Patents by Inventor Cheng Zhong

Cheng Zhong 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).

  • Publication number: 20150317124
    Abstract: Implementation manners of the present disclosure provide an audio interaction method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: determining a user attribute tag, and grouping users into N groups based on the user attribute tag, N being a positive integer that at least is 2; recording an audio file of a user, and extracting decibel information of the audio file of the user from the recorded audio file of the user; and comparing the extracted decibel information of the audio file of the user with decibel information of a user in another group different from a group the user is in, and presenting a comparison result. In the implementation manners of the present disclosure, interaction between grouped users is achieved in an audio manner, therefore, interactive effect is better, and interactive efficiency is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Pengcheng HUANG, Guang CHEN, Lin YANG, Cheng ZHONG, Jia WEI, Hui MA, Nan WANG, Yinfeng HUANG, Shumin LEI, Jiaao YU, Xiang ZHANG, Qi TIAN
  • Publication number: 20150261249
    Abstract: A clock generator is provided that is immune to skew between bits in digital words generated by a multi-phase receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Xiaohua Kong, Cheng Zhong, Swarna Latha Navubothu
  • Patent number: 9037437
    Abstract: System and method for testing a high speed data path without generating a high speed bit clock, includes selecting a first high speed data path from a plurality of data paths for testing. Coherent clock data patterns are driven on one or more of remaining data paths of the plurality of data paths, wherein the coherent clock data patterns are in coherence with a low speed base clock. The first high speed data path is sampled by the coherent clock data patterns to generate a sampled first high speed data path, which is then tested at a speed of the low speed base clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Miao Li, Xiaohua Kong, Nam Van Dang, Cheng Zhong
  • Patent number: 8983126
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for detecting a vehicle position by employing a polarization image. The method comprises a step of capturing a polarization image by using a polarization camera; a step of acquiring two road shoulders in the polarization image based on a difference between a road surface and each of the two road shoulders in the polarization image, and determining a part between the two road shoulders as the road surface; a step of detecting at least one vehicle bottom from the road surface based on a significant pixel value difference between each wheel and the road surface in the polarization image; and a step of generating a vehicle position from the vehicle bottom based on a pixel value difference between a vehicle outline corresponding to the vehicle bottom and background in the polarization image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tong Liu, Zhongchao Shi, Cheng Zhong, Yuan Liu, Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 8780658
    Abstract: A memory device includes a core array that includes memory cells. The memory device also includes a headswitch coupled to the core array and a positive supply voltage. The headswitch reduces leakage current from the core array by disconnecting the core array from the positive supply voltage. Additionally, head switches are added for pre-charge devices to further reduce leakage current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Chang Ho Jung, Nan Chen, Cheng Zhong, Zhiqin Chen
  • Patent number: 8760189
    Abstract: A differential voltage mode driver for implementing symmetric single ended termination includes an output driver circuitry having a predefined termination impedance. The differential voltage mode driver also includes an output driver replica having independently controlled first and second portions. The first and second portions are independently controlled to establish a substantially equal on-resistance of the first and the second portions. The output driver replica controls the predefined termination impedance of the output driver circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Cheng Zhong, Vannam Dang, Miao Li, Fares K. Maarouf, Tirdad Sowlati
  • Publication number: 20140149756
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, an electronic device includes a direct current (DC) voltage source coupled to a DC interface. The electronic device includes a receiver sense circuit configured to detect a connection of the electronic device to a sink device via a connector without consuming power from the DC voltage source. The electronic device further includes a controller coupled to a hot plug detect (HPD) interface. The controller is configured to receive a detection signal from the receiver sense circuit, selectively control a switch to enable and disable the DC voltage source based on the detection signal, detect an HPD signal at the HPD interface after enabling the DC voltage source, and disable the receiver sense circuit in response to detecting the HPD signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Cheng Zhong, Nam Van Dang, Hung Q. Vuong, Xiaohua Kong
  • Publication number: 20140101507
    Abstract: System and method for testing a high speed data path without generating a high speed bit clock, includes selecting a first high speed data path from a plurality of data paths for testing. Coherent clock data patterns are driven on one or more of remaining data paths of the plurality of data paths, wherein the coherent clock data patterns are in coherence with a low speed base clock. The first high speed data path is sampled by the coherent clock data patterns to generate a sampled first high speed data path, which is then tested at a speed of the low speed base clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Miao Li, Xiaohua Kong, Nam Van Dang, Cheng Zhong
  • Patent number: 8674679
    Abstract: Power saving for hot plug detect (HPD) is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method includes detecting, at a source device that is connectable to a sink device, a connection of the source device to the sink device via a connector. The source device includes a DC voltage source and the connection is detected without consuming power from the DC voltage source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Cheng Zhong, Nam V. Dang, Hung Q. Vuong, Xiaohua Kong
  • Patent number: 8655060
    Abstract: A night-scene light source detecting device includes a pixel value obtaining unit configured to obtain a pixel value of each pixel in an input image; a night-scene-feature extraction unit provided for extracting a zone area of a mean corrected-brightness value and a high corrected-brightness value of the input image as two night-scene features based on the pixel value of each pixel in the input image; a night-scene image detection unit provided for determining whether the input image is a night-scene image or not based on the two night-scene features; a specific color detection unit provided for detecting whether each pixel belongs to specific color or not; and a night-scene light source determining unit provided for determining whether the night-scene image is picked up under irradiation by the specific light sources in a night scene or not based on the result of the specific color detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Xun Yuan, Zhongchao Shi, Cheng Zhong, Tong Liu, Gang Wang
  • Patent number: 8630821
    Abstract: System and method for testing a high speed data path without generating a high speed bit clock, includes selecting a first high speed data path from a plurality of data paths for testing. Coherent clock data patterns are driven on one or more of remaining data paths of the plurality of data paths, wherein the coherent clock data patterns are in coherence with a low speed base clock. The first high speed data path is sampled by the coherent clock data patterns to generate a sampled first high speed data path, which is then tested at a speed of the low speed base clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Miao Li, Xiaohua Kong, Nam V. Dang, Cheng Zhong
  • Patent number: 8593227
    Abstract: A circuit includes a controllable oscillator and a controller coupled to the controllable oscillator. The controller is configured to provide a current control and a gain control to the controllable oscillator. The gain control is configured to change a gain of the controllable oscillator during a calibration process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Zhi Zhu, Xiaohua Kong, Nam Van Dang, Cheng Zhong
  • Patent number: 8581667
    Abstract: A circuit includes a first path including a first transistor and a first current source. The first transistor is responsive to a tuning voltage. The circuit also includes a tuning voltage range extension circuit responsive to the tuning voltage. The tuning voltage range extension circuit is configured to selectively change current supplied by the first path as the tuning voltage exceeds a capacity threshold of the first transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Swarna L. Navubothu, Cheng Zhong, Nam V. Dang, Xiaohua Kong
  • Patent number: 8581647
    Abstract: A method includes tracking a tuning voltage at a first circuit coupled to a first drain node of a first supply of a charge pump. The method also includes tracking the tuning voltage at a second circuit coupled to a second drain node of a second supply of the charge pump. The method further includes stabilizing a first voltage of the first drain node and a second voltage of the second drain node responsive to the tuning voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Cheng Zhong, Swarna L. Navubothu, Nam V. Dang, Xiaohua Kong
  • Patent number: 8570818
    Abstract: A pseudo-dual port memory address multiplexing system includes a control circuit operative to identify a read request and a write request to be accomplished during a single clock cycle. A self time tracking circuit monitors a read operation and generates a switching signal when the read operation is determined to be complete. A multiplexer is responsive to the switching signal for selectively providing a read address and a write address to a memory address unit at the proper time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Chang Ho Jung, Cheng Zhong
  • Publication number: 20130120040
    Abstract: A method includes tracking a tuning voltage at a first circuit coupled to a first drain node of a first supply of a charge pump. The method also includes tracking the tuning voltage at a second circuit coupled to a second drain node of a second supply of the charge pump. The method further includes stabilizing a first voltage of the first drain node and a second voltage of the second drain node responsive to the tuning voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Cheng Zhong, Swarna L. Navubothu, Nam V. Dang, Xiaohua Kong
  • Publication number: 20130120071
    Abstract: A circuit includes a first path including a first transistor and a first current source. The first transistor is responsive to a tuning voltage. The circuit also includes a tuning voltage range extension circuit responsive to the tuning voltage. The tuning voltage range extension circuit is configured to selectively change current supplied by the first path as the tuning voltage exceeds a capacity threshold of the first transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Swarna L. Navubothu, Cheng Zhong, Nam V. Dang, Xiaohua Kong
  • Publication number: 20130082744
    Abstract: A differential voltage mode driver for implementing symmetric single ended termination includes an output driver circuitry having a predefined termination impedance. The differential voltage mode driver also includes an output driver replica having independently controlled first and second portions. The first and second portions are independently controlled to establish a substantially equal on-resistance of the first and the second portions. The output driver replica controls the predefined termination impedance of the output driver circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Cheng Zhong, Vannam Dang, Miao Li, Fares K. Maarouf, Tirdad Sowlati
  • Publication number: 20130058528
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for detecting a vehicle position by employing a polarization image. The method comprises a step of capturing a polarization image by using a polarization camera; a step of acquiring two road shoulders in the polarization image based on a difference between a road surface and each of the two road shoulders in the polarization image, and determining a part between the two road shoulders as the road surface; a step of detecting at least one vehicle bottom from the road surface based on a significant pixel value difference between each wheel and the road surface in the polarization image; and a step of generating a vehicle position from the vehicle bottom based on a pixel value difference between a vehicle outline corresponding to the vehicle bottom and background in the polarization image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tong LIU, Zhongchao SHI, Cheng ZHONG, Yuan LIU, Yi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20130033329
    Abstract: A circuit includes a controllable oscillator and a controller coupled to the controllable oscillator. The controller is configured to provide a current control and a gain control to the controllable oscillator. The gain control is configured to change a gain of the controllable oscillator during a calibration process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Zhi Zhu, Xiaohua Kong, Vannam Dang, Cheng Zhong