Patents by Inventor Tao Xiong

Tao Xiong 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: 20250224875
    Abstract: The present application discloses an operation method of a memory controller, a device, and a storage medium. The controller is coupled to at least one memory, and the memory includes a plurality of planes each including a plurality of blocks. The method includes: acquiring physical numbers of N blocks in the at least one memory; mapping a physical number of each of the N blocks according to a global number of a plane in which each of the N blocks is located, so as to obtain a logical number of each of the N blocks; and grouping the N blocks according to the logical number of each of the N blocks to obtain at least two superblocks. The above method may map at least two blocks having the same physical number to different logical numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventor: Tao Xiong
  • Patent number: 12348264
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical fiber time domain reflectometer (OTDR), a test system, test method, and a storage medium. The OTDR comprises: an input end for receiving an input service optical signal; a first filter connected with the input end and for filtering an interference signal with a wavelength equal to a test wavelength of the OTDR in the service optical signal; a wavelength division multiplexing WDM device having a reflection end, a transmission end and an output end; and an OTDR basic unit connected with the transmission end and used for emitting an OTDR signal equal to a test wavelength and receiving a return signal of the OTDR signal, wherein the output end of the WDM device is for outputting a filtered service optical signal received from the reflection end, outputting the OTDR signal received from the transmission end, and receiving the return signal returned from the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Inventors: Cuihong Zhang, Jiantao Zhang, Zhijun Ye, Tao Xiong
  • Patent number: 12335584
    Abstract: A method and system (150) for generating smart thumbnails is disclosed. The method includes receiving a thumbnail and metadata in relation to a content stored in a content store (152). The metadata is analyzed to identify a key content element of the content. If the key content element is present in the thumbnail, one or more features related to the key content element are extracted and caused to be animated to create an animated content element. One or more textual snippets are generated based on the metadata, and a textual snippet is converted into a speech form to configure an audio version of the textual snippet. The audio version is combined with the animated content element to create a speaking content element. The speaking content element is embedded in place of the key content element in the thumbnail to generate the smart thumbnail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: STAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventors: Shenglong Lyu, Jian Hui, Lu Zhang, Deming Lu, Tao Xiong
  • Publication number: 20250162869
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present disclosure are a P-type bismuth telluride-based material and a method for preparing the P-type bismuth telluride-based material. The P-type bismuth telluride-based material is doped with a rare earth element, and prepared from a rare earth material, a Sb source, a Te source and a Bi source by melting, ball milling and sintering. An outer layer atomic orbital of the rare earth element can greatly improve the energy band structure of a matrix phase. At the same time, a large atomic difference between a rare earth atom and a Sb atom is utilized to provide a mass potential field, enhancing the phonon scattering probability, and reducing lattice thermal conductivity, and the double action of the rare earth element synergistically enhances the thermoelectric performance of the P-type bismuth telluride-based material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Hailong He, Mingzhe Rong, Yi Wu, Chunping Niu, Tao Xiong
  • Publication number: 20250085766
    Abstract: Example memory systems, methods, and controllers for reducing power consumption in memory systems are disclosed. One example method includes determining, by a controller of a memory system and based on multiple commands received by the memory system during a first period of time, that a condition is met. A frequency or a voltage applied to one or more processors of the controller is reduced by the controller in response to determining that the condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventor: Tao XIONG
  • Publication number: 20250009839
    Abstract: A composition containing yeast protein, a preparation method therefor, and the use of the yeast protein and the composition. The outer layer of the yeast protein is coated with zymosan; the yeast protein is in the shape of a sphere or an ellipsoid; the yeast protein has a protein content of 70% or more and a zymosan content of 5%-30%, calculated as the weight percentage of a dry base. The yeast protein of the present invention has obviously lower digestibility than that of soybean protein isolate and whey protein in the stomach, causes a stronger satiety after being eaten compared with whey protein, has the characteristic of slow digestion, and is a slow-digesting protein. The yeast protein of the present invention also contains 18 amino acids, including eight essential amino acids and two semi-essential amino acids for the human body, and thus is a complete protein due to the full type of amino acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Zhixian CHEN, Tao XIONG, Yinhong ZHU, Haibo ZHANG, Shiyu GONG, Yunhai DONG
  • Publication number: 20250000125
    Abstract: A natural biopreservative for a flour product, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The natural biopreservative for the flour product is prepared by mixing lactic acid bacteria, distiller's yeast, an edible culture medium, and water, and performing fermentation, wherein, in parts by weight, 0.5-5 parts of the lactic acid bacteria, 0.5-5 parts of the distiller's yeast, 90-130 parts of the edible culture medium, and 90-130 parts of water. The natural biopreservative for a flour product of the present invention is prepared by fermentation using common lactic acid bacteria, distiller's yeast and edible culture medium, the raw materials are readily available and the preparation process is simple. When the biopreservative is applied to the production of the flour product, secondary or even multiple times of fermentation is not needed, the use method is simple, and the shelf life of the flour product is extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Tao XIONG, Ben CHENG, Xinping HU
  • Publication number: 20240377686
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a substrate, a first gate line, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of first pixel electrodes, a plurality of first transistors and a plurality of first capacitive lines that are all disposed on the substrate. A data line and the first gate line cross, and are insulated from each other. An orthographic projection of a first capacitive line on the substrate is overlapped with an orthographic projection of a first pixel electrode on the substrate. The first capacitive line includes a first conductive segment that is proximate to the first gate line and is provided with a first break therein. An orthographic projection, on the substrate, of a portion of the first conductive segment located on a side of the first break away from the middle subsection is overlapped with an orthographic projection of a second electrode of a first transistor on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yijing ZHAO, Chao XIE, Yudan YANG, Xi YANG, Tao XIONG
  • Publication number: 20240357814
    Abstract: Disclosed are NOR memory array, NOR memory and electronic device. The NOR memory array comprises: multiple vertical memory groups arranged in n rows and m columns on a horizontal plane, one vertical memory group includes at least h vertically stacked memory transistors, where n, m, and h are natural numbers greater than 1, wherein, the memory transistors in one vertical memory group share a vertically extended columnar gate structure, part or all of columnar gate structures of vertical memory groups in a same row are connected to a same word line, part or all of memory transistors located at a same stack layer in vertical memory groups in a same column are connected to a same bit line, and an isolation part, for isolating active areas and bit lines of the memory transistors in the adjacent columns, is arranged between adjacent columns of the vertical memory groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Jun FENG, Tao XIONG, Linkai WANG
  • Publication number: 20240302885
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide for a method for reduced power consumption by a memory system. A memory system of some embodiments monitors power state change requests received by the memory system from a host system, and determines a pattern of power state change requests received from the host system. Based on the determined pattern, the memory system can decide to activate or deactivate a reduced power consumption mode on the memory system. A reduced power consumption mode can comprise a first set of operation parameters that cause a memory system to operate with lower power consumption than a second set of operation parameters associated with a current operation mode, where the current operation mode is associated with a current power state set or last requested by the host system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Tao Xiong, Guang Chng Ye, Jizhe Xing, Jun Shen
  • Publication number: 20240278138
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a role information method, a device, a storage medium, and a program product. The method includes: collecting a video picture, performing portrait recognition on the video picture, and obtaining portrait information of a user; acquiring an effect prop corresponding to a target role selected by the user and obtaining a first role picture of the user by loading an effect onto the portrait information according to the effect prop, and transmitting the first role picture to a server; and pulling at least one second role picture transmitted by another user from the server, synthesizing the second role picture and the first role picture, and pushing a synthesized picture to a display interface for displaying. The embodiment can provide more abundant information for the user, such that pleasure of a game can be enhanced, and user experience can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Chenyu Sun, Yunzhu Li, Zihan Wang, Bonong Bai, Hui Xu, Tao Xiong, Xuye Cai, Yehua Lyu
  • Patent number: 12040000
    Abstract: The present application provides a special effect processing method and apparatus. The method includes: generating an audio signal in response to a touch operation of a user in a process of playing a video; segmenting the audio signal into multiple audio frames; performing, according to attributes of the audio frames, special effect processing on a picture which is currently played in the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: LEMON INC.
    Inventors: Chenyu Sun, Jitong Chen, Nathanael Schager, Maryyann Crichton, Josiah John Serrano, Bochen Li, Xuefan Hu, Fraser Smith, Hwankyoo Shawn Kim, David Trevelyan, Suiyu Feng, Brandon Wu, Tao Xiong
  • Publication number: 20240214651
    Abstract: A method and system (150) for generating smart thumbnails is disclosed. The method includes receiving a thumbnail and metadata in relation to a content stored in a content store (152). The metadata is analyzed to identify a key content element of the content. If the key content element is present in the thumbnail, one or more features related to the key content element are extracted and caused to be animated to create an animated content element. One or more textual snippets are generated based on the metadata, and a textual snippet is converted into a speech form to configure an audio version of the textual snippet. The audio version is combined with the animated content element to create a speaking content element. The speaking content element is embedded in place of the key content element in the thumbnail to generate the smart thumbnail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Shenglong Lyu, Jian Hui, Lu Zhang, Deming Lu, Tao Xiong
  • Patent number: 12019497
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide for a method for reduced power consumption by a memory system. A memory system of some embodiments monitors power state change requests received by the memory system from a host system, and determines a pattern of power state change requests received from the host system. Based on the determined pattern, the memory system can decide to activate or deactivate a reduced power consumption mode on the memory system. A reduced power consumption mode can comprise a first set of operation parameters that cause a memory system to operate with lower power consumption than a second set of operation parameters associated with a current operation mode, where the current operation mode is associated with a current power state set or last requested by the host system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Xiong, Guang Chang Ye, Jizhe Xing, Jun Shen
  • Patent number: 11901937
    Abstract: Disclosed are a long-distance optical fiber detecting method, apparatus, device and system, and a storage medium. The method comprises: in response to a detection request of a target node on a to-be-detected optical fiber, determining a first and second sampling sequence that are formed by respectively propagating, on said optical fiber, a first and second optical signal respectively sent from each end of the optical fiber through an OTDR; determining a total length of the optical fiber; generating a detection result according to the first and second sampling sequence and the total length, and sending the detection result to the target node. By determining the first and second sampling sequence and combining the total length of the optical fiber, a detection result of the to-be-detected optical fiber is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ACCELINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qi Zhou, Tao Xiong, Chunping Yu, Qinlian Bu
  • Patent number: 11886484
    Abstract: A music playing method and apparatus based on user interaction, a device and a storage medium, which relate to the technical field of music videos. The method includes: capturing a target video through a video capturing apparatus; determining an audio processing mode corresponding to a target action when it is identified in the target video that a target object presents the target action; and playing music according to the audio processing mode. The target video is captured by the video capturing apparatus, and when the target object in the target video is identified to generate the target action, the corresponding audio processing mode is determined based on the target action, and music is played according to the audio processing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LEMON INC.
    Inventors: Tao Xiong, Shihkuang Chu, Hao Huang, Shaoyuan Li, Chenyu Sun
  • Publication number: 20230421851
    Abstract: A system and method for enhancing video resolution is disclosed. A Low-Resolution (LR) video including a plurality of LR images is received. The LR video is converted to a High-Resolution (HR) video by transforming at least one LR image to a HR image. Pixel unshuffle is performed to rearrange image portions in the LR image to generate a set of downsampled sub-images. Further, shallow features are extracted from the set of downsampled sub-image. The shallow features extracted corresponding to the set of downsampled sub-images configure a feature space. The shallow features are processed using a series of inverted residual blocks to generate enhanced features corresponding to the set of downsampled sub-images. The enhanced features are mapped to a high resolution feature space using pixel shuffle to generate the HR image corresponding to the LR image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Novi Digital Entertainment Private Limited
    Inventors: Youqiang Zhang, Tao Xiong
  • Publication number: 20230410396
    Abstract: A first type of input may be received via a first component of a computing device during creation of a video item. The first type of input may correspond to a first type of element associated with the video item. Characteristics of signals in the first type of input may be determined, in real time, based on the first type of input. At least one modification may be caused to a second type of element associated with the video item based at least in part on the characteristics of the signals in the first type of input. In some examples, the first type of input may be audio input, and the second type of element may comprise a visual element. In other examples, the first type of input may be video input, and the second type of element may comprise an audio element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Chenyu Sun, Maryyann Crichton, Xuye Cai, Tao Xiong, Jing Jie Chen, Carmen Worthge, Julia Meng, Michelle Catalanotto
  • Publication number: 20230377608
    Abstract: The present application provides a special effect processing method and apparatus. The method includes: generating an audio signal in response to a touch operation of a user in a process of playing a video; segmenting the audio signal into multiple audio frames; performing, according to attributes of the audio frames, special effect processing on a picture which is currently played in the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Chenyu SUN, Jitong CHEN, Nathanael SCHAGER, Maryyann CRICHTON, Josiah John SERRANO, Bochen LI, Xuefan HU, Fraser SMITH, Hwankyoo Shawn KIM, David TREVELYAN, Suiyu FENG, Brandon WU, Tao XIONG
  • Publication number: 20230350482
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide for a method for reduced power consumption by a memory system. A memory system of some embodiments monitors power state change requests received by the memory system from a host system, and determines a pattern of power state change requests received from the host system. Based on the determined pattern, the memory system can decide to activate or deactivate a reduced power consumption mode on the memory system. A reduced power consumption mode can comprise a first set of operation parameters that cause a memory system to operate with lower power consumption than a second set of operation parameters associated with a current operation mode, where the current operation mode is associated with a current power state set or last requested by the host system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Tao Xiong, Guang Chang Ye, Jizhe Xing, Jun Shen