Patents by Inventor Nengjin ZHU

Nengjin 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: 11164024
    Abstract: A method for controlling an image acquisition component includes: when a terminal including a movable image acquisition component receives an activating instruction for the image acquisition component, acquired data acquired by a Proximity Sensor (P-sensor) is obtained, the image acquisition component being capable of moving in and out of the terminal under driving of a driving component of the terminal; it is determined whether there is an obstacle in a preset range of the terminal based on the acquired data; and when there is the obstacle in the preset range of the terminal, the activating instruction is forbidden to be executed, and the image acquisition component is kept at a first position in the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nengjin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11064130
    Abstract: A method for controlling the front camera includes: an operation instruction for the front camera is received from an application; a trigger message is sent to a pop-up motor service to trigger the pop-up motor service to control a pop-up or retraction of the front camera; and the front camera is controlled based on the operation instruction to perform a corresponding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nengjin Zhu, Hai Long
  • Publication number: 20200401830
    Abstract: A method for controlling an image acquisition component includes: when a terminal including a movable image acquisition component receives an activating instruction for the image acquisition component, acquired data acquired by a Proximity Sensor (P-sensor) is obtained, the image acquisition component being capable of moving in and out of the terminal under driving of a driving component of the terminal; it is determined whether there is an obstacle in a preset range of the terminal based on the acquired data; and when there is the obstacle in the preset range of the terminal, the activating instruction is forbidden to be executed, and the image acquisition component is kept at a first position in the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nengjin ZHU
  • Publication number: 20200396368
    Abstract: A method for controlling the front camera includes: an operation instruction for the front camera is received from an application; a trigger message is sent to a pop-up motor service to trigger the pop-up motor service to control a pop-up or retraction of the front camera; and the front camera is controlled based on the operation instruction to perform a corresponding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nengjin ZHU, Hai LONG