Patents by Inventor Deming Zhang
Deming 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).
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Publication number: 20240111824Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes an array of switches that represent a Boolean satisfiability expression that has a plurality of clauses each defined by a combination of Boolean variables Xi or ¬Xi, a first plane, and a constraints network operatively arranged with the first plane. The constraints network enforces each of the clauses such that values of different ones of the variables continue to randomly or pseudo randomly flip until the values of the variables Xi and ¬Xi stop changing or a predetermined condition occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Tony Levi, Wei Wu, Sandeep Gupta, Buyun Chen, Zerui Liu, Deming Meng, Shiyu Su, Qiaochu Zhang, Shuo-Wei Chen
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Patent number: 11941411Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for starting an application and a related apparatus. The method includes the following: A user terminal may acquire a configuration parameter of a target application from a data management server when a start instruction for the target application is detected. The configuration parameter includes plugin configuration information and code package configuration information. The target application can be executed by using a target code package and a locally cached target plugin.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company LimitedInventors: Lingbo Cai, Liang Ma, Qingjie Lin, Hongzheng Ke, Yue Hu, Canhui Huang, Yuyang Peng, Deming Zhang
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SUB-APPLICATION RUNNING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
Publication number: 20240036891Abstract: In a sub-application running method, page data of a target sub-application is obtained in response to an instruction to run the target sub-application on a target operating system. A runtime environment of the target sub-application is based on a parent application. The page data of the target sub-application is rendered via a browser to obtain a display page of the target sub-application, the browser being executed in the target operating system. The display page of the target sub-application is displayed based on the browser.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company LimitedInventors: Peiran GUO, Deming ZHANG, Zhaopeng LIANG, Haojun HU, Jisheng HUANG, Jingwei CAI, Zheng LIN, Yuhui HUANG, Jingchen ZHAO -
Publication number: 20230063354Abstract: A method for adaptively optimizing an autonomous driving system includes obtaining a driving intent of a driver of a target vehicle, wherein the target vehicle is an autonomous driving vehicle controlled by the autonomous driving system, detecting, based on the driver's driving intent, that a conflict exists between a first driving behavior of the target vehicle controlled by the autonomous driving system and the driver's driving intent, and updating the autonomous driving system such that a driving behavior of the target vehicle controlled by an updated autonomous driving system matches the driving intent.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Xiaoyu Sun, Hongqiang Guo, Qin Wang, Deming Zhang
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Publication number: 20220222088Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for starting an application and a related apparatus. The method includes the following: A user terminal may acquire a configuration parameter of a target application from a data management server when a start instruction for the target application is detected. The configuration parameter includes plugin configuration information and code package configuration information. The target application can be executed by using a target code package and a locally cached target plugin.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company LimitedInventors: Lingbo CAI, Liang MA, Qingjie LIN, Hongzheng KE, Yue HU, Canhui HUANG, Yuyang PENG, Deming ZHANG
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Patent number: 11163519Abstract: A multi-purpose Bluetooth interface and controller includes a microcontrol unit and at least one first microphone, the first microphone being electrically connected to the MCU and configured to collect sound signals and convert the sound signals into electrical signals that are received by the MCU; wherein the Bluetooth interface and controller further includes at least one connection port which is electrically connected to the MCU and is configured to connect an external device that includes a wired microphone, the wired microphone also being configured to collect sound signals that are received by the MCU; and the MCU encodes electrical sound signals received from the first microphone and the external wired microphone, and transmits the encoded sound signals in uplink to a mobile terminal via a Bluetooth wireless connection established between the MCU and the mobile terminal for subsequent processing by the mobile terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Inventor: Deming Zhang
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Patent number: 11142820Abstract: In a method for depositing a layer of amorphous hydrogenated silicon carbide (SiC:H), a gas mixture comprising a reactive gas to inert gas volume ratio of 1:12 to 2:3 is introduced into a reaction chamber of a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus. The reactive gas has a ratio of Si of 50 to 60, C of 3 to 13, and H of 32 to 42 at %. The inert gas comprises i) a first inert gas selected from helium, neon and mixtures; and ii) a second inert gas selected from argon, krypton, xenon and mixtures. The reaction plasma is at a power frequency of 1-16 MHz at a power level of 100 W to 700 W. The resulting layer exhibits a refractive index of not less than 2.4 and a loss of not more than 180 dB/cm at an indicated wavelength within 800 to 900 nm.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Xiaoyue Huang, Deming Zhang, Minna Hovinen, Ziyou Zhou
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Publication number: 20200232093Abstract: In a method for depositing a layer of amorphous hydrogenated silicon carbide (SiC:H), a gas mixture comprising a reactive gas to inert gas volume ratio of 1:12 to 2:3 is introduced into a reaction chamber of a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus. The reactive gas has a ratio of Si of 50 to 60, C of 3 to 13, and H of 32 to 42 at %. The inert gas comprises i) a first inert gas selected from helium, neon and mixtures; and ii) a second inert gas selected from argon, krypton, xenon and mixtures. The reaction plasma is at a power frequency of 1-16 MHz at a power level of 100 W to 700 W. The resulting layer exhibits a refractive index of not less than 2.4 and a loss of not more than 180 dB/cm at an indicated wavelength within 800 to 900 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Xiaoyue Huang, Deming Zhang, Minna Hovinen, Ziyou Zhou
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Publication number: 20200201593Abstract: A multi-purpose Bluetooth interface and controller includes a microcontrol unit and at least one first microphone, the first microphone being electrically connected to the MCU and configured to collect sound signals and convert the sound signals into electrical signals that are received by the MCU; wherein the Bluetooth interface and controller further includes at least one connection port which is electrically connected to the MCU and is configured to connect an external device that includes a wired microphone, the wired microphone also being configured to collect sound signals that are received by the MCU; and the MCU encodes electrical sound signals received from the first microphone and the external wired microphone, and transmits the encoded sound signals in uplink to a mobile terminal via a Bluetooth wireless connection established between the MCU and the mobile terminal for subsequent processing by the mobile terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventor: Deming ZHANG
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Patent number: 10514485Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining energy from a polychromatic energy source that emits radiation in a first and a second wavelength band comprises a reflector or an energy receiver having an aperture therein; and a holographic lens that diffracts and focuses the radiation within the first wavelength band from the energy source through said aperture towards a first energy receiver, and transmits the radiation within the second wavelength band from the energy source to the reflector or energy receiver. If a reflector is used, the reflector reflects the radiation transmitted by the holographic lens towards a second energy receiver.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of ArizonaInventors: Raymond K. Kostuk, Shelby D. Vorndran, Deming Zhang, Juan Manuel Russo, Michael Gordon
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Patent number: 9996503Abstract: A method for processing an audio signal, including: sound is converted to an analog audio input signal and converted into a digital audio signal; a windowed time domain signal is obtained and then a twiddled signal is obtained; the twiddled signal is pre-rotated and then an FFT is performed; an in-place fixed rotate compensation is performed on the FFT signal and then an post-rotated is performed; a quantized signal is obtained and then wrote into a bitstream for transmitting or storing.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Deming Zhang, Haiting Li, Anisse Taleb, Jianfeng Xu
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Patent number: 9922663Abstract: A voice signal processing method and apparatus, which are used to process a voice signal collected by a microphone of a terminal in order to meet requirements of the terminal in different application modes for the voice signal generated after the processing. The method includes collecting at least two voice signals, determining a current application mode of a terminal, determining, according to the current application mode from the voice signals, voice signals corresponding to the current application mode, and performing, in a preset voice signal processing manner that matches the current application mode, beamforming processing on the corresponding voice signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Rilin Chen, Deming Zhang
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Publication number: 20170364479Abstract: A method for processing an audio signal, including: sound is converted to an analog audio input signal and converted into a digital audio signal; a windowed time domain signal is obtained and then a twiddled signal is obtained; the twiddled signal is pre-rotated and then an FFT is performed; an in-place fixed rotate compensation is performed on the FFT signal and then an post-rotated is performed; a quantized signal is obtained and then wrote into a bitstream for transmitting or storing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Deming Zhang, Haiting Li, Anisse Taleb, Jianfeng Xu
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Patent number: 9792257Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention discloses a data processing method, including: twiddling input data, so as to obtain twiddled data; pre-rotating the twiddled data by using a symmetric rotate factor, where the rotate factor is a·W4L2p+1, p=0, . . . , L/2?1, and a is a constant; performing a Fast Fourier (Fast Fourier Transform, FFT) transform of L/2 point on the pre-rotated data, where L is the length of the input data; post-rotating the data that has undergone the FFT transform by using a symmetric rotate factor, where the rotate factor is b·W4L2q+1, q=0, . . . , L/2?1, and b is a constant; and obtaining output data.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Deming Zhang, Haiting Li, Anisse Taleb, Jianfeng Xu
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Patent number: 9641929Abstract: An audio signal processing method and apparatus and a differential beamforming method and apparatus to resolve a problem that an existing audio signal processing system cannot process audio signals in multiple application scenarios at the same time. The method includes determining a super-directional differential beamforming weighting coefficient, acquiring an audio input signal and determining a current application scenario and an audio output signal, acquiring, a weighting coefficient corresponding to the current application scenario, performing super-directional differential beamforming processing on the audio input signal using the acquired weighting coefficient in order to obtain a super-directional differential beamforming signal in the current application scenario, and performing processing on the formed signal to obtain a final audio signal required by the current application scenario.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haiting Li, Deming Zhang
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Publication number: 20170075860Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention discloses a data processing method, including: twiddling input data, so as to obtain twiddled data; pre-rotating the twiddled data by using a symmetric rotate factor, where the rotate factor is a·W4L2p+1, p=0, . . . , L/2?1, and a is a constant; performing a Fast Fourier (Fast Fourier Transform, FFT) transform of L/2 point on the pre-rotated data, where L is the length of the input data; post-rotating the data that has undergone the FFT transform by using a symmetric rotate factor, where the rotate factor is b·W4L2q+1, q=0, . . . , L/2?1, and b is a constant; and obtaining output data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Deming Zhang, Haiting Li, Anisse Taleb, Jianfeng Xu
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Patent number: 9521500Abstract: The invention relates to a portable electronic device, comprising: at least two directional microphones for stereo sound pickup, each one of the two directional microphones defining a direct sound direction and an opposite sound direction towards which the directional microphones are directed; and a housing comprising for each of the directional microphones a first hole and a second hole, the first hole being located at a different side of the portable electronic device than the second hole.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Deming Zhang, David Virette, Yue Lang
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Patent number: 9519619Abstract: A data processing method is disclosed, including: twiddling input data, so as to obtain twiddled data; pre-rotating the twiddled data by using a symmetric rotate factor, where the rotate factor is a·W4L2p+1, p=0, . . . , L/2?1, and a is a constant; performing a Fast Fourier (Fast Fourier Transform, FFT) transform of L/2 point on the pre-rotated data, where L is the length of the input data; post-rotating the data that has undergone the FFT transform by using a symmetric rotate factor, where the rotate factor is b·W4L2q+1, q=0, . . . , L/2?1, and b is a constant; and obtaining output data.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Deming Zhang, Haiting Li, Anisse Taleb, Jianfeng Xu
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Publication number: 20160269844Abstract: A audio signal processing method includes: sampling and holding, in a time sharing manner, an audio-left channel analog signal output by an audio-left channel microphone of a stereo headset and an audio-right channel analog signal output by an audio-right channel microphone; performing analog-to-digital conversion on the audio-left channel analog signal and audio-right channel analog signal that are sampled and held, so as to obtain a corresponding audio-left channel digital signal and an audio-right channel digital signal; performing data encapsulation on the audio-left channel digital signal and the audio-right channel digital signal to obtain a serial digital signal; and receiving and demodulating, by a terminal, the serial digital signal to obtain an audio-left channel digital signal and an audio-right channel digital signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Xianghui Ding, Deming Zhang, Zhiming Long
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Patent number: 9439019Abstract: A sound signal processing method and apparatus are provided that relate to the audio signal processing field. The method in the present invention includes acquiring, by a mobile terminal, sound signals from a three-dimensional sound field, where at least three microphones are disposed on the mobile terminal and one microphone is configured to receive a sound signal in at least one direction; acquiring, according to the acquired sound signals, a direction of a sound source relative to the mobile terminal; and obtaining spatial audio signals according to the direction of the sound source relative to the mobile terminal and the acquired sound signals, where the spatial audio signals are used for simulating the three-dimensional sound field. The present invention is applicable to a process of collecting and processing signals in a three-dimensional sound field surrounding a terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jingdong Chen, Haiting Li, Deming Zhang