Patents by Inventor Nan Liu

Nan 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).

  • Publication number: 20210030276
    Abstract: Embodiments of remote health monitoring systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of sensors is configured for contact-free monitoring of at least one bodily function. A signal processing module communicatively coupled with the plurality of sensors is configured to receive data from the plurality of sensors. A first sensor is configured to generate a first set of data associated with a first bodily function. A second sensor is configured to generate a second set of data associated with a second bodily function. A third sensor is configured to generate a third set of data associated with a third bodily function. The signal processing module is configured to receive and process the first set of data, the second set of data, and the third set of data. The signal processing module is configured to generate at least one diagnosis of a health condition responsive to the processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jia Li, Fan Li, Nan Liu, Christopher Wing, Ke Zhai, Ning Zhang, Erheng Zhong
  • Patent number: 10902651
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems and methods for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A method may include obtaining k-space data associated with MR signals acquired by an MR scanner. The k-space data may corresponding to a first sampling rate. The method may also include generating one or more estimated images based on the k-space data and a target neural network model. The one or more estimated images may correspond to a second sampling rate that exceeds the first sampling rate. The method may further include determining one or more target images based on the one or more estimated images and the k-space data using a compressed sensing model. The compressed sensing model may be constructed based on the one or more estimated images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignees: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING INTELLIGENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoqian Huang, Guobin Li, Nan Liu, Yang Xin
  • Patent number: 10885948
    Abstract: A NAND flash controlling method includes the steps of: configuring a temperature-sensing unit to detect the flash temperatures and a source block to store source data; configuring a main control unit to receive the flash temperatures for calculating a temperature difference, to generate a data-transmitting signal if the current temperature is abnormal and the temperature difference is too large; configuring a control unit to read and transmit the source data; configuring a data-buffering unit to receive and store the source data; configuring an error-correcting unit to receive a source error-correcting code and a source bit-error rate to re-calculate an updated error-correcting code; configuring a flash-buffering unit to receive the updated error-correcting code and the source data; and, configuring the control unit to utilize the updated error-correcting code to write the source data into the destination block from the flash-buffering unit. In addition, a NAND flash controlling system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: ATP ELECTRONICS TAIWAN INC.
    Inventors: Jyun-Nan Liu, Chih-Wei Ho, Hung-Tse Lin
  • Publication number: 20200407805
    Abstract: The invention relate to SNP and InDel markers associated with a cucumber male sterility gene and a screening method thereof. The cucumber male sterility gene is acquired by screening according to the markers. Specifically, the screening method includes following steps: (1) configuring groups; (2) building a library and sequencing; (3) adopting bulked segregation analysis (BSA); and (4) performing competitive allele specificity PCR (KASP), finely mapping a sterility gene, and acquiring SNP or InDel locus in close linkage with sterility character. The acquiring of the male sterility gene provides an effective tool for quick identification of cucumber male sterility plants and efficient production of cucumber hybrid species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Tianjin Kernel Agricultural Science and Technology Corporation Ltd. Cucumber Research Institute
    Inventors: Yike HAN, Shengli DU, Fengyue ZHAO, Aimin WEI, Nan LIU, Zhengwu CHEN, Xinmeng FU
  • Publication number: 20200410757
    Abstract: This application discloses methods and apparatus for rendering a virtual channel in a multi-world virtual scene. The method includes generating a virtual scene for displaying a virtual channel, a first world, and a second world, the virtual channel being used for a render camera to move between the first and second worlds; and receiving a control request for triggering the render camera to move in the virtual scene; and identifying a location of the render camera in response to the control request to obtain a movement trajectory of the render camera during movement in the virtual scene. The method further includes detecting a world state according to the movement trajectory; determining whether the world state is an intermediate state; in response to determining the world state is the intermediate state, generating a room for accommodating the render camera; and displaying in the virtual scene the room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Huifu JIANG, Feng XUE, Nan LIU, Yifan GUO, Yaning LIU
  • Patent number: 10875903
    Abstract: Bifunctional fusion proteins having Tumstatin active fragments and CD137L extracellular regions are provided. The proteins exhibit activities to inhibit the proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells and to costimulate the proliferation of T cells. They can be used for the treatment of various tumor-related diseases and the regulation of angiogenesis and immunological effects in humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shuzhen Wang, Yijun Chen, Dongyang He, Nan Liu, Chao Ma, Zhenyue Gao
  • Publication number: 20200388070
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a virtual scene switching method and apparatus, a terminal device, and a storage medium, to improve the service adaptability of a portal, improve the application scenario of the portal, and enhance traversal experience of a user. In this method, when a terminal device determines that a relative position between a target virtual object and a target scene switching trigger meets a predetermined position relationship, it may be determined that the target virtual object intends to pass through the target scene switching trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Huifu JIANG, Feng XUE, Nan LIU, Yifan GUO, Yaning LIU
  • Publication number: 20200388364
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to implement a sentiment analysis mechanism for performing sentiment analysis of a medical event and a drug name within a medical document based on a medical context. The sentiment analysis mechanism analyzes a medical document to identify an occurrence of a medical event associated with a drug name and analyzes contextual content associated with the occurrence of the medical event and the drug name to identify one or more sentiment terms present in the contextual content. The sentiment analysis mechanism determines a sentiment associated with the medical event and drug name. The sentiment analysis mechanism generates medical clue metadata linking the sentiment with the medical event and the drug corresponding to the drug name and applies the medical clue metadata to analysis of other medical documents to identify sentiments associated with instances of the drug name or medical event in the other medical documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Nan Liu, Xianying Liu, Tongkai Shao, Rashmi Gangadharaiah, Feng Wang, Sheng Hua Bao
  • Publication number: 20200372687
    Abstract: This application relates to a method of processing augmented reality (AR) data at a terminal, and a storage medium, and the AR data propagation method includes: receiving AR data, the AR data carrying AR recognition data and being generated by a source terminal; displaying the AR data according to the AR recognition data; in response to receiving a user instruction, updating the AR data according to the user instruction; and sharing the updated AR data with a target terminal. With the solutions provided in this application, users can implement AR interactions with virtual world data by using a terminal with a relatively low configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Huifu JIANG, Feng XUE, Nan LIU, Yifan GUO
  • Publication number: 20200356603
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to implement an annotation mechanism allows users to annotate documents with annotations for processing by a cognitive medical system. The annotation mechanism receives, via a user interface, a user selection of an electronic document for annotation, and determines one or more domains associated with the selected electronic document from an analysis of metadata associated with the selected electronic document. The annotation mechanism retrieves a predefined set of annotations associated with each determined domain, and presents the predefined set of annotations as user selectable elements. The annotation mechanism receives, via the user interface, a selection of one or more annotations in the predefined set of annotations to be associated with the selected portion of the selected electronic document, and generates annotation metadata associating the selected portion using the selected one or more annotations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Sheng Hua Bao, Xianying Liu, Nan Liu, Ramani Routray, Tongkai Shao, Feng Wang
  • Publication number: 20200352175
    Abstract: An antibacterial composition is provided. The antibacterial composition includes a lignin, a solvent, and a silane compound. The lignin is dispersed in the solvent, and the silane compound is dispersed in the solvent. The antibacterial composition further includes an alkaline compound so that the pH of the antibacterial composition is greater than 7. The weight ratio of the lignin to the solvent is between 1:5 to 1:20, and the weight ratio of the lignin to the silane compound is between 50:1 to 200:1. In addition, an antibacterial structure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Cheng-Han HSIEH, Kung-Hsun HUANG, En-Nan LIU
  • Publication number: 20200334893
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a method for implementing virtual scene conversion. The method in the embodiments includes: displaying an initial virtual scene, a first scene conversion trigger set, and partial information of at least one target virtual scene in a screen area, a scene conversion trigger being used for implementing conversion between associated different virtual scenes; determining, in a case that a trigger operation on the first scene conversion trigger is received, the target virtual scene and a second scene conversion trigger set based on the first scene conversion trigger operation in the initial virtual scene, the second scene conversion trigger set including at least one second scene conversion trigger associated with a plurality of determined target virtual scenes; and rendering and displaying the target virtual scene and the second scene conversion trigger set in the screen area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Huifu JIANG, Feng XUE, Nan LIU, Yifan GUO
  • Patent number: 10811913
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system has a wireless power receiving device that can be charged using multiple different types of wireless power transmitting devices. The different types of wireless power transmitting devices have power transmitting coils that exhibit different levels of magnetic coupling with the power receiving coil of the wireless power receiving device. The wireless power receiving device may include capacitors, resistors, and/or other loading circuits that can be independently switched into use depending on the level of magnetic coupling that is detected, on a rectified voltage level, on the size of the output load, and/or on information conveyed during handshaking operations to present a desired impedance adjustment at the power receiving coil so that data signal can be properly conveyed between the power receiving device and the power transmitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Weihong Qiu, Nan Liu, Dmitry Berdnikov, Zaki Moussaoui, Rex Huang
  • Patent number: 10803631
    Abstract: A method for magnetic resonance imaging may include acquiring first k-space data that is generated by entering acquired magnetic resonance (MR) data into a plurality of first k-space locations. The method may further include synthesizing second k-space data for a plurality of second k-space locations that are not filled with the acquired MR data. The method may further include reconstructing an image from the first k-space data and the second k-space data by applying a reconstruction algorithm. The reconstruction algorithm is based at least in part on a neural network technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guobin Li, Nan Liu, Jinguang Zong, Xiaoqian Huang, Shu Liao
  • Publication number: 20200321811
    Abstract: A wireless power system may have a wireless power transmitting device and a wireless power receiving device. The wireless power receiving device may have a receive coil that receives wireless power signals from the wireless power transmitting device and may have a rectifier that produces direct-current power from the received wireless power signals. The wireless power transmitting device may have an array of transmit coils. Each transmit coil has a respective magnetic coupling coefficient characterizing its magnetic coupling with the receive coil. The wireless power transmitting device may have control circuitry that uses the magnetic coupling coefficient values in selecting transmit coils to use in transmitting wireless power to the wireless power receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Nan Liu, Dmitry Berdnikov, Weihong Qiu, Zaki Moussaoui
  • Publication number: 20200321029
    Abstract: A video production method and apparatus, a storage medium, and a computer device are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a follow-shot instruction in a case that reference video content is played on a video play interface, the follow-shot instruction including a reference video identifier; displaying a first video display region and a second video display region on a terminal screen; playing the reference video content in the first video display region, and recording displayed real-time video content in the second video display region; and generating a target video based on the recorded real-time video content and the reference video content. The first video display region and the second video display region are displayed on the terminal screen, the reference video content is played in the first video display region, and the displayed real-time video content is recorded in the second video display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Ling Rui CUI, Hao ZHANG, Yi Ting ZHOU, Nan LIU, Fengkai WU, Hui Fu JIANG, Sheng Fei XIA, Rong LI, Xin Wan WU, Xu Bin LU, Yi Fan GUO, Ran ZHANG, Jinqian LI, Yi XU
  • Publication number: 20200302668
    Abstract: An expression animation data processing method is provided for a computer device. The method includes determining a location of a human face in an image and obtaining an avatar model; obtaining current expression data according to the location of the human face in the image and a three-dimensional face model; and obtaining expression change data from the current expression data. The method also includes determining a target split-expression-area that matches the expression change data, the target split-expression-area being selected from split-expression-areas corresponding to the avatar model; and obtaining target basic-avatar-data that matches the target split-expression-area. The method also includes combining the target basic-avatar-data according to the expression change data to generate to-be-loaded expression data; and loading the to-be-loaded expression data into the target split-expression-area to update an expression of an animated avatar corresponding to the avatar model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Yifan GUO, Nan LIU, Feng XUE
  • Patent number: 10784412
    Abstract: The present invention provides a package support structure and a light emitting device including same. The package support structure includes: a housing which comprises a light emitting surface, a backlight surface, a bottom surface and a groove; a conductive support which is partially covered by the housing and includes a first lead and a second lead that are separated from each other, where each of the first lead and the second lead includes an electrode portion and a bent portion, the electrode portion is exposed from the housing through the groove, and the bent portion extends outward from the electrode portion beyond the housing and bends toward the bottom surface of the housing; where one of the first lead and the second lead further includes a heat radiation portion, the heat radiation portion extend outward from the electrode portion and is exposed from the backlight surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Nan Liu, Teng-Wei Chen, Chieh-Yu Kang, Hao-Yu Yang, Yu-Da Lee
  • Patent number: 10734847
    Abstract: A wireless power system may have a wireless power transmitting device and a wireless power receiving device. The wireless power receiving device may have a receive coil that receives wireless power signals from the wireless power transmitting device and may have a rectifier that produces direct-current power from the received wireless power signals. The wireless power transmitting device may have an array of transmit coils. Each transmit coil has a respective magnetic coupling coefficient characterizing its magnetic coupling with the receive coil. The wireless power transmitting device may have control circuitry that uses the magnetic coupling coefficient values in selecting transmit coils to use in transmitting wireless power to the wireless power receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nan Liu, Dmitry Berdnikov, Weihong Qiu, Zaki Moussaoui
  • Patent number: 10725515
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a receiving element that includes a ferromagnetic structure axially symmetrical around a central axis disposed along a length of the ferromagnetic structure. The ferromagnetic structure includes a groove region defining two end regions on opposing sides of the groove region, where the groove region has a smaller length than the two end regions. The receiving element also includes an inductor coil wound about the groove region of the ferromagnetic structure and in between the two end regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Blake R. Marshall, Florence W. Ow, Joel N. Ruscher, Liquan Tan, Aidan N. Zimmerman, Reza Nasiri Mahalati, Hao Zhu, Qigen Ji, Madhusudanan Keezhveedi Sampath, Nan Liu, Robert Scritzky, Gianpaolo Lisi