Patents by Inventor Ming Zhong

Ming Zhong 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: 10212542
    Abstract: Methods include receiving location data of a location associated with a meeting, and receiving check-in information from a member's device associated with a member in an audience. The meeting has a leader. A geo-fence is set, based on the location associated with the meeting. The member's device is determined whether it is within the geo-fence using at least one of (a) using a location sensor disposed within the member's device; and (b) identifying a locatable device that has a known location and that is connected to or nearby the member's device. Feedback from a plurality of devices associated with a group of members of the audience is collected, each one of the plurality of devices having its location determined as to whether it is within the geo-fence using at least one of (a) or (b) in conjunction with the collecting of feedback. The feedback is sent to the leader's device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Course Key, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Sophinos, Fadee Kannah, Ming Zhong, Marc Barron
  • Patent number: 10197299
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioning system, comprising M outdoor units (101) for providing warm or cold sources, M being a positive integer; N indoor units (102) for receiving a warm or cold source supplied by one or more of the at least one outdoor unit (101), N being a positive integer; a control system (103) comprising a lubricating oil distributing subsystem (1031) connected to the M outdoor units (101); a cold medium distributing subsystem (1032) connected to the M outdoor units (101); and a control subsystem (1033) connected to the M outdoor units (101), the N indoor units (102), the lubricating oil distributing subsystem (1031) and the cold medium distributing subsystem (1032). Further disclosed are a control system and an air-conditioning control method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Zhao, Jin Li, Ming Zhong, Shaolong Zhang, Yunzhong Liu, Sheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 9896033
    Abstract: A semi-automatic foot-pedal device is provided, which includes a panel and a pedal-connecting component connected with the panel. The pedal-connecting component includes an upper bracket, a left bracket, a lower bracket, a right bracket and an elastic unit; when the pedal-connecting component is in a closed state, the panel moves away from the upper bracket to transform the pedal-connecting component into an elastically spread state under a force on the panel in a downward direction and the elastic unit generates pushing force toward its two opposite directions; when the pedal-connecting component is in a spread state, the panel moves towards the upper bracket to transform the pedal-connecting component into an elastically closed state under a force on the panel in an obliquely-upward direction and the elastic unit generates pushing force toward its two opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: WINBO-DONGJIAN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongbo Chen, Jie Yang, Wei Huang, Ming Zhong, Wei Hu, Yufang Xu
  • Patent number: 9761980
    Abstract: A connector comprises an insulating housing (10) defining a plurality of isolated terminal chambers and a plurality of conductive terminals (20) disposed in respective terminal chambers of the insulating housing. Each of the terminal chambers has a bottom portion (101) on one side of the insulating housing and an opening (102) through a surface (103) on the opposite side of the insulating housing. Each of the conductive terminals comprises a fixing portion (201) that is fixed on the bottom portion of a corresponding terminal chamber, a contact portion (203) that is projecting out of the opening, and a middle portion (202) that is connected between the fixing portion and the contact portion and slanting from one end of the fixing portion towards the other end of the fixing portion. The middle portion and the contact portion are configured to move both towards the bottom portion and in a longitudinal direction of the insulating housing in response to pressure imposed on the contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Xianlong Zeng, Xuewu Zhao, Ming Zhong
  • Publication number: 20170158140
    Abstract: A semi-automatic foot-pedal device is provided, which includes a panel and a pedal-connecting component connected with the panel. The pedal-connecting component includes an upper bracket, a left bracket, a lower bracket, a right bracket and an elastic unit; when the pedal-connecting component is in a closed state, the panel moves away from the upper bracket to transform the pedal-connecting component into an elastically spread state under a force on the panel in a downward direction and the elastic unit generates pushing force toward its two opposite directions; when the pedal-connecting component is in a spread state, the panel moves towards the upper bracket to transform the pedal-connecting component into an elastically closed state under a force on the panel in an obliquely-upward direction and the elastic unit generates pushing force toward its two opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: YONGBO CHEN, JIE YANG, WEI HUANG, MING ZHONG, WEI HU, YUFANG XU
  • Patent number: 9573467
    Abstract: A semi-automatic foot-pedal device is provided, which comprises a panel and a pedal-connecting component connected with the panel. The pedal-connecting component comprises an upper bracket, a left bracket, a lower bracket, a right bracket and an elastic unit; when the pedal-connecting component is in a closed state, the panel moves away from the upper bracket to transform the pedal-connecting component into an elastically spread state under a force on the panel in a downward direction; when the pedal-connecting component is in a spread state, the panel moves towards the upper bracket to transform the pedal-connecting component into an elastically closed state under a force on the panel in an obliquely-upward direction. The semi-automatic foot-pedal device of the present disclosure has a novel structure, and does not need a conventional motor system, so it saves the electric power and is safer to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: WINBO DONGJIAN AUTO ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongbo Chen, Jie Yang, Wei Huang, Ming Zhong, Wei Hu, Yufang Xu
  • Patent number: 9564158
    Abstract: A method includes performing a first seek operation using a first voice coil motor (VCM) control signal by utilizing a first drag component value. The method further includes determining a position error signal (PES) and a DC offset component of the PES measured during the first seek operation, and determining that the DC offset component is above a predetermined threshold. In response to determining that the DC offset component is above the predetermined threshold, the method further includes determining a second drag component value different than the first drag component value. The method further includes generating a second VCM control signal by applying the second drag component value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Amar Nath, Ming Zhong Ding, Guo Quing Zhang, Chan Fan Lau
  • Publication number: 20160328785
    Abstract: The disclosure describes targeted display of information. A server receives a page request from a client for commodity data. A commodity main body image corresponding to the page request is acquired by the server, and the server identifies, according to the commodity main body image, from a tagged picture library, tagged sub-images corresponding to the commodity main body image. The server identifies user preference information according to user information included in the page request; and retrieves, according to the user preference information, from the tagged sub-images corresponding to the commodity main body image, one or more tagged sub-images corresponding to the user preference information. Thus, when facing overlapping and disorderly network information, a user can identify desired information without having to browse the network information piece by piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Ming Zhong, Suzhi Lin
  • Publication number: 20160302034
    Abstract: Methods include receiving location data of a location associated with a meeting, and receiving check-in information from a member's device associated with a member in an audience. The meeting has a leader. A geo-fence is set, based on the location associated with the meeting. The member's device is determined whether it is within the geo-fence using at least one of (a) using a location sensor disposed within the member's device; and (b) identifying a locatable device that has a known location and that is connected to or nearby the member's device. Feedback from a plurality of devices associated with a group of members of the audience is collected, each one of the plurality of devices having its location determined as to whether it is within the geo-fence using at least one of (a) or (b) in conjunction with the collecting of feedback. The feedback is sent to the leader's device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Lucas Sophinos, Fadee Kannah, Ming Zhong, Marc Barron
  • Publication number: 20160197427
    Abstract: A connector comprises an insulating housing (10) defining a plurality of isolated terminal chambers and a plurality of conductive terminals (20) disposed in respective terminal chambers of the insulating housing. Each of the terminal chambers has a bottom portion (101) on one side of the insulating housing and an opening (102) through a surface (103) on the opposite side of the insulating housing. Each of the conductive terminals comprises a fixing portion (201) that is fixed on the bottom portion of a corresponding terminal chamber, a contact portion (203) that is projecting out of the opening, and a middle portion (202) that is connected between the fixing portion and the contact portion and slanting from one end of the fixing portion towards the other end of the fixing portion. The middle portion and the contact portion are configured to move both towards the bottom portion and in a longitudinal direction of the insulating housing in response to pressure imposed on the contact portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Xianlong ZENG, Xuewu ZHAO, Ming ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20160186303
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a Mo—Cu alloy, comprising the following steps: (1) providing dispersed molybdenum powder, (2) producing a molybdenum skeleton with said dispersed molybdenum powder in step (1), (3) infiltrating said molybdenum skeleton in step (2) with copper and said Mo—Cu alloy is obtained; wherein said dispersed molybdenum powder has (D90?D0)/D50 of less than or equal to 2.1. The present invention also relates to a Mo—Cu alloy, a Mo—Cu alloy sheet, a method of producing a CPC laminated composite material and a CPC laminated composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Yibing Yang, Guojun Su, Ming Zhong, Xueguang Luo, Junhai Liu, Ruirui Han
  • Publication number: 20160089975
    Abstract: A semi-automatic foot-pedal device is provided, which comprises a panel and a pedal-connecting component connected with the panel. The pedal-connecting component comprises an upper bracket, a left bracket, a lower bracket, a right bracket and an elastic unit; when the pedal-connecting component is in a closed state, the panel moves away from the upper bracket to transform the pedal-connecting component into an elastically spread state under a force on the panel in a downward direction; when the pedal-connecting component is in a spread state, the panel moves towards the upper bracket to transform the pedal-connecting component into an elastically closed state under a force on the panel in an obliquely-upward direction. The semi-automatic foot-pedal device of the present disclosure has a novel structure, and does not need a conventional motor system, so it saves the electric power and is safer to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: YONGBO CHEN, JIE YANG, WEI HUANG, MING ZHONG, WEI HU, YUFANG XU
  • Patent number: 9300700
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method of editing information in a social network service (“SNS”) application, and a terminal for the same. The method can comprise: sending from a command terminal to an execution terminal a multimedia information obtaining command while the command terminal is executing an editing operation in an editing area of an SNS application; obtaining multimedia information by the execution terminal in accordance with the multimedia information obtaining command; sending the obtained multimedia information to the command terminal; and inserting the multimedia information by the command terminal into the editing area of the SNS application. The present disclosure accomplishes information editing via inter-terminal interaction, simplifies the process of information editing operation, increases the convenience of information editing, and enhances the SNS application's user loyalty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Cheng Gong Ning, Xiao Jun Huang, Ming Zhong Ji, Ming Hui Wang, Xue Ke Huang, Zhu Liang, Zhi Hao Zheng, Hui Xing Wang, Hua Bin Xu, Guang Hai Wen, Zhi Hua Wu
  • Patent number: 9270611
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an inter-terminal interaction method, and related device and system, the method comprising: receiving by a second terminal a media resource insertion command entered by a user on a social networking platform; inserting the user's social networking platform account information into the command by the second terminal; sending the command from the second terminal to a service device; searching by the service device terminal identification information associated with the account information; generating prompt information by the service device; sending from the service device to a first terminal the prompt information based on the terminal identification information associated with the account information; presenting by the first terminal media resources based on the prompt information; sending from the first terminal to the service device media resources selected by the user from the presented media resources; receiving by the service device from the first terminal the media resou
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ming Zhong Ji, Xue Ke Huang, Cheng Gong Ning, Ming Hui Wang, Xiao Jun Huang, Hui Xing Wang, Hua Bin Xu, Guang Hai Wen, Zhi Hua Wu, Zhu Liang, Zhi Hao Zheng
  • Patent number: 9152245
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention disclose a rolling type input apparatus, a method for setting sensitivity thereof and electronic equipment. The method comprises: detecting a rolling direction and the rolling distance of a rolling device (1) in the rolling process of the rolling device (1) and generating corresponding interrupts; identifying the number and the direction of the interrupts; responding to the interrupts once by transmitting a moving event signal (10) for controlling a cursor (80) to move on a screen (8) when the number of the interrupts in the same direction reaches a threshold value; detecting parameters reflecting the speed and the amplitude of operations of a user for rolling the rolling device (1); and setting the threshold value according to the detected parameters. The technical solution can improve the automation degree of the rolling type input apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Ma, Ming Zhong
  • Publication number: 20150253026
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioning system, comprising M outdoor units (101) for providing warm or cold sources, M being a positive integer; N indoor units (102) for receiving a warm or cold source supplied by one or more of the at least one outdoor unit (101), N being a positive integer; a control system (103) comprising a lubricating oil distributing subsystem (1031) connected to the M outdoor units (101); a cold medium distributing subsystem (1032) connected to the M outdoor units (101); and a control subsystem (1033) connected to the M outdoor units (101), the N indoor units (102), the lubricating oil distributing subsystem (1031) and the cold medium distributing subsystem (1032). Further disclosed are a control system and an air-conditioning control method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Yong Zhao, Jin Li, Ming Zhong, Shaolong Zhang, Yunzhong Liu, Sheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 8910139
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for processing firmware based on a firmware over the air technology, an apparatus, and a system. The method includes: performing check processing on at least one firmware upgrade file to form first check data; performing encryption processing on the first check data to form first encryption data; and combining the first encryption data, the first check data, and the firmware upgrade file to a firmware upgrade package, and sending the firmware upgrade package through an air interface to a mobile terminal. The apparatus includes: a checking module, an encrypting module, and a processing module. The system includes: a server and a mobile terminal. The embodiments of the present invention, by performing check, encryption, and combination processing on the firmware upgrade file, quickly implements upgrade of multiple pieces of firmware, and improves security of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiangyu Li, Peng Lei, Ming Zhong, Zhifeng Jia
  • Patent number: 8823364
    Abstract: An accelerometer is provided having a power circuit, a detection circuit, and a compensation circuit. The compensation circuit is operative to measure an offset voltage occurring between an output reference voltage from the power circuit and an output voltage from the detection circuit state, store the offset voltage during a zero acceleration, and output the stored offset voltage to alter the output voltage of the detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Measurement Specialties, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Connolly, Ming Zhong
  • Patent number: 8805610
    Abstract: Methods for estimating annual average daily traffic for a road segment from historical traffic counts are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: University of New Brunswick
    Inventors: Ehsan Bagheri, Ming Zhong, James Christie
  • Patent number: D850643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Inventors: Ming Zhong, Zhaoping Huang