Patents by Inventor Feng Cui

Feng Cui 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: 20210174549
    Abstract: Provided is an object-based short range measurement method, a short range measurement device, a short range measurement system, and a storage medium. The short range measurement method includes: identifying a target object, and acquiring border information about an ROI of the target object; acquiring two groups of geometric constraint points of the target object with respect to a left-eye camera and a right-eye camera respectively; acquiring pixel coordinates of each geometric constraint point and a border pixel size corresponding to the border information, and calculating a monocular distance estimation value of the target object; acquiring an overall disparity of the two groups of geometric constraint points, and calculating a binocular distance estimation value of the target object in accordance with the overall disparity; and acquiring a final measurement value in accordance with the monocular distance estimation value and the binocular distance estimation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Qiwei XIE, Feng CUI, Haitao ZHU, Zhao SUN, Ran MENG, An JIANG
  • Publication number: 20210150741
    Abstract: Provided is a road surface information-based imaging environment evaluation method, an imaging environment evaluation device, an imaging environment evaluation system, and a storage medium. The imaging environment evaluation method includes: acquiring a disparity information matrix and pixel coordinates of a vanishing point in the disparity information matrix; subjecting the disparity information matrix to matrix partition and projection in accordance with the pixel coordinates of the vanishing point so as to acquire a disparity projection image; acquiring a road surface model-based statistic model in accordance with the disparity projection image; and acquiring an evaluation result of a current imaging environment in accordance with a relationship between the statistic model and a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Qiwei XIE, Zhao SUN, Yongcai LIU, Feng CUI, Haitao ZHU
  • Patent number: 11010909
    Abstract: Provided is a road surface information-based imaging environment evaluation method, an imaging environment evaluation device, an imaging environment evaluation system, and a storage medium. The imaging environment evaluation method includes: acquiring a disparity information matrix and pixel coordinates of a vanishing point in the disparity information matrix; subjecting the disparity information matrix to matrix partition and projection in accordance with the pixel coordinates of the vanishing point so as to acquire a disparity projection image; acquiring a road surface model-based statistic model in accordance with the disparity projection image; and acquiring an evaluation result of a current imaging environment in accordance with a relationship between the statistic model and a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing Smarter Eye Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiwei Xie, Zhao Sun, Yongcai Liu, Feng Cui, Haitao Zhu
  • Patent number: 10839518
    Abstract: An image edge extraction device for an automated driving system is capable of extracting an image edge in a rapid manner. The device employs an image edge extraction method that includes: acquiring a grayscale image of a target image; calculating an edge magnitude and an edge angle of the grayscale image, so as to generate an edge magnitude image and an edge angle image; detecting an edge peak of the edge magnitude image in accordance with the edge angle image, so as to acquire each edge point of the edge magnitude image and acquire an edge peak detection result; and performing double-thresholding segmentation on the edge peak detection result through a flooding method, so as to acquire an image edge of the target image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing Smarter Eye Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ran Meng, Feng Cui, Haitao Zhu, An Jiang, Hua Chai, Zunying Pang
  • Patent number: 10803621
    Abstract: A method for building a camera imaging model includes: converting world coordinate values of a random point P into camera coordinate values of a target camera in accordance with a predetermined mode; converting the camera coordinate values into image coordinate values of the target camera; and converting the image coordinate values into digital image coordinate values and building the camera imaging model. The converting the image coordinate values into the digital image coordinate values includes performing a spatial sampling operation on the random point P, and adjusting coordinate values of an origin to image coordinate values through calculation. The method can be used in an automated driving system for a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING SMARTER EYE TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Ran Meng, An Jiang, Haitao Zhu, Feng Cui, Hua Chai, Zunying Pang
  • Patent number: 10630969
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a detection method and a detection device for a digital camera. The detection method includes: Step 1 of moving the to-be-detected auto-focusing lens assembly to a position spaced apart from a subject by a first distance; Step 2 of performing automatic exposure control until an average luminance value of a central region of an image is in a stable state; Step 3 of locking an automatic exposure control parameter; Step 4 of taking a first image; Step 5 of determining sizes of four corner regions in the first image; Step 6 of counting average luminance values of the four corner regions; and Step 7 of, in the case that the average luminance values of the four corner regions are identical to each other, determining that the to-be-detected auto-focusing lens assembly is installed at an accurate position. According to the present disclosure, it is able to detect where or not the auto-focusing lens assembly is installed at the accurate position in an automatic and efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING SMARTER EYE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haitao Zhu, Ran Meng, Feng Cui, Qiwei Xie, An Jiang
  • Publication number: 20200034987
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device for building a camera imaging model, and an automated driving system for a vehicle, so as to describe a camera imaging system through exterior and interior parameters of a camera acquired after calibration. The method includes: converting world coordinate values of a random point P into camera coordinate values of a target camera in accordance with a predetermined mode; converting the camera coordinate values into image coordinate values of the target camera; and converting the image coordinate values into digital image coordinate values and building the camera imaging model. The converting the image coordinate values into the digital image coordinate values includes performing a spatial sampling operation on the random point P, and adjusting coordinate values of an origin to image coordinate values through calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Ran MENG, An JIANG, Haitao ZHU, Feng CUI, Hua CHAI, Zunying PANG
  • Publication number: 20190392585
    Abstract: An image edge extraction device for an automated driving system is capable of extracting an image edge in a rapid manner. The device employs an image edge extraction method that includes: acquiring a grayscale image of a target image; calculating an edge magnitude and an edge angle of the grayscale image, so as to generate an edge magnitude image and an edge angle image; detecting an edge peak of the edge magnitude image in accordance with the edge angle image, so as to acquire each edge point of the edge magnitude image and acquire an edge peak detection result; and performing double-thresholding segmentation on the edge peak detection result through a flooding method, so as to acquire an image edge of the target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Ran MENG, Feng CUI, Haitao ZHU, An JIANG, Hua CHAI, Zunying PANG
  • Publication number: 20190349577
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a detection method and a detection device for a digital camera. The detection method includes: Step 1 of moving the to-be-detected auto-focusing lens assembly to a position spaced apart from a subject by a first distance; Step 2 of performing automatic exposure control until an average luminance value of a central region of an image is in a stable state; Step 3 of locking an automatic exposure control parameter; Step 4 of taking a first image; Step 5 of determining sizes of four corner regions in the first image; Step 6 of counting average luminance values of the four corner regions; and Step 7 of, in the case that the average luminance values of the four corner regions are identical to each other, determining that the to-be-detected auto-focusing lens assembly is installed at an accurate position. According to the present disclosure, it is able to detect where or not the auto-focusing lens assembly is installed at the accurate position in an automatic and efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Haitao Zhu, Ran Meng, Feng Cui, Qiwei Xie, An Jiang
  • Patent number: 10459947
    Abstract: Using historical queries to determine database columns to populate a partial database. A partial database is created based, at least in part, on key values related to columns in a database for which the columns are most frequently accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kai Feng Cui, Shuo Li, Shu Hua Liu, Xin Ying Yang
  • Patent number: 10360460
    Abstract: A lane departure warning method includes steps of: collecting a road image by an imaging device; detecting a lane marking in accordance with the road image, so as to extract a position of the lane marking and an angle of the lane marking relative to a running direction of the vehicle; acquiring steering information and a movement speed of the vehicle by an OBD system; judging whether or not the vehicle is unconsciously running on the lane marking in accordance with the position of the lane marking, the angle of the lane marking relative to the running direction of the vehicle and the steering information of the vehicle; in the case that the vehicle is unconsciously running on the lane marking, recording a duration within which the vehicle is unconsciously running on the lane marking; and judging whether or not to send a lane departure warning to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: BEIJING SMARTER EYE TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: An Jiang, Ran Meng, Haitao Zhu, Feng Cui, Qiwei Xie
  • Patent number: 10217007
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a disparity map-based obstacle detection method, a disparity map-based obstacle detection device, and a vehicle assistant driving system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Inventors: Qiwei Xie, An Jiang, Xi Chen, Feng Cui, Haitao Zhu, Ran Meng
  • Patent number: 10061993
    Abstract: An obstacle warning method includes the steps of: acquiring scenario images at a current sampling time and a previous sampling time, and a map about first relative distances between respective viewing points in a viewing field and a vehicle; acquiring a profile and marking information of an obstacle and a map about a second relative distance between the obstacle and the vehicle in accordance with the map about the first relative distances; calculating a map about a third relative distance between the obstacle and the vehicle at a previous sampling time in accordance with the map about the first relative distances at the previous sampling time, the profile and the marking information of the obstacle at the current sampling time and a motion vector of the obstacle from the current sampling time to the previous sampling time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: BEIJING SMARTER EYE TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Cui, Haitao Zhu, Ran Meng, Qiwei Xie, An Jiang
  • Publication number: 20180017496
    Abstract: A method for detecting a dissolution rate of a preparation containing colloidal bismuth pectin includes steps of: according to “Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, 2010 Edition, Volume 2, Appendix XC”, dispersing the preparation containing the colloidal bismuth pectin into dissolution medium, and directly obtaining dissolution liquid; adding a protonic acid dissociation agent into the dissolution liquid until a hydrogen ion concentration reaches 0.8-1.2 mol/L; centrifuging for separating a supernatant; coloring the supernatant by adding a chromogen solution of citric acid or ascorbic acid and potassium iodide to obtain a test solution; calculating a dissolution amount, which is accounted by bismuth, of the colloidal bismuth pectin with a spectrophotometry method. The method of the present invention well detects dissolution curves and rates of the colloidal bismuth pectin in the preparation thereof, satisfying quality control requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Anping Li, Feng Cui, Ping Zhu, Zhengguo Qin, Tai Zheng, Yuexia Wu
  • Publication number: 20180018528
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a disparity map-based obstacle detection method, a disparity map-based obstacle detection device, and a vehicle assistant driving system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Qiwei XIE, An JIANG, Xi CHEN, Feng CUI, Haitao ZHU, Ran MENG
  • Publication number: 20180017497
    Abstract: Provided is a method for measuring the bismuth content in a colloidal bismuth pectin or a colloidal bismuth pectin-contained preparation. A protonic acid is used to dissociate bismuth from a colloidal bismuth pectin, the principle of the characteristic reaction between bismuth and potassium iodide to produce yellow potassium bismuth iodide is used; ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry is for measurement; an external standard method is for calculation. The method has strong specificity, a good linear relationship, high accuracy, good repeatability and high sensitivity. The method is able to act as a quality control method for bismuth in a colloidal bismuth pectin or a colloidal bismuth pectin-contained preparation to effectively control the product quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Anping Li, Feng Cui, Ping Zhu, Zhengguo Qin, Tai Zheng, Yuexla Wu
  • Patent number: 9858655
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to method and apparatus for video anti-shaking. There is disclosed a method for use in a video anti-shaking, especially for real-time digital image stabilization, the method comprises: dividing at least one part of a current frame of a video into a plurality of regions (S301); performing a progressive local motion detection for each of the plurality of regions to determine a local motion vector for the region (S302, S303, S304); and determining a global motion vector for the current frame based on the local motion vectors for the plurality of regions (S305). There is also described a corresponding apparatus and user equipment. With embodiments of the present invention, the video anti-shaking processing can be done without any additional hardware. Moreover, embodiments of the present invention may quickly and effectively determine a motion vector and corresponding compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: An Jiang, Feng Cui, Haitao Zhu, Yan Wang
  • Publication number: 20170337434
    Abstract: An obstacle warning method includes the steps of: acquiring scenario images at a current sampling time and a previous sampling time, and a map about first relative distances between respective viewing points in a viewing field and a vehicle; acquiring a profile and marking information of an obstacle and a map about a second relative distance between the obstacle and the vehicle in accordance with the map about the first relative distances; calculating a map about a third relative distance between the obstacle and the vehicle at a previous sampling time in accordance with the map about the first relative distances at the previous sampling time, the profile and the marking information of the obstacle at the current sampling time and a motion vector of the obstacle from the current sampling time to the previous sampling time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Feng CUI, Haitao ZHU, Ran MENG, Qiwei XIE, An JIANG
  • Patent number: 9805091
    Abstract: Processing a database table comprises receiving a multi-dimensional processing instruction for processing at least two columns of the database table, wherein the two columns comprise a selection column and a sort column, wherein the multi-dimensional processing instruction is for selecting a plurality of candidate rows by sorting based on the selection column and the sort column. An index takes the selection column as master column and the sort column as slave column. Nodes in the index are selected according to the selection column. Each of the selected nodes is associated with a respective slave column value sequence. A merge sort is performed on each of the slave column value sequences to obtain a sort result for the candidate rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kai Feng Cui, Shuo Li, Xin Ying Yang
  • Publication number: 20170262713
    Abstract: A lane departure warning method includes steps of: collecting a road image by an imaging device; detecting a lane marking in accordance with the road image, so as to extract a position of the lane marking and an angle of the lane marking relative to a running direction of the vehicle; acquiring steering information and a movement speed of the vehicle by an OBD system; judging whether or not the vehicle is unconsciously running on the lane marking in accordance with the position of the lane marking, the angle of the lane marking relative to the running direction of the vehicle and the steering information of the vehicle; in the case that the vehicle is unconsciously running on the lane marking, recording a duration within which the vehicle is unconsciously running on the lane marking; and judging whether or not to send a lane departure warning to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: An JIANG, Ran MENG, Haitao ZHU, Feng CUI, Qiwei XIE