Patents by Inventor Jianquan Li

Jianquan Li 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).

  • Publication number: 20240388804
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus (10) including a detection unit (12) that detects a plurality of predetermined points of a body of each of a plurality of persons from an image in an image circle of a fisheye image, a gravity direction determination unit (13) that determines a gravity direction in a position of each of the plurality of persons from the plurality of predetermined points, a reference point decision unit (14) that decides a reference point, based on the gravity direction in the position of each of the plurality of persons, a complementary circular image generation unit (16) that generates a complementary circular image that is a circular image acquired by adding a complementary image to the image in the image circle of the fisheye image, and that has, as a center, the reference point different from a center of the image in the image circle, and an expansion unit (17) that panoramically expands the complementary circular image, based on the reference point, and generat
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jianquan Liu, Junnan Li
  • Patent number: 12145068
    Abstract: This application discloses a map generation method performed by an electronic device. The method includes: randomly placing first M sub-level maps of N sub-level maps in a predetermined map region, N>M, and the first M sub-level maps not overlapping with each other and at least one of the first M sub-level maps is not connected to the others of the first M sub-level maps; selecting, among the remaining N?M sub-level maps, one or more to-be-placed sub-level maps; and iteratively placing the to-be-placed sub-level maps at target candidate regions adjacent the at least one of the first M sub-level maps in accordance with a predetermined condition to obtain a target map, wherein the predetermined condition comprises: after a to-be-placed sub-level map is placed at one of the target candidate regions, the sub-level map is connected to the at least one of the first M sub-level maps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianquan Li, Zaixing Cheng, Gang Li
  • Publication number: 20240365790
    Abstract: Novel pesticidal polypeptides that are active against lepidopteran insect pests are disclosed. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the novel insecticidal proteins are also provided. The nucleotide sequences encoding the pesticidal polypeptides can be used to transform prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms to express the insecticidal proteins. Methods of making the insecticidal proteins and methods of using the insecticidal proteins, for example in transgenic plants to confer protection from insect damage, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection AG
    Inventors: Chengkun HE, Jianquan LI, Jeng Shong CHEN
  • Patent number: 12136453
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems, methods and media of optimization of temporary read errors (TRE) in three-dimensional (3D) NAND memory devices. The (3D) NAND memory devices comprises a plurality of memory cells arranged as an array of NAND memory strings, a plurality of word lines couple to the memory cells, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether a next read operation is a first read operation of the memory device after recovering from an idle state, and in response to a positive result of the determination, control the memory device to perform an extended pre-phase of the first read operation before a read-phase of the first read operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianquan Jia, Kaikai You, Xinlei Jia, Wen Zhou, Kun Yang, Jiayin Han, Pan Xu, Zhe Luo, Da Li, Lei Jin
  • Publication number: 20240363169
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory string and a control circuit. The memory string includes a top select gate, a memory cell, and a bottom select gate. The top select gate is coupled to a first select line, the memory cell is coupled to a word line, and the bottom select gate is coupled to a second select line. The control circuit is coupled to the first select line, the word line, and the second select line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Kaiwei Li, Jianquan Jia, Hongtao Liu, An Zhang
  • Patent number: 12118741
    Abstract: The present invention provides a processing apparatus (20) including a first generation unit (22) that generates, from a plurality of time-series images, three-dimensional feature information indicating a time change of a feature in each position in each of the plurality of images, a second generation unit (23) that generates person position information indicating a position in which a person is present in each of the plurality of images, and an estimation unit (24) that estimates person behavior indicated by the plurality of images, based on the time change of the feature indicated by the three-dimensional feature information in the position in which the person is present being indicated by the person position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jianquan Liu, Junnan Li
  • Publication number: 20240331365
    Abstract: The present invention provides a processing system (10) including: a sample image generation unit (11) that generates a plurality of sample images being each associated with a partial region of a first image generated using a first lens; an estimation unit (12) that generates an image content estimation result indicating a content for each of the sample images using an estimation model generated by machine learning using a second image generated using a second lens differing from the first lens; a task execution unit (14) that estimates a relative positional relationship of a plurality of the sample images in the first image; a determination unit (15) that determines whether an estimation result of the relative positional relationship is correct; and a correction unit (16) that corrects a value of a parameter of the estimation model when the estimation result of the relative positional relationship is determined to be incorrect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jianquan LIU, Junnan Li
  • Publication number: 20240328692
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a method for controlling the temperature of a surface. In some embodiments, the method includes applying a variable input to a heat pump (e.g., a Peltier) in thermal communication with the surface. The variable input may vary about a voltage and may include a powered period and an unpowered period. In some embodiments, the method includes measuring a temperature of an element in thermal communication with the surface, determining, based on the temperature of the element, whether a temperature of the surface is within a safe temperature range for a user in thermal communication with the surface, in response to determining the surface is not within the safe temperature range, adjusting the voltage of the variable input to the heat pump, and in response to determining the surface is within the safe temperature range, continuing operation of the variable input at the voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Tylan A. TSCHOPP, Lauren Lynch CLAYTON, Ashok Samuel BASKAR, Christopher Lee GARBUTT, Zara Elizabeth JONES, Yen Lim LEE, Jianquan LI, Liangxiong HUANG, Yunfei ZHONG, Yamin JIANG
  • Publication number: 20240328693
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a method for controlling the temperature of a surface. In some embodiments, the method includes applying a variable input to a heat pump (e.g., a Peltier) in thermal communication with the surface. The variable input may vary about a voltage and may include a powered period and an unpowered period. In some embodiments, the method includes measuring a temperature of an element in thermal communication with the surface, determining, based on the temperature of the element, whether a temperature of the surface is within a safe temperature range for a user in thermal communication with the surface, in response to determining the surface is not within the safe temperature range, adjusting the voltage of the variable input to the heat pump, and in response to determining the surface is within the safe temperature range, continuing operation of the variable input at the voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Tylan A. TSCHOPP, Lauren Lynch CLAYTON, Ashok Samuel BASKAR, Christopher Lee GARBUTT, Zara Elizabeth JONES, Yen Lim LEE, Jianquan LI, Liangxiong HUANG, Yunfei ZHONG, Yamin JIANG
  • Publication number: 20240321364
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure disclose a memory operation method, a memory device, a memory system and an electronic apparatus. The memory device includes a memory stack structure, a select stack structure on the memory stack structure, a memory string including a first sub-string penetrating through the select stack structure, and a second sub-string penetrating through the memory stack structure, and including a first dummy memory cell adjacent to a plug, and a plurality of memory cells, a peripheral circuit connected with the memory string and configured to program the first dummy memory cell, and apply a first bias voltage to a first dummy word line coupled to the first dummy memory cell in a pre-charge stage of a program operation of one of the plurality of memory cells close to the plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Kaiwei Li, Jianquan Jia, Junbao Wang, An Zhang, Yali Song
  • Patent number: 12100456
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory string and a control circuit coupled to the memory string. The memory string includes a top select gate, word lines, and a bottom select gate. The control circuit is configured to, in an erasing operation, apply an erasing voltage to the memory string, apply a verifying voltage to at least one word line of the word lines after applying the erasing voltage to the memory string, and apply a first turn-on voltage to the bottom select gate, before applying the verifying voltage to the at least one word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaiwei Li, Jianquan Jia, Hongtao Liu, An Zhang
  • Patent number: 12081873
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus (10) including a detection unit (12) that detects a plurality of predetermined points of a body of each of a plurality of persons from an image in an image circle of a fisheye image, a gravity direction determination unit (13) that determines a gravity direction in a position of each of the plurality of persons from the plurality of predetermined points, a reference point decision unit (14) that decides a reference point, based on the gravity direction in the position of each of the plurality of persons, a complementary circular image generation unit (16) that generates a complementary circular image that is a circular image acquired by adding a complementary image to the image in the image circle of the fisheye image, and that has, as a center, the reference point different from a center of the image in the image circle, and an expansion unit (17) that panoramically expands the complementary circular image, based on the reference point, and generat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jianquan Liu, Junnan Li
  • Publication number: 20240251399
    Abstract: A 5G-TSN resource joint scheduling apparatus includes: a state information acquisition module, a scheduling decision making module, and a configuration module. The state information acquisition module is configured to acquire bottom-layer network information, and process the acquired bottom-layer network information to obtain state information, the bottom-layer network information includes channel information, gate control list information of a TSN domain, and queue information in a base station. The scheduling decision making module is configured to obtain a result of decision making based on the state information output by the state information acquisition module using a DDPG-based reinforcement learning model, the result of decision making includes whether to allocate resources for a current queue and a number of resources actually allocated to the current queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: University of Science and Technology Beijing
    Inventors: Lei SUN, Yuan ZHU, Jianquan WANG, Wei LI, Sha LI, Yang ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12039772
    Abstract: The present invention provides a processing system (10) including: a sample image generation unit (11) that generates a plurality of sample images being each associated with a partial region of a first image generated using a first lens; an estimation unit (12) that generates an image content estimation result indicating a content for each of the sample images using an estimation model generated by machine learning using a second image generated using a second lens differing from the first lens; a task execution unit (14) that estimates a relative positional relationship of a plurality of the sample images in the first image; a determination unit (15) that determines whether an estimation result of the relative positional relationship is correct; and a correction unit (16) that corrects a value of a parameter of the estimation model when the estimation result of the relative positional relationship is determined to be incorrect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jianquan Liu, Junnan Li
  • Patent number: 12041602
    Abstract: A 5G-TSN resource joint scheduling apparatus includes: a state information acquisition module, a scheduling decision making module, and a configuration module. The state information acquisition module is configured to acquire bottom-layer network information, and process the acquired bottom-layer network information to obtain state information, the bottom-layer network information includes channel information, gate control list information of a TSN domain, and queue information in a base station. The scheduling decision making module is configured to obtain a result of decision making based on the state information output by the state information acquisition module using a DDPG-based reinforcement learning model, the result of decision making includes whether to allocate resources for a current queue and a number of resources actually allocated to the current queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: University of Science and Technology Beijing
    Inventors: Lei Sun, Yuan Zhu, Jianquan Wang, Wei Li, Sha Li, Yang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240091647
    Abstract: This application discloses a map generation method performed by an electronic device. The method includes: randomly placing first M sub-level maps of N sub-level maps in a predetermined map region, N>M, and the first M sub-level maps not overlapping with each other and at least one of the first M sub-level maps is not connected to the others of the first M sub-level maps; selecting, among the remaining N?M sub-level maps, one or more to-be-placed sub-level maps; and iteratively placing the to-be-placed sub-level maps at target candidate regions adjacent the at least one of the first M sub-level maps in accordance with a predetermined condition to obtain a target map, wherein the predetermined condition comprises: after a to-be-placed sub-level map is placed at one of the target candidate regions, the sub-level map is connected to the at least one of the first M sub-level maps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jianquan LI, Zaixing CHENG, Gang LI
  • Publication number: 20240093927
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a method for controlling the temperature of a surface. In some embodiments, the method includes applying a variable input to a heat pump (e.g., a Peltier) in thermal communication with the surface. The variable input may vary about a voltage and may include a powered period and an unpowered period. In some embodiments, the method includes measuring a temperature of an element in thermal communication with the surface, determining, based on the temperature of the element, whether a temperature of the surface is within a safe temperature range for a user in thermal communication with the surface, in response to determining the surface is not within the safe temperature range, adjusting the voltage of the variable input to the heat pump, and in response to determining the surface is within the safe temperature range, continuing operation of the variable input at the voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Tylan A. TSCHOPP, Lauren Lynch CLAYTON, Ashok Samuel BASKAR, Christopher Lee GARBUTT, Zara Elizabeth JONES, Yen Lim Lee, Jianquan Li, Liangxiong Huang, Yunfei Zhong, Yamin Jiang
  • Publication number: 20240061566
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the position of a virtual button includes: presenting a button adjustment interface of a virtual scene including a target virtual button; controlling, in response to a movement operation for the target virtual button, the target virtual button to move in the button adjustment interface, to adjust a presentation position of the target virtual button in the virtual scene, wherein at least two presentation forms of the target virtual button are in the virtual scene; and presenting prompt information in response to the target virtual button being moved to a boundary area in the button adjustment interface, the prompt information being used for prompting that the target virtual button is displayed abnormally in the virtual scene when the target virtual button is in a target presentation form of the at least two presentation forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Yuqi LONG, Shuting ZHANG, Shuai HAN, Meng QIU, Jianquan LI, Qiwen ZHENG, Ruci WANG
  • Publication number: 20240037885
    Abstract: This application provides a method for controlling a virtual object in a virtual scene performed by an electronic device. The method includes: presenting, in the virtual scene, a first virtual object and at least one second virtual object that is in an action execution state of a target performance, wherein the action execution state of the target performance indicates that the second virtual object performs an action of the target performance in the virtual scene; in response to a movement control instruction for the first virtual object, controlling the first virtual object to move in the virtual scene; and during movement of the first virtual object, when a position of the first virtual object meets an execution condition of the target performance, controlling the first virtual object to automatically perform the action of the target performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Shuai WANG, Jianquan LI, Xiaofeng CHEN, Qiwen ZHENG, Guangxin WANG
  • Patent number: 11865452
    Abstract: This application discloses a map generation method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: selecting a plurality of sub-level maps from a sub-level map library; sequentially placing first M sub-level maps of the plurality of sub-level maps in a predetermined map region, the first M sub-level maps being all located in the map region, and the first M sub-level maps not overlapping with each other; and sequentially placing the remaining sub-level maps not to overlap with the sub-level maps placed in the map region and to be connected to at least one of the sub-level maps placed in the map region, to obtain a target map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianquan Li, Zaixing Cheng, Gang Li