Patents by Inventor Xin Yu

Xin Yu 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: 20220189419
    Abstract: The display device provided in the present application comprises: a light source; a light modulator, comprising a digital micro-lens array comprising a plurality of micro reflective lenses, being arranged on the light path of the light emitted by the light source, and being used for modulating the light emitted by the light source on the basis of a target image and the light emission brightness of the light source in order to obtain a greyscale image; and a control apparatus, used for controlling a drive current of the light source, such that the light emission brightness of the light source is adjusted in separate time periods within the time of one image frame, and the drive current of the light source is overshot in at least some of the time periods in order to increase the display bit depth of the greyscale image from n to n+i (i?1 and i being an integer), each time period corresponding on a one-to-one basis with a bit plane of the greyscale image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Chen CHEN, Fei HU, Xin YU, Zuqiang GUO, Yi LI
  • Publication number: 20220180831
    Abstract: A display system includes a light source system including a light source array formed from multiple light source units, and used to emit a light beam, wherein the light source array can be divided into I×J sub-regions; a display unit disposed on an emergent light path of the light source system, and used to modulate a light spot on a surface thereof according to a light spot modulation signal, so as to generate image light; and a dynamic control module for obtaining the light spot modulation signal and a current modulation signal according to an image signal, dynamically updated chromaticity information and maximum brightness information of the light source units, and a correlation curve between a modulation current and brightness, wherein the current modulation signal is used to adjust the light source system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Chao WU, Xin YU, Fei HU, Yi LI
  • Publication number: 20220180827
    Abstract: A display device, including: a light source, used for emitting light source light; a control unit, used for controlling a drive current for the light source, the modulation period of each frame of image to be displayed comprising at least one pulse modulation period, and within the pulse modulation period, the drive current for the light source being an overshoot current so that the average luminous brightness of the light source in the modulation period reaches preset brightness; and a light modulation unit, used for modulating the light source light according to image data of the image to be displayed and the luminous brightness of the light source to obtain a modulated image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Chen CHEN, Fei HU, Xin YU, Zuqiang GUO, Yi LI
  • Publication number: 20220179429
    Abstract: A method of determining a tow hitch position. The method includes obtaining a two-dimensional image of a tow hitch in a three-dimensional scene. A model tow hitch is obtained in three dimensions. A three-dimensional rendering of a scene is generated that includes the model tow hitch. The model tow hitch in the three-dimensional rendering is positioned in an orientation corresponding with an orientation of the tow hitch in the three-dimensional scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Jose Ramirez Llanos, Xin Yu, Matthew Berkemeier
  • Publication number: 20220180557
    Abstract: A method for determining a position of a tow ball in an image. The method includes obtaining at least one real-time image from a vehicle. The at least one real-time image is processed with a controller on the vehicle to obtain a feature patch (f) describing at least one real-time image. A convolution is performed of the feature patch (f) and each filter (h) from a set of filters (H) with the filter (h) being based on data representative of known tow hitches fixed to the vehicle. A location of a tow ball on the tow hitch is identified in the at least one real-time image is based on the convolution between the feature patch (f) and each filter (h) from the set of filters (H).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Jose Ramirez Llanos, Xin Yu, Matthew Berkemeier
  • Publication number: 20220161853
    Abstract: A method for autonomously parking a vehicle-trailer system is provided. The method includes receiving sensor system data from a sensor system supported by the vehicle. The sensor system data includes images of surroundings along a driving path of the vehicle-trailer system. The method includes determining a local map based on the sensor system data. The local map includes surroundings along the driving path. The method includes receiving a user selection of an image location within the images. The image location representing a position in the local map associated with a selected location within the surroundings. The method includes determining a parking path from a current location of the vehicle-trailer system to the position based on the local map and instructing a drive system to execute an autonomous parking behavior causing the vehicle-trailer system to autonomously drive along the parking path and autonomously park in the selected location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Jose Ramirez Llanos, Dhiren Verma, Xin Yu, Matthew Donald Berkemeier, Julien Ip, Kyle P Carpenter, Francisco Alejandro Fuentes Perez, Joseph Zagroba, Victor Manuel Camacho Ruiz, Andrew Phillip Bolduc, Erick Daniel Rivera Gutierrez, Nichols William, Isemany Angelica Leal Martinez
  • Patent number: 11343476
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a light source device, an image data processing module, a light modulating device and an image synthesizing device. The light source device is configured to emit first light and second light. The image data processing module is configured to receive original image data of an image to be displayed, wherein the original image data of the image to be displayed is based on image data within a second color gamut range and comprises original control signal values of m colors of each pixel; the second color gamut range covers a first color gamut range and has a portion that exceeds the first color gamut range. The image data processing module is further configured to map the original control signal values of the m colors into m corrected control signal values corresponding to the first light and n corrected control signal values corresponding to the second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Xin Yu, Fei Hu, Zu-Qiang Guo, Yi Li
  • Patent number: 11336874
    Abstract: An image display method includes according to image information of a current image frame to be displayed, adjusting the brightness of a first light source (11) having a first light field, and steering light of a second light source (12) to form a second light field, so as to enable the first light field provided by the second light source (11) and the second light field provided by the second light source (12) to work in concert to satisfy displaying of display partitions of the image frame to be displayed. The image display method implements high-dynamic range display of images, and facilitates improvement of dark field detail expression of images to be displayed. Also provided are an image display apparatus and a projection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Xin Yu, Chao Wu, Fei Hu, Yi Li
  • Publication number: 20220146921
    Abstract: A projection system, comprising a first light source which is an array light source, the first light source being divided into a plurality of illumination areas, and each illumination area may be independently controllable so as to generate a first illumination light field of which the brightness and darkness may be modulated; a second light source comprises an illumination unit and a light steering unit; the light steering unit redistributes illumination light emitted from the illumination unit to generate a second illumination light field of which the brightness and darkness may be modulated, wherein the first and second illumination light fields overlap to generate a combined light field. Also provided is a projection display method. The goal of simultaneously increasing image peak value brightness and lowering image dark field brightness is achieved, and a projection system that has a high contrast ratio is thus obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Xin Yu, Fei Hu, Chao Wu, Yi Li
  • Publication number: 20220128894
    Abstract: Provided are a wavelength conversion apparatus, a light source system including the same, and a display device including the light source system. The wavelength conversion apparatus includes an angle deflection region and a wavelength conversion region for converting incident second light into excited light and then emitting same. The angle deflection region includes deflection units, each of which includes a light emergent face for emitting first light. A first included angle is formed between the light emergent face and a reference plane. First included angles between light emergent faces of at least two deflection units and the reference plane are not equal. The deflection units are located on a light path of the first light in a time sequence, so as to change an emergent angle of the first light in the time sequence, such that the first light is successively scanned at a preset position to form virtual pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Fei HU, Xin YU, Shijie LI, Yi LI
  • Publication number: 20220123694
    Abstract: A power amplifier circuit includes a first impedance transformer circuit arranged to connect with a carrier device, and a second impedance transformer circuit arranged to connect with a peaking device. Both the first and the second impedance transformer circuit include a parallel impedance transformer arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Wing Shing CHAN, Xin Yu ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11310579
    Abstract: The present application discloses a headset, the headset includes a headband; and two earphones respectively connected to two ends of the headband and including: an earphone housing connected to an end of the headband; an earmuff provided therein with a sounder; and a universal adjuster connected between the earphone housing and the earmuff and configured to arbitrarily adjust the earmuff relative to the earphone housing. The headset improves the fit of the earmuffs and the human ears, and improves the comfort when wearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GRANDSUN ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mickael Bernard Andre Lefebvre, Haiquan Wu, Zhongqiang Tang, Shiwen Guo, Xin Yu, Jiugao Peng, Ruiwen Shi
  • Patent number: 11308611
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing false positive detections of malignant lesions are provided. A candidate malignant lesion is detected in one or more medical images, such as, e.g., multi-parametric magnetic resonance images. One or more patches associated with the candidate malignant lesion are extracted from the one or more medical images. The candidate malignant lesion is classified as being a true positive detection of a malignant lesion or a false positive detection of the malignant lesion based on the one or more extract patches using a trained machine learning network. The results of the classification are output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Xin Yu, Bin Lou, Bibo Shi, David Jean Winkel, Ali Kamen, Dorin Comaniciu
  • Patent number: 11298206
    Abstract: A positioning system for an imaging device, in particular a MR imaging device to position an insertion element on or in the body of a subject, in particular an animal, wherein the imaging device comprises a bore, in which the subject is received, wherein the positioning system comprises a robot which can be at least partially arranged in the bore of the imaging device and comprises a holding element to hold the insertion element; wherein the robot further comprises at least one actuator acting on the holding element, such that an end portion of the insertion element is movable, wherein said at least one actuator is arranged with a distance D from the bore to minimize magnetic and/or electromagnetic interferences between the imaging device and the at least one actuator and said first actuator is coupled to the holding element in a form-fit- and/or a force-fit-manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Yi Chen, Xin Yu, Shanyi Yu
  • Patent number: 11288715
    Abstract: Receive, by a price calculation microservice, tenant user input from a particular tenant of a multi-tenant system. Generate, by the price calculation microservice, a particular charge model based on the tenant user input. Detect, by a usage microservice, a usage event associated with a customer of the particular tenant of the multi-tenant system. Receive, by a rating microservice, a rating request, the rating request being received in response to the detecting the usage event. Calculate, by the price calculation microservice in response to the receiving the rating request, a usage charge for the usage event based on the particular charge model. Store, by the rating microservice, the usage charge. Generate an invoice based on the usage charge stored by the rating microservice. Provide the invoice to the customer of the particular tenant of the multi-tenant system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Zuora, Inc.
    Inventors: Xinxin Wang, Steven Lotito, Song Cui, Pilar Loren Pickering, Xin Yu Liu, David Kenneth Magill, Kan Shun Sit, Zhiguo Lu, Chen Xin Sun
  • Patent number: 11287827
    Abstract: A method for tracking a trailer coupler positioned behind a tow vehicle is provided. The method includes receiving one or more images from a camera positioned on a back portion of the tow vehicle. The method also includes determining a trailer coupler position within the one or more images. The trailer coupler position associated with the trailer coupler. Additionally, the method includes receiving vehicle sensor data from one or more vehicle sensors. The method includes determining vehicle motion data based on the received vehicle sensor data. The method also includes determining an updated coupler position based on the trailer coupler position and the vehicle motion data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Donald Berkemeier, Danny Bynum, Xin Yu, Dhiren Verma
  • Publication number: 20220072806
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making at least a portion of a garment that includes at least one three-dimensional contour. The disclosed method includes providing a fiber and solvent mixture that includes fibers and a solvent capable to causing a plurality of covalent bonds to be created between the fibers. In many embodiments, the plurality of covalent bonds form when a catalyst, such as heat, is provided to the fiber and solvent mixture. The process can be performed using, for example, either a 3D printer or mold form. The fibers used can be natural, synthetic, or a blend of natural and/or synthetic fibers. The solvent preferably includes ionic salts in water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Maria Intscher-Owrang, Philip Cohen, Yee Do Chun, Yizhou Sang, Svena Rui Xin Yu, William Benjamin Montgomery Tew
  • Patent number: 11268434
    Abstract: A system includes an engine having a main combustion chamber and a prechamber containing a spark plug. The prechamber is in fluid communication with the main combustion chamber through at least one orifice. An engine intake line provides intake air to the engine. An engine exhaust line receives exhaust gases from the engine. An exhaust gas recirculation line transports a portion of the exhaust gases from the engine exhaust line to the engine intake line, forming an exhaust gas recirculation loop through the engine. The system includes a reformer having a reactor containing a catalyst-coated substrate. The reformer generates a gaseous reformate from a fuel. The system includes a prechamber feed line to transport a stream of the gaseous reformate from the reformer to the prechamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Alexander Voice, Nayan Engineer, Xin Yu
  • Publication number: 20220070420
    Abstract: A display system includes: a light source system configured to emit light beams; a scanner configured to scan the light beams on the surface of a spatial light modulator in the form of a light spot, the light spot corresponding to multiple pixels of the spatial light modulator; a spatial light modulator configured to modulate, according to an image modulation signal from a processing and control system, the light spot projected onto the spatial light modulator by the scanner to output image light; a processing and control system configured to output a light source timing modulation signal to a light source modulation device according to an input image signal and output an image modulation signal to the spatial light modulator; and a light source modulation devices configured to adjust the output brightness of the light source system according to the light source timing modulation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Fei HU, Xin YU, Chao WU, Mengmeng XU, Yi LI
  • Patent number: D949785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen Grandsun Electronic Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Haiquan Wu, Huakun Zhang, Xin Yu