Patents by Inventor Chen Tian

Chen Tian 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: 10644520
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery protection board, a battery and a mobile terminal. A battery protection board includes a protection circuit and a detection circuit. The protection circuit is configured to be coupled to a charge and discharge circuit of a battery in a mobile terminal. The detection circuit is coupled to at least part of the protection circuit and configured to detect a voltage drop generated by an impedance of the at least part of the protection circuit and to determine a charging current or a discharging current of the charge and discharge circuit according to the voltage drop and the impedance of the at least part of the protection circuit during a charge and discharge process of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Yang, Jun Zhang, Chen Tian, Jialiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10644529
    Abstract: An adapter and a method for charging control are provided. The adapter includes a power converting unit, a sample and hold unit, a current acquisition and control unit. The power converting unit is configured to convert an input AC to obtain an output voltage and an output current of the adapter, and the output current of the adapter is a current of a first pulsating waveform. The sample and hold unit is connected to the power converting unit, and is configured to sample the current of the first pulsating waveform when the sample and hold unit is in a sample state and hold a peak value of the current of the first pulsating waveform when the sample and hold unit is in a hold state. The current acquisition and control unit is connected to the sample and hold unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Tian, Jialiang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200132755
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for testing time parameters of an adaptor and systems. The method includes the following. After a testing system is coupled with an adaptor, a clock signal is received from the adaptor, where the clock signal is indicative of the transmission time of the instruction. A first valid interrupt of the clock signal, a square wave corresponding to the first valid interrupt, and a next valid interrupt of the first valid interrupt are acquired. A first falling edge and a first rising edge of the first valid interrupt, a second falling edge of the square wave, and a third falling edge of the next valid interrupt are acquired. A test result time parameters of the adaptor is generated according to the first falling edge, the first rising edge, the second falling edge, and the third falling edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Chen Tian
  • Publication number: 20200136410
    Abstract: Provided are a method for testing an output state of an adaptor, a system for testing an output state of an adaptor, and a computer storage medium. The method includes the following. After an adaptor is instructed to enable quick charging, a first instruction is received, where the first instruction is used for instructing determination of a state of output voltage. In response to the first instruction, a first output voltage is acquired and a voltage state is determined according to the first output voltage. After a charging current corresponding to the quick charging is received, a current change rate of the charging current is acquired, and a current state is determined according to the current change rate. A test result of the output state of the adaptor is obtained according to the voltage state and the current state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: CHEN TIAN
  • Publication number: 20200136416
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a charging adjustment method, a terminal and a computer storage medium. The method includes: detecting a real-time charging current when performing charging to a battery; determining whether to perform charging adjustment according to the real-time charging current and a preset cut-off current; obtaining a target voltage when determining to perform the charging adjustment; and performing charging to the battery according to the target voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Chen Tian
  • Patent number: 10635562
    Abstract: A first device comprises: a memory configured to store a first sub-graph that is part of a distributed graph associated with a distributed graph processing network; a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: process the first sub-graph; and save, independently of a second device in the distributed graph processing network, a first snapshot of a first execution state of the first device at a first iteration time; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the first snapshot to the second device or to a third device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Keval Vora, Chen Tian
  • Patent number: 10637276
    Abstract: An adapter and a method for charging control are disclosed. The adapter includes a power conversion unit, a voltage feedback unit, a current feedback unit, and a power adjustment unit. The power adjustment unit includes an input end coupled to an output end of the voltage feedback unit to an output end of the current feedback unit, and an output end coupled to the power conversion unit. The power adjustment unit is used to receive the voltage feedback signal and the current feedback signal, and stabilize the output voltage and output current of the adapter when the voltage feedback signal indicates that the output voltage of the adapter has reached the target voltage or the current feedback signal indicates the output current of the adapter has reached the target current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Tian, Jialiang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200119410
    Abstract: Provided are a charging control method, a charging control apparatus, and a computer readable storage medium. The charging control method includes the following. A charging parameter currently used for charging a battery is acquired, when an electronic device is in a constant-current charging mode. A temperature of the battery is acquired when the charging parameter reaches a preset parameter. A charging cut-off current of the battery is regulated according to the temperature. The charging cut-off current is continuously applied to the battery until the battery is fully charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Chen TIAN
  • Patent number: 10622829
    Abstract: A charging system, a charging method, and a power adapter are provided. The power adapter includes a first rectification unit, a switch unit, a transformer, a second rectification unit, a first charging interface, a sampling unit, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to output a control signal to the switch unit, and adjust a duty ratio of the control signal based on a voltage sampling value and/or a current sampling value sampled by the sampling unit, in which a voltage of a third pulsating waveform output from the second rectification unit meets the charging requirements. The terminal includes a second charging interface and a battery. The second charging interface is coupled with the battery. When the second charging interface is coupled to the first charging interface, the second charging interface applies the voltage of the third pulsating waveform to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Shebiao Chen, Jun Zhang, Chen Tian, Shiming Wan, Jiada Li
  • Publication number: 20200103471
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for testing an adaptor, a method for testing an adaptor, and a computer storage medium. The apparatus includes a testing module, a host computer, and an electronic load. The testing module is coupled with the electronic load to simulate a working state of an electronic device, to acquire a simulated battery voltage value corresponding to the working state. The testing module is configured to be coupled with an adaptor to-be-tested to control, according to the simulated battery voltage value, the adaptor to-be-tested to be in a target output state. The testing module is coupled with the host computer, to detect the target output state of the adaptor to-be-tested to obtain output information of the adaptor to-be-tested and send the output information to the host computer. The host computer is configured to output a test result of the adaptor to-be-tested according to the output information of the adaptor to-be-tested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Chen TIAN
  • Publication number: 20200106286
    Abstract: Provided are a battery quick charging method, a charging apparatus, and a device to-be-charged. The battery quick charging method includes the following. State parameters of a battery of a device to-be-charged are acquired, where the state parameters of the battery include a present temperature of the battery. A charging cut-off voltage corresponding to the present temperature is selected from a target parameter mapping relationship, where the charging cut-off voltage is higher than a rated voltage of the battery. Constant-current charging is performed on the battery until a voltage of the battery reaches the charging cut-off voltage and then performing of the constant-current charging on the battery is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Chen TIAN
  • Publication number: 20200106285
    Abstract: Provided are a charging method, a terminal, and a non-transitory computer storage medium. The method includes the following. A charging voltage is detected in applying flash fast charging (FFC) to a terminal. Whether to end the FFC is determined according to the charging voltage. FFC is ended and a standing duration is recorded, where the standing duration is indicative of time which has elapsed after charging of a terminal is ended. A preset safe current is applied to the terminal, when the standing duration is longer than or equal to a preset threshold duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Chen TIAN
  • Publication number: 20200106276
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device to be charged and a charging method. The device to be charged includes: a charging interface; a first charging circuit, coupled with the charging interface, configured to receive an output voltage and an output current of an adapter via the charging interface and to directly apply the output voltage and the output current of the adapter to both ends of a plurality of battery cells coupled in series in the device to be charged, so as to perform a direct charging on the plurality of battery cells. With the present disclosure, heat generated in the charging process can be reduced while ensuring the charging speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang ZHANG, Chen TIAN, Jun ZHANG, Shebiao CHEN, Shiming WAN, Jiada LI
  • Patent number: 10608462
    Abstract: Provided are a charging system, a protection method and a power adapter. The charging system comprises: a battery, a first rectification unit, a switch unit, a transformer, a second rectification unit), a voltage sampling circuit, a control unit, and a comparator unit. The first rectification unit outputs the voltage with the first pulsating waveform. The switch unit outputs the modulated voltage with the first pulsating waveform. The transformer outputs the voltage with the second pulsating waveform. The second rectification unit outputs the voltage with the third pulsating waveform. The control unit adjusts a duty cycle of a control signal, such that the voltage of a third pulsation waveform meets the charging requirement of the battery. The comparator unit applies a comparison signal to the switch unit when the voltage sampling value is greater than the reference voltage value, so as to control the switch unit to forcibly open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Tian, Jialiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10599552
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for distributed concurrency (DC) bug detection. The method includes identifying a plurality of nodes in a distributed computing cluster; identifying a plurality of messages to be transmitted during execution of an application by the distributed computing cluster; determining a set of orderings of the plurality of messages for DC bug detection, the set of orderings determined based upon the plurality of nodes and the plurality of messages; removing a subset of the orderings from the set of orderings based upon one or more of a state symmetry algorithm, a disjoint-update independence algorithm, or a zero-crash-impact reordering algorithm; and performing DC bug detection testing using the set of orderings after the subset of the orderings is removed from the set of orderings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lukman, Huan Ke, Haryadi Gunawi, Feng Ye, Chen Tian, Shen Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 10599551
    Abstract: A method for detecting distributed concurrency errors in a distributed cloud computing system includes tracing operations that access objects in functions involving inter-process messaging, applying a set of happens-before rules to the traced operations. Analyzing the traced operations to identify concurrent operations that access a common object to generate a list of potential distributed concurrency errors (DCbugs). Pruning the list of DCbugs to remove DCbugs having only local effect and that do not generate run-time errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignees: The University of Chicago, Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shan Lu, Haopeng Liu, Guangpu Li, Haryadi Gunawi, Chen Tian, Feng Ye
  • Publication number: 20200083739
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a charging device, a charging method, a power adapter and a terminal. The device includes: a charging receiving terminal configured to receive a first alternating current; a voltage adjusting circuit, including a first rectifier configured to rectify the first alternating current and output a first voltage with a first ripple waveform, a switch unit configured to modulate the first voltage according to a control signal to obtain a modulated first voltage, a transformer configured to output a plurality of voltages with ripple waveforms according to the modulated first voltage, and a compositing unit configured to composite the plurality of voltages to output a second alternating current; and a central control module configured to output the control signal to the switch unit so as to adjust voltage and/or current of the second alternating current in response to a charging requirement of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang ZHANG, Shebiao CHEN, Jun ZHANG, Chen TIAN, Shiming WAN, Jiada LI
  • Patent number: 10585845
    Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided for creating data structure for parallel programming. A method for creating data structures for parallel programming includes forming, by one or more processors, one or more data structures, each data structure comprising one or more global containers and a plurality of local containers. Each of the global containers is accessible by all of a plurality of threads in a multi-thread parallel processing environment. Each of the plurality of local containers is accessible only by a corresponding one of the plurality of threads. A global container is split into a second plurality of local containers when items are going to be processed in parallel and two or more local containers are merged into a single global container when a parallel process reaches a synchronization point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Liya Chen, Chen Tian, Ziang Hu
  • Patent number: 10581264
    Abstract: An adapter (10) and a charging control method, the adapter (10) comprising: a power conversion unit (11), used for converting an inputted alternating current so as to obtain an output voltage and an output current of the adapter (10), the output current of the adapter (10) being an alternating current or a pulsed direct current; a voltage holding unit (12), an input end of the voltage holding unit (12) being connected to the power conversion unit (11), the voltage holding unit (12) being used for obtaining an input voltage having a pulsed waveform from the power conversion unit (11) and converting the input voltage having the pulsed waveform into a target voltage, an output end of the voltage holding unit (12) being connected to a device in the adapter (10), the target voltage being used to power the device in the adapter (10), a peak value of the target voltage being between the lowest operating voltage and the highest operating voltage of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Tian, Jialiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10581262
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for quick charging. In the method, after a mobile terminal recognizes a type of a power adapter, the mobile terminal transmits indication information to the power adapter. The indication information is configured to indicate that the mobile terminal has recognized the type of the power adapter and instruct the power adapter to activate a quick charging process. The power adapter then negotiates with the mobile terminal via the quick charging process to determine charging parameters, and charges a battery of the mobile terminal in a multi-stage constant current mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Tian, Jialiang Zhang