Patents by Inventor Kwong Wing Au
Kwong Wing Au 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).
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Patent number: 11449816Abstract: A workflow management system for managing the storage, retrieval, and transport of items in a warehouse includes a voice-directed mobile terminal. The system also includes a server computer in communication with the voice-directed mobile terminal. The server computer includes a tasking module for transmitting task data to the voice-directed mobile terminal. The server computer also includes a workflow-analysis module for generating, based at least in part upon an analysis of workflow dialog between the voice-directed mobile terminal and the user, performance data relating to the performance of tasks associated with the storage, retrieval, and/or transport of the items.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: James Geisler, Steven Thomas, John Pecorari, Adam Jack Hertzman, Duff Halart Gold, Jared John Schmidt, Brian Matthew Connelly, Christopher Lofty, Surya K. Tanneru, Navaneetha Myaka, Kurt Charles Miller, Duane Littleton, Brent Alan Nichols, Michael Naughton, Keith Braho, Tonya L. Custis, Kwong Wing Au, Ronald Shane Fazzio, Arup Suprakash Mukherjee, Justin Allan Volz, Kartik Suchindra Babu
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Patent number: 11423348Abstract: Logistical operations (e.g., warehouses) may use a voice-enabled workflow to facilitate the work tasks of a staff (i.e., population) of workers. Typically, it is necessary for a worker to travel from location-to-location to complete assigned work tasks. As such, a worker's time spent travelling often correlates with the worker's overall work performance. Understanding the worker's travel performance is highly desirable, but computing a fair and accurate travel-performance metric is difficult. One reason for this is that the distance a worker travels is often unknown. The present invention embraces a system and method for accurately and fairly assessing a worker's travel performance by analyzing the worker's voice dialog.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Kwong Wing Au, Christopher L. Lofty, Steven Thomas, John Pecorari, James Geisler
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Publication number: 20220120616Abstract: Process for measuring emission for a flame in an open combustion environment. A captured image is received from each of a plurality of image capturing devices in at least one selected spectral band. Each of the plurality of image capturing devices is trained on the flame from the combustion process from a different perspective view angle. A spectral path length of the flame in the at least one spectral band is estimated from the captured images. Emitted radiance of the flame is estimated from the captured images, and a temperature of the flame is estimated from the estimated emitted radiance. A gas species concentration of the flame is estimated from the temperature of the flame and the spectral path length of the flame. Emission for the flame is measured from the gas species concentration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Kurt Kraus, Matthew Martin, Kwong Wing Au, Sharath Venkatesha
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Patent number: 11248963Abstract: Process for measuring emission for a flame in an open combustion environment. A captured image is received from each of a plurality of image capturing devices in at least one selected spectral band. Each of the plurality of image capturing devices is trained on the flame from the combustion process from a different perspective view angle. A spectral path length of the flame in the at least one spectral band is estimated from the captured images. Emitted radiance of the flame is estimated from the captured images, and a temperature of the flame is estimated from the estimated emitted radiance. A gas species concentration of the flame is estimated from the temperature of the flame and the spectral path length of the flame. Emission for the flame is measured from the gas species concentration.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.Inventors: Kurt Kraus, Matthew Martin, Kwong Wing Au, Sharath Venkatesha
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Publication number: 20210319636Abstract: A method in an aircraft of using prognostic indicators for aircraft maintenance includes retrieving aircraft health data for a plurality of aircraft components wherein the aircraft health data includes at least one of mechanical systems condition indicator (CI) data, vibration spectrum data, resampled time-domain (RTD) data, and RTD spectrum data. The method includes estimating component health status information for the plurality of aircraft components using a plurality of prognostic modules wherein each prognostic module is configured to generate health status information for at least one of the aircraft components, the health status information includes at least one of a current health indicator and a prognostic indicator. The method also includes storing the component health status information for the aircraft components in a database onboard the aircraft, and causing the display of the health status information for the specific component on an aircraft display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Raj Mohan Bharadwaj, Kyusung Kim, Kwong Wing Au, Paul Frederick Dietrich, Piyush Ranade, Andrew Peter Vechart, Megan Hawley, Abraham Reddy, Craig Schimmel, David Daniel Lilly
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Patent number: 10909781Abstract: A method in an aircraft of using prognostic indicators for aircraft maintenance includes retrieving aircraft health data for a plurality of aircraft components wherein the aircraft health data includes at least one of mechanical systems condition indicator (CI) data, vibration spectrum data, resampled time-domain (RTD) data, and RTD spectrum data. The method includes estimating component health status information for the plurality of aircraft components using a plurality of prognostic modules wherein each prognostic module is configured to generate health status information for at least one of the aircraft components, the health status information includes at least one of a current health indicator and a prognostic indicator. The method also includes storing the component health status information for the aircraft components in a database onboard the aircraft, and causing the display of the health status information for the specific component on an aircraft display.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Raj Mohan Bharadwaj, Kyusung Kim, Kwong Wing Au, Paul Frederick Dietrich, Piyush Ranade, Andrew Peter Vechart, Megan Hawley, Abraham Reddy, Craig Schimmel, David Daniel Lilly
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Publication number: 20200410414Abstract: A workflow management system for managing the storage, retrieval, and transport of items in a warehouse includes a voice-directed mobile terminal. The system also includes a server computer in communication with the voice-directed mobile terminal. The server computer includes a tasking module for transmitting task data to the voice-directed mobile terminal. The server computer also includes a workflow-analysis module for generating, based at least in part upon an analysis of workflow dialog between the voice-directed mobile terminal and the user, performance data relating to the performance of tasks associated with the storage, retrieval, and/or transport of the items.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: James Geisler, Steven Thomas, John Pecorari, Adam Jack Hertzman, Duff Halart Gold, Jared John Schmidt, Brian Matthew Connelly, Christopher Lofty, Surya K. Tanneru, Navaneetha Myaka, Kurt Charles Miller, Duane Littleton, Brent Alan Nichols, Michael Naughton, Keith Braho, Tonya L. Custis, Kwong Wing Au, Ronald Shane Fazzio, Arup Suprakash Mukherjee, Justin Allan Volz, Kartik Suchindra Babu
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Patent number: 10876897Abstract: A flame detector includes a beam splitter to split mid-wave infrared radiation (MWIR) and long-wave infrared radiation (LWIR) into an MWIR component and an LWIR component. An MWIR detector detects the MWIR component and an LWIR detector detects the LWIR component. The flame detector analyzes the MWIR component to determine the presence of a flame and analyzes the LAIR component to determine whether the system is functioning properly.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Barrett E. Cole, Christopher Scott Larsen, Kwong Wing Au
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Patent number: 10810530Abstract: A workflow management system for managing the storage, retrieval, and transport of items in a warehouse includes a voice-directed mobile terminal. The system also includes a server computer in communication with the voice-directed mobile terminal. The server computer includes a tasking module for transmitting task data to the voice-directed mobile terminal. The server computer also includes a workflow-analysis module for generating, based at least in part upon an analysis of workflow dialog between the voice-directed mobile terminal and the user, performance data relating to the performance of tasks associated with the storage, retrieval, and/or transport of the items.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: James Geisler, Steven Thomas, John Pecorari, Adam Jack Hertzman, Duff Halart Gold, Jared John Schmidt, Brian Matthew Connelly, Christopher Lofty, Surya K Tanneru, Navaneetha Myaka, Kurt Charles Miller, Duane Littleton, Brent Alan Nichols, Michael Naughton, Keith Braho, Tonya L. Custis, Kwong Wing Au, Ronald Shane Fazzio, Arup Suprakash Mukherjee, Justin Allan Volz, Kartik Suchindra Babu
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Publication number: 20190279443Abstract: A method in an aircraft of using prognostic indicators for aircraft maintenance includes retrieving aircraft health data for a plurality of aircraft components wherein the aircraft health data includes at least one of mechanical systems condition indicator (CI) data, vibration spectrum data, resampled time-domain (RTD) data, and RTD spectrum data. The method includes estimating component health status information for the plurality of aircraft components using a plurality of prognostic modules wherein each prognostic module is configured to generate health status information for at least one of the aircraft components, the health status information includes at least one of a current health indicator and a prognostic indicator. The method also includes storing the component health status information for the aircraft components in a database onboard the aircraft, and causing the display of the health status information for the specific component on an aircraft display.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Raj Mohan Bharadwaj, Kyusung Kim, Kwong Wing Au, Paul Frederick Dietrich, Piyush Ranade, Andrew Peter Vechart, Megan Hawley, Abraham Reddy, Craig Schimmel, David Daniel Lilly
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Patent number: 10321132Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting motion in compressed video are provided. Some methods can include parsing a stream of compressed video, obtaining macroblock size information from the parsed stream, computing factors derived from the macroblock size information, computing adaptive threshold values derived from relative frame characteristics of the compressed video, comparing the factors derived from the macroblock size information with the adaptive threshold values, and detecting motion based upon the comparing when at least one of the factors exceeds at least one of the adaptive threshold values. In some embodiments, detecting the motion can include performing spatio-temporal filtering on macroblocks in which the motion is detected or performing spatio-temporal filtering on at least one non-motion macroblock.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Yadhunandan Us, Gurumurthy Swaminathan, Kwong Wing Au
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Patent number: 10180357Abstract: Devices, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for a multispectral band system are described herein. One or more embodiments include a filter comprising a first designated transmittance value for a first wavelength range and a second designated transmittance value for a second wavelength range, a sensor to receive transmitted radiation from the filter, and a computing device coupled to the sensor to detect any radiation within the first and second wavelength ranges from the received transmitted radiation from the filter and wherein the detected radiation in the first wavelength indicates a particular type of radiation source and detected radiation in the second wavelength range indicates one or more other items within a field of view of the received radiation.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Kwong Wing Au, Barrett E. Cole, Christopher S. Larsen, Sharath Venkatesha
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Patent number: 10074256Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods for detection of background and foreground radiances captured by a multispectral imaging device. In some embodiments, a multispectral imaging device may generate a plurality of images of the same field of view, wherein the images may be captured at a variety of wavelengths. These images may be processed to identify any incidents, such as fire and/or gas leaks, within the field of view of the imaging device.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Kwong Wing Au, Christopher Larsen
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Publication number: 20180209853Abstract: Process for measuring emission for a flame in an open combustion environment. A captured image is received from each of a plurality of image capturing devices in at least one selected spectral band. Each of the plurality of image capturing devices is trained on the flame from the combustion process from a different perspective view angle. A spectral path length of the flame in the at least one spectral band is estimated from the captured images. Emitted radiance of the flame is estimated from the captured images, and a temperature of the flame is estimated from the estimated emitted radiance. A gas species concentration of the flame is estimated from the temperature of the flame and the spectral path length of the flame. Emission for the flame is measured from the gas species concentration.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Kurt Kraus, Matthew Martin, Kwong Wing Au, Sharath Venkatesha
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Publication number: 20180066992Abstract: Devices, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for a multispectral band system are described herein. One or more embodiments include a filter comprising a first designated transmittance value for a first wavelength range and a second designated transmittance value for a second wavelength range, a sensor to receive transmitted radiation from the filter, and a computing device coupled to the sensor to detect any radiation within the first and second wavelength ranges from the received transmitted radiation from the filter and wherein the detected radiation in the first wavelength indicates a particular type of radiation source and detected radiation in the second wavelength range indicates one or more other items within a field of view of the received radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Kwong Wing Au, Barrett E. Cole, Christopher S. Larsen, Sharath Venkatesha
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Publication number: 20180031426Abstract: A flame detector includes a beam splitter to split mid-wave infrared radiation (MWIR) and long-wave infrared radiation (LWIR) into an MWIR component and an LWIR component. An MWIR detector detects the MWIR component and an LWIR detector detects the LWIR component. The flame detector analyzes the MWIR component to determine the presence of a flame and analyzes the LAIR component to determine whether the system is functioning properly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Barrett E. Cole, Christopher Scott Larsen, Kwong Wing Au
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Publication number: 20170370778Abstract: Devices, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for a multiband detector are described herein. One or more embodiments include a multiband detector designed to detect an emission source including a broadband lens, a broadband detector, and a filter that allows electromagnetic radiation entering the system to be filtered into at least two wavelength bands before contacting the broadband detector wherein one or more wavelength bands are used to determine system functionality and wherein one or more other wavelength bands are used to identify the presence of an emission source having a characteristic particular wavelength or wavelength range.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Kwong Wing Au, Barrett E. Cole, Christopher S. Larsen, Sharath Venkatesha
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Publication number: 20170358190Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods for detection of background and foreground radiances captured by a multispectral imaging device. In some embodiments, a multispectral imaging device may generate a plurality of images of the same field of view, wherein the images may be captured at a variety of wavelengths. These images may be processed to identify any incidents, such as fire and/or gas leaks, within the field of view of the imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Kwong Wing Au, Christopher Larsen
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Patent number: 9733129Abstract: Devices, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for a multiband detector are described herein. One or more embodiments include a multiband detector designed to detect an emission source including a broadband lens, a broadband detector, and a filter that allows electromagnetic radiation entering the system to be filtered into at least two wavelength bands before contacting the broadband detector wherein one or more wavelength bands are used to determine system functionality and wherein one or more other wavelength bands are used to identify the presence of an emission source having a characteristic particular wavelength or wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Kwong Wing Au, Barrett E. Cole, Christopher S. Larsen, Sharath Venkatesha
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Publication number: 20170200108Abstract: Logistical operations (e.g., warehouses) may use a voice-enabled workflow to facilitate the work tasks of a staff (i.e., population) of workers. Typically, it is necessary for a worker to travel from location-to-location to complete assigned work tasks. As such, a worker's time spent travelling often correlates with the worker's overall work performance. Understanding the worker's travel performance is highly desirable, but computing a fair and accurate travel-performance metric is difficult. One reason for this is that the distance a worker travels is often unknown. The present invention embraces a system and method for accurately and fairly assessing a worker's travel performance by analyzing the worker's voice dialog.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Kwong Wing Au, Christopher L. Lofty, Steven Thomas, John Pecorari, James Geisler