Patents by Inventor Yuan Wei

Yuan Wei 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: 20230005039
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for matching user provided images that include representations of items with sellers of those items. A management service, as described herein, may provide a web site where users can post images, view images, share images, correspond with other users, etc. The management service may identify items represented in the images and determine one or more sellers that offer those items for sale. When another user requests to view the user provided image, the image, seller information identifying the seller determined to sell the item represented in the image, and/or a purchase control that may be selected by a user to initiate a purchase with the seller is presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Pinterest, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Yamartino, Chao Wang, Sridatta Kaustubh Thatipamala, Yuan Wei
  • Publication number: 20220334816
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for providing sets of compatible firmware versions (e.g., cross-compatibility solution) for flashing (e.g., programming or re-programming) different devices of a network of devices (e.g., an industrial automation system) when using a flashing application. Providing the compatible firmware versions of such network of devices may facilitate flashing the devices with compatible firmware, based on a topology of the network of devices, to prevent functional errors in the network of devices. The present systems and methods may also be applicable to determining and providing cross-compatibility solution between different firmware, as well as software, used by different devices of a network of devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Fabio Malaspina, James A. Bizily, Chunhui Zhu, Yuan Wei, Jingfeng Chen, Emily J. Smith
  • Patent number: 11468686
    Abstract: A method for avoiding obstacles surrounding a mobile vehicle is disclosed. The method discloses that it is more accurate to merge images after a depth information is obtained to construct an environment information. The mobile vehicle set an omnidirectional depth sensing module using a lot of depth sensors for capturing a depth information of an environment surrounding the mobile vehicle and identifying the obstacles on the road upon the depth information. Also, scanning the smooth degree of the road for identifying static obstacles and moved obstacles, Thereby, a control circuit controls the mobile vehicle to lower speed or circumvent the danger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Tsung-Han Lee, Hung-Yuan Wei, Jinn-Feng Jiang, Shih-Chun Hsu, Tsu-Kun Chang
  • Patent number: 11443357
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for matching user provided images that include representations of items with sellers of those items. A management service, as described herein, may provide a web site where users can post images, view images, share images, correspond with other users, etc. The management service may identify items represented in the images and determine one or more sellers that offer those items for sale. When another user requests to view the user provided image, the image, seller information identifying the seller determined to sell the item represented in the image, and/or a purchase control that may be selected by a user to initiate a purchase with the seller is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Pinterest, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Yamartino, Chao Wang, Sridatta Kaustubh Thatipamala, Yuan Wei
  • Patent number: 11416231
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for providing sets of compatible firmware versions (e.g., cross-compatibility solution) for flashing (e.g., programming or re-programming) different devices of a network of devices (e.g., an industrial automation system) when using a flashing application. Providing the compatible firmware versions of such network of devices may facilitate flashing the devices with compatible firmware, based on a topology of the network of devices, to prevent functional errors in the network of devices. The present systems and methods may also be applicable to determining and providing cross-compatibility solution between different firmware, as well as software, used by different devices of a network of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Fabio Malaspina, James A. Bizily, Chunhui Zhu, Yuan Wei, Jingfeng Chen, Emily J. Smith
  • Patent number: 11410369
    Abstract: This application provides a method for generating an animation expression and an electronic device. The method for generating an animation expression includes: obtaining an initial three-dimensional mesh, where a vertex in the initial three-dimensional mesh is used to represent an expression feature of a face; transforming the initial three-dimensional mesh to obtain a target three-dimensional mesh, where a topological structure of the target three-dimensional mesh is the same as a topological structure of a basic blendshape; determining a personalized blendshape fitting the face based on the basic blendshape; determining personalized blendshape coefficients based on the target three-dimensional mesh and the personalized blendshape; and generating the animated expression based on the personalized blendshape coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuan Wei, Wei Bai, Rihui Wu, Juyong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220171976
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an environment perception device and method of a mobile vehicle. The environment perception device includes a camera module, a LiDAR module, a database and a processing circuit. The camera module photographs a field near the mobile vehicle to generate a three-dimensional (3D) image frame. The LiDAR module scans the field to generate a 3D scanned frame. The processing circuit fuses the 3D image frame and the 3D scanned frame to generate 3D object information. The processing circuit compares the 3D object information with a 3D map in the database to determine whether an object is a static object. The processing circuit performs an analysis and calculation on the 3D object information to obtain movement characteristics of the object when the object is not the static object, and skips the analysis and calculation on the 3D object information when the object is the static object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Tsung Han Lee, Jinn-Feng Jiang, Shih-Chun Hsu, Tsu-Kun Chang, Hung-Yuan Wei, Cheng-Tai Lei
  • Publication number: 20220156702
    Abstract: A method for proactively providing information to a user about an event involving the user includes receiving user input indicating a request to display a search page and displaying the search page in response to the user input. In addition, event information may be automatically obtained and displayed on the search page in response to the user input. Some examples of event information that may be provided include participant information about a participant in the event other than the user, file information about a file that is relevant to the event, and conversation information about a conversation that is relevant to the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Yuan WEI, Wayne SUN, Tali ROTH, Miles Cole FITZGERALD, Michael Francis PALERMITI, II
  • Publication number: 20220107365
    Abstract: A system for testing a transformer includes a voltage source configured to apply an input voltage to a secondary winding of the transformer, the input voltage is configured to induce a voltage in a primary winding of the transformer. A primary voltmeter is configured to measure the induced voltage in the primary winding, a plurality of secondary voltmeters configured to measure voltage in a plurality of secondary windings of the transformer, and one or more phase angle meters to simultaneously measure a plurality of phase angles between the primary voltage and each of the plurality of secondary voltages. A controller is connected to the voltage source, the primary voltmeter, the plurality of secondary voltmeters, and the one or more phase angle meters, the controller is configured to calculate a plurality of winding ratios based on the voltage and phase angle measurements, the controller is also configured to identify all secondary taps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Lam Truong Nguyen, Yuan Wei
  • Patent number: 11244287
    Abstract: A method for proactively providing information to a user about an event involving the user includes receiving user input indicating a request to display a search page and displaying the search page in response to the user input. In addition, event information may be automatically obtained and displayed on the search page in response to the user input. Some examples of event information that may be provided include participant information about a participant in the event other than the user, file information about a file that is relevant to the event, and conversation information about a conversation that is relevant to the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Yuan Wei, Wayne Sun, Tali Roth, Miles Cole Fitzgerald, Michael Francis Palermiti, II
  • Patent number: 11232689
    Abstract: The present invention provides a smoke detection method with visual depth, which uses an image camera and a depth camera to extract surrounding images and surrounding depth information. A vehicle is used to patrol an area, such as the area of a processing factory, for receiving the surrounding environment information and detecting existence of burning objects or smoke. Then a processor adopting the clustering algorithm is used to estimate the smoke distribution or the location of fire source of burning objects, and uses an alarm to provide alarm information. Thereby, the rescue crew can prepare in advance and respond immediately. By providing the correct information to the firemen in the fire scenes, the time to control the fire can be shortened and the time for evacuation can be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Tsung-Han Lee, Jinn-Feng Jiang, Shih-Chun Hsu, Tsu-Kun Chang, Hung-Yuan Wei
  • Publication number: 20220002686
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polypeptide recognizing immune cells, the polypeptide includes the following amino acid sequences: (a) an amino acid sequence containing C-terminal fragment sequence EQPDPGAVAAAAILRAILE of human Triokinase/FMN cyclase and its homologous sequence; or (b) an amino acid sequence that is substantially identical to the amino acid sequence described in (a), the substantially identical means 70% or more sequence identity to the amino acid sequence described in (a). The present invention also relates to a nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide; a polypeptide probe used for targeting recognition of immune cells and containing the polypeptide described above and a reporter; a kit containing the probe described above; and, related applications of the polypeptide or probe described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yuan'an WEI, Xueshi LIU
  • Publication number: 20210327116
    Abstract: This application provides a method for generating an animation expression and an electronic device. The method for generating an animation expression includes: obtaining an initial three-dimensional mesh, where a vertex in the initial three-dimensional mesh is used to represent an expression feature of a face; transforming the initial three-dimensional mesh to obtain a target three-dimensional mesh, where a topological structure of the target three-dimensional mesh is the same as a topological structure of a basic blendshape; determining a personalized blendshape fitting the face based on the basic blendshape; determining personalized blendshape coefficients based on the target three-dimensional mesh and the personalized blendshape; and generating the animated expression based on the personalized blendshape coefficients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicants: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., University of Science and Technology of China
    Inventors: Yuan Wei, Wei Bai, Rihui Wu, Juyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11086275
    Abstract: A wearable device, and a notification system and a notification method thereof are provided. The wearable device includes a rotatable ring, multiple switches, and a communication module. The wearable device obtains a control signal by rotating the rotatable ring to trigger part of the switches, and transmits a mode signal to an electronic apparatus in response to the control signal. After receiving the mode signal, the electronic apparatus switches to a corresponding mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kai-Yi Chen, Cheng-Yuan Wei, Chun-Yu Yang, Yu-Hao Wu, Ting-Wei Wu, Ruei-Hong Hong
  • Patent number: 10911548
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus of managing a community site. Upon execution of processor-executable instructions by a processing unit, the processing unit manages the community site in accordance with management data so as to permit access to the community site by a plurality of terminal apparatuses based at least in part on terminal data from each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses. The terminal data indicates at least one of a time or a location associated with the terminal apparatus. The processing unit further stores content uploaded from at least one of the plurality of terminal apparatuses to at least one storage device, the content being accessible via the community site. In response to at least one predetermined condition relating to the usage of the community site being satisfied, the processing unit sends a signal to delete the content from the at least one storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Kageyama, Mitsuru Takehara, Norifumi Kikkawa, Yuan Wei
  • Patent number: 10845787
    Abstract: An industrial controller within an industrial automation environment is provided. The industrial controller includes a plurality of control devices, and an update controller which is configured to identify control devices that are on a linear topology, identify control devices on the linear topology that require a reset after updating, and identify a hierarchy of the control devices. The update controller is also configured to update control devices within a first level of the hierarchy, and reset the control devices within the first level of the hierarchy after all of the control devices within the first level of the hierarchy have completed updating. The update controller is further configured to concurrently update control devices within a second level of the hierarchy, and concurrently reset the control devices within the second level of the hierarchy after all of the control devices within the second level of the hierarchy have completed updating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Fabio Malaspina, James A. Bizily, Elvis Chunhui Zhu, Fiona Yuan Wei, Jeff Jingfeng Chen
  • Patent number: 10824240
    Abstract: A gesture operation method based on depth values and the system thereof are revealed. A stereoscopic-image camera module acquires a first stereoscopic image. Then an algorithm is performed to judge if the first stereoscopic image includes a triggering gesture. Then the stereoscopic-image camera module acquires a second stereoscopic image. Another algorithm is performed to judge if the second stereoscopic image includes a command gesture for performing the corresponding operation of the command gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Jinn-Feng Jiang, Shih-Chun Hsu, Tsu-Kun Chang, Tsung-Han Lee, Hung-Yuan Wei
  • Publication number: 20200342417
    Abstract: A method for proactively providing information to a user about an event involving the user includes receiving user input indicating a request to display a search page and displaying the search page in response to the user input. In addition, event information may be automatically obtained and displayed on the search page in response to the user input. Some examples of event information that may be provided include participant information about a participant in the event other than the user, file information about a file that is relevant to the event, and conversation information about a conversation that is relevant to the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Yuan WEI, Wayne SUN, Tali ROTH, Miles Cole FITZGERALD, Michael Francis PALERMITI, II
  • Publication number: 20200302499
    Abstract: The described implementations enable a seller to sell items through multiple e-commerce channels without having to maintain independent merchant accounts at each channel. For example, a seller may sell items directly and through a management service. When a user request to purchase an item from the seller through the management service is received, the management service sends the purchase information to the seller so that the seller can complete the purchase as if the purchase were being made directly with the seller. Upon completion of the purchase, the seller provides a confirmation back to the management service and provides the item directly to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Chao Wang, Michael Yamartino, Sridatta Kaustubh Thatipamala, Yuan Wei
  • Publication number: 20200273309
    Abstract: The present invention provides a smoke detection method with visual depth, which uses an image camera and a depth camera to extract surrounding images and surrounding depth information. A vehicle is used to patrol an area, such as the area of a processing factory, for receiving the surrounding environment information and detecting existence of burning objects or smoke. Then a processor adopting the clustering algorithm is used to estimate the smoke distribution or the location of fire source of burning objects, and uses an alarm to provide alarm information. Thereby, the rescue crew can prepare in advance and respond immediately. By providing the correct information to the firemen in the fire scenes, the time to control the fire can be shortened and the time for evacuation can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: TSUNG-HAN LEE, JINN-FENG JIANG, SHIH-CHUN HSU, TSU-KUN CHANG, HUNG-YUAN WEI