Patents by Inventor Tao Ma

Tao Ma 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).

  • Publication number: 20190107883
    Abstract: A timing controller, a display driving circuit and a control method as well as an electronic component thereof, and a display device are provided. The timing controller is for a display device including a display driving circuit, the timing controller including at least one of electronic components; wherein the timing controller includes a first transmitting circuit, configured to transmit a sleep signal to the at least one of electronic components after the end of a display scanning period in each display cycle to enable the electronic component receiving the sleep signal to enter a sleep state; and a second transmitting circuit, configured to transmit a waking-up signal to each of the electronic components in the sleep state before the start of each display cycle to wake up each of the electronic components in the sleep state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: Tao MA
  • Publication number: 20190086493
    Abstract: A gradient amplifier for use in a MRI system can be located in the scan room. The gradient amplifier includes pair of rails connected to a gradient power supply. The gradient amplifier also includes a H-bridge of switches which includes a first high side switch and a first low side switch connected in series between the pair of rails, and a second high side switch and a second low side switch connected in series between the pair of rails. The gradient amplifier further includes a first high side driver circuit, a first low side driver circuit, a second high side driver circuit, and a second low side driver circuit, each configured to drive the corresponding switch in the H-bridge. A common power source supplies power to all driver circuits, wherein power is supplied to the high side driver circuits through bootstrap circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Zhenen Cao, Tiezheng Chen, Jie Zhou, Tao Ma, Margaret Wiza, Jiabin Yao, Juan Sabate
  • Publication number: 20190080642
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a panel drive device and a display device. The panel drive device includes an interface module, a voltage conversion module and a compensation module. The interface module includes a first input end and a first output end. The voltage conversion module includes a second input end and a second output end. The first output end is coupled with the second input end. A voltage at the first input end is a first voltage, a voltage at the first output end is a second voltage, a voltage at the second input end is a third voltage signal and a voltage at the second output end is a fourth voltage signal. The compensation module is configured to generate a compensation voltage signal according to the third voltage signal and apply the compensation voltage signal to the first input end or the first output end, so that the third voltage signal equals to the first voltage signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Yanping Zhang, Tao Ma
  • Patent number: 10203822
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a touch substrate and a manufacturing method for the same, and a display device. The touch substrate includes a base, and a white photoresist, a first flat layer, a first metal electrode layer, a second flat layer, and a second metal electrode layer sequentially formed on the base. The white photoresist is formed in a frame region of the touch substrate. The first flat layer is configured to cover the white photoresist and the base, so as to provide a flat surface for forming the first metal electrode layer. The display device includes the touch substrate and a display panel bonded thereto. In embodiments of the present disclosure, the height difference brought about by the white photoresist is planarized through the first flat layer, thereby avoiding the problem of disconnected wire in a metal electrode layer at the climbing position in the frame region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenlong Wang, Hongqiang Luo, Tao Ma
  • Patent number: 10198112
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for implementing touch feedback is provided. The method for implementing touch feedback includes determining a touch region corresponding to a touch operation in response to the touch operation on a touch display device, processing an image to be displayed based at least in part on the touch region wherein the processing includes adjusting image features of the image to be displayed in the touch region, and displaying the processed image to be displayed on the touch display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun Li, Jing Wang, Yifei Zhan, Tao Ma, Dayu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190005093
    Abstract: A method and system for executing a query in parallel is disclosed. A master node may receive a query from a client and develop query plans from that query. The query plans may be forwarded to worker nodes for execution, and each query plan may be accompanied by query metadata. The metadata may be stored in a catalog on the master node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Caleb Welton, Hitoshi Harada, Jeffrey Cohen, Lei Chang, Radhika Reddy, Tao Ma, Zhanwei Wang
  • Patent number: 10168846
    Abstract: A touch display panel, a manufacturing method, a display device and a touch substrate are provided. The touch display panel, comprising a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region; the display region includes a base substrate and a touch function layer arranged on the base substrate; the non-display region includes the base substrate, and a white light-shielding layer and a reflection enhancing layer which are sequentially arranged on the base substrate, and the reflection enhancing layer is configured for increasing reflectivity of the touch display panel with respect to incident rays; the touch function layer, the white light-shielding layer and the reflection enhancing layer are located on a same side of the base substrate. The touch display panel can improve brightness of appearance of a white OGS touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenjie Shi, Taofeng Xie, Ming Hu, Tao Ma
  • Patent number: 10129510
    Abstract: A device for interacting with a user is presented. The device includes a target area, a sensor coupled to the target area, wherein the sensor detects whether a human is present in a predefined proximity region and detects a direction of visual attention given by the human in the predefined proximity region, a processor coupled to the sensor and making a determination that the user's visual attention is in a direction of the target area for a minimum visual contact period, and an input engine that is activated based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tao Ma
  • Patent number: 10120900
    Abstract: A method and system for executing a query in parallel is disclosed. A master node may receive a query from a client and develop query plans from that query. The query plans may be forwarded to worker nodes for execution, and each query plan may be accompanied by query metadata. The metadata may be stored in a catalog on the master node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Caleb Welton, Hitoshi Harada, Jeffrey Cohen, Lei Chang, Radhika Reddy, Tao Ma, Zhanwei Wang
  • Publication number: 20180308439
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a self-refresh display driving device, a driving method and a display device. The self-refresh display driving device includes a timing control module and a driving module, wherein the driving module includes a frame buffer. The timing control module enters a sleep mode when the self refresh display driving device enters the self-refresh mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Lv CHENG, Tao MA
  • Publication number: 20180302434
    Abstract: A processing method for TCP connection includes: receiving a connection packet sent by a client for establishing a TCP connection with a server; determining a packet type of the connection packet, where the packet type of the connection packet at least includes SYN packet and ACK packet; when the packet type of the connection packet is the ACK packet, utilizing connection verification information to perform verification of the ACK packet, where the connection verification information is generated based on the SYN packet; and when the verification of the ACK packet is passed, forwarding the ACK packet to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Tao MA, Wensheng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180302932
    Abstract: A video camera system is provided. The video camera system comprises a video camera connectable to a wireless network via a wireless access point, and a user device including a memory storing a set of instructions and a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configured to execute the set of instructions to: establish a connection with the wireless network; determine that the video camera is connected to the wireless network; and establish a socket connection with the video camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Baoqi WANG, Tao MA, Chao HE
  • Patent number: 10088941
    Abstract: A touch control substrate and a display device. The touch control substrate includes a plurality of touch control electrodes for touch controlling, which are made of electric conductive material. The touch control electrodes are disposed in a same layer and intervals are provided between adjacent touch control electrodes. The touch control panel further comprises a vanishing layer, only disposed at the intervals between the adjacent touch control electrodes and edges of each of the touch control electrodes. The vanishing layer is made of transparent insulation material. The touch control substrate and the display device can provide good vanishing effects and have simple manufacturing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Ma, Wenjie Shi, Yinhu Huang
  • Publication number: 20180276274
    Abstract: A method and system for executing database queries in parallel using a shared metadata store. The metadata store may reside on a master node, and the master node may distribute this metadata with query plans to worker nodes. The worker nodes may request additional metadata from the master node when necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Caleb E. Welton, Hitoshi Harada, Jeffrey Ira Cohen, Lei Chang, Radhika Reddy, Tao Ma, Zhanwei Wang
  • Patent number: 10067616
    Abstract: A capacitive touch panel, a method of determining touch position thereof and a display device are disclosed. The capacitive touch panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other, the first substrate being provided with a black matrix. The black matrix is formed of a first metal touch electrode layer provided on a side of the first substrate away from the second substrate and a second metal touch electrode layer provided on a side of the first substrate facing the second substrate; and the first metal touch electrode layer comprises a plurality of first touch electrode lines, and the second metal touch electrode layer comprises a plurality of second touch electrode lines intersecting with the first touch electrode lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenlong Wang, Tao Ma, Yinhu Huang
  • Publication number: 20180247605
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a display driving circuit, a driving method and a display apparatus. The display driving circuit comprises a voltage converter having at least one direct current voltage output branch; and a current sampler provided on at least a part of the at least one direct current voltage output branch and configured to detect a value of current flowing through a direct current voltage output branch where the current sampler is located and output an associated voltage related to the a value of the current at an output terminal; wherein the output terminal of the current sampler is connected to the voltage converter, and the voltage converter is configured to adjust a direct current voltage output at the corresponding direct current voltage output branch according to the associated voltage from the current sampler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Yanping ZHANG, Tao MA
  • Publication number: 20180234191
    Abstract: A mobile industry processor interface MIPI clock frequency configuration method and apparatus are provided. When a radio frequency band used by a device on which an MIPI is located changes, an MIPI clock frequency is determined according to radio frequency band information, where the radio frequency band information includes the radio frequency band currently used by the device, and the determined MIPI clock frequency causes no interference to the radio frequency band currently used by the device; and an MIPI clock frequency of the device is configured as the determined MIPI clock frequency. According to the technical solutions in the present invention, when a radio frequency band of a device changes, an MIPI clock frequency causes no interference to communication of the device, thereby improving communication quality and stability of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Xinglong ZHUANG, Tao MA, Zhimin TANG
  • Patent number: 10013456
    Abstract: A method and system for executing database queries in parallel using a shared metadata store. The metadata store may reside on a master node, and the master node may distribute this metadata with query plans to worker nodes. The worker nodes may request additional metadata from the master node when necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Caleb E. Welton, Hitoshi Harada, Jeffrey Ira Cohen, Lei Chang, Radhika Reddy, Tao Ma, Zhanwei Wang
  • Publication number: 20180180865
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a surgical microscope and a device for switching the same among multiple working modes. The device includes an illumination rotary member and an observation rotary member that are arranged, respectively, in the illumination beam path and the observation beam path of the surgical microscope and are drivable by the same power source to rotate synchronously among multiple rotary positions corresponding to the multiple working modes. In each of the rotary positions, light from a light source of the surgical microscope passes through one or more of multiple light-through-portions of the illumination rotary member along the illumination beam path to illuminate the observed object, and then passes through one or more of multiple light-through-portions of the observation rotary member along the observation beam path to reach the eyepiece and/or an observation instrument of the surgical microscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Tao Ma, Jian Jin, Quanrong Gong, Xiangxiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10007051
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of display technology, and particularly relates to a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module comprises a light source and a light guide plate, the light source being arranged at a light incident surface side of the light guide plate and a light guide pattern comprising a gap being arranged on a rear surface of the light guide plate opposite to a light-exiting surface of the light guide plate, wherein the backlight module further comprises a reflector unit that is used for reflecting light passing through the gap of the light guide pattern arranged on the rear surface of the light guide plate back into the light guide plate, so that the reflected light exits from the light-exiting surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhanqi Xu, Jun Chen, Pengyu Zhang, Hongqiang Luo, Guiyu Zhang, Tao Ma