Patents by Inventor Yongyang Nie

Yongyang Nie 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: 20240041354
    Abstract: The enclosed embodiments are directed to tracking caloric expenditure using a camera. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining face tracking data associated with a user; determining a step cadence of the user based on the face tracking data; determining a speed of the user based on the step cadence and a stride length of the user; obtaining device motion data from at least one motion sensor of the device; determining a grade of a surface on which the user is walking or running based on at least one of the device motion data or the face tracking data; and determining an energy expenditure of the user based on the estimated speed, the estimated grade and a caloric expenditure model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Aditya Sarathy, James P. Ochs, Yongyang Nie
  • Publication number: 20230096949
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for posture and motion monitoring using mobile devices. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining motion data obtained from at least one motion sensor worn by a user; obtaining at least one frame of skeletal data of the user based on at least one of camera data or depth data; calibrating, with the at least one processor, the motion data and skeletal data to determine a calibration offset; synchronizing the motion data and skeletal data; generating, with the at least one processor, a body pose of the user by: aligning reference frames of the synchronized motion data and the synchronized skeletal data using the calibration offset; estimating the body pose of the user based on the aligned motion data and skeletal data; and classifying, using a machine learning model, the estimated body pose of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Aditya Sarathy, Rene Aguirre Ramos, Umamahesh Srinivas, Yongyang Nie