Patents by Inventor Hung-Bun Choi
Hung-Bun Choi 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).
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Patent number: 11734405Abstract: A health condition of a person may be assessed from a thermal sensor signal. By increasing performance indices of a thermal camera (for example, resolution, frame rate, sensitivity), operation may be extended to identification verification, biometric data extraction and health condition analysis, and so forth. Prediction may be carried out by monitoring a time sequence of thermal images, and consequently early warning of the health condition may be provided. The apparatus may be used for, but not limited to, personalization of smart home devices through supervised and reinforcement learnings. The application of the apparatus may be, but not limited to, smart homes, smart buildings and smart vehicles, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Computime Ltd.Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Chun Kit Chu, Yau Wai Ng, Leung Yin Chan
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Publication number: 20230251946Abstract: A home computing cloud (HCC) supports one or more Internet of Things (IoT) devices, possibly with different connectively protocols, in a local environment. The HCC often reduces the amount of data traffic sent to a public computing cloud (PCC) by locally processing collected device data rather than by sending the device data to the PCC for processing. This approach reduces the amount of data traffic sent over the network, improves data privacy and helps to maintain a desired quality of service level. In order to do so, the HCC may download an appropriate data analytic model from the PCC, train the model, execute the trained model to obtain prediction information from collected IoT device data, and upload the trained model to the PCC. Alternatively, the HCC and PCC may execute sub-models of the analytic model and exchange the outputs of the sub-models with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Computime Ltd.Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Gideon Sui Pang Tsang, Chun Kit Chu
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Patent number: 11656966Abstract: A home computing cloud (HCC) supports one or more Internet of Things (IoT) devices, possibly with different connectively protocols, in a local environment. The HCC often reduces the amount of data traffic sent to a public computing cloud (PCC) by locally processing collected device data rather than by sending the device data to the PCC for processing. This approach reduces the amount of data traffic sent over the network, improves data privacy and helps to maintain a desired quality of service level. In order to do so, the HCC may download an appropriate data analytic model from the PCC, train the model, execute the trained model to obtain prediction information from collected IoT device data, and upload the trained model to the PCC. Alternatively, the HCC and PCC may execute sub-models of the analytic model and exchange the outputs of the sub-models with each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Computime Ltd.Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Gideon Sui Pang Tsang, Chun Kit Chu
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Patent number: 11399069Abstract: A home computing system (cloud) integrates a protocols gateway, WiFi router, cloud server, and mass storage device to support one or more Internet of Things (IoT) devices, possibly with different connectively protocols, in a local environment such as a residential home. The home computing cloud often reduces the amount of data traffic sent to a public computing cloud by locally processing collected device data rather than by sending the device data to the public computer cloud for processing. The home computing cloud may download an appropriate data analytic model from the public computing cloud, locally train (for example, reinforcement learning) the model, and locally execute the trained model to obtain prediction information from collected IoT device data. The home computing cloud also allows direct access of the connected IoT devices by user applications via the internet, through a protocols gateway and an IoT message translator.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Computime Ltd.Inventors: Yau Wai Ng, Hung Bun Choi, Chun Kit Chu
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Patent number: 11385665Abstract: An aspect of the embodiments provides a compensation for the temperature rise effect on the printed circuit board (PCB) of an electronic thermostat to obtain better precision and performance. Once the measurements from the temperature sensors have stabilized, the compensated ambient temperature may be used by an associated system (for example, a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system).Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Computime Ltd.Inventors: Yau Wai Ng, Hung Bun Choi, Chun Kit Chu
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Publication number: 20210349485Abstract: Electronic thermostats are expanding to a higher integration of services that includes, for example, the integration of a home Internet-of-Things (IoT) gateway, local rule control, local machine learning capability, and higher resolution thin-film transistor (TFT) display. However, the required incorporation of higher processing power control units and/or large display typically results in a higher heat dissipation of electronic components, thus increasing the temperature around the components of an electronic thermostat. The system heat dissipation consequently degrades the accuracy of the on-board temperature sensors. An aspect of the embodiments provides a compensation for the temperature rise effect on the printed circuit board (PCB) of the electronic thermostat to obtain better precision and performance. Once the measurements from the temperature sensors have stabilized, the compensated ambient temperature may be used by an associated system (for example, a HVAC system).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Yau Wai Ng, Hung Bun Choi, Chun Kit Chu
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Patent number: 11170899Abstract: Apparatuses and methods detect a health condition of a user that may be assessed from a thermal sensor signal and/or radar sensor signal. One or more resultant biometric vectors may be generated from biometric vectors based on the thermal and radar signals, where the resultant biometric vectors contain resultant information about one or more biometric features for a user. Hazard information about the user is obtained from the one or more resultant biometric vectors, where the hazard information is indicative of a health event for the user. Consequently, an appropriate action on behalf of the user may be performed to ameliorate the health condition. The one or more resultant biometric vectors may include additional biometric features and/or a time sequence of the resultant biometric vectors to enhance hazard prediction. Moreover, the apparatuses and methods may support the user in different settings including a home, business, or vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Computime Ltd.Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Chun Kit Chu, Wai-Leung Ha, Leung Yin Chan
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Publication number: 20210314407Abstract: A home computing system (cloud) integrates a protocols gateway, WiFi router, cloud server, and mass storage device to support one or more Internet of Things (IoT) devices, possibly with different connectively protocols, in a local environment such as a residential home. The home computing cloud often reduces the amount of data traffic sent to a public computing cloud by locally processing collected device data rather than by sending the device data to the public computer cloud for processing. The home computing cloud may download an appropriate data analytic model from the public computing cloud, locally train (for example, reinforcement learning) the model, and locally execute the trained model to obtain prediction information from collected IoT device data. The home computing cloud also allows direct access of the connected IoT devices by user applications via the internet, through a protocols gateway and an IoT message translator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Yau Wai Ng, Hung Bun Choi, Chun Kit Chu
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Publication number: 20210311846Abstract: A home computing cloud (HCC) supports one or more Internet of Things (IoT) devices, possibly with different connectively protocols, in a local environment. The HCC often reduces the amount of data traffic sent to a public computing cloud (PCC) by locally processing collected device data rather than by sending the device data to the PCC for processing. This approach reduces the amount of data traffic sent over the network, improves data privacy and helps to maintain a desired quality of service level. In order to do so, the HCC may download an appropriate data analytic model from the PCC, train the model, execute the trained model to obtain prediction information from collected IoT device data, and upload the trained model to the PCC. Alternatively, the HCC and PCC may execute sub-models of the analytic model and exchange the outputs of the sub-models with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Gideon Sui Pang Tsang, Chun Kit Chu
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Publication number: 20210249013Abstract: An apparatus supports smart assistant services with a plurality of smart service providers. The apparatus includes an audio device that receives a speech signal having a user utterance, captures the user utterance when the user utterance includes a user wake word, and sends the captured utterance to a backend computing device. The backend computing device replaces the user wake word with specific wake words associated with different smart service providers. The processed utterances are then sent to selected smart service providers. The backend computing device subsequently constructs feedback to the user utterance based on voice responses from the different smart service providers. The backend computing device then passes a digital representation of the feedback to the audio device, and the audio device converts the digital representation to an audio reply to the user utterance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Computime Ltd.Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Kai Nang Pang, Yau Wai Ng, Chi Chung Liu, Tsz Kin Lee
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Patent number: 11024307Abstract: An apparatus supports smart assistant services with a plurality of smart service providers. The apparatus includes an audio device that receives a speech signal having a user utterance, captures the user utterance when the user utterance includes a user wake word, and sends the captured utterance to a backend computing device. The backend computing device replaces the user wake word with specific wake words associated with different smart service providers. The processed utterances are then sent to selected smart service providers. The backend computing device subsequently constructs feedback to the user utterance based on voice responses from the different smart service providers. The backend computing device then passes a digital representation of the feedback to the audio device, and the audio device converts the digital representation to an audio reply to the user utterance.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Computime Ltd.Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Kai Nang Pang, Yau Wai Ng, Chi Chung Liu, Tsz Kin Lee
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Publication number: 20210158065Abstract: A health condition of a person may be assessed from a thermal sensor signal. By increasing performance indices of a thermal camera (for example, resolution, frame rate, sensitivity), operation may be extended to identification verification, biometric data extraction and health condition analysis, and so forth. Prediction may be carried out by monitoring a time sequence of thermal images, and consequently early warning of the health condition may be provided. The apparatus may be used for, but not limited to, personalization of smart home devices through supervised and reinforcement learnings. The application of the apparatus may be, but not limited to, smart homes, smart buildings and smart vehicles, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Chun Kit Chu, Yau Wai Ng, Leung Yin Chan
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Publication number: 20210144025Abstract: Building blocks for a smart device such as a thermostat include a user interface (UI) unit and a terminal (TML) unit. A UI unit may support one or more input data from a user and/or sensors and/or one or more control terminals. The UI unit may process each input datum or a combination of the input data, generate a control signal to one or more control terminals based on the processing, and send the control signal to one or more control terminals over a communication channel. A terminal unit, which may consist of one or more control terminals, transforms the received control signal into one or more controls to one or more associated environmental generators. One or more UI units may control one or more controlled apparatuses in conjunction with a mobile app to allow a unified user experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Wai-Leung Ha, Leung Yin Chan, Yau Wai Ng, Chi Chung Liu, Luke Li, Tsz Kin Lee, Chi Lung Chan, Hamza Yilmaz
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Patent number: 10958019Abstract: A smart electrical plug supports one or more electrical outlets and one or more universal serial bus (USB) outlets for charging electrical devices. Electrical power consumed through the one or more electrical outlets may be measured individually or in combination and reported via a wireless communication channel. The smart electrical plug may be implemented by a plurality of printed circuit board assemblies and distributed within a housing to reduce the effects of heat dissipation. The smart electrical plug may further reduce heat dissipation by utilizing one or more electrical circuit approaches.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Computime Ltd.Inventors: Hamza Yilmaz, Hung Bun Choi, Michael Ho, Jerry Xu, FP Zhou, Tom Tao, ZH Chen, Kevin Liu
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Patent number: 10943137Abstract: A health condition of a person may be assessed from a thermal sensor signal. By increasing performance indices of a thermal camera (for example, resolution, frame rate, sensitivity), operation may be extended to identification verification, biometric data extraction and health condition analysis, and so forth. Prediction may be carried out by monitoring a time sequence of thermal images, and consequently early warning of the health condition may be provided. The apparatus may be used for, but not limited to, personalization of smart home devices through supervised and reinforcement learnings. The application of the apparatus may be, but not limited to, smart homes, smart buildings and smart vehicles, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Computime Ltd.Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Chun Kit Chu, Yau Wai Ng, Leung Yin Chan
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Patent number: 10897374Abstract: Building blocks for a smart device such as a thermostat include a user interface (UI) unit and a terminal (TML) unit. A UI unit may support one or more input data from a user and/or sensors and/or one or more control terminals. The UI unit may process each input datum or a combination of the input data, generate a control signal to one or more control terminals based on the processing, and send the control signal to one or more control terminals over a communication channel. A terminal unit, which may consist of one or more control terminals, transforms the received control signal into one or more controls to one or more associated environmental generators. One or more UI units may control one or more controlled apparatuses in conjunction with a mobile app to allow a unified user experience.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Computime Ltd.Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Wai-Leung Ha, Leung Yin Chan, Yau Wai Ng, Chi Chung Liu, Luke Li, Tsz Kin Lee, Chi Lung Chan, Hamza Yilmaz
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Publication number: 20200194127Abstract: Apparatuses and methods detect a health condition of a user that may be assessed from a thermal sensor signal and/or radar sensor signal. One or more resultant biometric vectors may be generated from biometric vectors based on the thermal and radar signals, where the resultant biometric vectors contain resultant information about one or more biometric features for a user. Hazard information about the user is obtained from the one or more resultant biometric vectors, where the hazard information is indicative of a health event for the user. Consequently, an appropriate action on behalf of the user may be performed to ameliorate the health condition. The one or more resultant biometric vectors may include additional biometric features and/or a time sequence of the resultant biometric vectors to enhance hazard prediction. Moreover, the apparatuses and methods may support the user in different settings including a home, business, or vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Chun Kit Chu, Wai-Leung Ha, Leung Yin Chan
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Publication number: 20200082189Abstract: A health condition of a person may be assessed from a thermal sensor signal. By increasing performance indices of a thermal camera (for example, resolution, frame rate, sensitivity), operation may be extended to identification verification, biometric data extraction and health condition analysis, and so forth. Prediction may be carried out by monitoring a time sequence of thermal images, and consequently early warning of the health condition may be provided. The apparatus may be used for, but not limited to, personalization of smart home devices through supervised and reinforcement learnings. The application of the apparatus may be, but not limited to, smart homes, smart buildings and smart vehicles, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Chun Kit Chu, Yau Wai Ng, Leung Yin Chan
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Publication number: 20190244608Abstract: An apparatus supports smart assistant services with a plurality of smart service providers. The apparatus includes an audio device that receives a speech signal having a user utterance, captures the user utterance when the user utterance includes a user wake word, and sends the captured utterance to a backend computing device. The backend computing device replaces the user wake word with specific wake words associated with different smart service providers. The processed utterances are then sent to selected smart service providers. The backend computing device subsequently constructs feedback to the user utterance based on voice responses from the different smart service providers. The backend computing device then passes a digital representation of the feedback to the audio device, and the audio device converts the digital representation to an audio reply to the user utterance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Kai Nang Pang, Yau Wai Ng, Chi Chung Liu, Tsz Kin Lee
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Publication number: 20190140856Abstract: Building blocks for a smart device such as a thermostat include a user interface (UI) unit and a terminal (TML) unit. A UI unit may support one or more input data from a user and/or sensors and/or one or more control terminals. The UI unit may process each input datum or a combination of the input data, generate a control signal to one or more control terminals based on the processing, and send the control signal to one or more control terminals over a communication channel. A terminal unit, which may consist of one or more control terminals, transforms the received control signal into one or more controls to one or more associated environmental generators. One or more UI units may control one or more controlled apparatuses in conjunction with a mobile app to allow a unified user experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Wai-Leung Ha, Leung Yin Chan, Yau Wai Ng, Chi Chung Liu, Luke Li, Tsz Kin Lee, Chi Lung Chan, Hamza Yilmaz