions specifying the size of content items as a percentage of a display area. Additionally, a display region in a page template may specify use of a sub-template for presenting content items. The sub-template includes display regions specifying the relative positioning of content items presented in the display region specifying use of the sub-template. To generate the section of the digital magazine, various page templates are scored and a page template is selected based on the scoring. One or more diversity policies may be enforced when selecting the page template to improve user interaction with the digital magazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Charles Ying, Filipe Fortes
  • Publication number: 20150019958
    Abstract: A digital magazine server creates a section of a digital magazine including content items based on a page template describing the relative positioning and sizing of content items. A page template may include display regions specifying the size of content items as a percentage of a display area. Additionally, a display region in a page template may specify use of a sub-template for presenting content items. The sub-template includes display regions specifying the relative positioning of content items presented in the display region specifying use of the sub-template. To generate the section of the digital magazine, various page templates are scored and a page template is selected based on the scoring. One or more diversity policies may be enforced when selecting the page template to improve user interaction with the digital magazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Charles Ying, Filipe Fortes
  • Publication number: 20150019943
    Abstract: A digital magazine server creates a section of a digital magazine including content items based on a page template describing the relative positioning and sizing of content items. A page template may include display regions specifying the size of content items as a percentage of a display area. Additionally, a display region in a page template may specify use of a sub-template for presenting content items. The sub-template includes display regions specifying the relative positioning of content items presented in the display region specifying use of the sub-template. To generate the section of the digital magazine, various page templates are scored and a page template is selected based on the scoring. One or more diversity policies may be enforced when selecting the page template to improve user interaction with the digital magazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Charles Ying, Filipe Fortes
  • Publication number: 20150019957
    Abstract: A digital magazine server creates a section of a digital magazine including content items based on a page template describing the relative positioning and sizing of content items. A page template may include display regions specifying the size of content items as a percentage of a display area. Additionally, a display region in a page template may specify use of a sub-template for presenting content items. The sub-template includes display regions specifying the relative positioning of content items presented in the display region specifying use of the sub-template. To generate the section of the digital magazine, various page templates are scored and a page template is selected based on the scoring. One or more diversity policies may be enforced when selecting the page template to improve user interaction with the digital magazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Charles Ying, Filipe Fortes