Patents by Inventor Zhongsheng JIANG

Zhongsheng JIANG 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: 20170154199
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display assembly and an electronic device are provided. The liquid crystal display assembly includes: a touch screen, an upper substrate in parallel to the touch screen, a lower substrate in parallel to the upper substrate, a liquid crystal layer embedded between the upper and lower substrates, an upper polarizing plate and a lower polarizing plate attached to one side of the upper substrate and one side of the lower substrate which are opposite to the liquid crystal layer, respectively, and at least one fingerprint recognition sensor, at least one optical proximity sensor and a control chip. The at least one fingerprint recognition sensor and the at least one optical proximity sensor are respectively disposed between the upper polarizing plate and the lower polarizing plate, and the fingerprint recognition sensor is electrically connected to the control chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: XIAOMI INC.
    Inventors: Guosheng LI, Zhongsheng JIANG, Hao HE
  • Publication number: 20170147134
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for controlling touch-screen sensitivity. The method includes: receiving a first status signal sent by a power management device of a terminal when the power management device detects a charging port of the terminal is in a connected state, the first status signal indicating the charging port is in the connected state; setting a first sensitivity threshold corresponding to the first status signal; processing touch events sensed by a touch screen of the terminal to generate touch-point information according to the first sensitivity threshold; and sending the touch-point information generated according to the first sensitivity threshold to a computing device of the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Kun YANG, Dan LIU
  • Publication number: 20170147125
    Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for determining that a touch gesture is validly detected. In one embodiment, a method for detecting the touch gesture comprises: generating by a first sensing unit a first sensing parameter upon a touch action on the touch input interface; determining by the first sensing unit a first touch gesture corresponding to the first sensing parameter; acquiring by the first sensing unit a second touch gesture corresponding to a second sensing parameter generated by a second sensing unit; and determining that the touch gesture has been detected and is valid by confirming that the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture are the same; wherein the first and second sensing units are interconnected and are respectively one and the other of a touch control processor for the touch input interface and a motion sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Kun Yang, Jun Tao, Zhongsheng Jiang
  • Publication number: 20170148421
    Abstract: A method, device, and computer-readable storage medium are provided for image display. The method includes: obtaining display definition information of an image to be displayed; determining a target image compression ratio corresponding to the display definition information of the image to be displayed based on a prestored correspondence between display definition information and image compression ratios; and compressing display data of the image to be displayed based on the target image compression ratio, and transmitting the compressed display data to a display device for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: XIAOMI INC.
    Inventors: Anyu LIU, Guosheng LI, Zhongsheng JIANG
  • Publication number: 20170132449
    Abstract: A terminal having a fingerprint identification function is provided. The terminal includes: a body having an outside surface; a screen disposed on the outside surface; a fingerprint detection component disposed on the outside surface; and a processor disposed inside the body and electrically connected to the screen and the fingerprint identification component; the processor is configured to turn on the fingerprint detection component to obtain fingerprint data detected by the fingerprint detection component when a touch signal on the screen is received and to execute the preset control instruction if the fingerprint data matches pre-stored reference fingerprint data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Kun YANG, Jun TAO
  • Publication number: 20170131830
    Abstract: A terminal is provided. The terminal includes a processor and a touch control button, and the touch control button includes a touch control sensor and a button cover plate. The button cover plate is located above a sensor sheet of the touch control sensor. The processor is electrically connected to the touch control sensor and is configured to acquire a detection signal value of the touch control sensor, wherein the detection signal value of the touch control sensor increases as a sensing area of the sensor sheet increases. The processor is further configured to determine a control instruction according to pre-stored corresponding relationships between detection signal values and control instructions and to execute the control instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Kun YANG, Jun TAO
  • Publication number: 20170116451
    Abstract: A terminal device for fingerprint identification may include a control component and a screen. The screen may include a screen cover, a display component, a fingerprint detection element, and a plurality of touch signal detection elements. The fingerprint detection element and the plurality of touch signal detection elements may be between the screen cover and a top surface of the display component; the fingerprint detection element may be in a free area among different touch signal detection elements; and the control component may be electrically connected with the fingerprint detection element and configured to acquire detection signal of the fingerprint detection element, generate fingerprint data based on the detection signal of the fingerprint detection element, compare the fingerprint data with reference fingerprint data stored in advance, and execute a preset control instruction if the fingerprint data matches the reference fingerprint data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Zhongsheng Jiang, Kun Yang, Jun Tao
  • Publication number: 20170103252
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for fingerprint recognition. Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for fingerprint recognition. The method includes receiving a fingerprint recognition command from a user, determining a region including positions of respective light sensors covered by at least one finger, selecting a set of fingerprint recognition sensors from a plurality of fingerprint recognition sensors based on the region, and acquiring, via the set of fingerprint recognition sensors, fingerprint data from the at least one finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Guosheng LI, Zhongsheng JIANG, Shanrong LIU
  • Publication number: 20170060301
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for automatically and dynamically setting a reportable sensing threshold of touch panel in an electronic device based on ambient temperature. In one embodiment, a method comprises acquiring an ambient temperature of an electronic device, acquiring a reportable sensing threshold corresponding to the ambient temperature, and setting the reportable sensing threshold acquired as a current effective reportable sensing threshold of a touch panel. The reportable sensing threshold represents the sensitivity of the touch panel and is set automatically by the device rather than manually by the user. In such a way, user operational complexity is reduced and the reportable sensing threshold may be adaptively set according to ambient and use conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Guosheng Li, Kun Yang, Zhongsheng Jiang
  • Publication number: 20170061192
    Abstract: A method for fingerprint recognition may include: acquiring a current charging state of the mobile terminal; updating setting of a fingerprint recognition threshold value according to the current charging state of the mobile terminal; acquiring a fingerprint image, and extracting feature information of the fingerprint image; and conducting a fingerprint recognition according to the extracted feature information and the fingerprint recognition threshold value. In embodiments of the present disclosure, the current charging state of the mobile terminal is acquired and setting of the fingerprint recognition threshold value is thus updated according to the current charging state of the mobile terminal, such that the mobile terminal can acquire the same fingerprint recognition rate regardless of different charging states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Zhongsheng Jiang, Kun Yang, Dan Liu
  • Publication number: 20170053149
    Abstract: A method for fingerprint identification includes acquiring a fingerprint image and extracting feature information of the fingerprint image, obtaining current operation information and obtaining a feature threshold corresponding to a security level of fingerprint identification based on the current operation information, and comparing the feature information with verification feature information stored in advance. Fingerprint identification succeeds if the comparison satisfies a comparison threshold and the fingerprint identification fails if the comparison fails to satisfy the comparison threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Jun TAO, Dan LIU
  • Publication number: 20160358005
    Abstract: A terminal including a screen structure and a method are provided. The terminal includes a main body including a screen panel on a screen. The terminal includes a fingerprint reader disposed in the main body and connected to a processor. The terminal also includes one or more fingerprint detection units disposed between the screen panel and the screen. The fingerprint reader is electrically connected to the one or more fingerprint detection units respectively and electrically connected to the processor. The fingerprint reader is configured to acquire detection signals from the fingerprint detection units, generate fingerprint data according to the detection signals from the fingerprint detection units and send them to the processor. The processor is disposed inside the main body, and configured to compare the fingerprint data with stored reference fingerprint data, and perform a preset control command when the fingerprint data match with the reference fingerprint data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Guosheng LI, Anyu LIU
  • Publication number: 20160320649
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. The LCD includes: a display panel and a touch panel, each electrically connected to a control unit, a top surface of the display panel being adhered to a bottom surface of the touch panel. The display panel includes: a lower substrate; an upper substrate disposed in parallel with the lower substrate; a liquid crystal layer and n wires enclosed in a cavity defined by the upper substrate and the lower substrate, each of the n wires including a first conductive terminal, a second conductive terminal, and a switch opening configured to connect the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal, n being a positive integer; and a plurality of protruding spacers disposed inside the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Anyu Liu, Guosheng Li, Zhongsheng Jiang
  • Publication number: 20160283022
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device for awakening a fingerprint recognition element, which pertains to the field of mobile terminal. The method includes acquiring a touch signal by a touch component, determining whether the touch signal matches a preset condition, and if the touch signal matches the preset condition, awakening the fingerprint recognition element. Through the present disclosure, a fingerprint recognition element is awakened when a touch signal acquired by the touch component matches a preset condition, and it solves the problem that the fingerprint recognition element will seriously affect the runtime of the mobile terminal due to power consumption. Thereby, it achieves the effect that the fingerprint recognition element is awakened only in partial occasions and it is in a dormant state at most time, which will not seriously affect the runtime of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Kun YANG, Jun TAO, Zhongsheng JIANG
  • Publication number: 20160202834
    Abstract: An unlocking method and a terminal device using the same are provided. The method includes: collecting a signal at an edge of a touch screen of the terminal device; judging whether the terminal device is held by a user according to the collected signal; and if the terminal device is held by the user and the terminal device is in a sleeping mode, unlocking the terminal device. The method allows the user to unlock the terminal device after holding the terminal device, which improves the convenience and the intelligence of unlocking by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Kun YANG, Jun TAO
  • Publication number: 20160202779
    Abstract: An apparatus for implementing touch control and fingerprint identification includes: a fingerprint identification sensor, a fingerprint identification circuit, a combination switch and a touch control circuit. The fingerprint identification sensor comprises a plurality of sub-sensors. The fingerprint identification sensor transmits a signal generated by detection of the plurality of sub-sensors to the fingerprint identification circuit when the combination switch is open circuited, and combines the signal generated by detection of the plurality of sub-sensors into a touch signal through the combination switch so as to transmit the touch signal to the touch control circuit when the combination switch is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Zhongsheng Jiang, Kun Yang, Jun Tao
  • Publication number: 20160196462
    Abstract: An apparatus for implementing touch control and fingerprint identification includes: a fingerprint identification sensor including a plurality of sub-sensors and configured to transmit a signal generated by detection of a plurality of sub-sensors to a fingerprint identification circuit when a combination switch is open circuited, and to combine the signal generated by the detection of the plurality of sub-sensors into a touch signal and transmit the touch signal to a touch control circuit when the combination switch is closed. The fingerprint identification circuit is configured to process the signal generated by the detection of the plurality of sub-sensors; and the touch control circuit is configured to determine presence of a touch operation according to the combined touch signal. Accordingly, the functions of fingerprint identification and touch control can be implemented by sharing a fingerprint identification sensor, so that integration level of an electronic device is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Zhongsheng Jiang, Kun Yang, Jun Tao
  • Publication number: 20160196463
    Abstract: An apparatus for implementing touch key and fingerprint identification includes a fingerprint identification sensor arranged below a cover glass of a terminal device and a capacitive touch sensor arranged below the fingerprint identification sensor. The fingerprint identification sensor is configured to collect fingerprint information applied on the cover glass. The capacitive touch sensor is configured to collect a capacitance generated on the cover glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Zhongsheng Jiang, Kun Yang, Jun Tao
  • Publication number: 20160196466
    Abstract: An apparatus for realizing a touch button and fingerprint identification, includes: a fingerprint identification sensor, disposed below a cover glass of a touch screen of a terminal device; and a capacitive button sensor, disposed below the cover glass and located on at least one side of the fingerprint identification sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Zhongsheng Jiang, Kun Yang, Jun Tao
  • Publication number: 20160195992
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: a touch panel including a plurality of virtual keys and a first auxiliary sensing area, wherein the first auxiliary sensing area is located on one side of the touch panel; and a touch processing circuit coupled to the touch panel, the touch processing circuit being configured to receive triggers of at least two virtual keys and the first auxiliary sensing area and process a trigger of a first one of the at least two virtual keys that is located farther away from the first auxiliary sensing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Kun YANG, Jun TAO