Patents by Inventor Xiaohan Zhang
Xiaohan 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).
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Patent number: 11966156Abstract: A system for mask design repair may develop a simulation-based model of a layer thickness after one or more process steps for fabricating features on a sample, develop a transformed model of the fabrication process that emulates the simulation-based model and has a faster evaluation speed than the simulation-based model, and where the inputs to the transformed model include the input mask design, and where the outputs of the transformed model include one or more output parameters associated with fabrication of the input mask design as well as one or more sensitivity metrics describing sensitivities of the one or more output parameters to variations of the input mask design. The system may further receive a candidate mask design and generate a repaired mask design based on the transformed model and the candidate mask design.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: KLA CorporationInventors: Pradeep Vukkadala, Guy Parsey, Kunlun Bai, Xiaohan Li, Anatoly Burov, Cao Zhang, John S. Graves, John Biafore
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Patent number: 11964209Abstract: A machine learning (ML) model is used to identify spam messages and spammers in computer game settings based on learned gamer behavior. An evaluator module receives score(s) from the ML model indicating whether a particular message is spam or other undesired message and when the scores satisfy a threshold, passes the message to a punishment module to determine whether the warn, suspend, or ban the sending account.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Arthur Salazar, Xiaohan Zhang
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Patent number: 11965070Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of electronic materials, and in particular to a composite film of fluorinated polybenzoxazole (6FPBO) and triple-shelled mesoporous silica hollow spheres, and to its preparation and use. The composite film comprises fluorinated polybenzoxazole as a matrix and amino-functionalized triple-shelled mesoporous silica hollow spheres which are dispersed in the fluorinated polybenzoxazole matrix. A mass ratio of (amino-functionalized triple-shelled mesoporous silica hollow spheres)/(fluorinated polybenzoxazole) is 1/100 to 5/100. The composite film has excellent thermal stability and a lower dielectric constant.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: East China University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Qixin Zhuang, Zhe Zhang, Xiaoyun Liu, Jian Xu, Wentao Wang, Zeyang Wu, Xiaohan Wu, Lihui Li
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Publication number: 20240076712Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for simple, instrument-free and sensitive methods that enable rapid, point-of-care detection of nucleic acid molecules of interest. This is based on a surprising discovery that the relative efficiencies of amplification and CRISPR-based cleavage and detection can be tuned to favor amplification until sufficient amplified products are generated to enable detection. Example approaches include design of guide RNA and primers to target nonoptimal PAM sequences, or sequence-engineering Cas nucleases to reduce activities informing a ribonucleoprotein with the guide RNA or binding to or cleaving the substrate nucleic acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Hao Yin, Shuhan Lu, Ying Zhang, Xiaohan Tong, Kun Zhang, Xi Zhou, Dingyu Zhang
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Patent number: 11847164Abstract: A method, electronic device and storage medium for generating information are disclosed. The method includes: acquiring a plurality of tag entity words from a target video, the tag entity words including a person entity word, a work entity word, a video category entity word, and a video core entity word, the video core entity word including an entity word for characterizing a content related to the target video; linking, for a tag entity word among the plurality of tag entity words, the tag entity word to a node of a preset knowledge graph; determining semantic information of the target video based on a linking result of each of the tag entity words; and structuring the semantic information of the target video based on a relationship between the node and an edge of the knowledge graph, to obtain structured semantic information of the target video.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shu Wang, Kexin Ren, Xiaohan Zhang, Zhifan Feng, Chunguang Chai, Yong Zhu
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Publication number: 20230311005Abstract: A machine learning (ML) model is used to identify spam messages and spammers in computer game settings based on learned gamer behavior. Message text may also be used. An evaluator module receives the score(s) from the ML model(s) indicating whether a particular message is spam and when the score(s) satisfy a threshold, passes the message to a punishment module to determine whether the warn, suspend, or ban the sending account.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Arthur Salazar, Xiaohan Zhang
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Patent number: 11775761Abstract: A method for mining an entity focus in a text may include: performing word and phrase feature extraction on an input text; inputting an extracted word and phrase feature into a text coding network for coding, to obtain a coding sequence of the input text; processing the coding sequence of the input text using a core entity labeling network to predict a position of a core entity in the input text; extracting a subsequence corresponding to the core entity in the input text from the coding sequence of the input text, based on the position of the core entity in the input text; and predicting a position of a focus corresponding to the core entity in the input text using a focus labeling network, based on the coding sequence of the input text and the subsequence corresponding to the core entity in the input text.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Shu Wang, Kexin Ren, Xiaohan Zhang, Zhifan Feng, Yang Zhang, Yong Zhu
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Publication number: 20230294002Abstract: A machine learning (ML) model is used to identify spam messages and spammers in computer game settings based on learned gamer behavior. An evaluator module receives score(s) from the ML model indicating whether a particular message is spam or other undesired message and when the scores satisfy a threshold, passes the message to a punishment module to determine whether the warn, suspend, or ban the sending account.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Arthur Salazar, Xiaohan Zhang
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Patent number: 11729477Abstract: A system and method for providing personalized assistance in a virtual environment is disclosed. A plurality of trigger events is stored in memory, each trigger event based on a user interaction in the virtual environment. Data sent over a communication network regarding gameplay of a user associated with a media title engaged in the virtual environment is received. Play characteristics exhibited by the user based on the received data are identified. One or more user generated content streams that meet conditions of an identified one or more trigger events are identified. Identified streams are ranked based on a match between the play characteristics exhibited by the user and metadata of each of the identified streams. A display of the ranked streams is provided, wherein the display includes an analysis of the match.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Stephen Paddon, Mischa Stephens, Ramana Prakash, Xiaohan Zhang, Andrew Herman, Adil Sherwani, Dustin Clingman, Dmitry Makarov
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Publication number: 20230186056Abstract: The present invention relates to a grabbing detection method based on an RP-ResNet, which method belongs to the field of computer vision, and in particular relates to recognition and positioning of a grabbing point of a mechanical arm. The method comprises: inputting a target object image; pre-processing data; performing data processing by means of an RP-ResNet model; and finally, generating a grabbing block diagram of a grabbing target. On the basis of a model ResNet 50, a region proposal network is used in the 30th layer of a network, fuzzy positioning is performed on the position of a grabbing point, feature information of high and low layers is fully fused to strengthen the utilization of information of low layers, and an SENet structure is added to the 40th layer of the network, thereby further increasing the detection accuracy of a grabbing point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Jingbo Zhao, Tengfei Qiu, Jingxuhui Zhu, Xinchao Liu, Xiaohan Zhang, Wenbin Zhang
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Publication number: 20230132529Abstract: A system and method for providing personalized assistance in a virtual environment is disclosed. A plurality of trigger events is stored in memory, each trigger event based on a user interaction in the virtual environment. Data sent over a communication network regarding gameplay of a user associated with a media title engaged in the virtual environment is received. Play characteristics exhibited by the user based on the received data are identified. One or more user generated content streams that meet conditions of an identified one or more trigger events are identified. Identified streams are ranked based on a match between the play characteristics exhibited by the user and metadata of each of the identified streams. A display of the ranked streams is provided, wherein the display includes an analysis of the match.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Stephen Paddon, Mischa Stevens, Ramana Prakesh, Xiaohan Zhang, Andrew Heman, Adil Sherwani, Dustin Clingman, Dmitry Makarov
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Publication number: 20230041552Abstract: Techniques for improving a user video game experience are described. In an example, a computer system accesses videos showing separate completions of an activity by a plurality of video game players. From a definition of the activity, it is determined that the activity is a parent of sub-activities. Links to video portions of the videos are generated, wherein each video portion corresponds to a sub-activity. A score is generated for each video portion based on a relevance of each video portion to a user. The links are presented in a user interface to the user based on the score for each video portion, wherein upon selection of a first link, the user interface displays a first video to the user starting at a first video portion showing a completion of a sub-activity by a video game player.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Adil Ahmed Sherwani, Mischa G. Stephens, Ai Sasho, Xifan Chen, Nitin Y. Mohan, Oscar Michael Sanchez, Xiaohan Zhang, Rui Li, Gabor S. Melli, Derek Andrew Parker, Jay Robert Franck
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Publication number: 20230043740Abstract: A power assembly and a vehicle in the field of driving technologies are provided. The power assembly includes a housing, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, and a preloaded part. The first rotating shaft is located in the housing by using two bearings, the second rotating shaft is located in the housing by using one bearing, and the second rotating shaft can slide in an axial direction. A first coupling portion is disposed on the first rotating shaft, a second coupling portion is disposed on the second rotating shaft, and the first coupling portion is coupled to the second coupling portion, so that the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft rotate synchronously.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Jian Hong, Xiaohan Zhang, Xiaoguo Chen
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Patent number: 11534694Abstract: Techniques for improving a user video game experience are described. In an example, a computer system receives event data from a plurality of user devices. Each event data includes an identifier of an activity in a video game and data and an identifier of a mechanic used to complete the activity. The identifiers can be predefined in program code of the video game. The identifiers data can be received based on an execution of the program code. The event data is processed to determine, for a user that has not completed the activity, a readiness of the user to perform the activity. Depending on the readiness, the activity can be suggested in a user interface element.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Daniel S. Hiatt, Adil Ahmed Sherwani, Xiaohan Zhang, Jay Robert Franck, Rui Li, Gabor S. Melli
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Patent number: 11504618Abstract: Techniques for improving a user video game experience are described. In an example, a computer system receives event data from a plurality of user devices. Each event data includes an identifier of an activity in a video game and data indicating completion of the activity. The identifier can be predefined in program code of the video game. The identifier and completion data can be received based on an execution of the program code. The event data is processed to provide assistance videos to improve activity completion rates in the video game. The videos may be presented on the plurality of user devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Adil Ahmed Sherwani, Mischa G. Stephens, Ai Sasho, Xifan Chen, Nitin Y. Mohan, Oscar Michael Sanchez, Xiaohan Zhang, Rui Li, Gabor S. Melli, Derek Andrew Parker, Jay Robert Franck
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Patent number: 11490170Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for processing a video, an electronic device, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: determining a plurality of first identifiers related to a first object based on a plurality of frames including the first object in a target video; determining a plurality of attribute values associated with the plurality of first identifiers based on a knowledge base related to the first object; determining a set of frames from the plurality of frames, in which one or more attribute values associated with one or more first identifiers determined from each one of the set of frames are predetermined values; and splitting the target video into a plurality of video clips based on positions of the set of frames in the plurality of frames.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hu Yang, Shu Wang, Xiaohan Zhang, Qi Wang, Zhifan Feng, Chunguang Chai
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Patent number: 11475588Abstract: Embodiments of the present provide a method and a device for processing an image, server and storage medium. The method includes: determining, based on an object type of an object in an image to be processed, a feature expression of the object in the image to be processed; and determining an entity associated with the object in the image to be processed based on the feature expression of the object in the image to be processed and a feature expression of an entity in a knowledge graph.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaohan Zhang, Ye Xu, Kexin Ren, Zhifan Feng, Yang Zhang, Yong Zhu
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Patent number: 11269914Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating reports reflecting a visualization of, e.g., a dataset on which data analysis has been performed. The data analysis performed on the dataset may be an aggregation of data analysis functionality provided by applications or tools. Dataset visualization is realized in a workspace implemented by a separate application or tool. Potential conflicts regarding updating one or more elements of the dataset are reconciled by implementing a dual operational transform system and method. A global state of the dataset may be determined by a first operational transform system and method, while a local state of the dataset may be determined by a second operational transform system and method. The local state of the dataset may be updated through operational transforms exchanged between the first and second operational transform systems that align the local state of the dataset with the global state of the dataset.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Caitlin Colgrove, Andrew Moreland, Alexander Taheri, Benjamin Hamme, Bianca Rahill-Marier, John Carrino, Dzmitry Dulko, Gabrielle Javitt, Helen Kaltegaertner, Joshua Chomicki, Josh Munsch, Jacob Sanches, Mark Schafer, Walker Burgin, Xiaohan Zhang
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Publication number: 20210402301Abstract: Techniques for improving a user video game experience are described. In an example, a computer system receives event data from a plurality of user devices. Each event data includes an identifier of an activity in a video game and data indicating completion of the activity. The identifier can be predefined in program code of the video game. The identifier and completion data can be received based on an execution of the program code. The event data is processed to determine a video game mechanic suggestion to help a player complete the activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Adil Ahmed Sherwani, Mischa G. Stephens, Xiaohan Zhang, Jay Robert Franck, Nitin Y. Mohan, Oscar Michael Sanchez, Derek Andrew Parker
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Patent number: 11210524Abstract: A method and an apparatus for outputting information are provided according to embodiments of the disclosure. The method includes: recognizing a target video, to recognize at least one entity and obtain a confidence degree of each entity, the entity including a main entity and related entities; matching the at least one entity with a pre-stored knowledge base to determine at least one candidate entity; obtaining at least one main entity by expanding the related entities of the at least one candidate entity based on the knowledge base, and obtaining a confidence degree of the obtained main entity; and calculating a confidence level of the obtained main entity based on the confidence degree of each of the related entities of the at least one candidate entity and the confidence degree of the obtained main entity, and outputting the confidence level of the obtained main entity.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kexin Ren, Xiaohan Zhang, Zhifan Feng, Yang Zhang