Patents by Inventor Liwen ZHOU
Liwen 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).
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Patent number: 12253256Abstract: A control interface (10) for controlling a system, comprising a module comprising: a carrier (32) having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface; an elongate window formed in, or adjacent, the carrier; an elongate array of light sources (36) on the bottom surface of the carrier; a reflector arrangement (40) for reflecting light from the array of light sources towards the window (38) to escape from the top surface, such that a light path is formed between each light source and the window (38), with a portion of the light paths being parallel to the carrier (32), wherein the light sources are adapted to be turned on in response to a control signal; wherein the module further comprises: a user interface surface (20), comprising a track area (22) for receiving touch input from a user, wherein the window is formed beneath the track area; and a touch sensor circuit (34) beneath the track area (22), wherein the touch sensitive circuit (34) comprises a touch sensor region on the top surface of the carrier (32);Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2022Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Liang Zhou, Chen Hao Kou, Liwen Zhou, Qi Zhang
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Publication number: 20250024574Abstract: A lighting assembly comprises a first lighting arrangement with a first lighting unit board and a first switched mode driving unit and a second lighting arrangement with a second lighting unit board and a second switched mode driving unit. A parasitic capacitance is present between the first and second lighting unit boards. The switched mode driving units switches voltages on the lighting arrangements and said voltages generates a differential voltage across the parasitic capacitance and leads to a leakage current. A blocking arrangement is in a path between the first and second lighting arrangements and it blocks the leakage current flowing at least from one of the first and second lighting arrangements to the other of the first and second lighting arrangements via the parasitic capacitance due to the differential voltage between the driving units.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: LIWEN ZHOU, YE FENG
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Patent number: 12093168Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a conditional branch coverage calculation method and device, computer apparatus, storage medium and computer program product. The method includes: acquiring code types of uncovered conditional branch code lines in target code, and acquiring comment information corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines according to the code type; acquiring coverage parameter corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines according to the comment information corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines; and calculating a conditional branch coverage corresponding to the target code according to the coverage parameters corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines and a total number of conditional branch code lines in the target code.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Glenfly Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Liwen Zhou, Guanfang Xiang, Yunfeng Zhou, Yifei Zhang
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Publication number: 20240247779Abstract: A control interface (10) for controlling a system, comprising a module comprising: a carrier (32) having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface; an elongate window formed in, or adjacent, the carrier; an elongate array of light sources (36) on the bottom surface of the carrier; a reflector arrangement (40) for reflecting light from the array of light sources towards the window (38) to escape from the top surface, such that a light path is formed between each light source and the window (38), with a portion of the light paths being parallel to the carrier (32), wherein the light sources are adapted to be turned on in response to a control signal; wherein the module further comprises: a user interface surface (20), comprising a track area (22) for receiving touch input from a user, wherein the window is formed beneath the track area; and a touch sensor circuit (34) beneath the track area (22), wherein the touch sensitive circuit (34) comprises a touch sensor region on the top surface of the carrier (32);Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2022Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: LIANG ZHOU, CHEN HAO KOU, LIWEN ZHOU, QI ZHANG
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Patent number: 11946627Abstract: A warning device (100, 212, 301, 302, 510) for use in a luminaire (201, 410, 501), comprising a housing (110, 210, 310) accommodating a drive module (115, 215, 401, 402, 520) arranged to be coupled to a luminaire and to a mains voltage (260, 560). The drive module comprises a light source (120, 420) coupled to a switch (180, 380, 491, 492) and an electrical interface (140, 240) configured to electrically connect the drive module and the mains voltage to a light element (530) of the luminaire. The housing comprises a lid (130, 230, 330) operably coupled to the switch of the drive module and configured to activate the switch upon an opening of the lid for switching on the light source upon a current of the mains voltage passing in the electrical interface and deactivate the switch module upon a closing of the lid for switching off the light source.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.Inventors: Liang Zhou, Liwen Zhou, Miner Zhang, Hai Tao Liu
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Publication number: 20240012648Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a conditional branch coverage calculation method and device, computer apparatus, storage medium and computer program product. The method includes: acquiring code types of uncovered conditional branch code lines in target code, and acquiring comment information corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines according to the code type; acquiring coverage parameter corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines according to the comment information corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines; and calculating a conditional branch coverage corresponding to the target code according to the coverage parameters corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines and a total number of conditional branch code lines in the target code.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Liwen ZHOU, Guanfang XIANG, Yunfeng ZHOU, Yifei ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230175677Abstract: A warning device (100, 212, 301, 302, 510) for use in a luminaire (201, 410, 501), comprising a housing (110, 210, 310) accommodating a drive module (115, 215, 401, 402, 520) arranged to be coupled to a luminaire and to a mains voltage (260, 560). The drive module comprises a light source (120, 420) coupled to a switch (180, 380, 491, 492) and an electrical interface (140, 240) configured to electrically connect the drive module and the mains voltage to a light element (530) of the luminaire. The housing comprises a lid (130, 230, 330) operably coupled to the switch of the drive module and configured to activate the switch upon an opening of the lid for switching on the light source upon a current of the mains voltage passing in the electrical interface and deactivate the switch module upon a closing of the lid for switching off the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: LIANG ZHOU, LIWEN ZHOU, MINER ZHANG, HAI TAO LIU
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Patent number: 10051710Abstract: An LED driver, comprising: an inductive switch mode converter having an inductive component (16,22), an LED output (30) for an LED load and a main converter switch (18) for controlling a current flowing through the inductive component; a sensor (32) for generating a sensor signal indicative of the output current or voltage provided to the LED output; a feedback element (34) which provides a feedback path for feeding back the sensor signal for control of the main converter switch (18); and a processing circuit (50) for processing the sensor signal which has been fed back, wherein the processing circuit is adapted to generate an output when there is no sensor signal so as to limit the current flowing through the main converter switch when no sensor signal is present.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Shiguang Sun, Lyle Liu, Liwen Zhou
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Publication number: 20180153020Abstract: An LED driver, comprising: an inductive switch mode converter having an inductive component (16,22), an LED output (30) for an LED load and a main converter switch (18) for controlling a current flowing through the inductive component; a sensor (32) for generating a sensor signal indicative of the output current or voltage provided to the LED output; a feedback element (34) which provides a feedback path for feeding back the sensor signal for control of the main converter switch (18); and a processing circuit (50) for processing the sensor signal which has been fed back, wherein the processing circuit is adapted to generate an output when there is no sensor signal so as to limit the current flowing through the main converter switch when no sensor signal is present.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: SHIGUANG SUN, LYLE LIU, LIWEN ZHOU
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Patent number: 9980353Abstract: Proposed is a device management apparatus and method for use in a device management network including a remote device management system. The device management apparatus comprises a communication interface (6) adapted to receive device management commands of differing nature from the remote device management system and to transmit a feedback signal to said remote device management system if requested by said device management commands, wherein the differing nature of a device management command comprises a differing level of power required to process the device management command, wherein the differing level of power required to process the device management command further relates to whether or not the device management command requires the communication interface (6) to transmit the feedback signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Qi Zhang, Lin Wang, Liwen Zhou
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Patent number: 9839080Abstract: A DC-DC converter has a pulse width control circuit producing a sequence of pulses, with an on time, an off time and a switching frequency. The on time as well as the switching frequency are both varied in dependence on a dimming setting.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Liwen Zhou, Qi Zhang, Shujin Zhuang
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Publication number: 20170142811Abstract: Proposed is a device management apparatus and method for use in a device management network including a remote device management system. The device management apparatus comprises a communication interface (6) adapted to receive device management commands of differing nature from the remote device management system and to transmit a feedback signal to said remote device management system if requested by said device management commands, wherein the differing nature of a device management command comprises a differing level of power required to process the device management command, wherein the differing level of power required to process the device management command further relates to whether or not the device management command requires the communication interface (6) to transmit the feedback signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Qi ZHANG, Lin WANG, Liwen ZHOU
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Publication number: 20160338158Abstract: A DC-DC converter has a pulse width control circuit producing a sequence of pulses, with an on time, an off time and a switching frequency. The on time as well as the switching frequency are both varied in dependence on a dimming setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Liwen ZHOU, Qi ZHANG, Shujin ZHUANG