Patents by Inventor Zhiping Zhang

Zhiping Zhang 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).

  • Patent number: 8895918
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to ion generation using modified wetted porous materials. In certain aspects, the invention generally relates to systems and methods for ion generation using a wetted porous substrate that substantially prevents diffusion of sample into the substrate. In other aspects, the invention generally relate to ion generation using a wetted porous material and a drying agent. In other aspects, the invention generally relates to ion generation using a modified wetted porous substrate in which at least a portion of the porous substrate includes a material that modifies an interaction between a sample and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Robert Graham Cooks, Zheng Ouyang, Zhiping Zhang
  • Patent number: 8861923
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling subtitle switching through Bluetooth are provided. The method includes the following steps: a Bluetooth control device transmits a media control instruction which instructs a Bluetooth multimedia playing device to perform subtitle switching to the Bluetooth multimedia playing device after a Bluetooth connection is established between the Bluetooth control device and the Bluetooth multimedia playing device; the Bluetooth multimedia playing device performs the subtitle switching after receiving the media control instruction, and after switching successfully, it loads the subtitle file which is obtained through switching and plays after combined with a video stream. By adopting the technical scheme of the present invention, it can realize wirelessly and remotely controlling a multimedia player through Bluetooth to load subtitle files freely and switch between a plurality of subtitle files when playing a multimedia video file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Xin Yang, Zhiping Zhang, Qihong Fu
  • Patent number: 8839537
    Abstract: A support component comprises a tab configured to be coupled to a bar (as comprises a part of an item to be suspended), the tab including a plurality of openings disposed therethrough and configured to receive an overhead support interface (such as a corresponding flexible link) to thereby provide overhead support to the bar. These openings can be laterally offset from one another to facilitate selecting a particular pitch orientation for the bar. The tab can have a non-circular hole disposed therethrough sized and configured to receive the bar. This hole can include a surface that is configured to key with respect to a corresponding bar surface to thereby prevent the bar from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: ILight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Glenn Kirschner, Sean Edward Callahan, Mark Joseph Cleaver, Qiusheng Chen, Zhiping Zhang
  • Patent number: 8731467
    Abstract: This present invention discloses a method, system and device for a play control of a Bluetooth media. The method includes: sending a JumpTo media play control command to a Bluetooth play device through an extended protocol message by a Bluetooth control device; performing the play control on a played media according to the JumpTo media play control command by the Bluetooth play device. In the present invention, the extension is performed on the protocol reserved manufacturer custom field, which enables the Bluetooth control device to send the extended media play control command in the protocol architecture to the Bluetooth play device, thereby implementing the accurate locating play control for a played media file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Xin Yang, Zhiping Zhang, Qihong Fu
  • Publication number: 20140118260
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a mobile terminal and method for implementing movement of a cursor thereof. The method includes: acquiring accelerated velocities ax, ay, and az of a mobile terminal in a set three-dimensional coordinate system; calculating a current left/right tilt rate K1 and a current forward/backward tilt rate K2 of the mobile terminal; and moving a cursor left/right or forward/backward based on the tilt rate K1 and the tilt rate K2. The mobile terminal includes: an information acquiring unit, a tilt rate calculating unit and a cursor moving unit. With the method of the disclosure, a user needs only to tilt a mobile terminal in all directions to move a cursor at will. The severer tilt is, the faster the cursor moves. In this way, the trouble of repeated touch or key-press is reduced, high efficiency and convenience is achieved, and user experience is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yilin Chen, Yiting Zeng, Junxuan Lin, Haowen Wang, Zhiping Zhang, Qiuyu Lv
  • Publication number: 20140109447
    Abstract: A support component comprises a tab configured to be coupled to a bar (as comprises a part of an item to be suspended), the tab including a plurality of openings disposed therethrough and configured to receive an overhead support interface (such as a corresponding flexible link) to thereby provide overhead support to the bar. These openings can be laterally offset from one another to facilitate selecting a particular pitch orientation for the bar. The tab can have a non-circular hole disposed therethrough sized and configured to receive the bar. This hole can include a surface that is configured to key with respect to a corresponding bar surface to thereby prevent the bar from rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: ILIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Chad Glenn Kirschner, Sean Edward Callahan, Mark Joseph Cleaver, Qiusheng Chen, Zhiping Zhang
  • Patent number: 8693952
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for orderly connection of a bluetooth headset controlled by a terminal. The method includes: a terminal sets Hands-Free Profile (HFP) service status as visible and connectable, and sets Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) service status and Audio Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) service status as invisible and unconnectable; a bluetooth headset sends an HFP connection request to the terminal; and the terminal sends a response of accepting an HFP connection to the bluetooth headset. The disclosure also provides a system for orderly connection of a bluetooth headset controlled by a terminal. Application of the method and system may avoid different connection order of the profiles due to different manufacturers of the bluetooth headset when the bluetooth headset actively initiates a connection, which achieves a compatible connection of the profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Xin Yang, Zhiping Zhang, Qihong Fu
  • Patent number: 8664137
    Abstract: A regenerating method for activated alumina used in regenerating working fluid of hydrogen peroxide comprises the following steps: adding deactivated alumina discharged from a regenerating bed for working fluid of hydrogen peroxide into a reactor through the top of the reactor and settling by gravity, oxidizing atmosphere entering into the reactor from the bottom of the reactor and running upwardly, then discharging exit gas and regenerated alumina through the discharge port on the top and discharging device on the bottom of the reactor respectively. The method is economic, environment-protective, safe, low-costly. The regenerated alumina will not poison palladium catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Shanghai Huaming Hi-Tech (Group) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiufang Wu, Guojian Chen, Fuqing Li, Xinsheng Ma, Gang Chen, Jinghui Yang, Zhiping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130318472
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method and device for an electronic terminal to realize desktop switching, and the electronic terminal thereof to avoid monotonous desktop switching through screen sliding and to enrich the functions of the electronic terminal. The method includes that: a current motion state of an electronic terminal is acquired by way of an acceleration sensor arranged in the electronic terminal; a primary desktop switching mode corresponding to the current motion state is determined according to a stored corresponding relation between a motion state and a desktop switching mode; and desktop switching is performed according to the primary desktop switching mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hailiang Liao, Zhiping Zhang, Qiuyi Chen
  • Patent number: 8546781
    Abstract: A resistive random access memory (RRAM) device is provided that includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a resistance-change film disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the resistance-change film includes an atomic ratio of aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Siu-Weng S. Wong, Wanki Kim, Zhiping Zhang, Sung Il Park
  • Patent number: 8433068
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for communication based on pseudo-contact information, which including: when a call is received, acquiring contact information of a calling party, and encrypting the contact information by using a preset encryption algorithm to acquire pseudo-contact information; when the pseudo-contact information does not match locally stored pseudo-contact information, displaying real contact information of the calling party, wherein the locally stored pseudo-contact information represents the pseudo-contact information generated by encrypting the contact information to be stored according to the preset encryption algorithm and locally stored; and when the pseudo-contact information matches the locally stored pseudo-contact information, displaying a substituted contact information generated by substituting a plurality of bits of the real contact information of the calling party with an identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Kai Liu, Zhiping Zhang, Yongli Zuo, Qingpeng Duan, Bin Li
  • Publication number: 20130058266
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a realizing method and system for taking a mobile terminal as a wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash disk. A client sends a Server Message Block (SMB) protocol data packet as an access request to a mobile terminal in a Bluetooth way after establishing a Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP) link with the mobile terminal; the mobile terminal executes the received SMB data packet and sends the SMB data packet as the access result to the client in a Bluetooth way; and the client displays the received access result. The method, device and system for realizing the wireless USB flash disk can take a mobile terminal as a wireless USB flash disk without any additional cable by combining the SMB protocol with the Bluetooth technology and using the mutual conversion between the SMB data packet and the L2CAP data packet, thereby being convenient to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bin Li, Zhiping Zhang, Qihong Fu
  • Publication number: 20120314860
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for communication based on pseudo-contact information, which including: when a call is received, acquiring contact information of a calling party, and encrypting the contact information by using a preset encryption algorithm to acquire pseudo-contact information; when the pseudo-contact information does not match locally stored pseudo-contact information, displaying real contact information of the calling party, wherein the locally stored pseudo-contact information represents the pseudo-contact information generated by encrypting the contact information to be stored according to the preset encryption algorithm and locally stored; and when the pseudo-contact information matches the locally stored pseudo-contact information, displaying a substituted contact information generated by substituting a plurality of bits of the real contact information of the calling party with an identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai Liu, Zhiping Zhang, Yongli Zuo, Qingpeng Duan, Bin Li
  • Publication number: 20120305881
    Abstract: A resistive random access memory (RRAM) device is provided that includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a resistance-change film disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the resistance-change film includes an atomic ratio of aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Siu-Weng S. Wong, Wanki Kim, Zhiping Zhang, Sung Il Park
  • Publication number: 20120302171
    Abstract: This present invention discloses a method, system and device for a play control of a Bluetooth media. The method includes: sending a JumpTo media play control command to a Bluetooth play device through an extended protocol message by a Bluetooth control device; performing the play control on a played media according to the JumpTo media play control command by the Bluetooth play device. In the present invention, the extension is performed on the protocol reserved manufacturer custom field, which enables the Bluetooth control device to send the extended media play control command in the protocol architecture to the Bluetooth play device, thereby implementing the accurate locating play control for a played media file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin Yang, Zhiping Zhang, Qihong Fu
  • Publication number: 20120296865
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a terminal device and word stock update method thereof. In the terminal device, an acquisition module acquires a keyword related to the current region of the terminal device; an update module adds the keyword to a first personal word stock; and an output module searches the first personal word stock for a word corresponding to a currently-input index and outputting the found word. By using the terminal device and the word stock update method thereof, a keyword of the current region of the terminal device can be added to a personal word stock of the terminal device, so that a user can input a word related to the current region quickly to improve input efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xuebin Lin, Zhiping Zhang, Qihong Fu, Haowen Wang
  • Publication number: 20120288255
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling subtitle switching through Bluetooth are provided. The method includes the following steps: a Bluetooth control device transmits a media control instruction which instructs a Bluetooth multimedia playing device to perform subtitle switching to the Bluetooth multimedia playing device after a Bluetooth connection is established between the Bluetooth control device and the Bluetooth multimedia playing device; the Bluetooth multimedia playing device performs the subtitle switching after receiving the media control instruction, and after switching successfully, it loads the subtitle file which is obtained through switching and plays after combined with a video stream. By adopting the technical scheme of the present invention, it can realize wirelessly and remotely controlling a multimedia player through Bluetooth to load subtitle files freely and switch between a plurality of subtitle files when playing a multimedia video file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin Yang, Zhiping Zhang, Qihong Fu
  • Publication number: 20120278433
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for transmitting and receiving multimedia information and a terminal. The method for transmitting multimedia information includes: dividing multimedia information to be transmitted into multiple information segments; combining the information segments to obtain multiple messages, wherein each of the information segments includes a position identification of the information segment in the multimedia information to be transmitted; in addition, a length of each of the messages is less than or equal to a predetermined length, and each of the messages contains at least one information segment; and sending some or all of the multiple messages to a receiver. By means of the disclosure, a more complete message can be obtained, and multimedia information can be transmitted by lesser messages, so that a cost of a user is reduced and a network burden is alleviated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cong Liu, Zhiping Zhang, Qihong Fu, Lihui Pei
  • Publication number: 20120215438
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for statistically obtaining navigation information. The system comprises: a mobile terminal module configured to send regularly location data thereof and time information corresponding to the location data to a location-based service module; the location-based service module configured to obtain the navigation information based on the statistical calculation of the location data and corresponding time information thereof. By the solutions provided in the present invention, visitation data of popular locations may be updated in real-time; and such determination methodologies are quite fair and reliable, do not have false content, and can provide quite precise navigation information to mobile communication terminal users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Jia Liu, Haowen Wang, Zhiping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120135686
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for orderly connection of a bluetooth headset controlled by a terminal. The method includes: a terminal sets Hands-Free Profile (HFP) service status as visible and connectable, and sets Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) service status and Audio Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) service status as invisible and unconnectable; a bluetooth headset sends an HFP connection request to the terminal; and the terminal sends a response of accepting an HFP connection to the bluetooth headset. The disclosure also provides a system for orderly connection of a bluetooth headset controlled by a terminal. Application of the method and system may avoid different connection order of the profiles due to different manufacturers of the bluetooth headset when the bluetooth headset actively initiates a connection, which achieves a compatible connection of the profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin Yang, Zhiping Zhang, Qihong Fu