Patents by Inventor Fei Duan

Fei Duan 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: 20190147613
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for estimation of human orientation and facial pose, in images that include depth information. A methodology embodying the techniques includes detecting a human in an image generated by a depth camera and estimating an orientation category associated with the detected human. The estimation is based on application of a random forest classifier, with leaf node template matching, to the image. The orientation category defines a range of angular offsets relative to an angle corresponding to the human facing the depth camera. The method also includes performing a three dimensional (3D) facial pose estimation of the detected human, based on detected facial landmarks, in response to a determination that the estimated orientation category includes the angle corresponding to the human facing the depth camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: HAIBING REN, YIMIN ZHANG, XIAOBO HU, FEI DUAN
  • Publication number: 20190045056
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating real-time communication with a caller without a user accepting a call, wherein the system or method: receives a notification of the call; obtains information about the user and the caller from one or more data sources; determines the user's temporal status at a given point in time and the caller's identity based on the information; generates a context-specific message based on the user's temporal status and the caller's identity, wherein the message summarizes the user's temporal status; and provides the message to the caller. Alternatively, the message is a generic message, when the caller's identity cannot be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Xue Fei Duan, Jonathan Dunne, Xiao Ting Xiao, Chao Feng Wu, Dong Jun Zong
  • Publication number: 20190003729
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an air-conditioning outdoor machine. The air-conditioning outdoor machine includes a bottom housing, a wall housing enclosed by the bottom housing, a top sub-plate provided at a top of the wall housing and a top cover removably mounted on the top sub-plate, where the bottom housing, the wall housing, and the top sub-plate define a accommodating space of an internal structure of the air-conditioning outdoor machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tie Liu, Jicheng Luo, Fei Duan
  • Patent number: 10097808
    Abstract: An apparatus and corresponding method are provided to match images and include assigning depth candidate values to a pixel in a first image, and reassigning third depth candidate values to a first pixel in the first image based on first depth candidate values assigned to the first pixel and second depth candidate values assigned to a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel. The apparatus and method also include determining one of the third depth candidate values to be a depth value of the first pixel, and matching the first pixel and a third pixel in a second image corresponding to the determined depth value of the first pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui Zhang, Yongjie Zhang, Fei Duan, Haoxing Wang, Jaejoon Han, Jungbae Kim, Meng Ye, Seon Min Rhee
  • Publication number: 20180266279
    Abstract: A power generation system comprising: a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification unit configured to perform a regasification process to regasify LNG supplied from an LNG source to produce natural gas, the regasification process producing cold energy; a gas turbine configured to combust the natural gas to output power, the combusting producing an exhaust gas; a thermal storage unit configured to store heat obtained from the exhaust gas; and a Stirling engine configured to output power, the Stirling engine having a hot end heated by the heat stored in the thermal storage unit and a cold end cooled by the cold energy from the regasification process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Fei DUAN, Swapnil DUBEY, Fook Hoong CHOO, Lu QIU, Kai WANG
  • Publication number: 20180247117
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may generate a map of a search environment based on a probability of a target human being present within the search environment, capture a red, green, blue, depth (RGBD) image of one or more potential target humans in the search environment based on the map, and cause a robot apparatus to obtain a frontal view position with respect to at least one of the one or more potential target humans based on the RGBD images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Haibing Ren, Fei Duan, Yimin Zhang, Xiaobo Hu
  • Patent number: 9927968
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to moving an object between pages of an editable document. An aspect includes determining that the object in an edit page of the editable document has been dragged to a target page thumbnail of the editable document. Another aspect include zooming in the target page thumbnail. Yet another aspect includes moving the object in the zoomed-in target page thumbnail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xue Fei Duan, Ji Yan, Dong Jun Zong
  • Publication number: 20160234474
    Abstract: An apparatus and corresponding method are provided to match images and include assigning depth candidate values to a pixel in a first image, and reassigning third depth candidate values to a first pixel in the first image based on first depth candidate values assigned to the first pixel and second depth candidate values assigned to a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel. The apparatus and method also include determining one of the third depth candidate values to be a depth value of the first pixel, and matching the first pixel and a third pixel in a second image corresponding to the determined depth value of the first pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui ZHANG, Yongjie ZHANG, Fei DUAN, Haoxing WANG, Jaejoon HAN, Jungbae KIM, Meng YE, Seon Min RHEE
  • Publication number: 20160191903
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of generating a three-dimensional (3D) image are provided. The method of generating a 3D image involves acquiring a plurality of images of a 3D object with a camera, calculating pose information of the plurality of images based on pose data for each of the plurality of images measured by an inertial measurement unit, and generating a 3D image corresponding to the 3D object based on the pose information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongjie ZHANG, Hui ZHANG, Fei DUAN, Haoxing WANG, Jae-Joon HAN, Jung-Bae KIM, Seonmin RHEE, Gengyu MA
  • Patent number: 9338854
    Abstract: A universal LED tube includes a LED light bar, a power conversion apparatus, and a safety switch apparatus. The power conversion apparatus converts an external power source to provide the required power for supplying the LED light bar. The safety switch apparatus is connected to the LED light bar and the power conversion apparatus. The LED light bar is driven to emit light by the external power source after a switch module of the safety switch apparatus is certainly turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: COOLER MASTER (HUI ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Qiang-Fei Duan
  • Publication number: 20160034325
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to moving an object between pages of an editable document. An aspect includes determining that the object in an edit page of the editable document has been dragged to a target page thumbnail of the editable document. Another aspect include zooming in the target page thumbnail. Yet another aspect includes moving the object in the zoomed-in target page thumbnail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Xue Fei Duan, Ji Yan, Dong Jun Zong
  • Publication number: 20150252427
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of identifying tumor-specific epitopes from the cancer tissue DNA of cancer patients using both DNA sequencing and bioinformatics techniques. The identification of tumor-specific epitopes provides pharmaceutical compositions with a limited number of tumor-specific peptides suitable for personalized genomics-driven immunotherapy of human cancer. Specifically disclosed herein is a novel index called the Differential Agretopic Index (DAI) for the epitope which allows prediction of whether immunization with a particular epitope will be protective against the tumor. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of administration are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Pramod K. Srivastava, Ion Mandoiu, Fei Duan
  • Patent number: 8500301
    Abstract: An illuminant device includes at least an illuminant element and a lamp holder including a housing, a metal core printed circuit board (MCPCB) and a power-driving unit. The housing includes a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The MCPCB is disposed on the first side of the housing and includes a base and a plurality of extending parts extended from the circumference of base in a bending forming manner and spaced from each other. The base has a plurality of holes, the extending parts are embedded within the housing, and the illuminant element is mounted on the base. The power-driving unit includes a circuit board, and a first end of the circuit board has a plurality of posts. The posts are respectively penetrated the holes and electrically connected to the MCPCB. In addition, a manufacturing method of the lamp holder is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Cooler Master Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qiang-Fei Duan
  • Publication number: 20130114251
    Abstract: An illuminant device includes at least an illuminant element and a lamp holder including a housing, a metal core printed circuit board (MCPCB) and a power-driving unit. The housing includes a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The MCPCB is disposed on the first side of the housing and includes a base and a plurality of extending parts extended from the circumference of base in a bending forming manner and spaced from each other. The base has a plurality of holes, the extending parts are embedded within the housing, and the illuminant element is mounted on the base. The power-driving unit includes a circuit board, and a first end of the circuit board has a plurality of posts. The posts are respectively penetrated the holes and electrically connected to the MCPCB. In addition, a manufacturing method of the lamp holder is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventor: Qiang-Fei DUAN
  • Publication number: 20130088880
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a seat having a first end and a second end opposite the first side, a top surface being formed at the first end; a light source unit installed on the top surface; and a contact cap connected to the second end. The light source further includes a metal core printed circuit board (MCPCB) having a base portion and a plurality of first extension portions extended from and bent along an edge of the base portion to be embedded in the seat, and at least one light emitting diode (LED) disposed on the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Qiang-Fei Duan, Mao-Sheng Liang
  • Publication number: 20130077320
    Abstract: An optical lens having an optical axis includes a main body. The main body includes a light-incident part, a first light-emitting part and a second light-emitting part. The light-incident part includes a bottom surface and a reflecting surface. The bottom surface has a recess. The reflecting surface is physically connected to the bottom surface and the distance located between the reflecting surface and the optical axis is increased when the reflecting surface is gradually close to the bottom surface. The first light emitting-part is physically connected to the reflecting surface and has a top surface. The top surface is gradually close to the bottom surface when the top surface is close to the optical axis. The second light-emitting surface is physically connected to the top surface and substantially located above the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Qiang-Fei DUAN, Mao-Sheng Liang
  • Publication number: 20120293989
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a first cover, a heat dissipating structure, and a lightbar device. A plurality of first guide slots is formed on the first cover. The heat dissipating structure is disposed in the first cover and has a plurality of heat dissipating fins. A plurality of second guide slots is formed on positions between adjacent heat dissipating fins respectively corresponding to the plurality of first guide slots. The lightbar device is disposed on the heat dissipating structure. Light generated by the lightbar device is emitted out of the first cover. Liquid is drained out through at least one of the plurality of first guide slots and the corresponding second guide slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Qiang-Fei Duan, Bin-Bin Duan
  • Patent number: 7916891
    Abstract: Taught herein is an apparatus for measurement of floating body posture of a person wearing a life jacket, comprising a backpack frame having a plurality of reference points, an image collecting system, and an image processing system; wherein the image collecting system collects image sequence information of the person wearing the life jacket via the reference points; the image processing system processes the image sequence information, so as to obtain the dynamics of a movement of the person and the quasi-static parameters of such movement. The system is capable of reflecting the dynamics of a movement of a body in water and the quasi-static parameters thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: The Soldier System Research Center of the Quartermaster Research Institute of the General Logistics Department of the CPLA
    Inventors: Hong Zhou, Meiwu Shi, Hong Xiao, Fei Duan, Shiliang Dai, Jinyu Zhu
  • Patent number: 7325591
    Abstract: A liquid-cooling heat dissipation apparatus includes a casing, a first compartment defined in the casing for assembling a liquid driving unit, a cooling plate module on bottom of the casing, a second compartment defined between an inner space of the casing and the cooling plate module and containing a cooling liquid therein. At least one liquid inlet and liquid outlet are defined on the casing and communicated through the second compartment. Therefore, the liquid driving unit and the cooling plate module can be advantageously integrated into the casing while the duct is reduced to achieve compact space. Moreover, the overall structure achieves liquid storing, circulating and heat conveying function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Cooler Master Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiang-Fei Duan, Lieh-Feng Lo
  • Publication number: 20080019570
    Abstract: Taught herein is an apparatus for measurement of floating body posture of a person wearing a life jacket, comprising a backpack frame having a plurality of reference points, an image collecting system, and an image processing system; wherein the image collecting system collects image sequence information of the person wearing the life jacket via the reference points; the image processing system processes the image sequence information, so as to obtain the dynamics of a movement of the person and the quasi-static parameters of such movement. The system is capable of reflecting the dynamics of a movement of a body in water and the quasi-static parameters thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: THE SOLDIER SYSTEM RESEARCH CENTER OF THE QUARTERMASTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hong ZHOU, Meiwu SHI, Hong XIAO, Fei DUAN, Shiliang DAI, Jinyu ZHU