Patents by Inventor Lin Ma

Lin Ma 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: 20210264227
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for locating an image region. The method comprises determining one or more regions in an image. Each of the regions corresponding to a respective candidate object in the image. The method comprises generating respective semantic information having a one-to-one correspondence with a corresponding candidate object in each of the regions. The method comprises obtaining respective enhanced semantic information corresponding to the respective semantic information using a graph convolutional network (GCN). A matching degree between a text feature set corresponding to a to-be-located text and each of the respective enhanced semantic information is obtained using an image region locating network model. The method further comprises determining a target image candidate region from the one or more regions according to the matching degree between the text feature set and each of the respective enhanced semantic information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Lin MA
  • Publication number: 20210253127
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bend driving control method for an autonomous vehicle, a device and a storage medium, and relate to a field of perception and autonomous driving technologies. The method includes: obtaining an occupancy width of an autonomous vehicle on a target bend when the autonomous vehicle drives on the target bend; detecting location information of an obstacle on the target bend; and controlling a driving route of the autonomous vehicle on the target bend based on the occupancy width and the location information of the obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Zhiyuan CHEN, Xiaoxin FU, Lin MA, Xujian LI, Zhenguang ZHU
  • Publication number: 20210256977
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a video description information generation method, a video processing method, and video description information generation apparatus, and a video processing apparatus. The video description information generation method includes: obtaining a frame-level video feature sequence corresponding to a video; generating a global part-of-speech sequence feature of the video according to the video feature sequence, the global part-of-speech sequence feature being a feature of a sequence of a combination of parts of speech in the video; and generating natural language description information of the video according to the global part-of-speech sequence feature and the video feature sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Bai Rui WANG, Lin Ma, Wen Hao Jiang, Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 11093476
    Abstract: A data intake and query system receives a message including raw machine via an internet protocol (IP) such as the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). The message includes a distinct payload portion and a distinct custom field portion. The payload portion includes raw machine data, while the custom field portion includes values for fields. An event that includes the raw machine data and the values is generated from the payload portion and the values are extracted from the custom field portion. The event is then stored such that the values are associated with the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Itay Neeman, Glenn Block, Lin Ma, Mitch Blank, Vishal Patel
  • Publication number: 20210245786
    Abstract: A method for planning a path for lane changing includes: determining, based on position information of a detected obstacle, a reference position to be passed by a vehicle when the vehicle detours the obstacle; estimating an end position of the vehicle detouring the obstacle based on a positional relationship between the vehicle and the obstacle; and determining a path of the vehicle to detour the obstacle based on a current position of the vehicle, the reference position and the end position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Lin MA, Xiaoxin FU, Zhenguang ZHU, Zhiyuan CHEN, Xujian LI
  • Patent number: 11084503
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, systems and methods are provided for use by an ADV to nudge incoming objects in a self-reverse lane. In an embodiment, an ADV determines that a self-reverse lane has a predetermined width before entering the self-reverse lane. After entering the self-reverse lane, the ADV can follow a first reference line at the center of the self-reverse lane. In response to detecting an incoming object, the ADV creates an alternative lane in the self-reverse lane by temporarily modifying a high definition map. The ADV subsequently follows a second reference line in the alternative lane to nudge the incoming object. In response to detecting that the incoming object has passed and the self-reverse lane is clear, the ADV can drive back to the center of the self-reverse lane, to continue to follow the first reference line in the self-reverse lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: BAIDU USA LLC, BAIDU.COM TIMES TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fan Zhu, Lin Ma, Xin Xu
  • Patent number: 11087166
    Abstract: This application relates to the field of artificial intelligence technologies, and in particular, to a training method of an image-text matching model, a bi-directional search method, and a relevant apparatus. The training method includes extracting a global feature and a local feature of an image sample; extracting a global feature and a local feature of a text sample; training a matching model according to the extracted global feature and local feature of the image sample and the extracted global feature and local feature of the text sample, to determine model parameters of the matching model; and determining, by the matching model, according to a global feature and a local feature of an inputted image and a global feature and a local feature of an inputted text, a matching degree between the image and the text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Lin Ma, Wenhao Jiang, Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20210232825
    Abstract: This application discloses a video classification method performed by a computer device. The method includes: obtaining an image frame sequence corresponding to a to-be-classified video file; obtaining an appearance information feature sequence corresponding to the image frame sequence by using an image classification network model, the appearance information feature sequence including T appearance information features; obtaining a motion information feature sequence corresponding to the appearance information feature sequence by using a motion prediction network model, the motion information feature sequence including T motion information features, and the motion prediction network model being configured to predict the motion information features corresponding to the appearance information features; and determining a video classification result of the to-be-classified video file according to the appearance information feature sequence and the motion information feature sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yongyi TANG, Lin Ma, Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20210229704
    Abstract: A lateral control error of a steering system of an ADV is determined, which includes iteratively performing following operations for a predetermined time period. Whether the ADV is moving within a predetermined proximity of a current moving direction is determined. Next, whether a road condition of a road on which the ADV is driving satisfies a predetermined road condition is determined. Then, a first steering feedback of the ADV in response to a prior steering control command is measured. Thereafter, the lateral control error is determined based on at least a portion of the first steering feedback over the predetermined time period. Further, a steering command in view of the lateral control error of the steering system is generated. Finally, the steering command is applied to control the ADV to compensate the lateral control error of the steering system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: FAN ZHU, BEI LIU, XIN XU, LIN MA
  • Patent number: 11075072
    Abstract: A wafer scale ultrasonic sensing device includes a substrate assembly, an ultrasonic component, a first protective layer, a first conductive circuit, a second conductive circuit, a second protective layer, a conductive material, electrical connection layers, and soldering portions. The substrate assembly includes a first wafer and a second wafer, and the second wafer covers a groove on the first wafer to define a hollow chamber. The first wafer, the second wafer, and the first protective layer are coplanar with the first conductive circuit on a first side surface and coplanar with the second conductive circuit on a second side surface. The second protective layer has an opening, where the conductive material is in the opening and is in contact with the ultrasonic component. The electrical connection layers are on the first side surface and the second side surface, and the soldering portions are respectively connected to the electrical connection layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignees: J-Metrics Technology Co., Ltd., Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Jin, Sheng-Lin Ma, Qian-Cheng Zhao, Yi-Hsiang Chiu, Huan Liu, Hung-Ping Lee, Dan Gong
  • Publication number: 20210221405
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system receives a captured image perceiving an environment of an ADV from an image capturing device of the ADV. The system identifies an obstacle in motion near the ADV based on the captured image. The system predicts a location for the moving obstacle at each of a number of time points. The system generates a probability ellipse based on the predicted location at the each time point, where the probability ellipse includes a probability indicator indicating different probabilities of the moving obstacle for different locations within the probability ellipse at the each time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Fan ZHU, Lin MA
  • Publication number: 20210221374
    Abstract: In one embodiment, in response to a request to make a three-point turn for an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV), a forward turning path is generated using a first spiral function based on a maximum forward curvature change rate. A backward turning path is generated using a second spiral function based on a maximum backward curvature change rate. The forward and backward curvature change rates may be determined based on the maximum forward and backward turning angles associated with the ADV, which may be specified as a part of vehicle specification or vehicle design of the ADV. The backward turning path is initiated from an end point of the forward turning path. A three-point turn path is then generated based on the forward turning path and the backward turning path. The ADV is then driven according to the three-point turn path by issuing one or more proper control commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Fan ZHU, Lin MA
  • Publication number: 20210221397
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, in response to a request for a three-point turn, a set of forward turning paths is generated based on a maximum forward turning angle associated with an ADV. A set of backward tuning paths is generated based on a maximum backward turning angle associated with the ADV. A set of three-point turn path candidates is generated based on the forward turning paths and the backward turning paths. For each of the three-point turn path candidates, a path cost is calculated using a predetermined cost function. One of the three-point turn path candidates with the lowest path cost is selected as the final three-point turn path to drive the ADV to make a three-point turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Fan ZHU, Lin MA
  • Publication number: 20210224601
    Abstract: This application discloses a video sequence selection method, applicable to a computer device, the method including: receiving a to-be-matched video and a to-be-matched text, the to-be-matched text having a to-be-matched text feature sequence; invoking a spatiotemporal candidate region generator to extract a spatiotemporal candidate region set from the to-be-matched video, the spatiotemporal candidate region set including N spatiotemporal candidate regions; performing feature extraction on each spatiotemporal candidate region by using a convolutional neural network, to obtain N to-be-matched video feature sequences; invoking an attention-based interactor to obtain a matching score corresponding to each spatiotemporal candidate region, the matching score being used for representing a matching relationship between the spatiotemporal candidate region and the to-be-matched text; and selecting a target spatiotemporal candidate region from the spatiotemporal candidate region set according to the matching score corr
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Zhenfang Chen, Lin Ma, Wenhan Luo, Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20210210750
    Abstract: The application relates to the field of lithium ion battery technology and, more particularly, relates to a lithium-supplement layer and its negative electrode sheet, a lithium ion battery and a device. The lithium-supplement layer is formed by connecting a transition layer, an oxide layer and a surface layer in sequence, the surface layer contains an appropriate amount of an organic material and a filling substance, which can reduce a winding temperature of the negative electrode sheet, the oxide layer substance in the lithium-supplement layer is used to provide an additional lithium source, after injection, the lithium source can be continuously supplemented during the cycle process to improve the activity of a lithium layer, at the same time, the filling substance contained in the surface layer can effectively play a role of restraining the expansion of an active substance, and improve the battery cycle performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Shitong CHEN, Bin XIE, Zhijie GONG, Zhao HU, Lin MA
  • Publication number: 20210198781
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for environmentally-friendly batch hot-dip coating of high-performance alloy are provided. The method is that workpiece is heated to the process temperature in the heating box with inner gas before galvanizing. The heating box body consist of two or three zones, which are waiting zone, heating zone and post-plating turnover zone (the post-plating turnover zone can be omitted). A zinc pot is arranged in the heating zone, and the zinc pot is configured for hot-dip coating. Workpieces can be processed with zinc or zinc-based alloys. A transporting device is configured to successively transport in a sealed state the workpiece to be processed to the waiting zone, the heating zone, the zinc pot, and the post-plating turnover zone (the post-plating turnover zone can be omitted). The new method realizes hot-dip coating with zinc and other zinc-based alloys without the use of the flux.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicants: HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, TIANJIN GONGDA GALVANIZING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoming CAO, Yanqi ZHAO, Ruina MA, Yongzhe FAN, Zongcai ZHOU, Lin MA
  • Patent number: 11049275
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for outputting three-dimensional (3D) lines. The apparatus acquires a first image and a second image including lines on a road, generates, based on a first feature map acquired from the first image, a line probability map representing a probability that a pixel point of the first feature map belongs to the lines, calculates matching information of the first image and the second image based on the first feature map and a second feature map acquired from the second image, predicts depth values of the lines using the line probability map and the matching information, detects the lines based on the line probability map, generates 3D lines based on the detected lines and the depth values of the lines, and outputs the 3D lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhihua Liu, Leewon Hee, Lin Ma, Qiang Wang, Tianhao Gao, Yamin Mao
  • Publication number: 20210188296
    Abstract: A calibration table usable in operating an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) is updated. The operations comprise: determining a first torque value at a first time instant prior to executing a control command; determining a control command based on a speed of the ADV, a desired acceleration, and an associated entry in the calibration table; executing the control command; determining a second torque value at a second time instant subsequent to executing the control command; determining a torque error value as a difference between the first and second torque values; updating the associated entry in the calibration table based at least in part on the torque error value; and generating driving signals based at least in part on the updated calibration table to control operations of the ADV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Lin MA, Fan ZHU, Xin XU
  • Publication number: 20210188307
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a path for parking is planned in operating an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV). The operations comprises: determining a plurality of sample points; determining a plurality of candidate paths connecting a start point and an end point for parking, each of the candidate paths passing through one of the sample points; determining a cost associated with each of the plurality of candidate paths; determining one or more candidate paths from the plurality of candidate paths that meet a boundary check requirement; selecting as the planned path a candidate path associated with a lowest cost that meets the boundary check requirement; determining a speed profile based on the planned path and an environment of the ADV; and generating driving signals based at least in part on the speed profile to control operations of the ADV to perform parking along the planned path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Lin MA, Fan ZHU, Xin XU
  • Publication number: 20210188286
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an exemplary method includes the operations of receiving a raw reference line representing a route from a first location to a second location associated with an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV); and smoothing the raw reference line using a Quadratic programming (QP) spline smoother to generate a smoothed reference line. The method further includes the operations of identifying one or more segments on the smoothed reference line, each of the identified reference line segments including a curvature that exceeds a predetermined size; and smoothing each of the one or more identified reference line segments using a spiral smoother, including optimizing each identified curvature in view of a set of constraints, such that an output of the objective function reaches a minimum value while the set of constraints are satisfied; and controlling the ADV using the smoothed reference line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: LIN MA, FAN ZHU, XIN XU