Patents by Inventor Kai Zhou

Kai 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).

  • Publication number: 20260227844
    Abstract: Systems and methods in the present disclosure relate to surface-based user input for extended reality (XR) devices. An XR device tracks a hand of a user across multiple captured image frames to obtain positions of the hand in a real-world environment. The XR device detects an input plane associated with a physical surface in the real-world environment and projects the positions onto the input plane. The XR device continuously monitors an input state with respect to the input plane to identify when the user is providing user input via the input plane and to differentiate between ongoing user input and finalized user input. Based on the monitoring of the input state, the XR device records one or more of the projected positions as input data. The input data is processed to interpret the user input. The XR device executes an action based on the interpreted user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventors: Robert Fischer, Kai Zhou
  • Publication number: 20260230916
    Abstract: A communication method and a related apparatus. The communication method includes: An application server (AS) sends a data stream, where the data stream includes at least two substreams, a first substream in the at least two substreams carries a first substream identifier, the at least two substreams correspond to a same 5-tuple, and substreams in the at least two substreams correspond to different substream identifiers. A user plane function (UPF) receives the data stream, and obtains the first substream identifier of the first substream from the at least two substreams included in the data stream; and maps the first substream to a first quality of service (QoS) flow indicated by a first QoS flow identifier (QFI) corresponding to the first substream identifier. According to the method, substreams in data streams corresponding to different QoS requirements can be mapped to different QoS flows by using substream identifiers of the substreams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2026
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dan Wang, Kai Zhou, Hancheng Li, Xinpeng Wei
  • Patent number: 12699441
    Abstract: Systems and methods in the present disclosure relate to surface-based user input for extended reality (XR) devices. An XR device tracks a hand of a user across multiple captured image frames to obtain positions of the hand in a real-world environment. The XR device detects an input plane associated with a physical surface in the real-world environment and projects the positions onto the input plane. The XR device continuously monitors an input state with respect to the input plane to identify when the user is providing user input via the input plane and to differentiate between ongoing user input and finalized user input. Based on the monitoring of the input state, the XR device records one or more of the projected positions as input data. The input data is processed to interpret the user input. The XR device executes an action based on the interpreted user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Robert Fischer, Kai Zhou
  • Publication number: 20260222982
    Abstract: This application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. The method includes: A session management network element receives first information, where the first information includes information about an application, or a data network name and/or single-network slice selection assistance information. The session management network element obtains information about at least one MoQ relay based on the first information, where the information about the at least one MoQ relay is used to establish a connection between user equipment and a first MoQ relay of the MoQ relay. The session management network element sends second information, where the second information includes the information that is about the at least one MoQ relay and that is sent to the user equipment. According to the method, the user equipment can obtain the information about the MoQ relay to establish the connection, to perform data transmission based on the connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2026
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Inventors: Xinpeng Wei, Hancheng Li, Kai Zhou, Han Zhou
  • Patent number: 12692090
    Abstract: The present application relates to a detection mechanism and a battery production line. The detection mechanism includes a conveying unit, configured to convey the device to be detected; a first detection unit, configured to detect the temperature of the device to be detected; and a trigger unit, configured to detect the distance between the first detection unit and the device to be detected. When the distance between the first detection unit and the device to be detected is less than a preset distance value, the trigger unit controls the conveying unit to stop conveying. The detection mechanism and the battery production line in the embodiments of the present application can ameliorate the problem of poor universality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Kai Zhou, Xueqing Gong, Guangwei Zhou, Jiawu Cheng
  • Publication number: 20260203169
    Abstract: An information handling system may include a host system including a host system processor, and a management controller including a management controller processor and a management controller storage resource. The information handling system may be configured to: store critical data in the management controller storage resource; and transmit the critical data to a network switch that is communicatively coupled to the information handling system, wherein the network switch is configured to store a backup copy of the critical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Xiaofeng ZHANG, Hong YUAN, Jie CHEN, Kai ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20260186556
    Abstract: Examples describe a method performed by an extended reality (XR) device that implements a multi-camera object tracking system. The XR device accesses object tracking data associated with an object in a real-world environment. Based on the object tracking data, the XR device activates a low-power mode of the multi-camera object tracking system. In the low-power mode, a state of the object in the real-world environment is determined by using the multi-camera object tracking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2026
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Evangelos Chatzikalymnios, Thomas Faeulhammer, Daniel Wolf, Kai Zhou
  • Publication number: 20260179339
    Abstract: Systems and methods in the present disclosure relate to the sharing of hand tracking data in the context of multi-user extended reality (XR) experiences. A first XR device of a first user and a second XR device of a second user participate in a shared XR experience. The first XR device receives, from the second XR device and via a communication link, hand tracking data for a second hand of the second user. The first XR device captures images that include a first hand of the first user and the second hand of the second user. While the shared XR experience is in progress, tracking operations performed by the first XR device are controlled based on the images captured by the first XR device and the hand tracking data it receives from the second XR device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2025
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Georgios Evangelidis, Vsevolod Konjahhin, Matthew Penney, Dmytro Siryk, Ihor Tymchyshyn, Kai Zhou
  • Publication number: 20260179257
    Abstract: A method for adjusting camera intrinsic parameters of a multi-camera visual tracking device is described. In one aspect, a method for calibrating the multi-camera visual tracking system includes disabling a first camera of the multi-camera visual tracking system while a second camera of the multi-camera visual tracking system is enabled, detecting a first set of features in a first image generated by the first camera after detecting that the temperature of the first camera is within the threshold of the factory calibration temperature of the first camera, and accessing and correcting intrinsic parameters of the second camera based on the projection of the first set of features in the second image and a second set of features in the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2026
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Clemens Birklbauer, Georg Halmetschlager-Funek, Matthias Kalkgruber, Kai Zhou
  • Patent number: 12666768
    Abstract: An LED lighting base includes an insulation housing and multiple conductive terminals fixed in the insulation housing by means of injection molding. The insulation housing is formed with a recessed compartment for receiving an LED chip assembly and an LED encapsulation resin disposed therein. Each of the conductive terminals includes a solder pad portion extending into the recessed compartment to electrically connect to the LED chip assembly and a pin portion exposed outside the insulation housing. Parts of the pin portions are grouped pairwise to form first pin pairs. One of the first pin pairs is arranged along a first trace and extends in a direction away from the insulation housing, remaining parts of the pin portions are arranged along a second trace. The first trace and the second trace intersect each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPSCO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Mingjian Liu, Gengsheng Zhu, Zhenlei Wu, Kai Zhou
  • Patent number: 12650475
    Abstract: A test system comprises a test circuit board, a test device, a lower computer, and an upper computer. The test circuit board includes a test circuit, the test circuit comprising multiple main lines arranged side by side, one end of each of the main lines being used to connect with a positive electrode or a negative electrode of each battery cell of the battery module, and the other end of each of the main lines being connected with a first branch and a second branch. The lower computer controls a first branch connected to one of the main lines to be electrically conductive to a positive electrode of the test device and a second branch connected to another one of the main lines to be electrically conductive to a negative electrode of the test device. The upper computer controls the lower computer and reads parameter information for the test device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Jiawu Cheng, Xueqing Gong, Guangwei Zhou, Kai Zhou, Haijie Wang
  • Publication number: 20260146373
    Abstract: A wear-resistant anti-slip webbing and a preparation process thereof, including that the wear-resistant anti-slip webbing is divided into two edge yarn regions and a stitching region, the webbing weaving comprises that spiral overlock combined with a plurality of groups of core-spun weaving is adopted for the webbing at two sides, twill weaving is adopted for weaving of middle warps, the warps are staggered up and down to clamp two ends of wefts, and are tightened and prevented from loosening by the wefts to play the role of inter-unit reinforcement; the stitching setting mode of the webbing is that, starting from after 14 edge yarns, 1 stitch is provided every 8 warps, and the crocheting method of the warps is a circulation pattern of 1313 2424 5757 6868. The invention realizes an overall improvement in structural stability, wear resistance, anti-slip performance, durability and edge protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Jing Zhou, Chunzhi Li, Xianwei Yang, Kai Zhou
  • Publication number: 20260148510
    Abstract: Described is a system for emphasizing XR content based on user intent by gathering interaction data from use of one or more interaction functions by a user, accessing a camera feed of a camera system from the XR device, analyzing a combination of data corresponding to the interaction data and the camera feed using a first machine learning model to identify a priority for individual media content items, and determining that a first subset of media content items are of a higher priority than a second subset of media content items. Then the system displays the media content items on the XR device of the user, the first subset of the media content items displayed differently than the second subset of the media content items based on the identified priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2026
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Kai Zhou, Yubin Xi, Tianyi Sun, Su Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 12635474
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and assemblies suitable for gas-phase processes are disclosed. An exemplary assembly includes a susceptor ring and at least one injector tube. The injector tube can be disposed within the susceptor ring to provide a gas to a peripheral region of a substrate. Methods, systems, and assemblies can be used to obtain desired (e.g. composition and/or thickness) profiles of material on a substrate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Peipei Gao, Wentao Wang, Han Ye, Kai Zhou, Fan Gao, Xing Lin
  • Patent number: 12630453
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of resource-oriented utilization technologies for wastewater salt muds and more particular to a resource-oriented utilization method for a high-salt salt mud containing sodium chloride and sodium sulfate. The method includes: performing two stages of oxidation, i.e. Fenton-like treatment and chlorine dioxide treatment, in sequence on a salt mud solution, and then replacing a sodium salt with an ammonium salt to prepare a pure alkali and a mixed ammonium salt. In the method, multi-stage oxidation process is performed to effectively use ingredients such as sodium chloride and sodium sulfate so as to thoroughly eliminate organic matters and heavy metals in the high-salt salt mud, and achieve resource-oriented utilization of the salt mud, thus saving burial treatment costs, and producing good economic benefits as well as good environmental benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: DONGJIANG ENVIROMENTAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Long He, Wenbin Xu, Yanhua Zhang, Kai Zhou, Xinglin Guo
  • Patent number: 12620173
    Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) device generates hand annotations for an image depicting a user's hand. The device includes a display, a processor, and a memory storing instructions for performing operations. The device performs a calibration operation to generate a 3-D model of the user's hand based on measurements. The calibration operation prompts the user to mimic the hand gesture presented by the animated virtual representation of a hand to obtain optimal images of the hand for hand pose estimation. A 3-D virtual representation of a hand in a hand pose corresponding with a hand gesture is generated based on the 3-D model. The device presents the 3-D virtual representation of the hand in AR via the display. During presentation, the device detects an input and captures an image of the user's hand positioned to correspond with the 3-D virtual representation. The captured image is stored with corresponding hand annotations based on the 3-D model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Rosalia Luidolt, Kai Zhou, Adrian Schoisengeier
  • Patent number: 12619523
    Abstract: Software applications often incorporate an embedded browser to perform web-based operations. Not all browsers operate the same way, for example, elements within tabs in Microsoft Edge browsers use messages to communicate through web extensions, while Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) browsers use the original browsers helper object (BHO). A consequence of the different paradigms is that certain graphical elements may be duplicated in a resource table. A test development may fail to identify the duplication and may produce extraneous or erroneous tests. By launching on a system and monitoring the system's executing processes, a browser application may be determined to be running and, if so, a refresh operation is performed on an application under test (AUT). If the AUT refresh operation results in a browser also performing a refresh, the type of embedded browser may be identified and any duplicates of the same graphical elements identified and merged for subsequent testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Micro Focus LLC
    Inventors: Gaoyang Zhou, Kai Zhou, Sagi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20260099197
    Abstract: A head-worn device system equipped with cameras, display devices, and processors uses stored instructions to facilitate interactions between an augmented reality (AR) device and an external display system. When executed, these instructions establish a communications link between the AR device and the external display. The system identifies the pose of the external display and receives user inputs from the AR device user, relating to interactions with virtual objects in a real-world setting. It also identifies the positions of viewers watching the external display. Based on the external display's pose and the viewer locations, the system generates display data for the virtual object, ensuring it appears correctly on the external display. This display data is then transmitted to the external display system, completing the interaction loop and enhancing the viewing experience for the audience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Georgios Evangelidis, Vsevolod Konjahhin, Laura Rosalia Luidolt, Simon Schreiberhuber, Dmytro Siryk, Ihor Tymchyshyn, Kai Zhou
  • Publication number: 20260097671
    Abstract: A charging station, a charging station system, a method and a lawn mowing robot are provided. The charging station includes a charging station body and a marking component for indicating a position of the charging station so that a lawnmowing robot is capable of docking with the charging station for charging. The marking component includes a plurality of first marking components arranged on a first side surface of the charging station body, the charging station further includes a charging structure, the charging structure is attached to a same first side surface of the charging station body, and the plurality of first marking components are distributed around the charging structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Applicant: Willand (Beijing) Technology Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Kai Zhou, Xu Yan, Wanyang Qiao, Tianning Yu
  • Patent number: 12591296
    Abstract: Examples describe a method performed by an extended reality (XR) device that implements a multi-camera object tracking system. The XR device accesses object tracking data associated with an object in a real-world environment. Based on the object tracking data, the XR device activates a low-power mode of the multi-camera object tracking system. In the low-power mode, a state of the object in the real-world environment is determined by using the multi-camera object tracking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Evangelos Chatzikalymnios, Thomas Faeulhammer, Daniel Wolf, Kai Zhou