Patents by Inventor Kai PANG

Kai PANG 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: 20190168129
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an integrated design building block with turnable modules inside, the building block comprising: a lower housing, an upper housing, and a plurality of turnable modules mechanism, the lower housing and the upper housing being fitted to form a plurality of receiving spaces, the plurality of turnable modules being disposed within the plurality of receiving spaces, respectively, wherein the turnable modules may be partially or completely received in the receiving spaces, the turnable modules each having a turnable module connection portion; the lower housing and the upper housing are fitted to form a body structure of the building block; a plurality of connection portions are provided on surfaces of the body structure; the turnable module connection portions are fitted to the plurality of connection portions on the surfaces of the body structure. The building block provided by the present disclosure has advantages of a simple mechanical structure and a low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: Kai Pang LEE
  • Patent number: 10264083
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for recommending applications and presenting recommended applications, wherein the method of recommending applications in a network device comprises: obtaining a user's current scenario information from a user equipment; determining to-be-recommended applications according to the user's current scenario information and historical application usage information of one or more users; and sending relevant information of the to-be-recommended applications to the user equipment. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, applications to currently opened will be recommended to the user more accurately, and the user's operation path will be shortened, thereby bring a better user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kai Pang
  • Publication number: 20180337524
    Abstract: A rigid-collision-free transmission line spacer clamp connection structure includes a spacer frame, rotating joint rubber gaskets and spacer connecting clamps, the spacer frame being uniformly provided with a plurality of rotating joint slots that are rotationally connected with spacer connecting clamps, adopting a “spacer frame, rotating joint rubber gasket and spacer connecting clamp body tail” connection form. The spacer connecting clamp has a connecting rod and a clip, the connecting rod being provided with a connecting rod mounting hole at a rear end and the rotating joint slot being provided with a rotating joint rubber gasket and a spacer connecting clamp rotating shaft therein. The spacer connecting clamp rotating shaft penetrates through the connecting rod mounting hole and a rotating joint rubber gasket mounting hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Zhongbin LV, Xiaohui YANG, Xiaoshi KOU, Qing LI, Ming LU, Shujie ZHAO, Wenjun AI, Huiping WANG, Jianhua YONG, Yingbiao SHAO, Jianlin WEI, Longyuan CHEN, Zehui LIU, Wei YANG, Bo ZHANG, Yinhao BAI, Kai XIE, Chao WANG, Yupeng ZHANG, Kai PANG, Mengli LI, Gaoli SONG, Bo LIU, Pengliang REN, Furong LIU
  • Patent number: 10121374
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and computer-readable mediums are disclosed for parking event detection and location estimation. In some implementations, a method comprises: determining, by a processor of a mobile device, a first activity state indicative of a possible parking event; obtaining, by the processor, a speed of the mobile device from a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) of the mobile device; obtaining, by the processor, pedometer data from a digital pedometer of the mobile device; determining, by the processor, a second activity state indicative of a possible parking event based at least in part on the GNSS speed and pedometer data; and responsive to the second activity state, estimating, by the processor, a location of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Pejman Lotfali Kazemi, Lili Cao, Sunny Kai Pang Chow, Gunes Dervisoglu, Anh Phan, Ryan David Shelby, Ronald K. Huang
  • Publication number: 20180225387
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for accessing a webpage, an apparatus and a non-volatile computer storage medium. In embodiments of the present disclosure, it is determined that the access to the webpage is limited, and then the information of the proxy server is obtained so that the webpage can be accessed by using the information of the proxy server. Since the information of the proxy server can be obtained automatically, the user needn't manually search for the website publishing the proxy server, the operations are simple, the success rate is high and therefore the webpage-accessing efficiency and reliability therefore can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD
    Inventor: Kai PANG
  • Publication number: 20170358208
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and computer-readable mediums are disclosed for parking event detection and location estimation. In some implementations, a method comprises: determining, by a processor of a mobile device, a first activity state indicative of a possible parking event; obtaining, by the processor, a speed of the mobile device from a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) of the mobile device; obtaining, by the processor, pedometer data from a digital pedometer of the mobile device; determining, by the processor, a second activity state indicative of a possible parking event based at least in part on the GNSS speed and pedometer data; and responsive to the second activity state, estimating, by the processor, a location of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Pejman Lotfali Kazemi, Lili Cao, Sunny Kai Pang Chow, Gunes Dervisoglu, Anh Phan, Ryan David Shelby, Ronald K. Huang
  • Publication number: 20170215024
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for recommending applications and presenting recommended applications, wherein the method of recommending applications in a network device comprises: obtaining a user's current scenario information from a user equipment; determining to-be-recommended applications according to the user's current scenario information and historical application usage information of one or more users; and sending relevant information of the to-be-recommended applications to the user equipment. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, applications to currently opened will be recommended to the user more accurately, and the user's operation path will be shortened, thereby bring a better user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD .
    Inventor: Kai PANG
  • Publication number: 20160366654
    Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device connects a voice call for a user. The voice call causes one or more radio frequency transmitters of the mobile device to transmit radio waves at a first power level. Motion data describing movement of the mobile device is obtained, and the orientation of the mobile device is determined based on the motion data. A determination whether the mobile device is on the user's body or on an inanimate object is made based on the orientation of the mobile device over the period of time. The transmit power level is adjusted based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gunes Dervisoglu, Indranil S. Sen, Umamahesh Srinivas, Digvijay A. Jadhav, Sunny Kai Pang Chow, Hung A. Pham, Anil K. Kandangath, Xiaoyuan Tu, Jonathan C. King
  • Patent number: 9448250
    Abstract: Motion sensors of a mobile device mounted to a vehicle are used to detect a mount angle of the mobile device. The motion sensors are used to determine whether the vehicle is accelerating or de-accelerating, whether the vehicle is turning and whether the mount angle of the mobile device is rotating. The mount angle of the mobile device is obtained from data output from the motion sensors and can be used to correct a compass heading. Data from the motion sensors that are obtained while the vehicle is turning or the mobile device is rotating are not used to obtain the mount angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hung A. Pham, Martin M. Menzel, Sunny Kai Pang Chow, Xiaoyuan Tu
  • Patent number: 9423252
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a reading from a magnetometer of a mobile device. A cluster from a plurality of clusters of bias offsets generated from previously-calibrated readings is selected. The selected cluster has a representative bias offset, a mean of magnitudes in the selected cluster, and a magnitude threshold. An external magnetic field is estimated based on the reading and the representative bias offset for the selected cluster. Whether a magnitude of the estimated external field is within a magnitude range defined by the mean magnitude and the mean magnitude plus the magnitude threshold is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sunny Kai Pang Chow, Xiaoyuan Tu
  • Patent number: 9151610
    Abstract: Implementations are disclosed for validating data retrieved from a calibration database. In some implementations, calibrated magnetometer data for a magnetometer of a mobile device is retrieved from a calibration database and validated by data from another positioning system, such as course or heading data provided by a satellite-based positioning system. In some implementations, one or more context keys are used to retrieve magnetometer calibration data from a calibration database that is valid for a particular context of the mobile device, such as when the mobile device is mounted in a vehicle. In some implementations, currently retrieved calibration data is compared with previously retrieved calibration data to determine if the currently retrieved calibration data is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sunny Kai Pang Chow, Xiaoyuan Tu
  • Publication number: 20150006099
    Abstract: Motion sensors of a mobile device mounted to a vehicle are used to detect a mount angle of the mobile device. The motion sensors are used to determine whether the vehicle is accelerating or de-accelerating, whether the vehicle is turning and whether the mount angle of the mobile device is rotating. The mount angle of the mobile device is obtained from data output from the motion sensors and can be used to correct a compass heading. Data from the motion sensors that are obtained while the vehicle is turning or the mobile device is rotating are not used to obtain the mount angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Hung A. Pham, Martin M. Menzel, Sunny Kai Pang Chow, Xiaoyuan Tu
  • Publication number: 20140361763
    Abstract: Implementations are disclosed for validating data retrieved from a calibration database. In some implementations, calibrated magnetometer data for a magnetometer of a mobile device is retrieved from a calibration database and validated by data from another positioning system, such as course or heading data provided by a satellite-based positioning system. In some implementations, one or more context keys are used to retrieve magnetometer calibration data from a calibration database that is valid for a particular context of the mobile device, such as when the mobile device is mounted in a vehicle. In some implementations, currently retrieved calibration data is compared with previously retrieved calibration data to determine if the currently retrieved calibration data is valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Sunny Kai Pang Chow, Xiaoyuan Tu
  • Publication number: 20140074429
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a reading from a magnetometer of a mobile device. A cluster from a plurality of clusters of bias offsets generated from previously-calibrated readings is selected. The selected cluster has a representative bias offset, a mean of magnitudes in the selected cluster, and a magnitude threshold. An external magnetic field is estimated based on the reading and the representative bias offset for the selected cluster. Whether a magnitude of the estimated external field is within a magnitude range defined by the mean magnitude and the mean magnitude plus the magnitude threshold is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Sunny Kai Pang Chow, Xiaoyuan Tu