Patents by Inventor Weihua Mao
Weihua Mao 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).
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Patent number: 11941108Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and a system are presented in which the apparatus includes an interface control circuit that may be configured to receive a message including a cryptographic keyword and a policy value. The policy value may include one or more data bits indicative of one or more policies that define allowable usage of the cryptographic keyword. The apparatus also includes a security circuit that may be configured to extract the cryptographic keyword and the policy value from the message, and to apply at least one policy of the one or more policies to usage of the cryptographic keyword in response to a determination that an authentication of the message succeeded.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Timothy R. Paaske, Weihua Mao, Shu-Yi Yu
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Patent number: 11863694Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a display, a back cover, a middle frame, a rotation system, and a drive mechanism. A notch is disposed on a top of the back cover, and the rotation system is located at the notch. The rotation system includes a camera, and an outer surface of the rotation system and the back cover are spliced into an outer surface of the mobile terminal. The drive mechanism is configured to drive the rotation system to rise, fall, and rotate, such that the camera has functions of both a rear-facing camera and a front-facing camera.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Bo Huang, Weihua Mao, Ren Lv, Jianqing Sheng, Hui Zhang, Wangyi Li
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Patent number: 11716544Abstract: A device includes at least one camera, a transmitter, and a main controller. The at least one camera is configured to collect an image and obtain an image signal. The transmitter includes a first signal end and a second signal end. The first signal end includes a first quantity of connection channels electrically connected to the photographing module, and the second signal end includes a second quantity of connection channels electrically connected to the main controller. The first quantity is greater than the second quantity. The image signal is transmitted from the first signal end to the second signal end. The main controller module is configured to receive and process the image signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Bo Huang, Peng Zha, Weihua Mao
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Patent number: 11641414Abstract: A terminal includes a first opening and a second opening. At least two cameras and a distance detection sensor are disposed in the first opening, and the distance detection sensor is located in a gap between two of cameras, while a flash is disposed in the second opening. In this way, there are few openings on the terminal body, and the openings are small, layouts of components are compact, and appearance is more beautiful.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Weihua Mao, Ren Lv, Peng Zha, Bo Wu
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Patent number: 11630491Abstract: A rotating shaft connection mechanism includes two rotating shafts, two connection assemblies corresponding to the two rotating shafts, and one synchronous driving block, where each connection assembly includes a slide rail block and a drive sheet, a boss of the slide rail block is inserted into a slanting groove on the drive sheet, the synchronous driving block is connected to the two rotating shafts, and the synchronous driving block is disposed on two sides of a connecting piece on the drive sheet by using provided connecting pieces, and is inserted into a spiral groove by using a provided positioning protrusion part. In this way, through fitting connection between the two rotating shafts, the one synchronous driving block and the slide rail blocks and drive sheets of the two connection assemblies corresponding to the two rotating shafts, rotation of the rotating shaft is converted into sliding of the slide rail block.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Bo Huang, Hideo Kato, Weihua Mao, Haowen Xu, Yi-Hsiang Liao
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Patent number: 11570290Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a first display system, a second display system, and a foldable support frame. The support frame includes a first support frame, a second support frame, and a bending structure coupled to the first support frame and the second support frame. The first display system and the second display system are separately arranged on two opposite sides of the support frame. The support frame further includes a side frame fixedly coupled to the first support frame or the second support frame. After the first support frame and the second support frame are folded using the bending structure, the side frame is exposed outside an overlapping area of the first support frame and the second support frame. In addition, a sensor component is disposed on the side frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD.Inventors: Bo Huang, Weihua Mao, Peng Zha, Haowen Xu
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Publication number: 20220408578Abstract: An electronic device includes a first housing, a hinge apparatus, a second housing, and a flexible display, where two opposite ends of the hinge apparatus are connected to the first housing and the second housing, and the flexible display is mounted on the first housing and the second housing, wherein a thickness of one end that is of the second housing and that is close to the hinge apparatus is different from a thickness of one end that is of the second housing and that is away from the hinge apparatus, and wherein, in a folded state, a thickness of one end that is of the electronic device and that is close to the hinge apparatus is different from a thickness of one end that is of the electronic device and that is away from the hinge apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Bo Huang, Weihua Mao, Zhixiao Xu, Bo Wu, Peng Zha
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Patent number: 11531377Abstract: This application discloses a foldable display apparatus, including a flexible display screen and a bearer component, where the bearer component includes a first plane part, a first bending part, a second plane part, a second bending part, and a third plane part that are sequentially connected in a long side direction, a length of the first bending part in the long side direction is greater than a length of the second bending part in the long side direction, the plurality of parts jointly bear the flexible display screen, the third plane part is folded between the first plane part and the second plane part through bending and deformation of the first bending part and the second bending part, and parts, of the flexible display screen, borne by the first plane part and the second plane part are exposed.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Bo Huang, Xiaolong Li, Weihua Mao, Hui Zhang, Bo Wu, Peng Zha
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Patent number: 11463801Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a display screen, an earpiece assembly, and a camera. The earpiece assembly includes an earpiece and a sound conduction tube in communication with the earpiece. They form a stepped structure, and a surface that is used to connect to the sound conduction tube is a first stepped surface. The camera includes a body and a lens connected to the body; the body and the lens form a stepped structure, and a surface that is on the body and that is used to connect to the lens is a second stepped surface. The display screen is provided with a notch, and the sound conduction tube and the lens are located in the notch. In a direction perpendicular to the display screen, the display screen covers a part of the first stepped surface and/or a part of the second stepped surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Bo Huang, Weihua Mao, Ren Lv, Peng Zha, Zhixiao Xu, Wangyi Li, Lei Wang
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Patent number: 11425237Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a middle frame, a battery cover, and a display. A first groove and a second groove are provided on each of a left-side wall and a right-side wall of the middle frame, and the first groove and the second groove share a part of the side wall. The display is disposed in one of the first grooves, and the battery cover is disposed in one of the second grooves. The display includes an obverse-side display area and two arc-shaped display areas located on two sides of the obverse-side display area, indent surfaces of the two arc-shaped display areas are disposed opposite to each other, and a vertical distance between end portions of the two arc-shaped display areas that are away from the obverse-side display area is less than a maximum vertical distance between the two arc-shaped display areas.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Weihua Mao, Ren Lv, Bo Wu, Peng Zha, Bo Huang, Haowen Xu
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Publication number: 20220179944Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and a system are presented in which the apparatus includes an interface control circuit that may be configured to receive a message including a cryptographic keyword and a policy value. The policy value may include one or more data bits indicative of one or more policies that define allowable usage of the cryptographic keyword. The apparatus also includes a security circuit that may be configured to extract the cryptographic keyword and the policy value from the message, and to apply at least one policy of the one or more policies to usage of the cryptographic keyword in response to a determination that an authentication of the message succeeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Timothy R. Paaske, Weihua Mao, Shu-Yi Yu
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Publication number: 20220166922Abstract: A device includes at least one camera, a transmitter, and a main controller. The at least one camera is configured to collect an image and obtain an image signal. The transmitter includes a first signal end and a second signal end. The first signal end includes a first quantity of connection channels electrically connected to the photographing module, and the second signal end includes a second quantity of connection channels electrically connected to the main controller. The first quantity is greater than the second quantity. The image signal is transmitted from the first signal end to the second signal end. The main controller module is configured to receive and process the image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Bo Huang, Peng Zha, Weihua Mao
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Patent number: 11263306Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and a system are presented in which the apparatus includes an interface control circuit that may be configured to receive a message including a cryptographic keyword and a policy value. The policy value may include one or more data bits indicative of one or more policies that define allowable usage of the cryptographic keyword. The apparatus also includes a security circuit that may be configured to extract the cryptographic keyword and the policy value from the message, and to apply at least one policy of the one or more policies to usage of the cryptographic keyword in response to a determination that an authentication of the message succeeded.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Timothy R. Paaske, Weihua Mao, Shu-Yi Yu
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Publication number: 20220006886Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a display, a back cover, a middle frame, a rotation system, and a drive mechanism. A notch is disposed on a top of the back cover, and the rotation system is located at the notch. The rotation system includes a camera, and an outer surface of the rotation system and the back cover are spliced into an outer surface of the mobile terminal. The drive mechanism is configured to drive the rotation system to rise, fall, and rotate, such that the camera has functions of both a rear-facing camera and a front-facing camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Bo Huang, Weihua Mao, Ren Lv, Jianqing Sheng, Hui Zhang, Wangyi Li
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Publication number: 20210344785Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a first display system, a second display system, and a foldable support frame. The support frame includes a first support frame, a second support frame, and a bending structure coupled to the first support frame and the second support frame. The first display system and the second display system are separately arranged on two opposite sides of the support frame. The support frame further includes a side frame fixedly coupled to the first support frame or the second support frame. After the first support frame and the second support frame are folded using the bending structure, the side frame is exposed outside an overlapping area of the first support frame and the second support frame. In addition, a sensor component is disposed on the side frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Bo Huang, Weihua Mao, Peng Zha, Haowen Xu
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Publication number: 20210233438Abstract: A flexible display panel includes a flexible glass substrate and a display module disposed on the flexible glass substrate. The flexible glass substrate is used as a support structure, and a first bending structure is disposed on each of two opposite edges of the flexible glass substrate. The flexible display panel forms an arc-shaped display panel when the display module is supported. In addition, the flexible display panel further includes an encapsulation layer, where the encapsulation layer encapsulates the display module on the flexible glass substrate. For the flexible display panel, the flexible glass substrate is used to carry the display module, thereby improving transparency of the entire flexible display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Weihua MAO, Bo WU, Jianqing SHENG, Haowen XU, Haiming HE
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Publication number: 20210216104Abstract: This application discloses a foldable display apparatus, including a flexible display screen and a bearer component, where the bearer component includes a first plane part, a first bending part, a second plane part, a second bending part, and a third plane part that are sequentially connected in a long side direction, a length of the first bending part in the long side direction is greater than a length of the second bending part in the long side direction, the plurality of parts jointly bear the flexible display screen, the third plane part is folded between the first plane part and the second plane part through bending and deformation of the first bending part and the second bending part, and parts, of the flexible display screen, borne by the first plane part and the second plane part are exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2018Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Bo HUANG, Xiaolong LI, Weihua MAO, Hui ZHANG, Bo WU, Peng ZHA
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Publication number: 20210218834Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a middle frame, a battery cover, and a display. A first groove and a second groove are provided on each of a left-side wall and a right-side wall of the middle frame, and the first groove and the second groove share a part of the side wall. The display is disposed in one of the first grooves, and the battery cover is disposed in one of the second grooves. The display includes an obverse-side display area and two arc-shaped display areas located on two sides of the obverse-side display area, indent surfaces of the two arc-shaped display areas are disposed opposite to each other, and a vertical distance between end portions of the two arc-shaped display areas that are away from the obverse-side display area is less than a maximum vertical distance between the two arc-shaped display areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Weihua Mao, Ren Lv, Bo Wu, Peng Zha, Bo Huang, Haowen Xu
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Publication number: 20210208641Abstract: A rotating shaft connection mechanism includes two rotating shafts, two connection assemblies corresponding to the two rotating shafts, and one synchronous driving block, where each connection assembly includes a slide rail block and a drive sheet, a boss of the slide rail block is inserted into a slanting groove on the drive sheet, the synchronous driving block is connected to the two rotating shafts, and the synchronous driving block is disposed on two sides of a connecting piece on the drive sheet by using provided connecting pieces, and is inserted into a spiral groove by using a provided positioning protrusion part. In this way, through fitting connection between the two rotating shafts, the one synchronous driving block and the slide rail blocks and drive sheets of the two connection assemblies corresponding to the two rotating shafts, rotation of the rotating shaft is converted into sliding of the slide rail block.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2018Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Bo Huang, Hideo Kato, Weihua Mao, Haowen Xu, Yi-Hsiang Liao
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Publication number: 20210075896Abstract: A terminal includes a first opening and a second opening. At least two cameras and a distance detection sensor are disposed in the first opening, and the distance detection sensor is located in a gap between two of cameras, while a flash is disposed in the second opening. In this way, there are few openings on the terminal body, and the openings are small, layouts of components are compact, and appearance is more beautiful.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Weihua MAO, Ren LV, Peng ZHA, Bo WU