Patents by Inventor Xingsheng LIN

Xingsheng LIN 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).

  • Patent number: 11949979
    Abstract: An image acquisition method includes: acquiring augmented reality (AR) anchor information in current scene in response to a first image acquisition instruction of a terminal device, an AR anchor to which the AR anchor information belongs being configured to indicate first image capturing information of a camera device when acquiring a sample image, and the first image capturing information including spatial coordinate information and/or orientation information; displaying the AR anchor in a viewing frame of the terminal device according to the AR anchor information; and performing image acquisition according to the first image capturing information indicated by the AR anchor. The AR anchor can be displayed to a user when the user takes photos to assist the user in image acquisition according to the first image capturing information indicated by the AR anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD. NANJING BRANCH, BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xingsheng Lin
  • Patent number: 11636653
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing virtual and real objects, includes: acquiring a target object in an image captured by a terminal device; in a depth information fusion mode, acquiring the depth information of the target object by a camera apparatus of the terminal device, wherein the depth information fusion mode is configured to superimpose a virtual object generated by computer modeling on the image, and the depth information of the target object is configured to indicate a distance between the target object and the terminal device; acquiring the depth information of the virtual object; and superimposing the virtual object on the image based on the depth information of the target object and the depth information of the virtual object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xingsheng Lin
  • Patent number: 11457139
    Abstract: A photography method, includes: receiving an instruction of launching to collect images; establishing an AR anchor in an image viewfinder of the electronic device, the AR anchor corresponding to a position of a photographed object in a virtual three-dimensional space; generating a moving shot track in the image viewfinder based on a current position of the camera module and the AR anchor, the moving shot track representing a desired moving route of the camera module in the virtual three-dimensional space; and performing image collection on the photographed object based on the moving shot track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xingsheng Lin
  • Patent number: 11435891
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device control method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring an AR anchor in an image captured by the camera, in which the AR anchor is created in advance according to a spatial location of a target device; determining the target device bound to the spatial location anchored by the AR anchor; displaying a control menu of the target device; generating a control instruction in response to an operation on the control menu, and controlling the target device according to the control instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xingsheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20220201195
    Abstract: An image acquisition method includes: acquiring augmented reality (AR) anchor information in current scene in response to a first image acquisition instruction of a terminal device, an AR anchor to which the AR anchor information belongs being configured to indicate first image capturing information of a camera device when acquiring a sample image, and the first image capturing information including spatial coordinate information and/or orientation information; displaying the AR anchor in a viewing frame of the terminal device according to the AR anchor information; and performing image acquisition according to the first image capturing information indicated by the AR anchor. The AR anchor can be displayed to a user when the user takes photos to assist the user in image acquisition according to the first image capturing information indicated by the AR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicants: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD. NANJING BRANCH, BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xingsheng LIN
  • Patent number: 11315336
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for editing a virtual scene, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The method includes determining a second location, in the virtual scene played on a terminal, corresponding to a first location of the terminal in a real space; generating one or more virtual objects editable within a predetermined range of the second location in the virtual scene; detecting an edit request for the virtual object; displaying an edit option in the virtual scene in response to the edit request; detecting an operation on the edit option; editing the virtual scene based on the operation on the edit option; and displaying the edited virtual scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xingsheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20220083188
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device control method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring an AR anchor in an image captured by the camera, in which the AR anchor is created in advance according to a spatial location of a target device; determining the target device bound to the spatial location anchored by the AR anchor; displaying a control menu of the target device; generating a control instruction in response to an operation on the control menu, and controlling the target device according to the control instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventor: Xingsheng LIN
  • Publication number: 20220078335
    Abstract: A photography method, includes: receiving an instruction of launching to collect images; establishing an AR anchor in an image viewfinder of the electronic device, the AR anchor corresponding to a position of a photographed object in a virtual three-dimensional space; generating a moving shot track in the image viewfinder based on a current position of the camera module and the AR anchor, the moving shot track representing a desired moving route of the camera module in the virtual three-dimensional space; and performing image collection on the photographed object based on the moving shot track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: Xingsheng LIN
  • Patent number: 11265529
    Abstract: A method of controlling image display includes: receiving an image capture instruction from a client device, wherein the image capture instruction includes a photographing direction, and the photographing direction is determined by the client device according to a relative position relationship between a position of the client device and a user-specified display position; controlling an image capture device to perform image capture according to the photographing direction, to obtain a depth image comprising a target object image; extracting the target object image from the depth image; and sending the target object image to the client device such that the client device displays the target object image at the display position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiasong Ji, Xingsheng Lin
  • Patent number: 11175758
    Abstract: A wearable control device for connecting with a head-mounted audio-visual device, includes: a housing including a top housing portion and a bottom housing portion arranged in parallel, wherein a gap is formed between two opposite surfaces of the top housing portion and the bottom housing portion, and tail portions of the top housing portion and the bottom housing portion are connected through a transition portion; at least one physical remote control unit disposed on a top surface of the top housing portion; and a processor disposed inside the housing and electrically connected with the physical remote control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel Yin, Xingsheng Lin, Jiasong Ji
  • Patent number: 11051170
    Abstract: An unlocking method and an unlocking apparatus are provided. According to an example, the unlocking method comprises: determining whether a mobile terminal to be unlocked exists; and sending a preset instruction to the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal to be unlocked exists, where the preset instruction is configured to control the mobile terminal to unlock a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xingsheng Lin
  • Patent number: 11024264
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling a field of view of an augmented reality (AR) device. The method includes receiving, by an AR device, an instruction for starting a target application; determining, by the AR device, a preset field of view corresponding to the target application in response to receiving the instruction for starting the target application; and adjusting, by the AR device, a current field of view based on the preset field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xingsheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20200409482
    Abstract: A wearable control device for connecting with a head-mounted audio-visual device, includes: a housing including a top housing portion and a bottom housing portion arranged in parallel, wherein a gap is formed between two opposite surfaces of the top housing portion and the bottom housing portion, and tail portions of the top housing portion and the bottom housing portion are connected through a transition portion; at least one physical remote control unit disposed on a top surface of the top housing portion; and a processor disposed inside the housing and electrically connected with the physical remote control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Yin, Xingsheng Lin, Jiasong Ji
  • Patent number: 10783684
    Abstract: A method for displaying an image includes: receiving a setting instruction for performing upper layer display on an image of a target real object; determining image range information of the image of the target real object in a scene image frame upon the scene image frame is captured; acquiring the image of the target real object in the scene image frame based on the image range information; and setting an image of a preset target virtual object on an upper layer of the scene image frame, and setting the image of the target real object on an upper layer of the image of the target virtual object and the scene image frame based on the image range information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaojun Wu, Xingsheng Lin, Binglin Chang
  • Patent number: 10718538
    Abstract: A method for obtaining a water amount for a humidifier, includes: obtaining a target humidification parameter for a space to be humidified; determining a water amount required for the humidifier to reach the target humidification parameter; and outputting a notifying message, the notifying message carrying the determined water amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignees: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., Beijing Smartmi Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tiejun Liu, Xingsheng Lin, Yanan Meng, Dongdong Wang
  • Publication number: 20200201425
    Abstract: The invention discloses a detector capable of autonomously detecting the oral cavity, which includes a headband. The right end of the headband is fixedly provided with a detector, and the left end surface of the detector is fixed with an eyecup. The headband is worn behind the head. The eyecup is covered around the eyes, a display screen is provided in the headband and on the right side of the eyecup, and a light-passing port is provided between the display screen and the eyecup, and in the light-passing port A light blocking plate is provided, and an opening and closing device is provided on the upper side of the display screen and the light-passing port. The opening and closing device is provided with a lifting plate. The present invention is worn on the head and surrounds the eyes with an eye mask. The VR displays the images detected in the oral cavity. By holding a small camera in the oral cavity, the user can clearly see the situation inside the oral cavity and protect privacy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventor: Xingsheng Lin
  • Patent number: 10642569
    Abstract: A method, a VR equipment, and a device are provided for identifying an object in Virtual Reality (VR) communication. The method includes: action direction information of an action performed by a user is acquired, which represents an indicated direction; a target scene object corresponding to the indicated direction is determined according to the action direction information and scene position information which represents positions of respective scene objects in a VR scene where the user is located; and a speech of the user is identified as a speech of the user to the target scene object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xingsheng Lin, Zhiyong Feng, Kun Ma
  • Patent number: 10613622
    Abstract: A method and device for controlling Virtual Reality (VR) helmet are provided. The method includes detecting a touch action on a touch control panel; generating a control instruction corresponding to the touch action, the touch action being a sliding operation along a predetermined direction on the touch control panel; sending the control instruction to the VR equipment; detecting attributes and arrangements of all operation objects in a current display interface; when the row number and the column number of all the arranged operation objects are both larger than 1, controlling a switching selection to be performed among the operation objects based on the attributes of the operation objects; and when the row number or the column number of all the arranged operation objects is 1, controlling the switching selection to be performed among the operation objects based on an arrangement direction of the operation objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xingsheng Lin, Xuanran Wang, Zhiyong Feng
  • Publication number: 20200036957
    Abstract: A method of controlling image display includes: receiving an image capture instruction from a client device, wherein the image capture instruction includes a photographing direction, and the photographing direction is determined by the client device according to a relative position relationship between a position of the client device and a user-specified display position; controlling an image capture device to perform image capture according to the photographing direction, to obtain a depth image comprising a target object image; extracting the target object image from the depth image; and sending the target object image to the client device such that the client device displays the target object image at the display position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiasong JI, Xingsheng LIN
  • Publication number: 20190279432
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for editing a virtual scene, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The method includes determining a second location, in the virtual scene played on a terminal, corresponding to a first location of the terminal in a real space; generating one or more virtual objects editable within a predetermined range of the second location in the virtual scene; detecting an edit request for the virtual object; displaying an edit option in the virtual scene in response to the edit request; detecting an operation on the edit option; editing the virtual scene based on the operation on the edit option; and displaying the edited virtual scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xingsheng LIN