Patents by Inventor Kai Zhang

Kai Zhang 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: 11470307
    Abstract: A video processing method is provided to include determining, for a conversion between a current block of a current video picture of a video and a coded representation of the video, that both a local illumination compensation (LIC) tool and an intra block copy (IBC) tool are enabled for the conversion of the current block, and performing the conversion based on the determining. The LIC tool uses a linear model of illumination changes in the current block during the conversion, and the IBC tool uses a portion of the current video picture for the conversion of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11470304
    Abstract: A video encoding method includes generating, for a conversion between a video block in a video picture and a bitstream representation of the video block, a list of merge candidates for the video block, wherein the list of merge candidates includes at least a first merge candidate that is a virtual merge candidate derived by scaling a motion vector of a second merge candidate to a different reference picture and modifying a reference picture of a second merge candidate; and performing, using the list of merge candidates, the conversion between the video block and the video bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11465252
    Abstract: This application relates to lubrication, and more particularly to an external cooling MQL manipulator and a machine tool and a lubrication method using the machine tool. The external cooling MQL manipulator includes a suspension structure, a robot arm, a controller and an oil mist generator. The suspension structure fixedly connects the robot arm and a frame, and a nozzle is provided on a free end of the robot arm; an oil mist generator is connected to the nozzle for ejecting oil mists to a processing area. When the machine tool works, the controller selects the corresponding lubrication parameters according to the processing parameters such as the cutter type and the workpiece material. The first motor and the second motor are controlled to rotate by the controller according to real-time changes of the processing positions detected by the detecting component, thereby adjusting the position of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Sichuan University
    Inventors: Wu Zhao, Zeyuan Yu, Zida Zhang, Ling Chen, Xin Guo, Miao Yu, Kai Zhang, Hao Wan, Lin Du, Wei Jiang, Nianhan Wu
  • Patent number: 11470330
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to encode or decode video data that includes a reference picture memory configured to store a plurality of reconstructed samples associated with a first row of a first block of video data and at least one processor, in communication with the reference picture memory, that is configured to generate a plurality of predicted samples associated with a second row of a second block based on a cascading technique where the cascading technique includes utilization of an angle associated with a first angular intra-prediction mode to generate the plurality of predicted samples associated with the second row of the second block and to encode or decode the second block based on the plurality of predicted samples associated with the second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Jianle Chen, Xin Zhao, Marta Karczewicz
  • Publication number: 20220320221
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel and a display device. The array substrate includes a substrate; a first metal layer located on the substrate and including a luminous control signal line; a second metal layer located on one side, departing from the substrate, of the first metal layer and including an anode overlap electrode, where the anode overlap electrode and the luminous control signal line have a first overlapping area; and a shielding structure located between the first metal layer and the second metal layer and mutually insulated from the first metal layer and the second metal layer, wherein the orthographic projection of the shielding structure on the substrate at least partially covers the orthographic projection of the first overlapping area on the substrate; and the shielding structure is coupled to a fixed potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Gang WANG, Kai ZHANG, Tsanghong WANG, Erlong SONG, Xingrui CAI
  • Publication number: 20220321882
    Abstract: An example method of video processing includes applying, in a conversion between a video comprising multiple components and a bitstream representation of the video, a deblocking filter to video blocks of the multiple components. A deblocking filter strength for the deblocking filter of each of the multiple components is determined according to a rule that specifies to use a different manner for determining the deblocking filter strength for the video blocks of each of the multiple components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Weijia ZHU, Li ZHANG, Jizheng XU, Kai ZHANG, Ye-kui WANG
  • Patent number: 11463729
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which includes matrix-based intra prediction methods for video coding, are described. In a representative 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 in which a prediction block of the current video block is determined by performing, on reference boundary samples located to a left of the current video block and located to a top of the current video block, a boundary downsampling operation, followed by a matrix vector multiplication operation, and selectively followed by an upsampling operation, where instead of reduced boundary samples calculated from the reference boundary samples of the current video block in the boundary downsampling operation, the reference boundary samples are directly used for a prediction process in the upsampling operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11463703
    Abstract: Symmetric motion vector difference coding is described. One example video processing method includes determining, for a conversion between a block of a current picture of video and a bitstream representation of the block, whether a symmetric motion vector difference (SMVD) mode is allowable for the block, wherein whether the SMVD mode is allowable depends on a derivation process of two target reference pictures of the current picture, which includes a first step for searching a forward target reference picture in the reference picture list 0 and searching a backward target reference picture in the reference picture list 1, and a second step for searching a backward target reference picture in the reference picture list 0 and searching a forward target reference picture in the reference picture list 1, outputs of the first step and the second step being independent of each other; and performing the conversion based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Zhipin Deng, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11463687
    Abstract: A visual media processing method includes determining that a first video block of a visual media data uses a geometric partitioning mode (GPM) and a second video block of the visual media data uses a non-GPM mode; constructing, based on a unified pruning process, a first merge list for the first video block and a second merge list for the second video block, wherein the first merge list and the second merge list include merge candidates, and the pruning process includes adding a new merge candidate to the merge list based on comparing motion information of the new merge candidate with motion information of at least one merge candidate in the merge list, wherein the GPM includes splitting the first video block into multiple prediction partitions to apply motion prediction separately, and at least one partition having a non-rectangular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11463714
    Abstract: A method for visual media processing, including performing a conversion between a current chroma video block of visual media data and a bitstream representation of the current chroma video block, wherein, during the conversion, a chroma residual of the current chroma video block is scaled based on a scaling coefficient, wherein the scaling coefficient is derived at least based on luma samples located in predefined positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11459827
    Abstract: A full-metal dynamic-sealed concentrically-centered downhole displacement motor includes an outer tube, a stator fixed in the outer tube, a rotor rotatably connected in the stator, and a flow distribution shaft suspended in the rotor. When the rotor rotates, the plurality of circulation ports is alternately communicated with the flow distribution holes, and an accommodation space for flowing the drilling fluid is formed among the plurality of rotor copper rods; each of the circulation ports has a notch on the side of the rotor copper rod that is in communication with the accommodation space; the stator is provided with pressure relief ports for allowing the annular chamber and the accommodation space to communicate with each other, and the flow distribution hole and the pressure relief port are circumferentially arranged in a staggered manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES (BEIJING)
    Inventors: Yu Wang, Jiaxing Lu, Lingrong Kong, Baolin Liu, Kai Zhang
  • Patent number: 11463702
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which includes matrix-based intra prediction methods for video coding, are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video processing includes performing a first determination that a luma video block of a video is coded using a matrix based intra prediction (MIP) mode in which a prediction block of the luma video block is determined by performing, on previously coded samples of the video, a boundary downsampling operation, followed by a matrix vector multiplication operation, and selectively followed by an upsampling operation, performing, based on the first determination, a second determination about a chroma intra mode to be used for a chroma video block associated with the luma video block, and performing, based on the second determination, a conversion between the chroma video block and a bitstream representation of the chroma video block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11463711
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11463685
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for encoding and decoding digital video are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video processing includes maintaining one or more tables of intra prediction mode candidates based on one or more previous video blocks of a video and performing a conversion between a current video block of the video and a bitstream representation of the video using the one or more tables of intra prediction mode candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11463705
    Abstract: A method of decoding video data, including receiving a first block of video data encoded using an inter-prediction mode associating a first intra-prediction mode with the first block of video data, wherein the first intra-prediction mode is associated with a second block of video data, and determining a second intra-prediction mode for a neighbor block of video data based at least in part on the first intra-prediction mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Jianle Chen, Xiang Li, Marta Karczewicz
  • Patent number: 11463713
    Abstract: A method for visual media processing, including: using a rule that specifies representing, based on a fixed value, a chroma residual scaling factor for at least one chroma block associated with a current video unit of visual media data, wherein the fixed value is based at least on one or more conditions; and performing a conversion between the current video unit and a bitstream representation of the current video unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu
  • Publication number: 20220310754
    Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. At least one sub-pixel comprises a light emitting element; a first transistor comprising a first active layer comprising first and second electrode regions connected to data line and power line respectively; a capacitor; a second transistor comprising a second active layer; a third transistor comprising a third gate connected to a reset line, and a third active layer comprising a third channel region. Orthographic projections of the power line, the reset line, the third channel region and the data line are first, second, third and fourth projections respectively. The region of first, second, and third projections overlapping with each other is first region, and regions of first projection overlapping with second projection and not overlapping with third projection comprise a third region and a second region having an area not smaller than the third region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yonglin Guo, Kai Zhang, Dan Cao, Sangwon Lee
  • Patent number: D965640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su Zhang, Xunzhuang Qiu, Kai Zhang
  • Patent number: D965641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su Zhang, Xunzhuang Qiu, Kai Zhang
  • Patent number: D965642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su Zhang, Xunzhuang Qiu, Kai Zhang