Patents by Inventor Gang Ji

Gang Ji 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: 9317074
    Abstract: The invention broadly contemplates an electronic apparatus that provides improved antenna characteristics, while maintaining a thin size and light weight. The electronic apparatus of the present invention includes a display casing having a nonconductive resin region and a conductive resin region in a bottom surface thereof; a display module accommodated in the display casing; an antenna disposed in the nonconductive resin region; and a system casing accommodating a wireless module connected to the antenna. By disposing the antenna in the nonconductive resin region formed in the bottom surface of the display casing, it is possible to secure high radio wave sensitivity while preventing an antenna mounting portion from being exposed to the outside of the display casing. The casing structure of the electronic apparatus does not become thick because of butt joining even when the joint portions are in a projection area of an LCD module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Lenova (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Ji, Tetsuya Ohtani, Takayuki Morino, Akinori Uchino
  • Patent number: 9264658
    Abstract: A video bit stream with pictures comprising inter-coded content can be decoded upon receiving a channel start or file seek instruction. Pictures for beginning decoding and display of the bit stream can be selected based at least in part on one or more tuning parameters that set a preference between a latency of beginning to display video and possible defects in the displayed video. In some embodiments, to implement decoding upon a channel start or file seek, one or more types of data are generated for one or more pictures. For example, picture order counts are generated for pictures after a channel start or file seek operation. As another example, a decoder generates a frame number value that triggers re-initialization of a reference picture buffer before decoding after a channel start or file seek operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yongjun Wu, Gang Ji, Shyam Sadhwani, Naveen Thumpudi, Eric S. Christoffersen
  • Patent number: 9229547
    Abstract: An extendable electronic stylus is described. The extendable electronic stylus has a distal end that provides an electronic input to an electronic device and a first cam with an elongated member that extends between a proximal end of the stylus and its distal end. The stylus also includes a second cam that rotates relative to the first cam when the proximal end of the stylus is pushed in a distal direction. The pushing of the proximal end of the stylus causes a surface of the second cam to contact the first cam surface. The stylus also includes a cover with a first look surface. The rotation of the second cam relative to the first cam cause a second lock surface of the second cam to abut the first lock surface, thereby locking the second cam in a fixed position relative to the first cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Hiroyuki Noguchi, Gang Ji, Eiji Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20150277535
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to controlling processor slew rates based on battery charge state/level are described. In one embodiment, logic causes modification to a slew rate of a processor based on at least a charge level of a battery pack. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: ALEXANDER B. UAN-ZO-LI, DON J. NGUYEN, GANG JI, PHILIP R. LEHWALDER, JORGE P. RODRIGUEZ, VASUDEVAN SRINIVASAN
  • Patent number: 9131241
    Abstract: Adjustment of hardware acceleration level in a video decoder utilizing hardware acceleration is described. Errors are detected in a bitstream as it is decoded using different levels of error detection based on decoding characteristics. A statistical analysis is performed on the error values as they are detected. In one technique, if the bitstream is categorized as fitting a high error rate state in a bitstream model, then hardware acceleration is dropped. In another technique, error statistics based on run-lengths of good and bad bitstream units are kept, and compared to predetermined thresholds. If the thresholds are exceeded, the hardware acceleration level is dropped. The level is dropped in order to take advantage of superior error handing abilities of software-based decoding over hardware-accelerated decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gang Ji, Naveen Thumpudi, Shyam Sadhwani, Yongjun Wu
  • Patent number: 9104881
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying unauthorized presentation of protected content by one or more participants in a media collaboration. In one implementation, a processing device receives one or more content elements, each of the one or more content elements being provided within a media collaboration and associated with one or more users. The processing device identifies an unauthorized presentation of at least one of the one or more content elements within the media collaboration. Based on an identification of the unauthorized presentation, the processing device initiates one or more actions with respect to one or more of the users associated with the at least one of the one or more content elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Johan Georg Granstrom, Stephane Zermatten, Tristan Schmelcher, Gang Ji
  • Publication number: 20150207268
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first terminal group and a first magnetic element around the first terminal group, the first terminal group defines a first central terminal and two first outer terminals located at both sides of the first central terminal. The second connector includes a second terminal group and a second magnetic element, the second terminal group defines a second central terminal, a second outer terminal and an elastic terminal located at both sides of the second central terminal. When the first connector is engaging with the second connector, the first and second magnetic elements are attached to each other, the first central terminal is contacting the second central terminal, the second outer terminal is contacting either of the first outer terminals and the elastic terminal is elastically abutting against the first magnetic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: ZHI-HUI ZHU, WEN-YI HSIEH, HSUEH-LUNG HSIAO, WEI-CHUNG LIN, XIN-GANG JI
  • Patent number: 9086848
    Abstract: A laptop personal computer (PC) is disclosed. The laptop PC includes a hinge unit that turns around a vertical axis and rotates around a horizontal axis, and the hinge unit connects a main body chassis to a display chassis. The hinge unit includes an inside, through which cables connecting a main body and a display pass. A path is provided, along which the cables are installed, and the path includes a part that is parallel to the vertical axis and is apart from the vertical axis and having a part overlapping with the horizontal axis towards the vertical axis. The cover is provided at the display chassis for covering the cables overlapping with the horizontal axis. This can eliminate the necessity of a cover for the cables on the side of the hinge unit, thus making the laptop PC thinner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Gang Ji, Hiroyuki Noguchi, Eiji Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20150084933
    Abstract: An extendable electronic stylus is provided. In general, the extendable electronic stylus can be configured to provide an electronic input to an electronic device and can be configured to be removably and replaceably disposed in the electronic device. In one exemplary embodiment, an extendable electronic stylus can be configured to be movable between a first configuration in which the stylus has a first longitudinal length and a second configuration in which the stylus has a second longitudinal length that is greater than the first longitudinal length. The stylus can be configured to be stored in an electronic device in the first configuration. The stylus can include a movement mechanism configured to move the stylus between the first and second configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Hiroyuki Noguchi, Gang Ji, Eiji Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8976221
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting when a video stream embedded within a region of another video stream contains copyrighted material. In one implementation, a computer system receives a first video stream and determines that the first video stream comprises a second video stream within a region of the first video stream, using metadata that identifies a set of geometric properties of the region. The computer system obtains the second video stream from the first video stream based on the set of geometric properties of the region, and determines whether the second video stream contains copyrighted material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Johan Georg Granström, Stephane Zermatten, Tristan Schmelcher, Gang Ji
  • Publication number: 20140336963
    Abstract: Systems and methods of enabling a battery system to intelligently provide its current support capability include logic to determine current battery power status information. The current battery power status information may be compared with a set of programmed battery power status information to determine a match. There may be logic to indicate the current battery power status information based on the match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Gang Ji, Alexander B. Uan-Zo-li, Mazen G. Gedeon, Jorge P. Rodriguez, Basavaraj B. Astekar
  • Patent number: 8885729
    Abstract: Techniques and tools for reducing latency in video decoding for real-time communication applications that emphasize low delay. For example, a tool such as a video decoder selects a low-latency decoding mode. Based on the selected decoding mode, the tool adjusts output timing determination, picture boundary detection, number of pictures in flight and/or jitter buffer utilization. For low-latency decoding, the tool can use a frame count syntax element to set initial output delay for a decoded picture buffer, and the tool can use auxiliary delimiter syntax elements to detect picture boundaries. To further reduce delay in low-latency decoding, the tool can reduce number of pictures in flight for multi-threaded decoding and reduce or remove jitter buffers. The tool receives encoded data, performs decoding according to the selected decoding mode to reconstruct pictures, and outputs the pictures for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yongjun Wu, Gang Ji, Shyam Sadhwani
  • Patent number: 8860785
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for supporting stereo 3D video in computing devices. A computing device can receive stereo 3D video data employing a YUV color space and chroma subsampling, and can generate anaglyph video data therefrom. The anaglyph video data can be generated by unpacking the stereo 3D video data to left and right views and combining the left and right views into a single view via matrix transformation. The combining uses transform matrices that correspond to a video pipeline configuration. The transform matrix coefficients can depend on characteristics of the video pipeline components. Modified transform matrix coefficients can be used in response to changes in the video pipeline configuration. Video encoded in stereo 3D video data can be selected to be displayed in stereo 3D, anaglyph or monoscopic form, depending on user input and/or characteristics of video pipeline components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gang Ji, Shijun Sun, Yongjun Wu, Shyam Sadhwani
  • Publication number: 20140298475
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying unauthorized presentation of protected content by one or more participants in a media collaboration. In one implementation, a processing device receives one or more content elements, each of the one or more content elements being provided within a media collaboration and associated with one or more users. The processing device identifies an unauthorized presentation of at least one of the one or more content elements within the media collaboration. Based on an identification of the unauthorized presentation, the processing device initiates one or more actions with respect to one or more of the users associated with the at least one of the one or more content elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Johan Georg Granstrom, Stephane Zermatten, Tristan Schmelcher, Gang Ji
  • Publication number: 20140152760
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting when a video stream embedded within a region of another video stream contains copyrighted material. In one implementation, a computer system receives a first video stream and determines that the first video stream comprises a second video stream within a region of the first video stream, using metadata that identifies a set of geometric properties of the region. The computer system obtains the second video stream from the first video stream based on the set of geometric properties of the region, and determines whether the second video stream contains copyrighted material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: John Georg Granström, Stephane Zermatten, Tristan Schmelcher, Gang Ji
  • Patent number: 8697518
    Abstract: A trench MOSFET with trench contact holes and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The MOSFET includes an N type substrate, an N type epitaxial layer on the substrate; a P well region on top of the epitaxial layer; a source region formed on the P well region; an oxide layer on the source region; a plurality of trenches which traverse the source region and the P well region and contact the epitaxial layer; a gate oxide layer and polysilicon formed in the trenches; a source contact hole and a gate contact hole, wherein the source contact hole and the gate contact hole have a titanium metal layer, a titanium nitride layer, and tungsten metal sequentially, respectively; a P+ implanted region; a source electrode formed above the source contact hole and a gate electrode formed above the gate contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Will Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Ji, Jianping Gu, Kaibin Ni, Tianbing Zhong
  • Publication number: 20140095897
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided that includes a processor, a voltage regulator, a battery controller and an embedded controller. The voltage regulator to receive an input voltage and to provide an output voltage to the processor. The battery controller to store electronic device information and to receive battery information related to a current battery power. The embedded controller to receive the electronic device information and the battery information from the battery controller, and the embedded controller to provide power information to the processor based on the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Gang JI, Alexander B. Uan-Zo-Li, Jorge P. Rodriguez, Andy Keates, Vasudevan Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20140009881
    Abstract: A laptop personal computer (PC) is disclosed. The laptop PC includes a hinge unit that turns around a vertical axis and rotates around a horizontal axis, and the hinge unit connects a main body chassis to a display chassis. The hinge unit includes an inside, through which cables connecting a main body and a display pass. A path is provided, along which the cables are installed, and the path includes a part that is parallel to the vertical axis and is apart from the vertical axis and having a part overlapping with the horizontal axis towards the vertical axis. The cover is provided at the display chassis for covering the cables overlapping with the horizontal axis. This can eliminate the necessity of a cover for the cables on the side of the hinge unit, thus making the laptop PC thinner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: HIROAKI KINOSHITA, GANG JI, HIROYUKI NOGUCHI, EIJI SHINOHARA
  • Patent number: 8591089
    Abstract: Described is an illumination structure suitable for a keyboard light of a portable computer. An example illumination structure includes a transparent acrylic board, a light source, and a light guide. The acrylic board may have a front surface and a rear surface, each of which is flat. The light source is provided at a tilt angle q at which an optical axis is almost at a critical angle with respect to the rear surface of the acrylic board. The light guide is located between the light source and the rear surface. Further, light rays radiated from the light source are refracted by the light guide and the optically-transparent panel, and travel towards the front surface, so as to illuminate the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Ji, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Hidenori Kinoshita, Hiroyuki Noguchi, Fumitake Mizoguchi
  • Patent number: 8576372
    Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: fixing a laminated panel, which has been cut into a predetermined shape, to a mold, said laminated panel having an expanded layer disposed between layers made of a conductive resin; injection of molding non-conducting resin into the mold in which the laminated panel has been fixed; wherein a non-conductive region and a conductive region are joined to form a bottom surface of a display casing, said display casing having an inner and outer surface; and wherein an antenna mounting space is formed in the non-conductive region. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Ji, Tetsuya Ohtani, Takayuki Morino, Akinori Uchino