Patents by Inventor Xule Niu

Xule Niu 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).

  • Sound collection method and electronic device
    Patent number: 9628908
    Abstract: A sound collection method and an electronic device are disclosed. The method is applicable to an electronic device that includes an image acquisition unit and an audio collection unit. The method includes determining a focus object when the image acquisition unit is acquiring images; obtaining a position relationship information between the focus object and the image acquisition unit based on the focus object; obtaining a first direction information based on the position relationship information; and controlling the audio collection unit to collect the sound from a sound source corresponding to the first direction based on the first direction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xule Niu, Yanjun Tian
  • Sound Collection Method And Electronic Device
    Publication number: 20140192997
    Abstract: A sound collection method and an electronic device are disclosed. The method is applicable to an electronic device that includes an image acquisition unit and an audio collection unit. The method includes determining a focus object when the image acquisition unit is acquiring images; obtaining a position relationship information between the focus object and the image acquisition unit based on the focus object; obtaining a first direction information based on the position relationship information; and controlling the audio collection unit to collect the sound from a sound source corresponding to the first direction based on the first direction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicants: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
    Inventors: Xule Niu, Yanjun Tian