Patents by Inventor Sai Zhang

Sai 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: 10846475
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an emoji input method and a device thereof. The emoji input method may include: detecting a user operation that starts an emoji conversion function; receiving a plurality of user input words; segmenting the plurality of user input words to obtain a keyword candidate; searching for an emoji corresponding to the keyword candidate based on a mapping relationship between the keyword and emojis; and displaying the emoji.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING XINMEI HUTONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Datao Zhang, Sai Zhang
  • Patent number: 10831296
    Abstract: Touch input processing for touch-sensitive devices can be used to filter unintended contact detected on a touch-sensitive surface. Moist or wet fabrics on the edge of a touch-sensitive surface can be erroneously be detected as touch input and degrade touch performance. In some examples, input paths can be classified as touch paths or non-touch paths (corresponding to wet fabrics). Non-touch paths can be filtered out to avoid unintended input to a touch-sensitive device. Classifying paths can improve touch performance in environments where a wet fabric may come in contact with the edge of the touch-sensitive surface. In some examples, paths can be classified as touch paths or non-touch paths based on characteristics of edge touch nodes. In some examples, paths can be classified as touch paths or non-touch paths based on a determined state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sai Zhang, Ari Y. Benbasat
  • Publication number: 20200237033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an rapid inflating/deflating device used for a protective clothing and a smart protective clothing, the inflating/deflating device including: an outer cylinder provided with a first hole; an inner cylinder provided in the outer cylinder and provided with a second hole and being capable of sliding between a first position in which the second hole is aligned with the first hole and a second position in which the second hole is deviated from the first hole and is closed by the inner wall of the outer cylinder; a blade provided in the inner cylinder and a motor driving the blade; a biasing device for biasing the inner cylinder toward the first position; wherein the inner cylinder further comprises a third opening on which an one-way valve is provided so as to allow pressurized gas to flow one-way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yingui SUN, Hui Elizabeth ZHOU, Shiguo WANG, Sai ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200183480
    Abstract: A power control method applicable to an electronic apparatus having a first electronic element and a second electronic element which can be opened and closed toward to each other. The power control method includes the following steps: providing a plurality of power modes on the electronic apparatus; detecting a trigger signal generated from a close operation of the first electronic element and the second electronic element; detecting touch information generated in response to the first electronic element or the second electronic element being touched; determining a close gesture according to the trigger signal and the touch information; and selecting and operating in a corresponding power mode within the plurality of power modes by the electronic device according to a correspondence relationship of the close gesture and the plurality of power modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Sai Zhang, Zxl Zhang
  • Patent number: 10631589
    Abstract: The invention provides a shell including a left portion and a right portion which are able to switch between a translation open state in which they are separated from each other by a distance and a closed state in which they are closed with each other, wherein in the translation open state, the left portion and the right portion are able to pivot relative to each other, wherein the shell also includes a locking mechanism and a separation bias device, wherein the locking mechanism is configured to keep the shell in the closed state and is able to be released so as to allow the shell to be placed in the translation open state, and wherein the separation bias device is configured to bias the left portion and the right portion toward the translation open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING MKS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yingui Sun, Hui Elizabeth Zhou, Shiguo Wang, Haipeng Li, Yunpeng Yan, Sai Zhang, Xinyue Zhang
  • Patent number: 10592333
    Abstract: A system for error correction code (ECC) management of write-once memory (WOM) codes includes, for example, a controller for selecting between one of a WOM (Write-Once Memory) mode and an ECC (error correction code) mode. A codec is arranged to operate in the selected mode. The codec while operating in the ECC mode is arranged to identify a bit position of at least one bit error in response to ECC parity bits of a first received data word. The codec while operating in the WOM mode is arranged to receive a WOM-encoded word from an addressed location in a WOM device, to receive a second received data word to be encoded and written to the addressed location, and to generate WOM-encoded word for writing to the addressed location in the WOM device. The WOM-encoded word for writing to the addressed location is optionally ECC encoded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sai Zhang, Yuming Zhu, Clive Bittlestone, Srinath Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 10592027
    Abstract: A touch sensitivity of a touch-sensitive surface can be adjusted based on a state of a device including the touch-sensitive surface. The state of the device can be a first state or a second state. In the first state, for example, the touch sensing system of the device can be programmed to recognize and process a wide range of touch signals including relatively weak touch signals, which may correspond to water, liquid or other unintentional touches. In the second state, for example, the touch detection threshold can be adjusted to better reject water or unintended touches. In some examples, a ratio of measurements captured using the different types of scans of a selected touch node can be used to determine the state of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sai Zhang, Branislav Jovanovic, Sean E. O'Connor, Ari Y. Benbasat
  • Publication number: 20190380426
    Abstract: The invention provides a shell including a left portion and a right portion which are able to switch between a translation open state in which they are separated from each other by a distance and a closed state in which they are closed with each other, wherein in the translation open state, the left portion and the right portion are able to pivot relative to each other, wherein the shell also includes a locking mechanism and a separation bias device, wherein the locking mechanism is configured to keep the shell in the closed state and is able to be released so as to allow the shell to be placed in the translation open state, and wherein the separation bias device is configured to bias the left portion and the right portion toward the translation open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: BEIJING MKS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yingui SUN, Hui Elizabeth ZHOU, Shiguo WANG, Haipeng LI, Yunpeng YAN, Sai ZHANG, Xinyue ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10440553
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a wireless sensor network including a plurality of sensor nodes each comprising: a signal receiver configured to receive intermediate information from at least one of one or more neighboring nodes of the plurality of sensor nodes, one or more processors configured to receive the intermediate information and update the intermediate information based on a soft-max approximation function, and a transmitter configured to send the intermediate information, as updated, to at least one of the one or more neighboring nodes of the plurality of sensor nodes. For each sensor node of the plurality of sensor nodes: the sensor node can store local location coordinates for the sensor node, and the sensor node can be devoid of receiving location coordinates for any other of the plurality of sensor nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sai Zhang, Cihan Tepedelenlioglu, Andreas Spanias
  • Publication number: 20190228836
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems, software and methods for classifying exomic markers, including diagnosing or prognosticating genetic disorders, e.g., autism spectrum disorder or cancer, in a subject based on the detection of the markers in the subject's sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Sai Zhang, Jingjing Li, Michael P. Snyder
  • Publication number: 20190114656
    Abstract: Systems and methods including one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of calculating a halo weight for at least one item of a set of items, where the halo weight can comprise an effect sales of the at least one item has on sales of the set of items; calculating an item-wise elasticity for the at least one item; calculating a line-wise elasticity for the at least one item of the set of items; calculating an aggregate elasticity for the at least one item using the item-wise elasticity and the line-wise elasticity; calculating a demand forecast for the at least one item of the set of items; optimizing an objective function comprising the halo weight, the aggregate elasticity, the demand forecast, and at least one external constraint; adjusting at least one price of the at least one item based on the objective function, as optimized; and displaying the at least one price, a
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Sai Zhang, Peibei Shi, Quoc Tan Tran
  • Publication number: 20190079613
    Abstract: A touch sensitivity of a touch-sensitive surface can be adjusted based on a state of a device including the touch-sensitive surface. The state of the device can be a first state (e.g., a grounding condition unknown or inferred to be poorly-grounded) or a second state (e.g., grounding condition inferred to be well-grounded). In the first state, for example, the touch sensing system of the device can be programmed to recognize and process a wide range of touch signals including relatively weak touch signals, which may correspond to water, liquid or other unintentional touches. In the second state, for example, the touch detection threshold can be adjusted to better reject water or unintended touches in the second state. In some examples, a ratio of measurements captured using the different types of scans of a selected touch node can be used to determine the state of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Sai ZHANG, Branislav JOVANOVIC, Sean E. O'CONNOR, Ari Y. BENBASAT
  • Patent number: 10191801
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include an electronic device having a write-once memory (WOM) and a memory controller. The memory controller includes a host interface receiving a data word including first and second symbols, each having at least two bits, a WOM controller that encodes the first and second symbols and outputs a WOM-encoded word including first and second WOM codes corresponding to the first and second symbols, respectively, an error correction code (ECC) controller that encodes the WOM-encoded word and outputs an ECC-encoded word including the first and second WOM codes and a first set of ECC bits corresponding to a first write operation, and a memory device interface that writes the ECC-encoded word the WOM device in the first write operation. Each of the first and second WOM codes include at least three bits with at least two of the at least three bits having the same logic value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sai Zhang, Yuming Zhu, Clive Bittlestone, Srinath Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20190004897
    Abstract: In described examples, data are stored in a destructive read non-volatile memory (DRNVM). The DRNVM includes an array of DRNVM cells organized as rows of data. The rows of data are subdivided into columns of code word symbols. Each column of code word symbols is encoded to store an error correction code symbol for each column of code word symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Yuming Zhu, Manish Goel, Sai Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180352414
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a wireless sensor network including a plurality of sensor nodes each comprising: a signal receiver configured to receive intermediate information from at least one of one or more neighboring nodes of the plurality of sensor nodes, one or more processors configured to receive the intermediate information and update the intermediate information based on a soft-max approximation function, and a transmitter configured to send the intermediate information, as updated, to at least one of the one or more neighboring nodes of the plurality of sensor nodes. For each sensor node of the plurality of sensor nodes: the sensor node can store local location coordinates for the sensor node, and the sensor node can be devoid of receiving location coordinates for any other of the plurality of sensor nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona Stat e University
    Inventors: Sai Zhang, Cihan Tepedelenlioglu, Andreas Spanias
  • Patent number: 10030813
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a target mounting fixture, including: a target fixing frame for fixing a target, the target fixing frame including a hoisting portion; a target carrier detachably connected to the target fixing frame; and a moving unit connected to the target carrier for moving the target carrier to move the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deyong Wang, Tong Wang, Yang Xia, Sai Zhang, Qiong Yang, Xintao Bao, Beifan Ma, Deguo He, Quan Zhang, Mianen Chen, Liang Peng, Zengli Liu
  • Publication number: 20180106424
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a target mounting fixture, including: a target fixing frame for fixing a target, the target fixing frame including a hoisting portion; a target carrier detachably connected to the target fixing frame; and a moving unit connected to the target carrier for moving the target carrier to move the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicants: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deyong WANG, Tong WANG, Yang XIA, Sai ZHANG, Qiong YANG, Xintao BAO, Beifan MA, Deguo HE, Quan ZHANG, Mianen CHEN, Liang PENG, Zengli LIU
  • Publication number: 20180011757
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include an electronic device having a write-once memory (WOM) and a memory controller. The memory controller includes a host interface receiving a data word including first and second symbols, each having at least two bits, a WOM controller that encodes the first and second symbols and outputs a WOM-encoded word including first and second WOM codes corresponding to the first and second symbols, respectively, an error correction code (ECC) controller that encodes the WOM-encoded word and outputs an ECC-encoded word including the first and second WOM codes and a first set of ECC bits corresponding to a first write operation, and a memory device interface that writes the ECC-encoded word the WOM device in the first write operation. Each of the first and second WOM codes include at least three bits with at least two of the at least three bits having the same logic value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Sai ZHANG, Yumin ZHU, Clive BITTLESTONE, Srinath RAMASWAMY
  • Patent number: 9836236
    Abstract: An enhanced Flash chip of SPI interface and a method for packaging chip, to solve the problems of high design complexity, long design period and high design cost. The chip comprises SPI FLASH and RPMC which are packaged integrally; the SPI FLASH and the RPMC comprise an independent controller, respectively; the same IO pins in SPI FLASH and RPMC are mutually connected and are connected to the same external sharing pin of the chip. The SPI FLASH and the RPMC further comprise an internal IO pin, respectively, in which the internal IO pin of SPI FLASH is connected with the internal IO pin of RPMC, and the internal mutual communication between the SPI FLASH and the RPMC is achieved through the mutually connected internal IO pins. Thus, it is possible to reduce the package size, decrease the cost of design, shorten design period and improve chip performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: GIGADEVICE SEMICONDUCTOR (BEIJING) INC.
    Inventors: Qingming Shu, Hong Hu, Sai Zhang, Jianjun Zhang, Jiang Liu, Ronghua Pan
  • Publication number: 20170293526
    Abstract: A system for error correction code (ECC) management of write-once memory (WOM) codes includes, for example, a controller for selecting between one of a WOM (Write-Once Memory) mode and an ECC (error correction code) mode. A codec is arranged to operate in the selected mode. The codec while operating in the ECC mode is arranged to identify a bit position of at least one bit error in response to ECC parity bits of a first received data word. The codec while operating in the WOM mode is arranged to receive a WOM-encoded word from an addressed location in a WOM device, to receive a second received data word to be encoded and written to the addressed location, and to generate WOM-encoded word for writing to the addressed location in the WOM device. The WOM-encoded word for writing to the addressed location is optionally ECC encoded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Sai Zhang, Yuming Zhu, Clive Bittlestone, Srinath Ramaswamy