Patents by Inventor Ray Liu

Ray Liu 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: 11639981
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for movement tracking are described. In one example, a described system comprises: at least one sensor configured to generate at least one sensing information (SI); a memory; a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one sensor; and a set of instructions stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: ORIGIN WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Chenshu Wu, Beibei Wang, Xiaolu Zeng, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Publication number: 20230090763
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for radio-based voice activity detection are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured to transmit a radio signal through a wireless channel of a venue; a receiver configured to receive the radio signal through the wireless channel, wherein the wireless channel is impacted by a voice activity of a target voice source in the venue; and a processor. The processor is configured for: computing a time series of channel information (CI) of the wireless channel based on the radio signal, and detecting the voice activity of the target voice source based on the time series of CI (TSCI) of the wireless channel, without using any media signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Muhammed Zahid Ozturk, Chenshu Wu, Beibei Wang, K.J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au, Min Wu
  • Publication number: 20230081472
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless vital sign monitoring are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured to transmit a wireless signal through a wireless channel of a venue; a receiver configured to receive the wireless signal through the wireless channel that is being impacted by an object motion of an object in the venue; and a processor. At least one of the transmitter or the receiver comprises an array of antennas used to transmit or receive the wireless signal. The object motion comprises at least one non-periodic body motion of the object and at least one periodic vital-sign motion of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Fengyu Wang, Beibei Wang, Xiaolu Zeng, Chenshu Wu, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Patent number: 11592913
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless writing tracking are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured for transmitting a first wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel of a venue; a receiver configured for receiving a second wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel; and a processor. The second wireless signal comprises a reflection of the first wireless signal by a tip of a writing instrument in the venue. The processor is configured for: obtaining a time series of channel information (CI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the second wireless signal, wherein each CI comprises at least one of: a channel state information (CSI), channel impulse response (CIR), channel frequency response (CFR), or received signal strength index (RSSI); and tracking a movement of the tip of the writing instrument based on the time series of CI (TSCI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ORIGIN WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Sai Deepika Regani, Chenshu Wu, Beibei Wang, Min Wu, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Publication number: 20230021342
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for enhanced wireless monitoring of vital signs are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured to transmit a wireless signal through a wireless channel of a venue; a receiver configured to receive the wireless signal through the wireless channel; and a processor. The received wireless signal differs from the transmitted wireless signal due to the wireless channel that is impacted by a periodic motion of a vital sign of an object in the venue. The processor is configured for: obtaining a time series of channel information (CI) of the wireless channel based on the received wireless signal, computing a two dimensional (2D) decomposition of the time series of CI (TSCI), enhancing the 2D decomposition, and monitoring the periodic motion of the vital sign based on the enhanced 2D decomposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Beibei Wang, Sakila Sandeepani Jayaweera Samaranayake Arachchige Dona, Xiaolu Zeng, Wei-Hsiang Wang, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Publication number: 20230014580
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for map reconstruction based on wireless tracking are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a sensor configured to collect sensing data in a venue and obtain a plurality of trajectories, and a processor. Each trajectory is a time series of spatial coordinates (TSSC) representing a path traversed by a respective object in the venue. Each TSSC is accompanied by at least one respective time series of sensing data (TSSD) collected while the respective object traverses the path in the venue. The processor is configured for: segmenting each TSSC and its accompanying at least one TSSD into segments, bundling the plurality of trajectories based on similarity measures between pairs of the segments, fusing the bundled trajectories to generate fused trajectories, computing a shape of the fused trajectories, and generating a map of the venue based on the computed shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Guozhen Zhu, Chenshu Wu, Beibei Wang, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Publication number: 20220402998
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to a chimeric antigen receptor, a T cell comprising said CAR and methods of making and using said CAR and said T cell for the treatment of a cancer and/or an immune disease. In specific embodiments, the method comprises the use of T cells comprising CARs to target different antigens on target cells. In further specific embodiments, the CARs of the invention comprise NS3 protease domains and cleavage sites, which NS3 domains are inhibited by small molecule inhibitors for customized CAR-T cell therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: WENSHE RAY LIU, WENYUE CAO
  • Patent number: 11531087
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for periodic or transient motion detection, e.g. fall event detection, based on wireless signals are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured for transmitting a first wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel of a venue; a receiver configured for receiving a second wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel; and a processor. The second wireless signal differs from the first wireless signal due to the wireless multipath channel that is impacted by a target motion of an object in the venue. The processor is configured for: obtaining a time series of channel information (TSCI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the second wireless signal, computing a time series of spatial-temporal information (STI) of the object based on the TSCI, and detecting the target motion of the object based on the time series of STI (TSSTI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: ORIGIN WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Yuqian Hu, Feng Zhang, Beibei Wang, Chenshu Wu, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Publication number: 20220386945
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for radio-based sleep tracking are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured to transmit a first wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel in a venue; a receiver configured to receive a second wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel, wherein the second wireless signal differs from the first wireless signal due to the wireless multipath channel which is impacted by a sleeping motion of an object in the venue; and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Chenshu Wu, Beibei Wang, Oscar Chi-Lim Au, Hung-Quoc Duc Lai, K. J. Ray Liu
  • Patent number: 11500058
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless proximity sensing are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured for transmitting a first wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel of a venue; a receiver configured for receiving a second wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel; and a processor. The second wireless signal differs from the first wireless signal due to the wireless multipath channel that is impacted by a movement of an object in the venue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: ORIGIN WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Yuqian Hu, Beibei Wang, Muhammed Zahid Ozturk, Feng Zhang, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au, Xiaolu Zeng, Chenshu Wu, Fengyu Wang
  • Patent number: 11500057
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wirelessly tracking keystrokes on a surface are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured for transmitting, using a transmit antenna, a first wireless signal through a wireless channel of a venue including the surface; a receiver configured for receiving, using a plurality of receive antennas, a second wireless signal through the wireless channel, wherein the second wireless signal comprises a reflection of the first wireless signal by at least one moving object in the venue; and a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: ORIGIN WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Yuqian Hu, Beibei Wang, Chenshu Wu, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Patent number: 11500056
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless tracking with graph-based particle filtering are described. A described wireless monitoring system comprises a transmitter transmitting a series of probe signals, a receiver, and a processor. The receiver is configured for: receiving the series of probe signals modulated by the wireless multipath channel and an object moving in a venue, and obtaining a time series of channel information (TSCI) of the wireless multipath channel from the series of probe signals. The processor is configured for: monitoring a motion of the object relative to a map based on the TSCI, determining an incremental distance travelled by the object in an incremental time period based on the TSCI, and computing a next location of the object at a next time in the map based on at least one of: a current location of the object at a current time, the incremental distance, and a direction of the motion during the incremental time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: ORIGIN WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Chenshu Wu, Feng Zhang, Beibei Wang, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Publication number: 20220308195
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless sensing based on channel information are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured to transmit a wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel of a venue, wherein the wireless multipath channel is impacted by a motion of an object in the venue; a receiver configured to receive the wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel, wherein the received wireless signal differs from the transmitted wireless signal due to the wireless multipath channel and the motion of the object; and a processor. The processor is configured for: obtaining N1 time series of channel information (TSCI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the received wireless signal, computing N4 selected projections based on the N1 TSCI, and performing a sensing task associated with the motion of the object based on the N4 selected projections. N4 is a positive integer. N1=N2*N3. N2 is a quantity of transmit antennas on the transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaolu Zeng, Beibei Wang, Chenshu Wu, Sai Deepika Regani, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Publication number: 20220299619
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless sensing based on linkwise motion statistics (link-MS) are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Yuqian Hu, Beibei Wang, Sai Deepika Regani, Peng Zan, Chenshu Wu, Dan Bugos, Xiaolu Zeng, Hung-Quoc Duc Lai, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Publication number: 20220303167
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for device identification and qualification for wireless sensing are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured to transmit a wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel of a venue, wherein the wireless multipath channel is impacted by a movement of an object in the venue; a receiver configured to receive the wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel, wherein the received wireless signal differs from the transmitted wireless signal due to the wireless multipath channel and the movement of the object; and a processor. The processor is configured for: obtaining a number of time series of channel information (TSCI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the received wireless signal, computing a time series of motion analytics (TSMA) based on the number of TSCI, computing an information of a target device based on the TSMA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Beibei Wang, Yuqian Hu, Yi Han, Hung-Quoc Duc Lai, David N. Claffey, Chun-I Chen, K.J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Patent number: 11448728
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for sound sensing based on radio signals are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured to transmit a first wireless signal through a wireless channel of a venue; a receiver configured to receive a second wireless signal through the wireless channel, wherein the second wireless signal comprises a reflection of the first wireless signal by at least one object in the venue; and a processor. The processor is configured for: obtaining a time series of channel information (CI) of the wireless channel based on the second wireless signal, determining a presence of a vibrating object in the venue based on the time series of CI (TSCI), extracting a sound signal from the TSCI, and reconstructing at least one speech based on the sound signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: ORIGIN WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Muhammed Zahid Ozturk, Chenshu Wu, Beibei Wang, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Patent number: 11448727
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for human recognition based on one or more gait features detected wirelessly are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured to transmit a first wireless signal through a wireless channel of a venue; a receiver configured to receive a second wireless signal through the wireless channel, wherein the second wireless signal comprises a reflection of the first wireless signal by at least one object in the venue; and a processor. The processor is configured for: obtaining a time series of channel information (CI) of the wireless channel based on the second wireless signal, determining a presence of a person moving in the venue based on the time series of CI (TSCI), extracting at least one gait feature of the person from the TSCI, and recognizing an identity of the person based on the at least one gait feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: ORIGIN WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Muhammed Zahid Ozturk, Chenshu Wu, Beibei Wang, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Publication number: 20220291328
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for radio-assisted signal estimation are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a sensor configured to obtain a baseband mixture signal in a venue; a transmitter configured to transmit a first radio signal through a wireless channel of the venue; a receiver configured to receive a second radio signal through the wireless channel; and a processor. The baseband mixture signal comprises a mixture of a first source signal and an additional signal. The first source signal is generated by a first motion of a first object in the venue. The second radio signal differs from the first radio signal due to the wireless channel and at least the first motion of the first object in the venue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Muhammed Zahid Ozturk, Chenshu Wu, Beibei Wang, K. J. Ray Liu, Oscar Chi-Lim Au
  • Patent number: 11444710
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless sensing are described. In one embodiment, a described presentation system comprises: a presentation device with a user-interface; a processor communicatively coupled to the presentation device; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; and a set of instructions stored in the memory. The set of instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform: determining a plurality of time series of analytics (TSA) associated with a lifelog of a living object, determining a common time axis for the plurality of TSA, and generating a presentation that presents the plurality of TSA synchronously and jointly in a hybrid manner based on the common time axis. The presentation is presented on the user-interface of the presentation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: ORIGIN WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Dan Bugos, Feng Zhang, Chun-Chia Jack Shih, Beibei Wang, Oscar Chi-Lim Au, K. J. Ray Liu
  • Patent number: D967176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: ORIGIN WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Lun Mai, Dan Bugos, Beibei Wang, Oscar Chi-Lim Au, K. J. Ray Liu