Patents by Inventor Xiang Zhang

Xiang Zhang 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: 20240153257
    Abstract: A monitoring system based on a digital converter station includes a first monitoring terminal deployed at a first-level monitoring side, a second monitoring terminal deployed at a second-level monitoring side, and a third monitoring terminal deployed at a third-level monitoring side; the monitoring terminal at each level includes a communication module, a human-machine interaction module, a device status monitoring module, a device alarm management module, a video fusion processing module, and a data transmission adjustment and control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA, STATE GRID ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD, NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD., XJ GROUP CORPORATION, NARI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BEIJING SGITG ACCENTURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER CO., LTD., HUAWEI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Wei JIN, Qing WANG, Xianshan GUO, Jun LYU, Siyuan LIU, Xiang ZHANG, Yanguo WANG, Zhanguo ZHANG, Haifeng WANG, Chong TONG, Ming LI, Wei CHENG, Ning ZHAO, Zhou CHEN, Xiaojun HOU, Hanqing ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11979606
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses of encoding a video stream using video point cloud coding include obtaining a source point cloud; generating a geometry map and a texture map based on the source point cloud; generating a reconstructed geometry map and a reconstructed texture map using lossy coding without using recoloring, wherein a resolution of the reconstructed geometry map is same as a resolution of the reconstructed texture map; obtaining a point of the source point cloud corresponding to a geometry pixel of the geometry map and a texture pixel of the texture map; selecting a color of the texture pixel based on a color of the obtained point; and generating an encoded video stream based on the selected color, the geometry map, and the texture map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Wen Gao, Shan Liu, Weiwei Feng, Bing Jian
  • Publication number: 20240141361
    Abstract: Provided are a gene circuit, an RNA delivery system and the use thereof. Specifically, the gene circuit comprises at least an RNA fragment capable of inhibiting gene expression and/or a targeting tag having a targeting function. The gene circuit can be delivered to a host, enriched in organ tissues of the host and self-assembled to form a complex structure, and inhibits gene expression by means of the RNA fragment, thereby treating diseases. The delivery system comprises the gene circuit and a delivery carrier capable of delivering the gene circuit to organ tissues of a host for enrichment. The provided gene circuit has a targeting function and a treatment function, can quickly and accurately reach target organs and target tissues to exert a treatment effect, and is highly efficient with good results. The safety and reliability of the provided RNA delivery system are fully verified, and the RNA delivery system has good druggability, high universality, and great economic benefits and application prospects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Chenyu Zhang, Xi Chen, Zheng Fu, Jing Li, Xiang Zhang, Xinyan Zhou, Li Zhang, Mengchao Yu, Hongyuan Guo
  • Publication number: 20240141347
    Abstract: An RNA delivery system for the treatment of Huntington's disease. The system comprises a viral vector, the viral vector carries RNA fragments capable of treating Huntington's disease, the viral vector is capable of enrichment in organ tissues of a host and endogenously and spontaneously forming a complex containing the RNA fragments capable of treating Huntington's disease in the organ tissues of the host, and the complex can deliver the RNA fragments into a target tissue to treat Huntington's disease. The safety and reliability of the RNA delivery system for the treatment of Huntington's disease have been fully verified. The system has good medicinal properties, strong versatility, and has economic benefits and application prospects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Chenyu ZHANG, Xi CHEN, Zheng FU, Jing LI, Xiang ZHANG, Xinyan ZHOU, Li ZHANG, Mengchao YU, Hongyuan GUO
  • Publication number: 20240141344
    Abstract: Provided are an RNA plasmid delivery system and an application thereof. The RNA plasmid delivery system comprises a plasmid carrying an RNA fragment required to be delivered; the plasmid can be enriched in an organ tissue of a host, and spontaneously forms an exosome containing the RNA fragment in the organ tissue of the host, and therefore can enter and be combined with a target tissue to deliver the RNA fragment into the target tissue. The RNA delivery system is safe, reliable, good in druggability, and strong in universality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Chenyu Zhang, Xi Chen, Zheng Fu, Jing Li, Xiang Zhang, Xinyan Zhou, Li Zhang, Mengchao Yu, Hongyuan Guo
  • Publication number: 20240141380
    Abstract: Provided are a viral vector-based RNA delivery system and a use thereof. The RNA delivery system comprises a viral vector. The viral vector carries an RNA fragment needing to be delivered, and can be enriched in organ tissues of a host. In the host organ tissues, the viral vector can endogenously and spontaneously form a composite structure containing the RNA fragment. The composite structure can enter and bind to target tissues, and feed the RNA fragment into the target tissues. The viral vector has a targeting tag. The composite structure is an exosome. The viral vector RNA delivery system is safe and reliable, and has good druggability and high universality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Chenyu Zhang, Xi Chen, Zheng Fu, Jing Li, Xiang Zhang, Xinyan Zhou, Li Zhang, Mengchao Yu, Hongyuan Guo
  • Publication number: 20240135594
    Abstract: A method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to determine more than one vertices in an input mesh, and group the more than one vertices in more than one group of vertices. The grouping of a respective vertex in a respective group may be based on a topological distance of the respective vertex. In embodiments, the processor or processors may also determine a set of filter coefficients for the more than one group of vertices; and signal the more than one group of vertices and the set of filter coefficients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Xiang ZHANG, Xiaozhong XU, Chao HUANG, Jun TIAN, Shan LIU
  • Publication number: 20240133975
    Abstract: A computerized simulation validating method for a full-scale distribution network single phase-to-ground fault test is implemented by simulating a full-scale test system with external quantities being controlled to be conformant and validating the full-scale distribution network single phase-to-ground fault test based on a conformance check result between the internal quantities of the field testing and the internal quantities of the simulation testing. The simulation validating method for a full-scale distribution network single phase-to-ground fault test improves normalization and conformance of the full-scale distribution network ground fault test. The computerized simulation validating system, apparatus, and medium for a full-scale distribution network single phase-to-ground fault test also achieve the benefits noted above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Zhi LI, Shaofeng YU, Dingfang KE, Peibo WANG, Kan SUN, Weiqiang LANG, Haijiang XU, Kelong WANG, Zhiyong LI, Kun YU, Guangyao YING, Xuqiang HE, Yezhao CHEN, Xiang ZHANG, Mingxiao DU, Huijuan GUI, Hongling HU, Biao PENG, Xubin XIAO
  • Publication number: 20240137564
    Abstract: A method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to obtain a coded bitstream comprising a mesh sequence of a plurality of meshes of the 3D visual content and a displacement of a local coordinate system (LCS) or a global coordinate system (GCS) of at least one mesh of the plurality of meshes, the LCS or GCS being at a vertex of the at least one mesh, determine a projection coefficient of the displacement of the LCS or GCS, the projection coefficient indicating a unit tangent vector of the LCS or GCS in a normal direction to the vertex and is based on normalizing a tangent basis vector of the LCS or GCS, and decode the mesh sequence based on the projection coefficient of the displacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Chao HUANG, Xiaozhong XU, Xiang ZHANG, Jun TIAN, Shan LIU
  • Patent number: 11967025
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus for mesh processing includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives a first mesh frame with polygons representing a surface of an object, and determining that the first mesh frame is a non manifold type mesh in response to one or more singularity components in the first mesh frame. The processing circuitry converts the first mesh frame to a second mesh frame that is a manifold type mesh. The first mesh frame has first boundary loops that respectively correspond to second boundary loops in the second mesh frame. The processing circuitry detects the second boundary loops in the second mesh frame, and determines the first boundary loops in the first mesh frame according to the second boundary loops in the second mesh frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Chao Huang, Xiang Zhang, Jun Tian, Xiaozhong Xu, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11967120
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for point cloud coding. The method includes receiving, from a bitstream, data corresponding to a point cloud; reconstructing, based on the data, a first attribute value of a first duplicate point from among a plurality of duplicate points corresponding to a single geometry position; obtaining at least one prediction residual corresponding to at least one remaining attribute value of at least one remaining duplicate point from among the plurality of duplicate points; reconstructing the at least one remaining attribute value based on the reconstructed first attribute and the at least one prediction residual; and decoding the data corresponding to the point cloud based on the reconstructed first attribute value and the reconstructed at least one remaining attribute value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Wen Gao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11948336
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for point cloud compression and decompression. In some examples, an apparatus for point cloud compression/decompression includes processing circuitry. In some examples, the processing circuitry receives a bitstream carrying compressed data for a point cloud. The processing circuitry determines that a current node in an octree structure is eligible for an isolated mode. The octree structure corresponds to three dimensional (3D) partitions of a space of the point cloud. Then the processing circuitry determines, based on information of one or more other nodes, a single isolated point flag for the current node that indicates whether the current node is coded with a single isolated point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Wen Gao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11950036
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The display and the housing can define an internal volume in which a speaker assembly is positioned. The speaker assembly can include a speaker module and a speaker enclosure in fluid communication, with the speaker enclosure at least partially defining a speaker volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Chanjuan Feng, Christopher Wilk, Dinesh C. Mathew, Keith J. Hendren, Stuart M. Nevill, Daniel K. Boothe, Nicholas A Rundle, Simon S. Lee, Xiang Zhang, Thomas H. Tsang, Rebecca J. Mikolajczyk
  • Publication number: 20240104783
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and system for merging multiple attribute maps for mesh compression may be provided. The process may include obtaining multiple attribute maps associated with a mesh including one or more texture maps. The multiple attribute maps may be concatenated into a single concatenated map and concatenated UV coordinates for each of the multiple attribute maps may be generated based on re-computing original UV coordinates of each of the multiple attribute maps within the single concatenated map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Fang-yi CHAO, Thuong Nguyen Canh, Xiang Zhang, Xiaozhong Xu, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11941856
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for decoding point cloud data. Data corresponding to a point cloud is received. A number of contexts associated with the received data is reduced based on reducing a size of an array corresponding to syntax elements for predictive tree-based coding of the point cloud. The data corresponding to the point cloud is decoded based on the reduced number of contexts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Wen Gao, Xiang Zhang, Shan Liu
  • Publication number: 20240097116
    Abstract: The invention discloses a ternary positive electrode material coated with nitride/graphitized carbon nanosheets and preparation method thereof. The ternary positive electrode material coated with nitride/graphitized carbon nanosheets includes a ternary positive electrode material matrix and a coating layer; the coating layer is composed of nitride and graphitized carbon; and the graphitized carbon is formed in situ in the coating process of the nitride. Compared with a physical mixing method, the in-situ generated carbon layer is connected to the material matrix more tightly, and the formed conductive network is denser. So that the rate performance of the material is improved to the maximum extent. The preparation method is simple and easy to realize industrial production. And the obtained ternary positive electrode material coated with nitride/graphitized carbon nanosheets has excellent rate performance and cycling stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Kaihua XU, Rui HE, Weifeng DING, Yunhe ZHANG, Xiang ZHANG, Kun ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240095965
    Abstract: In a method, a base mesh is generated from a down-sampled input mesh in a current frame, where the base mesh includes a plurality of vertices. A prediction mode to be applied to the base mesh is determined. The prediction mode is an inter prediction mode or an intra prediction mode. Based on the prediction mode being determined as the intra prediction mode, duplicate vertices among the plurality of vertices in the base mesh are merged to generate a subset of the plurality of vertices. At least the subset of the plurality of vertices is encoded based on the determined intra prediction mode to generate prediction information of at least the subset of the plurality of vertices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Jun TIAN, Xiang ZHANG, Xiaozhong XU, Chao HUANG, Shan LIU
  • Publication number: 20240087173
    Abstract: A method of encoding includes receiving a polygon mesh comprising a plurality of original vertices. The method further includes deriving an initial base mesh from the polygon mesh, the initial base mesh including a first set of base mesh vertices. The method further includes performing a symmetrize process on the initial base mesh to generate a symmetrical base mesh that includes a first side having the first set of base mesh vertices and a second side having a second set of base mesh vertices, each base mesh vertex in the first set of base mesh vertices having a corresponding symmetric vertex in the second set of base mesh vertices. The method further includes determining a first displacement between each original vertex in the polygon mesh located on the second side of the symmetrical base mesh and a nearest vertex included in the second set of base mesh vertices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Thuong NGUYEN CANH, Xiaozhong Xu, Xiang Zhang, Shan Liu
  • Publication number: 20240089499
    Abstract: A method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to obtain volumetric data of at least one three-dimensional (3D) visual content, derive a mesh from a frame of the volumetric data, the mesh including a plurality of base mesh vertices, determine a displacement of at least one vertex, that is not of the base mesh vertices, based on a series of projections from at least one of the plurality of base mesh vertices that is a neighboring one of the plurality of base mesh vertices to the at least one vertex, predicting the at least one vertex based at least on the determined displacement, and encode the volumetric data based on the predicted at least one vertex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Thuong NGUYEN CANH, Xiaozhong XU, Chao HUANG, Xiang ZHANG, Shan LIU
  • Patent number: 11929634
    Abstract: Provided by the present application are a Direct Current (DC) micro-grid system, a charging loop circuit and a control method thereof. The charging loop circuit selectively connects a charging loop to a first side loop or a second side loop through a set of switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
    Inventors: Shiyong Jiang, Xiang Zhang, Chongyang Feng, Ningning Chen, Meng Li, Yu Zhang