Patents by Inventor Zhaoying Yao

Zhaoying Yao 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: 20240358003
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for controlling an aquaculture feeding system are described. In some implementations, a method includes determining, using a feeding system controller, that a feeding system has transitioned from a first state to a second state, and based on the transition from the first to the second state providing, using the feeding system controller, instructions to a dosing system to set a feed rate of the dosing system, and providing, using the feeding system controller, instructions to a blower operatively coupled to the dosing system to set a flow rate of the blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Zhaoying Yao, Barnaby John James
  • Publication number: 20240298615
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for controlling a camera to observe aquaculture feeding behavior. In some implementations, a method includes moving a camera to a first position, obtaining an image captured by the camera at the first position, determining a feeding observation mode, and based on the feeding observation mode and analysis of the image, determining a second position to move the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Zhaoying Yao, Tatiana Kichkaylo, Barnaby John James
  • Patent number: 12051222
    Abstract: In one aspect, there is provided a method that includes receiving, by a control system having (i) a first camera configured to obtain an image of a scene, (ii) a winch controller, and (iii) a feeding system configured to deliver a feed to aquaculture, instructions to initiate a calibration of the first camera, determining a calibration state of the first camera, determining a sequence of calibration steps based on the calibration state of the first camera, and executing the sequence of calibration steps to calibrate the first camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Grace Taixi Brentano, Barnaby John James, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Zhaoying Yao
  • Patent number: 11864536
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for controlling an aquaculture feeding system are described. In some implementations, a method includes determining, using a feeding system controller, that a feeding system has transitioned from a first state to a second state, and based on the transition from the first to the second state providing, using the feeding system controller, instructions to a dosing system to set a feed rate of the dosing system, and providing, using the feeding system controller, instructions to a blower operatively coupled to the dosing system to set a flow rate of the blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Zhaoying Yao, Barnaby John James
  • Publication number: 20230388639
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage media, for automated camera positioning for feeding behavior monitoring. In some implementations, a system obtains an image of a scene, a spatial model that corresponds to a subfeeder, and calibration parameters of a camera, the system determines a size of the subfeeder in the image of the scene, the system selects an updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder, the system provides the updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder to a winch controller, and the system moves the camera to the updated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Barnaby John James, Grace Taixi Brentano, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Zhaoying Yao
  • Patent number: 11825816
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for controlling a camera to observe aquaculture feeding behavior. In some implementations, a method includes moving a camera to a first position, obtaining an image captured by the camera at the first position, determining a feeding observation mode, and based on the feeding observation mode and analysis of the image, determining a second position to move the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Zhaoying Yao, Tatiana Kichkaylo, Barnaby John James
  • Publication number: 20230334641
    Abstract: A method includes, in response to a first operation performed on a first electronic device, obtaining, by the first electronic device, an image using a camera of the first electronic device, where the image includes a hand region and a face region, and the first operation indicates a start of a skin care process; extracting a target image feature from the image, where the target image feature is a feature related to the hand region and the face region; and outputting integrity of the skin care process based on target image features corresponding to a plurality of frames of images, where the frames of images are images generated in a time sequence in the skin care process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Lin Zhao, Yuewan Lu, Zhaoying Yao, Chen Dong, Hongwei Hu, Wenmei Gao
  • Patent number: 11711617
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage media, for automated camera positioning for feeding behavior monitoring. In some implementations, a system obtains an image of a scene, a spatial model that corresponds to a subfeeder, and calibration parameters of a camera, the system determines a size of the subfeeder in the image of the scene, the system selects an updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder, the system provides the updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder to a winch controller, and the system moves the camera to the updated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Barnaby John James, Grace Taixi Brentano, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Zhaoying Yao
  • Publication number: 20230017422
    Abstract: In one aspect, there is provided a method that includes receiving, by a control system having (i) a first camera configured to obtain an image of a scene, (ii) a winch controller, and (iii) a feeding system configured to deliver a feed to aquaculture, instructions to initiate a calibration of the first camera, determining a calibration state of the first camera, determining a sequence of calibration steps based on the calibration state of the first camera, and executing the sequence of calibration steps to calibrate the first camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Grace Taixi Brentano, Barnaby John James, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Zhaoying Yao
  • Publication number: 20220408701
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for the automated feeding of fish. In some implementations, a corresponding method may include obtaining meal configuration data including one or more parameters indicating a meal plan for feeding farmed fish; executing the meal plan based on the meal configuration data; receiving sensor data from one or more sensors during execution of the meal plan; and adjusting the execution of the meal plan based on the sensor data from the one or more sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Barnaby John James, Zhaoying Yao, Grace Taixi Brentano, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Kira Kamilla Smiley
  • Publication number: 20220361459
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for controlling an aquaculture feeding system are described. In some implementations, a method includes determining, using a feeding system controller, that a feeding system has transitioned from a first state to a second state, and based on the transition from the first to the second state providing, using the feeding system controller, instructions to a dosing system to set a feed rate of the dosing system, and providing, using the feeding system controller, instructions to a blower operatively coupled to the dosing system to set a flow rate of the blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Zhaoying Yao, Barnaby John James
  • Publication number: 20220353422
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage media, for automated camera positioning for feeding behavior monitoring. In some implementations, a system obtains an image of a scene, a spatial model that corresponds to a subfeeder, and calibration parameters of a camera, the system determines a size of the subfeeder in the image of the scene, the system selects an updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder, the system provides the updated position of the camera relative to the subfeeder to a winch controller, and the system moves the camera to the updated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Barnaby John James, Grace Taixi Brentano, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Zhaoying Yao
  • Publication number: 20220167596
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for controlling a camera to observe aquaculture feeding behavior. In some implementations, a method includes moving a camera to a first position, obtaining an image captured by the camera at the first position, determining a feeding observation mode, and based on the feeding observation mode and analysis of the image, determining a second position to move the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Zhaoying Yao, Tatiana Kichkaylo, Barnaby John James
  • Patent number: 11297247
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage media, for automated camera positioning for feeding behavior monitoring. In some implementations, a system obtains an image of a scene from one or more cameras and a spatial model that corresponds to a subfeeder. The system determines, based on data from the spatial model and the image of the scene, a current position of the one or more cameras relative to the subfeeder. The system selects an updated position of the one or more cameras relative to the subfeeder. The system moves the one or more cameras to the updated position. In some implementations, the system dynamically selects the updated position of the one or more cameras relative to the subfeeder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Barnaby John James, Grace Taixi Brentano, Laura Valentine Chrobak, Zhaoying Yao
  • Patent number: 11266128
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for controlling a camera to observe aquaculture feeding behavior. In some implementations, a method includes moving a camera to a first position, obtaining an image captured by the camera at the first position, determining a feeding observation mode, and based on the feeding observation mode and analysis of the image, determining a second position to move the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Zhaoying Yao, Tatiana Kichkaylo, Barnaby John James
  • Publication number: 20210360906
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for controlling a camera to observe aquaculture feeding behavior. In some implementations, a method includes moving a camera to a first position, obtaining an image captured by the camera at the first position, determining a feeding observation mode, and based on the feeding observation mode and analysis of the image, determining a second position to move the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Zhaoying Yao, Tatiana Kichkaylo, Barnaby John James