Patents by Inventor Tao Lin

Tao Lin 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).

  • CLAMPING DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS ADJUSTMENT OF A DISPLAY STAND
    Publication number: 20180045231
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a clamping device for continuous adjustment of a display stand which comprises a holder having an upper pressing board and a side board, a connector connected to the side board having at least one connecting column, and a fastening screw screwed to the connector with a gap formed between the top of the fastening screw and the bottom of the upper pressing board. The side board comprises connecting holes and channels which allow adjusting the height of the display stand without having to disassemble the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: LEHONG XIANG, TAO LIN, LINGHUI JIANG
  • Method and Device for Image Coding and Method and Device for Image Decoding
    Publication number: 20180035132
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device for image coding and a method and device for image decoding, and the method includes: a representative pixel set of a coding block is constructed, and information for constructing the representative pixel set is determined; predicted values of pixel samples in the coding block are constructed, a generation manner for the predicted values including: constructing the predicted values of the pixel samples according to reconstructed pixel samples in an image region outside the coding block and pixel values of the representative pixel set; and the information for constructing the representative pixel set and information for constructing the predicted values are coded and written into a video bitstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tao LIN, Ming LI, Guoqiang SHANG, Zhao WU
  • IMAGE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180027235
    Abstract: An image coding method and apparatus, and an image decoding method and apparatus are provided. In the coding method, a scanning manner parameter of a coding block is determined, and the scanning manner parameter may include at least one of: a region indication parameter used for determining a scanning region of the coding block and a scanning indication parameter used for determining a scanning order of pixels in a scanning region of the coding block; predicted values of part or all of pixels in the coding block are determined according to the scanning manner parameter; and the coding block is coded according to the predicted values, and a coding result is written into a bitstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicants: TONGJI UNIVERSITY, ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Tao LIN, Ming LI, Guoqiang SHANG, Zhao WU
  • INTEGRATED METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FASCICULAR STRUCTURE INSIDE HUMAN PERIPHERAL NERVES
    Publication number: 20180018816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fields of clinical application of nerve defect repair and the medical three-dimensional (3D) printing technology, and provides an integrated visualization method for three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of internal structure of human peripheral nerves. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining human peripheral nerves, preparing nerve specimens ex vivo by staining with an iodine preparation in combination with a freeze-drying method; scanning the pretreated peripheral nerves using Micro CT to acquire lossless two-dimensional images, and performing binarization processing to the two-dimensional images, then conducting image segmentation based on textural features to acquire images of nerve fascicles; finally, reconstructing the segmented images into a visualization model by using a supercomputer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Liwei Yan, Shuang Zhu, Xiaolin Liu, Jian Qi, Qingtang Zhu, Yao Lu, Yongze Guo, Sha Yu, Yutong Lu, Xi Zhang, Yunfei Du, Tao Lin
  • MAGNETIC WRITER HAVING CONVEX TRAILING SURFACE POLE AND CONFORMAL WRITE GAP
    Publication number: 20170372728
    Abstract: A magnetic write apparatus has a media-facing surface (MFS), a pole, a write gap, a top shield and coil(s). The pole includes a yoke and a pole tip. The pole tip includes a bottom, a top wider than the bottom and first and second sides. The pole tip has a height between the top and the bottom. At least part of the top of the pole tip is convex in a cross-track direction between the first and second sides such that the height at the MFS is larger between the first and second sides than at the first and second sides. The height increases in a yoke direction perpendicular to the MFS. The write gap is adjacent to and conformal with the top of the pole at the MFS and is between part of the top shield and the pole. The top shield is concave at the MFS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Yu PAN, Yugang WANG, ZHIGANG BAI, Tao LIN, Peng Zhao
  • Projection Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20170347071
    Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a projection cavity, a light source, a scanning motor, and a processor. The light source and the scanning motor are located inside the projection cavity, and the processor is connected to both the light source and the scanning motor. A reflection layer is disposed on a scanning mirror of the scanning motor, where the reflection layer is configured to reflect light emitted by the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Tao Lin
  • Image Coding Method, Decoding Method, Coding Device and Decoding Device
    Publication number: 20170332073
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image coding method, including: determining a coding mode of a coding block; and performing coding on the coding block using multiple coding modes, including performing coding on pixel sample segments in the coding block using one of the multiple coding modes. Further disclosed is an image decoding method, including: parsing bitstream data of a decoding block, and determining decoding modes of pixel sample segments of the decoding block; and performing hybrid decoding on the decoding block using multiple decoding modes, including performing decoding on the pixel sample segments of the decoding block using corresponding decoding modes. The technical scheme described above can fully exploit and utilize the characteristics of each coding image region in the image to improve the image compression performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicants: TONGJI UNIVERSITY, ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tao LIN, Ming LI, Guoqiang SHANG
  • Table Entry In Software Defined Network
    Publication number: 20170310586
    Abstract: A forwarding flow table request sent by a host device when the host device fails to find a matching forwarding flow table entry for a data packet to be forwarded is received, when a destination MAC address of the data packet is the global virtual MAC address, a forwarding flow table entry is generated according to the global port table; the forwarding flow table entry includes an operation indication of replacing the destination MAC address of the data packet with the matching MAC address found in the global port table; and the forwarding flow table entry is sent to the host device, so that the host device may forward a data packet matching the forwarding flow table entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Tao LIN, Tao WEN, Weichun REN, Yinfei ZHANG, Xilong ZHANG
  • Migration Of Virtual Machines
    Publication number: 20170286158
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide a method of migrating a virtual machine. In response to receiving information of a newly added port, a first controller within a software defined network may search for a matching destination Internet protocol address within a first neighbor relationship table when an IP address contained in the information of the newly added port is taken as a source IP address. The first controller may send flow tables relating to the matching destination IP address to a destination virtual switching device of a migrated virtual machine, and update flow tables stored in virtual switching devices managed by the first controller. The first controller may send a migration success message including the information of the newly added port to a second controller, to enable the second controller to update flow tables stored in virtual switching devices managed by the second controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Xinchun DAI, Yinfei ZHANG, Tao LIN, Weichun REN, Tao WEN
  • MOTOR AND GROUND STRUCTURE OF EMC ELEMENT AND/OR EMD ELEMENT THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170271960
    Abstract: A motor and a ground structure of an EMC component and/or EMD component for the motor, wherein the ground structure includes a conductive housing, an insulating cover; the insulating cover is provided with an EMC component and/or EMD component, and an conductive terminal connected to the EMC component and/or EMD component; the ground structure further includes a conductive cover; the first pin of the EMC component and/or ESD component is connected to the conductive terminal; the second pin of the EMC component and/or ESD component is located between the conductive housing and the conductive cover, such that the EMC component and/or ESD component can still be grounded stably even when the insulating cover is deformed because of temperature and vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: CCL MANUFACTURING (SHENZHEN) LIMITED
    Inventors: Mingleung LI, Tao LIN
  • Magnetic writer having convex trailing surface pole and conformal write gap
    Patent number: 9767831
    Abstract: A magnetic write apparatus has a media-facing surface (MFS), a pole, a write gap, a top shield and coil(s). The pole includes a yoke and a pole tip. The pole tip includes a bottom, a top wider than the bottom and first and second sides. The pole tip has a height between the top and the bottom. At least part of the top of the pole tip is convex in a cross-track direction between the first and second sides such that the height at the MFS is larger between the first and second sides than at the first and second sides. The height increases in a yoke direction perpendicular to the MFS. The write gap is adjacent to and conformal with the top of the pole at the MFS and is between part of the top shield and the pole. The top shield is concave at the MFS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLC
    Inventors: Yu Pan, Yugang Wang, Zhigang Bai, Tao Lin, Peng Zhao
  • COMPOSITE COMPRISING FABRIC AND POLYAMPHOLYTE HYDROGEL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170258571
    Abstract: A composite containing a fabric and a polyampholyte hydrogel is provided. In the composite, the polyampholyte hydrogel is a hydrogel of a polymer containing randomly dispersed cationic and anionic repeat groups and at least a part of the fabric is coated with the polyampholyte hydrogel. A method of preparation of the composite involves steps (a) to (c): (a) providing a monomer mixture for preparation of a polyampholyte hydrogel; (b) immersing a fabric in the monomer mixture solution; and (c) polymerizing monomers in the monomer mixture solution to obtain a precursor of the composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Jian Ping GONG, Takayuki KUROKAWA, Tao Lin SUN, Daniel KING, Alfred CROSBY
  • Flat panel TV bracket
    Patent number: 9759376
    Abstract: A flat panel TV bracket includes a bracket body and a display hanging plate assembly. The bracket body includes a wall mounting plate, a first rocker arm and a second rocker arm. The display hanging plate assembly includes a hanging plate and a connector. The connector rotatably includes a support plate and a rotating plate. The support plate pivotally connects with a connecting block. The rotating plate fixedly connects with the hanging plate, the lower end of the rotating plate pivotally connects with the lower end of the support plate, and the upper end of the rotating plate slidably connects with the upper end of the support plate. The second rocker arm includes a rotating block; upper and lower arms; and upper and lower arm housings; and an air spring. The air spring rotatably connects with the lower arm on the rotating block and pivotally connects with the connecting block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: LOCTEK VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Lehong Xiang, Tao Lin
  • Method and apparatus for dual stack access
    Patent number: 9756052
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of dual stack access, wherein a network device authenticates the first protocol address of a requesting client, stores the user name, first protocol address, and address status information of the client in the user information table if the authentication succeeds, assigns a second protocol address to the client, stores this second protocol address and address status information in the user information table, generates control rules for the client according to its user information, and controls dual stack access of the client according to the rules. This invention provides effective authentication-based access control of dual stack users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
    Inventor: Tao Lin
  • Verification in wireless local area network
    Patent number: 9730067
    Abstract: A verification method or apparatus applied in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) includes learning an Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to a station; sending the IP address to a managing device that is managing the access device and receiving, from the managing device, a determination of whether the IP address is used by another station; and verifying a data packet sent by the station by using an IP address that is not used by another station as reported by the managing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Ju Wang, Hao Wang, Tao Lin
  • Online business method, system and apparatus based on open application programming interface
    Patent number: 9699257
    Abstract: The present disclosure introduces a method, a system and an apparatus of implementing online transaction according to Open API. In one aspect, a method includes: receiving a first invocation request to invoke an Open API from a third party development server according to a user's transaction request; determining an ISP server corresponding to the Open API as requested to be invoked in the invocation request; sending the first invocation request to the determined ISP server; receiving a service page returned by the ISP server according to the first invocation request; and sending the service page to the third party development server for processing the service page and sending the processed service page to the user, the processing comprising embedding the service page into a page corresponding to the transaction request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Tao Lin, Junxu Li
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SETTING INTERFACE ELEMENT COLORS
    Publication number: 20170169585
    Abstract: Setting interface element colors is disclosed including rendering an interface element, determining first color values, assigning a value to a color attribute of the interface element based on the first color values, and updating the interface element according to the assigned value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Shuai Chen, Zhi Li, Tao Lin, Xushu Lu, Junlin Tian
  • Image compression method and apparatus using matching
    Publication number: 20170155899
    Abstract: The present invention is to code a current pattern using a reference pattern that has different shape and/or size from the current pattern being coded. A portion or entire of the reference pattern provides reference pixels for one part of the current pattern. A portion or entire of the reference pattern also provides or repeatedly reference pixels for the other part of the current pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventor: Tao Lin
  • Display apparatus, video system, display method and projector
    Patent number: 9665338
    Abstract: A display method is applicable for a display apparatus. The display method includes transmitting preview data outputted by a client terminal to a host terminal such that the host terminal displays a preview image corresponding to the preview data. After the host terminal displays the preview image, if the host terminal outputs a first display permission signal, the display apparatus is utilized to display an image corresponding to an image signal outputted by the client terminal. A display apparatus, a video system and a projector are disclosed herein as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Bo-Tao Lin, JianHua Lu, Chun-Hua Zhang, Tsung-Cheng Lo, Mao-Hua Cheng, Chun-Wen Wang
  • Platform for Full Life-Cycle of Vehicle Relationship Management
    Publication number: 20170139701
    Abstract: A vehicle software update system is contemplated. The system may be utilized to facilitate Over-the-Air (OTA) software updates according to various functional requirements, the interaction of modules with other modules and/or the relationship of the modules with engines. The vehicle software update system may include a message engine, a transformation engine, an operation engine, an intelligent engine, and/or an analytical engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Tao Lin, Pratikkumar Desai, Mahbubul Alam, Rasmus Nielsen