Patents by Inventor Yuehui Mao

Yuehui Mao 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).

  • Household appliance control method, device and system, and intelligent air conditioner by determining user sound source location based on analysis of mouth shape
    Patent number: 11373646
    Abstract: A household appliance control method, device and system, and an intelligent air conditioner are provided. The method includes that: a sound source location is determined by means of a camera; voice information of a user is picked up according to the sound source location; and at least one control operation is performed on a household appliance according to the voice information. The voice information matches at least one corresponding control instruction. By means of the method, a location of at least one user can be detected according to the camera, thereby enhancing at least one pickup audio signal at the location of the at least one user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI
    Inventors: Guangyou Liu, Wencheng Zheng, Yuehui Mao, Zi Wang, Yao Chen, Bo Liang
  • HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND INTELLIGENT AIR CONDITIONER
    Publication number: 20210280179
    Abstract: A household appliance control method, device and system, and an intelligent air conditioner are provided. The method includes that: a sound source location is determined by means of a camera; voice information of a user is picked up according to the sound source location; and at least one control operation is performed on a household appliance according to the voice information. The voice information matches at least one corresponding control instruction. By means of the method, a location of at least one user can be detected according to the camera, thereby enhancing at least one pickup audio signal at the location of the at least one user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Guangyou Liu, Wencheng Zheng, Yuehui Mao, Zi Wang, Yao Chen, Bo Liang