Patents by Inventor Yi Qiu

Yi Qiu 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: 20240394848
    Abstract: A video noise reduction method and a video noise reduction system based on a portrait mode are provided. The method includes configuring a processor to perform: inputting a current image into a portrait mode model to generate a current portrait probability image; executing a post-processing process, including performing a binarization process on the current portrait probability image to generate a mask image and executing a contour extraction process to extract a foreground region, a background region and a contour region; performing a filtering process, including: executing a motion detection process to locate a motion region and a stationary region; performing a time-domain filtering operation on the stationary region; for the motion region, obtaining a similar part of the previous image and a degree of difference of the similar part, so as to determine whether to compensate the motion region or to perform a spatial domain filtering operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: ZHONG-YI QIU, WEN-TSUNG HUANG, YAO-JIA KUO
  • Publication number: 20230375438
    Abstract: A double-dial measurement device and a measurement method for viewing angle measurement of an optical component are provided. The device includes a support frame, a large dial, a small dial, a vernier disc, verniers and an objective table. When the first locking knot is fastened and the small dial rotates, the large dial or the vernier disc are driven to rotate synchronously, which refers to a rotation motion centered on an axis of the large dial under external force. When a symmetrical light source is irradiated on the optical component, an exit angle of exit lights is used to measure the viewing angle, effectively measuring the effective viewing angle of a single optical component and an optical component set, evaluating the optical component or system with reference to the viewing angle, and providing guidance and reference for the optical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Yi Qiu, Wei Wang, Fuzhi Chen, Lihua Li, Keqing Liu, Yun Qi, Huasha Lan, Lisha Wu
  • Patent number: 11122188
    Abstract: An image noise reduction device and method thereof are provided. The method includes: receiving an original image, where the original image includes a plurality of image pixels, each of the image pixels has an image pixel value and a fixed noise value, and the fixed noise value includes a decimal; obtaining a bit-shifted image pixel value, a bit-shifted fixed noise value, and a random number according to a number of bits of the decimal, the image pixel values, and the fixed noise values; obtaining a bit-shifted noise-reduced image pixel value according to the bit-shifted image pixel value, the bit-shifted fixed noise value, the random number, and a reduction equation; obtaining a noise-reduced image pixel value according to the number of bits of the decimal and the bit-shifted noise-reduced image pixel value; and obtaining a noise-reduced image according to the noise-reduced image pixel value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Zhong-Yi Qiu, Wen-Tsung Huang
  • Publication number: 20210182955
    Abstract: A financial transaction management, method, storage medium and server, the server comprise a client terminal and a server, the client terminal is configured to receive an account login request inputted by a user, and transmit the account login request to the server; the server is configured to receive the account login request, and judge whether there exists a dedicated account corresponding to the dedicated account ID, and transmit a first control signal to the client terminal when there exists the dedicated account; the client terminal is further configured to receive the first control signal and enter a dedicated account interface according to the first control signal, receive a first transaction request inputted by the user and transmit the first transaction request to the server; the first transaction request includes the dedicated account information and transaction information associated with the dedicated account ID; the server is further configured to receive the first transaction request, and accomp
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Xing LIU, Bo JIANG, Kaihao HU, Yi QIU
  • Patent number: 10991080
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image adjustment method and associated image processing circuit for performing the following operations upon each pixel of an image: obtaining R, G, B values and infrared ray (IR) value corresponding to the current pixel; generating multiple initial compensation parameters corresponding to the R, G, B values; generating an over-compensation parameter according to the R, G, B and IR values; comparing the over-compensation parameter with at least one threshold value to generate a compensation adjustment coefficient; and performing IR crosstalk compensation upon the image with the compensation adjustment coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Zhong-Yi Qiu, Wen-Tsung Huang
  • Patent number: 10962862
    Abstract: A push type camera device in a mobile terminal can be pushed to protrude out of the mobile terminal for photographing or be hidden in the mobile terminal. The push type camera device includes a slide assembly, a fixing bracket, a resilient assembly, and a camera assembly. The fixing bracket is fixed and located in the mobile terminal. The slide assembly is slidably mounted on the fixing bracket. The resilient assembly connects the slide assembly and the fixing bracket, and is configured for fixing or supporting the slide assembly. The camera assembly is arranged on the slide assembly. The camera assembly can be pushed to protrude out of or back into the mobile terminal by sliding the slide assembly relative to the fixing bracket. A mobile terminal having the push type camera device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Yue Wang, Xiao-Yi Qiu, He Zhou, Yong Zhao
  • Patent number: 10943332
    Abstract: An image adjustment method includes: receiving an image, and retrieving R, G and B values and an infrared ray (IR) value from the image; dividing the image into a plurality of blocks; generating initial compensation coefficients respectively corresponding to the R, G, B and IR values for each block within the blocks; and performing following operations upon each block within the blocks: adjusting initial compensation coefficients of a current block according to a plurality of adjacent blocks next to the current block, in order to generate adjusted compensation coefficients of the current block; and using the adjusted compensation coefficients of the current block to perform IR crosstalk compensation upon the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Zhong-Yi Qiu, Wen-Tsung Huang
  • Patent number: 10943354
    Abstract: A method for extracting foreground image and electronic apparatus thereof is provided and implements infrared (IR) technology to perform the foreground image extraction to reduce ambient light effect and background noise. Furthermore, the method and electronic apparatus extract an IR light frame image indicating a light state, an IR dark frame image indicating a dark state, and a color image (e.g., RGB image, YUV image, or etc.) at different IR intensities. Then, the method and electronic apparatus calculate the relationship between the IR light frame image and the IR dark frame image to extract a better background image (including the user's face portion, body portion and hair portion) by a simple algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Zhong-Yi Qiu, Wen-Tsung Huang, Kai Liu
  • Patent number: 10922792
    Abstract: An image adjustment method includes: sequentially processing a plurality of pixels in at least one frame, wherein a pixel under processing is a current pixel, the current pixel and multiple adjacent pixels form a current block, and each current block is performed with following operations: reading a grayscale value of each pixel in the current block; determining a region grayscale value and a region variance of the current block according to the grayscale values of the pixels; generating a variance adjustment parameter via a variance adjustment function, wherein the region grayscale value is a variable of the variance adjustment function; generating an adjusted region variance according to the variance adjustment parameter and the region variance; and comparing the adjusted region variance with a variance threshold to determine whether to perform a noise suppression operation on the current pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Zhong-Yi Qiu, Wen-Tsung Huang, Kai Liu
  • Patent number: 10915732
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing method capable of processing facial data and non-facial data differentially. The method is carried out by an image processing device, and includes the following steps: determining a facial region, a non-facial region and a transitional region according to a face detection result of an image, in which the transitional region is between the facial region and the non-facial region; and executing different processes for the data of the facial region, the data of the non-facial region and the data of the transitional region respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai Liu, Zhong-Yi Qiu, Wen-Tsung Huang
  • Publication number: 20210035068
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for investigating data, the method including: starting an investigation application program preinstalled on a mobile terminal, receiving an investigation request in a display interface of the investigation application program, and determining whether a corresponding initiator of the investigation request is a predetermined investigating role; receiving an assignment instruction to assign the investigation task when the corresponding initiator of the investigation request is the predetermined investigating role and a corresponding investigation task of the investigation request is a predetermined task; and performing a corresponding transfer or assignment of the investigation task after determining the investigation task needs to be transferred or assigned, when the corresponding initiator of the investigation request is the predetermined investigating role and the corresponding investigation task of the investigation request is not the predetermined task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Ning CAI, Wei XIONG, Yanhua JIN, Xiao FANG, Yi QIU
  • Patent number: 10887533
    Abstract: An infrared crosstalk compensation method includes capturing an original image of a scene, where the original image includes a plurality of original pixels, the original pixels are arranged in a two-dimensional array according to a first axial direction and a second axial direction, and each original pixel has a red subpixel value, a green subpixel value, a blue subpixel value, and an infrared subpixel value. The method further includes: obtaining compensated values of the red, green, blue, and infrared subpixel values according to the original image, a compensation axial direction, a plurality of red, green, blue compensation coefficients corresponding to the compensation axial direction, and compensation equations; and obtaining a compensated image according to the compensated values of the red, green, blue, and infrared subpixel values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Zhong-Yi Qiu, Wen-Tsung Huang
  • Publication number: 20200394760
    Abstract: An image adjustment method includes: sequentially processing a plurality of pixels in at least one frame, wherein a pixel under processing is a current pixel, the current pixel and multiple adjacent pixels form a current block, and each current block is performed with following operations: reading a grayscale value of each pixel in the current block; determining a region grayscale value and a region variance of the current block according to the grayscale values of the pixels; generating a variance adjustment parameter via a variance adjustment function, wherein the region grayscale value is a variable of the variance adjustment function; generating an adjusted region variance according to the variance adjustment parameter and the region variance; and comparing the adjusted region variance with a variance threshold to determine whether to perform a noise suppression operation on the current pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Zhong-Yi Qiu, Wen-Tsung Huang, Kai Liu
  • Patent number: 10841408
    Abstract: An electronic device with movable camera assembly which can be deployed and retracted so as to allow a display screen of maximum size on a front surface of the device includes a main body and a camera assembly. The main body includes a front surface with a display screen and a back surface. The back surface defines a recess receiving the camera assembly. The camera assembly is mounted on a carrier. The carrier-mounted camera assembly appears from or above the front surface when deployed by being slid upwardly or outwardly by a user, the camera assembly can then be pushed back in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Yue Wang, Xiao-Yi Qiu, He Zhou, Yong Zhao
  • Publication number: 20200333690
    Abstract: A push type camera device in a mobile terminal can be pushed to protrude out of the mobile terminal for photographing or be hidden in the mobile terminal. The push type camera device includes a slide assembly, a fixing bracket, a resilient assembly, and a camera assembly. The fixing bracket is fixed and located in the mobile terminal. The slide assembly is slidably mounted on the fixing bracket. The resilient assembly connects the slide assembly and the fixing bracket, and is configured for fixing or supporting the slide assembly. The camera assembly is arranged on the slide assembly. The camera assembly can be pushed to protrude out of or back into the mobile terminal by sliding the slide assembly relative to the fixing bracket. A mobile terminal having the push type camera device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: MIN-YUE WANG, XIAO-YI QIU, HE ZHOU, YONG ZHAO
  • Patent number: 10755418
    Abstract: A background blurred method includes steps as follows: obtaining a color image, an IR light frame image and an IR dark frame image, and calculating a differential image between the IR light frame image and the IR dark frame image to generate a binary image; obtaining a foreground image of the binary image; calculating an IR brightness mean value of the foreground image of the differential image; and filtering the color image to generate a background blurred image according to the IR brightness mean value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Zhong-Yi Qiu, Wen-Tsung Huang, Kai Liu
  • Publication number: 20200265558
    Abstract: An image adjustment method includes: receiving an image, and retrieving R, G and B values and an infrared ray (IR) value from the image; dividing the image into a plurality of blocks; generating initial compensation coefficients respectively corresponding to the R, G, B and IR values for each block within the blocks; and performing following operations upon each block within the blocks: adjusting initial compensation coefficients of a current block according to a plurality of adjacent blocks next to the current block, in order to generate adjusted compensation coefficients of the current block; and using the adjusted compensation coefficients of the current block to perform IR crosstalk compensation upon the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Zhong-Yi Qiu, Wen-Tsung Huang
  • Publication number: 20200265559
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image adjustment method and associated image processing circuit for performing the following operations upon each pixel of an image: obtaining R, G, B values and infrared ray (IR) value corresponding to the current pixel; generating multiple initial compensation parameters corresponding to the R, G, B values; generating an over-compensation parameter according to the R, G, B and IR values; comparing the over-compensation parameter with at least one threshold value to generate a compensation adjustment coefficient; and performing IR crosstalk compensation upon the image with the compensation adjustment coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Zhong-Yi Qiu, Wen-Tsung Huang
  • Patent number: 10748019
    Abstract: An image processing method and an electronic apparatus for foreground image extraction include steps: (A) acquiring frame images of a dynamic image, wherein each frame image has an RGB image and an IR image; (B) acquiring an RGB image representing a dark state as an RGB capture image, acquiring an IR image representing a light state as an IR light frame image, and acquiring one IR image representing the dark state as an IR dark frame image; (C) calculating a difference image between the IR light frame image and the IR dark frame image and binarizing the difference image to generate a binarized image; and (D) acquiring a plurality of foreground pixels corresponding to an IR foreground part of the binarized image of the RGB capture image and taking the foreground pixels as the foreground image, thereby reducing the impact of ambient light, background noise and calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Zhong-Yi Qiu, Wen-Tsung Huang, Kai Liu
  • Publication number: 20200220955
    Abstract: An electronic device with movable camera assembly which can be deployed and retracted so as to allow a display screen of maximum size on a front surface of the device includes a main body and a camera assembly. The main body includes a front surface with a display screen and a back surface. The back surface defines a recess receiving the camera assembly. The camera assembly is mounted on a carrier. The carrier-mounted camera assembly appears from or above the front surface when deployed by being slid upwardly or outwardly by a user, the camera assembly can then be pushed back in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: MIN-YUE WANG, XIAO-YI QIU, HE ZHOU, YONG ZHAO