Patents by Inventor Kunping Xu

Kunping Xu 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: 10354117
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint identification method and apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhengang Li, Kunping Xu, Yun Yang
  • Patent number: 10346664
    Abstract: A fingerprint detection circuit and an electronic device are provided. The fingerprint detection circuit is configured to apply an excitation signal to a finger so as to generate finger capacitors, and the fingerprint detection circuit includes: a signal amplifier having a negative input terminal connected with one of the finger capacitors, a positive input terminal connected with a ground terminal, and an output terminal to output an output voltage according to a capacitance value of the one of the finger capacitors; a capacitor connected between the negative terminal and the output terminal of the signal amplifier; a rheostat; and a switch unit connected with the rheostat in series and configured to control the rheostat to be connected with the capacitor in parallel, such that the output voltage has a non-linear relationship with the capacitance value of the one of the finger capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhengang Li, Kunping Xu, Yun Yang
  • Patent number: 10309759
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for adjusting an excitation voltage of a fingerprint detection chip and a fingerprint detection chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhengang Li, Kunping Xu, Yun Yang
  • Patent number: 10248829
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint detection circuit and method. The circuit includes a fingerprint collecting module and a processing module. The fingerprint collecting module includes a plurality of collecting units, and each collecting unit has a regulation voltage and is configured to output a first voltage or a second voltage according to a capacitance value of one of ridge capacitors, a capacitance value of one of ridge capacitors and the regulation voltage. The processing module is configured to amplify the first and second voltages by a predetermined factor, to calculate a difference between the amplified first and second voltages, and to determine whether the difference is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold. If no, the processing module adjusts at least one parameter, and configures the fingerprint detection circuit using at least one adjusted parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhengang Li, Kunping Xu, Yun Yang
  • Publication number: 20180299248
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for adjusting an excitation voltage of a fingerprint detection chip and a fingerprint detection chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Zhengang LI, Kunping XU, Yun YANG
  • Publication number: 20180032784
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint identification method and apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Zhengang LI, Kunping XU, Yun YANG
  • Publication number: 20180032780
    Abstract: A fingerprint detection circuit and an electronic device are provided. The fingerprint detection circuit is configured to apply an excitation signal to a finger so as to generate a finger capacitor, and the fingerprint detection circuit includes: a signal amplifier having a negative input terminal connected with the finger capacitor, a positive input terminal connected with a voltage reference terminal, and an output terminal to output an output voltage according to a capacitance value of the finger capacitor; a capacitor; and a switch unit connected with the negative input terminal and the output terminal of the signal amplifier respectively, and configured to control the capacitor to be connected between the negative input terminal and the output terminal of the signal amplifier, such that the output voltage has a non-linear relationship with the capacitance value of the finger capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Zhengang LI, Kunping XU, Yun YANG
  • Publication number: 20180025198
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint detection circuit and method. The circuit includes a fingerprint collecting module and a processing module. The fingerprint collecting module includes a plurality of collecting units, and each collecting unit has a regulation voltage and is configured to output a first voltage or a second voltage according to a capacitance value of one of ridge capacitors, a capacitance value of one of ridge capacitors and the regulation voltage. The processing module is configured to amplify the first and second voltages by a predetermined factor, to calculate a difference between the amplified first and second voltages, and to determine whether the difference is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold. If no, the processing module adjusts at least one parameter, and configures the fingerprint detection circuit using at least one adjusted parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Zhengang LI, Kunping XU, Yun YANG
  • Publication number: 20180018499
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses method for calculating an area of a fingerprint overlapping region, including: collecting a to-be-matched fingerprint to obtain a to-be-matched fingerprint image; searching multiple pairs of matching characteristic points between the to-be-matched fingerprint image and a preset template fingerprint image; obtaining an image offset of the to-be-matched fingerprint image according to the multiple pairs of matching characteristic points; based on the image offset, adjusting a position of the to-be-matched fingerprint image to obtain an overlapping region between the to-be-matched fingerprint image and the preset template fingerprint image; and calculating a total number of image pixels within the overlapping region, and calculating an area of the overlapping region based on the total number of image pixels within the overlapping region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Lei LEI, Kunping XU, Yun YANG
  • Publication number: 20180018497
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and device for calculating a line distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Li ZHENG, Kunping XU, Yun YANG
  • Publication number: 20180005000
    Abstract: A fingerprint detection circuit and an electronic device are provided. The fingerprint detection circuit is configured to apply an excitation signal to a finger so as to generate finger capacitors, and the fingerprint detection circuit includes: a signal amplifier having a negative input terminal connected with one of the finger capacitors, a positive input terminal connected with a ground terminal, and an output terminal to output an output voltage according to a capacitance value of the one of the finger capacitors; a capacitor connected between the negative terminal and the output terminal of the signal amplifier; a rheostat; and a switch unit connected with the rheostat in series and configured to control the rheostat to be connected with the capacitor in parallel, such that the output voltage has a non-linear relationship with the capacitance value of the one of the finger capacitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Zhengang LI, Kunping XU, Yun YANG
  • Patent number: 8510106
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of eliminating background noise and a device using the same. The method of eliminating background noise comprises the steps of: detecting an effective value of a received audio signal, and generating an average power signal of the received audio signal; generating a noise eliminating control signal by comparing the average power signal with a first threshold; and eliminating the noise, and amplifying the voice signal using the noise eliminating control signal. A device of eliminating background noise comprises a detecting unit, which is configured to detect an effective value, and generate an average power signal of the received audio signal; a first signal generating unit, which is configured to generate a noise eliminating control signal; and an amplifying unit, which is configured to eliminate the noise, and amplify the voice signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: BYD Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Hai Li, Kunping Xu, Lizhen Zhang, Yun Yang, Wei Feng
  • Publication number: 20110026733
    Abstract: A method for cancelling background noise of an audio device comprises determining characteristic values of an audio signal to construct a characteristic signal reflecting a change trend of the audio signal, multiplying the determined characteristic signal with the audio signal to construct a multiplication signal, and amplifying the multiplication signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hai LI, Kunping Xu, Yun Yang, Wei Feng
  • Publication number: 20100262424
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of eliminating background noise and a device using the same. The method of eliminating background noise comprises the steps of: detecting an effective value of a received audio signal, and generating an average power signal of the received audio signal; generating a noise eliminating control signal by comparing the average power signal with a first threshold; and eliminating the noise, and amplifying the voice signal using the noise eliminating control signal. A device of eliminating background noise comprises a detecting unit, which is configured to detect an effective value, and generate an average power signal of the received audio signal; a first signal generating unit, which is configured to generate a noise eliminating control signal; and an amplifying unit, which is configured to eliminate the noise, and amplify the voice signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Hai Li, Kunping Xu, Lizhen Zhang, Yun Yang, Wei Feng
  • Patent number: 7808302
    Abstract: This invention discloses charge pump apparati, where a charge pump apparatus, including a positive charge pump circuit and a negative charge pump circuit, providing multiple positive and negative voltages, comprises: a capacitor set shared by said positive charge pump circuit and said negative charge pump circuit; multiple electronic switches connected to said capacitor set and a plurality of voltage sources; multiple output capacitors connected to selected ones of said multiple electronic switches and one or more output terminals; and a non-overlapping time sequence that controls the on and off states of said multiple electronic switches; wherein under the control of said non-overlapping time sequence, corresponding electronic switches are turned on and off to control the output of the positive and negative voltages provided by said output capacitors to generate output voltages that are pre-determined multiples of the one or more input voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Kunping Xu, Lizhen Zhang, Yun Yang, Wei Feng
  • Publication number: 20080284498
    Abstract: This invention discloses charge pump apparati, where a charge pump apparatus, including a positive charge pump circuit and a negative charge pump circuit, providing multiple positive and negative voltages, comprises: a capacitor set shared by said positive charge pump circuit and said negative charge pump circuit; multiple electronic switches connected to said capacitor set and a plurality of voltage sources; multiple output capacitors connected to selected ones of said multiple electronic switches and one or more output terminals; and a non-overlapping time sequence that controls the on and off states of said multiple electronic switches; wherein under the control of said non-overlapping time sequence, corresponding electronic switches are turned on and off to control the output of the positive and negative voltages provided by said output capacitors to generate output voltages that are pre-determined multiples of the one or more input voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kunping Xu, Lizhen Zhang, Yun Yang, Wei Feng