Patents by Inventor Yi-Wei Kuo

Yi-Wei Kuo 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: 20250047848
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of encoding a video signal. The method comprises: obtaining a first picture frame including a first component and a second component; determining a plurality of sample offsets associated with the second component in the first picture frame; deriving a first class index for the second component from a first set of one or more samples of the first component relative to a sample of the second component; selecting a first sample offset from the plurality of sample offsets for the second component according to the first class index; and obtaining a cross-component offsetted sample value of the second component based on the first sample offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Che-Wei KUO, Xiaoyu XIU, Wei Chen, Xianglin Wang, Yi-Wen CHEN, Tsung-Chuan MA, Hong-Jheng JHU, Bing YU
  • Publication number: 20250047873
    Abstract: A method for decoding video data. The method including obtaining, from a bitstream, a video block and region information, wherein the region information comprises an index indicating a region selected from a set of regions located external to the video block for deriving a multiple linear regression (MLR) model, obtaining luma and chroma sample values in the region based on the region information; deriving the MLR model using the luma and chroma sample values in the region, predicting each of the chroma sample values in the video block by applying the MLR model to corresponding luma sample values for that chroma sample, and obtaining decoded video block using the predicted chroma sample values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Che-Wei KUO, Xiaoyu XIU, Ning YAN, Hong-Jheng JHU, Yi-Wen CHEN, Wei CHEN, Han GAO, Xianglin WANG, Bing YU
  • Publication number: 20250041357
    Abstract: A lactic acid bacterial composition for modulating immune cell differentiation and/or reducing pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion includes: (a) a Limosilactobacillus reuteri GL-104 strain; and (b) a Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus F-1 strain; wherein the GL-104 strain is deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection with a deposition number CCTCC M209138, and the F-1 strain is deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection with a deposition number CCTCC M2011124. Additionally, a method for treating or preventing allergic rhinitis by administering the foregoing composition to a subject in need thereof is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun Ho, Shin-Yu Tsai, Yi-Wei Kuo, Jia-Hung Lin, Ko-Chiang Hsia, Yu-Hshan Chin
  • Patent number: 12219163
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of video encoding. The method comprises: obtaining a video picture that includes a first component and a second component; determining a plurality of offsets associated with the second component; utilizing a sample value of the first component to obtain a class index associated with the second component; selecting an offset from the plurality of offsets for the second component according to the class index; and obtaining a sample value of the second component based on the selected offset, wherein utilizing the sample value of the first component to obtain the class index associated with the second component comprises: utilizing a first sample value of the first component to obtain a first parameter; utilizing a second sample value of the first component to obtain a second parameter; and obtaining the class index according to the first parameter and the second parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Kuo, Xiaoyu Xiu, Wei Chen, Xianglin Wang, Yi-Wen Chen, Tsung-Chuan Ma, Hong-Jheng Jhu, Bing Yu
  • Publication number: 20250039377
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a video decoding apparatus and method for transform coefficient sign prediction on a video decoder side. The method may include: receiving, by a decoder, a bitstream comprising encoded data of transform coefficients of a transform block of a video frame; determining, by the decoder, multiple regions in the transform block, where the multiple regions include a sign prediction area for performing the sign prediction and at least one other region; parsing the bitstream, by the decoder, to obtain signs of transform coefficients associated with the multiple regions of the transform block according to a region-based order used to signal the signs of the transform coefficients; estimating, by the decoder, original signs for a set of candidate transform coefficients associated with the sign prediction area of the transform block; and updating the transform coefficients associated with the sign prediction area based on the estimated original signs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoyu XIU, Ning YAN, Yi-Wen CHEN, Che-Wei KUO, Wei CHEN, Hong-Jheng JHU, Han GAO, Xianglin WANG, Bing YU
  • Publication number: 20250039420
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of decoding video data. The method includes receiving, from the video signal, a picture frame that includes a first component and a second component, receiving, from the video signal, a plurality of sample offsets associated with the second component, reconstructing the samples of the first component before a first in-loop filter module, reconstructing the samples of the second component after a second in-loop filter module, determining a classifier for the second component from one or more reconstructed samples of the first component relative to each sample of the second component, selecting a sample offset from the plurality of sample offsets for the second component according to the classifier, and modifying the reconstructed samples of the second component based on the selected sample offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Che-Wei Kuo, Xiaoyu Xiu, Wei Chen, Xianglin Wang, Yi-Wen Chen, Tsung-Chuan Ma, Hong-Jheng Jhu, Bing Yu
  • Publication number: 20250030899
    Abstract: A method for video encoding, a method for video decoding, apparatuses and non-transitory computer-readable storage media thereof are provided. In the method for video decoding, the decoder may obtain one or more filtering parameters, wherein the one or more filtering parameters are from a filtering parameter set comprising a number of similar blocks, a search range, and a window size; obtain, based on the one or more filtering parameters, one or more similar pixels for a first pixel that has been filtered in a picture and the first pixel; and obtain an original pixel associated with the first pixel based on the one or more similar pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ning YAN, Yi-Wen CHEN, Xiaoyu XIU, Che-Wei KUO, Hong-Jheng JHU, Wei CHEN, Han GAO, Xianglin WANG, Bing YU
  • Publication number: 20250024058
    Abstract: A method for decoding video data. The method comprises: obtaining, from a bitstream, a video block and filter shape information; determining a region to derive a multiple linear regression (MLR) model; obtaining luma and chroma sample values in the region; deriving the MLR model using the luma and chroma sample values in the region based on the filter shape information; predicting each of chroma samples in the video block by applying the MLR model to corresponding luma samples for that chroma sample based on the filter shape information; and obtaining decoded video block using the predicted chroma samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Che-Wei KUO, Xiaoyu XIU, Ning YAN, Hong-Jheng JHU, Yi-Wen CHEN, Wei CHEN, Han GAO, Xianglin WANG, Bing YU
  • Patent number: 12161682
    Abstract: The present invention provides a topical composition having a fermented product of lactic acid bacteria synbiotics as an active ingredient. The fermented product of lactic acid bacteria synbiotics is obtained by performing a fermenting step with lactic acid bacteria and a deactivating step on a fermenting substrate. The lactic acid bacteria are consisting of Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32, Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CP-9 and Lactobacillus acidophilus TYCA06. The fermenting substrate includes animal protein, plant protein and/or plant extracts. The aforementioned fermented product of lactic acid bacteria synbiotics can effectively inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and/or Propionibacterium acnes, and can be used in the topical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: GLAC BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun Ho, Yi-Wei Kuo, Ching-Wei Chen, Yu-Fen Huang, Jia-Hung Lin
  • Publication number: 20240316126
    Abstract: A method for increasing calcium absorption includes use of a composition containing a culture of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis BLI-02 which is deposited under the Budapest Treaty at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) under an accession number CGMCC 15212.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun HO, Yi-Wei KUO, Jui-Fen CHEN, Chi-Huei LIN, Shin-Yu TSAI, Ko-Chiang HSIA
  • Publication number: 20240316127
    Abstract: A method for increasing calcium absorption includes administering to a subject in need thereof a composition containing a culture of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CP-9. The Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CP-9 is deposited under the Budapest Treaty at the China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) under an accession number CCTCC M 2014588.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun HO, Yi-Wei KUO, Jui-Fen CHEN, Chi-Huei LIN, Shin-Yu TSAI, Ko-Chiang HSIA
  • Patent number: 12016361
    Abstract: A probiotic culture is prepared by cultivating a probiotic mixture in a collagen solution. The probiotic mixture includes Lactobacillus acidophilus TYCA06 deposited at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) under an accession number CGMCC 15210, Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32 deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) under an accession number CCTCC M 2011127, and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CP-9 deposited at the CCTCC under an accession number CCTCC M 2014588, in a ratio of colony forming units which ranges from 1:0.125:0.125 to 1:8:8. Use of the probiotic culture for improving skin condition and for inhibiting pathogenic infection is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: GLAC BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun Ho, Ching-Wei Chen, Yu-Fen Huang, Tsai-Hsuan Yi, Yi-Wei Kuo, Jia-Hung Lin, Shin-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 12005090
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a probiotic composition including Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32 that is deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) under an accession number CCTCC M 2011127, and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum OLP-01 that is deposited at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) under an accession number CGMCC 17345. Also disclosed herein are use of at least one of the abovementioned lactic acid bacterial strains for treating obesity and/or an obesity-related disorder, and for inhibiting fat absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: GLAC BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun Ho, Ching-Wei Chen, Yu-Fen Huang, Yi-Wei Kuo, Wen-Yang Lin, Yen-Yu Huang
  • Patent number: 12005091
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for maintaining or improving gastrointestinal condition, which includes: administering a lactic acid bacterial composition to a subject in need thereof, wherein the lactic acid bacterial composition comprises: a Lactobacillus paracasei ET-66 strain with a deposition number CGMCC 13514. The present invention also discloses a method for maintaining or improving gastrointestinal condition, which includes: administering a lactic acid bacterial fermentation composition to a subject in need thereof, wherein the lactic acid bacterial fermentation composition comprises: a fermentation product of a Lactobacillus paracasei ET-66 strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: GLAC BIOTECH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun Ho, Wen-Yang Lin, Jui-Fen Chen, Yi-Wei Kuo, Jia-Hung Lin, Chi-Huei Lin, Ching-Wei Chen, Yu-Fen Huang
  • Patent number: 11999944
    Abstract: A method for promoting growth of a probiotic microorganism includes cultivating the probiotic microorganism in a growth medium containing a fermented culture of lactic acid bacterial strains that include Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32 deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) under CCTCC M 2011127, Lactobacillus plantarum LPL28 deposited at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) under CGMCC 17954, Lactobacillus acidophilus TYCA06 deposited at the CGMCC under CGMCC 15210, and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis BLI-02 deposited at the CGMCC under CGMCC 15212.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: GLAC BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun Ho, Ching-Wei Chen, Yu-Fen Huang, Cheng-Chi Lin, Chen-Hung Hsu, Tsai-Hsuan Yi, Yu-Wen Chu, Yi-Wei Kuo, Jui-Fen Chen, Shin-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 11969447
    Abstract: A composition for promoting defecation includes a cell culture of at least one lactic acid bacterial strain which is substantially free of cells. The least one lactic acid bacterial strain is selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32, Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CP-9, and Lactobacillus acidophilus TYCA06, which are respectively deposited at the Bioresource Collection and Research Center (BCRC) under accession numbers BCRC 910437, BCRC 910645 and BCRC 910813. Also disclosed is a method for promoting defecation, including administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: GLAC BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun Ho, Ching-Wei Chen, Yi-Wei Kuo, Yu-Fen Huang, Cheng-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 11969450
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for improving gastrointestinal barrier function, alleviating a gastrointestinal barrier dysfunction-associated disorder, and inhibiting growth of enteric pathogenic bacteria using a composition containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus MP108, Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis BLI-02, and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-115, which are deposited at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) respectively under accession numbers CGMCC 21225, CGMCC 15212, and CGMCC 21840. A number ratio of Lactobacillus rhamnosus MP108, Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis BLI-02, and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-115 ranges from 1:0.2:0.67 to 1:9:9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: GLAC BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun Ho, Jui-Fen Chen, Yi-Wei Kuo, Chi-Huei Lin
  • Patent number: 11963987
    Abstract: At least one isolated lactic acid bacteria strains selected from the following: TSP05 (Lactobacillus plantarum), TSF331 (Lactobacillus fermentum) and TSR332 (Lactobacillus reuteri) is provided. The above-mentioned active or inactive lactic acid bacteria strains have a function of hepatoprotection and is used in a form of a food composition or a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: GLAC BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun Ho, Yi Wei Kuo, Jui-Fen Chen, Ching-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 11957722
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an anti-aging composition, which includes: (a) isolated lactic acid bacterial strains or a fermented product thereof; and (b) an excipient, a diluent, or a carrier; wherein the isolated lactic acid bacterial strains include: Bifidobacterium bifidum VDD088 strains, Bifidobacterium breve Bv-889 strains, and Bifidobacterium longum BLI-02 strains. The present invention further provides a method for preventing aging by administering the foregoing anti-aging composition to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: GLAC BIOTECH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun Ho, Yi-Wei Kuo, Wen-Yang Lin, Jia-Hung Lin, Yen-Yu Huang, Chi-Huei Lin, Shin-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 11911421
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a probiotic composition that includes Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32, Lactobacillus johnsonii MH-68, and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CP-9, which are deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) respectively under accession numbers CCTCC M 2011127, CCTCC M 2011128, and CCTCC M 2014588. A number ratio of Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32, Lactobacillus johnsonii MH-68, and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CP-9 ranges from 1:0.1:0.1 to 1:1:8. Also disclosed herein is use of the probiotic composition for alleviating type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: GLAC BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun Ho, Wen-Yang Lin, Yi-Wei Kuo, Yen-Yu Huang, Jia-Hung Lin