Patents by Inventor Xinyi Yan

Xinyi Yan 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).

  • Virtual keyboard for inputting Chinese characters and configuring method thereof, and Chinese character input system
    Patent number: 11977687
    Abstract: The present invention provides a virtual keyboard for inputting Chinese characters and a configuring method thereof, an input method, and a Chinese character input system. The configuring method includes the following steps: setting a geometric layout of the virtual keyboard; and setting initials and finals on available keys of the virtual keyboard respectively using a cost function-based search algorithm so as to obtain an optimal layout of initial keys and final keys, wherein the initial keys and the final keys in the optimal layout are set based on a minimum cost function value for spelling all Chinese syllables, and the minimum cost function value is a minimum sum of weighted distances of the initial keys and the final keys for all the Chinese syllables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Xiaorong Gao, Bingchuan Liu, Xinyi Yan, Chen Yang, Shuming Xu
  • VIRTUAL KEYBOARD FOR INPUTTING CHINESE CHARACTERS AND CONFIGURING METHOD THEREOF, AND CHINESE CHARACTER INPUT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230195238
    Abstract: The present invention provides a virtual keyboard for inputting Chinese characters and a configuring method thereof, an input method, and a Chinese character input system. The configuring method includes the following steps: setting a geometric layout of the virtual keyboard; and setting initials and finals on available keys of the virtual keyboard respectively using a cost function-based search algorithm so as to obtain an optimal layout of initial keys and final keys, wherein the initial keys and the final keys in the optimal layout are set based on a minimum cost function value for spelling all Chinese syllables, and the minimum cost function value is a minimum sum of weighted distances of the initial keys and the final keys for all the Chinese syllables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Xiaorong Gao, Bingchuan Liu, Xinyi Yan, Chen Yang, Shuming Xu
  • User interfaces for assigning and responding to user inputs
    Patent number: 11416136
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to assigning tasks to various user inputs, and detecting and responding to user inputs. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to assigning tasks to various user inputs received on a back surface of a device, and detecting and responding to user inputs on the back surface of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Nefulda, Keith P. Avery, Madhu Chinthakunta, Christopher B. Fleizach, Varun Maudgalya, Sommer E. Panage, Xinyi Yan, Garrett L. Weinberg, Michal K. Wegrzynski, William Caruso, Kenneth S. Friedman, Jamil Dhanani, Muhammad Amir Shafiq, Minwoo Jeong, Timothy S. Paek, Viet Huy Le, Heriberto Nieto, Brandt M. Westing, Rishabh Yadav