US09345206B2
Apparatus for operating a group of normally closed, pressure compensated drippers at relatively low liquid flow rates includes a pulsating device having an inlet and an outlet that converts a low continuous liquid flow rate entering its inlet, through a flow control unit, to a high intermittent and pulsating flow rate ejected through its outlet. A manifold has an inlet connected to the outlet of the pulsating device, a group of normally-closed, pressure-compensated drippers being connected to the manifold. The pulsating device converts a low continuous flow rate of liquid entering its inlet, through the flow control unit, to a high intermittent and pulsating flow rate that ejects from its outlet and flows from its outlet through the manifold inlet and through the normally-closed, pressure-compensated group of drippers connected to the manifold, out from the drippers, at a pressure-compensated low flow rate.
US09345197B2
A combine harvester has a thresher rotor assembly having a thresher rotor and a grate. At least one distribution device is disposed beneath the thresher rotor and is controllable to deflect grain falling from the thresher rotor assembly in a transverse direction. The distribution device may take the form of stub augers, pivoting plates or sliding plates. A cleaning shoe has a pan upon which grain falling from the thresher rotor assembly impacts. Plural sensors are disposed adjacent the pan and are each arranged to generate a signal indicative of crop load on the pan, wherein the distribution device is controlled automatically in response to the generated load signals.
US09345191B2
A self-propelled harvesting machine includes a header, a hydraulic adjusting mechanism for adjusting the cutting height of the header, a height sensor for detecting the cutting height, a pressure sensor for detecting the hydraulic pressure at the adjusting mechanism and a control unit for actuating the adjusting mechanism on the basis of values measured by the height sensor and the pressure sensor. The control unit has a first control loop for generating a height-correction signal (hkorr) on the basis of the actual cutting height (hist) detected by the height sensor (10) and a setpoint cutting height (hsoll) and, a second control loop for regulating pressure at the adjusting mechanism, the setpoint value of which follows changes in the height-correction signal.
US09345190B2
A commodity tank for use with an air seeding implement includes a series of panels arranged to form an enclosure defining a volume configured to hold a supply of commodity. At least one or more of the panels has a warping-reducing bend formed therein. The commodity tank further has a series of tubular members with each tubular member located between adjacent and perpendicular panels to define a respective corner of the enclosure.
US09345188B2
A planting unit for a seed machine is described. The planting unit includes a seed meter with a metering member that moves seed along a first path to a release position, at which the seed is moving in a first direction. A delivery system receives seed from the metering member at the release position and moves the seed in a second direction by way of a brush belt with flexible bristles that sweep seed off the metering member. A blocking member has a blocking face adjacent the first path to prevent movement of the seed in the second direction until the seed has passed the blocking face, and to deflect a first portion of the flexible bristles. The blocking member includes a transition surface to allow the deflected bristles to return gradually to an un-deflected configuration as the bristles travel downstream of the blocking face.
US09351434B2
A bulk feeder for supplying electronic components to a supply position which is provided with a storage section for storing multiple electronic components in a loose state and a supply passage for guiding the electronic components stored in that storage section to an electronic component supply position while arranged in a single line, a section of the supply passage is a section which has flexibility and groove block member which includes an electronic component supply position is moved using the flexibility of that section with flexibility. By this, it is possible to perform correction of the supply position and it is possible to suitably align the electronic component holding position and supply position.
US09351427B2
An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure and a customizable side air dam kit. The frame structure includes a front frame, a rear frame, front-to-back frame members connecting corners of the front and rear frames together, reinforced bracket structures located near ends of the cross members, and extruded horizontal mounting rails parallel to, but inward from, the front-to-back frame members. The ends of the horizontal mounting rails are connected to the reinforced bracket structures. Panels are installed in longitudinal slots in the front-to-back frame members and horizontal mounting rails, each of which is extruded. The customizable side air dam kit includes a framework of horizontal and vertical frame pieces, adapted to connect to the frame structure, and a customizable air dam panel supported by the framework. A plurality of the frame pieces are provided to an installer for use in constructing the framework to fit the specific frame structure.
US09351426B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a heat dissipating device including a chassis, a backplane, at least one rear board, and at least one fan, where the chassis includes horizontal wall panels, vertical wall panels, and a rear wall panel; the chassis includes one or more partition plates; the rear board includes one or more second hole areas; and the one or more partition plates, the horizontal wall panels, the vertical wall panels, the rear wall panel, the backplane, and the rear board form a cooling air duct that does not pass a front board, so that under an effect of the fan, a cooling air flow is discharged out of the chassis after passing the rear board, the second hole area, and the fan, so as to implement heat dissipation for a functional module on the rear board.
US09351424B2
An apparatus for passively cooling electronics. The apparatus for passively cooling electronics includes at least one heat sink configured to be thermally coupled to at least one cabinet. When the at least one cabinet is thermally coupled to the at least one heat sink, the at least one heat sink draws heat from the at least one cabinet.
US09351417B2
Provided are a display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The display device includes a display panel having one surface and the other surface, a main drive board formed on the other surface of the display panel, a flexible circuit board having one end electrically connected to the one surface of the display panel and the other end electrically connected to the main drive board and having a bent portion formed at a lateral surface of the display panel, and a board support portion formed on an inner surface of the flexible circuit board.
US09351412B2
An electrical and electronics bay of an aircraft has at least two rows of systems elements, each row being separated by a single corridor extending an entire longitudinal length of the electrical and electronics bay and being devoid of the systems elements. Each row has at least one set of systems elements and at least one electrical power center, wherein the systems elements are arranged in cabinets. At least one of the cabinets includes at least one removable mobile shelf for allowing access from a front to the back of the cabinets. Bottom edges of back faces of the cabinet are arranged against the fuselage to remove an additional corridor at the back of the cabinet, and front faces of the cabinet are directly accessible from the single corridor.
US09351405B2
An enhanced substrate for making a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a hydrophobic silane coating of a silane composition intermixed with a silane coupling agent applied to a glass fiber substrate. The silane coupling agent is applied to the surface of the substrate for coupling the substrate to a varnish coating. Applying the silane coupling agent to the surface of the substrate creates surface silanols, which are implicated in conductive anodic filament (CAF) growth. A silane composition, which reacts with the surface silanols, is applied to the surface of the substrate having the silane coupling agent applied thereto to form the hydrophobic silane coating. The surface presented by the hydrophobic silane coating/substrate is hydrophobic and essentially silanol-free. This surface is then dried, and varnish is applied thereto. Then, the substrate, hydrophobic silane coating and varnish are subjected to curing conditions to define the PCB.
US09351402B2
A circuit board includes an electric circuit having a wiring section and a pad section in the surface of an insulating base substrate. The electric circuit is configured such that a conductor is embedded in a circuit recess formed in the surface of the insulating base substrate, and the surface roughness of the conductor is different in the wiring section and the pad section of the electric circuit. In this case, it is preferable that the surface roughness of the conductor in the pad section is greater than the surface roughness of the conductor in the wiring section.
US09351398B2
Thick film conductive inks for electronic devices, methods for making electronic devices using thick film conductive inks, and electronic devices fabricated by such methods are provided herein. In one example, a thick film conductive ink includes an organic portion and an inorganic portion. The inorganic portion is dispersed in the organic portion to define a paste. The inorganic portion includes metallic copper powder, cupric oxide, and elemental boron. The thick film conductive ink includes substantially no glass.
US09351395B2
A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board includes the steps of providing a first layer stack including a first electrically-conductive layer and a first electrically-insulating layer and providing a second layer stack including a second electrically-insulating layer. The first electrically-conductive layer is disposed on the first surface of the first electrically-insulating layer. The second electrically-insulating layer includes one or more electrically-conductive traces disposed on a first surface thereof. The method also includes mounting a device on the first surface of the second electrically-insulating layer such that the device is electrically-coupled to at least one of the one or more electrically-conductive traces, and providing the first layer stack with a cut-out area defining a void that extends from the second surface of the first electrically-insulating layer to the first surface of the first electrically-conductive layer. The cut-out area is configured to receive at least a portion of the device therein.
US09351380B2
A light controller is provided in the present invention. The light controller for adjusting a plurality of lights in a space, including a body having a slot, a touch interface and a control module; a spatial information map replaceably contained in the slot and schematically showing an information in the space; a touch interface configured on the body corresponding to the spatial information map and receiving a touch input; and a control module electrically connected with the touch interface and the plurality of lights and setting a controlled relationship on the touch interface with respect to each of the plurality of lights in accordance with the information shown by the spatial information map.
US09351379B2
An integrated light-emitting diode (LED) driver circuit includes a bi-directional power line communication (PLC) unit, a power conversion module, and a constant current (CC)/constant voltage (CV) control unit. The bi-directional PLC unit receives an AC voltage, and converts a modulation signal on the AC voltage to generate a light-dimming control signal. The power conversion module receives the AC voltage and converts the AC voltage to generate an output voltage. The CC/CV control unit receives the light-dimming control signal to generate a dimming constant current or a dimming constant voltage. The integrated LED driver circuit outputs the dimming constant current or the dimming constant voltage and the output voltage to drive a LED string.
US09351373B2
A lifestyle lighting solution using microcontroller technology for controlling nighttime illumination is disclosed wherein the night time illumination is divided into two stages with the first stage being a full power illumination for a preset time period and the second stage being an energy saving/security illumination. The time period of the first stage full power illumination is managed by a virtual timer which is programmable and dynamically variable according to the home owners' living habits and needs. The second stage energy saving illumination with four options is produced by different combinations of dimming techniques and motion sensor. The lifestyle illumination also using microcontroller technology to replace the function of photo cell enables the users to manage their time table of home lighting performance for both indoor and outdoor application. The present invention provides home owners possibility to choose among different working modes integrated in a single lighting device.
US09351358B2
A LAM/ICM assembly comprises an integrated control module (ICM) and an LED array member (LAM). The ICM includes interconnect through which power from outside the assembly is received. In a first novel aspect, active circuitry is embedded in the ICM. In one example, the circuitry monitors LED operation, controls and supplies power to the LEDs, and communicates information into and out of the assembly. In a second novel aspect, a lighting system comprises an AC-to-DC converter and a LAM/ICM assembly. The AC-to-DC converter outputs a substantially constant current or voltage. The magnitude of the current or voltage is adjusted by a signal output from the LAM/ICM. In a third novel aspect, the ICM includes a built-in switching DC-to-DC converter. An AC-to-DC power supply supplies a roughly regulated supply voltage. The switching converter within the LAM/ICM receives the roughly regulated voltage and supplies a regulated LED drive current to its LEDs.
US09351355B2
An illumination system includes a power supply unit; and a light emitting apparatus driven by power supplied from the power supply unit. The light emitting apparatus includes: a first light emitting portion and a second light emitting portion configured to be independently driven to emit output light; and a controller configured to control a color temperature or a luminous flux of the output light by controlling operations of the first and second light emitting portions. The controller is configured to control an output color temperature of the output light according to color temperature control data for controlling an output color temperature of the second light emitting portion or control a luminous flux of the output light according to luminous flux control data for controlling an output luminous flux of the first light emitting portion.
US09351351B2
The invention relates to an LED converter for operating a load comprising at least one LED series that includes at least one LED, preferably multiple LEDs. On the primary side, the LED converter comprises a resonant converter supplied with a direct current voltage. The resonant converter has a half-bridge that is constructed of two reciprocally clocked switches and that provides a supply voltage for the LED series through a serial/parallel resonance circuit connected to the midpoint of said half-bridge. To regulate the power transferred by the LED converter to the LED series as a feedback factor in each switch-on cycle, a control unit is designed to directly or indirectly determine a peak value of the feedback factor through the lower-potential switch of the half-bridge and to adjust the clocking of the half-bridge, i.e. the frequency and/or the duty factor, as a control factor.
US09351348B2
Optical elements (130) are attached to a support film (110) at select locations, the select locations corresponding to locations of light emitting elements (140) on another substrate, e.g. the substrate of the title (150). The film is placed on the substrate containing the light emitting elements such that the optical elements are in contact with their corresponding light emitting elements. The optical elements are laminated to the light emitting elements, and the support film is removed. The optical elements may include wavelength conversion elements, lens elements, combinations of elements, and so on. Other elements, such as conductors and reflectors may also be positioned on the laminate film.
US09351345B2
A method of manufacturing electrodes for a flat heat generator is provided for creating electrodes in an arbitrary shape on an arbitrary site of an arbitrarily shaped flat heat generator, to allow a required portion to generate heat, and to allow a heat source to move. The method includes the steps of forming a negative film for ultraviolet exposure masking from a master which has a set of electrodes for the flat heat generator designed in an arbitrary shape and at an arbitrary site, forming a thin-film member including an uncured portion of epoxy film, by irradiating the thin-film member with ultraviolet rays through masking of the negative film, dissolving the uncured portion of epoxy resin with a developing solution to form the set of electrodes, and depositing a metal on the set of electrodes through an ionization reaction within an electrolytic solution bath to from an electrodes.
US09351340B2
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed that comprises measuring a first link quality of a first link based at least in part on a first power value; measuring a second link quality of a second link based at least in part on a second power value; and determining a suitable device-to-device (D2D) mode for a D2D connection based at least in part on the first link quality, the second link quality, and one or more D2D user equipment (UE) constraints.
US09351338B2
Systems and methods for improving wireless access point communications are provided. Some embodiments contemplate filtering operations such that two or more radios can be used in the 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz band without interfering with each other. Some embodiments employ discrete Low Noise Amplifiers (LNA) and Power Amplifiers (PA) as well as frontend modules. In some examples, filtering may be primarily used on the receiving side to filter out other signals in 5 GHz before they are amplified by an external LNA or LNAs, e.g., as integrated in a WLAN chipset. Filtering may also be performed on the transmit side in some embodiments.
US09351337B2
Embodiments of a Radio Equipment (RE), and methods of operation thereof, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the RE is designed for Inter-Process Communication (IPC) and is connected to a Radio Equipment Controller (REC) that does not support IPC. In operation, the RE receives a non-IPC message from the REC. An IPC translator of the RE then translates the non-IPC message into an equivalent IPC message and provides the equivalent IPC message to a corresponding process operating on the RE. In one embodiment, multiple processes are operating on the RE, and the IPC translator provides the equivalent IPC message to one of the processes that is responsible for handling the equivalent IPC message. As a result of the IPC translator, IPC signaling occurring at the RE is transparent to the REC.
US09351331B2
A server initiating shut down of a transport control protocol (TCP) connection when a radio connection is terminated is problematic because a new radio connection must be established for the sole purpose of shutting down the TCP connection. Hence, network and terminal resources for establishing the radio connection are wasted. Accordingly, a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for initiating a closing of a transport layer connection at a client are provided. The apparatus determines whether a functionality associated with the transport layer connection satisfies at least one criterion, and closes the transport layer connection when the functionality satisfies the at least one criterion while a radio layer connection is available. As a result, the TCP connection is shut down by the client before the server can activate a new radio connection for the sole purpose of terminating the TCP connection.
US09351329B1
A Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW) to maintain session continuity for a UE in an LTE network comprises a communication transceiver and a processing system. The communication transceiver is configured to receive a first session setup message for the UE. The processing system is configured to process the first session setup message to determine if the UE qualifies for alternate P-GW access, and if the User Equipment qualifies for the alternate P-GW access, generate a second session setup message indicating a primary P-GW ID, a primary P-GW TEID, an alternate P-GW ID, and an alternate P-GW TEID. The communication transceiver is configured to transfer the second session setup message for delivery to a Service Gateway (S-GW) in the LTE network, wherein the S-GW automatically uses the alternate P-GW ID and the alternate P-GW TEID if performance of the primary P-GW ID and the primary P-GW TEID falls below a threshold.
US09351319B2
Random access operation is performed under a communication environment in which a plurality of communication modes having different transmission rate coexist with small overhead. A high-grade communication station spoofs information of a packet length and a rate in a decoding portion so that a value of (packet length)/(rate) corresponds to a duration where the communication is hoped to be stopped. The other station receiving the spoofed information receives the rest of the packet with the designated rate during the interval designated by the value of (packet length)/(rate). In this case, the packet length and the rate are not those of actually transmitted packet so that this packet is discarded.
US09351318B2
A multiple access communication protocol that includes an uplink and a downlink channel is disclosed. The uplink channel has a plurality of frames, such that each frame has a first selectable number of minislots and a second selectable number of slots. A reservation request of a first type is sent into a first selected minislot of a selected frame of the uplink channel when information of a first type is to be sent. The reservation request of the first type requests an assignment for at least one slot for transmitting information of the first type in at least one frame that is subsequent to the selected frame. A reservation request of a second type is sent into a second selected minislot of the selected frame when the second selected minislot is available in the selected frame and when information of a second type is to be sent.
US09351317B2
A method and system for managing Machine-to-Machine type Communication (MTC) devices in a MTC network environment are provided. The method includes receiving a notification message including a timer value from an MTC network; entering, upon receiving the notification message including the timer value for a duration equal to the timer value, an inactive mode; entering, upon an expiration of the timer value, an active mode from the inactive mode; and transmitting MTC data to an MTC server associated with the MTC device via the MTC network during the active mode of the MTC device.
US09351312B2
According to certain embodiments, methods and systems for providing device-specific radio network temporary identifiers (C-RNTI) signatures may be provided for interference cancellation. The methods and systems may include assigning a subset of C-RNTIs to a cell. A mapping may be defined between the subset of C-RNTI signatures and a set of C-RNTI indices. Each C-RNTI signature within the subset may be identifiable by a first wireless device via the mapping. The mapping between the subset of C-RNTI signatures and the set C-RNTI indices may be provided to the first wireless device. A C-RNTI indices indicating at least one currently scheduled wireless device may be provided to the first wireless device.
US09351310B2
The invention relates to a method 50 in a base station 2 for allocating communication resources to a user equipment 4, 5, . . . , n. The base station 2 supports the use of a single physical resource block, PRB, scheduling resource for two or more user equipment 4, 5, . . . , n. The method 50 comprises: receiving 51, from a user equipment 4, 5, . . . , n, a scheduling request on the PRB scheduling resource; and granting access 52 to a selected user equipment 4, 5, . . . , n of the two or more user equipment 4, 5, . . . , n using the PRB scheduling resource. The invention also relates to a base station, computer program and computer program products.
US09351308B2
Prior reservation of bandwidth is enabled during conference setup. Through synchronization of directory databases at one or more multi-modal communication application deployment sites and use of a multi-modal communication enabled node at an evolved packet core (EPC), bandwidth is statically or dynamically allocated for communication sessions based on requesting user profile, requested modality, location of the user, and similar factors such that a desired Quality of Service (QoS) is maintained during the communication session. Service Providers (SPs) provide differentiated QoS by pre-reserving bandwidth margin over and above what is required. The bandwidth margin is used by the SPs to include additional error correction mechanism. Dynamic bandwidth allocation factors in the location of the UC devices and roaming status.
US09351303B2
Provided are a radio transmission apparatus and a radio transmission method whereby the increase of number of signaling bits can be suppressed and further the flexibility of frequency scheduling can be improved. A notified RBG calculating unit (203) that adds a predetermined offset value of “1” or “−1” to one of the start RBG number and the end RBG number of allocated RBG number information (b′i) output by a scheduling unit (201), thereby calculating notified RBG number information (bi). An RBG total number setting unit (204) calculates the total number of RBGs, which is to be notified, by adding “1” to the total number of allocated RBGs. A notified information generating unit (205) applies the notified RBG number information (bi) and the notified total number of RBGs (Nrb′) to a predetermined formula, thereby generating and transmitting, to terminals, notified information (r).
US09351300B2
A method and apparatus for allocating bandwidth in a broadband wireless communication system is disclosed. One embodiment uses a self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol. The self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol utilizes a combination of incremental and aggregate bandwidth requests. CPEs primarily transmit incremental bandwidth requests to their associated base stations, followed by periodic transmissions of aggregate bandwidth requests. The use of periodic aggregate bandwidth requests (that express the current state of their respective connection queues) allows the bandwidth allocation method and apparatus to be “self-correcting”. Another embodiment utilizes an abridged bandwidth request/grant protocol to allocate bandwidth. The abridged bandwidth request/grant protocol system utilizes padding packets to request a reduction in bandwidth allocation to a CPE. A base station modem alerts a base station CPU when the BS modem receives a padding packet from a CPE. After alerting the BS CPU the method can reduce the associated CPE's bandwidth allocation.
US09351299B2
A method that may be performed by a first, second and third node for handling information related to a guard band used or required in a radio spectrum used by the second node. The first, second and third nodes are comprised in a wireless communications network. The method in the first node comprises obtaining information from the second node. The information is related to the guard band used by the second node. The method further comprises adapting one or more procedures related to the radio operation within the wireless communications network, based on the obtained guard band information. The method in the second node comprises sending information related to the guard band to the first node. The method in the third node comprises requesting the first node to obtain information related to the guard band from the second node.
US09351292B2
A method for transmitting a physical channel in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) communication system capable of carrier aggregation is provided for supporting aggregation of carriers having different TDD configurations. The communication method of a terminal in a TDD radio communication system accomplishing broadband through carrier aggregation of primary and secondary cells, of which aggregated carriers have different TDD Uplink-Downlink (UL-DL) configurations, includes receiving Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) through the secondary cell, and transmitting acknowledgement information corresponding to the PDSCH to a base station, where acknowledgement information is transmitted on a Physical Uplink Control CHannel (PUCCH) of the primary cell.
US09351285B2
A convergence property as ability of removing inter-user interference of turbo equalization is improved in case of using a transmission method in which overlapping of a part of spectrum is allowed among a plurality of users. A wireless control device receiving a signal which is transmitted at the same transmitting timing by a plurality of wireless terminal devices, and performs a signal detection using turbo equalization, and the device includes a transmission method determination unit 211 which selects a communication parameter of which a convergence property of turbo equalization is higher than that of a communication parameter which is used in a transmission method in which a spectrum is not overlapped with respect to at least one wireless terminal device, in case of performing data transmission using a transmission method in which at least a part of the spectrum is overlapped between the wireless terminal devices, and a control information transmission unit 217 which informs the wireless terminal device of the selected communication parameter.
US09351284B2
The present invention relates to a method for communicating in a network, comprising a) a secondary station preparing the transmission to a primary station of a message comprising at least a data field for containing data in an allocated resource, said resource comprising a plurality of resource blocks, and b) if the size of the allocated resource is bigger than required for the size of the message, the secondary station dividing the allocated resource in a first portion and a second portion, each portion comprising at least one resource block, c) the secondary station transmitting the message to the primary station in the first portion of the resource, d) the secondary station preventing from transmitting in the second portion of the resource.
US09351280B2
Provided are an apparatus and method for providing a multicast and broadcast service (MBS) in a mobile communication environment. The method includes setting an MBS zone to be provided with content and include at least one member base station, configuring the MBS zone by classifying the at least one member base station belonging to the MBS zone into active members that simultaneously transmit MBS traffic and an MBS control parameter and inactive members that transmit only the MBS control parameter according to a predefined rule, and connecting a data delivery path through the active member to transmit the MBS traffic to a terminal.
US09351264B2
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for detecting a cell outage and controlling transmission power. The method of detecting the cell outage includes: receiving a Radio Link Failure (RLF) message from a User Equipment (UE) or an adjacent BS; acquiring Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) of the UE with respect to a serving cell and adjacent cells before RLF generation, which are included in the RLF message; calculating a Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) of the serving cell by using the acquired RSRP and RSRQ; calculating an SINR of a best adjacent cell having a largest RSRP among the adjacent cells of the UE by using the acquired RSRP and RSRQ; and comparing an SINR of a best cell having a largest SINR between the serving cell and the best adjacent cell with a preset reference value and determining whether the cell outage has been generated.
US09351261B2
Cognitive radio may benefit from cognitive transmission power control. Cognitive power control may relate to minimizing current consumption and placing limitations on electromagnetic fields (EMF) and specific absorption rate (SAR) especially for transmission during body-worn use. A method can include calculating and forecasting power consumption and exposure due to transmission by a device to a user of the device to obtain a calculated power consumption and exposure. The method can also include comparing the calculated and the forecasted exposure to at least one predetermined criterion to obtain a compliance result. The method can further include adjusting at least one parameter of the device contingent upon the compliance result. The calculating and the forecasting can be performed in real time.
US09351252B2
Methods and systems for wirelessly transmitting data between Wi-Fi stations without requiring the Wi-Fi stations to be fully connected to the Wi-Fi network. A first Wi-Fi station generates the data to be transmitted. The data comprises status data and/or wake-up data. The first Wi-Fi station then inserts the data in a vendor-specific information element of a probe request frame and wirelessly transmits the probe request frame. The probe request frame is then received by a second Wi-Fi station. If the probe request frame contains wake-up data and the second Wi-Fi station is operating in a low-power mode when it receives the probe request frame, the second Wi-Fi station will wake-up from the low-power mode. If the probe request frame contains status data then the second Wi-Fi station may process the probe request frame and/or forward at least a portion of the received probe request frame to another device.
US09351251B2
A mobile station, a core network node, a base station subsystem, and various methods are described herein for implementing longer paging cycles (longer Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode) in a cellular network which has a benefit of reducing the energy consumption of the mobile station's battery.
US09351242B2
There is provided a method of reducing energy consumption of network infrastructure nodes in a wireless network, the method comprising: (a) turning a transmitter and a receiver of the network infrastructure node to a power-off state; b) powering-on the transmitter of the network infrastructure node for a limited transmission time frame; c) during the transmission time frame, transmitting a beacon message comprising an identifier of the network infrastructure node, channel characteristics of the network infrastructure node and a powering-on schedule of the receiver of the network infrastructure node, for allowing mobile terminal nodes in the network to communicate with the network infrastructure node, where the mobile terminal nodes are almost continuously in a power-on state; d) powering-on the receiver of the network infrastructure node during a limited reception time frame in accordance with the schedule, for enabling the receiver to receive messages transmitted by the mobile terminal nodes in the network if required; e) repeating steps a) to d) periodically. There is further provided a battery-powered network infrastructure node which reduces energy consumption. There is further provided a battery-powered wireless network with an energy management for network infrastructure node. There is further provided a method of increasing probability of detection of rapidly moving clusters of mobile terminal nodes in a wireless network.
US09351241B2
An access point may transmit, to a first wireless device, a message indicating a busy period of the access point. The busy period is a time during which the access point will perform wireless operations with at least a second wireless device different from the first wireless device. During the busy period, the access point may refrain from transmitting from the access point to the first wireless device. The message indicating the busy period may include a duration of the busy period. The message indicating the busy period may be included in a portion of a data transmission to the first wireless device. The first wireless device may enter a low power mode (e.g., sleep operating state) responsive to the busy period.
US09351236B2
Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed which relate to provisioning a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) with multiple services. The UICC enables a wireless communication device to communicate through multiple carriers by using a unique virtual subscriber identity module (SIM) to register with each carrier. The unique virtual SIM is one of a plurality of virtual SIMs stored on and managed by the UICC. A carrier network includes a server for provisioning a new virtual SIM on a UICC over-the-air (OTA) when a new customer requests a service such as voice, data, or other type of service. These UICCs may also include logic to automatically select the best carrier for a voice call depending on the user settings.
US09351233B2
Techniques for controlling and managing network access are used to enable a wireless communication device to selectively communicate with several wireless networks. A portable communication device constructed according to the invention can communicate with different networks as the device is moved through the areas of coverage supported by the different networks. As a result, the device can take advantage of services provided by a particular network when the device is within the area of coverage provided by that network. Thus, the device can selectively switch to networks that provide, for example, high speed Internet access, different quality of service, low cost service and/or different services (e.g., voice, data, multimedia, etc.). A multi-mode controller in the device may be used to alternately poll different networks to determine whether the device is within the area of coverage of a network and to selectively establish communications with those networks.
US09351231B2
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture to determine connectivity are disclosed. An example method includes identifying a radio network controller serving a NodeB, identifying a first connection between the NodeB and an integrated access device, identifying a virtual circuit communicatively coupling the integrated access device and a mobile service node, identifying a second connection between the integrated access device and network termination equipment, identifying a third connection between the network termination equipment and an Ethernet aggregation node, identifying, with the processor, that a pathway between the radio network controller and the NodeB includes the first, second, and third connections, and storing the pathway between the radio network controller and the NodeB.
US09351223B2
Distance is employed to facilitate sector selection and re-selection in a network during handoff. A system receives measurement information for a mobile device. The measurement information includes information indicative of a geographical location of the mobile device. The system determines information indicative of a geographical location of a cell site to which the mobile device is assigned. The system then selects a sector of the cell site with which to associate the mobile device. The selection of the sector is based, at least, on a distance determined between the mobile device and the cell site. In various embodiments, the distance information is determined based on the latitude and longitude of the mobile device. In various embodiments, the morphology of the terrain for the area in which the mobile device is located is factored into the determination of the sector.
US09351213B2
The invention relates to a method for deactivation of at least one first cell of a plurality of cells in a telecommunications network. User devices in the at least one first cell are triggered to report measurement information regarding one or more second cells of the plurality of cells to the telecommunications network. The measurement information is received in the telecommunications network and analyzed in order to determine whether one or more user devices in the at least one first cell are eligible for being served by a second cell of the one or more second cells when the at least one first cell would be deactivated. When the one or more user devices are determined to be eligible for being served by the second cell of the one or more second cells, the one or more user devices are transferred and the at least one first cell is deactivated.
US09351207B2
An example method is provided in one example embodiment and may include configuring a Home eNode B (HeNB) with plurality of tracking area identities (TAIs), wherein each TAI is served by one of a plurality of HeNB gateways (HeNB-GWs); configuring a TAI list for a Mobility Management Entity (MME), wherein the TAI list includes each of the plurality of TAIs; broadcasting a first TAI by the HeNB, wherein the first TAI is served by a first HeNB-GW; and switching the broadcasting from the first TAI to a second TAI served by a second HeNB-GW and re-parenting the HeNB from the first HeNB-GW to the second HeNB-GW if the HeNB loses connectivity with the first HeNB-GW.
US09351206B2
A mobile station device that communicates with a base station device. The mobile communication receives, from the base station device, a control signal for permitting the mobile station device to perform monitoring neighboring cell. The mobile station device also generates a gap based on one length of plural lengths, the gap being used in the monitoring, the one length corresponding to a measurement type of a neighboring cell according to a predetermined rule, the plural lengths being common with the base station, and the predetermine rule being common with the base station.
US09351202B2
A method and an apparatus for serving high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) cell change are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receives pre-configured serving cell information for a target cell. The WTRU reports a measurement report and starts monitoring a high speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) on the target cell. The WTRU may receive an HS-SCCH order over the target cell and/or a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message over a source cell indicating a serving HS-DSCH cell change to the target cell. The WTRU may act upon all information elements of the RRC reconfiguration message in case that the RRC reconfiguration message is received prior to the HS-SCCH order, and act upon the pre-configured serving cell information in case that the HS-SCCH order is received prior to the RRC reconfiguration message.
US09351191B2
Disclosed are a method and device for determining user equipment (UE) positioning information during a minimum drive test (MDT) process to ensure that during the MDT realization process, the acquisition of the UE position information is not limited by the positioning capabilities of a network positioning server or the UE, that is, a network side can determine the UE position information required by the MDT without the positioning support function of the positioning server and the UE. The method of the present invention for determining the user equipment (UE) positioning information during a minimum drive test (MDT) process comprises: selecting a UE in a connected state, and determining an MDT measurement result corresponding to the UE (S101); determining the UE positioning information, and adding the UE positioning information to the MDT measurement result corresponding to the UE (S102).
US09351177B2
The present invention is designed to provide a mobile terminal apparatus, a radio base station apparatus and a radio communication method which, even when a MIMO technique and a CoMP technique are applied together, can optimize the effects of both techniques. The mobile terminal apparatus estimates downlink channel states using reference signals included in downlink signals from a plurality of cells, determines the PMI for each cell and inter-cell phase difference information, from the channel states of the plurality of cells, such that the combinations of the PMI of each cell and inter-cell phase difference information become optimal, measures channel quality from the determined PMIs and inter-cell phase difference information, and transmits the PMI for each cell, the inter-cell phase difference information and channel quality information, to a radio base station apparatus.
US09351174B2
The present invention provides a method and a system for acquiring location information. The method includes: generating a positioning instruction according to a wireless positioning request initiated by a first client, and pushing the positioning instruction to a wireless communication client; receiving location information obtained when the wireless communication client performs positioning according to the positioning instruction; and sending the location information to the first client. The system includes: a request processing module, configured to generate a positioning instruction according to a wireless positioning request initiated by a first client, and push the positioning instruction to a wireless communication client; a receiving module, configured to receive location information obtained when the wireless communication client performs positioning according to the positioning instruction; and an information sending module, configured to send the location information to the first client. The accuracy can be improved by adopting the present invention.
US09351172B2
Techniques for estimating a coverage area for a distributed antenna system (DAS) or a repeater system are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for estimating a coverage area for a distributed antenna system (DAS) or a repeater system. The system may comprise one or more processors communicatively coupled to a mobile communications network. The one or more processors may be configured to identify a sector as being a base station sector that deploys a distributed antenna system (DAS) or a repeater system. The one or more processors may also be configured to determine an approximate location for one or more antennas deployed by the distributed antenna system (DAS) or the repeater system. The one or more processors may further be configured to construct an estimated coverage area for the base station sector that deploys the distributed antenna system (DAS) or the repeater system.
US09351166B2
Techniques which prevent rogue devices from continued access to a wireless communication system. A control element directs access points as to which mobile stations to service. Each access point maintains a record of the mobile stations it is servicing. At the direction of the control element, one or more access points send ACK (acknowledgement) messages when hearing messages from a rogue device. When the rogue device sends a message, it expects an ACK message in response, but those additional ACK messages interfere with the responsive ACK message, causing the rogue device to never hear the responsive ACK message. The rogue device assumes its message was not received, so it retries sending of that message. When the rogue device retries sending of its message, the responsive ACK message is similarly interfered with, until the rogue device concludes that its connection has been lost.
US09351161B2
A handover performing method and apparatus are provided to allow a terminal to effectively perform handover when it moves from a cell of a base station supporting a legacy system to a cell of a base station supporting an advanced system. The method for performing handover by a terminal, includes: acquiring information regarding a target base station through scanning; transmitting a ranging request message including indication information indicating direct handover to the target base station to the target base station; receiving a ranging response message including a handover procedure optimization flag from the target base station; and performing a network entry procedure toward the target base station according to the handover procedure optimization flag, wherein, in the network entry procedure, a key agreement procedure with the target base station is performed by using first authentication information which has been used in a connection with a serving base station.
US09351155B2
There is set forth herein a method of providing network connectivity. The method can include introducing a new communication device within a communication range of a portable data collection device, the new communication device comprising a dynamic access module enabling the new communication device to receive data packets from the portable data collection device and route payload data of the data packets to an access point. In one aspect the new communication device can receive data packets from the portable data collection device and route payload data of the data packets to the access point if the new communication device determines that it is in range of both of said access point and the portable data collection device. There is set forth herein a system having a dynamic access module.
US09351139B2
In a wireless communications network, a method of performing a location service with respect to a mobile station includes communicating a paging message containing an indication of whether the paging message is related to at least one of an emergency-related location service and a law enforcement-related location service. In another aspect, a mobile station in a wireless communications network communicates messaging to move the mobile station to a traffic channel in response to a callback by at least one of an emergency services entity and a law enforcement entity. The mobile station also receives a location request on the traffic channel, the location request containing an indication of whether the location request is related to at least one of an emergency-related location service and a law enforcement-related location service.
US09351131B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for generating a communication group. An input for initiating generation of the communication group is received while the terminal operates in a communication group generation mode. One or more communication group participant terminals are sought in response to the input. When at least one communication group participant terminal is found, it is determined whether an owner terminal of the communication group exists among the at least one communication group participant terminal based on predetermined priority determination criteria. When the owner terminal of the communication group exists, an invitation message is received from the owner terminal. The owner terminal is connected to upon reception of the invitation message.
US09351130B2
According to one embodiment of the invention, a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors, causes performance of operations including detecting, by a first network device, a second network device within a radio frequency (RF) communication range from the first network device. Responsive at least to detecting the second network device, the first network device subscribes to a multicast group associated with the second network device. Thereafter, the first network device receives multicast data associated with the multicast group associated with the second network device.
US09351124B1
A method is performed by a first connected sensor having accurate location data and includes detecting an identifying signal of a second sensor in proximity to the first sensor. The method includes electronically transmitting to the second sensor a set of one or more electronic transactions locally stored at the first sensor and electronically receiving from the identified second sensor a set of one or more electronic transactions locally stored at the second sensor, wherein at least one of the first and second sets of electronic transactions comprises transaction data with one or more objects of interests. The method includes merging the two sets of electronic transactions into an updated set of electronic transactions and transmitting the updated set of electronic transactions to a current state database, wherein the updated transactions may be accessed by a location server to determine the location of the one or more objects of interest.
US09351122B1
A device, method and/or system for a wireless communications device with a memory, a processor, and a group management module to receive information indicating a list of communications devices determined to be stationary or quasi-stationary relative to one another and a FTM (Fine Timing Measurement) module adapted to determine location information using the information.
US09351121B2
Generally, this disclosure describes a method and system for peer-based collaborative discovery and signaling of another device in limited signal areas. A method may include, in an embodiment, initiating a sensing mode in a seek mobile device in response to receiving an indication that a location of a lost mobile device is unknown; capturing first position data if a signal from the lost device is detected; capturing second position data in response to losing the signal from the lost device; and determining an estimated location of the lost device based on the first position data and the second position data, wherein the lost device is located in an area of limited or no connectivity and the seek device is moving through the area.
US09351120B2
A method comprises determining when a first portable device and a second portable device have been at a same current location for longer than a predetermined duration, and subsequent to determining that the first and second portable devices, have been at the same current location for longer than the predetermined duration, creating a database entry associated with the first portable device, the database entry including information identifying the second portable device.
US09351111B1
Access to location information related to mobile devices is disclosed. A component can receive a subscription request related to returning location related data associated with a set of network event locating system (NELOS) information. NELOS information can be received from a NELOS component and can be derived from timed fingerprint location (TFL) information associated with a user equipment (UE). TFL information and NELOS information can be distinct from location information determined from conventional techniques which can provide for additional benefit. The subscription request can indicate continuing access to location information without subsequent requests. Moreover, access can be via a push of information to a subscribing device.
US09351102B2
A primary portable device can access a vehicle by transmitting an activation message including a vehicle access credential to the vehicle. The primary portable device can additionally enable a secondary portable device to access the vehicle by transmitting the vehicle access credential to the secondary portable device. The connections between the primary portable device, secondary portable device, and vehicle can be based on a short-range wireless protocol, such as Bluetooth or Bluetooth LE.
US09351095B2
A terminal apparatus for connecting with a head unit of a vehicle comprises a communicator configured to perform communication with the head unit equipped in the vehicle and a vehicle center server. A storage is configured to download an application from the vehicle center server and store it. A controller is configured to check information of the head unit by executing the application and execute a user interface corresponding to the checked information.
US09351089B1
Techniques are described for recognizing an audio double tap or other tapped audio sequences generated by a user. Amplitudes of an audio signal are processed to generate an energy function or curve. The energy curve is analyzed to detect audio pulses. Detected pulses are validated and double tap events are detected based on features such as duration, power, and/or symmetry, plus additional rules related to the structure of the audio event.
US09351088B2
An approach is described for evaluating a selected hearing stimulation strategy in a hearing impaired patient. A healthy neurogram represents a normal auditory neural response to a selected sound input by a healthy auditory system. An impaired neurogram represents an impaired auditory neural response to the selected sound input by a hearing impaired patient auditory system using the hearing stimulation strategy. The impaired neurogram is compared to the healthy neurogram based on: i. partitioning the neurograms into corresponding temporal and frequency domain tiles, ii. determining local variability between corresponding individual tiles by comparison of selected tile features, iii. determining global variability between the neurograms by weighted averaging of the individual tile comparisons, and iv. developing from the local and global variabilities a perception estimate representing effectiveness of the selected hearing stimulation strategy in approaching normal healthy hearing for the implanted patient.
US09351070B2
A method including: obtaining phase information dependent upon a time-varying phase difference between captured audio channels; obtaining sampling information relating to time-varying spatial sampling of the captured audio channels; and processing the phase information and the sampling information to determine audio control information for controlling spatial rendering of the captured audio channels.
US09351067B2
An acoustic generator disclosed herein includes: an exciter which vibrates by an electric signal being input; and a film-shaped vibrating body to which the exciter is bonded via a bonding material and which vibrates together with the exciter by the vibration of the exciter, wherein the bonding material has a protruded part which protrudes from an outer edge of the exciter when the vibrating body is viewed in plane, at least a part of the protruded part has an undulating shape so as to be different from a shape of the outer edge of the exciter, and a part without the bonding material is provided between the exciter and the vibration body.
US09351062B2
A microphone unit (1) is provided with an electro-acoustic transducer (13) which converts acoustic signals into electric signals on the basis of the oscillation of a diaphragm (134), and a housing (10) which contains the electro-acoustic transducer (13). The housing (10) is provided with: a first sound conduction space (SP1) that guides sound waves from the outside to one side of the diaphragm (134) via at least one first aperture (18) formed on the exterior of the housing (10); and a second sound conduction space (SP2) that guides sound waves from the outside to the other side of the diaphragm (134) via at least one second aperture (19) formed on the exterior of the housing (10). The total square area of at least one first aperture (18) and the total square area of at least one second aperture (19) are not the same.
US09351058B2
A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
US09351056B2
An exemplary technique is provided for planning a plurality of optical connections as a function of a plurality of traffic demand. In a routing step, a loopless network path is allocated to each traffic demand. Each traffic demand is allocated to a candidate optical connection or chain of candidate optical connections selected to carry the capacity of the traffic demand along the loopless network path allocated to the traffic demand. In an optimization step, a reduced set of candidate optical connections is defined by withdrawing the candidate optical connection to be withdrawn. A candidate optical connection or a chain of candidate optical connections is determined to be re-used among the reduced set of candidate optical connections. The traffic demand is re-allocated to the candidate optical connection or chain of candidate optical connections to be re-used.
US09351051B2
A cable television (CATV) entry adapter connects to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an In-Home Entertainment (IHE) network. IHE signals may be communicated between passive and active ports of an embodiment of the entry adapter through a pair of directional couplers which allow an IHE-enabled embedded multimedia terminal device (eMTA) at the passive port to communicate with multimedia devices of the IHE network connected to the active ports. An IHE frequency rejection filter is used in some embodiments to confine IHE signal to a single subscriber premise. In some embodiments a bidirectional IHE bandpass filter is used to enable IHE signals to pass between the passive and active ports of the CATV entry adapter.
US09351041B2
A network system provides delivery of customized target content, such as advertising, to individual users. There is transmission of a common spot content stream to a large group of the users. Each home client user communicates through a telecommunications network, such as the Internet, for connection to a portal to receive continuing media, such as streaming audio or video. The user installs receiver software at his home client processor for receiving both the streaming media and a content stream. The media stream includes spot markers placed at appropriate locations in the media stream by the publisher to designate locations for insertion of spot content and optionally to identify specific characteristics of the media stream. The content stream includes content units, such as audio advertising, together with spot content frames, which include parameters having values designated by the spot content provider to be the target audience. A profile is produced at the home client having parameters with values associated with the home client user, such as geographic and demographic information. The receiver software at the home client matches the spot content frame for each spot content to the profile of the user to select those spot content units which have a match. These selected spot content units are stored at the home user and are blended into the media stream at the locations of the spot markers to produce an information data stream for the user that is customized for that user. A spot auditor at the home client measures the type and quantity of play back of the spot content received by the home user and this is reported to the spot content provider for measurement of the effectiveness in the distribution of the spot content.
US09351039B2
A method and system for troubleshooting a set top box is disclosed and can include receiving a trouble ticket from a set top box and initiating a self-test at the set top box. The method and system can include receiving test results from the set top box and analyzing the test results to isolate a problem.
US09351030B2
Systems, methods and computer program products to insert frame accurate triggers in media programs, by receiving indication that a first tally, of a plurality of tallies, is active, the first tally corresponding to a media program, identifying a type of the first tally, generating a trigger based on the type of the first tally, and inserting a message in the media program responsive to the trigger.
US09351026B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a request to record video content at a multimedia storage device, wherein the video content corresponds to a program having a scheduled broadcast time that occurs during a peak viewing period. Data is obtained to prevent viewing of the video content prior to the broadcast time. The video content, responsive to the identifying of the request, is sent selectively to the multimedia storage device during a non-peak viewing period prior to the peak viewing period. The video content includes the data to prevent the multimedia storage device from sending the video content to another device prior to the time when the program is scheduled to be broadcast. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09351024B2
A system includes a processor operable to identify each of a plurality of first video packets from a communication session with a first identifier designating that bandwidth is reserved on the network for the packet, and identify each of a plurality of second video packets from the communication session with a second identifier designating that bandwidth is not reserved on the network for the packet. The system further includes an interface operable to initiate transmission of the plurality of first video packets and the plurality of second video packets in the communication session.
US09351022B2
A method, device and system for broadcast service grouping are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, at least one virtual channel table delivered by a network side, where the virtual channel table includes a first checksum and a data object that are generated by the network side, and the data object includes channel information; using a preset broadcast service group identifier and the data object of the virtual channel table to acquire a second checksum of the preset broadcast service group identifier and the data object of the virtual channel table; and acquiring a virtual channel table that passes check from the at least one virtual channel table delivered by the network side, when the first checksum matches the second checksum.
US09351019B2
A system is adapted for detecting a driving state of a vehicle, and is operable to obtain real-time image frames corresponding to a driver of the vehicle for determining if the driver is in a dangerous driving state, to obtain operation information of the vehicle for determining if the vehicle is being operated in a dangerous condition when the driver is unable to be identified by the system, and to provide a notification when the driving state of the vehicle is determined to be dangerous.
US09351017B2
An encoding method and apparatus and a decoding method and apparatus for determining a motion vector of a current block based on a motion vector of at least one previously-encoded or previously-decoded block are provided. The decoding method includes: decoding information regarding a prediction direction from among a first direction, a second direction, and bi-directions, and information regarding pixel values of the current block; determining the prediction direction in which the current block is to be predicted, based on the decoded information regarding the prediction direction, and determining a motion vector for predicting the current block in the determined prediction direction; and restoring the current block, based on the determined motion vector and the decoded information regarding the pixel values, wherein the first direction is a direction from a current picture to a previous picture, and the second direction is a direction from the current picture to a subsequent picture.
US09351016B2
An electronic device for indicating a leading picture is described. The electronic device includes memory in communication with a processor and instructions stored in the memory. The electronic device encodes a first picture. The electronic device further determines whether a leading picture is present. The electronic device further generates an explicit leading picture indicator if a leading picture is present. The electronic device further sends the explicit leading picture indicator if a leading picture is present.
US09351014B2
A moving image encoding and decoding system includes moving image encoding and decoding devices that can provide motion vector prediction and encoding of a difference motion vector when a block serving as a candidate of motion vector prediction does not have significant motion information. The moving image encoding device may select a first region from stored already encoded regions. When the selected region does not have a reference frame number, the moving image encoding device can search and select a second region having a determined level of correlation with a template region composed of pixel signals already reproduced from a reference image specified with a reference frame number associated with a target region. The moving image encoding device may produce a prediction motion vector based on the spatial positional relationship between the target region and the selected first or second region, and a difference motion vector can be calculated.
US09351011B2
In general, in one aspect, a decode order for a group of picture (GOP) frame structure for a video stream is modified to include regenerated P frames. The modified decode order includes a regenerated P frame of a P frame decoded prior to a sequence of B frames after last B frame in the sequence of B frames and before next I or P frame. The frames are decoded in modified decode order by a decode engine. The decoded frames are post processed in a display order (only includes regenerated P frames and does not include initial P frames defined in the decode order) by a post processing engine. The post processing engine may ignore the initial P frames or the decode engine may not forward the initial P frames to the post processing engine. The post processed frames may be prepared for presentation by a display engine.
US09351006B2
An image decoding apparatus is provided. The image decoding apparatus includes a processor which obtains information about a color representation from a bitstream, obtains a residue, which corresponds to a difference between a current image and a predicted image of the current image, from the bitstream, and reconstructs the current image by using the residue and the predicted image, based on the information about the color representation.
US09351001B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide an encoding or decoding method and apparatus. The method includes: extracting first information in a bitstream; determining a chroma component intra prediction mode according to the first information; when the chroma component intra prediction mode cannot be determined according to the first information, extracting second information in the bitstream; and determining the chroma component intra prediction mode according to the second information, where the first information includes information for indicating whether the chroma component intra prediction mode is a DM mode or an LM mode, the second information is used to indicate a remaining mode as the chroma component intra prediction mode, and the remaining mode is one of available chroma component intra prediction modes other than a mode that may be determined according to the first information.
US09350999B2
An apparatus for facilitating reception of multiple representations of a video signal. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a mechanism for receiving plural representations of the video signal corresponding to plural decimated versions of the video signal, associating pictures of the received plural representations of the video signal, and outputting pictures corresponding to information from associated pictures in accordance with a relative temporal order.
US09350991B2
Systems and methods for communication systems with compressive sensing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of signal processing includes receiving a data packet at a processor. The data packet includes compressively measured data in wavelet transform coefficients of a signal. The signal is reconstructed using a clustering property of the wavelet transform coefficients.
US09350990B2
Systems and methods for encoding multiple video streams in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for encoding source video as alternative video streams includes collecting statistics on source video data and writing statistics to shared memory in a first pass through received multimedia content, where the statistics include complexity measures of blocks of pixels, determining initial encoding information for source video data and writing initial encoding information to shared memory during the first pass, encoding the source video data in parallel using collected statistics and initial encoding information to produce alternative video streams during a second pass, and parallel encoding processes reuse additional encoding information that has already been determined for a portion of video and generate additional encoding information that has not already been determined for a portion of video, where the additional encoding information includes quantization parameters for blocks of pixels.
US09350989B2
A moving image coding apparatus, a code amount control method, and a code amount control program enable appropriate code amount control to be performed in units shorter than frames. The moving image coding apparatus includes a coding unit, a quantization parameter determination unit, and a target code amount setting unit. The target code amount setting unit designates the number of macroblocks and sets a target code amount as a code amount to be allocated to the designated number of macroblocks. The quantization parameter determination unit calculates, for each macroblock, a quantization parameter to be used in quantization of a current macroblock based on a sum of absolute transformed differences SATD used in a motion estimate process. The moving image coding apparatus performs quantization using the calculated quantization parameter value.
US09350987B2
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing video qualification, which might include implementing video quality measurements at a subscriber premises and qualification of the subscriber premises for particular levels of video data transmission. In some cases, one or more customer premises equipment might comprise video quality chips that might perform measurements of the telecommunications links, and might send the results to a server associated with the service provider. The server might determine available video services, based on the results of the measurements, and might send the subscriber notifications indicating that the subscribers qualify for particular video services. In some cases, implementing video qualification might include the server determining that video service levels provided to a customer premises has been decreased or otherwise negatively affected. The server might order diagnosis and repairs of the affected equipment, and might send a notification to the subscriber indicating that repairs are underway.
US09350985B2
Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for removing circling drifts on the display of the measured eddy current or other continuous waves. The circling dot which is supposed to be a static dot can obscure information required by the operator to judge if a small defect is present. Embodiments of presently disclosed harmonic rejection filters are tunable and employed to effectively abate or eliminate signals with frequencies that are multiples of operating frequencies, resulting in the removal of the circling effects on the display.
US09350979B2
A display device including: an image display section in which unit pixels each composed of a plurality of sub-pixels corresponding to a plurality of colors are arranged; and an optical element having a window section allocating light emitted from the image display section in units of the sub-pixels to a plurality of viewpoints, wherein a color arrangement of the sub-pixels of the image display section or an arrangement of the window section of the optical element is set such that, when the image display section is viewed from each of the plurality of viewpoints, in an arrangement of colors of light allocated by the window section of the optical element, a same color is not arranged linearly in a predetermined number of sub-pixels or more in succession in any of a row direction, a column direction, and an oblique direction.
US09350976B2
An imaging unit of a camera for recording the surroundings has an image sensor with a lens for the display of the surroundings on the image sensor. The image sensor and the lens are held by a carrier. The camera additionally has a circuit board and at least the signal and the supply lines of the image sensor arranged an the carrier. The image sensor is mounted an a carrier substrate, which similar to the lens, is arranged on the carrier at a distance from the circuit board, and has a flexible electrical connection to the circuit board.
US09350971B2
A three-dimensional image processor includes an aspect conversion discriminator, an aspect conversion parameter generator, a 2D/3D conversion parameter generator, a frame memory unit and a read address controller. The aspect conversion discriminator generates a signal indicating whether or not a read position of a video signal is to be modified. The aspect conversion parameter generator generates a parameter indicating an aspect ratio of an image based on the video signal. The 2D/3D conversion parameter generator generates shift amounts for generating a left-eye signal and a right-eye signal based on the video signal. The frame memory unit temporarily stores the video signal. The read address controller controls the read position of the video signal based on the parameter and the shift amounts when the signal received from the aspect conversion discriminator indicates that the read position is to be modified.
US09350965B2
Provided are an image brightness controlling apparatus and method, and an adaptive brightness controlling apparatus and method based on the brightness degree and/or brightness range of an image. The image brightness controlling apparatus includes a brightness increment arithmetic unit for outputting a brightness increment for a pixel, and an individual component brightness increment arithmetic unit for outputting the brightness increments of individual components constituting the pixel in response to the brightness increment for a pixel. The individual component brightness increment arithmetic unit multiplies the brightness increment of the pixel by each of the unit vectors of the components constituting the pixel to obtain the brightness increments of the individual components. The image brightness controlling apparatus further includes an adder for adding the components constituting the pixel to the brightness increments of the components. The image brightness controlling apparatus and the adaptive image brightness controlling apparatus can maintain the sense of color of an image (e.g., the hue or chroma of an image) while increasing the brightness degree and brightness range of an image.
US09350962B2
An image enlargement processing portion 16 of the image processing device includes a data acquisition section 70 which judges whether or not photographing condition data is included in the image photographing data, and for acquiring content of the photographing condition data in a case where it is judged that the photographing condition data is included in the input image photographing data, and an enlargement process determination section 72 which determines a process parameter for an enlargement process for generating enlarged image data from the imaging data, in which the photographing condition data includes information regarding presence or absence of an optical low-pass filter during creation of the imaging data or information regarding an array of color filters of an imaging portion used to create the imaging data.
US09350954B2
An image capture and display system comprises an image capture array positioned on a vehicle, the image capture array comprising a plurality of image sensing members. At least one transmitter is provided for transmitting images from the image sensing members. The system also includes a monitor display array positioned remotely from the image capture array. The monitor display array comprises a display monitor for and corresponding to each image sensing member, and a receiver for receiving the images corresponding to each transmitter.
US09350951B1
Apparatus and methods are provided that can display selected predetermined postures or predetermined motions on a frame by frame basis or as a continuous motion for imitation or emulation by a system user or subject to, for example, learn the motion or posture, or to be guided in rehabilitation from a trauma, surgery or other injury, or to permit comparison of the users posture or motion to a baseline posture or motion for purposes of analysis or diagnosis.
US09350943B2
There is provided a method comprising: receiving at a first device a first video; receiving at the first device an indication that the first video was selected by a user of a second device from a set of pre-recorded videos; and causing the first video to be displayed, via a display, in conjunction with an indication that the first video was selected by the user of the second device from a set of pre-recorded videos.
US09350940B1
A visual-collaborative system including a display screen configured to display images captured at a remote location and a camera configured to capture an image of an object to be transmitted to a remote location. The visual-collaborative system also includes a privacy controller configured to transmit the image comprising a first fidelity in response to the object located in a designated proximity area and to transmit the image comprising a second fidelity in response to the object located outside the designated proximity area.
US09350933B2
A display apparatus, comprising: a display panel including a display region displaying an image in front side at a center part of the display panel, and including a non-display region around the display region; a light guide plate arranged in rear side of the display panel, and being opposed to the display panel; an optical sheet arranged between the light guide plate and the display panel; and a support part arranged between the optical sheet and the light guide plate, and supporting an edge part of the optical sheet, wherein the optical sheet is opposed to the display region and the non-display region, and at least a part of the support part is located in the display region over a boundary between the non-display region and the display region.
US09350914B1
An imaging system may capture image data and use the captured image data to detect a privacy request. Depending on the specific privacy request, the imaging system may delete or blur the captured image to comply with the detected privacy request. The imaging system may use face recognition software and only blur faces that are present in the captured image, leaving the rest of the image unobscured. The imaging system may only comply with the privacy request if the imaging system is in a predetermined area or within a predetermined distance of a privacy seeking external device. The imaging system may be disabled if the system enters a geo-fenced area that restricts the capture of images. The imaging system may recognize a given temporal pattern of light as a privacy request and modify any captured images accordingly.
US09350911B2
An image acquisition technique includes obtaining information regarding a client ticket within a document of a TWAIN-compliant application and determining if a status associated with the client ticket is complete or incomplete based at least in part on server ticket information associated with the client ticket. An image may then be received for the client ticket if the status associated with the client ticket is complete and the client ticket may be replaced in the document of the TWAIN-compliant application with the image.
US09350909B2
The disclosed technology receives at a second computing device a message from a first computing device comprising at least an indication of a physical motion, a requested motion, or an indication of a camera control operation. The indicated motion can correspond to a physical motion made to the first computing device. The indicated camera control operation can correspond to a camera control operation made at the first computing device. The technology requests to physically move the second computing device if the received message indicates a motion; and controls a digital camera associated with the second computing device if the received message indicates a camera control operation made at the first computing device.
US09350901B2
An image processing apparatus that is capable of reducing the printing time when printing data saved and is capable of two-color printing. A raster conversion unit generates raster image data by developing image information that shows an image expressed in arbitrary colors. A storage unit stores the raster image data converted by the raster conversion unit and a color mode that is specified from among “full color”, “single color”, and “two-color” when the raster image data is printed. A color conversion unit generates output image data by processing the raster image data according to the selected color mode. A control unit makes a printer unit print the output image data that is generated by processing the raster image data stored in the storage unit by the color conversion unit when being instructed to print the image.
US09350899B2
Described are a system and method to determine the initial luma and chroma phase such that the resulting image after chroma upsampling and scaling has zero phase difference between the luma and chroma components. Particularly, the described method may include receiving a subsampled input image having luma and chroma values. The method may then perform a phase computation of the input image to determine scaling parameters such that phase differences between all color components of an output image are zero. The method may then include performing a combined upscaling and upsampling process on the input image using the scaling parameters to generate an upscaled image with no phase difference from the subsampled image.
US09350892B2
An image processing apparatus processes image data configured of pixels disposed in grid form. The apparatus includes an obtaining unit that obtains distortion characteristics indicating characteristics of distortion in a target contained in original image data obtained by capturing an image of the target, and a correction unit that, using a sampling function, interpolates a pixel of interest in the original image data, based on pixels of the original image data present in a reference region in the periphery of the location of the pixel of interest. The correction unit changes the range of the reference region, the frequency characteristics of the sampling function, or both in accordance with the distortion characteristics.
US09350888B2
An image-reading apparatus includes a housing having an insertion slot for inserting single medium or plural media, a conveying unit that conveys the single medium or plural media into the housing, an image capturing unit that captures an image of the single medium or plural media conveyed, a control unit that controls at least the conveying unit and the image capturing unit, and an image processor configured to generate a captured image including single medium image or plural media image, and clip a plurality of medium images that correspond respectively to media images in the plural media image off the captured image when the generated captured image includes the plural media image in a direction along a width direction of the insertion slot. The image processor outputs the plurality of medium images clipped in an order of insertion of the plural media.
US09350875B2
Systems and methods for generating and responding to billing requests in a wireless subscriber billing system are disclosed. A billing request can be generated at a trusted service. The billing request including billing information is communicated to a wireless subscriber billing system. A validation response to the billing request is generated in the wireless subscriber billing system and the validation response is communicated to the trusted service.
US09350864B1
A method of processing telephony sessions for telephony clients, the method comprising the steps of providing a platform server operated by a service provider, the platform server programmed to perform the steps of storing at least one telephony application for each of a plurality of telephony clients of the service provider, receiving a call from a customer at the platform server to one of the telephony clients, identifying a telephony client associated with the received call, identifying an interactive telephony application associated with the telephony client and the received call and performing the identified interactive telephony application on the platform server on behalf of the identified telephony client and independent of any instructions from the telephony client.
US09350856B2
A system and method for preventing or facilitating communications between individuals who reside in detention environments (such as e.g., prisons or correctional facilities) and individuals who are not in such detention environments using an automated authentication or verification.
US09350854B2
A application relates to call barring. Typically, PBX systems have the ability to bar calls originating from both an individual phone and group of phones. However, with nomadism/hot-desking in large organisations comprising typically many PBXs, often from different manufactures, a PBX base call barring solution is unworkable. Consequently, a computer telephony based solution has been chosen. The call barring is performed on the CTI server (1) which receives from the user via a computer terminal (10) a request to set up a call from a source telephone terminal (12) to a destination telephone terminal (8). The CTI server allows or blocks the call set-up request according to the call barring settings and forwards allowed call set-up requests to the PBX (4), whereby the CTI server overrides the PBX call barring settings.
US09350851B1
The volume settings of a mobile device can be overridden when a notification is received to allow a user to be immediately notified of an emergency or urgent matter. Each mobile device can be assigned a unique number which is used by other computing devices to send alerts to the mobile device. Each mobile device can also be assigned an emergency code that other computing devices use to override the mobile device's volume settings. When a mobile device receives a notification that includes its assigned emergency code, the mobile device can override the current volume settings so that the sound associated with the receipt of the notification will be audibly output. A remote map code may also be used to retrieve the location of a mobile device. A group emergency code or remote map code may be employed to notify or locate a group of mobile devices.
US09350846B2
A mobile terminal and controlling method may be provided. The mobile terminal may include a microphone, a necklace strap, a pendant part sliding to move along the necklace strap by being coupled with the necklace strap, a sensing unit detecting a location of the pendant part in accordance with a slide movement of the pendant part, and a controller to recognize a voice command received through the microphone. The controller may perform a first function in response to a first voice command recognized through the microphone if the detected location of the pendant part belongs to a first range. The controller may perform a second function in response to the first voice command recognized through the microphone if the detected location of the pendant part belongs to a second range.
US09350844B2
A method, a network base station, and a user device for pausing a communication connection initiation are disclosed. A processor 210 may begin a communication connection initiation between an origin user device and a target user device. The processor 210 may pause the communication connection initiation. A transceiver 240 may receive a connection action request to execute a connection action.
US09350826B2
A pre-fetching request is received by a server from a client. The pre-fetching request is performed to pre-fetch data from a data source connected to the server according to an indication of the pre-fetching request. The pre-fetched data is sent from the server to the client upon receiving an actual request for the pre-fetched data. As such, an integrated capability of a server and a client can be employed to perform data pre-fetch, to improve overall performance of the server and the client.
US09350821B2
A method of accelerating dynamic content between Points of Presence (POPs) and front-loading latency bottlenecks in a Content Delivery Network (CDN) may include receiving, at a first POP, a content request from a user device, where content responsive to the content request includes a first content portion that is not stored in the first POP. The method may also include determining that the first content portion is available through a second POP. The method may additionally include transmitting the first content portion through a persistent connection mesh from the second POP to the first POP, wherein the persistent connection mesh is maintained between the first POP and the second POP prior to the request for content being received by the first POP. The method may further include delivering the content responsive to the content request to the user device.
US09350818B2
A method and system for data usage accounting are described herein. On a computing device that includes enterprise applications and personal applications, a datagram send request for an enterprise application can be received. The datagram send request may involve unreliable transport communication with a final destination and may be conducted in a native fashion with respect to the enterprise application. Based on the datagram send request, addressing information of a relay destination that is different from the final destination can be received. In addition, outbound datagrams of the unreliable transport communication can be corresponded with the received addressing information of the relay destination. The outbound datagrams of the unreliable transport communication may also be supplemented with the addressing information of the final destination. The outbound datagrams of the unreliable transport communication may also be transmitted to the relay destination to enable a data usage accounting of the datagram send request.
US09350812B2
A system and method of routing messages in a distributed computing environment is provided. The method includes providing a platform server, a set of intermediary servers, and a set of edge servers, collectively defining a network. The method includes binding, at the platform server, at a first instance, the end-point device to the platform server wherein the platform server binds, at the first instance, the end-point device using a non-addressable name value associated to the end-point device. The binding associates a first path across the network. The method includes communicating a first message to the end-point device along the first path. Method includes rebinding, at the platform server, at a second instance, the end-point device to the platform server, where the rebinding uses the non-addressable name value and associates a second path across the network. The method includes communicating a second message to the end-point device along the second path.
US09350811B1
A network may comprise a plurality of nodes wherein each of the plurality of nodes is associated with one of a plurality of hives. A computer may connect to the network by establishing node data for each of the plurality of nodes, the node data indicating a hive with which the node is associated and including a flag indicating whether a connection attempt associated with the node is or has been unsuccessful. When a connection attempt is successful, the computer may determine whether the node to which the computer is connected is a preferred node associated with the preferred hive based on the node data. The computer may connect to the preferred node associated with the preferred hive when the node to which the computer is connected is not the preferred node associated with the preferred hive and the preferred node associated with the preferred hive is not marked unsuccessful.
US09350809B2
An approach is provided for methods and apparatus for efficiently and effectively determining communities of interest for a user, for use over an ad-hoc mesh network, based on context information associated with user devices. Context information of a device is accessed. The context information is processed to determine one or more themes associated with the context information. One or more communities of interest relating to the one or more themes are determined, the one or more communities of interest having respective community identifiers corresponding therewith. The device is associated with at least one of the communities of interest relating to the one or more themes, based at least in part on the corresponding community identifiers, for accessing awareness information related to one or more of the communities of interest associated with the device. Further, the availability of at least one of the communities of interest associated with the device can be identified via the ad-hoc mesh network, based at least in part on the corresponding community identifiers, and awareness information can be accessed, based at least in part on the availability of the at least one of the communities of interest associated with the device.
US09350807B2
A network device that includes a storage protocol controller having a port for interfacing with a storage area network (SAN) based storage device and another network device operating within a cluster is provided. The network device also includes a processor executing instructions for managing a local storage device that is configured to operate as a caching device for a computing device. The network device is configured to operate as a host bus adapter and a storage controller for managing storage space at the local storage device and the SAN-based storage device.
US09350806B2
Mechanisms are provided for instigating the sending of an acknowledgement response from a host system. A buffer of a data processing system is monitored to determine if there is a data transfer pending in the buffer. In response to a determination that there are no data transfers pending in the buffer, a determination is made as to whether there is an outstanding data transfer, on a corresponding network connection with the host system, for which an acknowledgement response has not been received from the host system. In response to a determination that there is an outstanding data transfer for which an acknowledgement response has not been received, an acknowledgement instigation message is sent to the host system to instigate the host system sending an acknowledgement response for the outstanding data transfer.
US09350805B2
A computer-implemented platform may comprise hardware and software configured to allocate crowdsourced resources. An aggregate effort of a plurality of users may be efficiently directed toward a task by allocating resources according to an aggregate distribution of input from the users. The magnitude of the aggregate input of users may be manifest graphically, in a manner that emphasizes information having high priority. A map may include a representation of network comprising a plurality of nodes connected by connections. A node may include a problem and/or a solution, and a connection may describe a relationship between at least two nodes. Aggregate input may be used to revise the map, and analysis of the revised map may yield a resource allocation that directs users toward higher value effort.
US09350803B2
The current invention discloses methods and devices that may be used to maintain continued synchronization during a P2P session when a synchronizing terminal withdraws from synchronizing the operations of one or more participating terminals. A server may temporarily replace the synchronizing terminal and request operating status information from the participating terminals. After calculating data differences between the participating terminals using the operating status information, the server may transmit the data differences to the participating terminals so that each participating terminal is configured to synchronize itself with the other participating terminals. A new synchronizing terminal is selected from the participating terminals so that the new synchronizing terminal is configured to synchronize the operations of the remaining participating terminals. The current invention prevents termination of network applications due to the withdrawal of the synchronizing terminal, maintaining synchronization and improving the quality of the network applications.
US09350800B2
Defragmenting a cluster service to service additional capacity requests on the service. A method includes determining an amount of server resources needed for an additional deployment reservation request for a new deployment or increasing reservation of resources of an existing deployment. The method further includes determining a server that currently does not have capacity to service the additional deployment reservation request. The method further includes determining how resources on the server can be freed up by moving other replicas of other deployments on the server to other servers to allow the server to service the additional deployment reservation request.
US09350790B2
A method and system for utilizing target browsers. A web page received from a server includes a client program. The client program is executed, which includes: (i) receiving a selection of at least one target browser by a user at a user interface at a first terminal, wherein the user interface displays two or more target browsers for each group of target browsers of two or more groups of target browsers from which the user has selected the at least one target browser; (ii) generating a message that includes the selected at least one target browser; and (iii) sending the message to the server.
US09350789B2
An information processing apparatus that enables a user to transmit data to a desired destination even when the address was updated. A transmission unit transmits image data inputted into an address set. A history storage unit stores a transmission history of the image data transmitted. The transmission history includes an address and an address identifier for identifying the address stored in the address storage unit. A determination unit determines whether the address identified by the address identifier was updated after the transmission date recorded, when a user directs the transmission of image data using the transmission history. A control unit enables the selection of an address to which the image data is transmitted from among the addresses recorded in the transmission history and an updated address identified by the address identifier, when the address identified by the address identifier was updated after the transmission date recorded.
US09350786B2
A new resource address is registered in response to input received from a user. The user is then notified when a visually non-empty portion of content from the resource address has been loaded into a viewing area of the content viewing application. The notification cues the user to direct his/her attention to the viewing area of the content viewing application.
US09350784B2
A transmission mode selection for packet-oriented transmission of useful data between a first and a second communication device is provided, where lists of transmission modes for the communication devices are transmitted to a quality-of-service device. The quality-of-service device uses available transmission resources to select one or more transmission modes from the lists such that the quality of service, which is dependent on the selected transmission modes, can be assured by the available transmission resources. The selected transmission modes are transmitted to a connection controller which prompts further selection of a transmission mode from the transmission modes for the communication devices. The useful data are then transmitted between the communication devices using the transmission mode selected by the further selection.
US09350782B2
For use in media communications, e.g. in the delivery of video and audio or in teleconferencing, a media file or title is partitioned for secured, efficient delivery. A data sequence representing the file is partitioned into smaller subsequences, with a first subsequence being chosen to convey a degraded-quality representation of the data, and the other sequences for complementing the first subsequence to obtain a superior-quality representation. Among areas of applicability are media on demand, real-time communications and broadcasting, and online media locker, jukebox and chat room services.
US09350762B2
A method, apparatus and system related to an intelligent feedback loop to iteratively reduce target packet analysis is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method of a network traffic monitoring system includes processing a flow data received through an aggregation switch of a network traffic monitoring system in a first stage module of the network traffic monitoring system, filtering the flow data to a target data based on a packet classification in the first stage module, determining that a portion of a target data is an extraneous data based on a content filtering algorithm applied in a data processing system of the network traffic monitoring system, and iteratively removing from the target data the extraneous data based on a feedback loop created between the data processing system and the first stage module of the network traffic monitoring system.
US09350761B1
A system and method are disclosed for deploying applications to end point devices. The applications are obtained from a marketplace that checks the applications and packages them for endpoint use according to certain policies. Packaging an application includes compiling or assembling and linking the application, possibly with a framework and possibly with a binding token, which can be a device binding token and/or a user binding token. The application is loaded onto an endpoint device and if the application is bound to the device and the user is allowed to use the application, the application is enabled to be used on the endpoint device. A gateway between the endpoint device and an authentication server helps to authenticate the user. The gateway also manages data transfers between the endpoint device and a data server according to a selected protocol.
US09350756B2
Disclose are system, method and computer program product for correcting antivirus records. In an example aspect, an antivirus application receives a software object for malware detections using an antivirus database and an antivirus cache. The antivirus database comprising antivirus records and the antivirus cache comprising corrections of the antivirus records. The antivirus application determines that software objection is malicious by activating an antivirus record based on information in the antivirus database or the antivirus cache. The antivirus application transmits information relating to the antivirus record to a server prior to executing actions associated with the antivirus record in response to detecting a selected status indicator of the antivirus record. The antivirus application then receives a correction of the antivirus record from the server for processing the software object.
US09350755B1
A method and apparatus for detecting malware transmission through a web portal is provided. In one embodiment, a method for detecting malicious software transmission through the web portal comprises accessing a security scan history that comprises information regarding a plurality of executables that are scanned upon executable creation and comparing current executable creation activity with the security scan history to identify at least one executable that is not scanned.
US09350751B2
A shadow network, which can be a virtual reproduction of a real, physical, base computer network, is described. Shadow networks duplicate the topology, services, host, and network traffic of the base network using shadow hosts, which are low interaction, minimal-resource-using host emulators. The shadow networks are connected to the base network through virtual switches, etc. in order to form a large obfuscated network. When a hacker probes into a host emulator, a more resource-intensive virtual machine can be swapped in to take its place. When a connection is attempted from a host emulator to a physical computer, the a host emulator can step in to take the place of the physical computer, and software defined networking (SDN) can prevent collisions between the duplicated IP addresses. Replicating the shadow networks within the network introduces problems for hackers and allows a system administrator easier ways to identify intrusions.
US09350737B2
A policy controller (30) of a mobile network receives an authorization request (302) for a packet-based service from a node (80). In response to receiving the authorization request (302), the policy controller performs an authorization check (305) to determine an authorization status of the service and sends an authorization response (306) to the node (80). The authorization response (306) indicates the authorization status of the service. In response to the same authorization request (302), the policy controller (30) performs at least one further authorization check to redetermine the authorization status of the service. If the further authorization check indicates that the authorization status of the service has changed, the policy controller (30) sends a status change message (311) to the node. The status change message (311) indicates to the node (80) that the authorization status of the service has changed.
US09350736B2
Disclosed is a system for mobile data isolation, comprising of a tag control management module and a mobile data management module. The tag control management module comprises a tag generator, a tag storage management module and a tag transmission control module. The mobile data management module primarily identifies user authority and data confidentiality level according to tags, operates and controls the mobile application of mobile data, to realize fine-grained confidentiality security protections of the mobile data. The mobile data management module is divided into security isolation control of a data processing process, security control of a data transmission process and security isolation control in data storage. Meanwhile, a method for mobile data isolation is also disclosed. Isolation and fine-grained operation and control of data on a mobile intelligent terminal can be performed effectively, realizing different confidentiality policies and ensuring the confidentiality security of mobile data.
US09350730B2
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method and technique for automatically associating a wireless device to a data processing system using biometric data is disclosed. The method includes: receiving biometric data corresponding to a user of a data processing system; creating a certificate by the data processing system based on the biometric data; discovering a wireless device able to communicate with the data processing system; responsive to discovering the wireless device, automatically requesting a certificate from the wireless device; and, responsive to the certificate from the wireless device matching the certificate created by the data processing system, automatically associating the wireless device with the data processing system.
US09350715B1
A data security device for providing a network transport connection via a transparent network proxy that employs different encryption security mediums along a communications session between two endpoints by emulating one of the endpoints at an intermediate node such that the communication session appears as an atomic, secure connection to the endpoints yet provides appropriate security over the end-to-end connection. A sender node sends a connection request to establish a secure communication session with an intended receiver node. A transparent proxy on an intermediate node receives the request and establishes the link employing an encryption mechanism. The transparent proxy establishes a second link with the intended receiver, and applies a second, less expensive encryption mechanism. The transparent proxy combines the two links to form the trusted, secure connection but incurring only the mitigated expense over the second link.
US09350710B2
A method includes connecting to a client at a Virtual Private Network (VPN) device in a cloud system; forwarding requests from the client for the Internet or public clouds accordingly; and, for requests for an enterprise associated with the client, contacting a topology controller to fetch a topology of the enterprise, causing a tunnel to be established from the enterprise to the VPN device, and forwarding the requests for the enterprise through the tunnel. A cloud system and VPN system are also described. Advantageously, connections between the cloud and on-premises proxy are dynamic, on-demand and orchestrated by the cloud. Security is provided at the edge—there is no need to punch any holes in the existing on-premises firewalls.
US09350695B2
A method is described for transferring a converged IP messaging (CPM) service based message using a server. The server transmits one or more messages via a one-to-one session established between a first terminal of a first user and a second terminal of a second user. The server receives a first session initiation protocol (SIP) invite message for extending the one-to-one session to a group session from the first terminal of the first user. The server extracts and locally stores various headers and IDs from the received first SIP invite message, and at least part of session description protocol (SDP) attributes with media streams from the received first SIP invite message if the first SIP invite message includes SDP content describing the media streams. The server transmits a second SIP invite message to the second terminal of the second user, and receives a termination message for terminating the one-to-one session.
US09350693B2
A method and apparatus for providing cross device notifications. A cross notification component is provided in multiple devices. In some devices, the cross notification component is at least configured to transmit notices to other devices, and to receive responses to its notice transmissions. In some devices, the cross notification component is at least configured to receive the notices transmitted by other devices, and to generate and transmit responses to received notices.
US09350689B2
Embodiments of the systems and methods described herein facilitate the transmitting, receiving, and processing of encoded messages wherein the header fields in the message header are protected. In one embodiment, the contents of the header fields to be protected are inserted into the message body as one or more additional lines of text, for example, prior to encoding and transmitting the message to a message recipient. Upon receipt of the message, the message recipient processes the encoded message such that the contents of the protected header fields can be extracted from the message body. Accordingly, by inserting the contents of the header fields to be protected into the message body, the header fields may be protected using existing standards and protocols for facilitating secure message communication.
US09350684B2
A line card for use in a router or packet switch is disclosed. A problem with conventional routers or packet switches is that they can take over a second to fully react to a network state update from another router or packet switch. Such network state packets are used in dynamic routing protocols intended to route packets around a failed or overloaded router. In operating in according with dynamic routing protocols, conventional routers or packet switches react to such network state packets by updating the routing tables used by the line cards to send packets, or data extracted from packets, to the egress port (often on a different line card in the router or network switch) appropriate for the destination address found in the packet. Any packets which arrive between the network state packet's arrival and the completion of the ensuing routing table update on the line cards, can be misrouted—which can cause them to be delayed or dropped by the network. The described embodiments address this problem by operating the line card to react to a network state update packet by running a restricted routing algorithm to provide interim routes while a conventional comprehensive routing algorithm runs in parallel to provide a comprehensive set of routes. In this way, a faster, if less thorough, reaction to the arrival of a network state update packet is provided, which reduces the risk of packets being misrouted while the network converges. The technique has application to any packet networks, but is especially useful in Internet Protocol packet networks or Multi-Protocol Label Switching networks.
US09350683B2
In one embodiment, an aggregating node receives feedback messages from one or more destination nodes in the network. The destination nodes are designated to receive data as packets from a source node using rateless coding. Further, the feedback messages indicate whether packets are needed at a corresponding destination node to complete the data. Then, the feedback messages are aggregated into a single aggregated message, and the aggregated message is transmitted toward the source node.
US09350668B2
Computer connectivity is dependent on network availability. When networks are offline, relocating systems and data to an available network is an inefficient, time consuming, and error prone process. A system and method is disclosed for instant IP sharing and relocation between geographical locations by combining BGP announcement in one or multiple locations and applying stateless NAT to the IP traffic. Thereby, IP traffic is redirected to the desired location and delivered to the final device using the shared/relocated IP address. This system and method allows a single IP address to actively respond to network requests from numerous locations which can be spread around the globe.
US09350665B2
In one embodiment, a method is provided for congestion mitigation. In this method, a congestion level of data flows along a path is monitored relative to a threshold. Here, each data flow is associated with a flow identifier. Based on detection that the congestion level exceeds the threshold, the flow identifier of a number (e.g., one or more) of the data flows is changed to a different flow identifier. This change results in the number of the data flows redirected to a different path. In an alternate embodiment, another method is provided for congestion avoidance. In this method, a data flow transmitted along a single path is received, and the data flow is split into multiple micro data flows. A different flow identifier is then assigned to each micro data flow. This change results in the multiple micro data flows distributed along multiple different paths.
US09350663B2
A system and method of reducing network congestion whereby significant improvement can be gained by the elimination of catastrophic network congestion failure within a TCP/IP network. Exemplary embodiments are implemented by an improved process for dealing with the retransmission of TCP window data. By reducing packet loss to a grid map and retransmitting only the lost pieces rather than the entire window, congestion can be eliminated. In a traditional TCP implementation, loss of packets within a specified window of data can cause the entire window of data to be retransmitted. This system and method improves this process by allowing only lost packets to be retransmitted and not properly received data that is merely part of a larger grouping that also contained lost data.
US09350661B2
An access network is described in which a centralized controller provides seamless end-to-end service from a core-facing edge of a service provider network through aggregation and access infrastructure out to access nodes located proximate the subscriber devices. The controller operates to provide a central configuration point for configuring aggregation nodes (AGs) of a network of the service provider so as to provide transport services to transport traffic between access nodes (AXs) and edge routers on opposite borders of the network.
US09350658B2
A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for shared buffer affinity for multiple ports. The mechanism configures a physical first-in-first-out (FIFO) buffer with a plurality of FIFO segments associated with a plurality of network ports. The plurality of network ports share the physical FIFO buffer. The mechanism identifies a FIFO segment under stress within the plurality of FIFO segments. The mechanism reconfigures the physical FIFO buffer to assign a portion of buffer space from a FIFO segment not under stress within the plurality of FIFO segments to the FIFO segment under stress.
US09350655B2
According to an example, a Controlling Bridge (CB) receives a VCF registration request packet sent by a Port Extender (PE) and sets interface state of a VCF interface receiving the VCF registration request packet from initial state to blocked state. The CB returns a VCF registration response packet to the PE and receives a VCF registration acknowledge packet returned by the PE after the PE receives the VCF registration response packet. The CB sets interface state of a VCF interface sending the VCF registration request packet from blocked state to forwarding state; sets interface state of the VCF interface receiving the VCF registration request packet as forwarding state, and establishing successfully a VCF link with the PE.
US09350652B2
A method and system for changing an application in a BGP session are provided. The method may be applied by a first router, in a session established between the first router and a second router, and in which an application is enabled. The method comprises the first router changing a local capability value to support a changed application and changing an address family according to the changed application.
US09350645B2
In one embodiment, a multicast communication is received at a particular node of a plurality of nodes receiving the multicast communication in a network. The particular node selects a subset of subcarriers using a probabilistic data structure, such that each of the plurality of nodes selects a respective subset of subcarriers using the probabilistic data structure. The particular node transmits an acknowledgement of receipt of the multicast communication on the subset of subcarriers selected by the particular node. The transmission occurs simultaneously with transmissions of acknowledgements from the other of the plurality of nodes.
US09350640B2
A network node used to construct a topology-transparent zone (TTZ). The network node may obtain a TTZ identifier (ID) that is uniquely associated with a TTZ. Additionally, the network node may obtain a first link that couples the network node to a second network node that is also assigned the TTZ ID and a second link that couples the network node to a third network node that is not assigned the TTZ ID. The network node may generate a router information (RI) link-state advertisement (LSA) that indicates whether the network node is a TTZ edge node or a TTZ internal node and that indicates the TTZ associated with the TTZ. The network node may distribute the RI LSA to the second network node that is also assigned the TTZ ID using the first link.
US09350633B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic optimization of command sequencing in a computing cluster. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic optimization of command sequencing in a computing cluster can include selecting a set of nodes in the computing cluster to receive a single command and probing the nodes of the set to compute a computer communications latency for each of the nodes. Thereafter, the single command can be transmitted to the nodes in the set according to a sequence determined by the computed computer communications latency for each of the nodes.
US09350631B2
A system and method to monitor network congestion is provided. The system includes a plurality of ingress, egress ports, and a plurality of queues coupled to the ingress and egress ports and configured to store incoming and outgoing packets. The system also includes a monitoring unit configured to monitor at least one attribute of packets in at least one queue when a start condition occurs, stop monitoring the attribute when an end condition occurs, determine a flow that caused the start condition based on the monitored attribute, and report the monitored attribute and the flow.
US09350613B2
Techniques are provided for retrieving entries from a routing table or a forwarding database in a distributed network switch. The forwarding database includes match and mask registers used to compare routing entries and return matching routing entries to a requesting management controller. The forwarding database uses a separate timeout value associated with the forwarding database to avoid timeout errors for general register operations, and allows for an asynchronous dump operation of routing entries.
US09350611B2
A method and apparatus for locating a target operation object in a Device Management (DM) system. In one embodiment, the DM system includes a DM server and a DM client. The DM server is configured to send a Delete command to the DM client, wherein the Delete command comprises MO location information for identifying an MO, and feature node information for identifying an MO instance of the MO and wherein a Target element is not included in the Delete command. The DM client is configured to: receive the Delete command; after receiving the Delete command, determine an absolute Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of a root node of the MO instance according to the MO location information and the feature node information, wherein the absolute URI starts from a root node of a management tree; locate the root node of the MO instance according to the absolute URI of the root node of the MO instance; and delete the root node of the MO instance.
US09350602B2
An importance degree prediction apparatus includes a path change determination unit that generates alarm path change information including path change information when a path is changed and an alarm developing when the path is changed in a network. The apparatus includes a reception unit that searches alarm path change information of a new alarm when the alarm is received from a development prediction apparatus, and a prediction unit that predicts a traffic amount in a post-change path based on a traffic amount in a pre-change path in the searched alarm path change information. The apparatus includes a calculation unit that calculates a criticality degree in the network based on a ratio of the predicted traffic amount in the post-change path that exceeds a predetermined allowable amount, and a determination unit that determines an alarm importance degree of the received alarm corresponding to an influence degree based on the criticality degree.
US09350599B1
User content access management and control are described, including determining, based on a user-defined rule, that a triggering event has occurred, wherein the user-defined rule is associated with an account that belongs to the user, and the user-defined rule comprises an action to be performed based on a triggering event; and performing the action based on the triggering event, wherein the action affects access to the account.
US09350598B2
Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for facilitating communications initiated through a social networking account. A detected message communicated using a social networking account can be determined to satisfy a response criteria. Code for displaying a communications initiation feature on a customer communications apparatus associated with the social networking account can be transmitted. Selection information representing a selection of the communications initiation feature can be received and can include a parameter associated with the selection and origin information. The selection information can be validated by determining that the selection is associated with the social networking account and by comparing the parameter with a stored credential associated with the communications initiation feature. When the selection is validated, the communications can be facilitated.
US09350597B1
A mail handler is provided. The mail handler manages a source queue for incoming messages. The source queue has a first count of slots in memory and is associated with a source read pointer and a source write pointer. The mail handler manages the source write pointer and the source read pointer. The mail handler also manages a destination queue for outgoing messages. The destination queue has a second count of slots in memory and is associated with a destination read pointer and a destination write pointer. The mail handler advances the destination write pointer in response to at least one of (i) transferring one or more messages form the source queue to the destination queue and (ii) reserving one or more slots in the destination queue. The at least one processor advances the destination read pointer in response to reading at least one message from the destination queue.
US09350596B2
A computer-implemented virtual application appliance (VAA) and method for managing migration of an application on a source computer to a virtual application within the VAA on a target computer networked to the source computer are disclosed. The VAA includes resources on the target computer, a virtual application for execution in the VAA, and network credentials for remotely connecting to the source computer and copying data resources from the source computer. A runtime intercept of the VAA compares on-demand resource requests of the virtual application to resources on the target computer and provides the requested resource to the virtual application. When the runtime intercept fails to locate the requested resource in the resources on the target computer, a tether of the VAA remotely retrieves the requested resource from the source computer using the network credentials and then copies the requested resource into the resources on the target computer.
US09350588B2
A receiver for an MCM signal with pilot symbols, comprising a first phase adjustment unit for adjusting the phase of an MCM signal by means of the pilot symbols and to output a first phase adjusted MCM signal to an MCM re-modulator unit which demodulates and then modulates the first phase-adjusted MCM signal to create an MCM reference signal. The communications receiver also comprises a second phase adjustment unit which receives the first phase adjusted MCM signal and also the MCM reference signal. The second phase adjustment unit adjusts the phase of the first phase adjusted MCM signal by means of said MCM reference signal and outputs a second phase adjusted MCM signal to an output MCM demodulator which demodulates the second phase adjusted MCM signal and outputs the demodulated MCM signal.
US09350583B2
In a method for generating a physical layer (PHY) data unit for transmission via a communication channel, the data unit is generated to include a first long training field when the data unit is to be transmitted in a normal mode. The data unit is generated to include a second long training field when the data unit is to be transmitted in a low bandwidth mode. The first training field and the second training field are configured such that a receiving device can auto-detect whether the data unit corresponds to the low bandwidth mode or the normal mode.
US09350579B2
A method of determining a threshold for symbol detection, includes receiving a most previously input sample value and a result of detecting a most previous symbol, and determining the threshold for the symbol detection of a currently input sample value based on the most previously input sample value and the result of detecting the most previous symbol.
US09350575B2
The disclosure provides a method for transmitting uplink control signaling, which includes: respectively performing, on the uplink control signaling, channel coding, scrambling, modulation, time-domain spreading and precoding transform; or respectively performing, on the uplink control signaling, channel coding, scrambling, modulation, precoding transform and time-domain spreading; and mapping the uplink control signaling to an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol used for bearing the uplink control signaling; and transmitting the uplink control signaling that is borne in the OFDM symbol. The disclosure also provides a method for bearing a demodulation reference signal during transmission of uplink control signaling, which includes: bearing the uplink demodulation reference signal in k OFDM symbols in a sub-frame. The disclosure also discloses apparatuses for respectively implementing the methods above. The technical solutions of the disclosure effectively solve the problem that the uplink control signaling is transmitted using a structure of Discrete Fourier Transform-spread-OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM).
US09350564B2
One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. The switch includes a local database, a packet processor, a data management module, and a tree construction module. The packet processor extracts spanning tree information associated with a remote switch. The data management module stores the extracted spanning tree information in the local database. The tree construction module assigns an interface state associated with a spanning tree to a local interface based on the extracted spanning tree information.
US09350558B2
An information handling system is provided. The information handling system includes a first hypervisor running on a first host and a second hypervisor running on a second host. The first hypervisor managing a first virtual switch, and the second hypervisor managing a second virtual switch. The information handling system also includes a plurality of virtual machines (VMs), including a first VM, which is part of a first tenant, running on the first host, and a second VM, part of a second tenant, running on the second host. The first virtual switch has a mapping in memory that maps a customer-specific multicast IP address, used by the plurality of VMs to indicate a multicast group that includes VMs on the first and second tenants, to a global multicast IP address used by the first and second hosts.
US09350552B2
An automated document processing machine may comprise an electro-mechanical transport subsystem configured to convey a document through the machine, and a camera arranged adjacent the transport and configured to capture an image of a front side of the document. A fingerprinting software component may be configured for processing the captured image of the document to create a unique digital fingerprint of the document based on the front side image, and a software interface may be configured for storing the digital fingerprint in a database of document identifiers in association with a unique alphanumeric identifier so that the document may be subsequently identified in a second processing machine that has access to the database. The digital fingerprint may be responsive to indicia that otherwise appears on the front side of the document, and may comprise data that identifies a document as being unique based on the front side indicia.
US09350548B2
For example, an implementation of the present invention can comprise a method for authenticating a user. The method can comprise an authentication server receiving from a user a password. The server can then hash the password such that a password hash is created. The server can then receive a second token from the user. Using the second token, the server can identify a sequence of characters associated with the second token within the password hash. The server can create an authentication token by removing the sequence of characters from the password hash. If the authentication token matches a stored value, the server can authenticate the user.
US09350547B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for embedding information in software and/or other electronic content such that the information is difficult for an unauthorized party to detect, remove, insert, forge, and/or corrupt. The embedded information can be used to protect electronic content by identifying the content's source, thus enabling unauthorized copies or derivatives to be reliably traced, and thus facilitating effective legal recourse by the content owner. Systems and methods are also disclosed for protecting, detecting, removing, and decoding information embedded in electronic content, and for using the embedded information to protect software or other media from unauthorized analysis, attack, and/or modification.
US09350546B2
The invention discloses a method and a system to decrypt private contents stored in a device and the invention belongs to the field of computer security. The method may include: receiving a contents ID and a decrypting password from a first user; decrypting the encrypted private contents corresponding to the contents ID using the decrypting password; displaying the decrypted private contents when the decryption is successful; and displaying preset contents when the decryption is not successful. The system may include: a receiving module, a decryption module, and a display module. The present invention can improve the security of the private contents.
US09350537B2
A method that comprises maintaining, in a first node serving a mobile terminal over a connection protected by at least one first key, said first key and information about the key management capabilities of the mobile terminal. Upon relocation of the mobile terminal to a second node the method includes: if, and only if, said key management capabilities indicate an enhanced key management capability supported by the mobile terminal, modifying, by said first node, the first key, thereby creating a second key; sending, from the first node to the second node, the second key; and transmitting to the second node the information about the key management capabilities of the mobile terminal.
US09350524B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable a client terminal to decode additional information about one or more neighboring cells while maintaining connection with a serving cell. This enables the client terminal to resume the normal user data reception and transmission faster when compared to conventional methods. A result of this is reduced latency and improved user experience under cell reselection or handover conditions, which is especially beneficial for real time services such as voice, video and media streaming.
US09350518B2
Various embodiments of a mechanism of dynamic allocation of bandplan are provided. In one aspect, a communication device utilizes a bandplan during initialization in a digital communication system. The communication device modifies the bandplan after one or more channel estimations to optimize data rates of communications in a downstream direction and an upstream direction.
US09350515B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for enhancing a relay node with additional backhaul alternatives and selection are provided. One system includes a first base station (BS) and backhaul user equipment (bUE) devices that communicate with the first BS through a first communication technology, and communicate with a data network through a second communication technology. A second base station (BS) communicates with the first BS and a second data network. The first BS is operative to communicate with user equipment (UE) devices, and network connect the UE devices to the data network or the second data network, select the bUE devices or the second BS for backhaul (BH) traffic, aid in selecting the transmission power level of the bUE devices or the UE devices, and transmit resource block (RB) scheduling information for the BH traffic transmission of the bUE devices and access traffic of the UE devices.
US09350513B2
Methods and apparatus for performing HARQ performed by a user equipment (UE) are provided. A bundling indicator is received which indicates the number of bundled downlink subframes, and a determination is made whether at least one bundled downlink subframe is missed by comparing the bundling indicator with the number of detected bundled downlink subframes. A representative ACK/NACK signal is generated when no bundled downlink subframe is missed, and the representative ACK/NACK signal is transmitted on an uplink channel. Recovery capability is maximized and packet loss is reduced so that fewer ACK/NACK signals are fed back than downlink packets.
US09350508B2
Method and arrangement in a base station for sending control signals to a relay node. The relay node is configured to relay a data transmission from the base station to a user equipment in a subframe. The subframe comprises a first part, dedicated for downlink transmission, a second part dedicated for uplink transmission and a separating part situated between the first part and the second part. The base station, the relay node and the user equipment are comprised in a wireless communication network configured to operate according to the Time Division Duplex TDD principle. The method comprising transmitting data to the user equipment via the relay node in the first part of the subframe and transmitting the control signals, related to the transmitted data, to the relay node in the separating part between the first part and the second part of the subframe. Further, a method and arrangement in a relay node for receiving control signals from the base station are described.
US09350507B2
Disclosed in the present disclosure is a method for notification of scrambling code identification signalling group, and the present disclosure comprises: a network side transmits a scrambling code identification signalling group to a receiver; the receiver generates a corresponding scrambling code sequence of a demodulation pilot according to the scrambling code identification signalling group, generates a pilot symbol sequence according to the scrambling code sequence of the demodulation pilot, and performs channel estimation according to the pilot symbol sequence. The present disclosure also provides a system for implementing the notification of scrambling code identification signalling group. According to the technical solution in the disclosure, the receiver can obtain, according to the scrambling code identification signalling group transmitted from the network side, the scrambling code sequence of the demodulation reference signal and/or demodulation pilot which is the same as that of the network side, and thus interference can be avoided.
US09350505B2
Selective processing of one or more packets to be transmitted from a wireless communication device to another wireless communication device is effective to reduce the peak to average power ratio (PAPR) of the transmission. The one or more packets are transmitted via two or more sub-bands of an available transmission medium. The number of coefficients or factors within that sequence corresponds to the number of sub-bands via which the one or more packets are to be transmitted. Also, a phase ramp or time-domain cyclic shift may be added to one or more of the packets after having undergone multiplication by one of the coefficients or factors within the sequence.
US09350492B2
The method of controlling a wireless communication apparatus includes receiving data from a transmitter; transmitting information about transmission of the data to a plurality of receivers; transmitting the data to the plurality of receivers; receiving a response signal about error in receiving the data, from at least one of the plurality of receivers; and retransmitting the data to the plurality of the receivers.
US09350491B2
A system, method and computer program product is provided for mitigating the effects of burst noise on packets transmitted in a communications system. A transmitting device applies an outer code, which may include, for example, a block code, an exclusive OR (XOR) code, or a repetition code, to one or more packets prior to adaptation of the packets for transmission over the physical (PHY) layer of the communications system, wherein the PHY layer adaptation may include FEC encoding of individual packets. The outer coded packets are then separately transmitted over a channel of the communications system. A receiving device receives the outer coded packets, performs PHY level demodulation and optional FEC decoding of the packets, and then applies outer code decoding to the outer coded packets in order to restore packets that were erased during transmission due to burst noise or other impairments on the channel.
US09350488B2
Data objects are delivered over a packet-switched network and receivers receive encoded symbols, such as repair symbols, broadcast or multicast, with sufficient information to form requests for additional symbols as needed based on what source symbols or sub-symbols are needed or missing. The requests can be made in a unicast or request fashion. Requesting and broadcasting might be done by different entities. A broadcast server can generate and store repair symbols while a source server can store content in source form. A request can be a unicast HTTP byte-range request, such as a URL, starting position and length. Requests might be aligned with starting positions of files. A receiver can calculate starting and ending byte positions of symbols or sub-symbols in a file and get indications that conventional HTTP servers are usable for file repair. Repair servers can request broadcast of repair data when byte-range requests from multiple receivers overlap.
US09350487B2
In an example, there is disclosed a system and method for detecting and correcting error in a quadrature receiver (QR). The QR may include a receiver channel operable to divide a received RF signal into I and Q channels. The receiver channel may include error sources, such as (in sequence) pre-demodulation (PD) error, LO mixer error, and baseband (BB) error. Test tones may be driven on the receiver channel at a plurality of test frequencies, and a quadrature error corrector may be provided to detect error from each source. Upon receiving an RF signal, the quadrature error corrector may apply correction coefficients to correct each source of error in reverse sequence (BB, LO, PD).
US09350479B2
A monitoring apparatus, that monitors a wavelength tunable optical filter for filtering an optical signal to which a frequency modulation component is added, includes: an optical filter configured to filter the optical signal output from the wavelength tunable optical filter; a detector configured to detect amplitude of the frequency modulation component included in the optical signal output from the optical filter; a generator configured to generate an output-side amplitude distribution representing a distribution of the amplitude of the frequency modulation component detected by the detector, by sweeping a transmission wavelength of the optical filter; and a monitoring unit configured to monitor arrangement of a transmission wavelength band of the wavelength tunable optical filter with respect to a spectrum of the optical signal based on the output-side amplitude distribution generated by the generator.
US09350477B1
A wireless communication terminal that has the self-interference due to the support of carrier aggregation, aggregating and jointly using two or more component carriers for transmission and reception, performs a first set of measurements on a received signal on a first operating frequency, wherein the first set of measurements are performed during which the wireless terminal transmits or receives signals on a second operating frequency. In an alternative embodiment, the wireless communication terminal changes the maximum transmit power limit on a first operating frequency on a per-slot basis to reduce the impact of harmonic or intermodulation distortion on a received signal at a second operating frequency.
US09350476B2
A method and apparatus for providing information indicating radio resources for multi-cell interference measurement at a BS so that a UE can more accurately measure interference are disclosed.
US09350464B2
A method of communicating data between a first transceiver and any of a plurality of second transceivers, wherein areas serviced by each of the plurality of second transceivers either overlap or are adjacent. The method comprises operating the first transceiver and the plurality of second transceivers in an overlapping frequency range. Each of the plurality of second transceivers operates in a time period different from a time period of another of the plurality of second transceivers.
US09350462B2
This specification discloses an excellent communication device of a field coupling type that increases field coupling efficiency between electrodes and realizes a small-sized device. This specification also discloses a communication system and an electrode. A communication device 100 includes: a first resonant circuit 121 connected in series to an electrode unit 110 formed with two conductor plates; and a second resonant circuit 122 connected in parallel to the electrode unit 110 and the first resonant circuit 121, which are connected in series. The constant of a resonant circuit is determined so that the voltage V2 to be applied to the electrode unit 110 becomes higher than the voltage V1 to be applied to the electrode unit 110 and the first resonant circuit 121 connected in series. In this manner, a field coupling electrode that has a very high coupling strength at a target frequency is obtained.
US09350458B2
In one embodiment, an optical device having a first and second group of the plurality of sensors is disclosed. The first and second group of the plurality of sensors may have a first and second center of gravity region respectively. The plurality of sensors may be arranged such that the first and second center of gravity region may be substantially overlapping so as disturbances created by a time varying field on the first and second group of the plurality of sensors may be substantially similar in magnitude. In another embodiment, a fiber optic transmission system having first and second groups of the plurality of sensors being arranged around a center of gravity region is disclosed. In yet another embodiment, an optical transceiver having first and second sets of the plurality of sensors arranged such that center of gravity of each group is formed at the center region is disclosed.
US09350457B2
A digital signal processor (DSP), may identify symbol values associated with a 5 quadrature amplitude modulation (5QAM) signal. The DSP may determine a first bit set based on the symbol values and a first particular bit value. The DSP may determine a second bit set based on the symbol values and a second particular bit value. The DSP may compute a first distance based on the first bit set and the symbol values. The DSP may compute a second distance based on the second bit set and the symbol values. The DSP may determine that the first distance is less than the second distance. The first distance being less than the second distance may indicate that the first bit set is a correctly decoded bit set. The DSP may provide an output associated with the correctly decoded bit set.
US09350456B2
The invention discloses a method for improving luminous intensity adaptability and a device thereof, relating to photo-electronic communication field. In the method, the device is configured with more than one level load resistors, the device collects voltage value and if the device collects predetermined numbers of voltage values which meet some requirement, it computes an average value of all collected voltage values, sets voltage value according to the average value, determines whether the set voltage is satisfied with a predetermined requirement, if yes, collects data according to the set voltage; otherwise, switches the load resistor according to a predetermined rule, in which the load voltage has influence on collecting voltage. The invention has advantages of improving luminous intensity adaptability of a screen when collecting optical signal and reducing rate of error codes.
US09350431B2
A wireless communication method, a terminal and a base station are provided. The method includes the step of transmitting a plurality of best companion pre-coding matrix indexs (BCIs) and corresponding delta channel quality indicators (ΔCQIs) from the terminal to the base station, wherein the period of frames for transmitting the plurality of BCIs is larger than the period of frames for transmitting a single BCI. The method, terminal and base station according to the present disclosure can greatly increase scheduling flexibility at base station side and improve MU-MIMO performance without increasing feedback overhead of channels.
US09350419B2
A system for coordinating transmissions of power line communication (PLC) devices may include a processor and a memory. The processor may be configured to receive channel state information (CSI) from primary PLC devices. The primary PLC devices may be communicatively coupled to secondary PLC devices via collocated power lines, such as bundled power lines. Thus, the transmission of a primary PLC device over a power line to a secondary PLC device may be electromagnetically coupled onto the other power lines, thereby causing far-end crosstalk (FEXT) interference with respect to other secondary PLC devices. The processor may be configured to determine precoding information for compensating for the FEXT interference based at least on the received CSI. The processor may be configured to provide at least a portion of the precoding information to the primary PLC devices and to coordinate precoded transmissions of the primary PLC devices to mitigate the FEXT interference.
US09350418B2
A method and system for storing and transmitting data using variable pulse characteristics to represent ASCII or UNICODE characters, of the value of a string of data using a number base higher than 2. Pulse characteristics are modified to correspond to different data values. Pulse characteristics can include pulse durations, pulse spacings, pulse amplitudes, pulse phases, pulse polarities, pulse shapes and/or other pulse characteristics.
US09350411B2
A intelligent backhaul radio have an advanced antenna system for use in PTP or PMP topologies. The antenna system provides a significant diversity benefit. Antenna configurations are disclosed that provide for increased transmitter to receiver isolation, adaptive polarization and MIMO transmission equalization. Adaptive optimization of transmission parameters based upon side information provided in the form of metric feedback from a far end receiver utilizing the antenna system is also disclosed.
US09350408B2
A mount system (10) for a portable radio. The mount system (10) includes a base member (20) which defines a support surface (22) with a given perimeter and a skirt depending from the support surface (22) over at least a portion of the given perimeter. At least one connecting mechanism is defined by the base member. A cover member (50) including a plate member (52) is interconnected to the base member such that a radio receiving space is defined between the plate member (52) and the support surface (22).
US09350405B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a controller that determines a radiated throughput for at least one of an uplink throughput or a downlink throughput of the communication device, reduces transmit power for the communication device responsive to the radiated throughput satisfying a throughput threshold, and tunes a matching network of the communication device responsive to the radiated throughput not satisfying the throughput threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09350403B2
A receiver includes a control module, a data receiving circuit and a masking circuit. The control circuit generates an enable signal according to a pair of differential signals provided by a transmitter. Triggered by the enable signal, the data receiving circuits generates an output signal according to the differential signals, and the masking circuit starts masking the output signal. After generating the enable signal, the control module starts providing a bias voltage to the differential signals such that the output signal has a first state. The transmitter adjusts the differential signals to render the output signal to enter a second state from the first state. Upon detecting the output signal having entered the second state, the control module stops providing the bias voltage and generates a disable signal to prompt the masking circuit to stop masking the output signal.
US09350400B1
A method for receiving and removing co-channel interference from one or more received signals that comprise different symbol or chipping rates can comprise receiving a first composite signal and a second composite signal. The method can also comprise sampling the first composite signal and the second composite signal at a particular sampling rate that is sufficient to recover signal data from both the first composite signal and the second composite signal. Further, the method can comprise estimating from the second composite signal an estimated cross-coupled second signal within the first composite signal. The estimated cross-coupled second signal is estimated from at least the second composite signal at the particular sampling rate. Further still, the method can comprise recovering a substantially decoupled first data signal by removing at least a portion of the co-channel interference caused by the estimated cross-coupled second signal from the composite first signal.
US09350390B2
A semiconductor device may include a first encoding unit configured to encode first data into an anti-drift code, and a second encoding unit configured to add parity information to the anti-drift code.
US09350388B2
A data format with ECC information for on-the-fly decoding during data transfer and method for forming the data format are disclosed. The method includes the steps of: dividing a parity check matrix having a message segment and a parity segment into a plurality of layers; choosing parity bit nodes in the parity segment of a first layer connected to check nodes; assembling the chosen parity bit nodes as a first parity segment and the rest parity bit nodes as a second parity segment; reallocating the parity check matrix so that the first parity segment is on the head of the message segment and the second parity segment is on the end of the message segment; forming a generating matrix according to the reallocated parity check matrix; and operating a message with the generating matrix to obtain the codeword.
US09350386B2
A memory device, a memory system, and a method of operating the same. The memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells and a write command determination unit (WCDU) that determines whether a write command input to the memory device is (to be) accompanied a masking signal. The WCDU produces a first control signal if the input write command is (to be) accompanied by a masking signal. A data masking unit combines a portion of read data read from the memory cell array with a corresponding portion of input write data corresponding to the write command and generates modulation data in response to the first control signal. An error correction code (ECC) engine generates parity of the modulation data.
US09350382B1
A system, method and computer program product for encoding an input string of binary characters representing alphanumeric characters. A system includes: a register for storing a two dimensional cellular shape definition including a starting empty cell; a character writing engine for writing a binary character to an empty cell with a predefined initial position; a next cell determination engine for determining a next empty cell by methodically traversing neighboring cells in the two dimensional shape until an empty cell is located; a loop facilitator for looping back to the character writing engine and the next cell determining engine until there are no more data characters or a next empty cell is not determined; and a serialization engine for methodically serializing the two dimensional cells into a one dimensional binary string of characters representing an encoded string of alphanumeric characters.
US09350379B1
Apparatus and methods are taught for dividing a signal to be processed by a Noise Shaping (Hereafter NS) loop into smaller sections, and applying NS to at least a subset of these smaller sections. The processed signals are then recombined. As noise shaping is performed on smaller sections, the operating speed of each noise shaping loop, and accordingly for the system in general, is faster than if the output signal had been generated by single higher bit NS loop. Embodiments further include a configuration block for configuring the apparatus. For example, the number of sections, the section calculation method, and the NS for each section can each be configurable, and for some embodiments, programmable.
US09350377B1
The invention relates to a digital to analog converter and a method for a digital to analog conversion, wherein the digital to analog converter comprises at least one analog output cell configured to selectively generate a partial analog signal in response to a partial digital input signal. The analog output cell comprises an analog output switching unit that comprises a current source connected in series to a first node of a retiming switch and a first switch element as well as a second switching element, both connected with respect to first nodes in parallel to a second node of the retiming switch and a switching logic configured to regulate the transmission of said partial analog signal to an analog cell output.
US09350374B2
A time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter for conversion of L analog input signals to L corresponding digital output signals comprises an array of N (N>L) constituent analog-to-digital converters each having an analog input and a digital output and each adapted to digitize an analog input sample, and a controller adapted to (for each of the L analog input signals indexed by i=1, 2, . . . , L) select a number Ni, of constituent analog-to-digital converters from the array of N constituent analog-to-digital converters (wherein Ni≧1 and Σi=1L Ni≦N), and cause each sample of the analog input signal to be digitized in a respective one of the selected Ni, constituent analog-to-digital converters. The analog-to-digital converter also comprises a multiplexer adapted to (for each of the L analog input signals) multiplex the digitized samples of each of the selected Ni constituent analog-to-digital converters to produce the digital output signal.
US09350366B2
A loop filter for a phase locked loop (PLL) having fast tuning capability while limiting phase noise. The filter includes a fine tune input port to receive a fine tune signal from the phase detector and a coarse tune input port to receive a coarse tune signal from the coarse tuner. The external coarse tuner provides the majority of the voltage slew on the loop filter while a fine tune control, thus reducing tune time. In one embodiment, the loop filter includes a voltage divider to limit the effective tuning sensitivity and thus control noise induced on a voltage-controlled oscillator from the loop filter. An elliptical filter may be employed to attenuate fractional spurs within the filter output signal.
US09350364B1
Phase-locked loop (PLL) circuits and methods of operation are disclosed. At frequencies that are closer to a center frequency, the phase noise characteristics contributed by a crystal oscillator in a first PLL sub-circuit dominate over the phase noise characteristics contributed by a second PLL sub-circuit, resulting in low close-in phase noise in the overall PLL circuit output signal, while at frequencies farther from the center frequency, the phase noise characteristics contributed by the second PLL sub-circuit dominate over the phase noise characteristics contributed by the crystal oscillator in the first PLL sub-circuit, resulting in low phase noise in the overall PLL circuit output signal at those frequencies.
US09350360B2
A system for configuring a semiconductor device to generate an output signal. The system includes a temperature sensor configured to sense a plurality of operating temperatures of the semiconductor device, the plurality of operating temperatures including at least a first operating temperature and a second operating temperature. A controller is configured to determine a plurality of operating frequencies of the output signal at respective operating temperatures of the plurality of operating temperatures. The plurality of operating frequencies include a first operating frequency of the output signal when the semiconductor device is at the first operating temperature and a second operating frequency of the output signal when the semiconductor device is at the second operating temperature. Memory is configured to store calibration information that associates each of the plurality of operating temperatures of the semiconductor device with respective operating frequencies of the plurality of operating frequencies.
US09350357B2
A reconfigurable semiconductor device includes a plurality of logic units connected to each other via address lines or data lines, each of the logic units including: a plurality of address lines; a plurality of data lines; a first address decoder that decodes addresses inputted from some of the address lines; a second address decoder that decodes addresses inputted from the other of the address lines; a first memory cell unit having a plurality of memory cells and selecting, among said plurality of memory cells, a predetermined number of memory cells in accordance with the address decoded by the first address decoder; and a second memory cell unit having a plurality of memory cells and selecting, among said plurality of memory cells, a predetermined number of memory cells in accordance with the address decoded by the second address decoder.
US09350355B2
A semiconductor apparatus may include an operation signal input selection block configured to output one of either a first operation signal or a second operation signal, as a select signal, in response to an operation select signal. The semiconductor apparatus may include a target code selection block configured to output one of either a first target code or a second target code, as a select code, in response to the operation select signal. The semiconductor apparatus may include an enable signal generation block configured to generate an enable signal when a time corresponding to the select code passes, in response to the select signal. The semiconductor apparatus may include an operation signal output selection block configured to output the enable signal, as one of either a third operation signal or a fourth operation signal, in response to the operation select signal.
US09350349B2
An integrated circuit includes first circuitry and sleep transistor circuitry. The first circuitry receives input signals and processes the input signals. The first circuitry also retains data in a sleep state that has low leakage. The sleep transistor circuitry is coupled to the first circuitry and receives a sleep signal that has a negative voltage. The sleep circuitry reduces power consumption of the first circuitry in the sleep state to have low leakage based on the sleep signal while retaining the data in the first circuitry.
US09350331B2
A latch includes a current source, an input amplifier, and a latch output circuit. The current source is configured to output a current based on a voltage source. The input amplifier is configured to receive a differential analog input signal including a first differential input and a second differential input and selectively provide the current based on the first differential input and the second differential input. A latch output circuit is configured to selectively output a differential digital output signal including a first differential output and a second differential output. The latch output circuit includes an over voltage protection circuit configured to receive the current output from the input amplifier, receive the voltage source limit, and output a modified differential digital output signal based on a comparison between a voltage corresponding to each of the first differential output and the second differential output and the voltage source limit.
US09350324B2
The present disclosure relates to a device and method to reduce the dynamic/static power consumption of an MCML logic device. In order to retain register contents during power off mode, an MCML retention latch and flip-flop are disclosed. Retention Latch circuits in MCML architecture are used to retain critical register contents during power off mode, wherein combination logic including clock buffers on the clock tree paths are powered off to reduce dynamic/static power consumption. The MCML retention flip-flop comprises a master latch and a slave latch, wherein a power switch is added to the master latch to power the master latch off during power off mode. The slave latch includes pull-down circuits that remain active to enable the slave latch to retain data at a proper voltage level during power off mode. Other devices and methods are also disclosed.
US09350323B2
Systems and methods for mitigating interference or concurrency between frequency modulation (FM) radio subsystem and a display subsystem relate to determining potential concurrency between the two subsystems at particular FM modes of operation, and adjusting one or more display parameters of the display subsystem and additionally or alternatively, implementing filters in the FM subsystem in order to avoid or mitigate the potential concurrency. The FM modes comprise one or more FM operating bands or FM channels, and the display parameters comprise one or more of a display refresh rate, display clock frequency, and backlight brightness.
US09350314B2
The audio amplifier includes a variable gain amplifier receiving the input audio signal and providing the output signal, whereby the output signal corresponds to the input signal amplified by a limiter gain. The audio amplifier further includes a limiter gain calculation unit, thus the input signal is amplified by the limiter gain. A control unit receives a signal representative of the input signal and is configured to estimate, based on a mathematical model, the input current or the total output current of the audio amplifier thus providing an estimated current signal corresponding to (and resulting from) the output signal, whereby the limiter gain calculation unit is configured to calculate, dependent on the estimation, the limiter gain such that the actual input current or the total output current of the audio amplifier does not exceed a threshold current value.
US09350308B2
A transconductance gain stage including a pair of gain transistors, each gain transistor having a base and an emitter, the emitter of each gain transistor electrically coupled to a degenerating resistor, and the emitter of each gain transistor connected to a gain resistor.
US09350307B2
A method for operating an amplifier module of a communication satellite involves establishing an undesired state of the amplifier module, storing state data, which indicate the undesired state, in a nonvolatile memory of the amplifier module, after the undesired state has been established, and deactivating the amplifier module after the storage of the state data.
US09350303B2
Exemplary embodiments are directed to differentially driving a load. An apparatus includes a differential drive amplifier including a switching device coupled with a first output node and a second output node. The first output node and the second output node drive a load network including primary coils. The differential drive amplifier also includes a drive circuit configured to drive the switching device. The drive circuit may be configured to provide a drive signal to the switching device to alter a conductive state of the switching device to produce a first output signal at the first output node and a second output signal at the second output node. The first and second output signals may be substantially equal in magnitude but opposite in polarity relative to a reference voltage.
US09350298B2
In certain embodiments, a circuit for image frequency rejection includes an analog adder-amplifier that has a transistor pair. The adder-amplifier is configured to receive a plurality of downmixed or upmixed in-phase and quadrature-phase signals, and to add an in-phase signal and a quadrature-phase signal applied at control inputs of both transistors of the transistor pair. Both transistors of the transistor pair are connectable to a same load resistor for addition of the in-phase signal and the quadrature-phase signal applied at the control inputs of both transistors. The adder-amplifier is configured to output, based on adding the in-phase signal and the quadrature-phase signal applied at the control inputs of both transistors of the transistor pair, one or more summed signals.
US09350291B2
An oscillation circuit includes an oscillating section configured to output an oscillation signal, a first characteristic adjusting section including a first terminal, which is electrically connected to the oscillating section, and configured to adjust characteristics of the oscillation signal output by the oscillating section, a second characteristic adjusting section including a first terminal electrically connected to the oscillating section and configured to adjust the characteristics of the oscillation signal output by the oscillating section, and a voltage applying section (a first voltage applying section) configured to apply a first voltage to the first terminal of the first characteristic adjusting section and the first terminal of the second characteristic adjusting section and apply a second voltage, which is different from the first voltage and changes in association with the first voltage, to a second terminal of the first characteristic adjusting section.
US09350286B2
A power converter is for a rotating electrical machine including first and second winding sets, each of which has coils corresponding to phases of the rotating electrical machine. In the power converter, a first inverter energizes the first winding set, a second inverter energizes the second winding set, a current sensor detects a phase current flowing through each coil, and a control section drives the first and second inverters respectively based on first and second voltage command signals. The first inverter and the first winding set form a first system. The second inverter and the second winding set form a second system. The control section calculates the first and second voltage command signals so that average voltages applied to the first and second winding sets can be different from each other. The failure detector detects whether a short-circuit occurs between the first and second systems based on each phase current.
US09350284B2
In a system for driving an electric motor by an engine generator, there is a possibility that oscillation and d-axis current are increased. In an engine generator system, a power converter (105) controls a generator (104) so that the phase of an oscillating component included in the d-axis current in the rotor magnetic flux direction of the generator (104) advances by 90 degrees or more with respect to the phase of an oscillating component of the identical frequency included in the rotating electric angular frequency of the generator (104), and further using q-axis voltage adjusting device (118) so that the phase of an oscillating component included in the q-axis current advances by 90 degrees or more with respect to the phase of an oscillating component of the identical frequency included in the rotating electric angular frequency of the generator (104).
US09350281B2
Automatic voltage regulation is shown involving full wave rectifying a power signal and generating a reference corresponding to an operating voltage level, line sampling the power signal and comparing it to the reference to generate a line sync signal synchronized to the power signal. Producing 90° out of phase signals synchronized to the line sync signal with a PLL locked onto the line sync signal that outputs a phase error signal. Generating a quadrature signal from the phase signals. Sampling the peaks of the rectified power signal using the quadrature signal to produce a control signal. Subtracting the error signal and damping signal from the reference to produce a duty cycle modulation signal. The duty cycle modulation signal controls a duty cycle of a field voltage control signal that oscillates at a predetermined frequency. The field voltage control signal is low-pass filtered to produce the damping signal.
US09350280B2
A method for operating a power supply unit for an electrical system of a motor vehicle, the power supply unit having an electric generator having a stator having a stator winding and a rotor having a rotor winding, as well as a field current controller assigned to the rotor winding for selecting the setpoint of the current flowing through the rotor winding; the electric generator being set into rotation without a current being specified by the rotor winding, thereby generating a starting voltage; at least one component of the power supply unit or of the vehicle electrical system being energized by the starting voltage.
US09350279B2
Methods and apparatuses for compensating for friction torques of permanent magnet synchronous motors
A method of compensating for a friction torque of a permanent magnet synchronous motor may include: receiving input of a motor current and a rotor speed of the permanent magnet synchronous motor; estimating a motor torque based on the input motor current; acquiring a first friction torque corresponding to the input rotor speed and the estimated motor torque by using a lookup table of friction torques; compensating for a second friction torque of the permanent magnet synchronous motor based on the first friction torque, wherein the compensating is in response to a first torque command input to control driving of the permanent magnet synchronous motor and outputs a second torque command that compensates for the second friction torque; and/or controlling the driving of the permanent magnet synchronous motor based on the second torque command.
US09350273B2
A piezoelectric power generating device that includes a piezoelectric element having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a stopper, and a lever. The stopper has a first contact surface that is in contact with the first surface. The lever includes a contact portion, which includes a second contact surface that is in contact with the second surface, and a displacement portion. The lever is arranged in such a manner as to be rotatable relative to the stopper around a rotation axis such that the second contact surface presses the second surface when the displacement portion rotates relative to the stopper around the rotation axis.
US09350271B2
A cascaded electrostatic actuator can be formed from a substantially planar substrate. The cascaded electrostatic actuator can be formed in a plane of the substrate. Various embodiments are described.
US09350267B2
A reactor in which an assembly is easily assembled into a case and which is excellent in productivity is provided. In this reactor, two positions out of a total of four positions near opposite widthwise end parts of frame-shaped bobbins when an assembly accommodated in a case is viewed from above serve as positioning positions and the remaining two positions serve as escaping positions. At the positioning positions, projecting pieces provided on the frame-shaped bobbin are engaged with engaging grooves provided on the case. On the other hand, at the escaping positions, projecting pieces provided on the frame-shaped bobbin are allowed to escape in escaping portions (escaping grooves) provided on the case.
US09350266B2
A power supply circuit for a gate driving circuit for driving semiconductor switching devices of a power converter that is configured to perform a DC to AC conversion. The power supply circuit includes a DC power supply including a plurality of serially-connected single DC power supplies, a flying capacitor type power conversion circuit including a plurality of flying capacitors connected in parallel to a plurality of the semiconductor switching devices, and a plurality of serially-connected circuits each having an insulating device, a middle part of the series-connected circuits being connected to a middle potential point of the flying capacitors, and to a fixed potential point of the DC power supply.
US09350264B2
It provides the effective power conversion control technique which it can control which it made use of a characteristic (nature) of each A/D converter in. It comprises the third control part including the third operating circuit it inputs signal from third A/D converter inputting the detecting signal which is different from the detecting signal which is the same as the detecting signal or the detecting signal and above third A/D converter, and to generate the third operating signal, and the above actuating management circuit manages the actuating of an above first control part and the second above control part and the third above control part.
US09350252B2
System and method for protecting a power conversion system. An example system controller includes a protection component and a driving component. The protection component is configured to receive a demagnetization signal generated based on at least information associated with a feedback signal of the power conversion system, process information associated with the demagnetization signal and a detected voltage generated based on at least information associated with the feedback signal, and generate a protection signal based on at least information associated with the detected voltage and the demagnetization signal. The driving component is configured to receive the protection signal and output a driving signal to a switch configured to affect a primary current flowing through a primary winding of the power conversion system. The detected voltage is related to an output voltage of the power conversion system. The demagnetization signal is related to a demagnetization period of the power conversion system.
US09350248B2
The power supply device of the present invention includes a main converter and at least one sub converter connected in parallel between a pair of output ends of a DC power supply circuit for receiving power through a parallel circuit of a thyristor and a thermistor having a positive temperature coefficient. Each of the main converter and the at least one sub converter includes: a series circuit composed of a diode and a switching element and connected between the pair of output ends; a series circuit composed of a capacitor and an inductor and connected in parallel with the diode; and a drive circuit configured to drive the switching element. The main converter controls the thyristor in accordance with a voltage across a secondary winding magnetically coupled with the inductor. When a short circuit of the switching element of the at least one sub converter occurs, the drive circuit of the main converter terminates driving of the switching element of the main converter.
US09350244B2
A switching regulator includes a multiphase converter which includes a plurality of main phases configured to covert a power supply voltage to a lower voltage for application to an electronic device at different load conditions. The switching regulator also includes an auxiliary phase configured to operate in a pulse frequency modulation mode during a light load condition so that power is supplied to the electronic device by at least the auxiliary phase during the light load condition.
US09350236B2
A switching regulator that includes a high-side MOSFET, a low-side MOSFET, a high-side driver circuit, a low-side driver circuit, and a capacitive coupling circuit. An output of the high-side driver circuit is coupled to a gate of the high-side MOSFET to control the high-side MOSFET to be substantially depleted during a first operational phase and to be substantially enhanced during a second operational phase. An output of the low-side driver circuit is coupled to a gate of the low-side MOSFET to control the low-side MOSFET to be substantially enhanced during the first operational phase and to provide a regulated drain-to-source current during the second operational phase. The capacitive coupling circuit is coupled to an input of the high-side driver circuit and the gate of the low-side MOSFET and decreases the regulated drain-to-source current during a transition from the first operational phase to the second operational phase.
US09350235B2
A voltage converting device includes first to third voltage converters, each including a capacitor, a pair of charge switches for charging the capacitor, a pair of first output switches for outputting a first output voltage through the capacitor, and a pair of second output switches for outputting a second output voltage through the capacitor. Via timing control of the switches, outputs of the first and second output voltages are substantially continuous and are prevented from floating.
US09350233B2
In an embodiment, a voltage conversion circuit includes a first voltage conversion unit stepping up or stepping down an input DC voltage and a second voltage conversion unit stepping up or stepping down an input DC voltage. A switcher is configured to switch between using both the first and second conversion units or just one of the first and second conversion units. The switcher can optionally be controlled according to an input voltage level such that both the first and second voltage conversion units can be used for a voltage step-up or voltage step-down operation or just one of the first and second voltage conversion units can be used.
US09350222B2
An inertial drive actuator includes a displacement unit, a vibration substrate, a first magnetic field generator which generates a magnetic field, a movable body disposed on a flat surface of the vibration substrate, and which includes a first yoke that concentrates a magnetic flux of an N-pole and an S-pole generated by the first magnetic field generator, at a predetermined position, and a second yoke which is disposed on a side of the vibration substrate, opposite to a direction facing the movable body. A movement in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which, the movable body is driven is regulated mechanically by end portions of the second yoke facing end portions of the first yoke at an outer side of the vibration substrate, and a frictional force is controlled by controlling the magnetic field, and the movable body is driven.
US09350221B2
A spring-less buried magnet linear-resonant motor is provided. The motor includes a buried magnet system and a stator operable to produce an alternating magnetic field exerting alternating axial forces on the buried magnet system that has a self-centering force and a required stiffness to reciprocate at a frequency near an alternating current (AC) supply frequency.
US09350220B2
A vibration generator includes a vibrator, a holder, and a plurality of coils. The vibrator includes a magnet and has a plate shape parallel to a horizontal surface. The holder is attached to a chassis and holds the vibrator such that the vibrator can be displaced with respect to the vibrator. The plurality of coils generate a magnetic field for changing at least one of a position and a posture of the vibrator with respect to the chassis. Each of the plurality of coils is a thin coil, and is arranged face to face with the vibrator. The vibrator can move at least according to magnetization of the coils, while deforming a portion of the holder.
US09350217B2
A method of forming a rotor, wherein the rotor includes a plurality of conductor bars each joined to a shorting ring, includes disposing an end of each of the plurality of conductor bars within a respective one of a plurality of cavities defined by the shorting ring. The method also includes, after disposing, deforming the end of each of the conductor bars, and brazing the end of each of the conductor bars to the shorting ring to form the rotor. A rotor includes a shorting ring defining a plurality of cavities therein each having a shape, a plurality of conductor bars each having an end disposed within a respective one of the cavities and joined to the shorting ring, wherein the end is deformable to the shape, and a braze material disposed in contact with the end of each of the conductor bars within a respective one of the cavities.
US09350212B2
The invention relates to a mechanical metal-forming machine which comprises a drive shaft, a flywheel drive with a flywheel, an auxiliary drive and a coupling, wherein the flywheel drive drives the metal-forming machine at least intermittently, wherein the flywheel is coupled for this purpose to the drive shaft via the coupling and wherein the auxiliary drive is designed as a servo motor and drives the drive shaft. A rotor of the auxiliary drive is permanently connected to the drive shaft in a torque-proof manner for this purpose and the flywheel is coupled to the rotor of the auxiliary drive by means of the coupling for this purpose, in order to drive the drive shaft via said rotor.
US09350210B2
Spark suppression shield for electric motors relates to universal commutator motors and to permanent magnet DC motors operating in environment containing flammable or explosive gases. The collar shaped as a wall is extending from bearing frame and surrounding commutator in approximately it's total height, where the gap in radial direction between commutator and collar is up to 3 mm and the collar might or might not have collar openings.
US09350209B2
A coil fastening part in a stator of the present invention can be turned about its axis of rotation in a gap between an end face of a tooth and an inner circumferential surface of a unit coil and has a noncircular shape cross-section vertical to its axis of rotation. The noncircular shape cross-section of the coil fastening part has a first dimension which is represented by a first line segment which intersects its axis of rotation and a second dimension which is represented by a second line segment which intersects its axis of rotation, is different from the first line segment, and is larger than the first dimension. The coil fastening part is arranged in the gap in a state where the second line segment is aligned with the height direction of the gap and pushes against both the end face and the inner circumferential surface to thereby fasten the unit coil to a tooth.
US09350197B2
A charger includes a mains plug, a voltage conversion unit, a power port, a feedback resistor module, and a microprocessor. The power port includes a positive voltage pin, a negative voltage pin, and a control pin. The feedback resistor module is connected between the negative voltage pin, a feedback port of the voltage conversion unit, and ground. The microprocessor is connected to the control pin and the feedback resistor module. The feedback port of the voltage conversion unit outputs a constant voltage, and a current output by the charger is equal to a ratio between the constant voltage and a resistance value of the feedback resistor module. The microprocessor increases the resistance value of the feedback resistor module when receiving a first control signal, and decreases the resistance value of the feedback resistor module when receiving a second control signal.
US09350182B2
A multi-port charging device for charging plural electronic devices simultaneously includes a body containing a circuit board that has plural current-detecting elements, a charging section including plural connecting ports each of which is connected to one of the electronic devices to be charged, wherein each of the connecting ports is associated with a lamp indicator and electrically connected to a current-detecting element, a power inlet port for connecting an external power source, a controlling section for selectively set a charging current for any of the connecting ports, and plural current-detecting elements for detecting charging currents of the electronic device, respectively, and feeding back a signal to the plural lamp indicators, so that each of the lamp indicators shows one of charging states according to the signal. The charging states at least include a fast charging mode, a slow charging mode, an off mode and a mis-connection mode.
US09350175B2
Power converter circuitry for converting power from a power source of any one of a number of power source types, and in which arcing at relays in the event of a shutdown is avoided. A shunt circuit is provided in inrush and protection circuitry of the power converter, the circuit including a power field-effect transistor and optionally a series-connected relay. The shunt circuit is controlled to divert current from the main relay in the event of a rectifier fault, allowing the main relay to be opened under reduced or zero current. The field-effect transistor of the shunt circuit can then be safely opened, allowing its series relay to be opened under zero current conditions.
US09350173B2
An electric power control system includes an electric power supply system, a load, a power source switching unit, a charge-discharge switching unit, a converting unit, an electric power storage device, a discharge detection unit, a power supply detection unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls the discharge detection unit to detect a state of a first AC power converted by the converting unit from a DC power charged in the electric power storage device, and controls the power supply detection unit to detect a state of a second AC power supplied from the electric power supply system. The control unit regulates the first AC power based on a phase difference between the first AC power and the second AC power, and supplies the first AC power to the load.
US09350170B2
According to one disclosed embodiment, a smart power management system includes a power conversion unit having a communication module and a power management module that can convert mains power into a form that can be used to power a plurality of electronic devices. In one embodiment, the power conversion unit can selectively disconnect power availability provided for a particular electronic device and reduce phantom load waste by communicating with a connected electronic device and exchanging information. In another embodiment, the power conversion unit can selectively disconnect power availability provided for a particular electronic device by monitoring the electronic device's power usage over time and determining an appropriate power availability based on predetermined power management parameters. In another embodiment, the power conversion unit can communicate with other power conversion units to form a mesh network.
US09350165B2
Power gating circuits. A transistor stack is coupled between a voltage supply to provide a gated supply voltage. The supply voltage is greater than the maximum junction voltage of the individual transistors in the transistor stack. Termination circuitry for input/output (I/O) lines coupled to operate using the gated supply voltage. The termination circuitry comprising at least a resistive element coupled between an I/O interface and a termination voltage supply.
US09350163B2
A device includes interface circuitry. The interface circuitry receives first input signals related to measurements of characteristics of electricity passing through a first power line. The device includes filtering circuitry that filters the first input signals to generate filtered data. The device also includes a processor that estimates an oscillation frequency of the filtered data via a time-domain frequency estimation method.
US09350162B2
For the purpose of determining a fault current component of a differential current which is measured as a current sum over a plurality of lines carrying a current of an AC current generator, an electric signal which depends on generator voltages present at the AC current generator with respect to earth potential and which is in phase with a leakage current component of the differential current is generated. The electric signal is scaled by multiplying it by a scaling factor; and the scaled electric signal is subtracted from the differential current to obtain a remainder. The scaling factor is repeatedly updated such that the effective value of the remainder reaches a minimum at the present value of the scaling factor.
US09350155B2
Memory short detection systems and methods include a power supply system with first power rail. A memory system includes a memory device connector that is configured to couple to a memory device and includes a first pin that is coupled to the first power rail and a second pin located adjacent the first pin. A short detection circuit is coupled to the first pin. The short detection circuit is configured to provide a first voltage from the first power rail, compare the first voltage to a first short detection voltage, and determine whether a short exists across the first pin and the second pin based on the comparing of the first voltage to the first short detection voltage. If a short is determined to exist across the first pin and the second pin, power is prevented from being provided to the memory device connector.
US09350151B2
An electrical outlet wall plate is configured for cable retention and the wall plate includes: a front and back side; one or more openings having a shape configured to receive an outlet socket protrusion; one or more holes having a shape configured to receive a fastener; and one or more hybrid cleats extruding from the front side, each hybrid cleat including two horns extending from the front side in opposite directions at an angle with respect to the front side so as to define a tapered space between the horn and the front side, the tapered space being the widest at the end of the horn and tapering to the narrowest where the horn contacts the front side, the tapered space configured to receive an electrical cable, the electrical cable being jammed in the tapered space between the horn and the front side of the wall plate.
US09350148B2
Provided is a meter box, a meter box cover and methods and apparatuses related to meter boxes and meter box covers. The meter box and meter box cover may include features which allow the meter box and meter box cover to be secured to each other and may be manufactured from materials which allow automated reading of a meter positioned within an enclosed meter box using wireless signal transmission methods.
US09350147B2
A rail for a cable tray having opposite longitudinal ends includes a generally vertical web having opposite upper and lower ends, an upper flange at the upper end of the web, and a lower flange at the lower end of the web. A splice plate retention groove outboard of the vertical web and generally adjacent at least one of the opposite longitudinal ends of the rail is configured to receive a splice plate therein to facilitate positioning of the splice plate on the rail.
US09350140B2
A quantum cascade laser includes a substrate having first and second regions; a stacked semiconductor layer disposed on the second region, the stacked semiconductor layer including an active layer, the stacked semiconductor layer having a first end facet and a second end facet that constitute a laser cavity; an insulating layer disposed on the first end facet and an upper surface of the stacked semiconductor layer, the insulating layer having an opening on the upper surface; a conductive layer disposed on the insulating layer and in the opening, the conductive layer being in contact with the upper surface through the opening; and a metal layer disposed on the conductive layer on the first end facet and the upper surface. The first end facet of the stacked semiconductor layer is retreated from an end facet of the substrate to a boundary between the first and second regions.
US09350139B2
A vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diode includes: a first resonator that has a plurality of semiconductor layers comprising a first current narrowing structure having a first conductive region and a first non-conductor region; a first electrode that supplies electric power to drive the first resonator; a second resonator that has a plurality of semiconductor layers comprising a second current narrowing structure having a second conductive region and a second non-conductive region and that is formed side by side with the first resonator, the second current narrowing structure being formed in same current narrowing layer as the layer where the first current narrowing structure is formed; and a coupling portion as defined herein; and an equivalent refractive index of the coupling portion is smaller than an equivalent refractive index of each of the first resonator and the second resonator.
US09350131B2
A contact pin is disclosed with first and second end portions and a bending portion located therebetween, wherein the cross section of at least one end portion has a preferred bending direction (V1) and at least one bending resistance direction (R1) and wherein the moment of inertia of the cross section of the at least one end portion is smaller in the preferred bending direction than in the bending resistance direction. If such contact pins are bent perpendicular to their longitudinal extension (Z) by a bending force in one direction (F), then the direction of the actual bending (X) deviates from the direction of the bending force. In order to eliminate this deviation, the difference between the moments of inertia in the preferred bending direction and in the bending resistance direction in the cross section of the bending portion is smaller than in the at least one end portion.
US09350127B2
A self-locating bus bar assembly for locating a bus bar on a cell terminal of a battery cell includes a bus bar locating tab adapted for attachment to the bus bar; an assembly bracket; a tab opening in the assembly bracket, the tab opening sized and configured to accommodate the bus bar locating tab; and a bracket terminal opening in the assembly bracket, the bracket terminal opening sized, configured and located to accommodate the cell terminal of the battery cell when the bus bar locating tab is disposed within the tab opening.
US09350125B2
Embodiments can provide reversible or dual orientation USB plug connectors for mating with standard USB receptacle connectors, e.g., a standard Type A USB receptacle connector. Accordingly, the present invention may be compatible with any current or future electronic device that includes a standard USB receptacle connector. USB plug connectors according to the present invention can have a 180 degree symmetrical, double orientation design, which enables the plug connector to be inserted into a corresponding receptacle connector in either of two intuitive orientations. Thus, embodiments of the present invention may reduce the potential for USB connector damage and user frustration during the incorrect insertion of a USB plug connector into a corresponding USB receptacle connector of an electronic device. Reversible USB plug connectors according to the present invention may include a compliant member or structural support for distributing stress and increasing contact normal force at the tongue of the reversible USB plug connector.
US09350123B2
An elbow with an internal assembly system that includes an elbow body, a cable connection, a first tap, a second tap, a mid-section, a rotating nut and an axial bore. The cable connection adapted to receive a cable having a cable connector, the first tap adapted to receive a first interface device with a threaded stud and the second tap adapted to receive a second interface device. The rotating nut is located in the mid-section and has a threaded bore in communication with the first tap and an opposing closed end with a keyed opening for receiving a tool. The tool is inserted through the axial bore and into the keyed opening to rotate the rotating nut to secure the threaded stud in the rotating nut and secure the cable connector in place.
US09350120B2
To make it possible to connect a flat signal-transmission medium to a plug connector efficiently and surely with a simple configuration where the number of components are reduced. A pair of shell pieces where a flat signal-transmission medium is inserted are connected openably and closably by shell connecting parts, and in at least one of the shell pieces, a retaining engaging pawl which is engaged with a part of the flat signal-transmission medium and holds the flat signal-transmission medium when a closed state is made is provided, and only by making a conductive shell into the closed state after the flat signal-transmission medium is made to be inserted into the conductive shell 11 which is in an opened state, the retaining engaging pawl is made to be into an engagement state with a part of the flat signal-transmission medium and the flat signal-transmission medium is held without a backlash in the conductive shell, and thereby, attaching of the flat signal-transmission medium is configured to be performed easily and satisfactorily.
US09350110B1
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a base portion and a mating tongue forwardly extending from the base portion, and a plurality of terminals insert molded in the housing. Each of the terminals defines a horizontal portion with a contacting section exposed upon the mating tongue, a tail portion bending out of the base portion, and a retaining section disposed between the horizontal portion and the tail portion and fully embedded within the base portion without exposure. The horizontal portion is provided in a rectangular shape, and at least a portion of the retaining section is provided in a round shape to provide good waterproof function with lower cost.
US09350095B2
The Present Disclosure is a connector comprising a connector main body, terminals mounted in the connector main body, and a reinforcing main fitting mounted in the connector main body. The connector main body includes a mating guide portion formed on both longitudinal ends, the mating guide portion mating with an opposing mating guide portion formed on both longitudinal ends of the opposing connector main body of an opposing connector. The reinforcing metal fitting includes a pair of left and right contact arm portions, and a pair of left and right side guide portions disposed in the mating guide portions. The side guide portions guide the opposing mating guide portions, and the contact arm portions establishing contact with the opposing reinforcing metal fitting mounted in the opposing connector main body when the connector main body is mated with the opposing connector main body.
US09350092B2
An electronic substrate connecting structure is used to electrically connect a pair of electronic substrates arranged to face each other. The electronic substrate connecting structure includes a plurality of pins erected on one of the electronic substrates to electrically connect the one of the electronic substrates and the other electronic substrate, and a pin guide that has a plurality of guide holes where the pins are inserted and defines positions of the pins such that the pins are connectable to the other electronic substrate while the pins are installed in the one of the electronic substrates.
US09350075B2
There is disclosed a module for an antenna system, the module comprising a dielectric support and a branched electrically conductive pathway formed on or in the support. The pathway comprises at least three arms each having a proximal and a distal end, the proximal ends being joined together or each connected to at least one other of the at least three arms, and the distal ends being separate from each other and configured as terminals. The modules may be configured as chip antennas. A plurality of antenna modules can connected together in order to create antenna systems with particular desired characteristics.
US09350063B2
A dielectric wave guide (DWG) has a dielectric core member having that has a first dielectric constant value. A cladding surrounding the dielectric core member has a second dielectric constant value that is lower than the first dielectric constant. A mating end of the DWG is configured in a non-planer shape for mating with a second DWG having a matching non-planar shaped mating end.
US09350061B2
A resonance device including a plurality of resonators arranged in a state of being spaced apart from each other; and a notch resonator formed above the plurality of resonators, wherein the notch resonator includes: a transverse layer having an area overlapping with at least three resonators of the plurality of resonators; and a plurality of short-ended layers connecting the transverse layer to a first ground surface.
US09350057B2
The present invention provides a battery pack injected with phase change material, comprising a plurality of battery modules consisting of a plurality of stacked battery cells and a pack case housing the battery modules. The battery pack is hermetic, and injected with hydrofluoroether. The pressure in the pack case is between −0.09 MPa and −0.01 MPa.
US09350056B2
Disclosed herein are a heat managing unit of a high-voltage battery and a high-voltage battery including the heat managing unit. The heat managing unit of a high-voltage battery includes: insertion heat pipes interposed between overlapped battery cells and having contact parts formed by bending upper end portions in a horizontal direction in a state in which the upper end portions are exposed; a conduction plate surface-contacting the contact parts of the insertion heat pipes to be thermally connected to the insertion heat pipes; a thermoelectric element having an air conditioning surface and a heat radiating surface, thermally connected to the conduction plate by the air conditioning surface surface-contacting the conduction plate, and cooling or heating the conduction plate through the air conditioning surface; and a heat sink surface-contacting the heat radiating surface of the thermoelectric element to be thermally connected to the heat radiating surface.
US09350052B2
A battery system having a battery, an overcurrent switch-off device in which a first current range with a maximum switchable current, and a second switch-off current range having a minimum switchable current. The maximum switchable current of the first current range and the minimum switchable current of the second current range lie above a maximum current of an operating current range, and the switchable current of the second switch-off current range is at least predominantly greater than the switchable current of the first switch-off current range.
US09350047B2
A ceramic material that can exhibit sufficient compactness and lithium (Li) conductivity to enable the use thereof as a solid electrolyte material for a lithium secondary battery and the like is provided. The ceramic material contains aluminum (Al) and has a garnet-type crystal structure or a garnet-like crystal structure containing lithium (Li), lanthanum (La), zirconium (Zr) and oxygen (O).
US09350041B2
The present invention belongs to the technical field of lithium ion battery production equipment, and particularly relates to a double-folding device for softly-packaged lithium ion batteries, comprising a rack, and a loaded-material positioning mechanism, a primary folding mechanism and a secondary folding mechanism which are arranged on the rack in turn. A bonding layer arrangement mechanism is further provided between the primary folding mechanism and the secondary folding mechanism. In comparison to the prior art, in the present invention, by providing, between the primary folding mechanism and the secondary folding mechanism, a bonding layer arrangement mechanism which is configured as a mechanism capable of online monitoring the arrangement of a bonding layer and automatically adjusting the glue dispensing position and glue volume, the real-time adjustment of the dispensing position and volume of glue is realized.
US09350037B2
A method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell element by layer-wise buildup wherein at least one section of the element is built up by carrying out a step that at least includes the following at least once: applying a layer section of a particulate ceramic material with predefined dimensions onto a base layer in a predefined area and heating the layer section by means of a heat source such that the particles of the ceramic material connect to one another within the predefined dimensions. The solid oxide fuel cell element manufactured with the method is realized in one piece, as well as highly compact, and has a low weight.
US09350026B2
A nanofibrous catalyst and method of manufacture. A precursor solution of a transition metal based material is formed into a plurality of interconnected nanofibers by electro-spinning the precursor solution with the nanofibers converted to a catalytically active material by a heat treatment. Selected subsequent treatments can enhance catalytic activity.
US09350024B2
Provided is an activated carbon lead energy storage/battery containing an improved negative activated electrode packet exhibiting substantially reduced resistance with ported paraffin impregnated expanded graphite foil shielding overlying a cutaway notch in the underlying current collector to permit sulfuric acid electrolyte infiltration.
US09350018B2
A secondary battery includes: a fiber negative electrode having a surface on which a negative electrode active material coating is formed, the coating containing a compound of AaMbXcZd; a fiber positive electrode including a positive electrode active material coating containing nickel hydroxide; an aqueous electrolyte solution; and a separator. The negative electrode coating has an uncoated surface. A is selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; M is selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Nb, Mo, Ru, Pd, Ag, Ta, W, Pr, Sm, Eu, and Pb; X is selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Si, P, S, Ga, and Ge; Z is selected from the group consisting of O, S, N, F, Cl, Br, and I; and 0≦a≦6, 1≦b≦5, 0≦c≦4, 0
US09350017B2
Disclosed herein are lithium or lithium-ion batteries that employ an aluminum or aluminum alloy current collector protected by conductive coating in combination with electrolyte containing aluminum corrosion inhibitor and a fluorinated lithium imide or methide electrolyte which exhibit surprisingly long cycle life at high temperature.
US09350016B2
In an aspect, a composite anode active material including a lithium titanium oxide; and phosphates, a method of preparing the composite anode active material, and a lithium battery including the composite anode active material is provided.
US09350012B2
Technologies are generally described for electrochemical cells and batteries containing electrochemical cells. An electrochemical cell may incorporate two types of conducting polymers each located at an electrode, a cation, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon radical anion that contacts one of the conducting polymers, and an electrolyte. The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon radical anion may be a covalent substituent of one of the conducting polymers or may be in noncovalent contact with one of the conducting polymers. The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon radical anion may permit the use of cations other than lithium, e.g. an alkali metal cation such as sodium or alkali earth metal cation such as calcium. Such an electrochemical cell may provide alternative batteries to existing lithium ion batteries, permitting the use of cations that may be more abundant, more easily extracted, or more sustainable compared to known lithium supplies.
US09350001B2
A polymer battery pack assembly comprising a mounting frame having a first cavity defining a first mounting location and a second cavity defining a second mounting location, the first and second cavities being separated from each other; a top case mounted on the second mounting location, the top case having a third cavity defining a third mounting location; a lithium polymer battery cell mounted within the first mounting location, the battery cell having a positive tap and a negative tap extending beyond the first cavity towards the second mounting location; and a protection circuit module mounted in the third mounting location, the protection circuit module being electrically connected to the positive tap and the negative tap when the top case is mounted to the mounting frame such that the protection circuit module fits into said second cavity.
US09349993B2
Provided are a color display film, a method for manufacturing the same, and a display apparatus including the color display film. The color display film includes a base material layer, a high-refractive light diffusion layer including a light diffuser, a high-refractive resin layer, and a low-refractive resin layer on which an optical pattern is formed. The method for manufacturing a color display film includes forming a high-refractive light diffusion layer by coating a resin comprising a diffuser on one surface of a base material layer and hardening the resin, forming a high-refractive resin layer, in which optical patterns are formed, on one surface of the high-refractive light diffusion layer, and forming a low-refractive resin layer having optical patterns formed on one surface thereof by coating a low-refractive transparent resin on a surface of the high-refractive resin layer in which the optical patterns are formed and hardening the resin.
US09349992B2
Provided is a method of fabricating an organic scattering layer. The method may include providing a deposition apparatus with a reaction chamber and a source chamber, loading a substrate in the reaction chamber, supplying carrier gas into the source chamber that may be configured to supply an evaporated organic source material into the reaction chamber, a temperature of the carrier gas ranging from 25° C. to 50° C., and spraying the carrier gas and the evaporated organic source material into the reaction chamber through a showerhead to deposit an organic scattering layer on the substrate, the organic scattering layer including organic particles, which may be provided in a molecularized form of the evaporated organic source material, and thereby having an uneven surface.
US09349989B2
An organic light emitting display apparatus including an organic light-emitting unit formed on a substrate; a moisture absorbing layer formed on the organic light-emitting unit; and at least one inorganic layer, which is formed on the moisture absorbing layer and includes a low temperature viscosity transition (LVT) inorganic material.
US09349987B2
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the OLED display apparatus, the apparatus includes anode electrodes having different thicknesses for different types of sub-pixels.
US09349986B2
The present disclosure provides an OLED display device, a method for manufacturing the same, and an OLED display apparatus. The OLED device includes: a base substrate, an anode layer, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light emitting material layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, a cathode layer and a packaging layer, wherein the hole injection layer, the hole transport layer, the electron transport layer and/or the electron injection layer are doped with a water-absorbing organic compound and an oxygen-absorbing organic compound.
US09349985B2
A display device includes a circuit substrate that is formed of a plurality of layers including a light control element; a counter substrate that faces a surface of the circuit substrate on which the light control element is disposed, with a gap therebetween; a seal that is disposed between the circuit substrate and the counter substrate to surround the light control element; and a filler with which a sealed space surrounded by at least the circuit substrate, the counter substrate, and a sealing surface of the seal is filled. The sealing surface includes internal angle corner surfaces formed by an inner surface of the seal, and a convex surface formed adjacent to the corner surfaces from at least one of the circuit substrate, the counter substrate, and the seal.
US09349984B2
An encapsulation structure for OLED device comprises a glass substrate, a glass cover plate, an OLED device and a sealing layer. The glass substrate has a recessed portion, the glass cover plate is located at an opening of the recessed portion, and a periphery of the glass cover plate and the glass substrate are bonded through a frit barricade formed by melted glass powders, so that the glass cover plate and the glass substrate have an integral structure, a closed cavity is formed by the glass cover plate and the recessed portion, and both the OLED device and the sealing layer are located within the closed cavity. With the above encapsulation structure, water vapor and oxygen gas can be prevented from entering the OLED device, and service life of the OLED device is prolonged. There is further disclosed an encapsulating method.
US09349981B2
Provided are a substrate for an organic electronic device (OED), an organic electronic system, a method of manufacturing the substrate or the system, and lighting. The substrate for an OED may be increased in durability by preventing penetration of an external material such as moisture or oxygen, and thus an organic electronic system having excellent light extraction efficiency may be formed. In addition, since the substrate may be stably attached to an encapsulating structure sealing the organic electronic system, the device may have excellent durability with respect to abrasion of an electrode layer or pressure applied from an external environment. In addition, a surface hardness of an external terminal of the organic electronic system may be maintained at a suitable level.
US09349970B2
A photodetector includes one or more photodiodes and a signal processing circuit. Each photodiode includes a transparent first electrode, a second electrode, and a heterojunction interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. Each heterojunction includes a quantum dot layer and a fullerene layer disposed directly on the quantum dot layer. The signal processing circuit is in signal communication each the second electrode. The photodetector may be responsive to wavelengths in the infrared, visible, and/or ultraviolet ranges. The quantum dot layer may be treated with a chemistry that increases the charge carrier mobility of the quantum dot layer.
US09349963B2
A photoelectric conversion material is provided and includes an organic material having an absorbing coefficient of about 1.5×105 (cm−1) or more and that is represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), each of R1 to R20, and each of X1 to X8 is one of a hydrogen atom and a substituent.
US09349962B2
A composition including a graft copolymer, having: a linear trunk including at least one non-aromatic vinyl polymer or an unsaturated polyolefin; and at least two grafts attached to said trunk via a chemical bond, each graft having a conjugated polymer, characterized in that said composition further includes: fullerenes and a conjugated polymer; or carbon and/or graphene nanotubes. Also, a photovoltaic module incorporating such a composition, and to the use of said composition for the same purposes. Finally, methods for synthesizing the molecules forming all or part of the composition.
US09349960B2
The present invention relates to polymers which contain substituted indenofluorene derivatives as structural unit, to substituted indenofluorene derivatives, to a process for the preparation of the polymers according to the invention, to mixtures and solutions which comprise the polymers according to the invention, and to the use of the polymers according to the invention in electronic devices, in particular in organic electroluminescent devices, so-called OLEDs (OLED=organic light emitting diode).
US09349958B2
The invention relates to the use of zwitterionic molecules for forming a hole or electron transport layer. The preferred zwitterionic molecules of the invention are derivatives of p-benzoquinonemonoimines. The invention is useful in the field of electronic devices in particular.
US09349955B2
Methods of fabricating a device having laterally patterned first and second sub-devices, such as subpixels of an OLED, are provided. Exemplary methods may include depositing via organic vapor jet printing (OVJP) a first organic layer of the first sub-device and a first organic layer of the second sub-device. The first organic layer of the first sub-device and the first organic layer of the second sub-device are both the same type of layer, but have different thicknesses. The type of layer is selected from an ETL, an HTL, an HIL, a spacer and a capping layer.
US09349953B2
A semiconductor structure includes a memory region. A memory structure is disposed on the memory region. The memory structure includes a first electrode, a resistance variable layer, protection spacers and a second electrode. The first electrode has a top surface and a first outer sidewall surface on the memory region. The resistance variable layer has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed over the top surface of the first electrode and the second portion extends upwardly from the first portion. The protection spacers are disposed over a portion of the top surface of the first electrode and surround the second portion of the resistance variable layer. The protection spacers are configurable to protect at least one conductive path in the resistance variable layer. The protection spacers have a second outer sidewall surface substantially aligned with the first outer sidewall surface of the first electrode.
US09349945B2
A magnetic cell includes magnetic, secondary oxide, and getter seed regions. During formation, a diffusive species is transferred from a precursor magnetic material to the getter seed region, due to a chemical affinity elicited by a getter species. The depletion of the magnetic material enables crystallization of the depleted magnetic material through crystal structure propagation from a neighboring crystalline material, without interference from the now-enriched getter seed region. This promotes high tunnel magnetoresistance and high magnetic anisotropy strength. Also during formation, another diffusive species is transferred from a precursor oxide material to the getter seed region, due to a chemical affinity elicited by another getter species. The depletion of the oxide material enables lower electrical resistance and low damping in the cell structure. Methods of fabrication and semiconductor devices are also disclosed.
US09349943B2
Hall sensor semiconductor component and method for operating the hall sensor semiconductor component
The Hall sensor semiconductor component comprises an arrangement of at least two Hall sensors (1, 2) with signal connections (11, 13, 21, 23) and supply connections (12, 14, 22, 24), and a switching network, which varies the positions of the supply connections in successive phases and connects the Hall sensors in series in each phase via the respective signal connections.
US09349940B2
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a magnetic shield plate, a semiconductor element, a sealing layer, and a magnetic shield film. The magnetic shield plate includes a plate portion disposed along the substrate, inclined portions extending in obliquely upward directions from opposite edges of the plate portion, and arcuate portions disposed at tip ends of the inclined portions. The semiconductor element is mounted on the plate portion. The sealing layer seals the semiconductor element and the plate portion and the inclined portions of the magnetic shield plate. At least a part of each of the arcuate portions is exposed on a surface of the sealing layer. The magnetic shield film covers an upper surface of the sealing layer and is in contact with each of the arcuate portions.
US09349937B2
A drive circuit is adapted to charge and discharge a first capacitive load and a second capacitive load. The drive circuit includes a first connection path selection section, a second connection path selection section and a voltage generation section. The first connection path selection section is configured to selectively supply a plurality of voltages to the first capacitive load. The first connection path selection section is arranged so as to correspond to the first capacitive load. The second connection path selection section is configured to selectively supply a plurality of voltages to the second capacitive load. The second connection path selection section is arranged so as to correspond to the second capacitive load. The voltage generation section is configured to generate and supply the voltages shared by the first connection path selection section and the second connection path selection section.
US09349933B2
A thermoelectric device is disclosed which includes metal thermal terminals protruding from a top surface of an IC, connected to vertical thermally conductive conduits made of interconnect elements of the IC. Lateral thermoelectric elements are connected to the vertical conduits at one end and heatsinked to the IC substrate at the other end. The lateral thermoelectric elements are thermally isolated by interconnect dielectric materials on the top side and field oxide on the bottom side. When operated in a generator mode, the metal thermal terminals are connected to a heat source and the IC substrate is connected to a heat sink. Thermal power flows through the vertical conduits to the lateral thermoelectric elements, which generate an electrical potential. The electrical potential may be applied to a component or circuit in the IC. The thermoelectric device may be integrated into an IC without adding fabrication cost or complexity.
US09349931B2
The present invention provides a resin composition including an epoxy resin monomer, a novolac resin containing a compound having a structural unit represented by the following general Formula (I), and a filler, in which a particle size distribution of the filler, measured using laser diffractometry, has peaks in the respective ranges of from 0.01 μm to less than 1 μm, from 1 μm to less than 10 μm, and from 10 μm to 100 μm, and the filler contains boron nitride particles having particle sizes of from 10 μm to 100 μm. In the general Formula (I), R1 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group. Each of R2 and R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, aryl group, or an aralkyl group. m represents a number from 0 to 2; and n represents a number from 1 to 7.
US09349930B2
Disclosed are a light emitting diode (LED) module and a lighting assembly. The lighting assembly comprises a light emitting device, a driver integrated circuit device for driving the light emitting device, a heat sink for dissipating heat generated from the light emitting device, and a heat shielding portion for blocking thermal interference between the driver integrated circuit device and the light emitting device. In the LED module, the driver integrated circuit device is disposed on the heat shielding portion. Accordingly, it is possible to block thermal interference between the light emitting device and the driver integrated circuit device and to decrease the size of the lighting assembly.
US09349917B2
A photoconductive antenna is adapted to generate terahertz waves when irradiated by pulsed light. The photoconductive antenna includes a semiconductor layer, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a first electrode and a second electrode. The first conductive layer is disposed on a first surface of the semiconductor layer. The second conductive layer is disposed on the first surface of the semiconductor layer with a prescribed gap being formed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The first electrode is electrically connected to the first conductive layer. The second electrode is electrically connected to the second conductive layer. The first conductive layer contains a first conductive type impurity. The second conductive layer contains a second conductive type impurity. The semiconductor layer has a carrier density lower than a carrier density of the first conductive layer or a carrier density of the second conductive layer.
US09349916B2
A semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate structure; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate structure, the semiconductor layer including a light emitting layer; and an electrode formed on a surface of the semiconductor layer, wherein a relatively coarse uneven portion and a relatively fine uneven portion are formed by a frost process on a surface of the semiconductor layer at a side of the electrode.
US09349914B2
Disclosed are a light emitting device and a light emitting device package. The light emitting device includes a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer. The active layer includes (T+1) barrier layers, T well layers between the (T+1) barrier layers, and a first dummy layer between N well layers adjacent to the second conductive semiconductor layer and N barrier layers adjacent to the N well layers, in which T>N≧1.
US09349906B2
Techniques for precisely controlling the composition of volatile components (such as sulfur (S), selenium (Se), and tin (Sn)) of chalcogenide semiconductors in real-time—during production of the material are provided. In one aspect, a method for forming a chalcogenide semiconductor material includes providing a S source(s) and a Se source(s); heating the S source(s) to form a S-containing vapor; heating the Se source(s) to form a Se-containing vapor; passing a carrier gas first through the S-containing vapor and then through the Se-containing vapor, wherein the S-containing vapor and the Se-containing vapor are transported via the carrier gas to a sample; and contacting the S-containing vapor and the Se-containing vapor with the sample under conditions sufficient to form the chalcogenide semiconductor material. A multi-chamber processing apparatus is also provided.
US09349902B2
System and method for processing a semiconductor device surface to reduce dark current and white pixel anomalies. An embodiment comprises a method applied to a semiconductor or photodiode device surface adjacent to a photosensitive region, and opposite a side having circuit structures for the device. A doped layer may optionally be created at a depth of less than about 10 nanometers below the surface of the substrate and may be doped with a boron concentration between about 1E13 and 1E16. An oxide may be created on the substrate using a temperature sufficient to reduce the surface roughness below a predetermined roughness threshold, and optionally at a temperature between about 300° C. and 500° C. and a thickness between about 1 nanometer and about 10 nanometers. A dielectric may then be created on the oxide, the dielectric having a refractive index greater than a predetermined refractive threshold, optionally at least about 2.0.
US09349901B2
A solar cell apparatus according to the embodiment includes a support substrate; a back electrode layer on the support layer; a light absorbing layer on the back electrode layer; a first buffer layer having first conductivity on the light absorbing layer; a second buffer layer having second conductivity on the first buffer layer; and a window layer on the second buffer layer.
US09349899B2
A solar system for collecting solar energy, adapted to be rapidly assembled on site. The modular solar system includes a solar energy collector-assembly, having two wings of collectors, arranged in at least one row. The modular solar system further includes an energy-receiving-module, having a receiver unit, adapted to absorb the solar energy, a shaft, a support structure, a stand, disposed on rigid surface, a control-subsystem, a motor and a sun-following mechanism coupled to operate with the control-subsystem. The receiver unit has a diameter dr, wherein collected energy directed at the external surface of the receiver unit forms a pair of solar energy strips, each strip having a width de, such that de
US09349898B2
Disclosed is an optical system for concentrating effective light the wavelength whereof is comprised between two limit values (λi, λs), comprising: an aspheric lens adapted for receiving and refracting the sunlight and provided with a convex lower portion defining a lower face with curved profile consisting of a predetermined number of curvatures with common tangency points in the contact points between two contiguous curvatures and which therefore provides for different focal points, each one corresponding to a wavelength value of effective light, comprised within the range defined by two focal points (fi, fs) respectively corresponding to said limit values (λi, λs); an optical manifold with tapered shape, internally hollow and provided with an internal reflecting surface; said manifold extending from a larger base, facing said lower portion of the aspheric lens, to a smaller base and being adapted for receiving the effective light therein, focused by said aspheric lens, and for reflecting the effective light portion that does not directly hit the receiving surface interfaced with the smaller base of said optical manifold; and a photovoltaic cell facing the smaller base of the manifold and provided with a predetermined number of respectively superimposed layers, each layer being intended for absorbing light rays of predetermined wavelengths coming from a corresponding capture area of the aspheric lens and/or from the manifold, so as to have on said photovoltaic cell, a distribution of light energy with a predetermined homogeneity level.
US09349892B2
A solar cell module includes a solar cell panel which includes multiple solar cells, a bus bar being disposed at a side of the solar cell panel, an external interconnection cable including a bypass diode, and connected to the bus bar, and a case including an inner space for accommodating the solar cell panel and the external interconnection cable.
US09349887B2
A three-dimensional thin-film solar cell comprising a three-dimensional thin-film solar cell substrate having a prism array design comprising a plurality dual-aperture unit cells with emitter junction regions and doped base regions. The three-dimensional thin-film solar cell comprises emitter metallization regions and base metallization regions.
US09349885B2
A multilayer transparent electroconductive film is obtained by stacking a transparent electroconductive film (II) on a transparent electroconductive film (I), and in this structure, the transparent electroconductive film (I) contains one or more added elements selected from aluminum and gallium, and the content of the added elements is in a range represented by −2.18×[Al]+1.74≦[Ga]≦−1.92×[Al]+6.10. The transparent electroconductive film (II) contains one or more added elements selected from aluminum and gallium, and the content of the added elements is in a range represented by −[Al]+0.30≦[Ga]≦−2.68×[Al]+1.74. In this case, [Al] is the aluminum content expressed as the atomic ratio (%) Al/(Zn+Al) and [Ga] is the gallium content expressed as the atomic ratio (%) Ga/(Zn+Ga).
US09349878B2
A memory structure includes a memory cell, and the memory cell includes following elements. A first gate is disposed on a substrate. A stacked structure includes a first dielectric structure, a channel layer, a second dielectric structure and a second gate disposed on the first gate, a first charge storage structure disposed in the first dielectric structure and a second charge storage structure disposed in the second dielectric structure. The first charge storage structure is a singular charge storage unit and the second charge storage structure comprises two charge storage units which are physically separated. A channel output line physically connected to the channel layer. A first dielectric layer is disposed on the first gate at two sides of the stacked structure. A first source or drain and a second source or drain are disposed on the first dielectric layer and located at two sides of the channel layer.
US09349866B2
The present disclosure provides an embodiment of a fin-like field-effect transistor (FinFET) device. The device includes a fin structure disposed over a substrate. The fin structure includes a semiconductor oxide layer disposed over the substrate, which has a top surface facing away from the substrate, a first semiconductor material layer disposed over and spaced apart from the semiconductor oxide layer, which has a top surface facing away from the substrate and an opposing bottom surface facing the substrate, and a dielectric sidewall spacer disposed along a sidewall of the semiconductor oxide layer and extending to the first semiconductor material layer. The device also includes a gate dielectric layer disposed over the fin structure and a gate electrode layer disposed over the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode extends between the top surface of the semiconductor oxide layer and the bottom surface of the first semiconductor material layer.
US09349857B2
A trench power MOSFET and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The gate of the trench power MOSFET includes an upper doped region and a lower doped region which have different types of doping to form a PN junction. As such, when the trench power MOSFET is in operation, a junction capacitance formed at the PN junction is in series with the intrinsic gate-to-drain capacitance. Accordingly, the effective capacitance between the gate and the drain may be reduced.
US09349856B2
A semiconductor device includes a first n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, a second n-type semiconductor layer and a trench. The first n-type semiconductor layer includes a first interface and a second interface. The second interface forms an upper surface of a convex protruded from the first interface. The p-type semiconductor layer is stacked on the first n-type semiconductor layer and includes a first region stacked on the first interface and a second region stacked on the second interface. The first region is uniformly continuous with the second region. The second n-type semiconductor layer is stacked on the p-type semiconductor layer. The trench is depressed from the second n-type semiconductor layer through the p-type semiconductor layer into the convex of the first n-type semiconductor layer.
US09349855B2
A semiconductor device comprises an n+ type SiC semiconductor substrate, an n type low concentration drift layer of an SiC semiconductor on the substrate, p type channel regions selectively arranged in the drift layer with a specified distance between the channel regions, an n type source region selectively arranged in the channel region, a source electrode in common contact with the source region and the channel region, and a gate electrode disposed over the drift layer between two channel regions, and over a part of the channel region positioned between the drift layer and the source region intercalating a gate oxide film therebetween. The drift layer has a low concentration of at most 70% of the concentration that is required to exhibit a specified withstand voltage at a minimum ON resistance.
US09349849B2
In a semiconductor device including a transistor, an oxygen release type oxide insulating film is formed in contact with a channel formation region of the transistor. The channel formation region is formed in an oxide semiconductor film. Oxygen is supplied from the oxide insulating film to the oxide semiconductor film. Further, an oxygen bather film which penetrates the oxide insulating film is formed around the channel formation region, whereby a diffusion of oxygen to the wiring, the electrode, and the like connected to the transistor can be suppressed.
US09349845B2
Device structures and design structures for a bipolar junction transistor. An intrinsic base is formed on the substrate, a terminal is formed on the intrinsic base, and an extrinsic base is formed that is arranged in juxtaposition with the intrinsic base on the substrate. The intrinsic base and terminal are respectively comprised of first and second semiconductor materials.
US09349844B2
The present invention makes it possible to lower the on resistance of a semiconductor element without hindering the function of a diffusion prevention film in a semiconductor device having the semiconductor element that uses a wire in a wiring layer as a gate electrode and has a gate insulation film in an identical layer to the diffusion prevention film. A first wire and a gate electrode are embedded into the surface layer of an insulation layer comprising a first wiring layer. A diffusion prevention film is formed between the first wiring layer and a second wiring layer. A gate insulation film is formed by: forming a recess over the upper face of the diffusion prevention film in the region overlapping with the gate electrode and around the region; and thinning the part.
US09349843B2
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a thin-film transistor. The thin-film transistor has a bottom gate coplanar structure. The method includes the following steps: step (1): providing a substrate (20); step (2): forming a gate terminal (22) on the substrate (20); step (3): forming a gate insulator layer (24) on the gate terminal (22) and the substrate (20); step (4): forming a source/drain terminal (26) on the gate insulator layer (24) and covering the source/drain terminal (26) with a photosensitive material layer (27); step (5): subjecting a surface of the gate insulator layer (24) to a plasma treatment; step (6): removing the photosensitive material layer (27) located on the source/drain terminal (26); and step (7): forming an oxide semiconductor layer (28) on the source/drain terminal (26) and the gate insulator layer (24) and patternizing the oxide semiconductor layer (28). The present invention applies a plasma treatment to a surface of the gate insulator layer to repair defects on an interface between the gate insulator layer and the oxide semiconductor layer so as to improve the electrical characteristics of the thin-film transistor.
US09349839B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are a method of forming a semiconductor device, a method of forming a FinFET device, a FinFET device. An embodiment a method for semiconductor device, the method comprising forming a first dielectric layer over a substrate, forming a first hardmask layer over the first dielectric layer, and patterning the first hardmask layer to form a first hardmask portion with a first width. The method further comprises forming a first raised portion of the first dielectric layer with the first width, wherein the first raised portion is aligned with the first hardmask portion, and forming a first spacer and a second spacer over the first dielectric layer, wherein the first spacer and the second spacer are on opposite sides of the first raised portion, and wherein the sidewalls of the first spacer and the second spacer are substantially orthogonal to the top surface of the substrate.
US09349838B2
Diodes and resistors for integrated circuits are provided. Deep trenches (DTs) are integrated into the diodes and resistors for the purposes of thermal conduction. The deep trenches facilitate conduction of heat from a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate to a bulk substrate. Semiconductor fins may be formed to align with the deep trenches.
US09349836B2
After formation of gate structures over semiconductor fins and prior to formation of raised active regions, a directional ion beam is employed to form a dielectric material portion on end walls of semiconductor fins that are perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the semiconductor fins. The angle of the directional ion beam is selected to be with a vertical plane including the lengthwise direction of the semiconductor fins, thereby avoiding formation of the dielectric material portion on lengthwise sidewalls of the semiconductor fins. Selective epitaxy of semiconductor material is performed to grow raised active regions from sidewall surfaces of the semiconductor fins. Optionally, horizontal portions of the dielectric material portion may be removed prior to the selective epitaxy process. Further, the dielectric material portion may optionally be removed after the selective epitaxy process.
US09349833B1
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of gate structures, a source/drain region, a first dielectric layer, and a floating spacer. The gate structures are disposed on a substrate, and each gate structure includes a gate electrode, a capping layer and a spacer surrounding the gate electrode and the capping layer. The source/drain region is disposed at two sides of the gate electrode. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate and has a height being less than a height of the gate electrode. The floating spacer is disposed on a side wall of the spacer, and also on the first dielectric layer.
US09349828B2
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer formed of a nitride semiconductor on a substrate; a second semiconductor layer formed of a nitride semiconductor on the first semiconductor layer; an insulating layer formed on the second semiconductor layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the second semiconductor layer; and a gate electrode formed on the insulating layer. The insulating layer is formed of a material including an oxide and is formed by laminating a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer in a positioning order of the first insulating layer followed by the second insulating layer from a side of the second semiconductor layer, and an amount of hydroxyl groups included in per unit volume of the first insulating layer is less than an amount of hydroxyl groups included in per unit volume of the second insulating layer.
US09349822B2
A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate having an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer thereon; forming a first recess, a second recess, and a third recess in the ILD layer; forming a material layer on the ILD layer and in the first recess, the second recess, and the third recess; performing a first treatment on the material layer in the first recess; and performing a second treatment on the material layer in the first recess and second recess.
US09349821B2
An electrode structure is disclosed. The electrode structure includes a first polysilicon layer doped with resistance adjustment impurities; a second polysilicon layer for adjusting grains, formed in the first polysilicon layer and doped with grain adjustment impurities; an ohmic metal layer formed on the first and second polysilicon layers; a barrier metal layer formed on the ohmic metal layer; and a metal layer formed on the barrier metal layer.
US09349820B2
An object is to provide a semiconductor device having good electrical characteristics. A gate insulating layer having a hydrogen concentration less than 6×1020 atoms/cm3 and a fluorine concentration greater than or equal to 1×1020 atoms/cm3 is used as a gate insulating layer in contact with an oxide semiconductor layer forming a channel region, so that the amount of hydrogen released from the gate insulating layer can be reduced and diffusion of hydrogen into the oxide semiconductor layer can be prevented. Further, hydrogen present in the oxide semiconductor layer can be eliminated with the use of fluorine; thus, the hydrogen content in the oxide semiconductor layer can be reduced. Consequently, the semiconductor device having good electrical characteristics can be provided.
US09349808B2
A semiconductor structure is provided by a process in which two aspect ratio trapping processes are employed. The structure includes a semiconductor substrate portion of a first semiconductor material having a first lattice constant. A plurality of first semiconductor-containing pillar structures of a second semiconductor material having a second lattice constant that is greater than the first lattice constant extend upwards from a surface of the semiconductor substrate portion. A plurality of second semiconductor-containing pillar structures of a third semiconductor material having a third lattice constant that is greater than the first lattice constant extend upwards from another surface of the semiconductor substrate portion. A spacer separates each first semiconductor-containing pillar structure from each second semiconductor-containing pillar structure. Each second semiconductor-containing pillar structure has a width that is different from a width of each first semiconductor-containing pillar structure.
US09349807B2
A semiconductor device includes a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate including one of Si and SiC; a second conductivity type semiconductor region at a surface of the semiconductor substrate, a GaN-based semiconductor layer on the semiconductor substrate, and a lateral semiconductor element at the GaN-based semiconductor layer and above the semiconductor region, the lateral semiconductor element having a first electrode and a second electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor region.
US09349806B2
Disclosed is a semiconductor structure comprising a single crystal substrate, a channel layer formed above the substrate from a transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) material, and a single crystal epitaxial buffer layer formed between the substrate and the channel layer, wherein the buffer layer is formed from material having a lattice constant mismatch of less than 5% with the lattice constant of the channel layer material. Also, disclosed is a method of forming a semiconductor structure comprising selecting a substrate formed from a single crystal material, preparing the substrate for template growth, growing a template on the substrate wherein the template is formed from single crystal material, and growing channel material on the template wherein the channel material is formed from a TMDC material and wherein the buffer layer material has a lattice constant mismatch of less than 5% with the lattice constant of the channel layer material.
US09349804B2
A composite wafer includes a substrate and a SiC-based functional layer. The substrate includes a porous carbon substrate core and an encapsulating layer encapsulating the substrate core. The SiC-based functional layer comprises, at an interface region with the encapsulating layer, at least one of: a carbide and a silicide formed by reaction of a portion of the SiC-based functional layer with a carbide-and-silicide-forming metal. An amount of the carbide-and-silicide-forming metal, integrated over the thickness of the functional layer, is 10−4 mg/cm2 to 0.1 mg/cm2.
US09349803B2
A semiconducting graphene structure may include a graphene material and a graphene-lattice matching material over at least a portion of the graphene material, wherein the graphene-lattice matching material has a lattice constant within about ±5% of a multiple of the lattice constant or bond length of the graphene material. The semiconducting graphene structure may have an energy band gap of at least about 0.5 eV. A method of modifying an energy band gap of a graphene material may include forming a graphene-lattice matching material over at least a portion of a graphene material, the graphene-lattice matching material having a lattice constant within about ±5% of a multiple of the lattice constant or bond length of the graphene material.
US09349797B2
The present disclosure relates to a Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductor device having both a high blocking voltage and low on-resistance. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device has a blocking voltage of at least 10 kilovolts (kV) and an on-resistance of less than 10 milli-ohms centimeter squared (mΩ·cm2) and even more preferably less than 5 mΩ·cm2. In another embodiment, the semiconductor device has a blocking voltage of at least 15 kV and an on-resistance of less than 15 mΩ·cm2 and even more preferably less than 7 mΩ·cm2. In yet another embodiment, the semiconductor device has a blocking voltage of at least 20 kV and an on-resistance of less than 20 mΩ·cm2 and even more preferably less than 10 mΩ·cm2. The semiconductor device is preferably, but not necessarily, a thyristor such as a power thyristor, a Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), or a PIN diode.
US09349792B2
A super junction semiconductor device includes a semiconductor portion with a first surface and a second surface parallel to the first surface. The semiconductor portion includes a doped layer of a first conductivity type formed at least in a cell area. The super junction semiconductor device further includes columnar first super junction regions of a second, opposite conductivity type extending in a direction perpendicular to the first surface and separated by columnar second super junction regions of the first conductivity type. The first and second super junction regions form a super junction structure between the first surface and the doped layer. A distance between the first super junction regions and the second surface does not exceed 30 μm.
US09349791B2
It is an object to provide a semiconductor device having a new productive semiconductor material and a new structure. The semiconductor device includes a first conductive layer over a substrate, a first insulating layer which covers the first conductive layer, an oxide semiconductor layer over the first insulating layer that overlaps with part of the first conductive layer and has a crystal region in a surface part, second and third conductive layers formed in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer, an insulating layer which covers the oxide semiconductor layer and the second and third conductive layers, and a fourth conductive layer over the insulating layer that overlaps with part of the oxide semiconductor layer.
US09349789B1
A deep trench (DT) opening is provided in a semiconductor substrate and then conducting carbon nanotubes are formed within the DT. Each conducting carbon nanotube is coated with a high k dielectric material and thereafter the remaining volume of the DT is filled with a conductive material.
US09349773B2
At least one junction diode fabricated in standard CMOS logic processes can be used as program selectors for the memory cells that can be programmed based on the directions of current flow. These memory cells are MRAM, RRAM, CBRAM, or other memory cells that have a resistive element coupled to the P terminal of the first diode and to the N terminal of a second diode. The diodes can be constructed by P+ and N+ active regions on an N well as the P and N terminals of the diodes. By applying a high voltage to a resistive element and switching the N terminal of the first diode to a low voltage while disabling the second diode, a current flows through the memory cell can change the resistance into one state. Similarly, by applying a low voltage to a resistive element and switching the P terminal of the second diode to a high voltage while disabling the first diode, a current flows through the memory cell can change the resistance into another state. The P+ active region of the diode can be isolated from the N+ active region in an N well by using dummy MOS gate, SBL, or STI isolations.
US09349767B2
An imaging system may include an image sensor die stacked on top of a digital signal processor (DSP) die. The image sensor die may be a backside illuminated image sensor die. Through-oxide vias (TOVs) may be formed in the image sensor die and may extend at least partially into in the DSP die to facilitate communications between the image sensor die and the DSP die. Color filter housing structures may be formed over active image sensor pixels on the image sensor die. In-pixel grid structures may be integrated with the color filter housing structures to help reduce crosstalk. Light shielding structures may be formed over reference image sensor pixels on the image sensor die. The TOVs, the in-pixel grid structures, and the light shielding structures may be formed simultaneously. The formation of the color filter housing structures may also be integrated the formation of the TOVs.
US09349764B1
An embedded image sensor package includes a core layer having a cavity therein, an image sensor chip disposed in the cavity and having a top surface on which a light receiver and connection members are disposed, a first insulation layer disposed on a top surface of the core layer and the top surface of the image sensor chip and having an opening that defines a light receiving area including the light receiver, a protection layer disposed between the light receiver and the first insulation layer to surround the light receiver, and a light transmission layer disposed on the light receiver. The protection layer is disposed along edges of the light receiving area. Related methods are also provided.
US09349759B2
A manufacturing method of an LTPS-TFT array substrate is provided. The exemplary method comprises a step of sequentially forming a poly-silicon layer and a data-line-metal layer on a base substrate, and performing a patterning process by using a third mask to simultaneously form an active layer and source and drain electrodes, the active layer being provided on the gate insulating layer and corresponding to the gate electrode, and the source and drain electrodes being provided on the active layer.
US09349758B2
There is provided a flexible display having a plurality of innovations configured to allow bending of a portion or portions to reduce apparent border size and/or utilize the side surface of an assembled flexible display.
US09349744B2
A semiconductor device includes a first channel layer, a second channel layer protruding from the first channel layer, a pipe gate including a silicide area surrounding the first channel layer, a tunnel insulating layer surrounding the second channel layer, a data storage layer surrounding the second channel layer with the tunnel insulating layer interposed therebetween, and interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns which are alternately stacked while surrounding the second channel layer with the data storage layer and the tunnel insulating layer interposed therebetween.
US09349738B1
A content addressable memory (CAM) device can include a plurality of CAM cells each formed within a cell area of a substrate. Each cell area can have a cell length dimension in a first direction parallel to a substrate surface. The CAM device can also include at least one common line comprising a contiguous region of the substrate doped to a first conductivity type and formed in a base semiconductor region doped to a second conductivity type. The common line can extend in the first direction for more than one cell length and can be commonly coupled to non-power supply connections to the plurality of CAM cells.
US09349729B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a first region and a second region; and forming a first dummy gate on the semiconductor substrate in the first region and a device layer on the semiconductor substrate in the second region. The method also includes forming a dielectric layer on of the first dummy gate and the device layer; and removing the first dummy gate to form a first trench. Further, the method includes forming a first metal layer on the first trench and the surfaces of the dielectric layer and the device layer; and performing a first planarization process onto the first metal layer using a polishing slurry having a first protective agent to form a first gate electrode in the first trench and form a protective layer on the device layer preventing the device layer being damaged during the first planarization process.
US09349727B2
In a semiconductor device, an active region includes: a first impurity region to which a predetermined voltage is applied; second and third impurity regions forming a pair of conductive electrodes of an insulated gate field effect transistor; and at least one impurity region disposed between the first and second impurity regions. A voltage that causes electrical conduction between the second and third impurity regions is applied to a gate electrode disposed between the second and third impurity regions. All gate electrodes disposed between the first and second impurity regions are configured to be electrically connected to the first impurity region constantly. All impurity regions disposed between the first and second impurity regions are electrically isolated from the first and second impurity regions and maintained in a floating state.
US09349723B2
A flip chip semiconductor device has a substrate with a plurality of active devices formed thereon. A passive device is formed on the substrate by depositing a first conductive layer over the substrate, depositing an insulating layer over the first conductive layer, and depositing a second conductive layer over the insulating layer. The passive device is a metal-insulator-metal capacitor. The deposition of the insulating layer and first and second conductive layers is performed without photolithography. An under bump metallization (UBM) layer is formed on the substrate in electrical contact with the plurality of active devices. A solder bump is formed over the UBM layer. The passive device can also be a resistor by depositing a resistive layer over the first conductive layer and depositing a third conductive layer over the resistive layer. The passive device electrically contacts the solder bump.
US09349722B2
A nonvolatile semiconductor device is provided. Each memory cell in a semiconductor device includes a D/A converter and an amplifier transistor. An output voltage of the D/A converter is stored as data in the memory cell, whereby two or more bits of data can be stored in the memory cell. By stacking transistors of the D/A converter with an interlayer film provided therebetween and using the parasitic resistance of a conductive material provided in a contact hole formed in the interlayer film as a resistor of the D/A converter, the area of the memory cell can be reduced. The transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region. Accordingly, a nonvolatile semiconductor device can be easily obtained.
US09349721B2
A semiconductor device comprising: a Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor including: a semiconductor substrate including a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; second semiconductor layers of a second conductivity type extending in a depth direction from one surface of the semiconductor substrate, and having space each other; a first diode including a fifth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type contacting the second semiconductor layer in one surface side of the semiconductor substrate, the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layers; and an anode of the second diode connected to an anode of the first diode.
US09349720B2
An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor substrate, an active element and a passive element. The active element is made of the semiconductor substrate. The passive element includes a functional element filled in a groove or hole provided in the semiconductor substrate along a thickness direction thereof and is electrically connected to the active element. The functional element has a Si—O bond region obtained by reacting Si particles with an organic Si compound.
US09349714B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided which is capable of improving productivity and reliability. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device (1) of the invention includes a sequential stacking process, an individual stacked body-obtaining process, and a base material bonding process. In the sequential stacking process, a block stacked body is obtained. The block stacked body is a block stacked body (2B) in which semiconductor blocks (10B, 12B, 14B, and 16B) are stacked in a state of not being solder-bonded. In the semiconductor blocks (10B, 12B, 14B, and 16B), a plurality of semiconductor components are arranged. In the individual stacked body obtaining process, an individual stacked body (2) is obtained in which terminals of the stacked semiconductor components are solder-bonded and which is cut from the block stacked body (2B) in a stacked semiconductor component unit.
US09349710B2
A method for forming a chip package is provided. A first substrate is provided. A second substrate is attached on the first substrate, wherein the second substrate has a plurality of rectangular chip regions separated by a scribed-line region. A portion of the second substrate corresponding to the scribed-line region is removed to form a plurality of chips on the first substrate, wherein at least one bridge portion is formed between adjacent chips. A chip package formed by the method is also provided.
US09349708B2
A chip stacked package structure includes a first chip and a second chip, where the second chip is stacked with the first chip and the second chip includes a package layer and a first routing layer, where the package layer includes at least two dies and an attaching part configured to attach the at least two dies, where the attaching part is provided with multiple vias, with a part of vias in the multiple vias disposed at an outer periphery of the at least two dies, and the other part of vias in the multiple vias disposed between the at least two dies, and the first routing layer electrically connects the at least two dies; where the package layer is located between the first routing layer and the first chip, an electrically conductive material is provided in the multiple vias.
US09349707B1
An apparatus relates generally to a microelectronic assembly. In this apparatus, a first substrate and a second substrate each have opposing surfaces. Contact arrangements are disposed on a surface of the first substrate, including: first contacts disposed as a ring to provide a first array of the contact arrangements on such surface; and second contacts disposed interior to the ring of the first contacts to provide a second array of the contact arrangements on the first surface. The first contacts and the second contacts are for interconnection with first microelectronic dies and second microelectronic dies. The second microelectronic dies are disposed below the first microelectronic dies in same a package as the first microelectronic dies. The first microelectronic dies and the second microelectronic dies include at least two ranks thereof for commonly sharing the first contacts and the second contacts among the first microelectronic dies and the second microelectronic dies.
US09349704B2
A jointed structure comprises a first metal layer and a second metal layer. The first metal layer and the second metal layer are jointed together and have different coefficients of thermal expansion. The first metal layer and the second metal layer are jointed together by solid-phase joining via a jointing interface microstructure, wherein the jointing interface microstructure includes an amorphous oxide phase and having a thickness of 50 nm or less.
US09349703B2
Generally discussed herein are systems and apparatuses that include a dense interconnect bridge and techniques for making the same. According to an example a technique can include creating a multidie substrate, printing an interconnect bridge on the multidie substrate, electrically coupling a first die to a second die by coupling the first and second dies through the interconnect bridge.
US09349699B2
A method of forming an integrated circuit structure is provided. The method includes providing a substrate, the substrate having a conductive pad thereon. A dielectric buffer layer is formed over at least a portion of the conductive pad, and an under-bump-metallurgy (UBM) is formed directly coupled to the conductive pad, wherein the UBM extends over at least a portion of the dielectric buffer layer. Thereafter, a conductive pillar is formed over the UBM, and one or more conductive materials are formed over the conductive pillar. The substrate may be attached to a carrier substrate using an adhesive.
US09349696B2
A semiconductor module comprises a wafer package comprising an integrated circuit (IC) device embedded within the wafer package and a layer comprising at least one antenna structure and redistribution structures, wherein the antenna structure is coupled to the IC device and wherein the redistribution structures are coupled to the IC device.
US09349686B2
Systems and methods are directed to an integrated circuit comprising a reduced height M1 metal line formed of an exemplary material with lower mean free path than Copper, for local routing of on-chip circuit elements of the integrated circuit, wherein the height of the reduced height M1 metal line is lower than a minimum allowed or allowable height of a conventional M1 metal line formed of Copper. The exemplary materials for forming the reduced height M1 metal line include Tungsten (W), Molybdenum (Mo), and Ruthenium (Ru), wherein these exemplary materials also exhibit lower capacitance and lower RC delays than Copper, while providing high electromigration reliability.
US09349679B2
A method of singulating semiconductor packages, the method comprising: providing a plurality of semiconductor dies coupled to a single common leadframe, wherein a molding compound at least partially encases the semiconductor dies and the leadframe; singulating the plurality of semiconductor dies, wherein the leadframe is at least partially cut between adjacent semiconductor dies, thereby forming exposed side surfaces on leads of the leadframe; and plating the exposed side surfaces of the leads with a plating material, wherein the plating material is a different material than the leads. In some embodiments, singulating the plurality of semiconductor dies comprises performing a full cut of the leadframe. In some embodiments, singulating the plurality of semiconductor dies comprises performing separate partial cuts of the leadframe.
US09349677B2
According to an exemplary embodiment, a stacked half-bridge package includes a control transistor having a control drain for connection to a high voltage input, a control source coupled to an output terminal, and a control gate for being driven by a driver IC. The stacked half-bridge package further includes a sync transistor having a sync drain for connection to the output terminal, a sync source coupled to a low voltage input, and a sync gate for being driven by the driver IC. The control and sync transistors are stacked on opposite sides of a common conductive leadframe with the common conductive leadframe electrically and mechanically coupling the control source with the sync drain. The common conductive leadframe thereby serves as the output terminal.
US09349676B2
A package includes: a plurality of lead frames configured to extend inwardly from an outer circumferential portion of the package; a die pad region surrounded with the lead frames in a plane view; a semiconductor chip mounted on the die pad region; a plurality of bonding pads disposed on the semiconductor chip; and a plurality of bonding wires configured to connect the lead frames and the bonding pads, respectively, wherein the bonding wires are respectively connected to front end portions of the lead frames by bonding with an angle ranging from 45 to 135 degrees with respect to a trace of front end portions of the lead frames in the plane view.
US09349675B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes preparing a lead frame provided with a die pad having an upper surface and a plurality of leads being arranged so as to be aligned on a side of the die pad and each including a wire joint part at a distal end on the side of the die pad, after the preparing the lead frame, mounting a semiconductor chip having a main surface and a plurality of electrode pads formed on the main surface, on the upper surface of the die pad, and after the mounting the semiconductor chip, electrically connecting a first electrode pad among the plurality of electrode pads of the semiconductor chip and a first lead among the plurality of leads to each other via a first wire.
US09349659B2
A method includes probing at least one semiconductor fin using a four-point probe head, with four probe pins of the four-point probe head contacting the at least one semiconductor fin. A resistance of the at least one semiconductor fin is calculated. A carrier concentration of the semiconductor fin is calculated from the resistance.
US09349656B2
A complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device and methods of formation thereof are disclosed. In a particular example, a method of forming a CMOS device includes forming a first layer on an extension layer of a wafer, forming a first gate on a portion of the first layer, and forming an expansion region proximate to the extension layer. The method also includes removing a portion of the first gate to create a cavity and removing a portion of the first layer to extend the cavity to the extension layer.
US09349655B2
The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate having an active region; at least one operational device on the active region, wherein the operational device include a strained channel; and at least one first dummy gate disposed at a side of the operational device and on the active region.
US09349651B2
Provided are a semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes a substrate including a circuit region and a scribe lane region, an active fin protruding from the substrate in the circuit region, a first gate structure extending over the active fin in the circuit region, and a second gate structure formed in the scribe lane region.
US09349650B2
A gate structure is formed straddling a first portion of a plurality of semiconductor fins that extend upwards from a topmost surface of an insulator layer. A dielectric spacer is formed on sidewalls of the gate structure and straddling a second portion of the plurality of semiconductor fins. Epitaxial semiconductor material portions that include a non-planar bottommost surface and a non-planar topmost surface are grown from at least the exposed sidewalls of each semiconductor fin not including the gate structure or the gate spacer to merge adjacent semiconductor fins. A gap is present beneath epitaxial semiconductor material portions and the topmost surface of the insulator layer. A second epitaxial semiconductor material is formed on the epitaxial semiconductor material portions and thereafter the second epitaxial semiconductor material is converted into a metal semiconductor alloy.
US09349647B2
A cutting method for cutting by a cutting blade a workpiece which includes metal at least in a predetermined cutting position. The cutting method includes a cutting step of cutting by the cutting blade the predetermined cutting position of the workpiece while supplying a cutting fluid, containing an organic acid and an oxidizing agent, to a processing point at which the cutting blade cuts into the workpiece.
US09349642B2
A method of forming a contact layer on a substrate having a contact hole to make a contact between the substrate and a buried metal material, includes disposing the substrate in a chamber, introducing a Ti source gas, a reducing gas and an Si source gas into the chamber, and converting the Ti source gas, the reducing gas and the Si source gas into plasma to form a TiSix film on the substrate. A portion of the TiSix film in a bottom of the contact hole corresponds to the contact layer.
US09349640B1
Structures including alternating first U-shaped electrodes and second U-shaped electrodes and contact pads interconnecting the first and the second U-shaped electrodes are provided. Each of the first U-shaped electrodes includes substantially parallel straight portions connected by a bent portion located on one end of a substrate. Each of the second U-shaped electrodes includes substantially parallel straight portions connected by a bent portion located on an opposite end of the substrate. Every adjacent straight portions of neighboring first and second U-shaped electrodes constitute an electrode pair having a sub-lithographic pitch. Each of the contact pads overlaps and contacts the bent portion of one of the first and the U-shaped electrodes.
US09349631B2
Methods for defining an isolation region of a semiconductor structure are provided. The method includes, for instance: providing a semiconductor structure with a recess therein; disposing an insulator layer conformally within the recess in the semiconductor structure to partially fill the recess; modifying at least one material property of the insulator layer to obtain a densified insulator layer within the recess, where the modifying reduces a thickness of the densified insulator layer compared to that of the insulator layer; and depositing at least one additional insulator layer within the recess over the densified insulator layer, where the densified insulator layer within the recess defines, at least in part, an isolation region of the semiconductor structure.
US09349624B2
Metrology methods and apparatus for semiconductor wafer fabrication in which data for metrology is obtained by detecting a measurable property of a monitored entity, which is either (i) a wafer transporter (e.g. a FOUP) loaded with one or more wafers to be monitored, or (ii) a plurality of wafers. Performing metrology measurements on a loaded wafer transporter enables the step of extracting wafer (s) from the transporter for metrology measurements to be omitted. Moreover, metrology measurement may be obtained while transporting the wafer (s) between treatment locations. By considering a plurality of wafers as a unit, a single measurement representing a combination of individual wafer responses is obtained. All wafers contribute to the metrology measurement without the need to perform individual wafer measurements.
US09349617B2
Embodiments that relate to mechanisms for cleaning wafers is provided. A method for wafer cleaning includes cleaning wafers by a wet-bench cleaning operation. The method also includes thereafter cleaning each of the wafers by a single-wafer cleaning operation. In addition, a cleaning apparatus for enhancing the performance of the above method is also provided.
US09349613B1
A method and system are provided for an electronic package with embedded materials in a molded structure to control warpage and stress. A first material can be deposited on a substrate with a semiconductor die. The substrate can be a coreless substrate. The substrate with the semiconductor die can be placed in a mold tool that when closed defines a space about the semiconductor die. A second material, such as an epoxy mold compound, for example, can be applied to the defined space to produce a mold cap in which the first material is at least partially embedded in the second material. The first and second materials can have a different modulus and/or coefficient of thermal expansion. The first material can be used to cover electrical components on a surface of the substrate. In some instances, more than one material can be at least partially embedded in the second material.
US09349612B2
A lead frame includes a plurality of unit lead frames arranged in a matrix. Leads of adjacent ones of the unit lead frames are connected via a connecting bar, in which a longitudinal connecting bar and a transverse connecting bar are crossed at a crossing part. The lead frame further includes a dicing part including the connecting bar and a part of the leads, to be cut along a dicing line, a half-etching part formed along the dicing part, and being smaller in width than the dicing part, and a strength retention part formed in the half-etching part and extended from the crossing part of the connecting bar at least to an end lead located closest to the crossing part among the leads of the unit lead frame adjacent to the crossing part.
US09349605B1
Embodiments of the present technology may include a method of etching a substrate. The method may include striking a plasma discharge in a plasma region. The method may also include flowing a fluorine-containing precursor into the plasma region to form a plasma effluent. The plasma effluent may flow into a mixing region. The method may further include introducing a hydrogen-and-oxygen-containing compound into the mixing region without first passing the hydrogen-and-oxygen-containing compound into the plasma region. Additionally, the method may include reacting the hydrogen-and-oxygen-containing compound with the plasma effluent in the mixing region to form reaction products. The reaction products may flow through a plurality of openings in a partition to a substrate processing region. The method may also include etching the substrate with the reaction products in the substrate processing region.
US09349600B2
A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes: forming an element isolation insulating film in a semiconductor substrate; forming a first film on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming a second film on the element isolation insulating film and on the first film; forming a first resist pattern that includes a first open above the element isolation insulating film in a first region; removing the second film on the element isolation insulating film in the first region to separate the second film in the first region into a plurality of parts by performing first etching; forming a third film on the second film in the first region; forming a first gate electrode on the third film in the first region; and forming a first insulating film that includes the first to third films under the first gate electrode by patterning the first to third films.
US09349595B2
Methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a material layer is formed over a workpiece. The workpiece includes a first portion, a second portion, and a hard mask disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The material layer is patterned, and first spacers are formed on sidewalls of the patterned material layer. The patterned material layer is removed, and the second portion of the workpiece is patterned using the first spacers as an etch mask. The first spacers are removed, and second spacers are formed on sidewalls of the patterned second portion of the workpiece. The patterned second portion of the workpiece is removed, and the hard mask of the workpiece is patterned using the second spacers as an etch mask. The first portion of the workpiece is patterned using the hard mask as an etch mask.
US09349594B1
As disclosed herein, a semiconductor device with aspect ratio trapping is provided, including a bulk substrate, a plurality of isolation pillars formed on the bulk substrate, wherein one or more gaps are formed between the isolation pillars, an oxide layer formed by epitaxy on the bulk substrate, between the isolation pillars, wherein the oxide layer partially fills the gaps between the isolation pillars, one or more fins formed over the oxide layer between the isolation pillars, such that the one or more fins fill the gaps between the isolation pillars, wherein the oxide layer electrically isolates the one or more fins from the bulk substrate. The oxide layer has an aspect ratio that is selected to substantially eliminate defects at the interface between the oxide layer and the fins. The semiconductor device may also include a semiconductor layer between the bulk substrate and oxide layer.
US09349591B2
A semiconductor structure can be created by forming an insulator layer over a surface of a substrate. An intermediate layer can be formed on top of the insulator layer, wherein openings in the intermediate layer may expose regions of the insulator. Openings may be formed in the exposed regions of the insulator layer to create exposed areas of the substrate. A first element of a multi-element semiconductor can be deposited onto the exposed regions of the insulator layer, into the openings in the exposed regions of the insulator layer, and onto the exposed areas of the substrate. A capping layer can be formed over the first element of the multi-element semiconductor. The first element can be melted. A liquid solution can be created by dissolving a second element of the multi-element semiconductor into first element. A multi-element semiconductor, seeded off the substrate, can be formed from the liquid solution.
US09349590B2
According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor layer is disclosed. The method can include forming a first lower layer on a major surface of a substrate and forming a first upper layer on the first lower layer. The first lower layer has a first lattice spacing along a first axis parallel to the major surface. The first upper layer has a second lattice spacing along the first axis larger than the first lattice spacing. At least a part of the first upper layer has compressive strain. A ratio of a difference between the first and second lattice spacing to the first lattice spacing is not less than 0.005 and not more than 0.019. A growth rate of the first upper layer in a direction parallel to the major surface is larger than that in a direction perpendicular to the major surface.
US09349589B2
A vacuum processing apparatus is configured to include a process chamber, a turntable provided in the process chamber, and a substrate receiving area provided in one surface of the turntable and including a regulation part formed therearound to regulate a position of a substrate. A transfer mechanism is provided outside the process chamber, and a lifting member is configured to support the substrate and to move up and down in order to transfer the substrate between the transfer mechanism and the turntable. An exhaust mechanism is configured to selectively evacuate a gap between the substrate receiving area and the substrate before the lifting member places the substrate on the substrate receiving area.
US09349585B2
According to an embodiment, a guide pattern having a first opening pattern and a second opening pattern shallower than the first opening pattern, is formed on a film to be processed. A directed self-assembly material is set into the first and second opening patterns. The directed self-assembly material is phase-separated into first and second phases in the first and second opening patterns. A third opening pattern is formed by removing the first phase. The third opening pattern in the second opening pattern is eliminated, and the second and third opening patterns are transferred to the film to be processed, by one etching to be processed from the tops of the second and third opening patterns.
US09349584B2
A method for depositing a film is provided. In the method, an object to be processed is accommodated in a process chamber, and an insulating film made of a polymer thin film is deposited on a surface of the object to be processed by supplying a first source gas composed of an acid anhydride and a second source gas composed of a diamine into the process chamber that is evacuated. Next, the insulating film is modified so as to have a barrier function by stopping the supply of the second source gas into the process chamber and continuously supplying the first source gas into the process chamber.
US09349573B2
A substrate located in an energetic-beam instrument has a region of interest to be extracted as a sample for further analysis. Cuts are made in the substrate to define a sample, and a stress-buffer layer is formed over the region of interest or adjacent to it. An isolating cut is made to separate the portion of the substrate containing the region of interest from the bulk substrate; however, the isolated area remains attached to the stress-buffer layer. An end-effector, such as the probe of a nano-manipulator, is attached to the stress-buffer layer, and the stress-buffer layer is cut to free the sample. The sample may then be attached to a holder by attachment of the stress-buffer layer thereto. Thus the sample is never at the same time connected directly and rigidly to two different objects that may move relatively to one another, creating undesirable stresses in the sample.
US09349571B2
A particle optical system comprises a beam generating system (3) configured to generate a plurality of particle beams (5) and to direct the plurality of particle beams (5) onto an object plane (7), a first deflector arrangement (35) arranged in the beam path of the particle beams (5) upstream of the object plane (7) and configured to deflect the plurality of particle beams (5) before they are incident on the object plane (7), an object holder (15) configured to hold an object (17) to be inspected in the object plane (7), a plurality of detectors (27) configured to receive and to detect the plurality of particle beams (5) having traversed the object plane (7), wherein the detectors are arranged in a detection plane (21) on a side of the object plane (7) opposite to the beam generating system (3), at least one first particle optical lens (19) configured to collect particles of the particle beams emanating from the object plane on the detectors (27), and a controller (31) configured to control the first deflector arrangement (35) in order to deflect locations of incidence (9) of the particle beams (5) on the object plane (7) by deflecting the particle beams (5).
US09349569B2
A charged particle beam system capable of suppressing drift of a functional component used in association with a sample is offered. The charged particle beam system (1000) images the sample (S) by irradiating the sample with a charged particle beam (EB). The system includes the functional component (such as a sample holder (20)), drive portions (40, 50) for moving the sample holder (20), and a controller (60) for controlling the drive portions (40, 50). The controller (60) controls the drive portions (40, 50) to vibrate the sample holder (20) such that its amplitude is driven to decrease with time.
US09349559B2
Embodiments provide a low-profile, electronic circuit breaker. The electronic circuit breaker includes a housing containing first and second electrical branches coupled to respective first and second load terminals, and an electronic processing circuit within the housing adapted to monitor an electrical condition of the first and second electrical branches, wherein a maximum transverse width (Wt) of the housing is limited to occupy only a single standard breaker panelboard location. Circuit breakers including triggering mechanisms and tripping units are also disclosed. System and method aspects are provided, as are other aspects.
US09349558B2
A heat switch has a first contact, a plug of thermally conductive material, and a mechanical actuator attached to the plug of thermally conductive material, the mechanical actuator arranged to move the plug into contact with the first contact in a first position and to move the plug out of contact with the first contact in a second position responsive to an input signal.
US09349549B2
An electronic component comprises a flexible planar substrate which is substantially non-stretchable, the substrate having at least two slits arranged to allow first and second portions of the substrate lying in the same plane to be moved apart, the first portion of the substrate supporting a region of conductive material.
US09349547B2
The present disclosure provides techniques for an improved switching module for voltage regulators or transformers with voltage regulating taps. The switching module disclosed herein includes a first bypass switch and a second bypass switch coupled to the first bypass switch, at least one prime mover coupled to and configured to actuate at least one of the first bypass switch and the second bypass switch, and at least one load breaking switch coupled between the first and second bypass switches. In certain example embodiments, a separate prime move is configured to actuate each of the bypass switches and the load breaking switch. In certain other example embodiments, one or more of the bypass switches and the load breaking switch is actuated by a shared prime mover.
US09349528B2
A power supply arrangement for an electricity meter includes an input, a full wave rectifier, and a voltage doubler circuit. The input is configured to receive a periodical input signal. The full wave rectifier is coupled to the input and has a first output. The first output is coupled to a first load of the electricity meter. The voltage doubler circuit is coupled to the input and has a second output coupled to a second load of the electricity meter. The voltage doubler is configured to prevent the flow of current from the second output to the input.
US09349526B2
A pulse transformer is provided with a drum core 2 including a winding core 3 and first and second flanges 4A and 4B, and wires S1 to S4 wound around a winding core 3 of the drum core 2. Terminal electrodes 6a and 6b and a center tap 6c are provided on the flange 4A, and terminal electrodes 6d and 6e and a center tap 6f are provided on the flange 4B. Each end of the wires S1 to S4 is connected to a corresponding one of the terminal electrodes P1 and N1, the center tap CT2, the terminal electrodes P2 and N2, and the center tap CT1. A front end of the terminal electrode 6b is setback toward an outer side surface of the flange 4A, and a front end of the terminal electrode 6e is setback toward an outer side surface of the first flange 4B.
US09349518B2
A cable connector assembly (100) includes a connector (1), a cable (2) connected to the connector, a magnetic element (3) encircling the cable, and a housing (4) covering the magnetic element. The housing includes a front wall (40) adjacent to the connector, a rear wall (41) away from the connector, and a side wall (42) with closed periphery connecting the front and the rear wall, a receiving space (43) defined in the housing and running through the front and the rear wall to form a first hole (401) on the center of the front wall and a second hole (411) on the center of the rear wall. The housing includes a first projection (44) between the first hole and an outer edge of the front wall to weaken the concentrated stress generated by the cable wound on the housing.
US09349502B2
The present invention is an automotive wire provided with a conductor including at least one solid wire composed of a core and a metal film that covers the surface of the core, and an insulator that covers the conductor, wherein the core is composed of carbon steel, and the metal film has a thickness of 12.4 μm to 29.6 μm.
US09349494B2
An imaging system (500) includes a focal spot (508) that rotates along a path around an examination region and emits a radiation beam that traverses a field of view of the examination region and a subject or object therein. The system further includes a detector array (520) that is located opposite the radiation source, across the examination region. The detector array detects radiation traversing the field of view and outputs a signal indicative of the detected radiation. The system further includes a beam shaper that is located between the radiation source and the examination region. The beam shaper rotates with the focal spot and, relative to the focal spot, in an opposite direction of the focal spot with a same angular frequency as the rotating of the focal spot and attenuates the radiation beam which reduces a flux density across the detector array at each rotational angle of the focal spot.
US09349492B1
A radiation shielding suspension device comprising a support member, a vertical member, a swing arm, an attachment member, a balancer, a spreader bar, and a plurality of straps, being attachable a radiation shielding garment, such as a lead apron is provided. An operator can attach straps to a radiation shielding garment thus offsetting the weight of the garment and providing the operator unbiased mobility along a transverse axis and around a rotational axis.
US09349483B2
A one-time programmable (OTP) memory includes an OTP cell array including a plurality of OTP cells that each include a programming transistor configured to change irreversibly when programmed; a temperature compensation reference voltage generating unit configured to sense a temperature of the OTP cell memory and generate a reference voltage such that as the sensed temperature changes, the reference voltage generated by the temperature compensation reference voltage generating unit changes in a manner that is inversely proportional the change in the sensed temperature; and a temperature compensation operating voltage generating unit configured to receive the reference voltage to generate an operating voltage that is proportional to the reference voltage and is applied to the OTP cell array.
US09349479B1
One or more word lines in a Multi Level Cell (MLC) block are identified as being at high risk of read disturb errors and data is selectively copied from such high risk word lines to a location outside the MLC block where the copy is maintained. Subsequent read requests for the data may be directed to the copy of the data outside the MLC block.
US09349466B2
A non-volatile memory device includes a sensing mode selector configured to select a sensing mode according to environment information. A page buffer senses a data state of a memory cell in one of a plurality of sensing methods, depending upon the selected sensing mode. Memory device operations include high speed program operations, high speed verify operations, high reliability accurate program operations, and high reliability accurate verify operations.
US09349462B1
A programming method of an NAND flash memory is provided, for narrowing a distribution width of a threshold voltage. The method includes a step of verification reading for verifying a threshold voltage of a selected memory cell after a programming voltage is applied to a selected word line. The verification reading further includes a step of pre-charging a voltage to a bit line, a step of discharging the pre-charged bit line to a source line, and a step of reading the voltage of the bit line after the discharging step. Regarding the discharge period from starting the discharging of the bit line to starting the read out, the discharge period of the verification reading after the initial programming voltage is applied is set longer than the discharge period of the verification reading after the subsequent programming voltage is applied.
US09349461B1
An embodiment of a method of programming might include applying a first voltage difference across a first memory cell to be programmed, where applying the first voltage difference comprises applying a first channel bias voltage to a channel of the first memory cell, and applying a second voltage difference, substantially equal to the first voltage difference, across a second memory cell to be programmed while applying the first voltage difference across the first memory cell, where applying the second voltage difference comprises applying a second channel bias voltage to a channel of the second memory cell. The first channel bias voltage is different than the second channel bias voltage, and the first memory cell and the second memory cell are commonly coupled to an access line and are at different locations along a length of the access line.
US09349459B2
Memory devices and methods are disclosed. An embodiment of one such method includes programming a first memory cell to a first program level by applying a first series of programming pulses to a control gate of the first memory cell, where the programming pulses of the first series have voltages that sequentially increase by a certain first voltage; and programming a second memory cell to a second program level that is higher than the first program level by applying a second series of programming pulses to a control gate of the second memory cell, where the programming pulses of the second series have voltages that sequentially increase by a certain second voltage less than the certain first voltage.
US09349456B2
A method of operating a non-volatile memory device includes erasing a memory cell block, supplying a first drain turn-on voltage higher than a target level to the drain select line of the memory cell block, and performing a soft program operation by supplying a soft program voltage to the word lines of the memory cell block.
US09349444B2
Two or more workload indicators affecting a memory cell of a resistance-based, non-volatile memory are measured. The two or more workload indicators are applied to a transfer function that predicts a resistance shift and/or resistance noise variance in response to the two or more workload indicators. A result of the transfer function is applied to shift and/or determine a threshold resistance used for at least one of a program operation and a read operation affecting the memory cell. An error rate of the memory cell is reduced as a result.
US09349441B2
Methods, devices, modules, and systems for programming memory cells are disclosed. One method embodiment includes storing charges corresponding to a data state that represents an integer number of bits in a set of memory cells. The method also includes storing a charge in a cell of the set, where the charge corresponds to a programmed state, where the programmed state represents a fractional number of bits, and where the programmed state denotes a digit of the data state as expressed by a number in base N, where N is equal to 2B, rounded up to an integer, and where B is equal to the fractional number of bits represented by the programmed state.
US09349440B1
Technologies are generally described herein for a non-volatile static random access memory device with multiple storage states. The multi-storage state non-volatile random access memory device has two or more memory cells. Each memory cell may include one or more programmable resistive devices that may be dynamically programmed to configure the memory cell in a particular logic state.
US09349437B2
A memory cell having integrated read and write assist functionality includes a storage element and first and second switching circuits. The first switching circuit is configured to selectively couple a first internal storage node of the storage element with a first bit line. The second switching circuit is configured to selectively couple a second internal storage node of the storage element with a second bit line. During a read operation, at least one of the first and second switching circuits is configured to increase a switching threshold of at least one inverter in the storage element. During a write operation, at least one of the first and second switching circuits is configured such that ground bounce associated with at least one of the first and second switching circuits assists in writing a logical state of the memory cell.
US09349433B2
In an example, the present invention provides a computing system. The system has a memory interface device comprising a counter, a dynamic random access memory device coupled to the memory interface device. The device comprises a plurality of banks, each of the banks having a subarray, each subarray having a plurality of memory cells. The device has a data interface coupled to the plurality of banks. The device has an address interface coupled to the plurality of banks, and a particular pre-charge command configured to be transferred to the memory interface device. The counter is adapted to count a measured time duration from a first time when data are available at the data interface to a second time when a pre-charge command is received by the address interface.
US09349423B2
Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods having a node to couple to a plurality of memory devices, memory cells, and a module to perform an operation on the memory cells, to cause at least one change in a level of a signal at the node in order to make a request to perform a particular stage of the operation such that the request is detectable by the memory devices, and to perform the particular stage of the operation after the request is acknowledged. Other embodiments are described.
US09349422B2
The disclosed embodiments related to a clocked memory system which performs a calibration operation at a full-rate frequency to determine a full-rate calibration state that specifies a delay between a clock signal and a corresponding data signal in the clocked memory system. Next, the clocked memory system uses the full-rate calibration state to calculate a sub-rate calibration state, which is associated with a sub-rate frequency (e.g., ½, ¼ or ⅛ of the full-rate frequency). The system then uses this sub-rate calibration state when the clocked memory system is operating at the sub-rate frequency. This calculation of the sub-rate state calibration states eliminates the need to perform an additional time-consuming calibration operation for each sub-rate.
US09349421B2
A data path interface for transferring data to a memory device, comprising: programmable delay units (“PDUs”), wherein data is received by the interface according to a first clock signal and wherein the PDUs apply delays to the received data; and align blocks, wherein the align blocks select certain ones of the delayed data as a function of the first clock signal and a second clock signal, and wherein the selected certain ones of the delayed data are processed for transmission to the memory device according to the second clock signal.
US09349412B2
Arrangements detailed may cause a television channel received via the tuner to be recorded for a period of time to create a channel-specific file. The channel-specific file may include multiple television programs. User input that requests playback of a first television program of the plurality of television programs from the channel-specific file may be received. A front-end adjustment time period for playback of the first television program may be determined. A start time from which playback commences in the channel-specific file may be at least partially based on the front-end adjustment time period and a scheduled start time of the television program.
US09349409B1
In organizing video data, an analysis can be performed to determine whether the video data meets specifications for organization on storage media. Potential breaks in the video data may be identified for organizing the video data on discrete physical portions of the storage media. A buffer space may be calculated based on an identified potential break for spacing the video data around the potential break to meet the data organization specifications.
US09349399B2
A method implemented in a storage system that has moveable storage devices includes a motion controller receiving movement related data of a storage device from at least one sensor associated with the storage device. In response to the received movement related data indicating at least one pre-identified condition, a park command is issued that triggers the reading head of the storage device to enter a parked state in which the storage device is protected from damage that can occur due to motion of the reading head while the pre-identified condition exists.
US09349392B1
Various embodiments described herein provide for substrate structures including uniform plating seed layers, and that provide favorable adhesion on dielectric substrate layers. According to some embodiments, a methods for forming a magnetic recording pole is provided comprising: forming an insulator layer; forming a trench in the insulator layer; forming an amorphous seed layer over the insulator layer; forming an adhesion layer over the amorphous seed layer, the adhesion layer comprising a physical vapor deposited (PVD) noble metal; forming a plating seed layer over the adhesion layer, the plating seed layer comprising chemical vapor deposited (CVD) Ru; and forming a magnetic material layer over the plating seed layer.
US09349389B2
According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording head records information in a magnetic recording medium by shingled magnetic recording. The magnetic recording head includes a magnetic pole and a shield opposing the magnetic pole. The magnetic pole has a shield-opposing surface opposing the shield. The shield-opposing surface includes a first portion and a second portion. A position of the second portion in a track width direction is different from a position of the first portion in the track width direction, the track width direction intersecting a first direction from the magnetic pole toward the shield. The first portion records the information in the magnetic recording medium after the second portion in the shingled magnetic recording. A first distance between the first portion and the shield is shorter than a second distance between the second portion and the shield. The shield-opposing surface is tilted with respect to the first direction.
US09349388B1
A data storage device employing a data writer may configure the data writer with at least a write pole that is separated from a front shield on an air bearing surface. The front shield can be arranged to continuously extend from the air bearing surface a first throat height distal the write pole and a second throat height proximal the write pole with the first and second throat heights being different.
US09349387B1
An apparatus, according to one embodiment, includes a controller having a write driver, and a comparator circuit configured to detect a high resistance condition by comparing a first output voltage of the write driver with a second output voltage of the comparator circuit. A high resistance condition is detected in response to determining that the second output voltage of the comparator circuit is greater than the first output voltage of the write driver. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.
US09349383B2
A system and method for audio bandwidth dependent noise suppression may detect the audio bandwidth of an audio signal responsive to one or more audio indicators. The audio indicators may include the audio sampling rate and characteristics of an associated compression format. Noise suppression gains may be calculated responsive to the audio signal. Noise suppression gains may mitigate undesirable noise in the reproduced output signal. The noise suppression gains may be modified responsive to the detected audio bandwidth. Less noise reduction may be desirable when more audio bandwidth is available. The modified noise suppression gains may be applied to the audio signal.
US09349381B2
The present invention discloses a method and a device for pulse encoding, and a method and a device for pulse decoding. The method for pulse encoding includes: calculating an index value of an input pulse; selecting an adjustment threshold value according to the number of pulses, and comparing the index value of the pulse with the adjustment threshold value; if the index value is smaller than the adjustment threshold value, adopting the first number of encoding bits to encode the index value, if the index value is not smaller than the adjustment threshold value, adopting the second number of encoding bits to encode the index value plus an offset value, where the first number is smaller than the second number, the first number and the second number are both positive integers, and the offset value is greater than or equal to the adjustment threshold value.
US09349376B2
An audio decoder provides a combination of decoding components including components implementing base band decoding, spectral peak decoding, frequency extension decoding and channel extension decoding techniques. The audio decoder decodes a compressed bitstream structured by a bitstream syntax scheme to permit the various decoding components to extract the appropriate parameters for their respective decoding technique.
US09349374B2
An additive three-dimensional fabrication system includes voice control for user interaction. This voice-controlled interface can enable a variety of voice-controlled functions and operations, while supporting interactions specific to consumer-oriented fabrication processes.
US09349365B2
An electronic control unit (ECU) of a hands-free module may be tested by an automated voice based testing tool in a first device. The tool reads test input data from an Excel input file. The tool generates simulated audible voice commands in a specified language, accent, pitch, volume or speed to test the hands-free module. The voice commands are transmitted via a speaker to a hands-free module microphone. The hands-free ECU is coupled to a CAN bus and the tool receives CAN bus information corresponding to hands-free module operations. The tool outputs test verdict information and/or CAN bus message logs as text in an Excel file.
US09349356B2
A drum head having a striking feeling similar to an acoustic drum includes an inner head layer and a pair of outer head layers. The outside diameter of the inner head layer is smaller than the outside diameter of a flat part of the outer head layers and the inside diameter of the edge of the shell. The inner head layer is inside the connection part between the flat part and a cylindrical part of the outer head layers and the shell edge part. When tension is applied to the outer head layers, tension is prevented from being applied to the inner head layer.
US09349354B1
An acoustic weight system for a stringed musical instrument is disclosed herein. The acoustic weight system includes one or more acoustic braces, tone bars, or ribs configured to be attached to one or more walls of a musical instrument body; and one or more weights coupled to the one or more acoustic braces, tone bars, or ribs by attachment means. The acoustic weight system is configured to change a resonant frequency of the one or more walls of the musical instrument body in order to modify a sound and/or tone of the stringed musical instrument. A stringed musical instrument, which includes acoustic weight system, is also disclosed herein.
US09349353B2
A device and corresponding operational method for storing frequency values to a memory of the device, comprising an internal memory and an external memory, are provided. A frequency value in a memory cell of the internal memory is actualized by an increment or a decrement. After a specific number of increments and decrements in the memory cells of the internal memory, a maximum frequency value of the frequency values stored in the memory cells of the internal memory is determined, and the maximum frequency value is transferred to a corresponding memory cell of the external memory. The memory cell of the internal memory that contains the transferred maximum frequency value is reset. After a period, content of each memory cell of the internal and external memory is read, and each memory cell of the internal and external memory is reset.
US09349350B2
A method for providing contents and a digital device for the same in which image data are displayed and navigated together with augmented reality information surrounded by a point where the corresponding image data are recorded.
US09349338B2
A memory access section 16 writes, in a memory (10), a received image signal, in a case where a current frame is one that is located right before a frame in a scanning signal. On the other hand, the memory access section 16 does not write, in the memory (10), a received image signal, in a case where the current frame is one that is located right before a frame in a pause period. This allows a further reduction in electric power used to write, in the memory (10), an image signal received from outside.
US09349332B2
The present disclosure provides a non-overlap data transmission method for a liquid crystal display (LCD). The non-overlap data transmission method includes obtaining an entire fame image data; dividing the entire frame image data into a plurality of image data segments and individually sending the image data segments to a plurality of display processing units at the same time, wherein each of the image data segments is sent to one of the display processing units and image data of each image data segment does not overlap with image data of the other image data segments; and mutually sending image data of the image data segments through the display processing units.
US09349327B2
Disclosed are an electrophoretic display apparatus and a method for driving the same, which facilitate minimization of the flickering of the screen as well as minimization of the unintended gray scale transition caused by the neighboring cells. Disclosed also is a method for measuring the image stability of an electrophoretic display apparatus which allows a user to visually recognize any unintended gray scale transition that may occur after a predetermined time passes without a data voltage supplied and to identify whether the degree of the unintended gray scale transition exceeds an allowable range. When an image switching is performed, no data voltage is supplied to a first cell to be maintained with a first gray scale without gray scale transition, and a data voltage of a predetermined waveform is supplied to a second cell to be maintained with a second gray scale without gray scale transition.
US09349324B2
A pixel circuit includes four transistors, two capacitors and a light emitting element. A gate of first transistor receives a scan signal and a source/drain thereof receives a display data. A terminal of first capacitor couples to another source/drain of first transistor. A gate and a source/drain of second transistor couple to another terminal of first capacitor; and another source/drain thereof receives a switch signal. A terminal of second capacitor receives a reset signal; and another terminal thereof couples to another terminal of first capacitor. A gate of third transistor couples to a terminal of first capacitor. A gate of fourth transistor receives an enable signal; a source/drain thereof couples to a first power supply voltage; and another source/drain thereof couples to one source/drain of third transistor. The anode and cathode of the light emitting element couple to one source/drain of third transistor and a second power supply voltage, respectively.
US09349320B2
Disclosed herein is a display device including: a plurality of pixel circuits; a power source line connected to corresponding ones of the plurality of pixel circuits; and an output buffer circuit for supplying currents to corresponding ones of the plurality of pixel circuits by alternately applying a first potential applied to a first power source supply terminal, and a second potential applied to a second power source supply terminal to the power source line. The output buffer includes a variable resistance circuit connected to a path between the first power source supply terminal and the power source line, the variable resistance circuit serving to change a resistance value thereof in accordance with a magnitude of a total sum of the currents.
US09349315B2
An organic light-emitting display device includes: an organic light-emitting panel defined into a plurality of pixel regions which each includes a drive transistor configured to drive an organic light emission element and a load capacitor configured to charge a threshold voltage of the drive transistor; and a controller configured to calculate an offset information on the basis of the threshold voltage and derive a second image signal by reflecting the offset information to a first image signal.
US09349308B2
Systems and methods are described for dynamically applying a single design across a display field composed of visual surfaces of a number of non-adjoined product packages to create an impression of a single, unified aesthetic. Geometries and layouts of product packages are used to calculate a display field. A source image can be mapped to some or all of the display field to generate one or more field maps. Individual package images can be generated from the field maps, according to various factors, including the individual product package geometries and layouts. Some embodiments allow the generated package images to be previewed, the entire display field to be virtually previewed, and/or the package images to be output.
US09349302B2
A device, computer program and method for outputting linguistic information. The voice output device, for example, includes an output information acquisition unit acquiring linguistic information and attribute information. Attribute information includes an attribute added to each linguistic element included in the linguistic information. A tactile pattern storage unit stores a predetermined tactile pattern corresponding to each linguistic element. A tactile pattern acquisition unit acquires the tactile pattern from the tactile pattern storage unit. A voice output unit reads aloud the linguistic elements and a tactile pattern output unit outputs, in parallel with reading aloud each linguistic element, the tactile pattern corresponding to the attribute added to the linguistic element, thereby allowing a user to sense the tactile pattern by the sense of touch.
US09349296B2
Methods and systems are provided for providing dynamic information. Routing data for a vehicle is integrated with weather data for an area to generate contextual weather information. The contextual weather information is presented with respect to a predetermined route of the vehicle.
US09349290B2
A trip plan is received at an in-vehicle application on a memory of an in-vehicle infotainment unit or at an application on a mobile device memory. The trip plan includes an expected trip duration and/or an expected trip return. An in-vehicle bus facilitates monitoring for a return event, or a mobile device monitoring system facilitates monitoring for a return event. In an example, a notification that the return event has been recognized is received at one of the applications. The return event is identified as having occurred prior to or at the expiration of the expected trip duration and/or return. In another example, one of the applications recognizes that the expected trip duration and/or the return has expired and that no notification of the return event has been received, and a pending alert notification is transmitted to another party.
US09349276B2
A mechanism is provided for receiving sensor configuration information from a remote security, monitoring and automation (SMA) controller, storing that sensor configuration information, and transmitting the sensor configuration information to a remote central station alarm monitoring system in a form usable by the remote central station. In addition, a mechanism is provided for receiving account configuration information from a remote node, storing that account configuration information, and transmitting the account configuration information to the remote central station in a form usable by that remote central station. In this manner, inefficiencies during installation and modification of a security system using the SMA controller can be avoided through automated provision of the information.
US09349271B2
Short or middle range capabilities are activated at a user device, if not already active, in response to receiving a first message initiated at the property device via a wireless wide range connection. a response message, indicating that the short or middle range capabilities of the user device are active, is transmitted to the property device, via a wireless wide range connection. In response to receiving a second message initiated at the property device and indicating a failed scanning for the user device by the property device via a wireless wide range connection, an alarm indicating movement of the property device and that the property device is located out of range for the short or middle range capabilities of the user device is activated at the user device. At the property device, failed scanning processe(s) triggers the property device to initiate alarm activation at the user device.
US09349270B1
A method and apparatus is provided for establishing the whereabouts of an asset being tracked while in the process of being transported to a given destination. This may optionally be accomplished by utilizing identification beacons in the form of RF or other wireless transmitters to establish to a tracking system that a given asset is being transported via the appropriate structure in a pre-established schedule. Further, by knowing in advance that a given structure will be used for transportation or temporary storage, sensing parameters of smart tracking devices may be adjusted to better accommodate customer alert situations.
US09349269B2
A glass breakage detector system including an audio sensor, room-specific evaluation function generating functionality operative to generate at least one room-specific audio signal alarm evaluation function based on at least one of at least one acoustic parameter characterizing a room in which the audio sensor is located and at least two of the following environmental parameters: a size of the room, at least one size of at least one glass element in the room, at least one type of the at least one glass element in the room and at least one distance between the at least one glass element and the audio sensor, and alarm generation functionality operative to receive outputs from the audio sensor and to generate a glass breakage alarm when the outputs from the audio sensor fulfill criteria established by the at least one room-specific audio signal alarm evaluation function.
US09349268B2
The inventive device object of the present application is a comprehensive medical alert system that will save the lives of many people. When immediate medical attention is needed to save a life or to reduce complications, first responders need prompt access to the patient when they arrive at the patient's home. When the door is unlocked automatically using this system, medical personnel will be able to attend to the patient more quickly. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.
US09349262B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for guiding emergency personnel to a location in a facility proximate to an alarm that has been generated. In one aspect, a method may include detecting an alarm condition at a facility protected by a security system and determining a location at the facility of the alarm condition. The method may further include causing at least one indicator at the facility, which is proximate to the determined location of the alarm condition, to generate an identifying alert that is humanly perceivable from an exterior of the facility such that emergency personnel can identify the facility based at least in part on the identifying alert. In some aspects, the method may also include notifying a security representative of the alarm condition, and receiving a notification from the security representative indicating that emergency personnel are dispatched to the facility.
US09349260B2
A sensing device comprises a sensor housing defined in part by two or more outer planes, a light guide including one or more legs, where the light guide defined in part by a vertical plane, and the light guide is an indicator for the sensing device. The light guide extends along a first portion and a second portion, where the first portion is disposed along at a first outer plane of the housing, the second portion is disposed along a second outer plane of the housing. The sensing device further includes a light source disposed adjacent to the light guide, and the light guide includes at least one slot therein. The light source is directed toward the slot, and a surface within the slot transmits light in multiple directions.
US09349258B2
A gaming system, game controller and method of gaming implementing a game wherein one or more symbols are selected to be retained from a previous game outcome based on symbols which contribute to a winning symbol combination in the game outcome. One or more subsequent game outcomes can be generated including the retained symbols. The retained symbols from a previous game outcome can be selected from symbols which contribute to a winning symbols combination in the previous game outcome. In the subsequent game outcome, the retained symbols can contribute to further winning symbol combinations.
US09349255B2
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the use of game modifiers that are triggered in a first game and are used in game stages in a subsequent second game. According to some embodiments, a gaming device is configured to play a multi-stage game of chance. After each stage is completed in a first game, it is determined whether any of the game stages have triggered modifications of one or more game modifiers that are used in one or more corresponding game stages in a subsequently played game. The altered game modifiers may modify prizes associated with an incremented one of the game stages in the subsequent game so that the altered modifiers move between game stages in multiple games.
US09349252B2
A method and system for a player to select numbers for a game ticket for play of a random draw game by displaying available game tokens on a display screen of a mobile computer device, selecting a pre-determined number of the available game tokens, and communicating the selected game ticket to a controller for the random draw game.
US09349247B2
Systems for a networked gaming system are disclosed, including an entertainment game controller connected to a game world controller, and constructed to: communicate an initialization request; receive a plurality of transaction identifiers; communicate game world information and a transaction identifier; receive a gambling outcome and game world resources; display gambling outcome; integrate game world resources; a real world controller connected to the game world controller, and constructed to: receive a wager request; determine gambling outcome; communicate gambling outcome; the game world controller connected to the entertainment game controller and to the real world controller, and constructed to: receive initialization request; determine whether or not the player is authorized; generate plurality of transaction identifiers; communicate plurality of transaction identifiers; receive game world information and transaction identifier; determine whether the transaction identifier is valid; communicate wager request; receive gambling outcome; determine game world resources; and communicate gambling outcome and game world resources.
US09349240B2
A gaming terminal includes a first display screen operative to display a wagering game that includes a lower section. A second display screen is operative to display images of input buttons and includes a touchscreen operative to receive inputs at the input buttons to play the wagering game. The second display screen is smaller than the first display screen. The second display screen is positioned forwardly relative to the lower section of the first display screen such that the second display screen is closer than the first display screen to a player position in front of the gaming terminal. The second display screen is inclined relative to horizontal such that an imaginary plane containing the second display screen intersects the lower section of the first display screen thereby creating an infinity pool effect when viewing the first display screen relative to the second display screen.
US09349237B2
A method for authenticating a printed document which carries barcode that encode authentication data, including word bounding boxes for each word in the original document image and data for reconstructing the original image. The printed document is scanned to generate a target document image, which is then segmented into text words. The word bounding boxes of the original and target document images are used to align the target document image. Then, each word in the original document image is compared to corresponding words in the target document image using word difference map and Hausdorff distance between them. Symbols of the original document image are further compared to corresponding symbols in the target document image using feature comparison, symbol difference map and Hausdorff distance comparison, and point matching. These various comparison results can identify alterations in the target document with respect to the original document, which can be visualized.
US09349236B2
A passive entry system, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising: a mobile device to be carried by a user, said mobile device comprising a low-frequency transceiver for short range communication, an ultra-high-frequency transceiver for long range communication and information concerning access, such as an access code, which is transmittable by said transceivers; and a locking device which is to be unlocked by the mobile device, said locking device comprising a low-frequency transceiver for short-range communication and an ultra-high frequency transceiver for long range communication to receive said information concerning access, such the access code. The transceivers of the mobile device communicates with the transceiver of the locking device and exchange information concerning access, such as said access code, to the locking system via the respective transceivers, wherein the communication range of the ultra-high-frequency transceiver of the mobile device is limited to a short range in a normal operating mode of the mobile device.
US09349221B2
When a medium is set to a printer apparatus, a first printing condition for a longer boarding ticket of two types of boarding ticket length is read and set, the medium is started to be conveyed. Upon detection of a cue mark of the medium, the medium is advanced by a predetermined distance and the apparatus is set to a print-standby state of a second boarding ticket to wait to receive data. Upon reception of first printing data, printing is started under the first printing condition. When the cue mark is detected, if printing is completed, subsequent printing is performed under the first printing condition. If the cue mark is detected before printing is completed, a second printing condition for a shorter boarding ticket is read and set and the printing is performed under the second printing condition.
US09349217B1
An architecture is provided to integrate multiple augmented reality environments to expand user experiences that might otherwise be limited in a single augmented reality environment. The architecture includes multiple augmented reality functional nodes located in separate locations to generate augmented reality environments within respective locations. The nodes are communicatively coupled together through a peer network, via cloud services, or other arrangements. The community of environments allows data, such as captured images, to be ported from one location to another, thereby allowing users to share in common experiences. Examples of such experiences might include team software coding, playing software games, virtually extending line-of-sight beyond physical boundaries, and controlling remote locations by virtually placing oneself in those locations.
US09349214B2
Systems and methods are provided for simulating shadows in a scene. In an embodiment, two or more light sources that cast shadows from objects are identified. Each of those light sources is then assigned to a channel in a shadow mask buffer. The shadows are then accumulated into the shadow mask buffer and may be combined with corresponding lights to render the scene.
US09349213B2
A system for blending includes a memory device, cache, cache controller, and a graphics processing device. The graphics processing device performs blending of a plurality of source images into a single destination image. The graphics processing device performs a method including, for each tile position in the plurality of source images, requesting tiles for the tile position form each source image, blending the tiles individually with a destination tile and overwriting the destination tile in the cache with the result of the blending after each individual blending. The destination tile may be written to memory after each source tile for the each tile position has been blended with the destination tile, such as in response to a cache controller determining that the destination tile is a least recently used (LRU) entry in the cache.
US09349206B2
In one aspect, in general, a method includes receiving, in a user interface of a video editing application executing on a computer system, an indication from a user of the video editing application to edit an animated object associated with a video clip displayed in the user interface, receiving, by the video editing application executing on the computer system, data specifying an editing location of the animated object, and determining, by the video editing application executing on the computer system, a frame of the video clip associated with the editing location of the animated object, the determination based on the data specifying the editing location of the animated object. Other aspects may include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products.
US09349194B2
A method and an apparatus for life cycle management for superpixels associated to frames of a sequence of frames are described. An area occupied by a superpixel in a frame of the sequence of frames is monitored. In case the area of the superpixel becomes smaller than a specified first value, the superpixel is terminated in the later frame. In case the area of the superpixel becomes larger than a specified second value, the superpixel is split in the later frame.
US09349186B2
The system and method of the invention combines target image intensity into a maximum likelihood estimate (MLE) framework as in STAPLE to take advantage of both intensity-based segmentation and statistical label fusion based on atlas consensus and performance level, abbreviated iSTAPLE. The MLE framework is then solved using a modified expectation-maximization algorithm to simultaneously estimate the intensity profiles of structures of interest as well as the true segmentation and atlas performance level. The iSTAPLE greatly extends the use of atlases such that the target image need not have the same image contrast and intensity range as the atlas images.
US09349183B1
A method, apparatus and computer program product for three-dimensional viewing of images is presented. Embodiments of the invention provide a process for combining slices generated by medical imaging devices to create a volume of interest and then present this volume in a three-dimensional representation to a head display unit so that the user can obtain a holistic view of the patient. Key image processing techniques are applied which enable the user to rotate and view the volume of interest from alternative viewpoints; to enable tissue subtraction to facilitate unobstructed viewing of a region of interest; to identify differing tissues with color schematics; to zoom in for optimal viewing; and to view a moving image of a volume of interest.
US09349169B2
A preferred method receives a color image and a corresponding raw depth map from a sensor or system. Unreliable regions are determined in the raw depth map by calculating pixel reliabilities for pixels throughout the depth map. Information is collected from the color image, for corresponding pixels in the unreliable regions of the raw depth map, from neighboring pixels outside the unreliable regions. The depth of pixels in the unreliable regions is updated with information collected from the reliable regions. Robust multi-later filtering is conducted on the adjusted depth map to produce an enhanced depth map.
US09349168B2
A region determination circuit (60) determines whether or not each of the pixels in an image is within a region subject to correction, in which pixels having at most a predetermined brightness level appear with a frequency equal to or less than a predetermined value. An offset level generation circuit (10) generates an offset level (Offset) on the basis of the brightness of the pixels determined to be within the region subject to correction. An offset subtraction circuit (1) subtracts the offset level (Offset) from the image signal (Yi) to generate an offset image signal (Yofst). A gain generation circuit (20) generates a gain for the offset image signal (Yofst). A gain multiplication circuit (2) multiplies the offset image signal (Yofst) by the gain to generate a corrected image signal (Ya).
US09349162B1
A reference value for a color statistic and an input image sample are received. A global color mapping is performed between the input image sample and the reference value to obtain a globally-mapped input image sample, the color statistic of the globally-mapped input image sample substantially matching the reference value and each pixel location in the globally-mapped input image sample having a correspondence with a corresponding pixel location in the input image sample. A point-to-point color mapping function minimizing for all pixels an error between the globally-mapped input image sample and the input image sample mapped according to the color mapping function is computed, the color mapping function transforming a color value of each pixel location in the input image sample to substantially match a color value of the corresponding pixel location in the globally-mapped input image sample.
US09349157B2
A method of controlling the movement of a virtual camera whose image plane provides a cut-out from a captured image of a scene is disclosed. The method comprises: defining a set of first pixel positions forming the boundary of the cut-out of the captured image; defining a set of second pixel positions for the boundary of the captured image; calculating a virtual camera rotation matrix to be applied to the first pixel positions, the virtual camera rotation matrix representative of the difference in at least one of the yaw and pitch of the image plane of the virtual camera and the image plane of the captured image of the scene, wherein the virtual camera rotation matrix is limited such that when one of the set of first pixel positions is transformed using the virtual camera rotation matrix, the transformed first pixel position is located within the boundary of the captured image.
US09349156B2
Image data is subject to compression and decompression when it is respectively written to and read from a frame buffer. If a portion of the image data is identified as static (subject to less than a threshold amount of change for greater than a threshold time), then compression control parameters used for compression of that portion of the image are adjusted so as to increase the compression ratio achieved, hold the degree of lossiness substantially constant and increase the energy consumed while compressing that portion. The increased energy consumption during this high compression ratio compression is likely compensated for by a reduction in energy subsequently consumed when writing that frame-buffer image data to the frame buffer and reading that frame-buffer image data multiple times from the frame buffer. The compression characteristics varied may be to increase the block size used in the compression. Other variations in compression applied may be to change from single-pass compression to multi-pass compression, switch compression on and off altogether, or reorder the data when it has been compressed so as to match the order it will be read and so achieve support for longer read burst.
US09349155B2
A computing apparatus is provided. The computing apparatus includes a memory unit configured to have an address space defined as a multidimensional space having at least two axes, and a memory access unit configured to include a first pointer register storing a first pointer pointing to a row corresponding to the first axis and a second pointer register storing a second pointer pointing to a column corresponding to the second axis.
US09349154B2
One embodiment of the present invention sets for a method for accessing data objects stored in a memory that is accessible by a graphics processing unit (GPU). The method comprises the steps of creating a data object in the memory based on a command received from an application program, wherein the data object is organized non-linearly in the memory, transmitting a first handle associated with the data object to the application program such that data associated with different draw commands can be accessed by the GPU, wherein the first handle includes an address related to the location of the data object in the memory, receiving a first draw command as well as the first handle from the application program, and transmitting the first draw command and the first handle to the GPU for processing.
US09349153B2
The disclosure relates generally to improving readability of machine-readable information, despite signal capture distortion. One claim recites a method comprising: obtaining input data, the input data representing imagery or video, the input data comprising test data and a machine-readable signal; determining characteristics associated with the test data to determine information regarding signal capture distortion of the input data; based on at least the characteristics, determining an amount of correction or counteracting to be applied to the input data; using a programmed processor, applying a determined amount of correction or counteracting to the input data; and analyzing corrected or counteracted input data to obtain the machine-readable signal. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well.
US09349151B2
A fingerprinting apparatus, including: a plurality of receiving units to receive a plurality of input datasets, each of the plurality of input datasets divided into a plurality of input segments, at least one of the plurality of input datasets uniquely marked; a selector to select at least one input segment from one of at least two different input datasets of the plurality of input datasets; and at least one combiner to arrange the selected at least one input segment to produce an output dataset having a plurality of output segments, such that the number of output segments is equal to the number of input segments in each input dataset.
US09349148B2
The present invention is directed to a self consistent method for adaptive implementation of overflying multi sensor measurements and derivation of conclusions and determinations “agregants”, derived and/or developed from the measured results and/or resulting from science-based processing design to integrate and process the measured results and other data and scientific knowledge. Furthermore, the aggregants may be pertinent to determination of status and proactive management models of the at least one distributed resource by a single or repeatable implementation of one or several steps.
US09349141B2
An application management system modifies developer-submitted applications, such as mobile applications, to add various types of functionality before such applications are made available for purchase. The added functionality may, for example, enable end users to make in-application purchases of content items from an application store. As another example, Digital Rights Management (DRM) functionality may be added for controlling user access to content items, such as content items available in an application store.
US09349136B2
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide an electronic marketplace that matches units of content from secondary content providers with suitable vacancies from primary content providers. Vacancies may constitute, or be included in, any digital transmission containers, such as a television or radio programming, web pages, and the like. Specifically, the electronic marketplace automatically matches content offered by secondary content providers with vacancies offered by primary content providers thus filling the vacancies in these containers through a real-time content trading, placement, and distribution system. To do so, attributes associated with the vacancies and with units of secondary content are used to trade and match suitable vacancies with suitable content. This invention enables both secondary content owners and vacancy owners (primary content providers) to obtain the full commercial benefit of their secondary content and containers.
US09349131B2
A interactive digital advertising system including a soft-copy display including at least an information display region and a command control region, a digital image capture system positioned to capture a time sequence of images of users located in a field-of-view of the soft-copy display, and a storage memory storing a library of advertisements. A time sequence of images is analyzed to detect a plurality of users, and at least one of the users is designated to be a controlling user. The captured images are displayed in the command control region, wherein the detected users are demarked using graphical elements. The captured time sequence of images is analyzed to determine one or more demographic attributes relating to the designated controlling user, and a particular advertisement from the library of advertisements is selected and displayed in the information display region responsive to the determined demographic information.
US09349130B2
Both a relative positioned resource and an absolute positioned resource may be generated using a single editor having a single syntax for both the relative and absolute positioned elements. A layout module generates an intermediate data structure based on element information. The element information includes content of at least one element, Cartesian coordinates of the at least one element, and dimensional information of the at least one element. A unified processing module generates a first resource having absolute positioned elements by processing the intermediate data structure, and generates a second resource having relative positioned elements by processing the same intermediate data structure.
US09349123B1
Disclosed are various embodiments for a hybrid networked application. An application context communicates with a thin client application. The application context maintains a navigation state and manages previously loaded content to simulate a native application experience. Navigation contexts facilitate the search and discovery of information. Overlays facilitate the discovery and rendering of item details.
US09349116B2
A processing device used to support communications between users of the collaboration system is provided with a graphical user interface. A graphical context activation mechanism associated with a discussion between users of the collaboration system may be displayed. Responsive to a selection input, a graphical illustration of information regarding the users participating in the discussion is displayed. The graphical illustration may comprise indicia of location of at least one of the users that may be displayed, for example, within the context of a geographical map. The graphical illustration may further comprise indicia of identity of at least one of the users. Additionally, a textual context activation mechanism may be provided and utilized in the same manner, thereby allowing text-based context regarding the message to be displayed. In this manner, team-wide context may be more readily established.
US09349110B2
A comprehensive enterprise product management system to effectuate efficient product time to market. The system includes a process model and a data model. The process model consists of entities that represent typical concepts in a trade setting and relationships among these entities. The data model represents the complexity of a product, including defining the entities that comprise the product and the relationship among these entities. The process model and the data model accommodate the dynamic characteristics associated with both product definition and channels of trade.
US09349105B2
Machine learning solutions compensate for data missing from input (training) data and thereby arrive at a predictive model that is based upon, and consistent with, the training data. The predictive model can be generated within a learning algorithm framework by transforming the training data to generate modality or similarity kernels. Similarity values can be generated for these missing similarity values.
US09349104B2
Methods and apparatus are directed to geofencing applications that utilize machine learning. A computing device can receive a plurality of geofence-status indications, where a geofence-status indication includes training data associated with a geofence at a first location. The geofence is associated with a geographical area. The computing device trains a geofence-status classifier to determine a geofence status by providing the training data as input to the geofence-status classifier. The training data includes data for a plurality of training features. After the geofence-status classifier is trained, the computing device receives query data associated with a second location. The query data includes data for a plurality of query features. The query features include a query feature that corresponds to a training feature. The query data is input to the geofence-status classifier. After providing the query data, the trained geofence-status classifier indicates the geofence status.
US09349103B2
According to one embodiment, in response to a set of data for anomaly detection, a Bayesian belief network (BBN) model is applied to the data set, including for each of a plurality of features of the BBN model, performing an estimate using known observed values associated with remaining features to generate a posterior probability for the corresponding feature. A scoring operation is performed using a predetermined scoring algorithm on posterior probabilities of all of the features to generate a similarity score, wherein the similarity score represents a degree to which a given event represented by the data set is novel relative to historical events represented by the BBN model.
US09349096B2
A context-awareness system has an event data producer for forming event data from node data including a node value and node information, a context producer, and an event data manager for storing event data formation suppression information and event data conversion rules. The context producer sends the number of entries of event data (the number of inputs) to the event data manager per unit time. The manager sends to the event data producer the event data formation suppression information and event data conversion rules corresponding to the number of inputs. The event data producer forms event data depending on the event data formation suppression information and event data conversion rules corresponding to the number of inputs. Appropriate context information is formed without increasing the amount of resources when data including values related to events are entered in large amount and frequently.
US09349094B2
According to an aspect, a method for providing a minimal explanation to a set of unsatisfiable constraints involves retrieving a minimal subset of constraints that remain together unsatisfiable. The method includes iterating over a list of n constraints, and building a minimal explanation to a set of unsatisfiable constraints by determining which constraint to add to the set of unsatisfiable constraints. Building includes accelerating by removing an increasing number of constraints until removed further constraints makes the set of constraints satisfiable. A dichotomic search is performed on the removed further constraints. The average observed distance is identified between successive constraints in the set of unsatisfiable constraints. A plurality of 2k further constraints located in the list of constraints is removed at the average observed distance from the most recently added constraint. Testing whether a current selected subset is unsatisfiable is performed for the first log2(n) added constraints.
US09349087B2
There is disclosed by the present invention a method of generating a marker to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit goods by applying to surfaces of items, articles, goods, vehicles, fabrics and/or premises, the method includes: applying at least one coding to the surface, where the coding is applied randomly such that the coding provides a unique pattern when subjected to a particular type of stimulus.
US09349076B1
Systems and methods are provided for detecting target object(s) within image(s) based on selective template matching. More specifically, the systems and methods relate to template generation, selection and matching based on the identification of regions of interest within image(s). Training images showing target object(s) can be obtained and regions of interest that are deemed more likely to contain part(s) of the target object can be identified based on the training images. Subsequent to the identification of regions of interest, templates for target object detection can be generated based thereon. Templates can be applied on testing images. Based on the test application of templates, a subgroup of templates can be selected to serve as a basis for target object detection in subsequent images.
