Patents by Inventor Muqing Liu
Muqing Liu 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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Publication number: 20240211146Abstract: Devices and methods to implement semantic searching on SSD through a computational SSD system that distributes computing to each NAND flash die of the SSD while the SSD controller handles the results aggregation with new on-die computation logic circuits to provide on device file semantic search are disclosed herein. The computational SSD system can read file feature vectors from multiple dies to the SSD controller, and if needed, these feature vectors may be buffered in DRAM and controller handles distance computing. Local, on-die AI/ML processing units may perform, for example, computation and comparison operations and pass the processing scores and results to the SSD controller. The SSD controller aggregates results from all dies and returns the result to the host. The feature vector store size, circuitry and number of on-die AI/ML processing units may be configured as needed to adapt to different tasks, system constraints, and/or feature vector sizes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Chao Sun, Muqing Liu, Yan Li, Dejan Vucinic
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Publication number: 20240119055Abstract: Various devices, such as storage devices or storage systems are configured to perform on device semantic searching. The device includes a processor, a plurality of memory devices, a controller coupled to the memory devices, and an intelligent memory array logic. The intelligent memory array logic is configured to receive a query, extract contextual data from the query, determine a machine learning model for processing the query based on the extracted contextual data, generate a query vector based on the query and determined machine learning model, determine one or more relevant memory structures associated with the generated query vector, and pass in the query vector to the one or more determined relevant memory structures. The one or more relevant memory structures include feature data and one or more machine learning processing units configured to process the query vector and feature data to generate a comparison value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Chao Sun, Muqing Liu, Yan Li, Dejan Vucinic
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Patent number: 11769548Abstract: A method includes setting an output of each memory cell in an array of memory cells to a same first value, decreasing power to the array of memory cells and then increasing power to the array of memory cells. Memory cells in the array of memory cells with outputs that switched to a second value different from the first value are then identified in response to decreasing and then increasing the power. A set of memory cells is then selected from the identified memory cells to use in hardware security.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: Muqing Liu, Chen Zhou, Keshab K. Parhi, Hyung-il Kim
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Publication number: 20220199151Abstract: A method includes setting an output of each memory cell in an array of memory cells to a same first value, decreasing power to the array of memory cells and then increasing power to the array of memory cells. Memory cells in the array of memory cells with outputs that switched to a second value different from the first value are then identified in response to decreasing and then increasing the power. A set of memory cells is then selected from the identified memory cells to use in hardware security.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Muqing Liu, Chen Zhou, Keshab K. Parhi, Hyung-il Kim
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Patent number: 11309018Abstract: A method includes setting an output of each memory cell in an array of memory cells to a same first value, decreasing power to the array of memory cells and then increasing power to the array of memory cells. Memory cells in the array of memory cells with outputs that switched to a second value different from the first value are then identified in response to decreasing and then increasing the power. A set of memory cells is then selected from the identified memory cells to use in hardware security.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: Muqing Liu, Chen Zhou, Keshab K. Parhi, Hyung-Il Kim
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Publication number: 20190221254Abstract: A method includes setting an output of each memory cell in an array of memory cells to a same first value, decreasing power to the array of memory cells and then increasing power to the array of memory cells. Memory cells in the array of memory cells with outputs that switched to a second value different from the first value are then identified in response to decreasing and then increasing the power. A set of memory cells is then selected from the identified memory cells to use in hardware security.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Muqing Liu, Chen Zhou, Keshab K. Parhi, Hyung-il Kim
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Patent number: 7973917Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of measuring light source, specifically, to the method for measuring the luminous flux of LED. In the present invention, a reflecting cup is used as a collector of the luminous flux of LED. The collector has two sectional openings in the direction perpendicular to the symmetric axis thereof, which are positioned in the front and in the rear respectively, one of them positioned at the bottom end of the collector and having a smaller radius is used to input the light emitted by LED to be measured, the other positioned in the front end of the collector and having a larger radius is used to output the light to the detector placed in this position. Specifically, LED is fixed at the bottom end of the collector with a fixture, the light emitted by LED is directed toward the large opening of the collector, and the photometer is fixed closely at the large opening of the collector to receive light signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2008Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Fudan UniversityInventors: Muqing Liu, Xiaoli Zhou, Hai Ping Shen
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Patent number: 7532324Abstract: This invention belongs to the luminous flux measurement field, and especially relates to the equipment and method for LED's total luminous flux measurement with a narrow beam standard light source. The system for LED's total luminous flux measurement with a narrow beam standard light source in this invention comprises an integrating sphere, the light source, a narrow aperture fiber, a spectrometer and a driver for the light source. The light source is lighted by the driver. The narrow beam standard light source (both luminous flux standard and spectrum standard) is placed on the interior surface of integrating sphere, there is not any baffle in the sphere, and a narrow aperture fiber transfers the light to a multi-channel spectrometer which measures the spectrum distribution of LED and calculates its total luminous flux. The equipment in this invention is easy to use, has small error and low cost, and can achieve accurate results for LED's total luminous flux.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Fu Dan UniversityInventors: Muqing Liu, Xiaoli Zhou, Wenyi Li, Wanlu Zhang, Chuan Yuan
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Publication number: 20090066938Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of measuring light source, specifically, to the method for measuring the luminous flux of LED. In the present invention, a reflecting cup is used as a collector of the luminous flux of LED. The collector has two sectional openings in the direction perpendicular to the symmetric axis thereof, which are positioned in the front and in the rear respectively, one of them positioned at the bottom end of the collector and having a smaller radius is used to input the light emitted by LED to be measured, the other positioned in the front end of the collector and having a larger radius is used to output the light to the detector placed in this position. Specifically, LED is fixed at the bottom end of the collector with a fixture, the light emitted by LED is directed toward the large opening of the collector, and the photometer is fixed closely at the large opening of the collector to receive light signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: FU DAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Muqing Liu, Xiaoli Zhou, Haiping Shen
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Publication number: 20080129996Abstract: This invention belongs to the luminous flux measurement field, and especially relates to the equipment and method for LED's total luminous flux measurement with a narrow beam standard light source. The system for LED's total luminous flux measurement with a narrow beam standard light source in this invention comprises an integrating sphere, the light source, a narrow aperture fiber, a spectrometer and a driver for the light source. The light source is lighted by the driver. The narrow beam standard light source (both luminous flux standard and spectrum standard) is placed on the interior surface of integrating sphere, there is not any baffle in the sphere, and a narrow aperture fiber transfers the light to a multi-channel spectrometer which measures the spectrum distribution of LED and calculates its total luminous flux. The equipment in this invention is easy to use, has small error and low cost, and can achieve accurate results for LED's total luminous flux.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: FU DAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Muqing Liu, Xiaoli Zhou, Wenyi Li, Wanlu Zhang, Chuan Yuan