Patents by Inventor Zongmin LIU

Zongmin LIU 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: 20250112381
    Abstract: A liquid crystal antenna and a communication device. The liquid crystal antenna includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; a plurality of antenna structures; a grounding electrode located on the side of the second substrate away from the antenna structures; each antenna structure includes a first microstrip line, a second microstrip line, and a liquid crystal layer, the first microstrip line includes first sub-microstrip lines and second sub-microstrip lines connected to the first sub-microstrip lines, the second microstrip line includes third sub-microstrip lines and fourth sub-microstrip lines connected to the third sub-microstrip lines, the first sub-microstrip lines and the third sub-microstrip lines all extend in a first direction and is arranged in a second direction, the orthographic projection of the liquid crystal layer covers at least part of the area of the orthographic projection of the first sub-microstrip lines and the orthographic projection of the plurality of third sub-microstrip lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Xichao FAN, Yali WANG, Biqi LI, Feng QU, Wei LI, Zongmin LIU, Junwei GUO
  • Publication number: 20250076493
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted radar system, a blind spot detection method and a vehicle are disclosed. The vehicle-mounted radar system includes an antenna array, a phase shifter array and a radar chip. The phase shifter array includes transmitting phase shifters and receiving phase shifters, the transmitting phase shifters are connected with corresponding transmitting antennas, the receiving phase shifters are connected with corresponding receiving antennas, the transmitting phase shifters are configured to adjust a beam direction of electromagnetic waves according to a driving condition of a vehicle so that the electromagnetic waves are transmitted to an actual blind spot, and the receiving phase shifters are configured to adjust a beam direction of echo signals so that the beam direction of the echo signals is same as the beam direction of the electromagnetic waves; the radar chip is connected with the transmitting phase shifters and the receiving phase shifters respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Zongmin LIU, Feng QU, Jijing HUANG
  • Patent number: 12237584
    Abstract: Device and method controlling for an antenna, an antenna system and a computing control device are provided. The antenna includes multiple antenna array elements and multiple phase shifters for calibrating phases of the multiple antenna array elements. The device includes a temperature sensor, a positioning unit and a computing control unit, the temperature sensor is configured to obtain temperature information of the antenna and output it to the computing control unit; the positioning unit is configured to obtain position information of the antenna and output it to the computing control unit; the computing control unit is configured to receive the position information and temperature information of the antenna, determine position information of a satellite, and control the phase shifters to adjust phases of the multiple antenna array elements according to the position information the temperature information of the antenna, the position information of the satellite and pre-stored calibration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xichao Fan, Zongmin Liu, Wei Li, Junwei Guo, Feng Qu, Biqi Li, Yali Wang
  • Patent number: 12235535
    Abstract: A display apparatus and an electronic device are provided, and belong to the field of display technology. The display apparatus includes a display module and a plurality of antenna units integrated on the display module. The display module includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; each antenna unit includes a first radiation portion and a first reference electrode opposite to each other; the first radiation portion is on a light outgoing side of the display module; and the first substrate includes a first base substrate and a driving layer on a side of the first base substrate close to the liquid crystal layer; and the driving layer is also used as the first reference electrode of each antenna unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongmin Liu, Long Wang, Feng Qu, Biqi Li
  • Patent number: 12223114
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an interactive control apparatus and an interactive system. The interactive control apparatus includes: an antenna array configured to transmit a radar signal and receive a reflected echo signal; a data processing assembly configured to determine, according to the radar signal and the echo signal, a body action and a corresponding control instruction, and output the control instruction to a terminal device; and a display assembly configured to display the determined body action and/or control instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongmin Liu, Li Ma, Feng Qu, Dongdong Zhang, Wei Li, Xichao Fan, Junwei Guo, Biqi Li
  • Publication number: 20250007156
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a tunable antenna control method and apparatus, and a tunable antenna system. The tunable antenna control method includes: acquiring a beam pointing angle of a tunable antenna, calculating a phase-configuration parameter according to the beam pointing angle through a parameter calculation model, where the parameter calculation model is an artificial intelligence model taking the beam pointing angle as an input and the phase-configuration parameter of a phase shifter as an output, and controlling the phase shifter of the tunable antenna to perform phase configuration according to the phase-configuration parameter outputted by the parameter calculation model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Zongmin LIU, Ge OU, Feng QU
  • Patent number: 12161508
    Abstract: Provided are an ultrasonic imaging method and device, and a storage medium. The ultrasonic imaging method includes: acquiring an ultrasonic echo signal; segmenting the ultrasonic echo signal into a first predetermined number of sub-echo signals according to scan depths; performing amplitude apodization on each sub-echo signal with a predetermined window function to obtain processed sub-echo signals; completing ultrasonic imaging according to the processed sub-echo signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jijing Huang, Zhiming Yang, Zongmin Liu, Mengjun Hou, Dawei Tang, Qiong Wu
  • Publication number: 20240353929
    Abstract: A drive control circuit, including: a feedback detection circuit configured to, when a target object presses on a haptic feedback panel, process an initial voltage signal of each of at least one haptic detection piezoelectric device, and output a detection signal corresponding to each of the at least one haptic detection piezoelectric device; a data processing circuit configured to receive the detection signal corresponding to each of the at least one haptic detection piezoelectric device, and output a drive enable signal according to the detection signal corresponding to each of the at least one haptic detection piezoelectric device and a set threshold; and a feedback drive circuit configured to receive the drive enable signal, and output a drive control signal to the at least one haptic drive piezoelectric device according to the drive enable signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Jijing HUANG, Jiawen ZHANG, Zongmin LIU
  • Patent number: 12126065
    Abstract: Provided are a phase shifter, a driving method therefor and an antenna. The phase shifter includes a first substrate and a second substrate, which are disposed opposite to each other, and a first dielectric layer disposed therebetween; the first substrate includes: a first base, and a first reference electrode layer disposed on a side of the first base close to the first dielectric layer, and including first reference electrodes insulated and spaced apart from one another and each having a first opening; the second substrate includes a second base, first transmission lines on the second base and spaced apart from one another; the first transmission lines are in one-to-one correspondence with the first reference electrodes; an orthographic projection of a first transmission end of each first transmission line on the second base at least partially overlaps that of the first opening corresponding thereto on the second base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongmin Liu, Yali Wang, Feng Qu, Biqi Li
  • Patent number: 12119529
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a phase shifter, a manufacturing method thereof and an antenna, and belongs to the field of communication technology. The phase shifter includes a first substrate; a signal line and reference lines on the first substrate; a first insulating layer on the signal line; a plurality of electrode film bridges on a side of the first insulating layer distal to the signal line; and a first transmission structure on the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the signal line; and an orthographic projection of the first transmission structure on the first substrate is not overlapped with an orthographic projection of the plurality of electrode film bridges on the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongmin Liu, Chunxin Li, Wei Li, Xichao Fan, Junwei Guo, Jijing Huang, Mengjun Hou
  • Patent number: 12095170
    Abstract: A calibration system and a calibration method for a phased-array antenna are provided. The calibration system includes a receiving probe, a parameter tester, an upper computer and a beam controller. The receiving probe may acquire a beam signal, which is radiated by a to-be-tested phased-array antenna according to a provided microwave signal, at a preset position. The parameter tester may generate a test parameter according to the microwave signal and the beam signal. The upper computer may determine whether the to-be-tested phased-array antenna meets a preset index according to the test parameter, and in a case where the to-be-tested phased-array antenna does not meet the preset index, calculate the test parameter according to a genetic algorithm to generate optimized beam control data. The beam controller may generate a control voltage according to the optimized beam control data, and transmit the control voltage to the to-be-tested phased-array antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junwei Guo, Zongmin Liu, Xichao Fan, Wei Li, Feng Qu
  • Publication number: 20240302489
    Abstract: An array antenna includes M number of first array elements, N number of second array elements, at least one first link and at least one second link, where M?2, and/or N?2, and both of M and N are positive integers; where in a case where M?2, at least two of the M number of first array elements are connected to corresponding first switch units, respectively; and at least two of the first array elements electrically connected to the first switch units are electrically connected to a same first link; and/or in a case where N?2, at least two of the N number of second array elements are connected to corresponding second switch units, respectively; and at least two of the second array elements electrically connected to the second switch units are electrically connected to a same second link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Zongmin LIU, Feng QU, Biqi LI
  • Publication number: 20240291163
    Abstract: A holographic leaky-wave antenna includes a first waveguide structure, a first dielectric substrate, a radiation layer, and a first reference electrode layer. The first dielectric substrate is arranged on the first waveguide structure and has a first gap with the waveguide structure. The first reference electrode layer is arranged on a side of the first waveguide structure distal to the first dielectric substrate. The radiation layer is arranged on a side of the first dielectric substrate distal to the first waveguide structure, and has a plurality of slit openings therein. The holographic leaky-wave antenna further comprises a plurality of feeding ports configured on the first waveguide structure, and an orthogonal projection of each of the plurality of feeding ports on the first dielectric substrate does not overlap with an orthogonal projection of the first reference electrode layer on the first dielectric substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yiqun HU, Jia FANG, Zongmin LIU, Feng QU
  • Publication number: 20240272468
    Abstract: A display apparatus and an electronic device are provided, and belong to the field of display technology. The display apparatus includes a display module and a plurality of antenna units integrated on the display module. The display module includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; each antenna unit includes a first radiation portion and a first reference electrode opposite to each other; the first radiation portion is on a light outgoing side of the display module; and the first substrate includes a first base substrate and a driving layer on a side of the first base substrate close to the liquid crystal layer; and the driving layer is also used as the first reference electrode of each antenna unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Zongmin LIU, Long WANG, Feng QU, Biqi LI
  • Publication number: 20240264713
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display module, a position detection method for the display module and an electronic terminal, and belongs to the field of display technology. The present disclosure provides a display module, including: a display panel and a plurality of antenna units integrated on the display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units, and any one of the plurality of pixel units is covered by beams radiated by at least three antenna units at a center frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Zongmin LIU, Yali WANG, Biqi LI, Feng QU, Jijing HUANG
  • Patent number: 12052820
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connection pad and a substrate, and belongs to the field of display technology. The connection pad of the present disclosure includes a plurality of sub-pads and a first connection portion, wherein the plurality of sub-pads are spaced apart from each other and electrically connected through the first connecting portion. The connection pads in the embodiment of the present disclosure are formed by connecting the sub-pads through the first connection portion, that is, a certain gap exists between the sub-pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongmin Liu, Dongdong Zhang, Feng Qu, Jijing Huang, Mengjun Hou
  • Publication number: 20240222856
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal antenna, which includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are oppositely arranged; a liquid crystal layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first electrode located on one side of the first substrate close to the liquid crystal layer; a second electrode located on one side of the second substrate close to the liquid crystal layer; a feeder line located on one side of the second substrate far away from the second electrode and electrically connected with the second electrode; an encapsulation layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate and surrounding the liquid crystal layer; and a side electrode assembly including a plurality of side electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicants: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guoqiang Tang, Jia Fang, Yang Zheng, Yali Wang, Zongmin Liu, Feng Qu, Biqi Li
  • Publication number: 20240184377
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an interactive control apparatus and an interactive system. The interactive control apparatus includes: an antenna array configured to transmit a radar signal and receive a reflected echo signal; a data processing assembly configured to determine, according to the radar signal and the echo signal, a body action and a corresponding control instruction, and output the control instruction to a terminal device; and a display assembly configured to display the determined body action and/or control instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Zongmin LIU, Li MA, Feng QU, Dongdong ZHANG, Wei LI, Xichao FAN, Junwei GUO, Biqi LI
  • Publication number: 20240162607
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phase shifter, a driving method for the phase shifter, and an antenna system, and belongs to the field of communication technologies. The present disclosure provides a phase shifter, including: a control module, a digital-to-analog conversion module and a phase shift structure; the control module is configured to generate a plurality of correction signals according to phase shift degrees of the phase shift structure; the digital-to-analog conversion module is configured to generate a driving signal according to the correction signals; and the phase shift structure is configured to shift a phase of a microwave signal passing therethrough according to the driving signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Zongmin LIU, Wei LI, Junwei GUO, Xichao FAN, Feng QU, Biqi LI
  • Publication number: 20240063537
    Abstract: A phased array antenna, a scanning method therefor, and an antenna system. The phased array antenna comprises a plurality of antenna elements and a liquid crystal phase shifter used for performing phase calibration on the plurality of antenna elements. The scanning method comprises: applying a first wave control voltage to the liquid crystal phase shifter, and detecting first received signal level values received by the plurality of antenna elements; and continuously adjusting the first wave control voltage by means of an artificial intelligence algorithm, and detecting second received signal level values received by the plurality of antenna elements, until the ratios of the first received signal level values to the second received signal level values are greater than or equal to a first threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Zongmin LIU, Feng QU, Biqi LI