Patents by Inventor Jiancheng TAO
Jiancheng TAO 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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Publication number: 20180329612Abstract: An apparatus for interfacing is described herein. The apparatus includes logic, at least partially including hardware logic, to detect that a blow input received by the apparatus is from a human breath. A characteristic of the blow input is identified. An active application is determined to be running on the apparatus. The blow input is translated to an instruction based on the characteristic and the active application. The instruction is transmitted to the active application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2015Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Jiancheng Tao, Xiaoguo Liang, Hong W. Wong, Yanbing Sun, Wah Yiu Kwong
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Publication number: 20180300467Abstract: A wearable apparatus that pairs with a user is described herein. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory includes code that causes the processor to capture a representation of a identifying feature on a user. The representation is associated with the wearable apparatus. A representation of a wearer of the wearable apparatus is captured. The wearer is authorized to use the wearable apparatus if the representation of the identifying feature matches the representation of the wearer. The wearer is prevented from using the wearable apparatus if there is no match.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Wah Yiu Kwong, Hong W. Wong, Jiancheng Tao, Xiaoguo Liang, Cheong Wai Wong
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Publication number: 20180253964Abstract: A traffic sensor unit (150, 250, 300, 400, 520, 522, 524, 770) for monitoring and warning is provided. The traffic sensor unit (150, 250, 300, 400, 520, 522, 524, 770) includes a processor, one or more sensors (310, 402) to sense motor vehicles (140, 240, 540, 542, 544, 546, 640, 645) and one or more alert strobes (330). The traffic sensor unit (150, 250, 300, 400, 520, 522, 524, 770) is to monitor sensor data generated by the one or more sensors (310, 402) and process the sensor data to detect a traffic condition (100, 200), determine a traffic state of a plurality of traffic states based at least in part on the sensor data and enable or disable one or more alert strobes (330) based at least in part on the determined traffic state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Hong W. WONG, Jiancheng TAO, Xiaoguo LIANG, Wah Yiu KWONG, Cheong W. WONG
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Publication number: 20180234846Abstract: In one embodiment an electronic device includes a vibration generator and logic, at least partially including hardware logic, configured to obtain a pairing passcode, generate a vibration pattern from the pairing passcode, receive an acknowledgement from a remote electronic device and in response to the acknowledgment, authorize a pairing relationship with the remote electronic device. Other embodiments may be described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Jiancheng TAO, Hong W. WONG, Jun LIU, Xiaoguo LIANG
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Publication number: 20180095528Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems are disclosed for altering displayed content on a display device responsive to a user's proximity. In accord with one example, a computing system includes a memory, a sensor to collect data representative of a viewing distance between a display and a user of the display, and a scaler to adjust a size of at least one object displayed by the display based on the viewing distance from the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Jiancheng Tao, Hong Wong, Xiaoguo Liang, Yanbing Sun, Jun Liu, Wah Yiu Kwong
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Patent number: 9857848Abstract: A control mechanism and method for a hybrid hinge for electronic devices are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a hybrid hinge for an electronic device, the hybrid hinge comprising: a pivot; and an auxiliary component including one or more electro-magnetic or electro-mechanical devices and a variable electrical power source, the one or more electro-magnetic or electro-mechanical devices being configured to apply a variable degree of torque force to the pivot based on a degree of electrical power supplied by the electrical power source.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Xiaoguo Liang, Cheng Feng, Jiancheng Tao, Ming Zhang, Hong W. Wong, Zhi Wei
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Publication number: 20170340764Abstract: A system and method for application controlled fragrance generation are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: receiving a fragrance trigger from an application, the fragrance trigger being associated with a particular fragrance that corresponds to an event, action, image, sound, or gesture depicted in the application, determining a temperature needed to cause the particular fragrance to be emitted from a fragrance cartridge; and causing a thermal element to heat the fragrance cartridge to the determined temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Hong W. Wong, Jiancheng Tao, Vivek M. Paranjape, Cheong W. Wong, Xiaoguo Liang, Wah Yiu Kwong, Shaorong Zhou, Russell S. Beauregard
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Patent number: 9762815Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to a camera to capture multiple sub-images for the generation of an image. An embodiment of a camera assembly includes one or more lenses to transmit light from a scene, and an image sensor to simultaneously capture a plurality of sub-images of the scene via the one or more lenses, the plurality of sub-images including a first sub-image and a second sub-image. A processing element is to process the sub-images sensed by the image sensor, the processing of the sub-images includes combining at least the first sub-image and the second sub-image to generate a combined image of the scene.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Hong W. Wong, Wah Yiu Kwong, Jiancheng Tao, Xiaoguo Liang, Andy Keates
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Publication number: 20170205858Abstract: In one example an electronic device comprises at least heat generating component, a heat spreader positioned proximate the at least one heat generating component and a passive radiator cooling device, comprising an enclosure, an active speaker positioned at least partially within the enclosure, and a passive audio radiator positioned at least partially within the enclosure. Other examples may be described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2014Publication date: July 20, 2017Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Hong W. Wong, Yanbing Sun, Shaorong Zhou, Xiaoguo Liang, Wah Yiu Kwong, Cheong W. Wong, Jiancheng Tao, Prosenjit Ghosh
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Publication number: 20170201116Abstract: In one example an electronic device comprises at least one sensor to detect a remote power source and a controller comprising logic, at least partly including hardware logic, to determine an input power parameter at a wireless charging device, generate a signal in response to the input power parameter, and forward the signal to an actuator device. Other examples may be described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2014Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Xiaoguo Liang, Hong W. Wong, Songnan Yang, Jiancheng Tao, Jian Wang
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Patent number: 9594428Abstract: Embodiments of the invention utilize one or more vibration elements to enhance the audio output of a computing device. These vibration element(s) may comprise any conventional vibrating element including a mass element (i.e., counterweight) electrically driven via an actuator to produce the vibrations. The size of the mass element/counterweight may be selected based on the desired strength and frequency for the vibration components (i.e., lower frequencies may utilized larger/heavier mechanisms). Computing devices may process audio data and separately output some of the data for speakers (higher frequency data), and some of the data for vibration elements (lower frequency data). The surface where the device is placed creates a sounding board structure and the vibration elements generate the sensation of physical motion at low, sub-bass and sub-audio frequencies. This physical motion may be perceived by the user as low-frequency audio data, thereby enhancing the audio output of the speakers.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Jiancheng Tao, Hong W. Wong
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Publication number: 20170068283Abstract: A control mechanism and method for a hybrid hinge for electronic devices are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a hybrid hinge for an electronic device, the hybrid hinge comprising: a pivot; and an auxiliary component including one or more electro-magnetic or electro-mechanical devices and a variable electrical power source, the one or more electro-magnetic or electro-mechanical devices being configured to apply a variable degree of torque force to the pivot based on a degree of electrical power supplied by the electrical power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: lntel CorporationInventors: Xiaoguo Liang, Cheng Feng, Jiancheng Tao, Ming Zhang, Hong W. Wong, Zhi Wei
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Publication number: 20170059263Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for using a sonic frequency to induce a vibration useful for clearing dust accumulation from microelectronics, such as a laptop computer. A speaker driver may be mounted onto a support structure for a heat exchanger (220). At an advantageous time, such as boot up, a sonic frequency may be driven onto the speaker (250), thus inducing vibration in the heat exchanger (220) and helping to clear dust accumulation. In some cases, a resonant frequency may be used to optimize the amount of vibration per unit power delivery.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Yanbing Sun, Mark MacDonald, Jiancheng Tao, Ming Zhang
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Publication number: 20170055074Abstract: In an example, a mobile computing device is provided with mechanical driver s for enhancing audio output, including low-frequency audio. The mechanical drivers may be provided to supplement traditional speakers. In an embodiment, mechanical drivers are boosted in effectiveness by being disposed against a sturdy surface such as a desktop. When a user holds a convertible tablet up, such enhancement may be provided by enabling mechanical drivers that are disposed against a base or other structural member of the convertible tablet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2014Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Jiancheng Tao, Hong W. Wong, Devon Worrell, Wah Yiu Kwong, Kwong, Jian Wang
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Publication number: 20170031420Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to a location aware power management scheme for an always-on-always-listen voice recognition system are described. In an embodiment, logic performs ambient noise trigger level analysis for a location and causes storage of an ambient noise trigger level threshold value for the location based on the ambient noise trigger level analysis. Furthermore, logic determines whether to cause modification to a state of an audio processor in response to detection of the audio processor at the location and comparison of a detected sound level at the location and the stored ambient noise trigger level threshold value. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Hong W. Wong, Wah Yiu Kwong, Xiaoguo Liang, Jiancheng Tao, Jian Wang
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Publication number: 20160181857Abstract: Apparatus, system and method to provide switchable coils in a computing device, comprising: a plurality of electrically conductive coils to transfer electromagnetic energy; a sensor coupled to a processor, to select a coil from among the plurality of electrically conductive coils; a switch to energize the selected coil; and a switch controller coupled to the switch and to the processor. In some embodiments, the plurality of coils may comprise an inductive charging interface. Some embodiments may further include a communication interface between the processor to the plurality of electrically conductive coils, the plurality of coils comprising an interface for near-field communications (NFC). The antenna coils may be arranged to provide improved NFC coverage when the computing device is in a respective predetermined physical configuration. Sensors may be used to detect the configuration and switch NFC communications to use a preferred antenna coil for the detected configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Anand S. KONANUR, Songnan YANG, Ulun KARACAOGLU, Jiancheng TAO, Farid RANGI
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Publication number: 20160044251Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to a camera to capture multiple sub-images for the generation of an image. An embodiment of a camera assembly includes one or more lenses to transmit light from a scene, and an image sensor to simultaneously capture a plurality of sub-images of the scene via the one or more lenses, the plurality of sub-images including a first sub-image and a second sub-image. A processing element is to process the sub-images sensed by the image sensor, the processing of the sub-images includes combining at least the first sub-image and the second sub-image to generate a combined image of the scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Hong W. Wong, Wah Yiu Kwong, Jiancheng Tao, Xiaoguo Liang, Andy Keates
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Publication number: 20160034033Abstract: Embodiments of the invention utilize one or more vibration elements to enhance the audio output of a computing device. These vibration element(s) may comprise any conventional vibrating element including a mass element (i.e., counterweight) electrically driven via an actuator to produce the vibrations. The size of the mass element/counterweight may be selected based on the desired strength and frequency for the vibration components (i.e., lower frequencies may utilized larger/heavier mechanisms). Computing devices may process audio data and separately output some of the data for speakers (higher frequency data), and some of the data for vibration elements (lower frequency data). The surface where the device is placed creates a sounding board structure and the vibration elements generate the sensation of physical motion at low, sub-bass and sub-audio frequencies. This physical motion may be perceived by the user as low-frequency audio data, thereby enhancing the audio output of the speakers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Jiancheng TAO, Hong W. WONG
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Patent number: D767578Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Hong W. Wong, Christine Kim, Wah Yiu Kwong, Jiancheng Tao, Xiaoguo Liang