Patents by Inventor Zuowei YI

Zuowei YI 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: 20220325944
    Abstract: The present application belongs to the technical field of intelligent household appliances, and relates to a prompt method for a refrigerator. The method comprises establishing a dish database according to the menu query information of the user, wherein the dish database comprises dishes and foods corresponding to the dishes; establishing a food database according to each food in the refrigerator and the time when the food enters the refrigerator; detecting food in the current refrigerator, wherein each food in the refrigerator is matched with a corresponding dish according to a dish database, and prompt information is obtained according to the time when the food enters the refrigerator in the food database; and prompting with the prompt information; wherein the prompt information includes expected expiration times and recommended dishes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Jian WU, Shu ZHOU, Zhiqun FENG, Zhaojun FEI, Zuowei YI
  • Publication number: 20220326698
    Abstract: The present application belongs to the technical field of smart appliances, and relates to a delivery control method, which comprises the steps of: transferring goods to a delivery device according to the number of personnel; and controlling the delivery device to move to a set target position. By adopting the method, the corresponding quantity of goods can be configured based on the number of personnel, and moved to the target position by the delivery device, so that the required quantity of goods can be distributed to the target position without requiring a user to give control instructions, thereby providing convenience for the user; meanwhile, the required quantity can be distributed at a time, thereby improving the distribution efficiency and improving the user experience. The present application further discloses a delivery control device and a delivery device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Jian WU, Shu ZHOU, Zuowei YI, Zhaojun FEI, Zhiqun FENG
  • Publication number: 20220321963
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of big data analysis, and discloses a method for video recommendation. The method includes: determining a first reference video according to a watching history of a user; determining a collection of recommended videos according to the first reference video; selecting a second reference video from the collection of recommended videos, where videos not selected in the collection of recommended videos are used as candidate videos; and determining recommended videos according to the similarity between the candidate videos and the second reference video. According to the method, a collection of recommended videos is determined according to a watching history of a user, reference videos are selected from the collection of recommended videos, and then recommended videos are determined according to the reference videos, so that the recommended videos are more customized and targeting, matching user requirements and enabling a better user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jian WU, Shu ZHOU, Zhaojun FEI, Zuowei YI, Chunhui JIANG, Zhiqun FENG
  • Patent number: 11336480
    Abstract: The present application belongs to the technical field of smart appliances, and relates to a control method for equipment, comprising the steps of: acquiring a user instruction and a target position; acquiring the number of connected terminals of each locator beacon, determining target equipment according to the number of connected terminals of the locator beacon, and controlling the target equipment to move to the target position; acquiring position information of the target equipment, and calculating a distance between the target equipment and the target position according to the target position and the position information of the target equipment; and controlling the target equipment to stop moving when the distance between the target equipment and the target position is less than or equal to a set threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIGAO DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Wu, Shu Zhou, Zhiqun Feng, Zhaojun Fei, Zuowei Yi
  • Patent number: 11324315
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a housing, a plurality of openings and a drawer. The housing includes a plurality of side surfaces which define an accommodating cavity. The plurality of openings are respectively formed in different side surfaces. The drawer is arranged in the accommodating cavity and can be pulled out along any one of the plurality of openings. The drawer is arranged in the accommodating cavity so that a user can pull out the drawer to take and place food from the openings located in different side surfaces of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIGAO DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Wu, Shu Zhou, Zhaojun Fei, Zuowei Yi, Zhiqun Feng, Hui An, Yi Huang
  • Publication number: 20210401171
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of household appliances, and discloses a refrigerator including: a housing, a plurality of openings and a drawer. The housing includes a plurality of side surfaces which define an accommodating cavity; the plurality of openings are respectively formed in different side surfaces; and the drawer is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and can be pulled out along any one of the plurality of openings. In the present disclosure, the drawer is arranged in the accommodating cavity, so that a user can pull out the drawer to take and place food from the openings located in different side surfaces of the housing. Therefore, the user can take and place the food on different sides of the refrigerator, which is convenient for taking and placing the food and enhances the experience of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jian WU, Shu ZHOU, Zhaojun FEI, Zuowei YI, Zhiqun FENG, Hui AN, Yi HUANG
  • Publication number: 20210404680
    Abstract: A method for controlling a water heater is provided. The method includes: controlling operation of a blower when a first condition is satisfied; and controlling an air outlet to be partially or fully opened according to a first parameter or a first instruction. Furthermore, a device for controlling a water heater is provided, including a processor and a memory having program instructions stored thereon. When the program instructions are executed, the processor performs the method for controlling the water heater. Moreover, the water heater is provided, including a housing, a blower, an air-out channel, a heating part, and the device for controlling the water heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Shu ZHOU, Jian WU, Zhaojun FEI, Zuowei YI, Zhiqun FENG, Hui AN, Nanhai DAI
  • Publication number: 20210297281
    Abstract: The present application belongs to the technical field of smart appliances, and relates to a control method for equipment, comprising the steps of: acquiring a user instruction and a target position; acquiring the number of connected terminals of each locator beacon, determining target equipment according to the number of connected terminals of the locator beacon, and controlling the target equipment to move to the target position; acquiring position information of the target equipment, and calculating a distance between the target equipment and the target position according to the target position and the position information of the target equipment; and controlling the target equipment to stop moving when the distance between the target equipment and the target position is less than or equal to a set threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Jian WU, Shu ZHOU, Zhiqun FENG, Zhaojun FEI, Zuowei YI