Patents by Inventor Wencheng Lu

Wencheng Lu 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: 20240083394
    Abstract: Provided are a battery swapping control method and system, an electronic device, and a computer readable storage medium, the battery swapping control method being used for a battery swapping device (2) to remove a battery pack from the bottom of an electric car (9), the battery swapping device (2) having a liftable battery swapping platform, and the battery swapping control method comprising: controlling the battery swapping device (2) to move to a preset battery swapping position beneath the electric car (9); controlling the battery swapping platform to rise to a preset removal height; and controlling the battery swapping device (2) to remove the battery pack from the bottom of the electric car (9), thereby the entire procedure of the battery swapping process is controlled, increasing battery swapping efficiency and reducing the safety hazards in the battery swapping process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Zhimin Chen, Wencheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20240012743
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores an automation test set for the information handling system, and the automation test set includes multiple test cases. The processor determines that each test case of a subset of the test cases includes a same common and time-intensive test step (CTITS). The processor creates a CTITS module based on the same CTITS in the subset test cases. The processor also creates multiple normal test cases based on the test cases of the automation test set. The processor creates a virtual test case to implement the CTITS, executes first test step code within a first normal test case, and executes second test step code within a second normal test case. In response to execution of both the first and second test step code being completed, the processor executes the CTITS via the CTITS module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Celine Ling Xu, Xiaowei Shen, Jinghui Zhang, Xiaoxuan Dong, Wencheng Lu
  • Patent number: 11823820
    Abstract: A PTC starter is provided. A first pin is electrically connected to a first electrode of a thermistor. The thermistor and an elastic element are arranged in respective mounting cavities. The elastic element is provided with a connecting piece, through which a second pin is electrically connected to or disconnected from a second electrode of the thermistor. In a normal state of the thermistor, the elastic element is in an elastic deformation state, a first contact part and a second contact part of the elastic element are in electrical contact with the second electrode of the thermistor and the second pin respectively. After the thermistor ruptures, the elastic element resets, which causes the connecting piece to move so that the second contact part of the elastic element detaches from the second pin. An isolation structure is provided between the thermistor mounting cavity and the elastic element mounting cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: HANGZHOU STAR SHUAIER ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hai Sun, Yujun Xu, Huamin Sun, Wencheng Lu, Chenggang Fan
  • Publication number: 20230334020
    Abstract: An information handling system determines a first function identifier associated with an error message, determines a second function identifier associated with the first function identifier, and sets a center parameter value and a width parameter value that are used to calculate a movable range that includes the first function identifier and the second function identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Wencheng Lu, Xiaoxuan Dong, Xiaowei Shen, Joseph Shi, Celine Ling Xu
  • Publication number: 20230191933
    Abstract: A visual positioning method and system for a battery replacement device. The method comprises: controlling a battery replacement device to move below a battery accommodating portion at the bottom of an electric vehicle; photographing, by means of a photographing apparatus, a first target photographing region at a first focal length so as to obtain a positioning determination photograph; controlling the photographing apparatus to adjust the first focal length to a second focal length; and photographing, by means of the photographing apparatus, a second target photographing region at the second focal length so as to obtain a lock-state determination photograph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Wencheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20230039950
    Abstract: A PTC starter is provided. A first pin is electrically connected to a first electrode of a thermistor. The thermistor and an elastic element are arranged in respective mounting cavities. The elastic element is provided with a connecting piece, through which a second pin is electrically connected to or disconnected from a second electrode of the thermistor. In a normal state of the thermistor, the elastic element is in an elastic deformation state, a first contact part and a second contact part of the elastic element are in electrical contact with the second electrode of the thermistor and the second pin respectively. After the thermistor ruptures, the elastic element resets, which causes the connecting piece to move so that the second contact part of the elastic element detaches from the second pin. An isolation structure is provided between the thermistor mounting cavity and the elastic element mounting cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: HANGZHOU STAR SHUAIER ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hai SUN, Yujun XU, Huamin SUN, Wencheng LU, Chenggang FAN
  • Publication number: 20210380017
    Abstract: A battery-swapping and encryption system and method. The battery-swapping and encryption system comprises an encryption device (12). The encryption device (12) is used to receive a swapping-complete signal, and to set a swapping-authorized signal after receiving the swapping-complete signal. The swapping-complete signal is used to indicate that an electric vehicle has completed battery swapping in an authorized battery-swapping facility. The encryption device (12) is further used to store the swapping-authorized signal. The battery-swapping and encryption system and method can be used to detect whether battery swapping performed by a user conforms to operation regulations, thereby ensuring that batteries of a battery-swapping station circulate within the station itself without being lost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Wencheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20210380018
    Abstract: Disclosed are a battery replacement device (1?) and a control method therefor. The battery replacement device (1?) is used for mounting a battery on an electric vehicle, and sending a security message to a battery lock (2?) to unlock the battery, so that the battery is electrically connected to the electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Wencheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20210268930
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery swapping control system and a control method therefor. The battery swapping system comprises a control unit and a battery swapping device, wherein the control unit is used for determining a battery model applicable to an electric vehicle, and selecting a first battery placing rack and a second battery placing rack from at least one battery placing rack; and the battery swapping device serves to move to a preset battery swapping position, removes a battery with a power shortage from the electric vehicle, transports the battery with the power shortage to the second placing rack and places it in an unoccupied battery placing compartment, then moves to the first battery placing rack and removes a battery of that battery model, and transports the battery of that battery model to the preset battery swapping position and installs the battery in the electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Wencheng Lu
  • Patent number: 8089961
    Abstract: Ternary content-addressable memories (TCAMs) may be used to obtain a simple and very fast implementation of a router's forwarding engine. The applicability of TCAMs is, however, limited by their size and high power requirement. The present invention provides an improved method and associated algorithms to reduce the power needed to search a forwarding table using a TCAM. Additionally, the present invention teaches how to couple TCAMs and high bandwidth SRAMs so as to overcome both the power and size limitations of a pure TCAM forwarding engine. By using one of the novel TCAM-SRAM coupling schemes (M-12Wb), TCAM memory is reduced by a factor of about 5 on IPv4 data sets and by a factor of about 2.5 on IPv6 data sets; TCAM power requirement is reduced by a factor of about 10 on IPv4 data sets and by a factor of about 6 on IPv6 data sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Sartaj Sahni, Wencheng Lu
  • Patent number: 7990979
    Abstract: A recursively partitioned static router-table, the data structure incorporating a first-level partition including subtries and an auxiliary trie. A node of the subtrie includes a path Q(N) from the root R of a trie T to a root N of the subtrie, a stride s for a next-level partition, a mask that characterizes a next-level perfect hash function, and a pointer to the hash table for the next-level partition. At least one of the trie T, the first-level partition, the auxiliary trie, and the next-level partition is represented by a base structure selected from the group consisting of MBT and HSST.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Wencheng Lu, Sartaj Kumar Sahni
  • Patent number: 7948980
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of classifying packets of data transmitted over a data communications network includes providing a memory-storable packet classifier rule defined by a plurality of filters, each filter uniquely corresponding to a one of a plurality of actions to be taken in transmitting the data packets over the data communications network; and classifying a data packet according to the packet classifier rule by generating at least one supernode trie subject to a predetermined constraint for reducing accesses to a memory in which the packet classifier rule is stored. A system including a combination of hardware and software modules is provided for carrying out the method. A computer-readable storage medium is also provided for storing a computer program for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Wencheng Lu, Sartaj Sahni
  • Publication number: 20100135305
    Abstract: A recursively partitioned static router-table, the data structure incorporating a first-level partition including subtries and an auxiliary trie. A node of the subtrie includes a path Q(N) from the root R of a trie T to a root N of the subtrie, a stride s for a next-level partition, a mask that characterizes a next-level perfect hash function, and a pointer to the hash table for the next-level partition. At least one of the trie T, the first-level partition, the auxiliary trie, and the next-level partition is represented by a base structure selected from the group consisting of MBT and HSST.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Wencheng Lu, Sartaj Kumar Sahni
  • Publication number: 20100034202
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of classifying packets of data transmitted over a data communications network includes providing a memory-storable packet classifier rule defined by a plurality of filters, each filter uniquely corresponding to a one of a plurality of actions to be taken in transmitting the data packets over the data communications network; and classifying a data packet according to the packet classifier rule by generating at least one supemode trie subject to a predetermined constraint for reducing accesses to a memory in which the packet classifier rule is stored. A system including a combination of hardware and software modules is provided for carrying out the method. A computer-readable storage medium is also provided for storing a computer program for carrying out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Wencheng Lu, Sartaj Sahni
  • Publication number: 20090150603
    Abstract: Ternary content-addressable memories (TCAMs) may be used to obtain a simple and very fast implementation of a router's forwarding engine. The applicability of TCAMs is, however, limited by their size and high power requirement. The present invention provides an improved method and associated algorithms to reduce the power needed to search a forwarding table using a TCAM. Additionally, the present invention teaches how to couple TCAMs and high bandwidth SRAMs so as to overcome both the power and size limitations of a pure TCAM forwarding engine. By using one of the novel TCAM-SRAM coupling schemes (M-12Wb), TCAM memory is reduced by a factor of about 5 on IPv4 data sets and by a factor of about 2.5 on IPv6 data sets; TCAM power requirement is reduced by a factor of about 10 on IPv4 data sets and by a factor of about 6 on IPv6 data sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: SARTAJ SAHNI, Wencheng Lu