Patents by Inventor Yanli Zhao

Yanli Zhao 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: 20240086484
    Abstract: Provided are a content search method, apparatus, and device, and a storage medium. The present disclosure enables: receiving a search content; and displaying a plurality of answer viewpoints and first contents in a search result interface, wherein each answer viewpoint corresponds to one category of search results, the search results are results obtained by searching the search content, the first contents comprises keywords, the keywords are used for indicating reasons for displaying a target answer viewpoint among the plurality of answer viewpoints, and the keywords are extracted from a target category of search results corresponding to the target answer viewpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yating LIN, Feng ZHAO, Yanli WANG, Shuangshuang JIANG, Chao QIAO, Fan WU
  • Publication number: 20240079512
    Abstract: An avalanche photodiode (APD) includes a first electrode, a substrate layer, a buffer layer, a gain layer, a gradient layer, an absorption layer, a diffusion barrier layer, a contact layer, and a second electrode. The gain layer, the gradient layer, and the absorption layer are arranged vertically in sequence. The gain layer, the gradient layer, and the absorption layer are located between the buffer layer and the diffusion barrier layer. The gain layer includes at least two gain units, and the gain units are arranged in a stacked manner. Each of the gain units includes a multiplication layer and a charge layer that are arranged vertically. A distance between the charge layer and the gradient layer is less than a distance between the multiplication layer and the gradient layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Hongming Shen, Yanli Zhao, Yun Ding, Dapan Li
  • Publication number: 20240070986
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations for deforming an external mesh. The operations comprise receiving a video that includes a depiction of a real-world object. The operations comprise generating a three-dimensional (3D) body mesh associated with the real-world object that tracks movement of the real-world object across frames of the video. The operations comprise obtaining an external mesh associated with an Augmented-Reality (AR) element. The operations comprise accessing a plurality of deformation attributes associated with the external mesh, each attribute corresponding to a different deformation model. The operations comprise separately deforming, based on respective deformation models, a first portion of the external mesh and a second portion of the external mesh. The operations comprise modifying the video to include a display of the AR element based on the separately deformed first and second portions of the external mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Artem Bondich, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson
  • Patent number: 11908083
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that includes a depiction of a real-world object; generating a three-dimensional (3D) body mesh associated with the real-world object that tracks movement of the real-world object across frames of the video; obtaining an external mesh associated with an augmented reality element; automatically establishing a correspondence between the 3D body mesh associated with the real-world object and the external mesh; deforming the external mesh based on movement of the real-world object and the established correspondence with the 3D body mesh; and modifying the video to include a display of the augmented reality element based on the deformed external mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Yanli Zhao, Matan Zohar, Brian Fulkerson, Georgios Papandreou, Haoyang Wang
  • Publication number: 20240052529
    Abstract: A high-strength thermal-stability polyester industrial yarn is prepared by spinning, winding and coordination treatment of a modified polyester after a solid-state polycondensation; wherein the method of coordination treatment comprises: soaking the wound fiber in an aqueous solution of a coordination agent, and the concentration of the aqueous solution of the coordination agent is 0.1-0.2 mol/L; wherein the condition of coordination treatment is 48-72 hours at 80-100° C., and the concentration of the aqueous solution of the coordination agent is 0.1-0.2 mol/L; wherein the polyester segments of the prepared high-strength thermal-stability polyester industrial yarn comprises a terephthalic acid segment, an ethylene glycol segment and a 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid segment, and 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid segments of different polyester segments are coordinated by Fe3+, the molar ratio of the terephthalic acid segment to the 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid segment is 1:(0.03-0.05).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: JIANGSU HENGLI CHEMICAL FIBRE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shanshui WANG, Fangming TANG, Lili WANG, Yiwei SHAO, Yanli ZHAO, Xiaoyu WANG, Chaoming YANG
  • Publication number: 20240046587
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that includes a depiction of a real-world object; generating a three-dimensional (3D) body mesh associated with the real-world object that tracks movement of the real-world object across frames of the video; determining UV positions of the real-world object depicted in the video to obtain pixel values associated with the UV positions; generating an external mesh and associated augmented reality (AR) element representing the real-world object based on the pixel values associated with the UV positions; deforming the external mesh based on changes to the 3D body mesh and a deformation parameter; and modifying the video to replace the real-world object with the AR element based on the deformed external mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson, Riza Alp Guler
  • Publication number: 20240020934
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that includes a depiction of a real-world object; generating a three-dimensional (3D) body mesh associated with the real-world object that tracks movement of the real-world object across frames of the video; obtaining an external mesh associated with an augmented reality (AR) element; automatically establishing a correspondence between a portion of the 3D body mesh associated with the real-world object and the external mesh; blending the portion of the 3D body mesh into the external mesh according to a blending parameter; and as the portion of the 3D body mesh is being blended into the external mesh, modifying the video to depict a portion of the real-world object being changed into the AR element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson
  • Publication number: 20230419621
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising receiving an image that depicts a person, identifying a set of skeletal joints of the person and identifying a pose of the person depicted in the image based on positioning of the set of skeletal joints. The operations also include receiving speech input comprising a request to perform an AR operation and an ambiguous intent, discerning the ambiguous intent of the speech input based on the pose of the person depicted in the image and in response to receiving the speech input, performing the AR operation based on discerning the ambiguous intent of the speech input based on the pose of the person depicted in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson, Itamar Berger
  • Publication number: 20230392300
    Abstract: A high-strength creep-resistant polyester industrial yarn and preparation method thereof are provided. The high-strength creep-resistant polyester industrial yarn is prepared by spinning, winding and coordination treatment of a modified polyester after solid-state polycondensation to increase viscosity. The condition of coordination treatment is 60-72 hours at 80-100° C. The coordination agent is AgNO3, FeCl2, CuCl2, or NiCl2. The polyester segments of the prepared high-strength creep-resistant polyester industrial yarn includes a terephthalic acid segment, an ethylene glycol segment and a 2-(4-pyridine) terephthalic acid segment, and 2-(4-pyridine) terephthalic acid segments of different polyester segments are coordinated by metal ions (Ag+, Fe2+, Cu2+ or Ni2). The molar ratio of the terephthalic acid segment to the 2-(4-pyridine) terephthalic acid segment is 1:(0.03-0.05). The N atom on the pyridine of the 2-(4-pyridine) terephthalic acid segment is involved in coordination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: JIANGSU HENGLI CHEMICAL FIBRE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fangming TANG, Shanshui WANG, Lili WANG, Ye ZHANG, Cunhong WEI, Yumei ZHANG, Yanli ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11836862
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations for deforming an external mesh. The operations comprise receiving a video that includes a depiction of a real-world object. The operations comprise generating a three-dimensional (3D) body mesh associated with the real-world object that tracks movement of the real-world object across frames of the video. The operations comprise obtaining an external mesh associated with an Augmented-Reality (AR) element. The operations comprise accessing a plurality of deformation attributes associated with the external mesh, each attribute corresponding to a different deformation model. The operations comprise separately deforming, based on respective deformation models, a first portion of the external mesh and a second portion of the external mesh. The operations comprise modifying the video to include a display of the AR element based on the separately deformed first and second portions of the external mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Artem Bondich, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson
  • Patent number: 11836866
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that includes a depiction of a real-world object; generating a three-dimensional (3D) body mesh associated with the real-world object that tracks movement of the real-world object across frames of the video; determining UV positions of the real-world object depicted in the video to obtain pixel values associated with the UV positions; generating an external mesh and associated augmented reality (AR) element representing the real-world object based on the pixel values associated with the UV positions; deforming the external mesh based on changes to the 3D body mesh and a deformation parameter; and modifying the video to replace the real-world object with the AR element based on the deformed external mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson, Riza Alp Guler
  • Publication number: 20230377189
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that depicts a person. The operations further include identifying a set of skeletal joints of the person. The operations further include identifying a pose of the person depicted in the video based on positioning of the set of skeletal joints (or detecting a hand pose, detecting a mirror frame, or detecting a mobile device). The operations further include determining, based on the pose of the person (or detecting a hand pose, detecting a mirror frame, or detecting a mobile device), that the video comprises a mirror reflection of the person. The operations further include, in response to determining that the video comprises the mirror reflection of the person, causing display of a 3D virtual object in the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson, Itamar Berger
  • Patent number: 11822186
    Abstract: An array substrate and a liquid crystal display panel thereof. The array substrate includes a substrate having a plurality of pixel regions arranged in an array. Each of the pixel regions (120a) includes: a first electrode, a second electrode, an insulation protrusion, and a reflection electrode. An electric field is fit to form between the second electrode and the first electrode, and an electric field is also fit to form between the reflection electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode includes a slit electrode, which includes a plurality of slit portions and a plurality of electrode portions each arranged between adjacent slit portions. The electrode portion at least includes a first strip-shaped portion and a second strip-shaped portion. An extension direction of the first strip-shaped portion intersects with that of the second strip-shaped portion, and the first strip and second strip-shaped portions of each electrode portion are connected at a corresponding bending portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: Chongqing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanli Zhao, Xiaoji Li, Hailong Wu, Gang Chen, He Sun, Di Wang, Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 11798238
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that includes a depiction of a real-world object; generating a three-dimensional (3D) body mesh associated with the real-world object that tracks movement of the real-world object across frames of the video; obtaining an external mesh associated with an augmented reality (AR) element; automatically establishing a correspondence between a portion of the 3D body mesh associated with the real-world object and the external mesh; blending the portion of the 3D body mesh into the external mesh according to a blending parameter; and as the portion of the 3D body mesh is being blended into the external mesh, modifying the video to depict a portion of the real-world object being changed into the AR element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson
  • Patent number: 11790614
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising receiving an image that depicts a person, identifying a set of skeletal joints of the person and identifying a pose of the person depicted in the image based on positioning of the set of skeletal joints. The operations also include receiving speech input comprising a request to perform an AR operation and an ambiguous intent, discerning the ambiguous intent of the speech input based on the pose of the person depicted in the image and in response to receiving the speech input, performing the AR operation based on discerning the ambiguous intent of the speech input based on the pose of the person depicted in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson, Itamar Berger
  • Patent number: 11763481
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that depicts a person. The operations further include identifying a set of skeletal joints of the person. The operations further include identifying a pose of the person depicted in the video based on positioning of the set of skeletal joints (or detecting a hand pose, detecting a mirror frame, or detecting a mobile device). The operations further include determining, based on the pose of the person (or detecting a hand pose, detecting a mirror frame, or detecting a mobile device), that the video comprises a mirror reflection of the person. The operations further include, in response to determining that the video comprises the mirror reflection of the person, causing display of a 3D virtual object in the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson, Itamar Berger
  • Publication number: 20230177788
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for creating a 3D model of a reference surface. The method includes capturing, using a capture device, a plurality of data points on the reference surface, determining a position and an orientation of the capture device related to the capture of the plurality of data points, creating a 3D data representation of the reference surface based on the plurality of data points, creating a location tracking data representation of the reference surface based the plurality of data points on the reference surface and the position and the orientation of the capture device, and creating the 3D model of the reference surface based on the 3D data representation and the location tracking data representation of the reference surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Marwan Aljubeh, Gregory James Bakker, Eric Nersesian, Supannee Tanathong, Yanli Zhao
  • Patent number: 11663792
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations comprising: receiving video that includes a depiction of a real-world object; generating a three-dimensional (3D) body mesh associated with the real-world object that tracks movement of the real-world object across frames of the video; obtaining an external mesh associated with an augmented reality (AR) element; determining that a first portion of the external mesh is associated with movement information of the 3D body mesh; determining that a second portion of the external mesh is associated with movement information of an external force model; deforming the first and second portions of the external mesh separately based on movement information of the 3D body mesh and movement information of the external force model; and modifying the video to include a display of the AR element based on the deformed first and second portions of the external mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson
  • Publication number: 20230116929
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that depicts a person. The operations further include identifying a set of skeletal joints of the person. The operations further include identifying a pose of the person depicted in the video based on positioning of the set of skeletal joints (or detecting a hand pose, detecting a mirror frame, or detecting a mobile device). The operations further include determining, based on the pose of the person (or detecting a hand pose, detecting a mirror frame, or detecting a mobile device), that the video comprises a mirror reflection of the person. The operations further include, in response to determining that the video comprises the mirror reflection of the person, causing display of a 3D virtual object in the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson, Itamar Berger
  • Publication number: 20230111489
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising receiving an image that depicts a person, identifying a set of skeletal joints of the person and identifying a pose of the person depicted in the image based on positioning of the set of skeletal joints. The operations also include receiving speech input comprising a request to perform an AR operation and an ambiguous intent, discerning the ambiguous intent of the speech input based on the pose of the person depicted in the image and in response to receiving the speech input, performing the AR operation based on discerning the ambiguous intent of the speech input based on the pose of the person depicted in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson, Itamar Berger