Patents by Inventor Junwei Zhou

Junwei Zhou 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: 12578775
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) comprises an array of power base units (PBUs) organized in rows and columns. The IC further includes an array-level power accumulator that includes a power estimation unit (PEU) and two or more column power accumulators (CPAs) coupled with the PEU and the PBUs via dedicated wiring. Additionally, a power clock management controller (PCMC) is linked to the array-level power accumulator. Notably, some CPAs are connected to the array-level power accumulator through dedicated wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: SambaNova Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Junwei Zhou, Youngmoon Choi, Jinuk Shin
  • Patent number: 12518113
    Abstract: Provided are an AR translation processing method and an electronic device, which relate to the technical field of communications. By the method, in a scenario in which an electronic device is used for AR translation, a pose change of the electronic device can be detected in real time, and feature matching can be performed on a plurality of consecutive frames of images acquired by a camera, so that whether to-be-translated text needs to be fully translated or partially translated, or needs not to be translated can be determined based on the pose change of the electronic device and a feature matching result, and therefore a corresponding translation trigger strategy is selected. In this way, repeated translation can be effectively avoided, thereby saving computing resources in the AR translation process and improving the translation efficiency to a particular extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaowei Liu, Bing Chen, Guoyi Wang, Junwei Zhou
  • Patent number: 12354403
    Abstract: A first frame of time of flight (TOF) data including projection off data and infrared data is obtained, and after determining that a data block satisfying that a number of data points with values greater than a first threshold is greater than a second threshold is present in the infrared data, TOF data for generating a first frame of a TOF image is obtained based on a difference between the infrared data and the projection off data. Because the data block satisfying the number of data points with values greater than the first threshold is greater than the second threshold is an overexposed data block, and the projection off data is TOF data acquired by a TOF camera with a TOF light source being off, the difference between the infrared data and the projection off data can correct the overexposure, improving quality of the first frame of the TOF image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Honor Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiangfeng Yuan, Chuan Liao, Junwei Zhou
  • Patent number: 12283128
    Abstract: This application provides a data processing method and an apparatus. The data processing method includes: acquiring a first frame of time-of-flight (TOF) data; processing the first frame of TOF data into a TOF image; and performing face recognition by using the first frame of TOF image to obtain a recognition result. When TOF data is used for face recognition, higher security can be achieved. In addition, the first frame of TOF image is used for face recognition immediately after the first frame of TOF image is obtained, so that the execution speed is high. Because the TOF data is less affected by light, a high-quality TOF image can be obtained even if the first frame of TOF data is used, and therefore, the recognition accuracy is high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Honor Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiangfeng Yuan, Zhichao Li, Yichao Zhang, Junwei Zhou, Jianming Lv
  • Patent number: 12248576
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a face recognition method and apparatus, including: obtaining TOF data; processing the TOF data into a TOF image in a TEE; and performing face recognition by using the TOF image, to obtain a recognition result. Because the TOF data is used for face recognition, higher security is achieved. Implementation in the TEE can further improve the security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiangfeng Yuan, Zhichao Li, Jianming Lv, Junwei Zhou, Yichao Zhang, Xiaogang Feng, Kun Ma, Chuan Liao
  • Publication number: 20240310893
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) comprises an array of power base units (PBUs) organized in rows and columns. The IC further includes an array-level power accumulator that includes a power estimation unit (PEU) and two or more column power accumulators (CPAs) coupled with the PEU and the PBUs via dedicated wiring. Additionally, a power clock management controller (PCMC) is linked to the array-level power accumulator. Notably, some CPAs are connected to the array-level power accumulator through dedicated wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: SambaNova Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Junwei ZHOU, Youngmoon CHOI, Jinuk SHIN
  • Patent number: 12072748
    Abstract: A processor IC has multiple power base units (PBUs), arranged in an array. Each PBU includes a switch, a memory unit and a compute unit. It further includes a power estimator for the switch, memory unit, and compute unit. The PBUs communicate with an array-level power accumulator via dedicated wiring. Communication via the dedicated wiring may use timestamps to ensure time-accurate aggregate estimates. The switch power estimator estimates dissipation based on port activity. The memory power estimator estimates dissipation based on read and write activity and bit toggling in the memory. The compute power estimator estimates power based on monitoring input data zero values, bit toggling, instruction type, and activity of reconfigurable processing units. The array-level power accumulator calculates the array-level nominal dynamic power estimate. A power clock management controller scales the dynamic power estimate for the actual clock frequency and measured supply voltage, and adds a static power estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SambaNova Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Junwei Zhou, Youngmoon Choi, Jinuk Shin
  • Publication number: 20240232359
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a face recognition method and apparatus, including: obtaining TOF data; processing the TOF data into a TOF image in a TEE; and performing face recognition by using the TOF image, to obtain a recognition result. Because the TOF data is used for face recognition, higher security is achieved. Implementation in the TEE can further improve the security.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jiangfeng Yuan, Zhichao Li, Jianming Lv, Junwei Zhou, Yichao Zhang, Xiaogang Feng, Kun Ma, Chuan Liao
  • Publication number: 20240135115
    Abstract: Provided are an AR translation processing method and an electronic device, which relate to the technical field of communications. By the method, in a scenario in which an electronic device is used for AR translation, a pose change of the electronic device can be detected in real time, and feature matching can be performed on a plurality of consecutive frames of images acquired by a camera, so that whether to-be-translated text needs to be fully translated or partially translated, or needs not to be translated can be determined based on the pose change of the electronic device and a feature matching result, and therefore a corresponding translation trigger strategy is selected. In this way, repeated translation can be effectively avoided, thereby saving computing resources in the AR translation process and improving the translation efficiency to a particular extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaowei LIU, Bing CHEN, Guoyi WANG, Junwei ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20230280464
    Abstract: Provided are a direct time of flight (dTOF) sensing module, a terminal device, and a ranging method, to resolve a problem that in a conventional technology, a dTOF sensing module cannot adapt to different detection scenarios to some extent. Every K light sensitive units (401) of W light sensitive units (401) included in the dTOF sensing module share a first storage space. A processing control unit (403) is configured to control gating of N light sensitive units (401). The gated N light sensitive units (401) occupy the first storage space, and Q time slice bins are allocated to each gated light sensitive unit (401), so that the dTOF sensing module operates in a first mode or a second mode. The dTOF sensing module is flexibly applicable to different detection scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Junwei ZHOU, Bing YANG, Xiaogang FENG, Kaiyuan ZHUANG, Xiaogang SONG
  • Publication number: 20230205293
    Abstract: A processor IC has multiple power base units (PBUs), arranged in an array. Each PBU includes a switch, a memory unit and a compute unit. It further includes a power estimator for the switch, memory unit, and compute unit. The PBUs communicate with an array-level power accumulator via dedicated wiring. Communication via the dedicated wiring may use timestamps to ensure time-accurate aggregate estimates. The switch power estimator estimates dissipation based on port activity. The memory power estimator estimates dissipation based on read and write activity and bit toggling in the memory. The compute power estimator estimates power based on monitoring input data zero values, bit toggling, instruction type, and activity of reconfigurable processing units. The array-level power accumulator calculates the array-level nominal dynamic power estimate. A power clock management controller scales the dynamic power estimate for the actual clock frequency and measured supply voltage, and adds a static power estimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Junwei ZHOU, Youngmoon CHOI, Jinuk SHIN
  • Publication number: 20230183777
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hypoosmotic stabilizer for genomic DNA of gut microbiota, comprising: 0.2% Tween 20, 0.1×PBS, and 100-200 mM guanidine thiocyanate. The hypoosmotic stabilizer for genomic DNA of gut microbiota has a pH between 7.0 and 7.4. The hypoosmotic stabilizer for genomic DNA of gut, microbiota as described in the present invention allows a gut microbiota sample to be conveniently and safely stored for 3 weeks (at room temperature) without using a refrigerator for a low storage temperature, and for even longer at a lower temperature. Moreover, the agent is non-toxic, easy-to-use, cheap, and easier to be widely used. The invention further provides a preparation method and use of the hypoosmotic stabilizer for genomic DNA of gut microbiota.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Junwei ZHOU, King Fan Steven LOO
  • Publication number: 20230064281
    Abstract: This application provides a data processing method and an apparatus. The data processing method includes: acquiring a first frame of time-of-flight (TOF) data; processing the first frame of TOF data into a TOF image; and performing face recognition by using the first frame of TOF image to obtain a recognition result. When TOF data is used for face recognition, higher security can be a.chieved. In addition, the first frame of TOF image is used for face recognition immediately after the first frame of TOF image is obtained, so that the execution speed is high. Because the TOF data is less affected by light, a high-quality TOF image can be obtained even if the first frame of TOF data is used, and therefore, the recognition accuracy is high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Honor Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiangfeng YUAN, Zhichao LI, Yichao ZHANG, Junwei ZHOU, Jianming LV
  • Publication number: 20230052356
    Abstract: A first frame of time of flight (TOF) data including projection off data and infrared data is obtained, and after determining that a data block satisfying that a number of data points with values greater than a first threshold is greater than a second threshold is present in the infrared data, TOF data for generating a first frame of a TOF image is obtained based on a difference between the infrared data and the projection off data. Because the data block satisfying the number of data points with values greater than the first threshold is greater than the second threshold is an overexposed data block, and the projection off data is TOF data acquired by a TOF camera with a TOF light source being off, the difference between the infrared data and the projection off data can correct the overexposure, improving quality of the first frame of the TOF image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Honor Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiangfeng YUAN, Chuan LIAO, Junwei ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20150304545
    Abstract: A method and electronic device for implementing refocusing, and relate to the field of image processing technologies, so as to reduce costs of implementing refocusing. The method provided in the embodiments of the present invention includes acquiring at least two images that are of a to-be-photographed object and have different depths of field; acquiring an instruction operation that is performed by a user on a partial area of one of the at least two images; determining a target area according to the instruction operation; acquiring definition of the target area in the at least two images; and generating a target image according to the definition of the target area in the at least two images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: Junwei Zhou