Patents by Inventor Qing Zhang

Qing 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: 9679121
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting input gesture events on a touchscreen of an electronic device and for unlocking the electronic device is disclosed. The method may include displaying, while the electronic device is in a locked state, a plurality of guidance lines on the touchscreen of the electronic device, detecting, during an input gesture event, guidance line crossings and calculating a number of guidance line crossings detected during the input gesture event. The method may also include converting a calculated number of detected guidance line crossings into at least one password digit, comparing a sequence of password digits to a stored password in the electronic device and unlocking, in response to comparing the sequence of password digits to the stored password, the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kapp, Martin A. Tiernan, Zhi Qiang Wei, Xiao Qing Zhang, Cheng Zhou
  • Publication number: 20170143717
    Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-tumor use of Anagrelide and derivatives thereof and, more specifically, the present invention provides the use of Anagrelide and derivatives thereof in the preparation of pharmaceuticals or pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or inhibition of tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Qiang YU, Jing HE, Qing ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9659382
    Abstract: A system and method for spatiotemporal depth extraction of images with forward and backward depth prediction are provided. The system and method of the present disclosure provide for acquiring a plurality of frames, generating a first depth map of a current frame in the plurality of frames based on a depth map of a previous frame in the plurality of frames, generating a second depth map of the current frame in the plurality of frames based on a depth map of a subsequent frame in the plurality of frames, and processing the first depth map and the second depth map to produce a third depth map for the current frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Dong-Qing Zhang, Izzat Izzat, Youngshik Yoon
  • Publication number: 20170140087
    Abstract: A method for chip integration is disclosed. The method includes: inputting the parameter file information of a parameter file required to be searched; obtaining a sub-module port list according to the input parameter file information; carrying out the connection between module ports and/or sub-module ports according to the obtained sub-module port list and a pre-configured netlist; and generating a top level file according to the connection between the module ports and/or the sub-module ports, so as to realize the chip integration. A device for chip integration and a storage medium are disclosed as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Qing Zhang, Chongxing Gao
  • Publication number: 20170139722
    Abstract: A media file playing method and device. The method comprises: submitting information about a media file to a first window; judging whether the first window is a browser top window; if so, creating a sub-window in the browser top window, setting the sub-window as the first window, loading player logic in the browser top window, and playing the media file by using the player logic in the browser top window; otherwise, transmitting, by the first window, the information about the media file to the browser top window to which the first window belongs, and playing the media file by using the player logic in the browser top window. By means of the present invention, it can be achieved that a webpage player window can play a new media file without refreshing when playing requests of other webpage browser windows are received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Hongcheng Fu, Zhengguo Zhang, Qing Zhang
  • Patent number: 9641729
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein to achieve video or image sequence encoding with an improved denoising algorithm that is both efficient computationally and has acceptable overhead cost in comparison to other denoising schemes for video encoding. The embodiments include using recursive bilateral filtering as part of the denoising algorithm, which is integrated into a video encoder to overcome limitations of other encoder-integrated denoising algorithms. An embodiment method includes receiving, at a filtering and residual computation function at the encoder, a macro block comprising a plurality of pixels. The filtering and residual computation function also receives, from a motion estimation function at the encoder, a reference block. The reference block comprises a plurality of reference pixels corresponding to the macro block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dong-Qing Zhang, Bo Wang, Hong Heather Yu, Jianyu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170116407
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting input gesture events on a touchscreen of an electronic device and for unlocking the electronic device is disclosed. The method may include displaying, while the electronic device is in a locked state, a plurality of guidance lines on the touchscreen of the electronic device, detecting, during an input gesture event, guidance line crossings and calculating a number of guidance line crossings detected during the input gesture event. The method may also include converting a calculated number of detected guidance line crossings into at least one password digit, comparing a sequence of password digits to a stored password in the electronic device and unlocking, in response to comparing the sequence of password digits to the stored password, the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kapp, Martin A. Tiernan, Zhi Qiang Wei, Xiao Qing Zhang, Cheng Zhou
  • Publication number: 20170113392
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a Z-directed component for insertion into a mounting hole in a printed circuit board according to one example embodiment includes simultaneously extruding a plurality of materials according to the structure of the Z-directed component to form an extruded object and forming the Z-directed component from the extruded object. In one embodiment, the extruded object is divided into individual Z-directed components. In one embodiment, the timing of extrusion between predetermined sections of one of the materials is varied in order to stagger the sections in the extruded object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: KEITH BRYAN HARDIN, ZACHARY CHARLES NATHAN KRATZER, QING ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170116408
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting input gesture events on a touchscreen of an electronic device and for unlocking the electronic device is disclosed. The method may include displaying, while the electronic device is in a locked state, a plurality of guidance lines on the touchscreen of the electronic device, detecting, during an input gesture event, guidance line crossings and calculating a number of guidance line crossings detected during the input gesture event. The method may also include converting a calculated number of detected guidance line crossings into at least one password digit, comparing a sequence of password digits to a stored password in the electronic device and unlocking, in response to comparing the sequence of password digits to the stored password, the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kapp, Martin A. Tiernan, Zhi Qiang Wei, Xiao Qing Zhang, Cheng Zhou
  • Publication number: 20170083730
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cancelling noise caused by the flicker of ambient lights are provided. Such noise cancelling systems and methods may be incorporated in a laser-based barcode scanning device. In one example, a barcode scanning device includes a light source, a first sensor, a second sensor, and a noise cancelling circuit. The light source is configured to emit a beam of light. The first sensor is configured to detect a first optical signal indicative of light reflecting off of a barcode. The reflected light may originate from the light source and from at least one ambient light source in the vicinity of the barcode scanning device. The second sensor is configured to detect a second optical signal indicative of light originating from the at least one ambient light source. The noise cancelling circuit is configured to obtain a noise-cancelled scanning signal from the first and second optical signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Chen Feng, Jie Ren, Jun Lu, Haiming Qu, Qing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170080699
    Abstract: The present invention provides a frame assembly, which comprises a first frame and a second frame provided to surround the first frame. The first frame and the second frame are configured to support mesh fabric therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Hu LI, Qing ZHANG, Ming HU
  • Patent number: 9602814
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for sampling-based super resolution video encoding and decoding. The encoding method receives high resolution pictures and generates low resolution pictures and metadata there from, the metadata for guiding post-decoding post-processing of the low resolution pictures and the metadata; and then encodes the low resolution pictures and the metadata using at least one encoder. The corresponding decoding method receives a bitstream and decodes low resolution pictures and metadata there from using a decoder; and then reconstructs high resolution pictures respectively corresponding to the low resolution pictures using the low resolution pictures and the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Sitaram Bhagavathy, Joan Llach, Dong-Qing Zhang
  • Patent number: 9601810
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing lithium ion cells includes the steps of: 1) coating a collector roll along an unreeling direction thereof to form one or more strip coated areas, two side edges of the coated area each being provided with an uncoated area to form tabs thereon; 2) compacting the coated collector roll and obtaining a compacted collector roll; 3) cutting the compacted collector roll into anode plates/cathode plates having different sizes each having a tab and rounded corners; 4) recombining an anode plate/a cathode plate with a separator; cutting the separator after recombination to form rounded corners at a position corresponding to the rounded corners of the anode plate/cathode plate and further obtain a mono-cell or a half-cell having different sizes; 5) stacking the mono-cells and half-cells into a step preliminary cell; and 6) hot pressing the stacked preliminary cell to form a whole lithium ion cell via bonding of the anode plates/cathode plates with the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: Dongguan Amperex Technology Limited, Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ping He, Hong xin Fang, Bai qing Zhang, Man sen Li, Da wei Chen
  • Patent number: 9596203
    Abstract: Collecting online group chat messages. The method may include receiving a message associated with an online group chat session between chat participants. The method may also include determining the received message satisfies at least one message collection rule. The method may further include recording the received message to at least one message table based on each chat participant mentioned in the received message. The method may also include determining a first chat participant chooses to open a private chat session with at least one second chat participant. The method may further include identifying recorded messages within the message tables associated with the at least one second chat participant. The method may also include displaying the identified recorded messages in a private chat session sub-window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yan Lan, Qian Cheng Liao, Li Wang, Xiao Li Wang, Jun Qing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170068364
    Abstract: A display module is divided into a display area and a non-display area surrounding a periphery of the display area, comprises a touch panel and a liquid crystal panel which are assembled, an optical processing film is provided between the touch panel and the liquid crystal panel, wherein the optical processing film is provided in the display area, an adhesive block, which is provided in an area corresponding to the non-display area between the touch panel and the liquid crystal panel, surrounds a periphery of the optical processing film and is provided in the same layer as the optical processing film, has the same thickness as the optical processing film, the adhesive block is configured to adhere the touch panel to the liquid crystal panel as a whole. Thinness of the display module can be achieved and the corresponding display device can achieve the effect of narrow frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jun XU, Qing ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9589025
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for information recommendation are provided. In one aspect, a method for information recommendation uses correlated information combinations to improve recommendation accuracy. Upon receiving data from a client indicating a visited information type, the method obtains correlated information types related to the visited information type from stored records. The correlated information types providing one or more correlated information combinations each including at least two correlated information types. For each of the one or more correlated information combinations, the method computes a degree of correlation between the correlated information combination and the visited information type. The method selects a target correlated information combination with a satisfying degree of correlation, and recommends the target correlated information combination to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Baojin Zhu, Qing Zhang
  • Patent number: 9582563
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying a plurality of log entries. The method includes receiving one or more criteria. The one or more criteria are applicable to the plurality of log entries. The method includes generating a dimensional data structure. The dimensional data structure is defined in a dimension for each of the one or more criteria. The method includes loading the plurality of log entries into the dimensional data structure based on the one or more criteria. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Zhen Chen, Wei Huang, Yan Fang Ji, Bo Tian, Bei Bei Xu, Miao Zhang, Zi Qing Zhang
  • Patent number: 9575347
    Abstract: A base material for a display device, a display device and a method for fabricating the display device are disclosed. One or more grooves are disposed on a bonding surface of the base material, the grooves are configured for accommodating at least a portion of adhesive coated to the bonding surface. The grooves on the base material can accommodate redundant adhesive, thereby effectively preventing the adhesive overflow and air bubble defects during the bonding process, and increasing the yield ratio of bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qing Zhang, Hongqiang Luo
  • Patent number: 9570817
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a conductive terminal. The housing includes a terminal slot and an insertion entrance in front of the terminal slot. The conductive terminal is correspondingly mounted in the terminal slot. The conductive terminal comprises a base portion, two side portions and two elastic arms, the base portion extends in a front-rear direction, the two side portions extend upwardly respectively at two sides of a rear end of the base portion, the two elastic arms extend respectively from the two side portions toward the insertion entrance of the housing so that a front end of each elastic arm is close to the insertion entrance. As depicted, a clamping portion is formed close to the front end of each elastic arm by punching a tab therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Jin Shun Wang, Hao Yin, Xue-Qing Zhang
  • Patent number: 9564272
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a Z-directed component for insertion into a mounting hole in a printed circuit board according to one example embodiment includes simultaneously extruding a plurality of materials according to the structure of the Z-directed component to form an extruded object and forming the Z-directed component from the extruded object. In one embodiment, the extruded object is divided into individual Z-directed components. In one embodiment, the timing of extrusion between predetermined sections of one of the materials is varied in order to stagger the sections in the extruded object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Bryan Hardin, Zachary Charles Nathan Kratzer, Qing Zhang