Patents by Inventor Yang Ran
Yang Ran 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: 11972330Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for quantifying physical qualities of a ball returned by a player using a loop drive technique, such as in table tennis, and generating a corresponding quantitative summary of the overall quality of the loop drive technique based on the quantified physical qualities. Image processing techniques are applied to historical video recordings of balls returned using loop drive techniques to quantify physical properties of said balls. A machine learning model is generated using the quantified physical properties to determine relative significance of specific qualities and their corresponding quantified values to the overall quality or success of loop drive techniques, such as in table tennis matches.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Chuan Ran, Junhui Wang, Guandong Zhu, Yongchang Cui, Shuyan Lu, Yang Yang
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Patent number: 11964674Abstract: The present technology relates to an intelligent road infrastructure system and, more particularly, to systems and methods for a heterogeneous connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) network in which the road network has various RSU and TCU/TCC coverages and functionalities. The heterogeneous CAVH network facilitates control and operations for vehicles of various automation level and other road users by implementing various levels of coordinated control among CAVH system entities and providing individual road users with detailed customized information and time-sensitive control instructions, and operations and maintenance services.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: CAVH LLCInventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Yang Zhou, Zhen Zhang, Xiaotian Li, Shen Li, Shuoxuan Dong, Kunsong Shi
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Patent number: 11955002Abstract: This invention provides a system-oriented and fully-controlled connected automated vehicle highway system for various levels of connected and automated vehicles and highways. The system comprises one or more of: 1) a hierarchical traffic control network of Traffic Control Centers (TCC's), local traffic controller units (TCUs), 2) A RSU (Road Side Unit) network (with integrated functionalities of vehicle sensors, I2V communication to deliver control instructions), 3) OBU (On-Board Unit with sensor and V2I communication units) network embedded in connected and automated vehicles, and 4) wireless communication and security system with local and global connectivity. This system provides a safer, more reliable and more cost-effective solution by redistributing vehicle driving tasks to the hierarchical traffic control network and RSU network.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: CAVH LLCInventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Shen Li, Jing Jin, Xiaoxuan Chen, Fan Ding, Zhen Zhang
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Patent number: 11935402Abstract: This invention provides a system-oriented and fully-controlled connected automated vehicle highway system for various levels of connected and automated vehicles and highways. The system comprises one or more of: 1) a hierarchical traffic control network of Traffic Control Centers (TCC's), local traffic controller units (TCUs), 2) A RSU (Road Side Unit) network (with integrated functionalities of vehicle sensors, I2V communication to deliver control instructions), 3) OBU (On-Board Unit with sensor and V2I communication units) network embedded in connected and automated vehicles, and 4) wireless communication and security system with local and global connectivity. This system provides a safer, more reliable and more cost-effective solution by redistributing vehicle driving tasks to the hierarchical traffic control network and RSU network.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: CAVH LLCInventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Shen Li, Jing Jin, Xiaoxuan Chen, Fan Ding, Zhen Zhang
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Publication number: 20170140235Abstract: Provided is a remote control device based on computer vision technology, the remote control device includes a main body and a stand base connected with the main body. The main body includes a control unit, an output unit, a power supply unit, and a switch at least partially enclosed by a case. The control unit includes a visual sensor that collects image information and a microcontroller that outputs a control instruction to a controlled device via the output unit according to the image information collected by the visual sensor. The power supply unit is configured to supply power to the control unit and the output unit. The switch is configured to control the working state of the remote control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Morpx, Inc.Inventors: Tianli YU, Ming YANG, Gangqiang ZHAO, Yuping XU, Yang RAN
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Patent number: 8630455Abstract: Aspects of the present invention allow for real-time people monitoring method and system for estimation of the size and flow density of a given group of people located in a given area of space. The method and system may be used to monitor live or recorded camera input, foreground segmentation, human tracking, height estimation, and dwell estimation. In particular, human detection may be achieved using a spatio-temporal variance analysis calculation methodology for moving target detection.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: SET CorporationInventor: Yang Ran
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Patent number: 8179440Abstract: Method and system for objects surveillance and real-time activity recognition is based on analysis of spatio-temporal images of individuals under surveillance where a spatio-temporal volume occupied by each individual is decomposed by crossing the same at specific heights to form 2-dimensional slices, each containing representation of trajectory of the motion of corresponding portions of the individual body. The symmetry of the trajectories (Gait DNA) is analyzed and classified to generate data indicative of a type of activity of the individual based on the symmetry or asymmetry of the Gait DNA in each 2-dimensional slice. An effective occlusion handling ability is implemented which permits to restore the occluded silhouette of an individual.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2006Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: University of MarylandInventors: Yang Ran, Ramalingam Chellappa, Qinfen Zheng
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Publication number: 20120027299Abstract: Aspects of the present invention allow for real-time people monitoring method and system for estimation of the size and flow density of a given group of people located in a given area of space. The method and system may be used to monitor live or recorded camera input, foreground segmentation, human tracking, height estimation, and dwell estimation. In particular, human detection may be achieved using a spatio-temporal variance analysis calculation methodology for moving target detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: SET CorporationInventor: Yang RAN
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Publication number: 20100033574Abstract: Method and system for objects surveillance and real-time activity recognition is based on analysis of spatio-temporal images of individuals under surveillance where a spatio-temporal volume occupied by each individual is decomposed by crossing the same at specific heights to form 2-dimensional slices, each containing representation of trajectory of the motion of corresponding portions of the individual body. The symmetry of the trajectories (Gait DNA) is analyzed and classified to generate data indicative of a type of activity of the individual based on the symmetry or asymmetry of the Gait DNA in each 2-dimensional slice. An effective occlusion handling ability is implemented which permits to restore the occluded silhouette of an individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2006Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventors: Yang Ran, Ramalingam Chellappa, Qinfen Zheng