Patents by Inventor Fai Yeung

Fai Yeung 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: 11925425
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to surgical systems and methods. The system includes an arm assembly and end-effector assembly. The arm assembly includes a first drive portion and wrist drive portion. The end-effector assembly is securable to and removable from the arm assembly. The end-effector assembly includes an instrument assembly and wrist assembly. The instrument assembly includes a first instrument, first instrument driven portion, and first instrument insulative portion. The first instrument driven portion is configured to move the first instrument relative to a first axis when the first instrument driven portion is driven by the first drive portion. The wrist assembly includes a wrist driven portion. The wrist driven portion is configured to move the first instrument relative to a second axis when the wrist driven portion is driven by the wrist drive portion. The end-effector assembly is secured to and removable from the arm assembly via a wrist connector portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: IEMIS (HK) LIMITED
    Inventors: Chung Kwong Yeung, Wing Fai Lam, Wai Lik Alik Chan
  • Patent number: 11928845
    Abstract: An apparatus to facilitate real-time playback of point cloud sequence data is disclosed. The apparatus comprises one or more processors to receive point cloud data of a captured scene, decompose the point cloud data into a plurality of point cloud patches, wherein each point cloud patch is associated with an object in the scene and includes contextual information regarding the point cloud patch, encode each of the point cloud patches via a deep-learning based algorithm to generate encoded point cloud patches, receive a viewpoint selection from a client, assign a priority to data chunks within each encoded point cloud patch based on the viewpoint selection and the contextual information and transmit the data chunks to the client based on the assigned priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Fai Yeung, Wayne Cochran, Pratibha Pandhare
  • Patent number: 11918311
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to surgical systems. The system includes an end-effector assembly having an instrument. The system includes a first arm assembly. A distal end of first arm assembly is securable to the end-effector assembly. The system includes an elbow joint assembly. A distal end of elbow joint assembly is secured to a proximal end of first arm assembly. A proximal end of elbow joint assembly is secured to a distal end of second arm assembly. The second arm assembly includes a first elbow drive assembly. The first elbow drive assembly includes an integrated motor for driving the elbow joint assembly to pivotally move the first arm assembly relative to an axis. The second arm assembly also includes a second elbow drive assembly. The second elbow drive assembly includes an integrated motor for driving the elbow joint assembly to pivotally move the first arm assembly relative to another axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: IEMIS (HK) Limited
    Inventors: Chung Kwong Yeung, Wing Fai Lam, Wai Leung William Cheng
  • Publication number: 20240051497
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing passive entry to a vehicle to a user with an authorized mobile device. Responsive to receiving, at a vehicle and from an application executing on a mobile device associated with a user, one or more signals associated with the mobile device, a signal strength and contextual information associated with the mobile device is determined based on the one or more signals. A passive entry feature of the vehicle is initiated based on the signal strength and the contextual information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Fai Yeung, Leonid Kokhnovych, Vivek Ravi, Arjuna Sivasithambaresan
  • Patent number: 11902540
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture for video coding using object metadata are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an object separator to separate input views into layers associated with respective objects to generate object layers for geometry data and texture data of the input views, a pruner to project the first object layer of a first basic view of the at least one basic views against the first object layer of a first additional view of the at least one additional views to generate a first pruned view and a first pruning mask, a patch packer to tag a patch with an object identifier of the first object, the patch corresponding to the first pruning mask, and an atlas generator to generate at least one atlas to include in encoded video data, the atlas including the patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Basel Salahieh, Fai Yeung, Jill Boyce
  • Patent number: 11831861
    Abstract: Embodiments herein provide mechanisms for viewport dependent adaptive streaming of point cloud content. For example, a user equipment (UE) may receive a media presentation description (MPD) for point cloud content in a dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (DASH) format. The MPD may include viewport information for a plurality of recommended viewports and indicate individual adaptation sets of the point cloud content that are associated with the respective recommended viewports. The UE may select a first viewport from the plurality of recommended viewports (e.g., based on viewport data that indicates a current viewport of the user and/or a user-selected viewport). The UE may request one or more representations of a first adaptation set, of the adaptation sets, that corresponds to the first viewport. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ozgur Oyman, Fai Yeung, Harleen Gill, Kimberly Loza
  • Patent number: 11748870
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for determining a quality score for virtual video cameras. For example, one embodiment comprises: a region of interest (ROI) detector to detect regions of interest within a first image generated from a first physical camera (PCAM) positioned at first coordinates; virtual camera circuitry and/or logic to generate a second image positioned at the first coordinates; image comparison circuitry and/or logic to establish pixel-to-pixel correspondence between the first image and the second image; an image quality evaluator to determine a quality value for the second image by evaluating the second image in view of the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Debashish Barua, Fai Yeung
  • Patent number: 11729243
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide adaptive streaming mechanisms for distribution of point cloud content. The point cloud content may include immersive media content in a dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (DASH) format. Various embodiments provide DASH-based mechanisms to support viewport indication during streaming of volumetric point cloud content. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: Ozgur Oyman, Fai Yeung, Harleen Gill, Kimberly Loza
  • Patent number: 11706375
    Abstract: A system and method for virtual camera configuration and selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Durga Raj Mathur, Fai Yeung, Gilson Goncalves de Lima, Ling Yao, Ritesh Kale, Sankar Jayaram, Shaun Carrigan, Uma Jayaram, Patrick Youngung Shon
  • Patent number: 11678810
    Abstract: Technology for a wearable heart rate monitoring device is disclosed. The wearable heart rate monitoring device can include a heart rate sensor operable to collect sensor data, a modulator operable to generate a modulated signal that includes the sensor data, a housing configured to engage a body feature or surface in a manner that allows for heart rate detection, and a communication module configured to transmit the sensor data in the modulated signal to a mobile computing device via a wired connection that is power limited. The mobile computing device is typically configured to demodulate the modulated signal in order to extract the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Brian K. Vogel, John C. Wei, Fai Yeung
  • Publication number: 20230114701
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing communications between a vehicle and a user device. A user device may be determined to be authorized to communicate with a vehicle. A signal strength of a signal transmitted between the vehicle and the user device is determined, and a determination is made whether the signal strength exceeds a threshold signal strength. In response to determining that the signal strength exceeds the threshold signal strength, a communication command is enabled to be transmitted from the user device to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Fai Yeung, Zhenxiang Kui, Leonid Kokhnovych, Erhun Arkan
  • Patent number: 11605007
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an apparatus. The apparatus includes a wearable device. The wearable device includes a knowledge base, a user interface and automatic response logic. The knowledge base includes at least one data structure. Each data structure includes a plurality of ranked possible user responses. The automatic response logic is to select one data structure of the at least one data structure in response to a received communication. The selecting is based, at least in part, on an event type and based, at least in part, on a contact identifier. The communication is received from a communication partner device via a companion device. The automatic response logic is further to provide at least one ranked possible user response from the selected data structure to a user via the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil Tiptur Nataraj, Fai Yeung
  • Publication number: 20230007277
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture for video coding using object metadata are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an object separator to separate input views into layers associated with respective objects to generate object layers for geometry data and texture data of the input views, a pruner to project the first object layer of a first basic view of the at least one basic views against the first object layer of a first additional view of the at least one additional views to generate a first pruned view and a first pruning mask, a patch packer to tag a patch with an object identifier of the first object, the patch corresponding to the first pruning mask, and an atlas generator to generate at least one atlas to include in encoded video data, the atlas including the patch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Basel Salahieh, Fai Yeung, Jill Boyce
  • Patent number: 11457193
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses may provide for technology that identifies a seam area between a pair of images corresponding to a first eye and determines a disparity between the seam area and a reference area at a center line of a reference image corresponding to a second eye. The technology may also automatically adjust one or more pre-stitch parameters of camera sensors associated with the pair of images and the reference image based on the disparity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Fai Yeung
  • Patent number: 11443138
    Abstract: A virtual camera configuration system includes any number of cameras disposed about an area, such as an event venue. The system also includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory, computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to the at least one processor. In certain embodiments, the at least one non-transitory, computer-readable medium is configured to store instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations including receiving a set of game data, receiving a set of audiovisual data, and receiving a set of camera presets. The operations also include generating a set of training data and training a model based on the set of training data. The operations also include generating, using the model on a second set of game data and a second set of audiovisual data, a second set of camera presets associated with the set of virtual cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Fai Yeung, Vasanthi Jangala Naga, Gilson Goncalves de Lima, Patrick Youngung Shon, Yogeshwara Krishnan
  • Publication number: 20220262041
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture for object-based volumetric video coding are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a point annotator to receive point cloud data associated with an object and annotate points of the point cloud data with an object identifier of the object. The disclosed example apparatus also includes a projector to project the point cloud data onto projection planes to produce texture images and geometry images. The disclosed example apparatus further includes a patch generator to generate a patch based on the object identifier, the patch including the texture images and the geometry images of the object, the patch associated with the object identifier of the object. The disclosed example apparatus also includes an atlas generator to generate an atlas to include in encoded video data, the atlas including the patch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Basel Salahieh, Fai Yeung, Jill Boyce
  • Patent number: 11381739
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are described for providing real-time capture, processing, and distribution of panoramic virtual reality (VR) content of a live event. One or more triggering events are identified and used to generate graphics and/or audio on client VR devices. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: capturing video of an event at an event venue with a plurality of cameras to produce a corresponding plurality of video streams; generating a virtual reality (VR) stream based on the plurality of video streams; transmitting the VR stream to a plurality of client VR devices, wherein the client VR devices are to render VR environments based on the VR stream; detecting a triggering event during the event; and transmitting an indication of the triggering event to the plurality of client VR devices, wherein a first client VR device is to generate first event-based graphics and/or first event-based audio in accordance with the indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fai Yeung, Ling Yao, Sankar Jayaram, Uma Jayaram, Ritesh Kale, Ok Joon Kim, Shaun Carrigan
  • Publication number: 20220189071
    Abstract: An apparatus to facilitate real-time playback of point cloud sequence data is disclosed. The apparatus comprises one or more processors to receive point cloud data of a captured scene, decompose the point cloud data into a plurality of point cloud patches, wherein each point cloud patch is associated with an object in the scene and includes contextual information regarding the point cloud patch, encode each of the point cloud patches via a deep-learning based algorithm to generate encoded point cloud patches, receive a viewpoint selection from a client, assign a priority to data chunks within each encoded point cloud patch based on the viewpoint selection and the contextual information and transmit the data chunks to the client based on the assigned priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Fai Yeung, Wayne Cochran, Pratibha Pandhare
  • Patent number: 11317832
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to an apparatus, comprising logic, at least partially incorporated into hardware, to: receive first sensor data associated with a first sensor of a first smart device; determine a first reliability factor associated with the first sensor data; receive second sensor data associated with a second sensor of a second smart device; and determine a second reliability factor associated with the second sensor data. The logic is further to determine a sensor data reporting plan based upon the first reliability factor and the second reliability factor, the sensor data reporting plan indicating whether each of the first sensor and the second sensor are to subsequently send their respective sensor data to a primary communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Jepson, Charles Carter Jernigan, Nicholas Moe Khosravy, John Wei, Fai Yeung
  • Patent number: 11282169
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are described for providing real-time capture, processing, and distribution of panoramic virtual reality (VR) content. One embodiment of a graphics processor comprises a video interface to receive a plurality of images from a corresponding plurality of cameras; an image rectifier to perform a perspective re-projection of at least some of the images to a common image plane to generate a rectified plurality of images; a stitcher to analyze overlapping regions of adjacent images in the rectified images and to identify corresponding pixels in the overlapping regions and to stitch the adjacent images in accordance with the corresponding pixels to generate a panoramic image comprising a stitched combination of the rectified plurality of images; and a cylindrical projector to project the panoramic image onto a cylindrical surface to generate a final panoramic video image to be used to implement a VR environment on a VR apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Cochran, Fai Yeung, Durga Raj Mathur, Gilson Goncalves De Lima, Patrick Youngung Shon, John A. Harrison, Ok Joon Kim, Harleen Gill, Kyle Siehl, Uma Jayaram, Sankar Jayaram, Archie Sharma, Gockcen Clingir, Stanley Baran, Mayuresh Varerkar, Barnan Das, Narayan Biswal, Nilesh Shah, Ritesh Kale, Greg Weinstein