Patents by Inventor He Qin

He Qin 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: 11676283
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that generate refined segmentation masks for digital visual media items. For example, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize a segmentation refinement neural network to generate an initial segmentation mask for a digital visual media item. The disclosed systems further utilize the segmentation refinement neural network to generate one or more refined segmentation masks based on uncertainly classified pixels identified from the initial segmentation mask. To illustrate, in some implementations, the disclosed systems utilize the segmentation refinement neural network to redetermine whether a set of uncertain pixels corresponds to one or more objects depicted in the digital visual media item based on low-level (e.g., local) feature values extracted from feature maps generated for the digital visual media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Zichuan Liu, Wentian Zhao, Shitong Wang, He Qin, Yumin Jia, Yeojin Kim, Xin Lu, Jen-Chan Chien
  • Publication number: 20220245824
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that generate refined segmentation masks for digital visual media items. For example, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize a segmentation refinement neural network to generate an initial segmentation mask for a digital visual media item. The disclosed systems further utilize the segmentation refinement neural network to generate one or more refined segmentation masks based on uncertainly classified pixels identified from the initial segmentation mask. To illustrate, in some implementations, the disclosed systems utilize the segmentation refinement neural network to redetermine whether a set of uncertain pixels corresponds to one or more objects depicted in the digital visual media item based on low-level (e.g., local) feature values extracted from feature maps generated for the digital visual media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Zichuan Liu, Wentian Zhao, Shitong Wang, He Qin, Yumin Jia, Yeojin Kim, Xin Lu, Jen-Chan Chien
  • Patent number: 11335004
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that generate refined segmentation masks for digital visual media items. For example, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize a segmentation refinement neural network to generate an initial segmentation mask for a digital visual media item. The disclosed systems further utilize the segmentation refinement neural network to generate one or more refined segmentation masks based on uncertainly classified pixels identified from the initial segmentation mask. To illustrate, in some implementations, the disclosed systems utilize the segmentation refinement neural network to redetermine whether a set of uncertain pixels corresponds to one or more objects depicted in the digital visual media item based on low-level (e.g., local) feature values extracted from feature maps generated for the digital visual media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Zichuan Liu, Wentian Zhao, Shitong Wang, He Qin, Yumin Jia, Yeojin Kim, Xin Lu, Jen-Chan Chien
  • Publication number: 20220044407
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that generate refined segmentation masks for digital visual media items. For example, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize a segmentation refinement neural network to generate an initial segmentation mask for a digital visual media item. The disclosed systems further utilize the segmentation refinement neural network to generate one or more refined segmentation masks based on uncertainly classified pixels identified from the initial segmentation mask. To illustrate, in some implementations, the disclosed systems utilize the segmentation refinement neural network to redetermine whether a set of uncertain pixels corresponds to one or more objects depicted in the digital visual media item based on low-level (e.g., local) feature values extracted from feature maps generated for the digital visual media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Zichuan Liu, Wentian Zhao, Shitong Wang, He Qin, Yumin Jia, Yeojin Kim, Xin Lu, Jen-Chan Chien
  • Patent number: 8007910
    Abstract: A multilayer coating (MLC) is composed of two chemically different layered nanocrystalline materials, nanodiamond (nanoD) and nano-cubic boron nitride (nono-cBN). The structure of the MLC and fabrication sequence of layered structure are disclosed. The base layer is preferably nanoD and is the first deposited layer serving as an accommodation layer on a pretreated substrate. It can be designed with a larger thickness whereas subsequent alternate nano-cBN and nanoD layers are typically prepared with a thickness of 2 to 100 nm. The thickness of these layers can be engineered for a specific use. The deposition of the nanoD layer, by either cold or thermal plasma CVD, is preceded by diamond nucleation on a pretreated and/or precoated substrate, which has the capacity to accommodate the MLC and provides excellent adhesion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Wenjun Zhang, Shuit-Tong Lee, Igor Bello, Kar Man Leung, He-qin Li, You-Shen Zou, Yat Ming Chong, Kwok Leung Ma
  • Publication number: 20090022969
    Abstract: A multilayer coating (MLC) is composed of two chemically different layered nanocrystalline materials, nanodiamond (nanoD) and nano-cubic boron nitride (nono-cBN). The structure of the MLC and fabrication sequence of layered structure are disclosed. The base layer is preferably nanoD and is the first deposited layer serving as an accommodation layer on a pretreated substrate. It can be designed with a larger thickness whereas subsequent alternate nano-cBN and nanoD layers are typically prepared with a thickness of 2 to 100 nm. The thickness of these layers can be engineered for a specific use. The deposition of the nanoD layer, by either cold or thermal plasma CVD, is preceded by diamond nucleation on a pretreated and/or precoated substrate, which has the capacity to accommodate the MLC and provides excellent adhesion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Wenjun Zhang, Shuit-Tong Lee, Igor Bello, Kar Man Leung, He-qin Li, You-Shen Zou, Yat Ming Chong, Kwok Leung Ma