Patents by Inventor Minglu ZHU

Minglu ZHU 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: 11985072
    Abstract: Provided is a multimedia data stream processing method, an electronic device and a storage medium, relating to the field of artificial intelligence, and specifically, to the technical fields of cloud computing, media cloud technology, and the like, which may be applied to scenes such as smart cloud. The multimedia data stream processing method includes: allocating a plurality of sub-streams of a multimedia data stream to a plurality of edge resource nodes, where the multimedia data stream is segmented into a plurality of slices and each of the plurality of sub-streams includes a part of the plurality of slices of the multimedia data stream; and scheduling the plurality of edge resource nodes to provide the plurality of sub-streams of the multimedia data stream for a terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yugang Ke, Chongming Gu, Zhoufeng Wang, Junwen Gao, Weihui Liu, Minglu Li, Feifei Cao, Yongqiang Wu, Xiaoen Zhu
  • Patent number: 11947726
    Abstract: A multi-orientation fingertip planar tactile feedback device includes a planar tactile feedback actuator. The planar tactile feedback actuator includes a holder and a feedback mechanism, a holding hole and an accommodating cavity are provided in the holder, one end of the holding hole penetrates through the holder, the other end is communicated with the accommodating cavity, the feedback mechanism includes a plurality of feedback parts that are arranged on cavity walls of the accommodating cavity respectively, and each feedback part includes a base, an air bag block and a baffle which are sequentially connected. A structure is simple; a finger touch force can be adjusted; five pairs of electrified coils are arranged, and force feedback vector synthesis can be performed therebetween; a direction of the force feedback generated by the electrified coil can be consistent with a direction of tactile feedback of the distal finger segment by the baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tao Chen, Zhiwei Dai, Minglu Zhu, Huibin Jia, Lining Sun
  • Publication number: 20240098037
    Abstract: Provided is a multimedia data stream processing method, an electronic device and a storage medium, relating to the field of artificial intelligence, and specifically, to the technical fields of cloud computing, media cloud technology, and the like, which may be applied to scenes such as smart cloud. The multimedia data stream processing method includes: allocating a plurality of sub-streams of a multimedia data stream to a plurality of edge resource nodes, where the multimedia data stream is segmented into a plurality of slices and each of the plurality of sub-streams includes a part of the plurality of slices of the multimedia data stream; and scheduling the plurality of edge resource nodes to provide the plurality of sub-streams of the multimedia data stream for a terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Yugang Ke, Chongming Gu, Zhoufeng Wang, Junwen Gao, Weihui Liu, Minglu Li, Feifei Cao, Yongqiang Wu, Xiaoen Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240042623
    Abstract: A pneumatic soft grabbing sensing device includes a support; a flexible grabbing mechanism including at least two flexible claws, wherein the at least two flexible claws are arranged on the support in a circumferential direction, each flexible claw includes a telescopic air bag, an adapter mechanism and a flexible plate connected with the adapter mechanism, the telescopic air bag is hollow and elongated, the telescopic air bag includes a closed end, an open end and an air bag main body connected between the closed end and the open end, the air bag main body includes at least two air bag bodies and a node portion formed between adjacent air bag bodies, and the adapter mechanism is connected to the node portion, the closed end and open end; and a sensing mechanism including at least two sensing parts, the sensing parts being arranged on inner sides of the corresponding flexible plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Tao CHEN, Zhiwei DAI, Minglu ZHU, Huibin JIA, Lining SUN
  • Publication number: 20240028122
    Abstract: A multi-orientation fingertip planar tactile feedback device includes a planar tactile feedback actuator. The planar tactile feedback actuator includes a holder and a feedback mechanism, a holding hole and an accommodating cavity are provided in the holder, one end of the holding hole penetrates through the holder, the other end is communicated with the accommodating cavity, the feedback mechanism includes a plurality of feedback parts that are arranged on cavity walls of the accommodating cavity respectively, and each feedback part includes a base, an air bag block and a baffle which are sequentially connected. A structure is simple; a finger touch force can be adjusted; five pairs of electrified coils are arranged, and force feedback vector synthesis can be performed therebetween; a direction of the force feedback generated by the electrified coil can be consistent with a direction of tactile feedback of the distal finger segment by the baffle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Tao CHEN, Zhiwei DAI, Minglu ZHU, Huibin JIA, Lining SUN
  • Publication number: 20230409114
    Abstract: A system to provide a human-machine interface to enable a user in a real space to act/sense in a virtual space. The system includes: a ring wearable by a finger of the user; a plurality of sensors, and a plurality of feedback units. The plurality of sensors being multimodal, including: a tactile sensor disposed on an inner surface of the ring; and a temperature sensor disposed on an outer surface of the ring. The plurality of feedback units being multimodal, including: a vibrator disposed on the ring, the vibrator being disposed on the outer surface of the ring; and a heater disposed on the inner surface of the ring. The system includes a controller configured to drive the plurality of sensors and the plurality of feedback devices to enable concurrent multimodal sensing and multimodal feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: National University of Singapore
    Inventors: Zhongda SUN, Chengkuo LEE, Minglu ZHU
  • Publication number: 20230020111
    Abstract: A wearable human machine interface (HMI) comprises a plurality of triboelectric finger bending sensors configured to sense finger bending, deflecting or curling; a triboelectric palm sensor configured to detect an applied force and its direction; and at least one mechanical stimulator configured to provide haptic feedback. The human machine interface is configured to be worn on a human hand and may take the form of a glove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Minglu ZHU, Chengkuo LEE
  • Publication number: 20210380821
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for forming a sensory textile. The method includes: providing a conductive polymer, a dopant and a solvent; mixing the conductive polymer, dopant and solvent to form a mixture having a predetermined ratio of the conductive polymer and the dopant, and a predetermined concentration of the conductive polymer; contacting a fabric with the mixture to coat the fabric with the conductive polymer and dopant; and drying the coated fabric. Also disclosed is a sensory textile device that includes such a sensory textile, a conductive backing layer and a spacer layer disposed between the sensory textile and conductive backing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Tianyiyi HE, Chengkuo LEE, Qiongfeng SHI, Hao WANG, Minglu ZHU