Patents by Inventor Jichen Zhu

Jichen Zhu 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: 11880930
    Abstract: A system and method for content creation via interactive layers is provided. A mutable general object on which to build an artefact is stored. The mutable general object includes a plurality of n-dimensional data units capable of being rendered in a multi-dimensional display. An environment represented by the artefact is displayed. The artefact includes layers that each represent a different characteristic of the environment. Each layer includes a generator and layer parameters. A unique identifier is assigned to each layer. The identifiers for the layers of the artefact are composited and the composited identifiers are stored. Upon accessing the composited identifiers, the artefact is reconfigured for display using the generator and layer parameters from each of the layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob Le, Gregory Michael Youngblood, Robert Thomas Krivacic, Jichen Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220375154
    Abstract: A system and method for content creation via interactive layers is provided. A mutable general object on which to build an artefact is stored. The mutable general object includes a plurality of n-dimensional data units capable of being rendered in a multi-dimensional display. An environment represented by the artefact is displayed. The artefact includes layers that each represent a different characteristic of the environment. Each layer includes a generator and layer parameters. A unique identifier is assigned to each layer. The identifiers for the layers of the artefact are composited and the composited identifiers are stored. Upon accessing the composited identifiers, the artefact is reconfigured for display using the generator and layer parameters from each of the layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jacob Le, Gregory Michael Youngblood, Robert Thomas Krivacic, Jichen Zhu
  • Patent number: 11410375
    Abstract: A system and method for content creation via interactive layers is provided. Parameters for an artifact are received. A mutable general object on which to build the artifact is maintained and includes a plurality of n-dimensional data units. Layers of data for the artifact are generated via different generators. Each layer of the artifact represents a set of characteristics based on arrangements of the data units. Each layer is generated by obtaining data about an arrangement of the data units for that layer, from one or more layers of the artifact prior to that data layer, and creating the layer to mutate the data units based on the data from one or more prior data layers and the received parameters. The artifact is formed by stacking the layers via the mutable general object. Each data layer is stored with the generator for that layer as a string of characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Jacob Le, Gregory Michael Youngblood, Robert Thomas Krivacic, Jichen Zhu
  • Publication number: 20210272352
    Abstract: A system and method for content creation via interactive layers is provided. Parameters for an artifact are received. A mutable general object on which to build the artifact is maintained and includes a plurality of n-dimensional data units. Layers of data for the artifact are generated via different generators. Each layer of the artifact represents a set of characteristics based on arrangements of the data units. Each layer is generated by obtaining data about an arrangement of the data units for that layer, from one or more layers of the artifact prior to that data layer, and creating the layer to mutate the data units based on the data from one or more prior data layers and the received parameters. The artifact is formed by stacking the layers via the mutable general object. Each data layer is stored with the generator for that layer as a string of characters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob Le, Gregory Michael Youngblood, Robert Thomas Krivacic, Jichen Zhu
  • Publication number: 20210008330
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a system for virtual reality (VR) behavior modification. The system includes a VR headset adapted or configured to generate a VR environment comprising at least one VR object corresponding to a behavioral condition of a user; display the VR environment to the user; receive a response from the user comprising an interaction of the user with the at least one VR object; determine a behavioral modification score for the user based on the received response; and alter the at least one VR object based on the received response and the determined behavioral modification score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Manasse, Jichen Zhu, Evan M. Forman, Adrienne S. Juarascio, Robert C. Gray