Patents by Inventor Mingyong Tang

Mingyong Tang 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: 9652661
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and terminal device for processing an image. The method includes: acquiring face information from a template image, if receiving a request for processing an image containing a face; and applying a photo makeover on the face according to the face information acquired from the template image. By acquiring face information from a template image and automatically applying a photo makeover on the face according to the face information acquired from the template image, manual setting for makeover parameters will be avoided and the efficiency will be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: XIAOMI INC.
    Inventors: Mingyong Tang, Bo Zhang, Xiao Liu, Lin Wang
  • Publication number: 20170088131
    Abstract: Disclosed includes a method for controlling a personal transportation vehicle, the method being performed by a processor coupled with one or more driving motors of the personal transportation vehicle and with a turning control component and comprising: determining information about a height of an obstacle; determining, based on the information about the height of the obstacle, whether the personal transportation vehicle is capable of running over the obstacle; and after determining that the personal transportation vehicle is not capable of running over the obstacle: transmitting a first signal to the one or more driving motors to reduce a driving force, to cause the personal transportation vehicle to decelerate, and transmitting a second signal to disable the turning control component. As a result, the likelihood that one of the wheels of the vehicle becomes blocked by an obstacle can be reduced, and the safety of the vehicle operation can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Huayijun LIU, Mingyong TANG, Tao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170088134
    Abstract: A method for controlling a balance car is provided. The method includes: identifying an obstacle; identifying a type of the obstacle in front of the balance car, the type of the obstacle including an impassable obstacle type; and when the type of the obstacle is the impassable obstacle type, controlling the balance car to decelerate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Huayijun LIU, Mingyong TANG, Tao CHEN
  • Patent number: 9584725
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and a terminal device for shooting control. The method includes: obtaining a moving speed of an object on a shooting screen of the terminal device; determining whether the moving speed is within a preset speed range; and focusing on the object if the moving speed is within the preset speed range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: XIAOMI INC.
    Inventors: Mingyong Tang, Yijun Liu Hua, Xiao Liu
  • Publication number: 20170054906
    Abstract: A method for generating a panorama is disclosed. The method may include obtaining status information of a camera device during a video capture, determining whether the status information meets a preset condition, if the status information is determined to meet the preset condition, obtaining, from a video file generated from the video capture, a video dip corresponding to the status information, and generating a panorama based on the video clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Tao CHEN, Mingyong Tang, Huayijun Liu
  • Publication number: 20170029059
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and device for controlling a balancing transporter. The method includes: acquiring distances between the balancing transporter and one or more obstacles around the balancing transporter; determining a number of acquired distances that are shorter than a predetermined distance; and when the number of the acquired distances shorter than the predetermined distance reaches a predetermined number, determining that a stationary mode of the balancing transporter needs to be activated, wherein the balancing transporter automatically maintains balance in the stationary mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Huayijun LIU, Mingyong TANG, Tao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170032805
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for collecting sounds associated with surveillance images. The method includes identifying a sound-making surveilled object in the surveillance images, the surveillance images being captured by a camera of a monitoring device; determining whether a sound acquiring device meets a preset condition corresponding to that a signal strength of the sounds collected by the sound acquiring device from the identified surveilled object is greater than a signal strength of the sounds collected by the monitoring device from the identified surveilled object; and, when determining that the sound acquiring device meets the preset condition, controlling the sound acquiring device to collect the sounds from the identified surveilled object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Mingyong TANG, Huayijun LIU, Tao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170034409
    Abstract: Method, device and computer-readable medium for image photographing. The method includes: obtaining a preset pose for photographing; detecting whether a pose of a target object in a preview image matches the preset pose for photographing; and if the pose of the target object matches the preset pose for photographing, automatically photographing an image containing the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Tao CHEN, Mingyong TANG, Huayijun LIU
  • Publication number: 20170006425
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and device for providing object-finding information. The method is performed in an electronic device for finding an object and includes: when detecting that a preset loss event occurs, detecting device-relevant information of a surrounding device located around the electronic device; and sending the detected device-relevant information, as object-finding information, to a preset device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Mingyong TANG, Tao Chen, Huayijun Liu
  • Publication number: 20160342858
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include a method for indicating a location of a first object by a wearable device. The method includes determining the first object; and, when a preset condition is satisfied, locating the first object and highlighting the first object on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Mingyong TANG, Tao CHEN, Huayijun LIU
  • Publication number: 20160293210
    Abstract: A method for a device to control playback, includes: obtaining a video file; determining a vision field of a user: and selecting, from the vision file, a video clip corresponding to the vision field of the user and playing back the video clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Mingyong TANG, Huayijun LIU, Tao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160293209
    Abstract: A method for controlling playback, includes: obtaining a video file; determining whether a subject in the video file satisfies a predefined condition of variable speed playback; and in response to determining that the subject satisfies the predefined condition of variable speed playback, playing back the video file at a variable speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Mingyong TANG, Huayijun LIU, Tao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160295118
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a method and an apparatus for displaying framing information of a photographic apparatus on a displaying apparatus, such as smart glasses. The method includes determining framing information of the photographic apparatus; and displaying the framing information on the displaying apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Mingyong TANG, Huayijun LIU, Tao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160290242
    Abstract: A method for setting an accelerator response for a vehicle includes acquiring current load information of the vehicle and setting the accelerator response of the vehicle according to the current load information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Mingyong TANG, Huayijun LIU, Tao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160291693
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for display control. In the method, the electronic device acquires an image including one or more observed objects. The electronic device determines whether an observed object is clearly visible for a user according to vision information of the user. When determining that the observed object is not clearly visible for the user, the electronic device displays an enlarged image including at least a portion of the observed object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Mingyong TANG, Huayijun Liu, Tao Chen
  • Publication number: 20160290815
    Abstract: A navigation method includes: obtaining status information of one or more tires of a vehicle; obtaining road condition information in real time; and performing a route navigation for the vehicle according to the status information, the road condition information, and a preset navigation strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Mingyong TANG, Huayijun LIU, Tao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160261792
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for adjusting photography parameters are provided. The method includes: determining a pupil size of a person; and adjusting one or more photography parameters according to the pupil size. The pupil size of the person is determined, and then one or more photography parameters such as the aperture size may be adjusted automatically according to the pupil size of the person. Since a current pupil size is subject to a light intensity in current surroundings, the photography parameters of a photographic device may be adjusted automatically and efficiently based on the pupil size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Huayijun LIU, Mingyong TANG, Tao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160065785
    Abstract: A method for generating a photograph is provided. The method includes: acquiring n frames of images, wherein n?2; identifying a moving object and one or more background regions included in the n frames of images; and generating a target photograph based on the moving object and the one or more background regions, wherein the target photograph includes at least two images of the moving object located in a same background region, and the at least two images of the moving object include at least two different motion states of the moving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Mingyong Tang, Huayijun Liu, Tao Chen
  • Publication number: 20160065852
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for photographing by a photographing device and the photographing device thereof. The method includes: determining whether camera shake is present in response to an operation of pressing a shutter of the photographing device; determining a target configuration parameter according to a current processing mode of the photographing device if camera shake is present; and adjusting the target configuration parameter. During photographing, according to the methods and devices provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is determined whether camera shake is present, a target configuration parameter is determined according to a current processing mode of a photographing device if camera shake is present, and the target configuration parameter is adjusted. This prevents image blurring of photos due to camera shake, thereby improves image quality, and increases photographing success rate of the photographing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Mingyong Tang, Huayijun Liu, Tao Chen
  • Publication number: 20160021281
    Abstract: A photographing method for use in a device includes: monitoring a current time and determining whether the current time reaches a preset shooting time; taking a first picture of an object when it is determined that the current time reaches the preset shooting time; determining a difference between a first image in a preset area of the first picture and a second image in the preset area of a second picture taken at a previous preset shooting time, the preset area corresponding to the object; and saving the first picture if the determined difference is equal to or greater than a preset threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Mingyong Tang, Huayijun Liu, Yanlin Xiao