Patents by Inventor Hongbin Zhang

Hongbin Zhang 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: 12240344
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of vehicles, and provides a cable assembly and a vehicle charging system. The cable assembly includes: a power supply plug, adapted to a discharging outlet of a discharging vehicle; a charging plug, adapted to a charging outlet of a to-be-charged vehicle; and a cable, connected between the power supply plug and the charging plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Bingjian Huang, Hao Lv, Hongbin Luo, Guangming Yang, Xinxin Zhang
  • Patent number: 12244826
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for video processing are described. In a representative aspect, there is disclosed a method for video processing, including: determining, according to a splitting information, for a current video block of a video, a partition mode in which the current video block is split into M portions, wherein M>4; and performing a conversion for the current video block based on the partition mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12244811
    Abstract: A method of visual media processing video, includes determining that palette mode is to be used for processing a first portion of a video block and intra block copy (IBC) mode is to be used for processing a second portion of the video block, and performing further processing of the first portion of the video block using the palette mode and the second portion of the video using the IBC mode, wherein indications of the first portion of the video block processed using the palette mode and indications of the second portion of the video block processed using the IBC mode are included in a palette index identifying the first portion of the video block and the second portion of the video block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Weijia Zhu, Jizheng Xu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12244817
    Abstract: Symmetric motion vector difference coding is described. One example video processing method includes determining, for a conversion between a block of a current picture of video and a bitstream representation of the block, whether a symmetric motion vector difference (SMVD) mode is allowable for the block. Whether the SMVD mode is allowable depends on a derivation process of two target reference pictures of the current picture, which includes a first step for searching a forward target reference picture in the reference picture list 0 and searching a backward target reference picture in the reference picture list 1, and a second step for searching a backward target reference picture in the reference picture list 0 and searching a forward target reference picture in the reference picture list 1. Outputs of the first and second steps are independent of each other. The method further includes performing the conversion based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Zhipin Deng, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12244794
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods related to management of syntax flags with respect chroma formats in video processing are described. In one representative aspect, a video decoding method includes determining, for a conversion between a video and a coded representation of the video, whether a syntax element associated with an adaptive loop filtering (ALF) operation for a chroma component of the video is included in the coded representation based on a condition. The method also includes performing the conversion according to the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Na Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Publication number: 20250071309
    Abstract: A video processing method is provided to include performing a conversion between a coded representation of a video including one or more video regions and the video. The coded representation includes side information applicable for in-loop reshaping (ILR) of some of the one or more video regions. The side information provides parameters for a reconstruction of a video unit of a video region based on a representation of the video unit in a first domain and a second domain and/or scaling chroma residue of a chroma video unit. The side information applicable to the some of the one or more video regions is coded without directly inheriting from other video regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12234521
    Abstract: The application provides a method for controlling nitrogen in steelmaking by spraying hydrogen containing plasma, including: using a mixture of hydrogen rich gas and argon gas to generate hydrogen plasma for denitrification of molten steel during at least one of arc furnace smelting, ladle refining, VOD refining, and RH refining. The method for controlling nitrogen in steelmaking by spraying hydrogen containing plasma provided in the application can effectively remove nitrogen from the molten steel by spraying a mixture of argon gas and hydrogen rich gas into the molten steel through a hollow electrode and plasma torch, reducing electrode consumption and electricity consumption per ton steel, and also reducing arc radiation heat loss, improving heating rate, thereby shortening smelting time and reducing production costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: Xuanhua Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., University of Science and Technology Beijing, HBZX HIGH TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongbin Wang, Guangsheng Wei, Rong Zhu, Minghai Zhang, Jinlong Wang, Jianping Jia, Yongqiang Yang, Jianzhong Wang, Yunxiang Zhao, Xin Li, Ceng Li, Huan Chang
  • Patent number: 12238306
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for sub-block based prediction are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video encoding includes partitioning, based on a first rule, a luma component of a block of video data into a first set of sub-blocks. The method also includes partitioning, based on a second rule, a first chroma component of the block of video data into a second set of sub-blocks. The first and the second set of sub-blocks include different numbers of sub-blocks. The method also includes performing a subsequent motion prediction based on the first and the second set of sub-blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12238314
    Abstract: A method of visual media processing is provided. The method includes determining a size of a buffer to store reference samples for prediction in an intra block copy mode, and performing a conversion between a current video block of visual media data and a bitstream of the current video block. The conversion is performed using the reference samples stored in the buffer, and in the intra block copy (IBC) mode. The IBC mode is based on motion information related to a reconstructed block located in same video region with the current video block without referring to a reference picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Jizheng Xu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12238305
    Abstract: A method for video processing is provided to include: performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a coded representation of current video block, wherein the conversion uses a coding mode in which the current video block is constructed based on a first domain and a second domain and/or chroma residue is scaled in a luma-dependent manner, and wherein information used for the coding mode is signaled in a parameter set that is different from a sequence parameter set (SPS), a video parameter set (VPS), a picture parameter set (PPS), or an adaptation parameter set (APS) used for carrying adaptive loop filtering (ALF) parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12238346
    Abstract: A method for processing a video includes determining characteristics regarding a current video block; determining an operational state regarding unsymmetrical quad-tree (UQT) splitting based on the determination of the characteristics, wherein the operational state indicates that whether the UQT splitting is enabled or disabled and/or indicates how to split the current video block into four partitions using the UQT splitting; and performing a conversion between the current video block and a bitstream representation of the current video block based on the operational state of UQT splitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Publication number: 20250060937
    Abstract: This application is applicable to the field of machine learning technologies and provides a system and a method for target detection. The system includes: a controller and a coprocessor which is in communication connection with the controller. The controller is configured to perform at least some arithmetic operations of a target detection model based on a target image to be detected and/or data sent by the coprocessor. The coprocessor is configured to perform at least some arithmetic operations of the target detection model based on the target image to be detected and/or data sent by the controller. According to the system for target detection, the controller and the coprocessor are utilized to perform some of the arithmetic operations in the target detection model respectively to solve a problem of slow execution speed of target detection task in deployment of the target detection model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: CHINA GREAT WALL TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongbin TU, Lufeng ZHANG, Xuan LI, Cheng LIAO, Guang YI, Xiang ZHANG, Yi ZHENG, Yanqin WU, Chen GAO, Qingfei ZHOU
  • Patent number: 12231625
    Abstract: A method of video processing is described. The method includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a video picture of a video and a coded representation of the video according to a buffer allocation rule, wherein the conversion uses an intra block copy (IBC) mode in which a prediction of the current video block is derived based on sample values from a same video slice with the current video block, and wherein the sample values are determined by block vectors, wherein the buffer allocation rule specifies that a virtual buffer allocated for the conversion using the IBC mode is greater than a minimum size of memory for storing a portion of the video picture searched for determining the block vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLGOY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Jizheng Xu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu
  • Patent number: 12222970
    Abstract: The present invention is a generative event extraction method based on ontology guidance, including: (1) constructing an event ontology knowledge base; (2) designing an event trigger word extraction template and an event argument extraction template; mapping an input event text to a first input sequence, and mapping an input event text integrating an event ontology to a second input sequence; (3) designing a class label mapping function that maps multi-word labels to event types and/or role types; (4) extracting the event ontology corresponding to the input event from the event ontology knowledge base, and constructing the first input sequence and the second input sequence according to the event trigger word extraction template and the event argument extraction template; and (5) predicting, by the event extraction model, the event type and the role type according to the class label mapping function and a processing mechanism thereof, and outputting an event trigger word span and an event argument span.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Huajun Chen, Hongbin Ye, Ningyu Zhang, Shumin Deng, Zhen Bi
  • Publication number: 20250047855
    Abstract: Method of processing video data is disclosed. A method for video processing includes dividing, for a conversion between a block of a video and a bitstream of the block, syntax elements associated with the block into different groups of syntax elements; applying controls on the different groups of syntax elements separately; and performing the conversion based on the controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Weijia Zhu
  • Publication number: 20250040900
    Abstract: A heat dissipation structure and an inspection apparatus are provided. The heat dissipation structure includes: a supporting frame (50) configured to rotate around a central axis (O) thereof; a heat source (40) arranged on the supporting frame (50); and a radiator (30) configured to receive a fluid heated by the heat source (40) from the heat source (40) and input the cooled fluid to the heat source (40). The radiator (30) is arranged on a periphery of the supporting frame (50) relative to the central axis (O). When the supporting frame (50) rotates around the central axis (O), the radiator (30) allows air to enter into the radiator via an air inlet opening (30-I) thereof and to be expelled from the radiator via an air outlet opening (30-O) thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Qingping HUANG, Mingzhi HONG, Zinan WANG, Liguo ZHANG, Hongbin HOU
  • Publication number: 20250047892
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for video processing. A method for video processing is proposed. The method comprises: applying, for a conversion between a video unit of a video and a bitstream of the video unit, a processing procedure to at least one motion candidate in a motion candidate list; reordering at least one subgroup of motion candidates in the motion candidate list by applying a first reordering procedure to the motion candidate list after the processing procedure, wherein the processing procedure comprises at least one of: a modification process, a motion refinement process, or a second reordering process; and performing the conversion based on the reordered motion candidates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Yang WANG, Kai Zhang, Na Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu
  • Patent number: 12219136
    Abstract: A video processing method includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, whether to enable a level mapping operation or a level remapping operation based on a rule, wherein the level mapping operation or the level remapping operation includes changing between a first representation of a residual coefficient of the current block and a second representation of the residual coefficient of the current block based on neighboring residual coefficients of the residual coefficient; and performing the conversion by selectively using the level mapping operation or the level remapping operation based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12219165
    Abstract: A method of video processing is described. The method includes determining chroma weights used for determining a chroma prediction block of a chroma block of a current block of a video by blending predictions of the chroma block according to a rule, and performing a conversion between the current block and a coded representation of the video according to the determining. The rule specifies that the chroma weights are determined from luma weights of a collocated luma block of the current block. The current block is coded with a geometric partitioning mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12219167
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for intra-block coding based decoding or encoding of video while using block vector signaling and/or merge candidates are disclosed. An example method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a video region of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, wherein the bitstream representation selectively includes motion vector difference (MVD) related syntax elements for an intra block copy (IBC) advanced motion vector prediction (AMVP) mode based on a maximum number of a first type of IBC candidates used during the conversion of the video region, wherein, when an IBC mode is applied, samples of the video region are predicted from other samples in a video picture corresponding to the video region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu