Patents by Inventor Xian Qin Dong

Xian Qin Dong 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).

  • Methods and systems for utilizing voice commands onboard an aircraft
    Patent number: 9190073
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for utilizing audio commands onboard an aircraft. A method comprises identifying a flight phase for the aircraft, resulting in an identified flight phase, receiving an audio input, resulting in received audio input, filtering the received audio input in a manner that is influenced by the identified flight phase for the aircraft, resulting in filtered audio input, and validating the filtered audio input as a first voice command of a first plurality of possible voice commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Xian Qin Dong, Xiao Long Qin
  • Methods and systems for communicating audio captured onboard an aircraft
    Patent number: 8666748
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for communicating information from an aircraft to a computer system at a ground location. One exemplary method involves obtaining an audio input from an audio input device onboard the aircraft, generating text data comprising a textual representation of the one or more words of the audio input, and communicating the text data to the computer system at the ground location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Xian Qin Dong, Ben Dong, Yunsong Gao
  • Methods and systems for utilizing voice commands onboard an aircraft
    Patent number: 8515763
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for utilizing audio commands onboard an aircraft. A method comprises identifying a flight phase for the aircraft, resulting in an identified flight phase, receiving an audio input, resulting in received audio input, filtering the received audio input in a manner that is influenced by the identified flight phase for the aircraft, resulting in filtered audio input, and validating the filtered audio input as a first voice command of a first plurality of possible voice commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Xian Qin Dong, Xiao Long Qin
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATING AUDIO CAPTURED ONBOARD AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20130158991
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for communicating information from an aircraft to a computer system at a ground location. One exemplary method involves obtaining an audio input from an audio input device onboard the aircraft, generating text data comprising a textual representation of the one or more words of the audio input, and communicating the text data to the computer system at the ground location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Xian Qin Dong, Ben Dong, Yunsong Gao
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING VOICE COMMANDS ONBOARD AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20110125503
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for utilizing audio commands onboard an aircraft. A method comprises identifying a flight phase for the aircraft, resulting in an identified flight phase, receiving an audio input, resulting in received audio input, filtering the received audio input in a manner that is influenced by the identified flight phase for the aircraft, resulting in filtered audio input, and validating the filtered audio input as a first voice command of a first plurality of possible voice commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Xian Qin Dong, Xiao Long Qin
  • System and method for transferring bit-oriented data over an ACARS character-oriented data link
    Patent number: 7719441
    Abstract: A method of communicating bit-oriented data over an Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) character-oriented data link comprises splitting the bit-oriented data into a plurality of segments; calculating a plurality of intermediate values corresponding to each segment; mapping each intermediate value to an ACARS character; and transmitting the ACARS characters over the ACARS data link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Xian Qin Dong