Patents by Inventor Kai Liu

Kai Liu 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: 11962814
    Abstract: A method includes performing a conversion between a video including a video picture including one or more tiles and a bitstream of the video. The video picture refers to a picture parameter set, and the picture parameter set conforms to a format rule specifying that the picture parameter set includes a list of column widths for N tile columns, where N is an integer. An (N?1)-th tile column exists in the video picture and the (N?1)-th tile column has a width that is equal to an (N?1)-th entry in a list of explicitly included tile column widths plus one number of coding tree blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Ye-kui Wang, Zhipin Deng, Kui Fan, Jizheng Xu, Hongbin Liu
  • Patent number: 11961923
    Abstract: A solar cell is provided, including a front electrode, a functional layer, and a back electrode. The front electrode is an electrode on a side of an illuminated surface. The front electrode includes a high-conductivity region and a low-conductivity region that are adjacent to each other, or the back electrode includes a high-conductivity region and a low-conductivity region that are adjacent to each other. The front electrode and/or the back electrode may be designed to be separated by region, and conductivity of one conductive region is designed to be higher than conductivity of the other conductive region. According to the application, a film rectangular resistance loss caused by large-scale non-uniform lateral transfer of a photocurrent is avoided, thereby improving photoelectric conversion efficiency of the cell, and improving the cell comprehensive performance by flexibly selecting materials based on different requirements of different regions in different application scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuo Wang, Kai Xin, Yunfeng Liu
  • Patent number: 11962771
    Abstract: An example method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a picture of a video and a bitstream representation of the video. The picture includes one or more sub-pictures, and the bitstream representation conforms to a format rule that specifies that a length of a syntax element is equal to Ceil(Log 2(SS)) bits. SS is greater than 0, and the syntax element indicating a horizontal or a vertical position of a top-left corner of a coding tree unit of a sub-picture of the picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Zhipin Deng, Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11961244
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high-precision dynamic real-time 360-degree omnidirectional point cloud acquisition method based on fringe projection. The method comprises: firstly, by means of the fringe projection technology based on a stereoscopic phase unwrapping method, and with the assistance of an adaptive dynamic depth constraint mechanism, acquiring high-precision three-dimensional (3D) data of an object in real time without any additional auxiliary fringe pattern; and then, after a two-dimensional (2D) matching points optimized by the means of corresponding 3D information is rapidly acquired, by means of a two-thread parallel mechanism, carrying out coarse registration based on Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) technology and fine registration based on Iterative Closest Point (ICP) technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chao Zuo, Jiaming Qian, Qian Chen, Shijie Feng, Tianyang Tao, Yan Hu, Wei Yin, Liang Zhang, Kai Liu, Shuaijie Wu, Mingzhu Xu, Jiaye Wang
  • Patent number: 11962799
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for encoding and decoding digital video using a look-up tables (LUTs) containing motion candidates are described. In a representative aspect, a method of video processing includes maintaining one or more tables, wherein at least one table of the one or more tables is associated with one or more entries, deriving, based on a first set of motion candidates in the at least one table, a second set of motion candidates, and performing, based on the second set of motion candidates, a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11958861
    Abstract: The present application provides spirocyclic lactam compounds that modulate the activity of the V617F variant of JAK2, which are useful in the treatment of various diseases, including cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Stacey Shepard, Charles Cole, Nikoo Falahatpisheh, Kai Liu, Lixin Shao, Darius Vrubliauskas, Liangxing Wu, Wenqing Yao, Eddy W. Yue
  • Patent number: 11962754
    Abstract: A method of video decoding includes checking one or more video blocks in pre-defined relative positions compared to a first video block to derive a first set of candidates, wherein each of the first set of candidates is derived from corresponding motion information of the video blocks checked, checking, upon a determination that a number of the first set of candidates has not reached a predetermined limit, one or multiple tables to derive a second set of candidates, and processing the first video block based on a bitstream representation of the first video block and the constructed candidate list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Publication number: 20240121410
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for applying intra-block copy (IBC) in video coding are described. In general, methods for integrating IBC with existing motion compensation algorithms for video encoding and decoding are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video encoding using IBC includes determining whether a current block of the current picture is to be encoded using a motion compensation algorithm, and encoding, based on the determining, the current block by selectively applying an intra-block copy to the current block. In a representative aspect, another method for video encoding using IBC includes determining whether a current block of the current picture is to be encoded using an intra-block copy, and encoding, based on the determining, the current block by selectively applying a motion compensation algorithm to the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Publication number: 20240121482
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a display apparatus, including: a display configured to display a user interface for presenting an electronic program guide; and a first controller configured to: send a first request including live broadcast information to cause a server to determine replay data according to a first live broadcast program included in the live broadcast information; receive the replay data from the server, and control the electronic program guide to display a second live broadcast program with a visual replay identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Mengyuan LI, Kai SUN, Ying ZHOU, Qingna LIU, Wenxiao LIU, Dawei ZHANG, Rui HU, Xiujuan ZHU
  • Publication number: 20240121067
    Abstract: Techniques pertaining to efficient and flexible frequency domain (FD) aggregated physical-layer protocol data unit (FD-A-PPDU) with the same and/or mixed WiFi generations transmission are described. An apparatus (e.g., a station (STA)) performs a wireless communication by: (i) transmitting a FD-A-PPDU or (ii) receiving the FD-A-PPDU. The wireless communication is performed in a 160 MHz, 240 MHz, 320 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz bandwidth with 80 MHz being a minimum size of each of multiple PPDUs of the FD-A-PPDU. The FD-A-PPDU may be a 160 MHz, 240 MHz, 320 MHz, 480 MHz or 640 MHz FD-A-PPDU. The FD-A-PPDU may include PPDUs having a same PPDU format or different PPDU formats of different WiFi generations and utilizing a minimum size of 80 MHz non-overlapping frequency subblocks as a base building block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: You-Wei Chen, Jianhan Liu, Kai Ying Lu, Thomas Edward Pare, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240120440
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes: a multiple quantum well layer including a quantum barrier layer and a quantum well layer which are alternately arranged; and a protective layer formed on the quantum well layer, where the protective layer is made of an oxygen-doped nitride material. In the present disclosure, the presence of the oxygen-doped protective layer may achieve a longer luminous wavelengths through an InGaN quantum well material with a lower In component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Weihua LIU, Kai CHENG
  • Publication number: 20240121411
    Abstract: An exemplary method for visual media processing includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a visual media data and a bitstream representation of the visual media data in accordance with a conditional signaling rule. The current video block is disabled from using an intra sub-block partitioning (ISP) split mode which divides the current video block into sub-blocks depending on dimensions of the current video block. In case that the conversion is associated with disabling use of the ISP split mode, the conditional signaling rule specifies selectively including in the bitstream representation a first syntax element indicating that a luma component of a sub-block of the current video block includes non-zero coefficient values. The selectively including is based at least on one or more other syntax elements having non-zero coefficient values of one or more previous sub-blocks included in the bitstream representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Publication number: 20240121396
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which includes matrix-based intra prediction methods for video coding, are described. In one aspect, a method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream representation of the current video block using a matrix based intra prediction (MIP) mode, where the conversion includes performing the upsampling operation in which the final prediction block is determined by using a reduced prediction block of the current video block and by using reconstructed neighboring samples of the current video block according to a rule, and where the reduced prediction block is obtained by performing the matrix vector multiplication operation on reduced boundary samples of the current video block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11956431
    Abstract: A method for processing a video includes performing a determination, by a processor, that a first video block is partitioned to include a first prediction portion that is non-rectangular and non-square; adding a first motion vector (MV) prediction candidate associated with the first prediction portion to a motion candidate list associated with the first video block, wherein the first MV prediction candidate is derived from a sub-block MV prediction candidate; and performing further processing of the first video block using the motion candidate list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11956438
    Abstract: A method of visual media processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of visual media data and a bitstream representation of the current video block, a buffer that stores reference samples for prediction in an intra block copy mode; for a sample spatially located at location of the current video block relative to an upper-left position of a coding tree unit including the current video block and having a block vector, computing a corresponding reference in the buffer at a reference location, wherein the reference location is determined using the block vector and the location; and upon determining that the reference location lies outside the buffer, re-computing the reference location based at least in part on a location of the current video block relative to the coding tree unit including the current video block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Jizheng Xu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11956448
    Abstract: Examples of video encoding methods and apparatus and video decoding methods and apparatus are described. An example method of processing video data includes determining, for a conversion between a video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, a gradient of a prediction vector at a sub-block level for the video block according to a rule, wherein the rule specifies to use a same gradient value is assigned for all samples within a sub-block of the video block; and performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Yuwen He, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Tianliang Fu, Junru Li, Siwei Ma
  • Patent number: 11956449
    Abstract: Techniques for implementing video processing techniques are described. In one example implementation, a method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video coded using a combined inter and intra prediction (CIIP) coding technique and a bitstream representation of the video, an intra-prediction mode of the current block independently from an intra-prediction mode of a neighboring block. The CIIP coding technique uses an intermedia inter prediction value and an intermedia intra prediction value to derive a final prediction value of the current block. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11956465
    Abstract: Difference calculation based on partial position is described. In a representative aspect, a method of video processing comprising: calculating, during a conversion between a current block of video and a bitstream representation of the current block, differences between two reference blocks associated with the current block or differences between two reference sub-blocks associated with a sub-block within the current block based on representative positions of the reference blocks or representative positions of the reference sub-blocks; and performing the conversion based on the differences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11956432
    Abstract: An example method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a block of a first sub-picture of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, whether to apply a deblocking process across an edge between the block and a neighboring block of a second sub-picture based on whether a loop filtering process is allowed across subpicture boundaries. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Zhipin Deng, Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11956464
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for encoding and decoding digital video using a look-up tables (LUTs) containing motion candidates are described. In a representative aspect, a method of video processing includes maintaining one or more tables, wherein at least one table of the one or more tables is associated with one or more entries, deriving, based on a first set of motion candidates in the at least one table, a second set of motion candidates, and performing, based on the second set of motion candidates, a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang