Patents by Inventor Haolai ZHOU

Haolai ZHOU 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: 11935273
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an object recognition system and method. The system comprises: an illumination apparatus configured to generate an illumination light for illuminating an object; a lighting sensor configured to acquire a first lighting parameter of an ambient light in a recognition environment in which the object is located; an imaging apparatus configured to acquire imaging data of the object; a first controller communicatively connected with the illumination apparatus and the lighting sensor, and configured to control a second lighting parameter of the illumination light generated by the illumination apparatus according to the first lighting parameter, until the first lighting parameter of the ambient light is within a preset parameter range; and a processor communicatively connected with the imaging apparatus and the first controller, and configured to recognize the object according to imaging data of the object under the ambient light within the preset parameter range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yin Sun, Haolai Zhou, Hua Shao
  • Patent number: 11596036
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an illumination apparatus, an illumination system and an illumination control method. The illumination apparatus comprises: a first light emitting assembly configured to generate a first radiated light having a first color temperature and a first light intensity, wherein the first light intensity is adjustable; a second light emitting assembly configured to generate a second radiated light having a second color temperature and a second light intensity, wherein the second light intensity is adjustable and the second color temperature is lower than the first color temperature; and a third light emitting assembly configured to generate a third radiated light having a preset color and a third light intensity, wherein the preset color and the third light intensity are adjustable; wherein a color temperature of a radiated light generated by the illumination apparatus is configured to be adjusted by adjusting at least one of the first light intensity and the second light intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ELO TOUCH SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yin Sun, Haolai Zhou, Hua Shao
  • Publication number: 20220374664
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for generating a quick response QR code and a printing apparatus, a method for generating a quick response (QR) code, comprising obtaining an original image of the QR code, wherein the original image of the QR code is a bitmap image and is a color image or a grayscale image; obtaining information contained in the QR code; and generating a monochrome image of the QR code based on the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: ELO Touch Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Haolai ZHOU, Yin SUN, Jinwei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220360837
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a media playing device. A media playing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a body, a speaker, and a controller. The controller is configured to, in response to a user staying at a specific position relative to the body, control the speaker to face the user's head and to play sounds. The present disclosure further relates to a self-service terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yin SUN, Haolai ZHOU, Jinfeng ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220012516
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an object recognition system and method. The system comprises: an illumination apparatus configured to generate an illumination light for illuminating an object; a lighting sensor configured to acquire a first lighting parameter of an ambient light in a recognition environment in which the object is located; an imaging apparatus configured to acquire imaging data of the object; a first controller communicatively connected with the illumination apparatus and the lighting sensor, and configured to control a second lighting parameter of the illumination light generated by the illumination apparatus according to the first lighting parameter, until the first lighting parameter of the ambient light is within a preset parameter range; and a processor communicatively connected with the imaging apparatus and the first controller, and configured to recognize the object according to imaging data of the object under the ambient light within the preset parameter range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yin SUN, Haolai Zhou, Hua Shao
  • Publication number: 20220015205
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an illumination apparatus, an illumination system and an illumination control method. The illumination apparatus comprises: a first light emitting assembly configured to generate a first radiated light having a first color temperature and a first light intensity, wherein the first light intensity is adjustable; a second light emitting assembly configured to generate a second radiated light having a second color temperature and a second light intensity, wherein the second light intensity is adjustable and the second color temperature is lower than the first color temperature; and a third light emitting assembly configured to generate a third radiated light having a preset color and a third light intensity, wherein the preset color and the third light intensity are adjustable; wherein a color temperature of a radiated light generated by the illumination apparatus is configured to be adjusted by adjusting at least one of the first light intensity and the second light intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: YIN SUN, Haolai ZHOU, Hua SHAO
  • Publication number: 20210393141
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for measuring human body temperature, which comprises: acquiring a distance from an object in front of a temperature measuring device to the temperature measuring device and a visible light image in front of the temperature measuring device; adjusting an orientation of the temperature measuring device according to the visible light image in response to the distance being less than a threshold, so that a specific part of the person is in the measurement area of the temperature measuring device; and measuring a temperature of the specific part of the person in response to the specific part of the person being in the measurement area of the temperature measuring device. The present disclosure further relates to a device for measuring human body temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Haolai ZHOU, Yin SUN, Hua SHAO
  • Publication number: 20210240466
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a self-service terminal comprising an application module, a management module and one or more devices which facilitates automatic operation and maintenance of the self-service terminal. The application module is configured to compare a target file for at least one device of the one or more devices to update with a current file that is being used by the at least one device, determine if the current file is different from the target file, and update the current file in response to that it is determined that the current file is different from the target file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Yin SUN, Haolai ZHOU, Hua SHAO