Patents by Inventor Qiuhua HU

Qiuhua HU 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).

  • Apparatus for facilitating a connection with an external sensor module
    Patent number: 10452602
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for an apparatus for facilitating a connection with an external sensor module, in accordance with some embodiments. In one instance, the apparatus may include a processor and a sensor hub coupled with the processor, wherein the sensor hub may include a bus to provide a connection between the apparatus and the external sensor module. The apparatus may further include signal pattern generation circuitry coupled with the sensor hub to generate a signal pattern in response to a connection of the external sensor module to the apparatus via the bus or disconnect of the external sensor module from the bus, to indicate an insert or remove event to the apparatus, and facilitate the connection of the apparatus with the external sensor module. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Qiuhua Hu, Jie Chen, Hua He, Ke Han, Arvind Kumar
  • AN APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING A CONNECTION WITH AN EXTERNAL SENSOR MODULE
    Publication number: 20190087382
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for an apparatus for facilitating a connection with an external sensor module, in accordance with some embodiments. In one instance, the apparatus may include a processor and a sensor hub coupled with the processor, wherein the sensor hub may include a bus to provide a connection between the apparatus and the external sensor module. The apparatus may further include signal pattern generation circuitry coupled with the sensor hub to generate a signal pattern in response to a connection of the external sensor module to the apparatus via the bus or disconnect of the external sensor module from the bus, to indicate an insert or remove event to the apparatus, and facilitate the connection of the apparatus with the external sensor module. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Qiuhua HU, Jie CHEN, Hua HE, Ke HAN, Arvind KUMAR