Patents by Inventor Ran Xu

Ran Xu 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: 10271140
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose an interaction method, an interaction apparatus, and user equipment. The method comprises: determining shape related information of a deformable loudspeaker array surface, where the shape related information corresponds to a first shape of the deformable loudspeaker array surface after a folding deformation; determining multiple effective interaction areas on the deformable loudspeaker array surface at least according to the shape related information, where the multiple effective interaction areas meet the following conditions: in nonadjacent positions on the deformable loudspeaker array surface, and adjacent in a spatial position in the first shape; and using the multiple effective interaction areas as one interaction area at least according to a first relative position of the multiple effective interaction areas in the spatial position in the first shape to provide a sound output interface to at least one interaction object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Beijing Zhigu Rui Tuo Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuifei Yu, Ran Xu
  • Patent number: 10205348
    Abstract: Wireless charging technology and wireless energy transmission control methods and control apparatuses are disclosed. A method comprises: receiving an optical signal from a wireless energy receiver device; and determining, according to an orientation of the optical signal, a wireless energy transmission scheme of a wireless energy transmitter device corresponding to the orientation. A corresponding wireless energy transmission scheme can be rapidly determined according to an orientation of an optical signal from a receiver device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD
    Inventor: Ran Xu
  • Publication number: 20180356244
    Abstract: Described is a system and method for automatically switching between geographical data files that contain geographical content, in an onboard navigation system that utilizes a Voice Destination Entry (VDE) feature. The described embodiments determine, based on one or more VDE inputs from a user, if the currently-active geographical data file should be used to search for geographical item candidates, or if two or more geographical data files should be used. The described embodiments may produce a list of VDE candidates from which the user selects. The described embodiments may populate this list from one or more data files, depending on an evaluation of the VDE input from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Kesong Han, Dennis Chen, Ran Xu
  • Publication number: 20180349380
    Abstract: A system is provided, comprising at least one processor and at least one computer-readable storage medium. The at least one computer-readable storage medium may store a plurality of point-of-interest segment indices. The at least one computer-readable storage medium may further store instructions which program the at least one processor to: match a first text segment to a first point-of-interest segment index stored in the at least one computer-readable storage medium; match a second text segment to a second point-of-interest segment index stored in the at least one computer-readable storage medium; and use the first and second point-of-interest segment indices to identify one or more candidate point-of-interest entries matching both the first and second text segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuefeng Chen, Ran Xu, Kesong Han
  • Patent number: 10139924
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose an information processing method and apparatus based on a deformation controllable device and a user equipment. The method comprises: acquiring at least one piece of deformation request information for a deformation controllable device performing directional interaction with an external object; and in response to that a predicted value of effects of the at least one piece of deformation request information on an interaction effect parameter of the directional interaction falls beyond an acceptable effect value range, performing a first operation to cause an actual value of effects of the at least one piece of deformation request information on the interaction effect parameter to fall within the acceptable effect value range, and/or performing a second operation of informing a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Beijing Zhigu Rui Tuo Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuifei Yu, Ran Xu
  • Patent number: 10110303
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose various light-communication sending methods and apparatus, various light-communication receiving methods and apparatus, and various light communication systems. A light-communication sending method comprises: acquiring a first region of an image; determining, according to the first region, information about density distribution of communication information that is to be modulated to light emitted by a light source; and controlling the light source to display the image, and during displaying of the image, modulating, according to the information about the density distribution of the communication information, the communication information to the light emitted by the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin Du, Ran Xu
  • Patent number: 10068144
    Abstract: An association relating to the field of communications is enabled. A method comprises: acquiring image data in a view area of an imaging device; dividing the view area into sub-view areas; acquiring an attribute information set of an object in any one of the sub-view areas through beam scanning; in response to that the attribute information set comprises attribute information of multiple objects, dividing the one sub-view area or the view area into secondary sub-view areas; acquiring attribute information of at least one object in any one of the secondary sub-view areas through beam scanning; and establishing a correspondence between the attribute information of the object in the one secondary sub-view area and image data corresponding to the one secondary sub-view area. A user can obtain a correspondence between attribute information of an object and image data of the object more conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Beijing Zhigu Rui Tuo Tech Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ran Xu, Wei Shi
  • Publication number: 20180246693
    Abstract: This application discloses various audio play control methods and apparatuses, and various electronic devices. One of the audio play control method comprises: determining play control information of a first audio that is being played or to be played by an electronic device, in response to that an acoustic part of the electronic device is blocked; and sending the play control information to play, according to the play control information, a corresponding audio through an acoustic part of at least another electronic device. This application can compensate for or replace an audio play sound effect of the electronic device through the at least another electronic device, thereby improving convenience when a user uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: RAN XU
  • Patent number: 10049251
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a device housing having a topside and an underside. The electronic device may also include a mounting frame movable above the topside of the device housing and a finger biometric sensor carried by the mounting frame. A flexure member may be coupled to the underside of the device housing and configured to upwardly bias the mounting frame relative to the device housing. A pushbutton switch may be operatively coupled between the finger biometric sensor and the topside of the device housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Robert Y. Cao, Ran Xu, Stephen K. Pomes, Brandon S. Smith, Dinesh C. Mathew
  • Patent number: 10007829
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a device housing having a topside and an underside, a mounting frame movable above the topside of the device housing, and a finger biometric sensor carried by the mounting frame. The electronic device may also include an electrically conductive flexure member carried by the underside of the device housing and configured to upwardly bias the mounting frame relative to the device housing and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) device electrically coupled between the mounting frame and the electrically conductive flexure member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Brandon S. Smith, Brian N. Lerner, Ran Xu, Stephen K. Pomes, Michael K. McCord
  • Patent number: 10009691
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a sound channel configuration method and apparatus and an earphone device. The method includes: obtaining heartbeat transmission signals at one earpiece and a reference position of a human body; and performing sound channel configuration on a signal of the earpiece at least according to the heartbeat transmission signals at the earpiece and the reference position. The embodiments of the present application provide sound channel configuration solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD
    Inventor: Ran Xu
  • Publication number: 20180113489
    Abstract: A verification method, device and computer-readable storage medium based on a flexible display screen are provided. The method includes: generating a verification code, and dividing the verification code into a plurality of parts; displaying the plurality of parts on the flexible display screen separately; detecting deformation of the flexible display screen, and determining a splicing result of the plurality of parts based on the deformation of the flexible display screen; and determining a verification result based on the splicing result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Kuifei YU, Ran XU
  • Patent number: 9949343
    Abstract: Illumination control methods and apparatuses and various devices having a photographing function are disclosed. An example illumination control method comprises: determining a to-be-adjusted region that needs optical parameter adjustment in a photograph framing image; determining, according to light source modulation information carried in received imaging rays corresponding to the to-be-adjusted region, at least one external light source that needs to be illumination controlled; determining illumination control instruction information of the to-be-adjusted region; and sending the illumination control instruction information to the at least one external light source determined, so as to instruct the at least one external light source to perform at least one optical adjustment according to the illumination control instruction information. Imaging quality and photographing effect can be improved thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Liang Zhou, Ran Xu
  • Publication number: 20180092141
    Abstract: A method for establishing a backhaul link, applied to a base station, includes: broadcasting system information to cause a terminal receiving the system information to return backhaul link establishment signaling, wherein the terminal has established a first communication link with a core network; receiving the backhaul link establishment signaling returned by the terminal, the backhaul link establishment signaling being configured to indicate the terminal to establish a backhaul link for the base station; and sending a confirmation message to the terminal to cause the terminal to establish a second communication link with the base station after receiving the confirmation message, the second communication link and the first communication link forming the backhaul link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Na WEI, Ran XU
  • Publication number: 20180092042
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide an information sharing method, a wireless communication method, and apparatuses thereof. The information sharing method comprises: determining information related to a channel state of at least one channel between a first device and an access point device; and sending the information to at least one second device located within a preset distance range of the first device. The methods and apparatuses of the embodiments of the present application share information related to a channel state according to adjacent relationship between devices, so as to be conducive to determining the channel state in a low complexity and low power consumption, thereby performing wireless communication in a short delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: RAN XU
  • Publication number: 20180075274
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a device housing having a topside and an underside. The electronic device may also include a mounting frame movable above the topside of the device housing and a finger biometric sensor carried by the mounting frame. A flexure member may be coupled to the underside of the device housing and configured to upwardly bias the mounting frame relative to the device housing. A pushbutton switch may be operatively coupled between the finger biometric sensor and the topside of the device housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Y. CAO, Ran XU, Stephen K. POMES, Brandon S. SMITH, Dinesh C. MATHEW
  • Publication number: 20180075275
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a device housing having a topside and an underside, a mounting frame movable above the topside of the device housing, and a finger biometric sensor carried by the mounting frame. The electronic device may also include an electrically conductive flexure member carried by the underside of the device housing and configured to upwardly bias the mounting frame relative to the device housing and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) device electrically coupled between the mounting frame and the electrically conductive flexure member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Brandon S. SMITH, Brian N. Lerner, Ran Xu, Stephen K. Pomes, Michael K. McCord
  • Patent number: 9892633
    Abstract: Reflection interference control can comprise: determining, according to identification information comprised in a light signal from a reflection surface to a field of view of a user, that a reflection interference phenomenon exists on the reflection surface; and generating a control signal for lowering the level of the reflection interference. For example, by using the characteristic that a light source identifier is modulated in a light signal transmitted by a light source in the existing wireless optical communication, whether a reflection interference phenomenon exists can be determined according to identification information comprised in a light signal received by a field of view of a user from a reflection surface, and reflection interference is automatically controlled if it is determined that the reflection interference phenomenon exists, which is simple and quick and does not require user intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ran Xu, Wei Shi
  • Publication number: 20180039338
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose flexible component-based interactive methods and interactive apparatus and user equipment. A method disclosed herein comprises: in response to a task trigger operation for triggering a task, acquiring deformation information corresponding to a deformation generated by the flexible component based on the task trigger operation, wherein after deforming, the flexible component corresponds to a first shape; and controlling, according to execution progress of the task, the flexible component to recover from the first shape to a second shape, according to execution progress information of the task and the deformation information. In the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, execution progress of the task may be visually fed back by using recovery of deformation related to task triggering and naturally the task is associated with an execution progress indication of the task, thereby improving user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: KUIFEI YU, RAN XU
  • Publication number: 20170346561
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose various light-communication sending methods and apparatus, various light-communication receiving methods and apparatus, and various light communication systems. A light-communication sending method comprises: acquiring a first region of an image; determining, according to the first region, information about density distribution of communication information that is to be modulated to light emitted by a light source; and controlling the light source to display the image, and during displaying of the image, modulating, according to the information about the density distribution of the communication information, the communication information to the light emitted by the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LIN DU, RAN XU