Patents by Inventor Tao Ji

Tao Ji 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: 11490049
    Abstract: A method for selecting a reference frame, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: calculating a sum of absolute values of pixel brightness differences of corresponding pixel locations in a current frame and a previous frame in a video; determining frame attribute of the current frame based on the sum of absolute values of pixel brightness differences, the frame attribute including a raw frame and a duplicate frame; counting a number of raw frames in M historical frames previous to the current frame; obtaining a current frame interpolation step size based on the number of raw frames in the M historical frames; obtaining a next frame phase to be interpolated based on a current frame interpolation phase and the current frame interpolation step size; and determining an interpolation reference frame based on the next frame to be interpolated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanling Liu, Tao Ji, Chun Wang, Dongjian Wang, Xuyun Chen
  • Publication number: 20220044416
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and electronic device for detecting a display region of a video image in real time. The method includes: determining a bright pixel threshold line that distinguishes a display region from a black edge region of the current frame of image according to a pixel value of each pixel; determining a time-domain warning line according to time-domain motion statistic values of each row and each column of pixels of the current frame of image; determining a target optimal gradient line that distinguishes the display region from the black edge region of the current frame of image; and determining a boundary bright line between the display region and the black edge region of the current frame of image according to the bright pixel threshold line, the time-domain warning line and the target gradient line to determine the display region of the current frame of image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ping JI, Zheng BAO, Tao JI, Chun WANG, Dongjian WANG, Xuyun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220036089
    Abstract: A method for detecting a static logo of a video, an electronic apparatus and a storage medium. The method includes: calculating a pixel grayscale flag value, an edge gradient flag value and an edge direction flag value; calculating, in a preset neighborhood centered on the pixel at each pixel position of the current video frame, a first local confidence degree of the pixel grayscale flag value, a second local confidence degree of the edge gradient flag value, and a third local confidence degree of the edge direction flag value respectively; calculating a contribution score of each local confidence degree and a total contribution score of each pixel position; and gathering the total contribution score of each pixel position of the current video frame, and determining a static logo in the current video frame according to the total contribution score of each pixel position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Tao JI, Zhihong HE, Chun WANG, Dongjian WANG, Xuyun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220028035
    Abstract: A method for processing an image, an apparatus for processing an image, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a first aim-to-mask flag of a pixel to be interpolated; obtaining second aim-to-mask flags of pixels in a preset neighborhood of the pixel to be interpolated; determining flag categories and a number corresponding to each of the flag categories, in the first aim-to-mask flag and the second aim-to-mask flags; obtaining a third aim-to-mask flag of the pixel to be interpolated based on the flag categories and the number corresponding to each of the flag categories; obtaining interpolation data of the pixel to be interpolated based on the third aim-to-mask flag of the pixel to be interpolated; and performing motion compensation on the pixel to be interpolated based on the interpolation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Ping JI, Tao JI, Chun WANG, Dongjian WANG, Xuyun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220021841
    Abstract: A method for selecting a reference frame, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: calculating a sum of absolute values of pixel brightness differences of corresponding pixel locations in a current frame and a previous frame in a video; determining frame attribute of the current frame based on the sum of absolute values of pixel brightness differences, the frame attribute including a raw frame and a duplicate frame; counting a number of raw frames in M historical frames previous to the current frame; obtaining a current frame interpolation step size based on the number of raw frames in the M historical frames; obtaining a next frame phase to be interpolated based on a current frame interpolation phase and the current frame interpolation step size; and determining an interpolation reference frame based on the next frame to be interpolated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Yanling LIU, Tao JI, Chun WANG, Dongjian WANG, Xuyun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220021898
    Abstract: A method for estimating a motion vector of a pixel block, a video processing apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method for estimating the motion vector of the pixel block includes: obtaining a plurality of candidate motion vectors of a current pixel block in a current video frame, the plurality of candidate motion vectors comprising at least a down-sampled candidate motion vector; calculating a confidence degree for a difference value between each of other candidate motion vectors except for the down-sampled candidate motion vector in the plurality of candidate motion vectors and the down-sampled candidate motion vector; and determining one candidate motion vector in the other candidate motion vectors as the motion vector of the current pixel block, the confidence degree for the difference value between the one candidate motion vector and the down-sampled candidate motion vector is highest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Zhihong HE, Tao JI, Chun WANG, Dongjian WANG, Xuyun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210407104
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a scene detection method, a chip, an electronic device, and a storage medium, the present disclosure detects periodic scenes, which helps to improve the accuracy of motion estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zheng BAO, Tao JI, Zhihong HE, Chun WANG, Dongjian WANG, Xuyun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210407105
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motion estimation method, a chip, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The present disclosure is beneficial to improving the accuracy of motion estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zheng BAO, Tao JI, Chun WANG, Dongjian WANG, Xuyun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210409577
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motion compensation method and module, a chip, an electronic device, and a storage medium, to improve the problem of haloes easily appearing on the edges of moving objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tao JI, Zhihong HE, Chun WANG, Dongjian WANG, Xuyun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210407102
    Abstract: A static identification area detecting method and module, chip, electronic device and medium, which can improve the accuracy of static identification area detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tao JI, Zhihong HE, Chun WANG, Dongjian WANG, Xuyun CHEN
  • Patent number: 11128486
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a smart refrigerator-based networking and control method, a smart refrigerator-based networking and control system, and a smart refrigerator. Wherein the smart refrigerator-based networking and control method for the smart refrigerator comprises obtaining device information of the smart refrigerator; receiving device information and network access request sent by a device to be connected to the network through a Bluetooth assembly; bundling device information of the device to be connected to the network and device information of the smart refrigerator, and generating bundling information; and sending device information of the device to be connected to the network, device information of the smart refrigerator, and the bundling information to a server, so the server responds to the network access request according to device information of the device to be connected to the network, device information of the smart refrigerator, and the bundling information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: HEFEI MIDEA INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shenzhen Yang, Hailei Chen, Tao Ji, Yu Yao
  • Publication number: 20210075636
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a smart refrigerator-based networking and control method, a smart refrigerator-based networking and control system, and a smart refrigerator. Wherein the smart refrigerator-based networking and control method for the smart refrigerator comprises obtaining device information of the smart refrigerator; receiving device information and network access request sent by a device to be connected to the network through a Bluetooth assembly; bundling device information of the device to be connected to the network and device information of the smart refrigerator, and generating bundling information; and sending device information of the device to be connected to the network, device information of the smart refrigerator, and the bundling information to a server, so the server responds to the network access request according to device information of the device to be connected to the network, device information of the smart refrigerator, and the bundling information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Shenzhen YANG, Hailei CHEN, Tao JI, Yu YAO
  • Publication number: 20210043022
    Abstract: A self-service vending device and a vending method thereof, and a self-service vending system. The self-service vending device includes: a device body, a door, at least one shelf mounted in the device body, a weighing module, and a main control module. The weighing module comprises a micro-control unit and a weighing unit corresponding to each shelf. The micro-control unit and the weighing unit corresponding to each shelf are connected. The weighing unit is used for acquiring the weight of goods on the corresponding shelf. The main control module is separately connected to the micro-control unit provided on each shelf to obtain the weight information of goods on each shelf after the vending, thereby determining vending information according to the value of change in the weight of the goods on each shelf before and after the vending. Vending information is identified independently of RFID electronic tags, and thus the costs are low, and the present invention is easy to promote.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Tao JI, Jiang DAI, Jielong ZHANG, Xiufeng LV, Yangyang LI
  • Publication number: 20210035399
    Abstract: A vending machine (100) and a vending method and vending system (1000) therefor, the vending machine (100) comprising a machine body (10), a door body (20), and at least one layer of shelves (30) and a weighing device (40) that are installed inside the machine body (10). The vending method comprises: collecting the weight of products on a shelf before and after vending (S1); calculating the difference of the change between the weight of the products on the shelf before vending and the weight of the products on the shelf after vending (S2); and if the difference of the change is less than a first weight change threshold, issuing an alarm prompt (S3), wherein the first weight change threshold is less than or equal to zero. Using the present invention may promptly determine the misplacement and replacement of the products without relying on an RFID tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jiang DAI, Tao JI, Jielong ZHANG, Xiufeng LV
  • Publication number: 20200388099
    Abstract: A smart vending apparatus and a control method thereof. The apparatus includes: a cabinet (10) provided with a product shelf (102) used to display items for sale, the items carrying item information tags. A main control system is provided within the cabinet (10) and has a tag scanner (304) and a communication device (306) being respectively connected to a central processor (302) thereof. Upon receiving a door-opening instruction sent by the server after the server authenticates the identity information, the central processor (302) controls the door (20) to switch from a closed state to an open state. After the door (20) switches from the open state to the closed state, the tag scanner (304) scans all item information tags in the cabinet (10) to determine current inventory information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Tao JI, Jiang DAI, Da XU
  • Patent number: 10828164
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an iliac prosthesis, comprising: a prosthesis main body, the prosthesis main body including a first end portion contacted and matched with a sacrum and a second end portion contacted and matched with an acetabulum, a first screw hole being formed in the first end portion, a first screw seat being arranged in the first screw hole, the screw-rod structure including a connecting seat and a rod body, the connecting seat being connected with the prosthesis main body, and the rod body being fixed on the connecting seat; and an anti-dropping mechanism, the anti-dropping mechanism being arranged between the prosthesis main body and the connecting seat in a clamping manner. The technical solutions of the present disclosure can effectively solve the problems of unreliable supporting and easy fatigue break of the screw-rod system in the related technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing AK Medical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Guo, Caimei Wang, Tao Ji
  • Patent number: 10806589
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hipbone prosthesis, comprising: a prosthesis main body (10), the prosthesis main body (10) being of an arched structure, the prosthesis main body including a first end portion (11) and a second end portion, and the first end portion (11) being contacted and matched with a sacrum (1); and an acetabular cup (20) and a connecting device (30), the acetabular cup (20) being connected with the second end portion in a position adjustable manner via the connecting device (30). According to the technical solutions of the present disclosure, the problems of unreliable supporting and easy fatigue break of a screw-rod system in the related technology are effectively solved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING AK MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Guo, Caimei Wang, Tao Ji
  • Patent number: 10779948
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an acetabular defect reconstructive prosthesis, comprising: an iliac support, the iliac support including a support seat (11) and a connecting wing plate (12) provided on the support seat (11), and the support seat (11) being contacted and matched with an ilium (1); and an acetabular cup (20) rotatably connected with the support seat (11) together. The technical solutions of the present disclosure can effectively solve the problems of reconstruction and long-term stability of a peri-acetabular defect in the related technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing AK Medical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Guo, Caimei Wang, Tao Ji
  • Publication number: 20200281907
    Abstract: This application relates to methods of treating cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering a Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors (FGFR) inhibitor to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Tao Ji, Krishnaswamy Yeleswaram
  • Patent number: 10751188
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sacral prosthesis, comprising: a prosthesis main body, the prosthesis main body including two first prosthesis bodies and a second prosthesis body connected between the two first prosthesis bodies the two first prosthesis bodies and the second prosthesis body being of an integrally prototyped structure, a second end of each of the first prosthesis bodies being contacted and matched with an ilium, and a top of the second prosthesis body being contacted and matched with a lumbar vertebral body; and a screw-rod structure, the screw-rod structure including a connecting seat and a rod body, the connecting seat being connected with the prosthesis main body, and the rod body being fixed on the connecting seat. The technical solutions of the present disclosure can effectively solve the problems of unreliable supporting and easy fatigue break of the screw-rod system in the related technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing AK Medical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Guo, Caimei Wang, Tao Ji