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: 20230306645
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to coding and decoding of 3-dimensional (3D) mesh and specifically to fast and efficient packing of parts of a 3D mesh into a map in a 2-dimensional (2D) space. In one example, a 3D mesh frame is decomposed into charts. The charts are iteratively projected and packed into a 2D map to achieve improved compactness by using an image filtering technology. The image filtering technology may involve perform efficient convolution and correlation processing using fast Fourier transform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Jun TIAN, Chao HUANG, Xiaozhong XU, Xiang ZHANG, Shan LIU
  • Publication number: 20230306649
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that receives a coded video bitstream from an encoder; retrieves, from the coded video bitstream, a mesh including a plurality of polygons that describe one or more surfaces of a volumetric object; predicts a current value of an index of the UV-to-XYZ index array from at least one previously coded value included in another index in the UV-to-XYZ index array, wherein the UV-to-XYZ index array includes a plurality of indices which correspond each two-dimensional (2D) UV vertex associated with the mesh to a three-dimensional (3D) XYZ vertex associated with the mesh; derives a prediction residual associated with the current value of the index of the UV-to-XYZ index array; and reconstructs a boundary UV coordinate based on the predicted current value of the index of the UV-to-XYZ index array and the derived prediction residual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiang ZHANG, Chao HUANG, Jun TIAN, Xiaozhon XU, Shan LIU
  • Publication number: 20230306647
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and system for geometry filtering for mesh compression are provided. The process may include receiving a coded bitstream associated with a mesh, wherein the coded bitstream comprises boundary information associated with the mesh, and determining one or more boundary vertices associated with the mesh based on the boundary information. The process may also include generating a filtered geometry map associated with the mesh based on the one or more boundary vertices associated with the mesh and one or more filtering parameters in a filtering algorithm; and compressing the filtered geometry map using a video codec into a plurality of single channel or multiple channel images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiang ZHANG, Chao HUANG, Jun TIAN, Xiaozhong XU, Shan LIU
  • Publication number: 20230306701
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and system for parallel dynamic mesh alignment are provided. The process may include determining that a temporal alignment is present between one or more frames in a received input mesh including a plurality of polygons that describe a surface of a volumetric object, then, determining an intra-frame alignment scheme to spatially align charts within a frame. The process may also include applying the intra-frame alignment scheme to one or more corresponding charts in the one or more frames for inter-frame alignment; and processing the one or more frames in parallel based on the intra-frame alignment scheme and inter-frame alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Chao HUANG, Xiaozhong XU, Xiang ZHANG, Jun TIAN, Shan LIU
  • Publication number: 20230306651
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for coding information of a point cloud may be performed by at least one processor and comprises: obtaining the point cloud including a set of points in a three-dimensional space; partitioning the point cloud into a tree structure comprising a plurality of nodes at different depths; encoding geometry information of the nodes; and encoding attribute information of the nodes before the entire point cloud is partitioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Wen GAO, Xiang ZHANG, Shan LIU
  • Publication number: 20230308669
    Abstract: A method performed by at least one processor in a decoder includes receiving a coded video bitstream that includes a compressed two dimensional (2D) mesh corresponding to a surface of three dimensional (3D) volumetric object. The method includes predicting a sampled 2D coordinate from at least one previously coded sampled 2D coordinate included in the compressed mesh. The method includes deriving a prediction residual associated with the sampled 2D coordinate. The method further includes reconstructing a 2D coordinate corresponding to a boundary vertex based on the predicted sampled 2D coordinate and the derived prediction residual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiang ZHANG, Chao HUANG, Jun TIAN, Xiaozhong XU, Shan LIU
  • Publication number: 20230306648
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and system for generating temporally correlated UV atlases are provided. The process may include generating plurality of consistent UV charts based on partition information associated with one or more previous frames; removing one or more non-manifold vertices from the plurality of consistent UV charts based on assigning one or more incident faces associated with the one or more non-manifold vertices to corresponding UV charts; merging more than one of the plurality of consistent UV charts based on a similarity between the plurality of consistent UV charts and one or more reference charts associated with the one or more previous frames; and generating temporally correlated UV atlases for the current frame based on aligning the plurality of consistent UV charts with the one or more reference charts associated with the one or more previous frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Chao HUANG, Xiaozhong XU, Jun TIAN, Xiang ZHANG, Shan LIU
  • Publication number: 20230298216
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for for encoding or decoding a 3D mesh with predictive coding of boundary geometry information. The example decoding method includes receiving a coded bitstream comprising a geometry patch for a three-dimension mesh; extracting, from the coded bitstream, a reconstructed geometry image for the geometry patch comprising a set of points corresponding to a set of geometry coordinates for a boundary vertex in the three-dimension mesh; deriving based on the set of the geometry coordinates, a 3D geometry coordinate for the boundary vertex; obtaining a prediction residue for the boundary vertex; and reconstructing, by the device, geometry information of the boundary vertex based on the derived 3D geometry coordinate and the prediction residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Xiang ZHANG, Xiaozhong XU, Jun TIAN, Chao HUANG, Shan LIU
  • Patent number: 11763076
    Abstract: A method for generating a document applet is provided. In the method, an editing interface including an editing region and a component list is displayed. The component list includes a plurality of predefined components. Each of the predefined components is configured to provide a document input template. At least one target component of the plurality of predefined components is added in the editing region. A page of the document applet is generated to include the document input template of each of the at least one target component in the editing region. The document applet is provided to a server. The document applet is configured to perform document processing via the page when downloaded to a user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Sen Li, Yuting Yang, Di Zhang, Yu Wang, Yin Qin, Xiang Zhang, Xianqing Yan
  • Patent number: 11761573
    Abstract: Display assemblies for supporting displays on stands or support arms have mount portions to removably attach to the displays using magnetic assemblies and latches. The magnetic assemblies and latches can improve user experience and allow the display to be installed on a support arm from the viewing side of the display and without having to see or reach behind the display. Magnetic structures can center a mount portion of the support arm and a recess of the display and can attract them to each other. Laterally-extending latches can ensure the display is not inadvertently removed. Locking mechanisms can prevent the display from being rotated to a portrait orientation when sufficient space around the display and the necessary user intent is not provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kristopher P. Laurent, Bradley J. Hamel, Brett W. Degner, David H. Narajowski, Hao Zhu, Lauren M. Farrell, Sunita Venkatesh, Peter N. Jeziorek, Edward T. Sweet, David A. Jungquist, Karen Y. Cheng, Xiang Zhang, Danny L. McBroom, Michael D. McBroom, Laura M. DeForest
  • Publication number: 20230287123
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of administering antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human B7-H4 to a subject in need thereof, for example, a cancer patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Sandeep P. Inamdar, Helen L. Collins, Xiang Zhang, Hong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20230277537
    Abstract: A stable, yellowing-resistant topical formulation for the treatment of a dermatological condition includes a JAK inhibitor in an oil-in-water emulsion; white petrolatum in an amount of about 10% by wt.; less than about 0.7 ppm butyl hydroxytoluene (BHT) by wt.; oleyl alcohol in an amount of about 2% by wt.; and an antimicrobial agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: PFIZER INC.
    Inventors: Raymond Ruzhong Chen, Amanda Patrice Surajhie Samuel, Todd Christopher Zelesky, Xiang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230281876
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for for encoding or decoding a 3D mesh with constrained geometry dynamic range. The example decoding method includes receiving a coded bitstream comprising a geometry patch for a three-dimension mesh; extracting, from the coded bitstream, a first syntax element indicating whether the geometry patch is partitioned, wherein the geometry patch comprises one or more partitions; and for a respective partition in the geometry patch, obtaining a dynamic range of pixel values for points in the respective partition that correspond to vertices in the three-dimension mesh, wherein the dynamic range enables the geometry patch to be coded within a predetermined bit depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Xiang ZHANG, Xiaozhong XU, Jun TIAN, Chao HUANG, Shan LIU
  • Patent number: 11747545
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: a device body, a display module, a backlight module, and a fingerprint identification assembly. The display module is disposed on a surface of the device body. The backlight module includes a bearing frame and a light guide assembly. The bearing frame is fixedly disposed in the device body. The bearing frame is provided with a first through hole. The light guide assembly is disposed on the bearing frame. A first gap is formed between the light guide assembly and the display module. The fingerprint identification assembly includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is disposed in the first gap. The receiver is disposed on a side of the bearing frame away from the light guide assembly and is corresponding to a position of the first through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiang Xie, Xiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11750839
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for point cloud coding. In a method, when parallel octree coding is enabled for occupancy codes of nodes in an octree partitioning structure of the point cloud, syntax information of the point cloud is decoded from a coded bitstream and a bitstream offset of an octree depth is determined. The syntax information indicates a bitstream length of the octree depth at which the parallel octree coding is enabled. Parallel decoding is performed on the occupancy codes of the nodes of the octree depth based on the bitstream offset and the bitstream length of the octree depth. Further, the point cloud is reconstructed based on the occupancy codes of the nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Wen Gao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11743498
    Abstract: A method of point cloud geometry decoding in a point cloud decoder can include receiving a bitstream including a slice of a coded point cloud frame, and reconstructing an octree representing a geometry of points in a bounding box of the slice where a current node of the octree is partitioned with a quadtree (QT) partition or a binary tree (BT) partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Wen Gao, Sehoon Yea, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11741635
    Abstract: A method of point cloud geometry decoding including receiving, from a coded bitstream for a point cloud that includes a set of points in a three-dimensional (3D) space, first signaling information being indicative of partition information of the point cloud, and receiving second signaling information that indicates whether the 3D space is an asymmetric cuboid. The method further includes determining dimensions of the 3D space that are signaled along x, y, and z directions based on the second signaling information indicating that the 3D space is the asymmetric cuboid. The method further includes, in response to the first signaling information indicating that the 3D space is the asymmetric cuboid, partitioning the 3D space based on the determined dimensions of the 3D space and based on the partition information indicated by the first signaling information, and reconstructing, by the processing circuitry, the point cloud based on the partitioned 3D space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Sehoon Yea, Wen Gao, Xiang Zhang, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11741637
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for coding information of a point cloud may be performed by at least one processor and comprises: obtaining the point cloud including a set of points in a three-dimensional space; partitioning the point cloud into a tree structure comprising a plurality of nodes at different depths; encoding geometry information of the nodes; and encoding attribute information of the nodes before the entire point cloud is partitioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Wen Gao, Xiang Zhang, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11736726
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for point cloud compression and decompression. In a method, an octree partitioning structure for a bounding box of a point cloud is determined. Whether parallel encoding is to be performed on occupancy codes of nodes in a range of one or more partitioning depths in the octree partitioning structure is determined. The parallel encoding on the occupancy codes of the nodes is performed in response to the parallel encoding being determined to be performed on the occupancy codes of the nodes in the range of the one or more partitioning depths in the octree partitioning structure. A coded bitstream is generated based on the encoded occupancy codes of the nodes. The coded bitstream includes syntax information that indicates whether parallel decoding is to be performed on the occupancy codes of the nodes in the range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Wen Gao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: D995816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: NIO Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fan Wu, Kechao Li, Xiang Zhang, Kris Tomasson, Colin Phipps, Maxime Le Ruyet, Xiaotian Zhao, Dan Mou, Qingdong Duan, Shiyi Hang, Lijian Xia, Sichuan Huang, Ning Zhang, Yuchi Liu, Chao Yang