Patents by Inventor Yicheng Wu

Yicheng Wu 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: 20240126084
    Abstract: An energy-efficient adaptive 3D sensing system. The adaptive 3D sensing system includes one or more cameras and one or more projectors. The adaptive 3D sensing system captures images of a real-world scene using the one or more cameras and computes depth estimates and depth estimate confidence values for pixels of the images. The adaptive 3D sensing system computes an attention mask based on the one or more depth estimate confidence values and commands the one or more projectors to send a distributed laser beam into one or more areas of the real-world scene based on the attention mask. The adaptive 3D sensing system captures 3D sensing image data of the one or more areas of the real-world scene and generates 3D sensing data for the real-world scene based on the 3D sensing image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jian Wang, Sizhuo Ma, Brevin Tilmon, Yicheng Wu, Gurunandan Krishnan Gorumkonda, Ramzi Zahreddine, Georgios Evangelidis
  • Publication number: 20240093608
    Abstract: A tunnel automatic monitoring and measuring equipment and method based on fixed-point tour measurement are provided. The equipment includes a monitoring trolley that can move freely in the longitudinal direction of the tunnel, multiple automatic tracking and identification devices are set on the monitoring trolley, the automatic tracking and identification device is connected to the background processing system telecommunication; a monitoring points with reflective markings are arranged on the surface of the tunnel support structure, under the cooperation of the monitoring trolley and the automatic tracking and identification device, the reflective markings set on the tunnel support structure can be automatically measured at the fixed point to obtain the coordinate information of the relevant monitoring points; then, the deformation data of the support structure required in the construction process are extracted by coordinate information calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Guizhou Transportation Planning Survey & Design Academe Co.LTD
    Inventors: Qiang HU, Bin DU, Yicheng WANG, Xiaoyong LIU, Deming GOU, Hong YANG, Junwei CHUN, Mingfang WU, Mingjiang DAI
  • Publication number: 20230410341
    Abstract: A method for a passive single-viewpoint 3D imaging system comprises capturing an image from a camera having one or more phase masks. The method further includes using a reconstruction algorithm, for estimation of a 3D or depth image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: William Marsh Rice University, Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Yicheng Wu, Vivek Boominathan, Huaijin Chen, Aswin C. Sankaranarayanan, Ashok Veeraraghavan
  • Publication number: 20230360251
    Abstract: A device that measures a size of a user's face, referred to as face scaling, using a monocular camera. Depth is calculated from sparse feature points. A face mesh is used to improve the estimation accuracy. A processing pipeline detects face features by applying a face landmark detection algorithm to find the important face feature points such as the eyes, nose, and mouth. The processing pipeline estimates feature points depth using depth obtained through image defocus. The processing pipeline further scales the face using an estimated depth of the face features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Gurunandan Krishnan Gorumkonda, Shree K. Nayar, Yicheng Wu
  • Patent number: 11676294
    Abstract: A method for a passive single-viewpoint 3D imaging system comprises capturing an image from a camera having one or more phase masks. The method further includes using a reconstruction algorithm, for estimation of a 3D or depth image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: William Marsh Rice University, Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Yicheng Wu, Vivek Boominathan, Huaijin Chen, Aswin C. Sankaranarayanan, Ashok Veeraraghavan
  • Publication number: 20230069614
    Abstract: Images of a scene are received. The images represent viewpoints corresponding to the scene. A pixel map of the scene is computed based on the plurality of images. Multi-plane image (MPI) layers from the pixel map are extracted in real-time. The MPI layers are aggregated. The scene is rendered from a novel viewpoint based on the aggregated MPI layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Numair Khalil Ullah Khan, Gurunandan Krishnan Gorumkonda, Shree K. Nayar, Yicheng Wu
  • Patent number: 11584237
    Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile Internet-based integrated vehicle energy replenishment system and method, and a storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: NIO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Li, Lihong Qin, Fei Shen, Xin Zhou, Jinxing Qiang, Jianxing Zhang, Xu He, Xiang Ma, Yicheng Wu, Xiaobin Pan
  • Publication number: 20220375045
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining an input image that contains a particular representation of lens flare, and processing the input image by a machine learning model to generate a de-flared image that includes the input image with at least part of the particular representation of lens flare removed. The machine learning (ML) model may be trained by generating training images that combine respective baseline images with corresponding lens flare images. For each respective training image, a modified image may be determined by processing the respective training image by the ML model, and a loss value may be determined based on a loss function comparing the modified image to a corresponding baseline image used to generate the respective training image. Parameters of the ML model may be adjusted based on the loss value determined for each respective training image and the loss function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Yicheng Wu, Qiurui He, Tianfan Xue, Rahul Garg, Jiawen Chen, Jonathan T. Barron
  • Publication number: 20220227249
    Abstract: The invention relates to the technical field of battery charging and swap, and in particular to an off-line battery swap method, a battery charging and swap station, a vehicle with a battery to be swapped, and a readable storage medium. The invention is intended to solve the problem that battery swap cannot be performed at a battery charging and swap station when a vehicle is not connected to a network or a cloud server has a fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: Yicheng WU
  • Patent number: 10983779
    Abstract: A system upgrade assessment method based on system parameter correlation coefficients is provided. The problem that the existing system upgrade assessment method cannot accurately assess an upgraded system is solved. For such a purpose, the system upgrade assessment method comprises the following steps: acquiring first data for a plurality of parameters before system upgrade (S110); acquiring second data for the plurality of parameters after the system upgrade (S120); calculating first correlation coefficients of the first data and second correlation coefficients of the second data (S130); calculating third correlation coefficients between the first data and the corresponding second data (S140); and determining, based on the magnitudes of the first correlation coefficients, the second correlation coefficients and the third correlation coefficients, whether the system upgrade succeeds (S150).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: NIO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haitao Du, Yicheng Wu, Chongkui Jin
  • Publication number: 20200351454
    Abstract: A system for a wavefront imaging sensor with high resolution (WISH) comprises a spatial light modulator (SLM), a plurality of image sensors and a processor. The system further includes the SLM and a computational post-processing algorithm for recovering an incident wavefront with a high spatial resolution and a fine phase estimation. In addition, the image sensors work both in a visible electromagnetic (EM) spectrum and outside the visible EM spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Yicheng Wu, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Ashok Veeraraghavan
  • Publication number: 20200349729
    Abstract: A method for a passive single-viewpoint 3D imaging system comprises capturing an image from a camera having one or more phase masks. The method further includes using a reconstruction algorithm, for estimation of a 3D or depth image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicants: William Marsh Rice University, Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Yicheng Wu, Vivek Boominathan, Hauijin Chen, Aswin C. Sankaranarayanan, Ashok Veeraraghavan
  • Patent number: 10694123
    Abstract: A method for imaging objects includes illuminating an object with a light source of an imaging device, and receiving an illumination field reflected by the object. An aperture field that intercepts a pupil of the imaging device is an optical propagation of the illumination field at an aperture plane. The method includes receiving a portion of the aperture field onto a camera sensor, and receiving a sensor field of optical intensity. The method also includes iteratively centering the camera focus along the Fourier plane at different locations to produce a series of sensor fields and stitching together the sensor fields in the Fourier domain to generate an image. The method also includes determining a plurality of phase information for each sensor field in the series of sensor fields, applying the plurality of phase information to the image, receiving a plurality of illumination fields reflected by the object, and denoising the intensity of plurality of illumination fields using Fourier ptychography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignees: Northwestern University, William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Oliver Strider Cossairt, Jason Holloway, Ashok Veeraraghavan, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Yicheng Wu
  • Publication number: 20200150266
    Abstract: A method for imaging objects includes illuminating an object with a light source of an imaging device, and receiving an illumination field reflected by the object. An aperture field that intercepts a pupil of the imaging device is an optical propagation of the illumination field at an aperture plane. The method includes receiving a portion of the aperture field onto a camera sensor, and receiving a sensor field of optical intensity. The method also includes iteratively centering the camera focus along the Fourier plane at different locations to produce a series of sensor fields and stitching together the sensor fields in the Fourier domain to generate an image. The method also includes determining a plurality of phase information for each sensor field in the series of sensor fields, applying the plurality of phase information to the image, receiving a plurality of illumination fields reflected by the object, and denoising the intensity of plurality of illumination fields using Fourier ptychography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Oliver Cossairt, Jason Holloway, Ashok Veeraraghavan, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Yicheng Wu
  • Publication number: 20200001727
    Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile Internet-based integrated vehicle energy replenishment system and method, and a storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Bin LI, Lihong QIN, Fei SHEN, Xin ZHOU, Jinxing QIANG, Jianxing ZHANG, Xu HE, Xiang MA, Yicheng WU, Xiaobin PAN
  • Publication number: 20190384589
    Abstract: A system upgrade assessment method based on system parameter correlation coefficients is provided. The problem that the existing system upgrade assessment method cannot accurately assess an upgraded system is solved. For such a purpose, the system upgrade assessment method comprises the following steps: acquiring first data for a plurality of parameters before system upgrade (S110); acquiring second data for the plurality of parameters after the system upgrade (S120); calculating first correlation coefficients of the first data and second correlation coefficients of the second data (S130); calculating third correlation coefficients between the first data and the corresponding second data (S140); and determining, based on the magnitudes of the first correlation coefficients, the second correlation coefficients and the third correlation coefficients, whether the system upgrade succeeds (S150).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Haitao DU, Yicheng WU, Chongkui JIN
  • Publication number: 20180194241
    Abstract: The present application relates to the field of charging electrical apparatuses, and more particularly, to a charging authorization approach for objects to be recharged, an automatic authorization approach and system for charging apparatuses. The present application intends to solve the problem of complicate authentication procedure and poor user experience when a charging apparatus authenticates an electric vehicle in the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Tianlei HAO, Fei SHEN, Jie SHAO, Jianxing ZHANG, Xiaobin PAN, Yicheng WU, Hui XING, Huan TONG, Ruotong JIANG, Litao FU, Tianshu LI, Yuhua LV
  • Patent number: 10005675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of nonlinear optical crystal materials and provided herein a Li4Sr(BO3)2 compound, a Li4Sr(BO3)2 nonlinear optical crystal as well as preparation method and use thereof. The Li4Sr(BO3)2 nonlinear optical crystal has a second harmonic conversion efficiency at 1064 nm of about two times that of a KH2PO4 (KDP) crystal, and an UV absorption cut-off edge less than 190 nm. Furthermore, the crystal did not disintegrate. By flux method with Li2O, Li2O—B2O and Li2O—B2O3—LiF used as flux agent, large-size and transparent Li4Sr(BO3)2 nonlinear optical crystal can grow. The Li4Sr(BO3)2 crystal had stable physicochemical properties, moderate hardness, and was easy to cut, processing, preserve and use. Therefore it can be used for preparing nonlinear optical devices and thus for developing nonlinear optical applications in the ultraviolet and deep-ultraviolet band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: ECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, FUJIAN INSITUTE OF RESEARCH ON THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Guochun Zhang, Junhua Luo, Mingjun Xia, Sangen Zhao, Yicheng Wu
  • Publication number: 20180137441
    Abstract: The present application relates to an approach for second-time resource reservation based on smart repetitive booking, which comprises: step 1, when an order is received, a first resource reservation is made in accordance with an information of the order, and an information of probability of a resource in a service area being successfully occupied; step 2, when an information of acknowledgement of a service object handover is received, a second resource reservation is made in accordance with the current time and the information of the order. When reserving a resource, the application may repetitively book the same resource based on the situation of the probability of the resource being occupied prior to each service, while making second-time reservation for the resource in the process of execution when confidence of the accuracy of reservation is high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventor: Yicheng WU
  • Publication number: 20160137515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of nonlinear optical crystal materials and provided herein a Li4Sr(BO3)2 compound, a Li4Sr(BO3)2 nonlinear optical crystal as well as preparation method and use thereof. The Li4Sr(BO3)2 nonlinear optical crystal has a second harmonic conversion efficiency at 1064 nm of about two times that of a KH2PO4 (KDP) crystal, and an UV absorption cut-off edge less than 190 nm. Furthermore, the crystal did not disintegrate. By flux method with Li2O, Li2O-B2O and Li2O-B2O3-LiF used as flux agent, large-size and transparent Li4Sr(BO3)2 nonlinear optical crystal can grow. The Li4Sr(BO3)2 crystal had stable physicochemical properties, moderate hardness, and was easy to cut, processing, preserve and use. Therefore it can be used for preparing nonlinear optical devices and thus for developing nonlinear optical applications in the ultraviolet and deep-ultraviolet band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Guochun ZHANG, Junhua LUO, Mingjun XIA, Sangen ZHAO, Yicheng WU