Patents by Inventor Pinlin Chen

Pinlin Chen 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: 11227638
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for cutting video using video content. The method comprises: acquiring recorded video produced by user's recording operation; extracting features of recorded audio in the recorded video and judging whether the recorded audio is damaged; and if not, extracting human voice data from the recorded audio which has been filtered out background sound, intercepting video segment corresponding to effective human voice, and displaying the video segment as clip video; and if yes, extracting image feature data of person's mouth shape and human movements in the recorded video after image processing, fitting the image feature data and the human voice data which has been filtered out background sound, and displaying the video segment with the highest fitting degree as clip video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Sunday Morning Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qianya Lin, Tian Xia, RemyYiYang Ho, Zhenli Xie, Pinlin Chen, Rongchan Liu
  • Patent number: 11175155
    Abstract: This application is directed to a geographic information display method. While a first mobile device is executing an instant messaging application, it obtains its own geographic location information, a second mobile device's geographic location information, and a first timestamp at which the geographic location information is recorded. The first mobile device then displays an interactive map associated with the first timestamp on a user interface. The displayed map includes two marks that represent the locations of the first and second mobile devices, respectively, and instant messages exchanged between these two mobile devices are displayed on the map adjacent to the two marks. As the first mobile device obtains updated geographic location information in association with a second timestamp, it updates the location of the second mobile device while the mark corresponding to the first mobile device remains at the same location on the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Pinlin Chen, Yi Shan, Jun Wang, Junjie Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210319809
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for cutting video using video content. The method comprises: acquiring recorded video produced by user's recording operation; extracting features of recorded audio in the recorded video and judging whether the recorded audio is damaged; and if not, extracting human voice data from the recorded audio which has been filtered out background sound, intercepting video segment corresponding to effective human voice, and displaying the video segment as clip video; and if yes, extracting image feature data of person's mouth shape and human movements in the recorded video after image processing, fitting the image feature data and the human voice data which has been filtered out background sound, and displaying the video segment with the highest fitting degree as clip video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Qianya Lin, Tian Xia, RemyYiYang Ho, Zhenli Xie, Pinlin Chen, Rongchan Liu
  • Patent number: 10694074
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information access control method performed by a computer server, the method including: receiving an image sharing request from a first terminal, the image sharing request including a first image to be shared among a user group of a social networking application; identify one or more faces in the first image through face recognition; randomly selecting one of the faces in the first image; applying a mask to the first image except a predefined portion of the randomly-selected face; sending the partially masked first image to a second terminal; receiving an image viewing request from the second terminal in response to a user selection of the partially masked first image and a user-initiated resource transfer from the second user account to the first user account; and returning a version of the first image not being partially masked to the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventor: Pinlin Chen
  • Patent number: 10645179
    Abstract: Method and server system for location sharing are disclosed. The server system receives information items related to a current location of the first mobile device associated with a first user of the social networking platform. After comparing the current location of the first mobile device with a previous location of the first mobile device and determining an orientation and/or velocity of the first mobile device at the current location, the server system sends the determined orientation and/or velocity of the first mobile device to the second mobile device associated with a second user of the social networking platform, wherein the second mobile device displays distinct visual indicators corresponding to the current location, orientation and velocity of the first mobile device, respectively, on an interactive map interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Pinlin Chen, Yi Shan, Jun Wang, Liang Wu, Ling Li
  • Patent number: 10638280
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sharing real-time location information are disclosed herein. A computing device with processor(s) and memory displays a chat interface of a social networking platform for a conversation between a first user and a second user associated with the computing device. The computing device receives a location-sharing request from the first user to join a real-time location sharing group and, in response, displays a location-sharing message. After detecting a first user input on the location-sharing message from the second user of the computing device, the computing device replaces the chat interface with a location interface of the social networking platform, the location interface including a map overlaid with a first indicator corresponding to a respective real-time location of the first user and a second indicator corresponding to a respective real-time location of the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi Shan, Jun Wang, Pinlin Chen, Dacheng Zhuo, Ling Li, Liang Wu
  • Patent number: 10591305
    Abstract: A method, device, and terminal for displaying multiple users' locations on a map. The method includes: acquiring in real time, the most current locations of all the users who participate through an instant messaging chat system to share in sharing their locations; determining a starting location on a map, creating a starting region centered on the starting location, and gradually expanding the starting region in accordance with the most current location of each of the users who participate in sharing their locations, until a target region including the most current locations of all the users who participate in sharing their locations is acquired; and determining and displaying a viewable region on the map in accordance with the target region. The target region starting region expands to display a viewable region on the map as determined, such that the most current locations of users participating in sharing location is efficiently acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMIT
    Inventors: Pinlin Chen, Yi Shan, Jun Wang, Liang Wu, Runjia Huang
  • Publication number: 20190098098
    Abstract: Method and server system for location sharing are disclosed. The server system receives information items related to a current location of the first mobile device associated with a first user of the social networking platform. After comparing the current location of the first mobile device with a previous location of the first mobile device and determining an orientation and/or velocity of the first mobile device at the current location, the server system sends the determined orientation and/or velocity of the first mobile device to the second mobile device associated with a second user of the social networking platform, wherein the second mobile device displays distinct visual indicators corresponding to the current location, orientation and velocity of the first mobile device, respectively, on an interactive map interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Pinlin CHEN, Yi SHAN, Jun WANG, Liang WU, Ling LI
  • Patent number: 10237692
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides system and methods for a sharing geographic location. A local terminal may be configured to display a map interface including a graphic indicator. The graphic indicator may correspond to a remote geographic location of a remote terminal. The local terminal may be further configured to receive a selection signal directed at the graphic indicator to track the remote terminal. In response to the signal, the local terminal may repeatedly receive a geographic location information update corresponding to the remote terminal. The geographic location information update may include an updated geographic location of the remote terminal. In addition, the local terminal may update a travel route indicative of a path between the updated geographic location of the remote terminal and a target geographic location. The terminal may display the travel route on the map interface in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi Shan, Pinlin Chen, Dacheng Zhuo, Liang Wu, Ling Li, Jun Wang
  • Publication number: 20190078904
    Abstract: This application is directed to a geographic information display method. While a first mobile device is executing an instant messaging application, it obtains its own geographic location information, a second mobile device's geographic location information, and a first timestamp at which the geographic location information is recorded. The first mobile device then displays an interactive map associated with the first timestamp on a user interface. The displayed map includes two marks that represent the locations of the first and second mobile devices, respectively, and instant messages exchanged between these two mobile devices are displayed on the map adjacent to the two marks. As the first mobile device obtains updated geographic location information in association with a second timestamp, it updates the location of the second mobile device while the mark corresponding to the first mobile device remains at the same location on the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Pinlin Chen, Yi Shan, Jun Wang, Junjie Zhou
  • Publication number: 20190075433
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sharing real-time location information are disclosed herein. A computing device with processor(s) and memory displays a chat interface of a social networking platform for a conversation between a first user and a second user associated with the computing device. The computing device receives a location-sharing request from the first user to join a real-time location sharing group and, in response, displays a location-sharing message. After detecting a first user input on the location-sharing message from the second user of the computing device, the computing device replaces the chat interface with a location interface of the social networking platform, the location interface including a map overlaid with a first indicator corresponding to a respective real-time location of the first user and a second indicator corresponding to a respective real-time location of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yi SHAN, Jun Wang, Pinlin Chen, Dacheng Zhuo, Ling Li, Liang Wu
  • Patent number: 10193986
    Abstract: Method and device of sharing location information in a social network application are disclosed. The method includes: a user device providing an instant messaging interface of a social network application at the user device; detecting, within the instant messaging interface, a trigger input associated with location information from a first user of the first user device; in response to the trigger input associated with location information, obtaining a map based on the trigger input; and sharing the map with a second user device through the social network application, enabling the second user device to display the map in a corresponding instant messaging interface of the social network application executed at the second user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Wenbin Zhang, Pinlin Chen, Yuyun Zhang
  • Patent number: 10171598
    Abstract: Method and server system for location sharing are disclosed. The method includes: determining a motion state of a first user in accordance with respective information items related to a current location and a previous location of a first device associated with the first user; in accordance with a determination that the motion state of the first user is a stationary state, determining a user direction of the first user based an orientation of the first device associated with the current location; in accordance with a determination that the motion state of the first user is a moving state, determining the user direction of the first user based on a motion direction from the previous location to the current location of the first device; and sending the determined user direction of the first user to one or more second devices associated with one or more second users for location sharing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Pinlin Chen, Yi Shan, Jun Wang, Liang Wu, Ling Li
  • Patent number: 10156456
    Abstract: This application is directed to a geographic information display method. While a first mobile device is executing an instant messaging application, it obtains its own geographic location information, a second mobile device's geographic location information, and a first timestamp at which the geographic location information is recorded. The first mobile device then displays a map associated with the first timestamp on a user interface. The displayed map includes two marks that represent the locations of the first and second mobile devices, respectively, and instant messages exchanged between these two mobile devices are displayed on the map adjacent to the two marks. As the first mobile device obtains geographic location information in association with a second timestamp, it updates the displayed map to reflect variations of the locations of the mobile devices, while the mark corresponding to the first mobile device is displayed at a fixed location on the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Pinlin Chen, Yi Shan, Jun Wang, Junjie Zhou
  • Patent number: 10154389
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating real-time location sharing are disclosed herein. A computing device with processor(s) and memory displays a chat interface of a social networking platform for a conversation between two or more users including a first user and a second user associated with the computing device. The computing device receives a location-sharing request from the first user to join a real-time location sharing group and, in response, displays a message corresponding to the location sharing request from the first user among a set of messages in a first region of the chat interface and displays a location sharing status banner corresponding to the location-sharing request from the first user in a second region of the chat interface, where the location sharing status banner is displayed with a first display characteristic indicating that the second user has not yet joined the real-time location sharing group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi Shan, Jun Wang, Pinlin Chen, Dacheng Zhuo, Ling Li, Liang Wu
  • Publication number: 20180238693
    Abstract: A method, device, and terminal for displaying multiple users' locations on a map. The method includes: acquiring in real time, the most current locations of all the users who participate through an instant messaging chat system to share in sharing their locations; determining a starting location on a map, creating a starting region centered on the starting location, and gradually expanding the starting region in accordance with the most current location of each of the users who participate in sharing their locations, until a target region including the most current locations of all the users who participate in sharing their locations is acquired; and determining and displaying a viewable region on the map in accordance with the target region. The target region starting region expands to display a viewable region on the map as determined, such that the most current locations of users participating in sharing location is efficiently acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Pinlin CHEN, Yi SHAN, Jun WANG, Liang WU, Runjia HUANG
  • Patent number: 10057361
    Abstract: Method and device of sharing photos includes: receiving, from a mobile device, a first location of a first photo, a second location of a second photo, and a current location of the mobile device; sending, to the mobile device, a plurality of points of interest selected in accordance with their proximity to the first location, the second location, and the current location, respectively; receiving a first check-in location for the first photo and a second check-in location for the second photo selected from the plurality of points of interest; determining a granularity level at which an encompassing location comprises the first check-in location corresponding to the first photo and the second check-in location corresponding to the second photo; determining the encompassing location; and causing the encompassing location to be shared among users of the social network platform in association with the first photo and the second photo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ying Qi, Bin Liu, Wei Luo, Beiqi Wu, Pinlin Chen, Runjia Huang, Chao Huang, Wanxiang Huang
  • Publication number: 20180234588
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information access control method performed by a computer server, the method including: receiving an image sharing request from a first terminal, the image sharing request including a first image to be shared among a user group of a social networking application; identify one or more faces in the first image through face recognition; randomly selecting one of the faces in the first image; applying a mask to the first image except a predefined portion of the randomly-selected face; sending the partially masked first image to a second terminal; receiving an image viewing request from the second terminal in response to a user selection of the partially masked first image and a user-initiated resource transfer from the second user account to the first user account; and returning a version of the first image not being partially masked to the second terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Pinlin Chen
  • Patent number: 9976862
    Abstract: The present disclosure directs to method, device, and terminal for displaying multiple users' locations on a map. The method includes: acquiring the most current locations of all the users who participate in sharing their locations; determining a starting location on a map, creating a starting region centered on the starting location, and gradually expanding the starting region in accordance with the most current location or each of the users who participate in sharing their locations, until a target region including the most current locations of all the users who participate in sharing their locations is acquired; and determining and displaying a viewable region on the map in accordance with the target region. The target region starting region expands to display a viewable region on the map as determined, such that the most current locations of users participating in sharing location may be efficiently acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Pinlin Chen, Yi Shan, Jun Wang, Liang Wu, Runjia Huang
  • Publication number: 20180041594
    Abstract: Method and device of sharing photos includes: receiving, from a mobile device, a first location of a first photo, a second location of a second photo, and a current location of the mobile device; sending, to the mobile device, a plurality of points of interest selected in accordance with their proximity to the first location, the second location, and the current location, respectively; receiving a first check-in location for the first photo and a second check-in location for the second photo selected from the plurality of points of interest; determining a granularity level at which an encompassing location comprises the first check-in location corresponding to the first photo and the second check-in location corresponding to the second photo; determining the encompassing location; and causing the encompassing location to be shared among users of the social network platform in association with the first photo and the second photo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Ying Qi, Bin LIU, Wei LUO, Beiqi WU, Pinlin CHEN, Runjia HUANG, Chao HUANG, Wanxiang HUANG