Patents by Inventor Chunhong Zhang

Chunhong Zhang 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: 10914768
    Abstract: A voltage detector (200) for monitoring an input signal and outputting a detection signal at an output when a voltage of the input signal meets a first threshold having: an input configured for receiving the input signal; a voltage reference circuit for receiving an input voltage and producing a reference voltage having a maximum value independent of the input voltage; and a trigger configured to compare the input signal and the reference voltage and to output a detection signal to the output when the voltage of the input signal reaches the first threshold. The voltage reference circuit comprises a reset input connected to either the input or the output and is configured to reduce the reference voltage when a predetermined reset signal is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: The University of Bristol
    Inventors: Bernard Stark, Guang Yang, Chunhong Zhang, Plamen Proynov, Salah Adami
  • Patent number: 10859610
    Abstract: A voltage detector comprising: a first voltage reference generator for generating a first voltage reference signal; a second voltage reference generator for generating a second voltage reference signal, wherein the second voltage reference signal is higher than the first voltage reference signal; a trigger, powered by an input signal to the voltage detector, and having an input for receiving either the first or second voltage reference signal and an output for generating a detection signal; and a switch for selectively, connecting the input of the trigger to the first or second voltage reference signal, wherein the switch is operative to connect the input of the trigger to the first voltage reference signal when the detection signal output by the voltage detector is low and is operative to connect the input of the trigger to the second voltage reference signal when the detection signal output by the voltage detector is high, and a voltage detector system for monitoring an input signal and outputting a detecti
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: The University of Bristol
    Inventors: Bernard Stark, Guang Yang, Chunhong Zhang, Plamen Proynov, Salah Adami
  • Publication number: 20200124646
    Abstract: A voltage detector comprising, a first voltage reference generator for generating a first voltage reference signal; a second voltage reference generator for generating a second voltage reference signal, wherein the second voltage reference signal is higher than the first voltage reference signal; a trigger, powered by an input signal to the voltage detector, and having an input for receiving either the first or second voltage reference signal and an output for generating a detection signal; and a switch for selectively connecting the input of the trigger to the first or second voltage reference signal, wherein the switch is operative to connect the input of the trigger to the first voltage reference signal when the detection signal output by the voltage detector is low and is operative to connect the input of the trigger to the second voltage reference signal when the detection signal output by the voltage detector is high, and a voltage detector system for monitoring an input signal and outputting a detectio
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: The University of Bristol
    Inventors: Salah Adami, Plamen Proynov, Bernard Stark, Guang Yang, Chunhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200025807
    Abstract: A voltage detector (200) for monitoring an input signal and outputting a detection signal at an output when a voltage of the input signal meets a first threshold having: an input configured for receiving the input signal; a voltage reference circuit for receiving an input voltage and producing a reference voltage having a maximum value independent of the input voltage; and a trigger configured to compare the input signal and the reference voltage and to output a detection signal to the output when the voltage of the input signal reaches the first threshold. The voltage reference circuit comprises a reset input connected to either the input or the output and is configured to reduce the reference voltage when a predetermined reset signal is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: The University of Bristol
    Inventors: Salah Adami, Plamen Proynov, Bernard Stark, Guang Yang, Chunhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 8856581
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for resource information backup operation based on peer to peer network, comprising: an initiating node sending an out-of-domain backup node determining request to a connecting node in backup domain, and said out-of-domain backup node determining request including the resource global identifier of said resource information to be backed up, and the connecting node in said backup domain and said host node in which the resource information is saved have different domain identifiers; the connecting node in said backup domain determining an out-of-domain backup node according to information of said resource global identifier and out-of-domain backup rules, and sending routing information of said out-of-domain backup node to said initiating node; and said initiating node sending an out-of-domain backup operation request to said out-of-domain backup node according to said routing information, and said out-of-domain backup node implementing corresponding processing according to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Yonglin Peng, Quanjun Tao, Yonghui Zhang, Xiaofeng Qiu, Zhenyu Lei, Chunhong Zhang, Lichun Li, Yan Wang, Wei Mi
  • Publication number: 20120042197
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for resource information backup operation based on peer to peer network, comprising: an initiating node sending an out-of-domain backup node determining request to a connecting node in backup domain, and said out-of-domain backup node determining request including the resource global identifier of said resource information to be backed up, and the connecting node in said backup domain and said host node in which the resource information is saved have different domain identifiers; the connecting node in said backup domain determining an out-of-domain backup node according to information of said resource global identifier and out-of-domain backup rules, and sending routing information of said out-of-domain backup node to said initiating node; and said initiating node sending an out-of-domain backup operation request to said out-of-domain backup node according to said routing information, and said out-of-domain backup node implementing corresponding processing according to
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Yonglin Peng, Quanjun Tao, Yonghui Zhang, Xiaofeng Qiu, Zhenyu Lei, Chunhong Zhang, Lichun Li, Yan Wang, Wei Mi
  • Patent number: 7936916
    Abstract: A video quality measurement (VQM) system for a video stream includes a neural network VQM module having a constructed architecture to calculate a video quality metric based on a hybrid of image metric and packet metric of the video stream. An image metric measuring module receives the video stream and calculates the image metric of the video stream. A packet metric measuring module obtains information about packet-level characteristics of the video stream to calculate the packet metric. The image metric and the packet metric are inputted to the neural network VQM module to calculate the video quality metric. The VQM system further includes a VQM test-bed that determines and validates the architecture of the neural network VQM module. Furthermore, a video quality measurement (VQM) method based on a hybrid of image metric and packet metric is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: JDS Uniphase Corporation
    Inventors: Chunhong Zhang, Xin-yu Ma, Guosong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20080037864
    Abstract: A video quality measurement (VQM) system for a video stream includes a neural network VQM module having a constructed architecture to calculate a video quality metric based on a hybrid of image metric and packet metric of the video stream. An image metric measuring module receives the video stream and calculates the image metric of the video stream. A packet metric measuring module obtains information about packet-level characteristics of the video stream to calculate the packet metric. The image metric and the packet metric are inputted to the neural network VQM module to calculate the video quality metric. The VQM system further includes a VQM test-bed that determines and validates the architecture of the neural network VQM module. Furthermore, a video quality measurement (VQM) method based on a hybrid of image metric and packet metric is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Chunhong Zhang, Xin-yu Ma, Guosong Zhang