Patents by Inventor Ping Zhang

Ping Zhang 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: 11126739
    Abstract: One or more implementations of the present specification provide an invoice access method and apparatus based on a blockchain, and an electronic device. The method includes: receiving an access request initiated by an access user for a target invoice by using a client, the target invoice being encrypted and stored in the blockchain; determining, in response to the access request, whether the access user has an authority to access the target invoice; and in response to that the access user has the authority to access the target invoice, invoking decryption logic provided in a predetermined smart contract to decrypt ciphertext data of the target invoice stored in the blockchain, and returning decrypted plaintext data of the target invoice to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hansong Xiao, Ping Zhang, Wenhu Kan, Qin Liu, Liangrong Lin, Fuxi Deng, Yixiang Zhang, Rui Chen, Jinming Duan
  • Patent number: 11129082
    Abstract: A method of route construction of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network includes: obtaining transmission information of the UAV network; determining a relay set from the UAV network based on the transmission information; wherein, the relay set includes at least one UAV; determining environment state parameters according to the transmission information and the information of the relay set; inputting the environment state parameters into a Deep Q-Learning network (DQN) to obtain an accumulated reward corresponding to each UAV; and selecting a UAV with the largest accumulated reward as a target UAV. This disclosure also discloses a UAV and computer readable storage medium that can be used to construct routes for a UAV network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
    Inventors: Wenjun Xu, Chunlei Huang, Zhi Zhang, Shaosheng Li, Ping Zhang, Jiaru Lin
  • Patent number: 11126458
    Abstract: Implementations of the present specification provide methods, apparatuses, and electronic devices for resource allocation based on blockchain. The blockchain stores a mapping relationship between a digital digest of an invoice and a resource allocation state corresponding to the invoice. The method includes: receiving a target transaction submitted by a client to participate in resource allocation based on a target invoice; in response to the target transaction, calculating a digital digest of the target invoice, and querying a resource allocation state stored in the blockchain and corresponding to the digital digest; and if the detected resource allocation state is an unallocated state, invoking resource allocation logic declared in a smart contract published in the blockchain, to allocate resources to the client from a predetermined resource pool based on a predetermined allocation rule, and returning a resource allocation result to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hansong Xiao, Wenhu Kan, Ping Zhang, Jinming Duan, Zhen Sun, Liangrong Lin, Qin Liu
  • Patent number: 11120913
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided that implement a plurality of heterogeneous causality models and a metaclassifier for predicting a likelihood of causality between a drug and an adverse event (AE). The plurality of heterogenous causality models process drug information to generate a plurality of risk predictions for a drug and AE pair. The risk predictions include a risk score or a risk label indicating a probability of the AE occurring with use of the drug. The plurality of heterogenous causality models provide risk predictions, associated with the drug and AE pair, to a metaclassifier which generates a single causality score value indicative of a probability of causality between the drug and the AE, of the drug and AE pair, based on an aggregation of the risk predictions from the plurality of heterogenous causality models. The metaclassifier outputs the single causality score value in association with information identifying the drug and AE pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjoy Dey, Achille B. Fokoue-Nkoutche, Katherine Shen, Ping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11120914
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided that implement a plurality of heterogeneous causality models and a metaclassifier for predicting a likelihood of causality between a drug and an adverse event (AE). The plurality of heterogenous causality models process drug information for the drug to generate a plurality of risk predictions for a drug and AE pair. The risk predictions include at least one of a risk score or a risk label indicating a probability of the AE occurring with use of the drug. The plurality of heterogenous causality models provide the risk predictions, associated with the drug and AE pair, to a metaclassifier which generates a single causality score value indicative of a probability of causality between the drug and the AE, of the drug and AE pair, based on an aggregation of the risk predictions from the plurality of heterogenous causality models. The metaclassifier outputs the single causality score value in association with information identifying the drug and AE pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjoy Dey, Achille B. Fokoue-Nkoutche, Katherine Shen, Ping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210272670
    Abstract: A system and method for biologically monitoring the fitness of an athlete, and providing a warning when an overtraining condition is determined in order to reduce injury. Through implementation of an efficient system architecture, micro-artificial intelligence use is practical for mobile situations where internet coverage is deficient or non-existent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Todd Martin, Ping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11107589
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one memory comprising instructions executed by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to implement a drug response estimation engine. The drug response estimation engine receives real-world evidence for a plurality of patients. A patient similarity network builder component executing within the drug response estimation engine builds a patient similarity network. A regression analysis component executing within the drug response estimation engine builds a network localized regression analysis approach. A patient clustering component executing within the drug response estimation engine groups patients based on demographics and comorbidities to form a plurality of patient clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjoy Dey, Ping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210264127
    Abstract: An imaging backplane, a driving method thereof and a fingerprint identification panel are provided, the imaging backplane includes M rows and N columns of imaging structures, 2M rows of first signal lines, 2N columns of second signal lines, a first reset sub-circuit and a second reset sub-circuit; wherein each imaging structure includes a first imaging unit and a second imaging unit; the first imaging unit of the imaging structure of row i and column j is connected with the first signal line of row 2i-1 and the second signal line of column 2j-1 respectively, and the second imaging unit of the imaging structure of row i and column j is connected with the first signal line of row 2i and the second signal line of column 2j respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaoliang DING, Haisheng WANG, Yingming LIU, Lei WANG, Xueyou CAO, Jiabin WANG, Ping ZHANG, Yapeng LI
  • Patent number: 11101316
    Abstract: An optical pressure touch device, a manufacturing method thereof, and a touch display apparatus, so as to reduce the influence on the display effect while realizing the touch function. The optical pressure touch device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a light source, and a photodetector array and a touch scanning circuit located on a side of the first substrate facing the second substrate, the touch scanning circuit being electrically connected to a photodetector in the photodetector array. A gap exists between the touch scanning circuit and the second substrate, and the light source is used to generate a light field within the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunke Qin, Xue Dong, Jing Lv, Haisheng Wang, Chunwei Wu, Yingming Liu, Xiaoliang Ding, Changfeng Li, Lijun Zhao, Pengpeng Wang, Ping Zhang, Pinchao Gu
  • Publication number: 20210246936
    Abstract: A blender assembly includes a blender jar having a bottom wall. The bottom wall includes first and second surfaces opposing one another and an interior edge defining an opening. A bearing housing is positioned at least partially within the opening and is spaced apart from the first surface of the bottom wall and the interior edge of the bottom wall. A nut is operably coupled with the bearing housing and is spaced apart from a second surface of the bottom wall. A gasket assembly is positioned to maintain a spacing of the bearing housing and the nut relative to the bottom wall. The gasket assembly is positioned over the interior edge of the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert T. Carr, Timothy E. Heater, Arren J. McCormick, Paul S. Paget, Jeremy T. Wolters, Ping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11085817
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device and a method for detecting a light intensity. The device includes a photosensor, an input circuit, an amplification circuit, a feedback circuit, a storage circuit, and an output circuit. The photosensor is coupled to a first voltage signal terminal and a first node. The input circuit provides a first voltage signal to the first node according to an input signal. The amplification circuit provides, to a second node, a second voltage signal from a second voltage signal terminal according to the voltage of the first node. The feedback circuit couples the first node to the second node according to a reset signal. The storage circuit stores a voltage difference between the first node and the second node. The output circuit reads the voltage of the second node according to a read signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Ding, Haisheng Wang, Yingming Liu, Xueyou Cao, Yanling Han, Ping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11086158
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate, comprising a substrate and a display element arranged above the substrate. The array substrate further comprises an antenna structure for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves. The antenna structure comprises a signal shielding layer and an antenna patch layer arranged on the substrate. The antenna patch layer and the signal shielding layer are spaced apart through a dielectric layer. The antenna patch layer is beneath the signal shielding layer such that the antenna structure transmits electromagnetic waves towards the bottom of the substrate and receives the electromagnetic waves from the bottom of the substrate. The present disclosure further provides a display panel and a man-machine interactive terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Pengpeng Wang, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Chunwei Wu, Xiaoliang Ding, Chihjen Cheng, Wei Liu, Yanling Han, Xueyou Cao, Ping Zhang, Changfeng Li, Yanan Jia, Yuzhen Guo
  • Publication number: 20210239514
    Abstract: A calibration device is provided for a weighing system that has a tank with a plurality of support legs at a lower part thereof. The calibration device has at least one calibration module, a hydraulic system and a calibration terminal. An upper end of each calibration module is connected to an upper part of a corresponding support leg. A lower end of each calibration module is fixed to a foundation. A hose connects each calibration module to the hydraulic system for applying a force to the tank. The calibration terminal, connected to each calibration module, displays in real-time, the force applied to the tank. The calibration device can greatly improve the production efficiency, and in use, takes only two hours to complete the calibration, which is faster than the test weight and other calibration methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Haitao Zhang, Chunhui Li, Ping Zhang, Chenggang Ding, Tom Leahy
  • Publication number: 20210236661
    Abstract: Compounds are described which include polyvalent ligands linked to a cyclodextrin scaffold which exhibit strong binding affinities for lanthanides and favorable characteristics with respect to altering the relaxation time of coordinated water molecules. The compounds are useful as contrast agents in applications such as magnetic resonance imaging. The polyvalent ligands are also useful in applications requiring chelation of metal ions in other applications such as water treatment, sequestration of metal ions and treatment of diseases or conditions caused by exposure to toxic or radioactive metal ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Chang-Chun Ling, Pier-Luc Champagne, Ping Zhang, Géraldine Gouhier
  • Patent number: 11079299
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a terminal water-entry protection method and an electronic device. The method includes: arranging at least one start region in a touch region of a touch screen of a terminal, where at least one node is included in the start region; acquiring a trigger value of each node in the at least one start region, and acquiring a marker value of each node in the whole touch screen if the trigger value of at least one node in the at least one start region reaches a predetermined trigger threshold; increasing the number of nodes in a water-entry region by one when the marker value of any node in the whole touch screen reaches a predetermined marker threshold; judging whether the number of nodes in the water-entry region reaches a predetermined value; and controlling a power source of the terminal according to a judgment result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventor: Ping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11075008
    Abstract: Various embodiments predict drug-disease associations. In one embodiment, a plurality of disease similarity matrices and a plurality of disease similarity matrices are accessed. Each of the plurality of drug similarity matrices is associated with a different drug information source. Each of the plurality of disease similarity matrices is associated with a different disease information source. A known drug-disease association matrix is also accessed. The known drug-disease association matrix indicates if a given drug identified is known to treat a given disease. At least one drug-disease association prediction is generated based on the plurality of drug similarity matrices, the plurality of disease similarity matrices, and the known drug-disease association matrix. The at least one drug-disease association prediction identifies a previously unknown association between a given drug and a given disease, and a probability that the given disease is treatable by the given drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jianying Hu, Fei Wang, Ping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210223928
    Abstract: Provided is a touch circuit including first and second voltage input terminals, a pressure sensing circuit and an output circuit, the first voltage input terminal is configured to input a first voltage signal, the second voltage input terminal is configured to input a second voltage signal, the first voltage signal is different from the second voltage signal, an input terminal of the pressure sensing circuit is coupled to the first voltage input terminal, an output terminal of the pressure sensing circuit is coupled to an input terminal of the output circuit, a control terminal of the output circuit is configured to receive a control signal, and the output circuit is configured to control on/off state between the input terminal of the output circuit and the output terminal of the output circuit according to the control signal. A touch panel, a display panel and a display device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Xueyou CAO, Haisheng WANG, Xiaoliang DING, Chihjen CHENG, Yuzhen GUO, Yanling HAN, Wei LIU, Pengpeng WANG, Ping ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210224500
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch panel, a fingerprint recognition method thereof, a method for manufacturing a touch panel and a display device. The touch panel includes multiple driving electrode groups and multiple, sensing electrodes which are intersected with and insulated from each other, each of the driving electrode groups comprises a plurality of driving electrodes, each driving electrodes is coupled to a scanning line, and the method includes: a first scanning step of performing a first scanning on each of the driving electrode groups by using scanning lines to detect a sensing signal generated by a sensing electrode being touched; a determining step of determining a driving electrode group being touched according to the detected sensing signal; a second scanning step of sequentially performing a second scanning on the driving electrodes in the determined driving electrode group being touched to obtain a valley or a ridge of a fingerprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Pengpeng WANG, Xue DONG, Haisheng WANG, Xiaoliang DING, Chihjen CHENG, Yanling HAN, Wei LIU, Xueyou CAO, Rui XU, Yuzhen GUO, Ping ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11065170
    Abstract: A smart medical rehabilitation device comprises a driving unit, a linkage unit, a sensing unit and a rehabilitation evaluating unit that are mounted on a frame, wherein the linkage unit comprises a link mechanism and a slide mechanism linked thereto so that the slide mechanism can be moved together with the link mechanism, wherein the slide mechanism is driven by the driving unit to slide along the groove plate, the link mechanism is linked to move with the slide mechanism thus the link mechanism moves to the corresponding position so that the slide mechanism can assist a training object in performing lower limb rehabilitation training, and the rehabilitation evaluating unit evaluates the physical status and rehabilitation status of the training object according to the physiological information and exercise information of the same collected by the sensing unit, and adjusts the exercise frequency and the exercise duration of the training object according to the physical status in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jiaoyun Yang, Ping Zhao, Lihong Zhu, Liang Zhang, Ning An, Ping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11069308
    Abstract: A pixel unit, a display method thereof and a display panel are provided. The pixel unit includes a display region and a non-display region, further includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a fluid layer and a control structure, the fluid layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a fluid is disposed in the fluid layer, a flow of the fluid is controllable, and the control structure is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and configured to control the flow of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shikang Ge, Yucheng Li, Wei Dai, Zhuqing Zhang, Hening Zhang, Xinyu Wang, Xufeng Tu, Wei Chen, Xu Li, Fei Pan, Xiangchao Chen, Zhongsen He, Ping Zhang, Jinhong Zhang