Patents by Inventor Mike Cai
Mike Cai 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: 11055903Abstract: The present disclosure provides an edge anti-aliasing graphic processing method, system, storage medium and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining four sampling points by double sampling a pixel horizontally and vertically and performing rasterization to the pixel, determining whether the four sampling points are covered by a triangle; performing a depth value test on the pixel, and determining whether the four sampling points of the pixel are all covered by the triangle; performing final color processing on the pixel, determining whether the four sampling points are covered by the triangle, if the four sampling points are all covered by the triangle, copying a color of the pixel center point to the four sampling points, if not all the four sampling points are covered by the triangle, mixing colors of the four sampling points of the pixel.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignees: VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ping Wang, Yongjun Chen, Huiming Zhang, Mike Cai
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Publication number: 20200160592Abstract: The present disclosure provides an edge anti-aliasing graphic processing method, system, storage medium and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining four sampling points by double sampling a pixel horizontally and vertically and performing rasterization to the pixel, determining whether the four sampling points are covered by a triangle; performing a depth value test on the pixel, and determining whether the four sampling points of the pixel are all covered by the triangle; performing final color processing on the pixel, determining whether the four sampling points are covered by the triangle, if the four sampling points are all covered by the triangle, copying a color of the pixel center point to the four sampling points, if not all the four sampling points are covered by the triangle, mixing colors of the four sampling points of the pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicants: VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ping WANG, Yongjun CHEN, Huiming ZHANG, Mike Cai
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Lighting device with low voltage power output ports and surveillance and lighting system having same
Patent number: 10469806Abstract: The lighting device has a at least one low-voltage power output port to provide low voltage power to an wireless imaging device detachably connected to the at least one low-voltage power output port; a lighting member; a microcontroller unit (MCU) coupled with the power module and the lighting member for controlling operations of the lighting member; and a power module coupled between a standard AC power source and the low-voltage power output port/MCU for converting an AC power of the standard AC power source to at least one low-voltage DC/AC power. Also, a surveillance and lighting system utilizing the lighting device with at least one low voltage power output port and an existing electricity wiring for its wireless imaging device power supply, including imaging and lighting devices and a network video recorder (NVR) wirelessly coupled together.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Inventor: Xing Mike Cai -
Patent number: 10403108Abstract: A surveillance and lighting system utilizing an existing electricity wiring for its power supply includes imaging and lighting devices and a network video recorder (NVR) wirelessly coupled with the imaging and lighting devices. Each imaging and lighting device has an imaging member operably in an on-state or an off-state; a lighting member operably in an on-state or an off-state; a microcontroller unit coupled with the imaging member and the lighting member for controlling operations of each of the imaging member and the lighting member in a respective state in accordance with an operation mode of said imaging and lighting device, and a power module coupled between the microcontroller unit and a standard AC power source for converting an AC power of the standard AC power source to at least one DC power.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Inventor: Xing Mike Cai
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LIGHTING DEVICE WITH LOW VOLTAGE POWER OUTPUT PORTS AND SURVEILLANCE AND LIGHTING SYSTEM HAVING SAME
Publication number: 20180316894Abstract: The lighting device has a at least one low-voltage power output port to provide low voltage power to an wireless imaging device detachably connected to the at least one low-voltage power output port; a lighting member; a microcontroller unit (MCU) coupled with the power module and the lighting member for controlling operations of the lighting member; and a power module coupled between a standard AC power source and the low-voltage power output port/MCU for converting an AC power of the standard AC power source to at least one low-voltage DC/AC power. Also, a surveillance and lighting system utilizing the lighting device with at least one low voltage power output port and an existing electricity wiring for its wireless imaging device power supply, including imaging and lighting devices and a network video recorder (NVR) wirelessly coupled together.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventor: Xing Mike Cai -
Publication number: 20180315281Abstract: A surveillance and lighting system utilizing an existing electricity wiring for its power supply includes imaging and lighting devices and a network video recorder (NVR) wirelessly coupled with the imaging and lighting devices. Each imaging and lighting device has an imaging member operably in an on-state or an off-state; a lighting member operably in an on-state or an off-state; a microcontroller unit coupled with the imaging member and the lighting member for controlling operations of each of the imaging member and the lighting member in a respective state in accordance with an operation mode of said imaging and lighting device, and a power module coupled between the microcontroller unit and a standard AC power source for converting an AC power of the standard AC power source to at least one DC power.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventor: Xing Mike Cai
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Patent number: 8139058Abstract: A hierarchical tile-based rasterization method is disclosed. The inventive rasterization algorithm rasterizes pixels in hierarchical rectangles or blocks. The method includes: walking a plurality of tiles of pixels and determining if each tile is valid; breaking each valid tile into a plurality of subtiles and determining if each subtile is valid; breaking each valid subtile into a plurality of quads and determining if each quad is valid; and rendering pixels for each valid quad. These hierarchical levels of block validations are performed in parallel. The inventive rasterization algorithm is further implemented in hardware for better performance.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Vivante CorporationInventors: Mike Cai, Frido Garristen, Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20110234609Abstract: A hierarchical tile-based rasterization method is disclosed. The inventive rasterization algorithm rasterizes pixels in hierarchical rectangles or blocks. The method includes: walking a plurality of tiles of pixels and determining if each tile is valid; breaking each valid tile into a plurality of subtiles and determining if each subtile is valid; breaking each valid subtile into a plurality of quads and determining if each quad is valid; and rendering pixels for each valid quad. These hierarchical levels of block validations are performed in parallel. The inventive rasterization algorithm is further implemented in hardware for better performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2006Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: GiQuila CorporationInventors: Mike Cai, Frido Garritsen, Ming Chen
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Patent number: 7746355Abstract: A distributed clipping scheme is provided, view frustum culling is distributed in several places in a graphics processing pipeline to simplify hardware implementation and improve performance. In general, many 3D objects are outside viewing frustum. In one embodiment, clipping is performed on these objects with a simple algorithm in the PA module, such as near Z clipping, trivial rejection and trivial acceptance. In one embodiment, the SE and RA modules perform the rest of clipping, such as X, Y and far Z clipping. In one embodiment, the SE module performs clipping by way of computing a initial point of rasterization. In one embodiment, the RA module performs clipping by way of conducting the rendering step of the rasterization process. This approach distributes the complexity in the graphics processing pipeline and makes the design simpler and faster, therefore design complexity, cost and performance may all be improved in hardware implementation.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2007Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Vivante CorporationInventors: Mike Cai, Lin Tan, Frido Garritsen, Ming Chen
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Patent number: 7523529Abstract: The present invention proposes an engagement mechanism employed in a first assembly part and a cooperating second assembly part. The engagement mechanism comprises a pivot member assembled in the first assembly part; and an elastic member having a double-wedged surface at an endmost portion thereof which extends outwardly from the projecting portion of the first assembly part. The elastic member is employed to provide an elastic force of maintaining the projecting portion extending outwardly from the first assembly part to engage with the second assembly part. The present invention, via the design of the double-wedged surface of the projecting portion, facilitates easy engagement or disengagement of the engagement mechanism, and overcomes the problem of having to provide extra disengagement arrangement in the prior art.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2005Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Inventec CorporationInventors: Yung-Chi Yang, Yue-Jun Hu, Mike Cai, Li-Ming Le
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Patent number: 7218513Abstract: A disc drive carrier unit installed on an installation surface of a computer casing is proposed. The installation surface has at least a first positioning piece and a first fixation piece, and both are perpendicular to each other. The disc drive carrier unit has a frame for encompassing and securing a disc drive, a second positioning piece for engaging with the first positioning piece, and at least a second fixation piece for correspondently securing to the first fixation piece. The second positioning piece of the disc drive carrier unit has an engaging function to replace the partial locking design of the conventional technology, for ease of assembly/disassembly and reduction of the assembly cost.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2005Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Inventec CorporationInventors: Yung-Chi Yang, Yue-Jun Hu, Mike Cai, Li-Ming Le
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Publication number: 20060213032Abstract: A rotation limiting mechanism is proposed for connecting a base and a pedestal body of a display. The base includes at least one supporting portion. The rotation limiting mechanism includes a fixing member and at least one rotation adjusting member. The fixing member can be connected to the base. The rotation adjusting member includes a pedestal body connecting portion for being connected to the pedestal body, a rotating portion pivoted on the fixing member, and a limiting portion for correspondingly limiting an angle of forward or backward tilt of the supporting portion. By such arrangement, a simplified structure can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2005Publication date: September 28, 2006Applicant: Inventec CorporationInventors: Yung-Chi Yang, Yue-Jun Hu, Mike Cai, Li-Ming Le
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Publication number: 20060209506Abstract: A disc drive carrier unit installed on an installation surface of a computer casing is proposed. The installation surface has at least a first positioning piece and a first fixation piece, and both are perpendicular to each other. The disc drive carrier unit has a frame for encompassing and securing a disc drive, a second positioning piece for engaging with the first positioning piece, and at least a second fixation piece for correspondently securing to the first fixation piece. The second positioning piece of the disc drive carrier unit has an engaging function to replace the partial locking design of the conventional technology, for ease of assembly/disassembly and reduction of the assembly cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2005Publication date: September 21, 2006Applicant: Inventec CorporationInventors: Yung-Chi Yang, Yue-Jun Hu, Mike Cai, Li-Ming Le
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Publication number: 20060137152Abstract: The present invention proposes an engagement mechanism employed in a first assembly part and a cooperating second assembly part. The engagement mechanism comprises a pivot member assembled in the first assembly part; and an elastic member having a double-wedged surface at an endmost portion thereof which extends outwardly from the projecting portion of the first assembly part. The elastic member is employed to provide an elastic force of maintaining the projecting portion extending outwardly from the first assembly part to engage with the second assembly part. The present invention, via the design of the double-wedged surface of the projecting portion, facilitates easy engagement or disengagement of the engagement mechanism, and overcomes the problem of having to provide extra disengagement arrangement in the prior art.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2005Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: Yung-Chi Yang, Yue-Jun Hu, Mike Cai, Li-Ming Le