Patents by Inventor Enxing Hou

Enxing Hou 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: 20190020914
    Abstract: A video uploading method, includes: sending a live cast request message to a first server when it is determined that a preset key is triggered, the live cast request message carrying a device identification of a camera apparatus; receiving a live cast address generated by the first server according to the live cast request message, the live cast address corresponding to the device identification; and uploading a video stream recorded by the camera apparatus to a second server, a storage space of the video stream in the second server being determined by the live cast address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Yanlu ZHANG, Sitai GAO, Enxing HOU
  • Patent number: 10178606
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a message transmission method, a message reception method and corresponding apparatuses and storage mediums. The message transmission method may be performed by a first Bluetooth device and may involve generating, by a processor of the first Bluetooth device, a beacon frame message based on an intended interaction purpose with a second Bluetooth device, wherein the beacon frame message contains one or more fields indicating the interaction purpose, and broadcasting the beacon frame message using a Bluetooth communication interface of the first Bluetooth device. By including one or more fields indicating the intended interaction purpose within the beacon message frame, the first Bluetooth device and a second receiving Bluetooth device may be able to interact with one another without having to first establish a connection there between, thereby overcoming limitations of traditional Bluetooth communication schemes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Ding, Enxing Hou, Kanjie Zhu
  • Patent number: 10178214
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for binding with a device. The method includes: determining whether the device is connected to a designated wireless network; and when the device is connected to the designated wireless network, sending to a server a binding request for binding a user account with the device. The binding request carries the user account and is configured to trigger the server to start a binding process within a preset time period. The server establishes a binding relationship between the user account and the device when the server receives a binding confirmation message sent by the device within the preset time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Qiao Ren, Yun Yang, Enxing Hou
  • Patent number: 10175671
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for controlling one or more intelligent devices. In the method, the apparatus stores configuration information that includes at least one identification that identifies at least one intelligent device, an execution operation corresponding to each intelligent device, and an execution condition corresponding to each execution operation. When a target execution condition is satisfied, the apparatus determines a target intelligent device and a target execution operation corresponding to the target execution condition by querying the configuration information according to the target execution condition. The apparatus then instructs the target intelligent device to perform the target execution operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Enxing Hou, Benchang Su, Sitai Gao
  • Patent number: 10174965
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for switching an operation state of a target device such as an air purifier. The method includes acquiring a state switching instruction based on an input from a micro-switch of the air moving device, switching a current state of the target device from an in-operation state to an out-of-operation state based on the state switching instruction, maintaining the target device in the out-of-operation state until acquiring a predetermined wakening instruction, acquiring a predetermined wakening instruction, and switching the air moving device from the out-of-operation state to the in-operation state responsive to the acquired predetermined wakening instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Wang, Qiang Fu, Enxing Hou
  • Patent number: 10142402
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for sending a prompt message. The apparatus receives a status of a movable article corresponding to a sensor. The apparatus obtains a working status of an air cleaner bound with the sensor when the movable article corresponding to the sensor is in an open status. The apparatus detects whether the working status of the air cleaner is an on status. The apparatus sends the prompt message in a predetermined manner when it is detected that the working status of the air cleaner is the on status, in which the prompt message is configured to indicate to close the movable article in a room containing the air cleaner or to turn off the air cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Changbing Chen, Hao Chen, Enxing Hou
  • Patent number: 10123208
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for controlling access to the Internet. The method includes: determining whether a smart device is able to support a Low Density Parity Check Code (LDPC) coding-decoding scheme, broadcasting information about a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) to the smart device through a LDPC coding-decoding scheme if it is determined that the smart device is able to support the LDPC coding-decoding scheme, detecting whether the terminal tries to communicate with a router through a LDPC coding-decoding scheme when accessing a WLAN is requested if the smart device is not able to support the LDPC coding-decoding scheme, in response to detection that the terminal would communicate with a router through a LDPC coding-decoding scheme: establishing connection with the router, and notifying the router to broadcast information about the WLAN through a non-LDPC coding-decoding scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Deguo Meng, Jia Liu, Enxing Hou
  • Patent number: 10122916
    Abstract: An object monitoring method and device are provided. The object monitoring method includes: a sound production reason for the target sound is determined when a target sound exists in acquired sounds; and sound production information is pushed to a mobile terminal, the sound production information comprising the sound production reason.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiguang Jia, Na Ma, Enxing Hou
  • Patent number: 10121359
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for prompting information. The method includes: temperature in a smart socket is acquired; the temperature in the smart socket is compared with a preset temperature threshold value, and it is determined whether power of electric equipment connected with the smart socket is higher than an upper limit of an acceptable power range of the smart socket according to a comparison result; when the power of the electric equipment is determined to be higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket, alarming information indicating that the power of the electric equipment is excessively high is generated; and the alarming information is pushed to a mobile terminal bound with the smart socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiang Fu, Hao Chen, Enxing Hou
  • Patent number: 10119715
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for turning on an air conditioner and a device for turning on an air conditioner, belonging to the field of smart home. The method includes: acquiring a sensor parameter collected by a sensor in a wearable device; determining a physiological parameter based on the sensor parameter; determining a change in a sleep state of a user wearing the wearable device based on the physiological parameter; detecting whether the change in the sleep state is in conformity with a predetermined condition; and turning on the air conditioner when the change in the sleep state is detected to be in conformity with the predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Enxing Hou, Yun Yang, Changbing Chen
  • Patent number: 10116781
    Abstract: A method, device and computer-readable medium for controlling a device are provided. The method includes: receiving an identifier display instruction, the identifier displaying instruction being generated when a lock screen of the control device is touched along a predetermined path; acquiring a device identifier of a corresponding controlled device according to log-in status of a user account on the control device; displaying the acquired device identifier of each controlled device on the lock screen; transmitting a control instruction to a controlled device corresponding to a selected device identifier after the selected device identifier is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: XIAOMI INC.
    Inventors: Enxing Hou, Yue Liang, Meilan Liu
  • Patent number: 10111026
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for detecting an arrival of a user in a target area. The method includes searching, by a device belonging to the user, for a target wireless access device located in the target area at a preset frequency according to an instruction, when the target wireless access device is found, establishing a connection with the target wireless access device; and after the connection with the target wireless access device is established, determining that the user arrives at the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiquan Zhou, Qiang Fu, Enxing Hou
  • Patent number: 10104599
    Abstract: A server includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor. The processor is configured to receive a device identification of a smart device and a user identification of a user owning the smart device from the smart device; determine whether there is a temporary binding relation between the device identification and the user identification according to a preconfigured temporary binding relation, the preconfigured temporary binding relation being configured after the server detects a designated operation on a device transaction page; and when there is a temporary binding relation between the device identification and the user identification, bind the device identification and the user identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Enxing Hou, Deguo Meng, Benchang Su
  • Patent number: 10088889
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided for waking up a MCU. The method includes: determining whether a second MCU is in a deep sleep state, when a first MCU triggers a communication event of transmitting data to the second MCU; and when the second MCU is in the deep sleep state, sending an interrupt wakeup signal to the second MCU via a wakeup pin connected between the first MCU and the second MCU, so as to wake up the second MCU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Deguo Meng, Yi Ding, Enxing Hou
  • Publication number: 20180245813
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for controlling an air conditioner in the technical field of smart home. The method includes that: a turning-on remote control signal sent by a smart socket is received, wherein the turning-on remote control signal is a signal generated and sent by the smart socket determining that an air conditioner is turned on, and the turning-on remote control signal contains an identifier of the smart socket. The smart socket may determine whether a rapid working mode of the air conditioner is enabled or not according to the identifier of the smart socket. When the rapid working mode of the air conditioner is enabled, a first remote control signal is sent to the smart socket, the first remote control signal being configured to instruct the smart socket to control the air conditioner to run with a working parameter of the rapid working mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weiguang JIA, Qiang FU, Enxing HOU
  • Patent number: 10042328
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for setting alarm times in the field of electronics. The method includes: acquiring a target smart scene of a home device, where the target smart scene indicates a performance of a target operation at a triggering time; acquiring the triggering time from the target smart scene; and setting an alarm time based on the triggering time. With the present disclosure, after setting the target smart scene, a user corresponding to a terminal can set the alarm time without exiting a smart home application for the target smart scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: XIAOMI INC.
    Inventors: Li Li, Weiguang Jia, Tian Ren, Enxing Hou
  • Patent number: 10045163
    Abstract: A method for controlling a wireless access point includes detecting that a control event relating to a smart device is triggered, acquiring a service set identifier (SSID) corresponding to the control event, generating a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) broadcast message according to the SSID corresponding to the control event, and broadcasting the Wi-Fi broadcast message, such that the smart device enables the wireless access point according to the Wi-Fi broadcast message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Yanlu Zhang, Mingjun Yin, Enxing Hou
  • Patent number: 10039023
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and as apparatus for operating an intelligent device in a test mode. The method includes: scanning a Wi-Fi network periodically, determining whether a service set identifier (SSID) of the Wi-Fi network scanned includes a preset SSID, and operating the intelligent device in a test mode if the SSID of the Wi-Fi network scanned includes the preset SSID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Enxing Hou, Yanlu Zhang, Guangyi Han
  • Patent number: 10031575
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device for waking up a microcontroller unit (MCU) chip, which belongs to an intelligent device technology field. The method includes: receiving a wireless message sent from other intelligent device when a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) chip is under a low power consumption mode, in which the wireless message is dedicated to the low power consumption mode, determining whether the wireless message is a specified wakeup message, and if it is determined that the wireless message is the specified wakeup message, sending an interrupt wakeup signal to the MCU chip via a wakeup pin connected between the Wi-Fi chip and the MCU chip, so as to wake up the MCU chip. The MCU chip and the Wi-Fi chip are integrated in the same Wi-Fi module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Deguo Meng, Xin Liu, Enxing Hou
  • Patent number: 10020943
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for binding a device and a terminal. In the method, the terminal acquires a binding password from a smart home device in a local area network. The terminal transmits a binding request for binding with the smart home device to the server, where the binding request includes a binding password and a user login Identifier (ID). A binding relationship between the user login ID and the smart home device is established by the server when the binding password in the binding request matches with a binding password stored in a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Yuanbo Wang, Enxing Hou, Ziguang Gao