US09468130B2
A microchannel cooling device includes a heat sink having a liquid refrigerant flow channel having a microscopic cross section and connected to a heat source thermally, and a thermoelectric element provided on the heat sink and extending parallel to a direction of extension of the liquid refrigerant flow channel.
US09468125B2
An electronic device includes an enclosure and a first bracket coupling in the enclosure. The enclosure includes two opposite side walls. The first bracket includes a first shell for mounting a number of hard disk drives and a resilient first latching member. The first shell includes two opposite side plates. Two distal ends of the side plates are rotatably coupled to the side walls of the enclosure. The first latching member is mounted to the distal end of one of the side plate. The first latching member includes a positioning portion abutting against an inner surface of the corresponding side wall, to deform the first latching member.
US09468122B2
An apparatus for holding a portable device is provided which includes a cradle for holding the portable device. A support member is operatively coupled to the cradle and includes an inserting member. The inserting member may be received by a receiving member coupled to a base member, wherein the base member is mounted to a supporting surface. Once the receiving member receives the inserting member, at least one locking mechanism can releasably couple the support member to the base member for securing the apparatus to the surface.
US09468121B2
An electrical connection box includes FL accommodating parts that are disposed on a main face wall of a casing that faces a front side of a circuit board and to which fusible links are fit; first bus bars that are erected in a vertical direction from the circuit board and connect the fusible links fit to the FL accommodating parts and the circuit board; second bus bars each of which includes a first vertical part erected in the vertical direction from the circuit board, a horizontal part that extends in a parallel direction with respect to the circuit board, and a second vertical part that extends in the vertical direction and that connect the fusible links and the circuit board; and a block body of a bus bar block that is disposed on the circuit board and holds the first bus bars and the second bus bars.
US09468118B1
A foam layer may be reinforced by applying a primer layer prior to application of a metal or other absorbent layer. The primer layer seals the foam layer so that the foam layer does not absorb portions of the metal layer in a manner that may significantly increase the weight of the foam layer. Thus the foam layer may be reinforced by metal layers while maintaining its low weight properties. The reinforced foam layer may be used to create a component for an electronic device.
US09468114B2
A housing includes a substrate and a decorative layer deposited on the substrate. The decorative layer includes chromium, iron, aluminum, chromium oxide, ferric oxide, and aluminum oxide. The chromium oxide, ferric oxide, and aluminum oxide distribute evenly among the chromium, iron, and aluminum respectively, such that the chromium, iron, and aluminum atoms are separated from each other. The decorative layer is electrically non-conductive and electromagnetically transmissive and gives the housing a mirror-like black and metallic appearance. An electronic device using the housing is also described.
US09468113B2
One or more fastenings can be used to fasten components together, such as housing components on a computing device. Each fastening can include a first opening associated with a first component, a second opening associated with a second component, a floating fastener, and a screw. The floating fastener is inserted into the first opening and/or second opening, and includes a threaded opening therein having a primary axis therethrough. The screw is inserted through first and/or second openings and into the threaded opening in the floating fastener. The screw and threaded opening combination is defined by contact between the screw and threaded opening about a thread surface that is substantially perpendicular to the primary axis, a screw thread return angle of 45 degrees or less, and a thread depth that is less than about triple the float between the major diameters of the screw and the threaded opening.
US09468110B2
According to a chassis assembly structure, in assembling a front chassis side assembly in a bottom chassis, a front chassis side assembly 120 is configured such that when an upper surface end of a mechanical holder 103 projected to the rear side of a mechanical holder 103 is brought into contact with a rear-side bent part 111 of a bottom chassis 101, and a front side thereof is rotated about the contact portion serving as a rotational support axis toward the bottom chassis 101, a lower part of a front chassis 105 is invited and fitted between an angled pressing tab 113 and an upright part 112 along an inclined surface of an angled pressing tab 113.
US09468104B2
A module board includes a first board including a first surface and a second surface, a second board where its first surface faces the second surface of the first board, an external electrode formed on the exterior of the second board, and a joining member joining the external electrode and a terminal provided on the second surface of the first board. The external electrode includes a first surface part positioned on the first surface of the second board, a second surface part positioned on a second surface of the second board opposite to the first surface, and a connecting part connecting the first and second surface parts. The joining member includes a joining surface joining to the external electrode. The joining surface covers the first surface part and at least a portion of the connecting part that is closer to the first surface part than to the second surface part.
US09468096B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, an epoxy resin composition comprises an epoxy compound, a curing agent, and an inorganic filler, wherein the inorganic filler includes boron nitride (BN).
US09468089B2
An EBG structure of an embodiment includes an electrode plane, a first insulating layer provided on the electrode plane, a first metal patch provided on the first insulating layer, a second metal patch provided on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer provided on the first and second metal patches, an interconnect layer provided on the second insulating layer, a third insulating layer provided on the interconnect layer, a first via connected to the electrode plane and the first metal patch, and a second via connected to the electrode plane and the second metal patch. The second metal patch is separately adjacent to the first metal patch. The interconnect layer has a first opening and a second opening. The first via penetrates through the first opening. The second via penetrates through the second opening.
US09468088B2
The present invention relates to a conductive film with high transmittance and having a number of anti reflection (AR) coated films, whereby transmittance of an ITO film can be improved by coating the number of anti reflection (AR) coating having a high refractivity and lower refractivity on the conductive film, and the present invention according to an exemplary embodiment can be advantageously applied to a touch panel of an ITO film/ITO film combination to obtain a clear image due to sufficient transmittance, wherein an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a conductive film formed with a transparent electrode pattern, and a number of anti reflection (AR) films formed on at least one surface of the conductive film to prevent optical reflection.
US09468087B1
Disclosed examples include power modules and fabrication methods therefor in which one or more power device dies include a switching device and a second device die with a circuit component are mounted to a lead frame or other interconnect structure on a substrate structure, and a body structure is formed around portions of the power module providing a first opening to expose a portion of the substrate structure to provide an externally accessible first exposed surface along the top of the power module, and the body structure includes a second opening exposing a portion of the first device die along the bottom of the power module to provide a thermally conductive path to draw heat away from the power device dies.
US09468080B2
A lighting tool for setting lighting parameters of a plurality of light sources (1). A processor (2) is provided which is connectable to the plurality of light sources (1), and arranged to control lighting parameters of each of the plurality of light sources (1). A position storage unit (3) is connected to the processor (2) for storing spatial positions of the plurality of light sources (1). A camera arrangement (4) is connected to the processor (2) for providing a view of at least part of a scene illuminated by the plurality of light sources (1). The processor (2) is arranged to correlate a viewing area of the camera arrangement (4) and a retrieved spatial position of one or more of the plurality of light sources (1).
US09468061B2
An LED driver for powering an LED fixture is described, the LED driver including a switched mode power supply for providing a current to the LED fixture, and a control unit for controlling a switch of the switched mode power supply. The control unit includes an input terminal for receiving a set point representing a desired output characteristic of the LED fixture. The control unit is further configured to periodically determine an opening instance of the switch and a closing instance of the switch, determining an average current estimate based on at least one measurement of the current to the LED fixture at least one measurement instance determined on the basis of at least one of the opening instance or the closing instance of the switch, and applying the average current estimate as a feedback signal representing the average current for controlling the LED current.
US09468059B2
Disclosed is a light emitting device driving apparatus configured to control a light emitting unit including light emitting devices or array(s) thereof connected in series. The light emitting device driving apparatus includes a rectifier configured to rectify an AC signal and supply to the light emitting unit a ripple current signal, and a sequential driving controller configured to generate a reference current, compare the reference current with a channel current from the light emitting unit, and selectively connect one of channel lines connected to respective output terminals of the light emitting devices or array(s) thereof. The sequential driving controller adjusts a level and/or value of the reference current based on the ripple current signal. The reference current is a current flowing between the first node and a ground potential.
US09468046B2
A hybrid power architecture for lighting system that physically separates the conversion of AC-DC constant voltage power from the conversion of DC-DC constant current needed to drive the LEDs. The hybrid power architecture comprises a power converter to generate DC volt power, a battery backup unit for providing backup in the event of power failure and control architecture for controlling the intensity of the lighting system.
US09468033B2
A method of associating multiple user endpoints (UEs) with a single IMS session in an IMS network having a serving node for controlling at least one IMS session for a user and at least a first access network for providing access to UEs. The method involves associating a first UE with the user and with an IMS session; discovering a second UE in a proximity of the first UE; discovering information about the second UE; communicating the information about the second UE to the serving node; the serving node utilizing computer-implemented policy logic to determine whether to associate the second UE with the user and the IMS session; and if the policy logic determines that the second UE is to be associated, the serving node associating the second UE with the IMS session while retaining the association with the first UE.
US09468030B2
A method, a device, and a network system of establishing a tunnel are provided in embodiments of the present disclosure. The method of establishing the tunnel includes: obtaining, by a WTP, an address of an AC and an address of a BRAS from a DHCP server; using, by the WTP, the address of the AC to establish a CAPWAP control tunnel with the AC; and using, by the WTP, the address of the BRAS to establish a CAPWAP data tunnel with the BRAS. By using the technical scheme provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the CAPWAP data tunnel may be established between the WTP and the BRAS.
US09468021B2
A method, apparatus, and system for communication information transmission are provided in the embodiments of the present invention. The method comprises: communication information is transmitted to a base station (BS); when the communication information fails to be transmitted to the BS, a first backoff upper limit is obtained according to the number of times the transmission has failed; a backoff upper limit is determined according to the first backoff upper limit, and a backoff time of retransmitting the communication information is selected according to the backoff upper limit. In the embodiments of the present invention, terminal can obtain the proper backoff upper limit according to the number of times it has failed to transmit the communication information, thereby reducing the latency of its uplink data transmission.
US09468020B2
Management of throughput, link rate, airtime, access, collision probability and other factors influencing performance of a wireless access point configured to wirelessly support two or more networks over the same radio channel and/or antenna is contemplated. The management may be suitable for use with access points operating according to a Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) based on Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) whereby each device desiring airtime executes a random binary backoff procedure or other suitable contention based process before attempting to access the channel.
US09468016B2
A method and apparatus for enabling prioritization of signaling messages in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method receives at least one signaling message, and classifies each of the at least one signaling message. The method schedules each of the at least one signaling message for processing, and discards selectively one or more signaling messages that have been scheduled under an overload condition.
US09468011B2
The present invention relates to a system and method for changing a wireless personal area network (WPAN) channel when the quality of communication is degraded due to a change of a wireless environment. The system according to the present invention includes slaves configured to transmit/receive data, and a master connected to the slaves and configured to obtain communication state information of the slaves and select an adjacent channel search slave from among the slaves according to the obtained communication state information of the slaves.
US09468005B2
Disclosed are a data transmission method, apparatus and system in a heterogeneous network. The data transmission method in a heterogeneous network comprises: a macro base station carrying control information in a subframe, transmitting the control information to a terminal in a control-frequency band, and informing a low power node of the control information; according to the control information, the low power node carrying data information in a subframe and transmitting the data information to a terminal by a data-frequency band; the control-frequency band and the data-frequency band are statically deployed, and the control-frequency band and the data-frequency band are non-overlapped.
US09468000B2
A method, apparatus are described for a cloud based radio access network (RAN). The method may include transmitting a first message from a base station to a user equipment (UE), determining that a second message from the UE is not received by a media access control (MAC) scheduler within a pre-determined time, delaying re-transmission of the first message or transmission of a third message from the base station to the UE, and scheduling other hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes of the UE in intervening sub-frames. The method may include receiving a first message from a UE at a base station, determining that a second message from the base station cannot be constructed within a pre-determined time from delays in receiving assignments from a Cloud, constructing and transmitting the second message to UEs based on assignments received earlier from the Cloud, and suspending an HARQ process associated with other UEs.
US09467999B2
Systems and methods for configuring base stations in a geographic region to handle specific respective types of data traffics are provided. The configuration of the base stations can be static, semi-static, or dynamic. User devices are associated with base stations based on their data traffic requirements. By configuring each base station for a particular traffic type, each base station can handle its corresponding traffic with lower complexity and using fewer resources.
US09467996B2
A method for transmitting, by a base station, signals in a communication system. The base station transmits, to a mobile station via a primary carrier band of the mobile station, carrier aggregation configuration information informing the mobile station of a subsidiary carrier band for the mobile station. The base station receives, from the mobile station, control information for the subsidiary carrier band via the primary carrier band. The carrier aggregation configuration information includes a physical identification of a frequency allocation band used as the subsidiary carrier band and a logical identification assigned to the subsidiary carrier band for the mobile station. The physical identification includes one of plural absolute frequency band indexes assigned to frequency allocation bands available in the communication system. The logical identification includes a logical index assigned to the subsidiary carrier band identifying the subsidiary carrier band from among a plurality of frequency allocation bands.
US09467985B2
Disclosed are a method and a system for transmitting a data stream, aiming at increasing system capacity. The method includes: transmitting, by a first sending end, a coded first data stream to a first receiving end, and transmitting, by a second sending end, a coded second data stream to a second receiving end on time-frequency resources occupied by transmission of the first data stream by the first sending end; decoding, by the first receiving end, a first received signal received to obtain a first decoded result, and transmitting at least one decoded result in the first decoded result to the second receiving end; and decoding, by the second receiving end, a second received signal received, by using the at least one decoded result in the first decoded result to obtain a second decoded result.
US09467976B2
A user equipment implements a method of processing indication messages, such as SCRI (signalling connection release indication) messages. For at least one RRC (radio resource control) state, if the current RRC state of the UE is a result of a previously sent indication, the UE inhibits itself from sending a further indication message.
US09467964B2
Disclosed are a network-based device, method and computer-readable medium for operating an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) to provide registration review. The method embodiment includes tracking and storing all current registrations for each user in an IMS system, receiving a request from a user for a status of the user's current registrations and presenting, in response to the request, the current status of current registrations for the user.
US09467961B2
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for establishing a Gs association, where the method includes: when a serving GPRS support node SGSN determines that an SGs association of a user equipment UE in an idle mode signaling reduction function ISR activated state is released, sending, by the SGSN, a location update request to a mobile switch center/visitor location register MSC/VLR, so that the SGSN and the MSC/VLR establish a Gs association for the UE. An embodiment of the present invention further provides an SGSN. In the embodiments of the present invention, when a UE is in an ISR activated state, and after an SGs association is released, a Gs association can be established in time, and therefore, the UE is not implicitly detached by an MSC/VLR, and a mobile terminated service of the UE is not affected, thereby enhancing service experience of a user.
US09467960B2
A user equipment (UE) is configured to perform a method for determining a timing reference for a secondary cell (SCell) in a secondary timing advance group (sTAG). The method includes selecting a SCell among a plurality of SCells within a sTAG as an uplink timing reference cell based on a predefined rule that is known at the UE and an eNB in communication with the UE. The method also includes receiving a downlink carrier from the selected SCell and determining, from the downlink carrier, a downlink timing used as a reference for an uplink transmission timing.
US09467936B2
Provided are a multimode terminal and a service implementation method for a multimode terminal. The multimode terminal includes: a master controller, a slave controller, a subscriber identity module card, a first radio frequency chip, a first antenna, a second radio frequency chip and a second antenna. The master controller includes: a main processor, configured to select a network system for executing a current service and call a processing chip of the selected network system to execute the current service, and a first processing chip of a first network system; the slave controller includes: a second processing chip of a second network system; and the subscriber identity module card is coupled with the master controller and the slave controller respectively. By the technical solution, a network resource can be fully utilized.
US09467935B2
A communication apparatus searches for an external apparatus prior to connecting to a wireless network, determines a service provided by the searched external apparatus, transmits a request, based on the determined service, and connects, when the request for utilizing the service is accepted, to the wireless network to establish communication with the external apparatus through the wireless network.
US09467933B2
A device and method for active scanning are disclosed. The active scanning method in a wireless LAN can comprise the steps of: allowing an AP to receive a probe request frame containing an the AP identifier; determining whether the AP is a target AP or a non-target AP on the basis of the AP identifier; and performing back-off for the transmission of a probe response frame from a second interval after a first interval is terminated in a minimum channel interval when the AP is a non-target AP. Therefore, the present invention can prevent probe response frames from flooding a STA in a short period of time by distributing intervals in which probe response frames are received to the STA. In addition, the time used by the STA to perform active scanning can be reduced.
US09467929B2
A wireless terminal according to an embodiment includes a display unit, a wireless LAN communication unit, a wireless WAN communication unit, and a control unit. The control unit acquires, when a radio wave intensity of a wireless signal output from a wireless LAN access point detected by the wireless LAN communication unit satisfies a predetermined condition, notification information corresponding to the wireless LAN access point by the wireless WAN communication unit or by the wireless LAN communication unit, and to indicates the notification information with an indication unit.
US09467928B2
A wireless communication network access controller assembly for preventing texting while driving includes a portion shaped to fit within a standard power port of a vehicle. The assembly includes at least one engagement member that places the assembly in a coupling arrangement with the power port of the vehicle and prevents removal of the assembly by the driver. A network access controller creates a local wireless network that is an overlay to a part of an existing wireless network and that prevents wireless communications access to the existing wireless network.
US09467918B1
A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include training a statistical model representing radio access point loads or load changes for radio access points, wherein the statistical model is trained using, at least in part, historical measurement data associated with previous user equipment (UE) handovers among the radio access points and wherein the historical measurement data used to train the statistical model is gathered before and after the previous UE handovers; collecting current measurement data associated with a source radio access point and a target radio access point; and calculating a predicted load or load change for the target radio access point for one or more potential UE handovers from the source radio access point to the target radio access point for one or more UE based, at least in part, on application of the current measurement data to the trained statistical model.
US09467905B2
When carrying out a downlink handover, a source base transceiver station from which a mobile node is moving receives packets to be transmitted, via a wireless section, to the mobile node from an IP network, and copies and transfers them to a destination base transceiver station to which the mobile node is moving. On the other hand, when carrying out an uplink handover, the source base transceiver station compares the reliability of transport blocks which are received via a wireless section, from the mobile node and which are demodulated and decoded by the local station with that of transport blocks which are received via an IP network, from another base transceiver station and which are demodulated and decoded thereby, packetizes selected transport blocks with a better quality, and transmits them to a communications-partner node according to a route table, thereby implementing distribution of traffic via the IP network.
US09467902B2
A radio communication system, includes a base station apparatus; and a terminal apparatus, wherein radio communication is performed between the base station apparatus and terminal apparatus, the terminal apparatus includes: a required time notification signal generation unit which generates a required time notification signal indicating a required time for change of a transmission bandwidth or a reception bandwidth to the base station apparatus; and a transmission unit which transmits the required time notification signal, and the base station apparatus includes a reception unit which receives the required time notification signal.
US09467901B2
According to a first aspect, it is presented a method for paging a particular wireless device. The method is performed in a radio base station and comprises the operations of: receiving a paging request from a core network node to page the particular wireless device, the paging request comprising a temporary identifier of the particular wireless device; obtaining at least one radio cell identifier for the particular wireless device from a database mapping temporary identifiers of the wireless device with radio cell identifiers; paging the particular wireless device using the at least one radio cell identifier for the particular wireless device; and determining the paging to be successful when a connection request comprising the temporary identifier is received from the particular wireless device.
US09467892B2
A method and an apparatus for transmitting a data packet are provided. A user equipment UE determines that service data unit SDU delivery needs to be performed for an erroneous data packet born on a radio bearer RB of a service. If the received data packet is not received correctly after maximum retransmission times are achieved, the UE determines that a received data packet is the erroneous data packet. The UE delivers the SDU in the erroneous data packet to a radio link control RLC entity corresponding to the RB, and the RLC entity in the UE sends the SDU to an upper layer of the RLC entity. The delivery of the erroneous data packet may be achieved, so that an air interface resource may be effectively utilized and the decoding quality may be improved.
US09467887B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide an MDT control method, system, and network element device. The network element device acquires an MDT PLMN list, where the MDT PLMN List includes at least two PLMN identities, and UEs in at least two PLMNs corresponding to the at least two PLMN identities can perform MDT in the at least two PLMNs; when a first UE accesses a current PLMN, the network element device acquires and determines that a user intention of the first UE is to permit performing the MDT; the network element device judges whether the MDT PLMN List includes an HPLMN identity or an EHPLMN identity of the first UE; and when the MDT PLMN List includes the HPLMN identity or EHPLMN identity of the first UE, the network element device instructs the first UE to perform the MDT measurements.
US09467882B2
Provided is a radio communication terminal which is capable of measuring quality in communication with a handover destination with high accuracy. The radio communication terminal is capable of communicating with a base station or a relay node, and includes: a receiver which receives control information including information relating to measurement of measuring quality of a neighbor cell; an extractor which extracts information on a subframe where the measurement should be performed, which is a subframe where only transmission of a signal from the relay node connected to the base station is performed, from the information relating to the measurement; a measurement section which performs the measurement, on a subframe basis, based on the extracted information on the subframe where the measurement should be performed; and a transmitter which transmits a result of the measurement to the base station or the relay node.
US09467879B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus for automated close-loop electromagnetic (EM) datalink testing are disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosed method involves routing, by a user simulator, at least one user input data and at least one user control command to a controller. The method further involves encrypting, by an encryption device(s), at least one user input data to generate at least one encrypted user input data. Also, the method involves transmitting, by a first radio, at least one encrypted user input data to a second radio via an EM signal(s); and receiving, by the second radio, at least one received encrypted user input data. Additionally, the method involves decrypting, by the encryption device(s), at least one received encrypted user input data to produce at least one received user input data. Further, the method involves processing, by the user simulator, at least one received user input data to generate a status report.
US09467874B2
A technique: including receiving neighbouring cell information specifying one or more cells as neighbouring cells for a first cell of a plurality of cells associated with a gateway entity; and selecting based on said neighbouring cell information an identifier for said first cell that distinguishes said first cell from any other cell of said plurality of cells associated with said gateway entity that specifies one or more neighbouring cells in common with said first cell.
US09467864B2
The present invention discloses a method of spectrum utilization in a wireless cellular environment with coverage of at least two wireless networks and a related apparatus. The method includes: determining a RSRP threshold; detecting, by a small-cell base station, RSRPs of at least one large-cell base station; and comparing the highest one of the detected RSRPs with the determined RSRP threshold, adopting a separate spectrum mode if the highest one of the detected RSRPs exceeds the determined RSRP threshold, and otherwise, adopting a shared spectrum mode. According to the method and apparatus of the present invention, a separate spectrum mode is adopted when the small-cell base station is relatively close to the large-cell base station to decrease interferences between the small-cell base station and large-cell base station and to increase spectrum usage efficiency in the wireless cellular environment with coverage of at least two wireless networks, however, a shared spectrum mode is adopted when the small-cell base station is relatively far from to the large-cell base station to realize sharing spectrum and increase spectrum usage efficiency in the wireless cellular environment with coverage of at least two wireless networks.
US09467860B2
An apparatus, method and computer-readable storage medium to efficiently connect to wireless access point(s). An electronic device may capture coded information. The coded information may include a security key to connect to a wireless access point, and the coded information may be an image, an audio clip, text, or a video. The coded information may be steganographically encoded. The coded information may be captured from a display of a second electronic device. The second electronic device may include the wireless access point.
US09467850B2
In some embodiments an accelerometer is mechanically coupled to a first device. The accelerometer obtains a vibration profile in response to a relative movement of the first device and a second device. A radio transmits an encrypted version of the vibration profile to the second device and receives an encrypted version of a vibration profile from the second device. A processor sets up a secure channel between the radio and the second device in which to exchange keys with the second device in order to decrypt the received encrypted vibration profile. The processor also decrypts the received encrypted vibration profile in response to at least one of the exchanged keys, compares the transmitted vibration profile with the received vibration profile and allows a sharing of resources with the second device if a match occurs between the transmitted vibration profile and the received vibration profile. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09467849B2
This invention discloses a method for security communication of carrier aggregation between base stations, which method comprises receiving, by a user equipment, a first message to add a cell controlled by a secondary base station as a service cell sent by a primary base station; and creating, by the user equipment, a security key for communication with cells controlled by the secondary base station according to security context of the primary base station and the first message. This invention further discloses the corresponding user equipment and base stations. Implementation of the method and apparatus according to the present invention makes it possible to effectively protect security of data transmission of the air interface and to avoid attacks on air interface security.
US09467842B2
An object discovery capability is provided to enable discovery of objects in a wireless environment, which may include discovering objects available from a set of wireless nodes in a wireless environment. The discovery of objects available from a set of wireless nodes may include a determination as to whether a particular object is available from the set of wireless nodes, identification of the wireless node or nodes from which a particular object is available, or the like. The object discovery capability may leverage physical features of the wireless medium (namely the additive nature of wireless signals in a Hertzian broadcast channel) in combination with set reconciliation techniques (e.g., using data encoding structures, such as Bloom filters, with information at the physical layer or one or more other layers) in order to enable discovery of objects available from a set of wireless nodes in a wireless environment.
US09467841B2
An appropriate communication service is provided in response to usage of a user.The information processing apparatus includes a control unit and a recording unit. The control unit is configured to perform control so as to give a wireless communication apparatus a connection credit for connecting to a predetermined network using a wireless communication, wherein the connection credit is used to provide a particular service. The recording unit is configured to record a usage history of a service other than a particular service by the wireless communication apparatus connecting to the network using the given connection credit.
US09467832B2
A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application that communicates with a remote Buddy Watch Server. The server gets or maintains position data for the wireless devices. When the server receives a request from a first device to set up a temporary position-sharing relationship between it and a second device, the server facilitates symmetrical position sharing between the two devices. While the relationship is active, the server can receive updated position data from one or both devices, and if necessary calculate or recalculate a path based on the updated data. The server can also alert one of the devices should the other move too close to or too far from a specified location. The request message or messages used to establish the temporary position-sharing relationship may include a timeout specifying when the server is to sever the position-sharing relationship.
US09467819B2
A system and method for multicast servicing in a unicast subframe is disclosed. The method using a transmission station comprises the operation of setting up a multicast service on each of a plurality of mobile devices in a multicast group using a multicast cell radio network temporary identifier (MC-RNTI) with a common cell identifier (CID). The operation of allocating physical downlink shared data channel (PDSCH) resources for the multicast group using a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) masked by the MC-RNTI follows.
US09467814B2
External accessory data is collected at a mobile data collection platform provided by an external accessory of the mobile data collection platform. An image that includes a point of interest is captured by an image capturing device that is an integral part of the mobile data collection platform performs. Raw observables are obtained from an external GNSS raw observable provider that is separate from and outside of the mobile data collection platform. A position fix of the mobile data collection platform is determined based on the raw observable. Orientation information comprising a tilt angle and an azimuth angle is determined. External accessory data is received from an accessory that is external to the mobile data collection platform. The image, the position fix, the orientation information and the external accessory data are stored in hardware memory of the mobile data collection platform.
US09467803B2
Techniques are disclosed for determining measurement uncertainty of and/or multipath effects on positioning measurements, based on the residual deviations between timing measurements and high-accuracy location results. An example method begins with collecting (510) a plurality of timing measurements or ranging measurements, or both, each measurement corresponding to at least one anchor node antenna having a known location. A measurement deviation is determined (520) for each measurement by comparing the measurement to a corresponding reference location. The measurement deviations are used (530) to estimate measurement quality for one or more subsequent positioning measurements, and/or uncertainty associated with one or more subsequent positioning estimates, and/or an effect of multipath on subsequent positioning measurements or estimates. In some embodiments, a covariance matrix is calculated from the measurement deviations and is used to determine statistical information or multipath effects for measurements corresponding to a particular one of the anchor node antennas.
US09467800B2
An in-vehicle Bluetooth pairing method includes commencing an automatic Bluetooth connection procedure with a first user device when power is supplied to an in-vehicle head unit. A progress state of the commenced automatic Bluetooth connection procedure is checked according to a request of new user device registration. A disconnection procedure corresponding to the checked progress state is performed, and a pairing mode for the new user device registration is applied.
US09467797B2
In this system is provided with a mobile telephone, a server and a vehicle-mounted device with different input/output methods, when an application unit of the mobile telephone is started, control programs and settings suitable for the combination of the vehicle-mounted device, the mobile telephone and the application unit are acquired from the server for an input switching unit, output switching unit, vehicle-internal communication control unit, input control unit and display control unit of the vehicle-mounted device and for an input switching unit, output switching unit, vehicle-internal communication control unit, input control unit, display control unit, input conversion unit and output conversion unit of the mobile telephone, and, after setup and installation, mobile telephone application programs can be remotely controlled by the vehicle-mounted device by running this application unit.
US09467796B1
Embodiments disclosed herein generally include a system and a method of causing an electronic device to perform one or more desirable functions or processes based on the physical movement of the electronic device. In one embodiment, the physical movement of a first electronic device is part of a physical interaction process completed between a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The information gained from at least the physical movement part of the physical interaction process can then be used to cause at least the first electronic device to perform one or more desirable functions or processes. Some aspects of the disclosure provided herein may include an apparatus, method and/or computing device software application that is configured to more easily setup and reliably control an electronic device based on the physical movement of the electronic device and/or the interaction of the electronic device with another electronic device.
US09467795B2
A method and apparatus associated with one or more wearable devices for a user includes utilizing the one or more wearable devices, for a set of functionality, in a first configuration by the user, wherein the user is in a specific role; communicating data, in a Personal Area Network (PAN), between the one or more wearable devices and between a mobile device associated with the user; and providing information to a recommendation engine, wherein the information is related to the specific role, the set of functionality, and the first configuration.
US09467788B2
A frame is provided for the hearing device, which frame is constructed in such a way that it holds all of the internal components. The shells or the battery compartment are secured to the frame. Thereby, a conversion of a hearing device by the ordinary acoustician is possible.
US09467780B2
A set of headphones designed to be used by DJ's for the purpose of mixing two or more music tracks being played from two or more audio playing devices. The headphones are configured such that a DJ can easily mute one headphone speaker so that the DJ can listen to a first music track that is being played through a sound system. At the same time, the headphones are configured to direct the complete stereo signal to the other headphone speaker so that the DJ can listen to the complete audio from a second music track. For example, when the DJ presses an audio control button, the set of headphones can automatically mute one of the speakers on the headphones, and automatically direct all of the stereo channels to the opposing speaker on the set of headphones.
US09467777B2
An interface for an array of digital microphones in an electronic device may include a head-end chip coupled to the digital microphones through a bus. The bus may be shared by each microphone of the array of microphones and be multiplexed to allow transmission of data from the microphones to the head-end chip and transmission of power from the head-end chip to the array of digital microphones. The head-end chip may perform signal processing on receive data from the array of digital microphones to create beamforming arrays. The array of microphones may include microphones with different characteristics to improve performance of the array of microphones.
US09467773B2
There is provided an electronic device 1 that allows a user to listen to vibration sound that is transmitted when a vibrator 10 held in a housing 60 is pressed against the user's body and a part of the use's body is vibrated. The electronic device 1 has a microphone 7 and vibrates the vibrator 10 based on ambient sound collected by the microphone 7.
US09467770B2
There is provided a headphone or headset comprising at least one housing, at least one microphone for detecting interference sound, at least one active noise compensation unit for implementing active noise compensation based on the interference sound detected by the at least one microphone and for the output of a compensation signal. The headphone or the headset has at least one electroacoustic reproduction transducer for output of the compensation signal from the noise compensation unit and a circumaural cushion having a recess for receiving a spectacles side arm. The active noise compensation unit is adapted in noise compensation to take account of the effect of the recess in the ear cushion.
US09467761B2
Intra-canal earphones and methods of manufacturing intra-canal earphones are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intra-canal earphone includes a rigid housing in which a driver is located, a rigid nozzle, and a resilient joint that physically couples the housing with the nozzle and acoustically couples the driver with the nozzle. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09467759B2
A speaker box is disclosed. The speaker box includes a housing including a bottom wall, and a speaker unit accommodated in the housing. The speaker unit includes a magnetic circuit unit having a lower plate, a magnet on the lower plate, an upper plate on the magnet, and a magnetic gap. The lower plate abuts against the bottom wall for forming a space communicated with the magnetic gap. Thus, the air pressure in the magnetic gap is balanced, and the low frequency sound performance is improved.
US09467757B2
A wavelength selective switch includes an input/output unit that has a first port group including a first input port and a first output port and a second port group including a second input port and a second output port; a wavelength dispersion element that disperses wavelength multiplexing light in wavelength components; a deflection element that deflects a direction of an incident beam; and an optical system that optically couples the input/output unit, the wavelength dispersion element, and the deflection element along a predetermined axis. The optical system includes an optical component, a first input beam input from the first input port is inclined at a first angle to the predetermined axis and is incident on the optical component, and a second input beam input from the second input port is inclined at a second angle to the predetermined axis and is incident on the optical component.
US09467746B2
Providing content to content receiving devices, such as digital video recorders, connected to a computer network through a content provider is described. According to one aspect, a server maintains a database correlating contact information to content receiving devices in its network. A user navigates to a web site of the content provider and selects a piece of content, which prompts the content provider to query the server for the contact information, and then transmit a request to download the piece of content to the content receiving device. The request can be a set of content identification information that automatically populates a content guide at the receiving device with an entry corresponding to the requested piece of content. This entry allows the user to confirm, interrupt, resume and cancel a download of the content as desired.
US09467742B2
Disclosed herein is a content transmission apparatus, including: a retaining section adapted to retain a multi viewpoint video content formed from a plurality of viewpoint videos imaged simultaneously by a plurality of different video cameras; a production section adapted to produce a VRT including acquisition destination information of the viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, VRT standing for View Relation Table; a supplying section adapted to supply the produced VRT to a content reproduction apparatus; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content; and a delivery section adapted to deliver one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content through a network.
US09467735B2
A portable media device (PMD) can produce an isochronous audio/video experience when the PMD provides a digital audio signal to the accessory while displaying analog video on an accessory-independent display. The accessory can communicate audio latency information to the PMD. The PMD can delay a video portion of a presentation, relative to providing the digital audio signal to the accessory, based on the audio latency information communicated by the accessory. As a result, the user may perceive an isochronous presentation of the audio and video portions of the presentation.
US09467732B2
A display apparatus and a control method thereof for displaying an operational state of a user input are provided. The display apparatus includes: an image processor configured to process an image signal; a display configured to display an image thereon based on the processed image signal; a user input configured to receive a user's input; and a controller configured in response to the user's input being received, control the display to display thereon a cursor moved in correspondence with a location of the user's input as an icon showing an operational state of the user's input. Thus, a user may intuitively recognize the operational state of the user's input and may obtain prompt feedback on the input result without suspending his/her interaction.
US09467725B2
A system and method for determining unauthorized use of a set top box includes a set top box that receives a profile of weather conditions in a geographic area, generating a weather log, comparing the weather log and the profile and disabling the set top box from receiving signals in response to comparing. A head end and a plurality of other set top boxes may be used to gather the weather data to form the profile.
US09467724B2
A content hosting system allows content providers to create channels of video content and make them available to users in a marketplace. Users can search or browse for channels of interest, and selectively subscribe to channels. Users can also pay for the right to view premium videos in each channel. The system ranks channels according to the value provided. Generally, users will seek out and subscribe to the highest ranked channels that provide the greatest value. The ranking function allows different providers to compete for the subscriptions of users. Providers can observe their channel's reception in the market by analyzing rankings and usage statistics to adjust channels to maximize channel performance. The system operator can also create bundled channels containing videos from multiple providers, and the resulting subscription revenue can be distributed to the various providers of the videos in the channel.
US09467723B2
Methods and apparatus for the automated creation of targeted or focused content extractions and/or compilations (e.g., highlight reels). In one embodiment, the extractions or compilations are created for use in a content delivery network. In one variant, incoming live feeds are recorded. Time-stamped metadata from sources (either internal or external) able to identify moments and events of interest is used to parse or select portions of the live feeds to generate clips related thereto. Those clips are then sent to users (including optionally their mobile devices) for viewing. In some embodiments, a recommendation engine is used to select clips matching interests of a particular user or group of users. Varied sources of metadata may be used, and networked resources may be utilized to in the implementation of internal “excitement” monitoring systems. Myriad configurations may be implemented including server or head-end based configurations, consumer premises based deployments, and/or distributed implementations.
US09467719B2
System and method for multiplexing data Di and one or more streams containing video data Dvideo in a transmission channel with fixed bitrate comprising a multiplexer (11) and its controller (112), the multiplexer (11) comprising one to n inputs (11v) receiving the stream or streams Dvideo, a bitrate allocator (12), the multiplexer (11) comprises an input (11d) for the data Di to be multiplexed, and the said system comprises at least the following elements: a memory (20) receiving the data to be multiplexed with the stream or streams Dvideo, a bitrate estimator (21) which transmits a bitrate request Rd to the bitrate allocator (12), the bitrate request Rd is transmitted to the controller (112) of the multiplexer and delayed, the controller (112) is suitable for reading from the memory (20) the data Di to be multiplexed, up to compliance with the bitrate request Rd.
US09467718B1
Systems and methods of emulating a conversation about a thematic content event are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment receives a member dialog video from a community member who is a member of a plurality of community members, wherein the member dialog video includes video and audio portions, and wherein the member dialog video expresses at least one of a personal opinion and a personal viewpoint about the thematic content event; generates dialog text from the audio portion of each received member dialog video, wherein the dialog text comprises words and phrases spoken by the community member in the member dialog video; receives a modified thematic content event; compares the words and phrases of the dialog text with the plurality of keywords; and associates at least one portion of the member dialog video having the words and phrases of the dialog text that match with the matching keyword of the anchor point.
US09467716B2
Provided are a filtering method and apparatus for removing blocking artifacts and ringing noise. The filtering method includes transforming video data on a block-by-block basis, and detecting the presence of an edge region in the video data by checking the distribution of values obtained by the transformation. Accordingly, it is possible to completely remove blocking artifacts and/or ringing noise by more effectively detecting the presence of an edge region in video data.
US09467709B2
A data decoding device is provided that can decode, at high speed and with low cost, image data encoded at a high compression rate. Provided are an input unit to be input a first encoded data, a second encoded data, the second encoded data and reference data of the line image data; an acquisition unit to acquire, a first reference data to decode the first encoded data to the higher-end data and a second reference data to decode the second encoded data to the lower-end data; a decoding unit to decode the second encoded data to the lower-end data on the basis of the second reference data while the first encoded data is decoded to the higher-end data on the basis of the first reference data and; and a combining means to combine the higher-end data and the lower-end data that were decoded by the decoding unit.
US09467707B2
In one example, a device for coding video data includes a video coder configured to code data representative of whether a tile of an enhancement layer picture can be predicted using inter-layer prediction, and predict data of the tile using inter-layer prediction only when the data indicates that the tile can be predicted using inter-layer prediction.
US09467702B2
Provided is an apparatus for encoding an image that adaptively filters reference pixels according to an intra prediction mode and a size of a prediction block, and generates the prediction block according to the intra prediction mode. When the reference pixels for a second directional intra prediction mode are filtered, the reference pixels for a first directional intra prediction mode, that is closer to an intra prediction mode having the direction of 45° with reference to a horizontal mode than the second directional intra prediction mode is, are also filtered. The first and the second directional intra prediction mode exist between the horizontal mode and the intra prediction mode having the direction of 45° with reference to the horizontal mode. The plurality of sub-blocks and non-zero coefficients of each sub-block are scanned according to a scan pattern determined by the intra prediction mode.
US09467692B2
An apparatus for coding video information according to certain aspects includes a memory unit and a processor in communication with the memory unit. The memory unit stores video information associated with a reference layer and a corresponding enhancement layer. The processor determines a value of a video unit positioned at a position within the enhancement layer based at least in part on an intra prediction value weighted by a first weighting factor, wherein the intra prediction value is determined based on at least one additional video unit in the enhancement layer, and a value of a co-located video unit in the reference layer weighted by a second weighting factor, wherein the co-located video unit is located at a position in the reference layer corresponding to the position of the video unit in the enhancement layer. In some embodiments, the at least one of the first and second weighting factors is between 0 and 1.
US09467685B2
Systems and methods for calibrating a three dimensional (3D) stereoscopic display system may include rendering a virtual model on a display of a 3D stereoscopic display system that may include a substantially horizontal display. The virtual model may be geometrically similar to a physical object placed at a location on the display. A vertex of the virtual model may be adjusted in response to user input. The adjustment may be such that the vertex of the virtual model is substantially coincident with a corresponding vertex of the physical object.
US09467673B2
Disclosure in the description is related to a method for rhythm visualization, a system, and computer-readable storage. The invention allows the system to visualize the rhythm according to audio signals and personal features made by individual. In the method according to one embodiment, a personal image is firstly captured, and features can be extracted from the image. A personalized image is therefore created based on the features. Next, audio features are extracted from the audio signals. A personalized rhythm configuration can be obtained. A personalized rhythm video is therefore created based on the information related to the audio, personalized image, and the personalized rhythm configuration. Furthermore, a group rhythm video may also be obtained as integrating multiple personal rhythm data.
US09467666B1
In some embodiments, a method includes receiving at a plurality of digital image sensor arrays a plurality of respective portions of visible incoming light arriving at a camera module. In some embodiments, the method further includes calculating positions of a plurality of corresponding apparent features in each of the respective portions of visible light. In some embodiments, the method further includes identifying misalignments of the plurality of digital image sensor arrays based on comparison of respective positions of ones of the corresponding apparent features in each of the respective portions of visible light. In some embodiments, the method further includes calculating respective contributions of the respective portions to the combined image data structure based at least in part on the misalignments. In some embodiments, the method further includes generating a combined image data structure from the plurality of respective portions.
US09467661B2
Provided is a method of operating a camera connected to at least one another cameras via a communication network. The method includes: performing interfacing between the camera and the at least one another camera; controlling the camera to execute first at least one task which is allocated to the at least one another camera; and updating a job queue containing second at least one task which is allocated to the camera and the first at least one task which is allocated to the at least one another camera, wherein the performing interfacing, the controlling the camera and the updating the job queue are performed by running a program.
US09467653B2
System and method to manage bandwidth used by an endpoint of a communication session, the method including: detecting, by a sensor coupled to a communication system transporting the communication session, an indicia of a user; inferring, by a processor of the communication system transporting the communication session, a first involvement by the user in the communication session, wherein inferring is based upon the detected indicia of the user; and modifying, by the communication system transporting the communication session, a bandwidth of the communication session based upon the first inferred involvement by the user.
US09467652B2
Systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for determining the media format for transferring a customer from customer between specialists and/or from one communication source to another communication source within a customer service outlet, such as a banking center or the like. For example, while a two-way video conference system may be used for communication between a customer and a remote specialist, in certain instances in which the customer requires transfer to another specialist (e.g., a specialist having a different specialty) other media formats, such as one-way live video conference, live audio-only conference, text chat or the like may be implemented.
US09467649B2
The present invention relates to multi-screen video image control. Disclosed are a method and system for switching the multi-screen on the video conference. The method comprises: a multi-screen switching device generates, according to a user input, a switch control message used for controlling the number of the multi-screen and a layout of the multi-screen, and sends the switching control message to an MCU or a video conference terminal; when the switching control message is sent to the MCU, the MCU switches, according to the switching control message, the number of the multi-screen or the layout of the multi-screen of each video conference terminal; and/or, when the switching control message is sent to the video conference terminal, the video conference terminal switches, according to the switching control message, the number of the multi-screen or the layout of the multi-screen of the video conference terminal.
US09467648B2
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a video merging can be performed in the course of a video call to a counterpart terminal. The present invention includes a camera configured to create a first video having a user of the mobile terminal taken therein, a wireless communication unit configured to receive a second video taken by the counterpart terminal, a controller configured to extract a user display region from the first video, and merge the user display region and the second video, and a display unit configured to display the merged video.
US09467641B2
According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a panel including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first metal cover configured to cover the first surface of the panel, and a second metal cover including an opening configured to expose at least a part of the second surface of the panel. The second metal cover is configured to be attached to the first metal cover, surround a circumferential surface of the panel, and be outwardly exposed.
US09467635B2
An image processing apparatus that processes image data output from an image sensing device including a plurality of pixels, comprises: a storage unit that stores defect data at least including first information showing grades of defective pixels that are subject to correction and, with respect to each defective pixel among the plurality of pixels, address information, second information showing a grade of the defective pixel; an acquisition unit that acquires an imaging condition and an imaging environment at a time of image sensing; a determination unit that compares the first information and the second information, and determines whether defect correction of each defective pixel is necessary or not based on a comparison result; and a correction unit that performs the defect correction on image data output from a defective pixel for which the determination unit determines that defect correction is necessary.
US09467632B1
A dual-exposure control circuit of an imaging system includes an RGB pixel array and a white pixel array. The dual-exposure control circuit is arranged to determine EGPs for the RGB pixel array and the white pixel array, and compensate RGB data sensed by the RGB pixel array based on the determined EGP.
US09467627B2
Methods and apparatus for supporting zoom operations using a plurality of optical chain modules, e.g., camera modules, are described. Switching between use of groups of optical chains with different focal lengths is used to support zoom operations. Digital zoom is used in some cases to support zoom levels corresponding to levels between the zoom levels of different optical chain groups or discrete focal lengths to which optical chains may be switched. In some embodiments optical chains have adjustable focal lengths and are switched between different focal lengths. In other embodiments optical chains have fixed focal lengths with different optical chain groups corresponding to different fixed focal lengths. Composite images are generate from images captured by multiple optical chains of the same group and/or different groups. Composite image is in accordance with a user zoom control setting. Individual composite images may be generated and/or a video sequence.
US09467624B2
Disclosed is a camera module. The camera module includes a lens barrel disposed in a housing to receive a lens; and a driving unit moving the lens barrel relative to the housing, wherein the driving unit comprises: a first driving unit in the lens barrel; and a second driving unit in the housing, and wherein the lens barrel comprises a central area on which the lens is disposed; and a peripheral area surrounding the central area, in which the first driving unit is disposed in the peripheral area. The camera module includes a lens barrel disposed in a housing to receive a lens; and a plurality of driving units moving the lens barrel relative to the housing, wherein a first direction is defined perpendicularly to an optical axis of the lens, a second direction is defined perpendicularly to the optical axis of the lens and the first direction, and the driving units including coils and moving the lens barrels in the same direction along the first direction or the second direction have coil winding directions corresponding to each other.
US09467622B2
An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to change, between lines, a timing to receive light of an object image formed by an imaging optical system and accumulate charges, a storage unit configured to store a captured image, a shake detection unit configured to detect a shake, an image stabilization unit configured to optically correct an image blur caused by the shake, a distortion correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate, based on the output of the shake detection unit, a distortion correction amount used to correct a distortion caused in the image by the shake during charge accumulation of the image capturing unit, and a correction unit configured to correct the image stored in the storage unit based on the distortion correction amount.
US09467616B2
A distance measurement apparatus includes: an imaging element that images an object by performing exposure and readout of electric charges sequentially for each row or column; an optical system that has a controllable in-focus position; an imaging control unit that moves the in-focus position at constant speed, and causes the imaging element to image the object sequentially while the in-focus position is being moved, to obtain blurred images; a distance measurement unit that measures a distance from a reference position in the optical system to the object using the blurred images and a point spread function dependent on object distance; and a correction unit that performs a correction process on the distance for each row or column according to a movement range of the in-focus position in which the in-focus position is moved during the exposure for each row or column when the blurred images are obtained.
US09467610B2
To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing.
US09467608B2
An auxiliary optical assembly for a camera-enabled mobile device includes a removable lens assembly including a lens holder, a lens coupled to the lens holder, and a coupling interface. A lens attachment interface that is configured to stably couple to the mobile device, and that is configured in accordance with the coupling interface of the removable lens assembly to stably couple and align the removable lens along the optical path of the miniature camera module.
US09467606B2
An apparatus includes an image sensor that is bonded to a spacer. The spacer has a thinned wall that defines a step and a recess in an interior wall at a first end of the spacer. The image sensor is bonded to the step within the recess of the spacer such that the image sensor is accepted completely within the recess of the spacer. A glass wafer is mounted on a second end of the spacer. A lens is mounted on the glass wafer such that light is to be directed through the lens to the image sensor.
US09467605B2
Various embodiments of shutters for thermal imaging cameras, cameras comprising such shutters, and methods for providing such shutters are disclosed. The shutter may include a substrate with various layers and components thereon, such as a temperature sensor. The shutter may resemble a printed circuit board (PCB), utilizing efficient, cost-effective materials and methods known in the art.
US09467604B2
A method and camera assembly for use in a machine vision system, the assembly comprising a support structure forming a mounting flange that is configured for coupling with any of a plurality of exchangeable electrically controllable adjustable focal length lens assemblies, a two dimensional image sensor supported by the support structure and forming a sensor plane spaced from the mounting flange by a flange focal distance and a processor programmed with a flange focal distance error and to use the flange focal distance error to generate lens control signals to compensate for the flange focal distance error when a lens is mounted to the mounting flange.
US09467588B2
A server is provided that includes a connection establishing unit configured to establish a connection with an intended image processing device, an information acquiring unit configured to acquire user information for identifying a user who requests to establish the connection with the intended image processing device, a storage unit configured to store the user information acquired by the information acquiring unit, in association with the intended image processing device, and a changing unit configured to change a setting for each image processing device belonging to a group that includes image processing devices stored in the storage unit in association with user information identical to the acquired user information.
US09467582B2
An information processing apparatus includes: a reception unit configured to receive a start request transmitted from an external apparatus; a time processing unit configured to obtain a time of receipt when the reception unit receives the start request and to give a time stamp to first data; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the time of receipt obtained by the time processing unit to the external apparatus, to transmit to the external apparatus the first data generated after the time of receipt and given the time stamp by the time processing unit, and to in real-time transmit second data generated after the time of receipt to the external apparatus.
US09467570B2
A communication system, method, and components are described. Specifically, a communication system having the ability to facilitate call transfer across a Session Border Controller (SBC) is provided. The transfer is facilitated by an intelligent mapping process performed at the SBC on one or more messages transmitted during a call transfer.
US09467562B2
In one aspect, a method used to determine services in a network is provided. For a plurality of devices, information pertaining to a location of the respective device is stored in a location information item. A location information item providing a location of a user is generated. At least one of the plurality of devices to be used by the user based on the generated location information item and to the stored location information items is automatically selecting; a status report is transmitted to a device used by the user, with the user being offered the use a service via the status report, the offered service effected by the selected device.
US09467557B2
Embodiments of an apparatus and methods for selecting a communication line from two or more lines on a communication device are described herein. The communication device comprises a display module, an input module, a line selection module, and a communication module for making a call over a network to a target recipient. In one broad aspect, upon detecting initiation of the call to the target recipient, a determination of which of the communication lines is a communication line most frequently used on the mobile device is made in the selection of a communication line accessible at the communication device on which an outgoing call may be placed.
US09467551B2
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal enabling a user to more conveniently use the terminal and a method of controlling therefor. According to at least one of embodiments of the present invention, it is able to provide a user with a control method capable of easily and efficiently sharing an image with a different mobile terminal using tag information which is stored together with the image.
US09467549B2
An external apparatus which is controlled by a communication apparatus, comprises a control unit configured to execute functions corresponding to operation information received from the communication apparatus, a changing unit configured to change the operation information that are assigned in every function, wherein the operation information is changed by the changing unit each time connection to the communication apparatus is established, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the changed operation information that are assigned in every function to the communication apparatus together with decryption information for the changed operation information that is encrypted.
US09467547B2
An apparatus for attaching to an electronic device that includes an electrical connector, a back side, a display arranged on a side opposite to the back side, and lateral sides connecting the back side and the side opposite to the back side includes a first body comprising a back plane arranged to cover at least a part of the backside of the electronic device when attached, an electrical connector arranged to mate the electrical connector of the electronic device when attached, a slot for insertion of a smartcard arranged at the back plane part, the slot comprising electrical contacts for connecting to the smartcard when inserted, and circuitry connected to the electrical connector and the electrical contacts.
US09467546B2
A projection keyboard for a portable communication device includes a main body having a HDMI input hole; a battery unit disposed in the main body; a connection module connected with the main body and electrically connected with the battery unit, the connection module communicating with an external portable communication device by means of a wireless or wired connection way; a micro projection device pivotally connected to a front central portion of the main body and electrically connected with the battery unit and the HDMI input hole; and a wireless AV receiver electrically connected with the battery unit and the micro projection device. The micro projection device projects the image data to a front screen or on the wall directly like a computer. The present invention has a simple structure and is small in size, without a traditional screen, so the cost is lowered greatly and can be used conveniently.
US09467542B1
A computer-implemented method for generating mobile phone contact records comprises, receiving at an intermediate server communicatively coupled to a mobile phone associated with a first phone number corresponding to a first contact group and a second phone number corresponding to a second contact group, a request from the mobile phone to make an outgoing call. The intermediate server identifies whether a set of contact records associated with the mobile phone includes a contact record associated with the recipient based on the recipient phone number. The contact record comprises a contact type of the recipient corresponding to the first contact group or the second contact group. In response to determining that the set of contact records does not include the contact record associated with the recipient, the intermediate server determines the contact type of the recipient and creates the contact record associated with the recipient.
US09467541B2
A portable terminal device (1) according to the present invention includes a housing (11), a display panel (14), a resin material, and a metal material. The display panel (14) is disposed on a principal surface (100a) of the housing (11). The metal material is disposed on a side wall (112a) of the housing (11). The resin material is disposed at ends of the housing (11), the ends sandwiching the side wall (112a) in a longitudinal direction of the side wall (112a). The metal material has a strength higher than that of the resin material.
US09467535B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method, a network element device and a communication system. The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present invention can encapsulate some services having a high packet error resilient into UDP-Lite protocol packets, which, compared with the prior art, omits check on loads of the messages, thereby significantly improving data transmission efficiency.
US09467533B2
A system and method for developing real-time web-service objects. The method includes providing a client-side application running on a connected device. The client-side application executes Webpage definition files having a composite Web-service objects, including a first and second composite Web-service objects where each of the object has been associatively linked to a data service from a data source. The method includes receiving, during runtime of the client-side application, a first updated data content from the data source. The method includes caching the first updated data content in memory and, upon receiving a second updated data content, retrieving the first updated data content from memory and updating the composite Web-service objects of the Webpage definition files using the first and second update data contents.
US09467527B2
A caching module is provided at the interface between a radio access network (RAN) and a core network (CN). If the requested content is available in the caching module as cached content, the caching module sends a header request upstream to an origin server to determine if the cached content is valid and authorized. If the cached content is invalid, it is evicted from the cached and may be replaced with a new, valid content. The CN can inspect the header response to perform data accounting and billing, to provide upstream content filtering, and to provide lawful interception capabilities. Related techniques are also provided.
US09467520B2
The instant invention is an apparatus and method to improve the learning experience by integrating feedback from multiple people through existing social media. The invention enables users, from within an application external to a social networking site, to automatically or manually post comments in social media related to the learning metrics of their own or other users that they have access to. These posts or comments are identifiable as associated with the external app and associated with user who posted and to the owner of the learning metric. The message can either be completely authored by the user, automatically or semi-automatically generated by the external app.
US09467517B2
Disclosed is remote management of a device by using another device that supports device management service as an intermediary. The device collects device information of said at least one device connected through a personal area network, converts the device information to converted device information of a form based on a device management protocol supported by the device management server, transfers the converted device information to the device management server, receives function management data related to said at least one device from the device management server, and transfers the received function management data to said at least one device through the personal area network.
US09467503B2
Techniques to automatically syndicate content over a network are described. An apparatus may comprise a client computer having a processing system with a processor and computer-readable medium. The computer readable medium may store program instructions for a syndication manager component communicatively coupled to a content producing component arranged to be executed by the processor. The syndication manager component may be operative to receive syndication content from the content producing component, and provide a syndication dialog through the content producing component to syndicate the syndication content using a content delivery platform. The syndication manager component may also syndicate the syndication content to form a syndication resource accessible from the content delivery platform over a network using a syndication referent. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09467502B2
A method, client, cloud server, and system for realizing complex software services are provided. The method includes: after receiving software service information required by a user to be provided, a client sending a request to a cloud server, wherein, the request carries the software service information required by the user to be provided; and after receiving the request, the cloud server selecting a corresponding cloud-end functional module to interact with the client according to the software service information required by the user to be provided, and providing the software service for the user. The embodiment of the present document solves the contradiction between software user demand and software user purchasing power, and the user can enjoy more abundant, powerful, steady and secure software and hardware resource services.
US09467497B2
An image forming device having a function of a web server receives a data transmission request relating to a first web page from an external device; and transmits first data (including a first script for automatically transmitting a periodic request (first periodic request) from a browser of the external device to the web server) to the external device in response to the data transmission request. The image forming device transmits second data (including a second script for automatically transmitting a periodic request (second periodic request) from the browser to the web server while the second web page is being displayed) to the external device in response to a new page call command transmitted from the external device, the new page call command being for calling the second web page from the first web page.
US09467494B1
A mechanism that enables multiple Mobile Devices to operate in clusters is provided. Using the mobile cluster mechanism framework provided in this invention, Mobile Devices can execute compute intensive tasks in the field by sharing the task between various devices. The invention also contemplates various options of implementing the cluster mechanism on Mobile Devices. The invention further contemplates solutions for the roaming of Mobile Devices.
US09467488B2
Methods and apparatus for initiating a PTT call from a caller client device to a recipient client device. The methods and apparatus register the caller client device with the PTT system, wherein caller data identifying the caller client device is transmitted to the PTT system; store the caller data; generate, at the caller client device, a channel request message comprising channel allocation data and call invite messaging information; transmit the channel request message to the PTT system; parse the call invite messaging information from the channel request message; generate a call invite message based upon the call invite messaging information and the stored caller data; and establish the PTT call between the caller client device and the recipient client device based upon the call invite message. Additionally, the call invite messaging information includes an identification number and not the URI of the recipient client device.
US09467480B2
In an embodiment, a first WebRTC proxy module on a first UE receives a multiplexed stream from a first WebRTC multimedia client application on the first UE. The first WebRTC proxy module de-multiplexes into at least first and second de-multiplexed streams. The first WebRTC proxy module sends the first de-multiplexed stream to a second WebRTC proxy module on a second UE via a first set of links with QoS, and sends a second de-multiplexed stream to the second WebRTC proxy module on a second set of links. The second WebRTC proxy module re-multiplexes the first and second de-multiplexed streams to obtain either an original or compressed version of the multiplexed stream, and then delivers the re-multiplexed stream to a second WebRTC multimedia client application on the second UE.
US09467479B2
A technique is disclosed in the context of a communications system whereby parties accessible through the system may be referenced by multiple alternative symbolic names. User profile information for a given party may be maintained in the system to control features and routing behavior in response to session request involving the party. By virtue of a mapping capability, one or more symbolic names may be associated with the same user profile information. A session request involving any of the alternative names for a party will evoke the same user profile.
US09467472B2
A method for controlling access to a software application includes generating a policy machine template based on at least one role and at least one permission for an operator, generating a policy machine based on the operator and at least one object associated with the operator, and maintaining at least one logical link between the policy machine template and the policy machine. The policy machine is an access control framework permitting directed acyclic graph relationships between objects, and the policy machine controls access to the software application.
US09467471B2
An encrypted communication apparatus determines a security protocol in IPsec to be applied to an IP packet, and calculates, based on the determined security protocol, a packet size which prevents the IP packet from being fragmented even if IPsec is applied to the IP packet. The packet size to be calculated is independent of an encryption algorithm and authentication algorithm which are actually specified by the determined security protocol.
US09467465B2
In various embodiments, an agent on a digital device may comprise a monitor module, an application identification module, a vulnerability module, a rules database, and a rule module. The monitor module may be configured to monitor a device for an instruction to execute a legitimate application. The application identification module may be configured to identify one or more attributes of the legitimate application. The vulnerability module may be configured to retrieve risk information based on the one or more attributes of the legitimate application. The risk information may be determined from known vulnerabilities of the legitimate application. The rules database may be for storing a rule associated with the risk information. The rule module may be configured to retrieve the rule from the rule database based on the risk information and to control the legitimate application based on the rule.
US09467460B1
A modularized architecture using vertical partitioning of a database is configured to store object metadata and processing results of one or more objects analyzed by a state machine, such as an analysis engine of a malware detection system. The database may include a plurality of data structures, such as one or more master blocks, state sub-blocks, and state co-tables, as well as state transition queues. The modularized architecture may organize the database as one or more stages of a state machine, wherein each stage includes a state sub-block, a state co-table and a state transition queue. The modularized architecture may further organize the database such that each stage corresponds to an action, i.e., module, of the state machine on the object. The module may process the data structures of its corresponding stage such that a state sub-block receives information from its state transition queue, wherein the module generates results that are stored in its associated state co-table, which then provides information for a next stage.
US09467459B2
A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of a rogue router in a computer network is described. The method may include transmitting a router solicitation message. The method may also include receiving a plurality of response messages to the router solicitation message from a first plurality of router devices, wherein the response messages are used to perform an operation other than assigning an internet protocol (IP) address to the device.
US09467453B2
Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable content controls to be implemented by a modem of a mobile device to ensure the controls are implemented regardless of whether an application processor of the mobile device has been rooted. In an embodiment, content controls may be implemented by a modem or list component separate from the application processor when in a subsidized content delivery mode. In an embodiment, content controls may include a whitelist and/or a blacklist of IP addresses that addresses of content requests may be compared against to filter authorized content from unauthorized content. Content requests for authorized content may be sent to the content location, while content requests for unauthorized content may be dropped. In the various embodiments, a whitelist and/or blacklist may be updated on demand and/or automatically by a whitelist/blacklist management portal.
US09467452B2
The computer transitions services from a first user to a second user by receiving a notification of transition of job function from a first user to a second user. The computer determines, by one or more computer processors, services utilized by the first user in performance of the job function. The computer determines, by one or more computer processors, usage information for each of the services. The computer notifies the second user of the services utilized by the first user in performance of the job function and the determined usage information for each of the services.
US09467448B2
A method for sharing content between clients at a common trust level in a trust hierarchy associated with a network implementing policy-based management includes receiving integrity information from a first client at a first trust level in the trust hierarchy at a second client at the first trust level, requesting permission to receive electronic content from the first client, receiving a determination regarding the requested permission, and communicating the determination to the first client. The first client obtained content from a policy enforcement point in the network. The request for permission is made to the policy enforcement point and the request includes the integrity information. The determination is received from the policy enforcement point and is based in part on the integrity information about the first client. The second client communicates to the first client the determination of whether the second client receives the content from the first client.
US09467447B2
A network access method, an authentication method, a communications system, and relevant devices are provided. The authentication method includes: receiving a request message sent from an Access Node (AN), wherein the request message carries subscriber line information and a Link-Local Address (LLA); sending an access request to an Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) server according to the subscriber line information; receiving an authentication result indicating the authentication is successful; determining whether an address matching the LLA carried in the request has been stored in the BNG; and storing the LLA in the BNG, if the address matching the LLA is not stored in the BNG.
US09467445B2
The field of the invention relates to network connected authentication systems, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable authentication of one or more users of a group using network connected devices. In an embodiment, the system includes a network connected authentication server coupled to a network for access by a plurality of user devices in a group to authenticate a user of one or more third party applications. When a user of the group visits a third party application and initiates a group authentication, the network connected authentication server retrieves authentication rules and sends authentication requests to the user devices of the group based on the authentication rules. When the network connected authentication server receives authentication responses from the user devices, the network connected authentication server sends the responses to the third party application, which determines whether approval should be granted based on the responses and on the policies of the third party application.
US09467436B2
Systems and methods for verifying human users through cognitive processes that computers cannot imitate are described herein. Human cognitive language processing techniques may be used to verify human users. Visual patterns and tests may be used to distinguish between humans and computers because computer-based visual recognition is fundamentally different from human visual processing. Persistent plugins and tests may be used to continuously verify human users.
US09467435B1
An electronic message threat protection system that incorporates user authorization to ensure that only authorized users receive the benefits of the system's protection. The system protects against threats such as phishing attacks or malware embedded in attached files. References to resources in messages, such as links or attachments, are transformed into protected references that may for example insert a level of indirection between the user and the resource. Use of a protected reference triggers a user authorization check; if the user is an authorized user, the system provides access via a security mechanism that mitigates potential threats. Unauthorized users are denied access. A message recipient may deliberately or inadvertently distribute copies of the message or of the protected references; however, the authorization check ensures that recipients of the copies can only access resources via these copies if they are authorized users.
US09467433B2
There is described herein a device (101) for communicating with a network. The device (101) comprises a communications unit for receiving data, a notification device for providing a notification to a user, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the communications unit and notification unit. The communications unit is configured to receive an information message (110, 112, 115), and to receive security authentication data (110, 112, 115) associated with the information message if such security authentication data is available. The control unit is configured to operate in a first or second configuration. In the first configuration it ignores the security authentication data, (111, 113), and instructs the notification unit to convey the notification to the user. In the second configuration, it verifies the information message (116) on the basis of the security authentication data and instructs the notification unit to convey the notification to the user if the verification is successful. The communications unit is configured to receive a configuration message (114) indicating the configuration in which the control unit should operate, and the control unit is configured to change configuration if the indicated configuration is different to the current configuration.
US09467432B2
A method, a terminal and a communication system are provided for generating a local interface key. In the disclosure, the terminal generates a variable parameter and sends the generated variable parameter and other parameters for generating the local interface key to a network. The network derives, according to the variable parameter and the parameters for generating the local interface key, the local interface key. The terminal obtains the local interface key from the network so as to use in intercommunication with other device, such as a UICC, or other terminal device. Thus, the security of the intercommunication between the terminal and the other device is ensured.
US09467431B2
An authentication method comprises providing a set of N plural number of master keys both to a user terminal (13) and to home network entity (11) and, when performing an authentication key agreement (AKA) transaction for an application, selecting one of the N number of master keys to serve as a master key for use both at the user terminal and the home network entity for deriving further keys for the application. For example, when performing an authentication key agreement (AKA) transaction for a first application, the method involves randomly selecting one of the N number of master keys to serve as a first master key for use both at the user terminal and the home network entity for deriving further keys for the first application; but when 10 performing an authentication key agreement (AKA) transaction for another application, the method involves randomly selecting another one of the N number of master keys to serve as master key for use both at the user terminal and the home network entity for deriving further keys for the another application.
US09467430B2
A method and device for securely provisioning trust anchors includes generating a database wrapper key as a function of computing device hardware. The database wrapper key encrypts a key database when it is not in use by a trusted execution environment and may be generated using a Physical Unclonable Function (PUF). A local computing device establishes a secure connection and security protocols with a remote computing device. In establishing the secure connection, the local computing device and remote computing device may exchange and/or authenticate cryptographic keys, including Enhanced Privacy Identification (EPID) keys, and establish a session key and device identifier(s). One or more trust anchors are then provisioned depending on whether unilateral, bilateral, or multilateral trust is established. The local computing device may act as a group or domain controller in establishing multilateral trust. Any of the devices may also require user presence to be verified.
US09467425B2
Encryption logic to identify a particular session key, where the particular session key is one of a plurality of session keys for use in encrypting content to be sent from a first device. The encryption logic is to encrypt particular content with the particular session key to obtain encrypted particular content. I/O logic is provided that can cause the particular content to be sent with a key refresh structure, where the key refresh structure is to identify that the particular session key was used to encrypt the particular content.
US09467423B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a network label allocation method, a device, and a system, which enable a local PE to distinguish packets from different remote PEs. The method includes: generating, by a local provider edge PE, a VPN label route for each remote PE, where VPN labels in VPN label routes of different remote PEs are different, and the remote PE and the local PE at least belong to a same VPN; and sending the VPN label route to the remote PE, so that the remote PE separately matches an IP address of the remote PE with a target device IP address in the VPN label route, and matches an import route target RT of each VRF of the remote PE with a route target RT in the VPN label route, a packet related to a successfully matched VRF.
US09467421B2
Using DNS communications to filter domain names is disclosed. A domain name is extracted from a received DNS request. The received DNS request is blocked in response to determining based on a policy that access to the domain name of the DNS request is not permitted. In some cases, such a DNS request is responded to with a spoofed DNS response.
US09467412B2
A method and related apparatus for initiating videoconferences in instant messaging systems is described, including using an agent to represent the videoconferencing system into the instant messaging system and enabling control using hyperlinked information posted by the agent into the instant messaging message area.
US09467402B2
It is possible to constantly display a content of a certain IMS while securing as large a display range as possible even in the case of signing in to accounts of a plurality of IMSs, and to confirm the presence of an unread message for another IMS at the same time. A portable terminal device (100) includes multiple IMSs (1-3); a display unit (7); a display control unit (6) that displays, in a main display area (10), a content of a selected IMS and displays, in a sub display area (20), IMS icons corresponding to other non-selected IMSs; a message notification unit (4); and a messaging UI linking unit (5) that visually changes a display of the corresponding IMS icon in the sub display area (20).
US09467399B2
One or more processing operations with respect to a packet are performed at a packet processing node of a network device, the packet processing node configured to perform multiple different processing operations with respect to the packet. A first accelerator engine is triggered for performing a first additional processing operation with respect to the packet. The first additional processing operation constitutes an operation that is different from the multiple different processing operations that the packet processing node is configured to perform. The first additional processing operation is performed by the first accelerator engine. Concurrently with performing the first additional processing operation at the first accelerator engine, at least a portion of a second additional processing operation with respect to the packet is performed by the packet processing node, the second additional processing operation not dependent on a result of the first additional processing operation.
US09467396B2
A method for scheduling a crossbar using distributed request-grant-accept arbitration between input group arbiters and output group arbiters in a switch unit is provided. The switch unit may be a hierarchical high radix switch with a timesliced crossbar that is configured to transfer packets between a plurality of input ports and a plurality of output ports, organized into groups, using wide words. The timesliced crossbar transfers data for a given packet once per supercycle, in a designated timeslice of that supercycle. Multiple buffered packets from one input port to multiple output ports are transferred by utilizing different timeslices of the supercycle.
US09467393B2
A network component placement architecture addresses the difficult technical challenge of determining where specific technical components of an overall service may be provisioned. The architecture is particularly effective at determining where, among a myriad of possible service provides, platforms, and regions, the technical components can be placed and meet all of the applicable technical constraints on the placement of the technical components. In one implementation, the placement architecture includes a sequence of pipeline stages that define an analysis sequence leading to a set of possible placement options.
US09467386B2
A communication terminal is configured to control a packet transmission amount based on the number of packets transmittable to a destination device without receiving an acknowledgement signal (ACK) transmitted from the destination device to indicate its acceptance for the packets transmitted from the communication terminal, the communication terminal includes a processor configured to execute a procedure, the procedure includes determining whether it is appropriate timing for packet transmission, based on an amount of tokens which are accumulated according to a target transmission rate, the transmission timing including timing when receiving the ACK and timing when a timer value updated at each timing of the packet transmission executed in the communication terminal expires, and transmitting a packet at the transmission timing in which it is determined that transmission is appropriate.
US09467385B2
Network tool optimizers for server cloud networks and related methods are disclosed. In part, master filters are defined to segregate and control user traffic, and user filters are defined to forward the user traffic to cloud-based network tools or tool instances. A master user interface and user interfaces for each user are provided so that the master filters and user filters can be defined and managed. A filter rules compiler within the cloud-based network tool optimizer then combines the master filters with the user filters, resolves conflicts in favor of the master filters, and generates filter engine rules that are applied to filter engines within the network tool optimizer for the cloud network. The filter engines then forward packets received at input ports for the network tool optimizer to output ports for the network tool optimizer that are coupled to network tools or tool instances within the cloud network.
US09467382B2
Presented herein are elastic service chain techniques. In one example, a network element receives data traffic to be processed by a service chain that specifies an ordered sequence of service pools including a first service pool and second service pool, wherein each service pool comprises a plurality of network services. A network service is determined from the first service pool to be applied to the data traffic, and data traffic is forwarded to the network service in the first service pool.
US09467373B2
Communications between a source and a destination include receiving, at an egress edge device from an ingress edge device, an upper layer packet including a virtual private network identification identifying a destination. The upper layer packet is authenticated at the egress edge device using the virtual private network identification by comparing the virtual private network identification against an expectation for the upper layer packet. Upon authentication, the upper layer packet is decapsulated into a lower layer packet for the destination.
US09467371B2
A method includes operating a communication system (20) that includes a wireless access point (AP—24) and multiple wireless stations (STAs—28), including at least a first STA that is connected to a first endpoint (36) and a second STA that is connected to a second endpoint (36). A communication packet is transferred from the first endpoint to the second endpoint by transmitting the packet from the first STA to the second STA, not via the AP, using an addressing scheme that specifies in the packet respective layer-2 addresses of the first and second STAs but not of the first and second endpoints. In the second STA, the layer-2 address of the second endpoint is resolved, the resolved layer-2 address is inserted into the packet and the packet is forwarded to the second endpoint using the inserted layer-2 address.
US09467365B2
The proposed methodology enables finding the most efficient roots in the network to carry multicast traffic, while further providing a theoretical basis for such selection. It guarantees the minimum expected delivery cost for multicast frames in the absence of any knowledge about the source and receivers.
US09467363B2
In an open flow network, a load of a switch on a secure channel network when a controller maintains and updates a physical topology of the switch in the situation that a network among the switches is in a high delay state. More specifically, the controller sets a flow entry having a rule and an action defined to uniformly control a packet as a flow to each of a plurality of switches. The controller sets to each switch, a circulation flow entry to be deleted when a circulation packet which is mutually transmitted and received among the switches gets not to arrive. Then, when receiving a notice that the circulation flow entry has been deleted, from each switch, the controller detects a failure among the switches.
US09467345B2
In an exemplary system, a content hub subsystem is selectively and communicatively coupled to a plurality of access devices. At least a subset of the access devices is associated with a predefined group of users. The content hub subsystem is configured to receive data representative of content from at least one of the access devices associated with the predefined group of users, map the content to the predefined group of users, and provide data representative of the content to the access devices associated with the predefined group of users. Each of the access devices associated with the predefined group of users is configured to generate at least one interactive graphical object representative of the content, and generate and present a graphical user interface including the interactive graphical object.
US09467342B2
In accordance with one example embodiment, there is provided a system configured for virtual local area network (VLAN) blocking on a virtual port channel (vPC) member link to handle discrepant virtual network instance (VNI) to VLAN mappings. In other embodiments, the system can be configured for providing Virtual Switch Interface Discovery Protocol (VDP) and virtual switch enhancements to accommodate discrepant VNI to VLAN mappings. In another example embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor, where the apparatus is configured such that if a server is connected through a virtual port channel, a VDP is used to notify the server of different VNI to VLAN mappings. In another embodiment, the apparatus can extend a VDP Filter Info Field to carry a set of VLANs mapped to a VNI, keyed by leaf MAC addresses that serve as bridge identifiers.
US09467337B2
Various methods and systems for establishing a connection between a user device and a base station (BS) in a dynamically self-optimizing communication network and methods and systems for handover of the user device from a first BS to a second BS is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for establishing connection includes initializing user device, identifying a channel and a modulation scheme, receiving virtual machine (VM) primitives and registering by user device with the network based on the VM primitives. The method of handover includes generating by the first BS, a network implementation instruction for user device to adapt to second BS, downloading the network implementation instruction to user device to provide information regarding when to start executing the instruction, communicating by first BS to second BS an intimation regarding completion of handover of user device and informing second BS as to when to take over the user device.
US09467336B2
A disclosed management method includes calculating, for each of partitions, a total calculation amount of calculation nodes included in the partition by using calculation amounts managed by a plurality of management nodes, wherein the plurality of calculation nodes, the plurality of management nodes each of which has a storage unit storing calculation amounts of calculation nodes which are management targets, and the management apparatus which manages connection among the plurality of management nodes are included in a system; assigning, for each of the partitions, management nodes among the plurality of management nodes to a predetermined layer in which the management nodes manage calculation nodes included in the partition, based on the total calculation amount of calculation nodes included in the partition; and connecting the plurality of management nodes in a way that management nodes in a layer above the predetermined layer manage the management nodes in the predetermined layer.
US09467334B2
In the described embodiments, a device configuration file is used to set configuration settings on a computing device during a configuration operation (e.g., an initial configuration or a re-configuration of the computing device). The device configuration file is retrieved from a location where the device configuration file is hosted using a reference to the location from a bootstrap configuration. The bootstrap configuration is provided by a bootstrap configuration server and is retrieved by the computing device from the bootstrap configuration server during the configuration operation.
US09467323B2
A communication device having time information that may not be correct can efficiently and accurately authenticate a server certificate. The communication unit of a printer processes server authentication that inspects a server certificate when connecting to an external network. Server authentication includes a first authentication that verifies the validity period of the server certificate based on status information and time information stored by the communication unit. The communication unit cuts the connection to the external network if the time information stored by the communication unit is after the validity period (the validity period is clearly expired). The first authentication reliably succeeds if the communication unit has the correct time information and a valid server certificate. If the time information is before the validity period, the time information may be old, and processing proceeds based on the status information.
US09467317B2
A method and apparatus for detecting signals. According to an embodiment, energy waves are received at a first receiver system and a second receiver system. The first receiver system generates first information using the energy waves received at the first receiver system. The first receiver system receives second information generated using the energy waves received at the second receiver system from the second receiver system. The first receiver system identifies desired information about a repetitive portion of a signal carried in the energy waves received at the first receiver system using the first information and the second information.
US09467312B2
Circuits, apparatus, and methods are disclosed for decision feedback equalization. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of time-interleaved slices for processing an input data stream. Each of the slices includes a sampler circuit, a multiplexer, and a latch. In each slice, the multiplexer and the sampler circuit provide sampled output data corresponding to one of a plurality of different versions of the input data stream at times designated uniquely for the slice, according to one or more selection signals. The selection signals are derived from a output of the multiplexer of at least one other of the time-interleaved slices. The latch provides a controlled output in response to the multiplexer and the sampler circuit, as a function of the designated unique times.
US09467307B2
In PCI-Express and alike communications systems, it is often desirable to keep track of order of arrival into different queues of packets that will later compete for servicing by a downstream resource of limited bandwidth. Use of time stamping to determine order of arrival can be a problem because time of arrival between different packets entering respective ones of plural queues can vary greatly and thus the number of bits consumed for accurately time stamping each packet can become significant. Disclosed are systems and methods for tracking the arrival orders of packets into plural queues by means of travel-along dynamic counts rather than by means of high precision time stamps. A machine system that keeps track of relative arrival orders of data blocks in different ones of plural queues comprises a first count associater that associates with a first data block in a first of the plural queues, a first count of how many earlier arrived and still pending data blocks await in a second of the plural queues; and a count updater that updates the first count in response to one or more of said earlier arrived data blocks departing from the second queue.
US09467306B2
A core switching device has a virtual path table and an address table, and selectively performs a PBB operation and a virtual path operation. The virtual path table retains a correspondence relation between a service instance identifier and two ports in a plurality of ports set in advance. The address table retains a correspondence relation between the plurality of ports and an encapsulation address. The core switching device relays an encapsulated frame based on the address table in the PBB operation and relays an encapsulated frame containing the service instance identifier retained in the virtual path table between the two ports retained in the virtual path table in the virtual path operation.
US09467304B2
The FC port state machine enhanced by determining if various lanes are configured to be operated in 128 Gbps mode by operating as parallel lanes as indicated by using a reserved bit in a link training field. If so and if all of the ports are 32 Gbps ports and pass training, then four lanes can be combined to form a 128 Gbps link. If the ports are configured for 128 Gbps only operation and at least one lane does not negotiate to 32 Gbps or fails training, the link is not activated and none of the lanes are activated. If the ports are configured to do either 128 Gbps or independent operation and at least one lane cannot operate at 128 Gbps, then the lanes operate independently at the negotiated and trained speed. If the lanes are configured for only independent operation the transceiver develops independent links as negotiated.
US09467299B1
A device and method of controlled, multilevel chain of trust/revision by certifying of each user, device, action, and circumstance in the creation, modification, and transmission of computer information, including a revision history of any modification, and identification of any uncertified computer object used.
US09467292B2
Systems and methods are provided for a device to engage in a zero-knowledge proof with an entity requiring authentication either of secret material or of the device itself. The device may provide protection of the secret material or its private key for device authentication using a hardware security module (HSM) of the device, which may include, for example, a read-only memory (ROM) accessible or programmable only by the device manufacturer. In the case of authenticating the device itself a zero-knowledge proof of knowledge may be used. The zero-knowledge proof or zero-knowledge proof of knowledge may be conducted via a communication channel on which an end-to-end (e.g., the device at one end and entity requiring authentication at the other end) unbroken chain of trust is established, unbroken chain of trust referring to a communication channel for which endpoints of each link in the communication channel mutually authenticate each other prior to conducting the zero-knowledge proof of knowledge and for which each link of the communication channel is protected by at least one of hardware protection and encryption.
US09467280B2
A method for creating personal authentication keys includes the steps of determining a number of RFID tags, generating a key, partitioning the key into a number of parts, the number of parts corresponding to the number of determined RFID tags, and writing each of the plurality of key parts to a corresponding RFID tag.
US09467277B2
A method of handling communication between time division duplex (TDD) devices for a network in a wireless communication system includes selecting at least two subframes to be used for a device to device (D2D) communication between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE in the wireless communication system; indicating to the first UE to use a first subframe of the at least two subframes as an uplink subframe for the D2D communication and use a second subframe of the at least two subframes as a downlink subframe for the D2D communication; and indicating to the second UE to use the first subframe of the at least two subframes as a downlink subframe for the D2D communication and use the second subframe of the at least two subframes as an uplink subframe for the D2D communication.
US09467272B2
Disclosed in the present invention is a method for a terminal to receive a downlink signal from a base station in a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving downlink control information from the base station in a data region of a first subframe; and receiving downlink data in a data region of a second subframe, on the basis of the downlink control information, wherein the second subframe is a subframe available after a preset number of subframes from the first subframe.
US09467271B2
Provided are a radio base station apparatus, a mobile terminal apparatus and a radio communication method capable of taking other-cell interference mitigation measures even in consideration of inter-cell coordination like CoMP. The radio communication method according to the present invention is characterized by, in a radio base station apparatus, generating notification information including subframe information of a serving cell and subframe information of another cell; and transmitting the notification information to a mobile terminal apparatus connected to the serving cell as a connected cell; and in the mobile terminal apparatus, receiving the notification information including the subframe information of the connected cell and the subframe information of another cell; and measuring channel quality of the connected cell with use of the subframe information of the connected cell and measuring channel quality of another cell with use of the subframe information of another cell.
US09467267B2
The present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for use in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a method of setting up a ProSe connection by a ProSe-enabled UE of a first MNO in a cellular communication system and an apparatus therefore, in which the method comprises: broadcasting a first message including first resource allocation information for a first radio resource of the first MNO, wherein the first message is broadcast using a specific radio resource that is available to ProSe-enabled UEs of a second MNO; and receiving acknowledgement information regarding the first message from one or more ProSe-enabled UEs of the second MNO by using the first radio resource of the first MNO.
US09467260B2
Methods, devices and systems for dynamic scheduling of Bluetooth signals based at least in part on LTE schedules are disclosed. In some examples, Bluetooth can deduce information on the LTE DL/UL activity based at least in part on the LTE frame structure, LTE decision point or the LTE subframe boundary time. In some examples, Bluetooth scheduler can dynamically change the timing of the scheduling algorithm such that it may utilize the knowledge of LTE traffic and may at least partially avoid interference or evaluate the interference level.
US09467259B2
Methods and apparatus for multiple user communication are provided. In one aspect, method for wireless communication includes generating a packet comprising a multiple-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) portion and an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) portion. The method further includes transmitting the packet over a packet transmission frequency bandwidth.
US09467247B2
A signal is detected and an unwanted jamming signal is removed from the detected signal. Respective first, second and third correlations between a received signal and signals at first, second and third frequencies are determined over a plurality of taps. The second frequency is higher than the first frequency and lower than the third frequency, and is equally spaced from the first and third frequencies. The second frequency is adapted to a frequency of the received signal such that peaks in the first and third correlations after corresponding adaptation of the first and third frequencies have substantially equal magnitudes. A difference is determined between non-peak magnitudes of the first and third correlations; and at least one of the correlations is compensated for the effects of the jamming signal, based on said difference.
US09467242B2
A system and method are provided for producing a personalized Electronic Program Guide (EPG), that includes a content server for receiving from a content producer a request for upload of content, transmitting to the content producer a request for information related to the content, receiving from the content producer the content and the information related to the content, and generating a personalized EPG from the content and the information related to the content.
US09467240B2
The present invention relates to a method for receiving urgent alarm contents through a broadcast system. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for receiving urgent alarm contents through a broadcast system includes the steps of: receiving a broadcast signal; parsing an urgent alarm table contained in the broadcast signal, the urgent alarm table containing an urgent alarm message and an urgent alarm contents transmission structure descriptor for signaling the information of the urgent alarm contents concerning the urgent alarm message, and the urgent alarm contents transmission structure descriptor containing the IP address of an IP datagram for transmitting the urgent alarm contents; receiving the IP datagram of the IP address; and decoding the IP datagram so as to reproduce the urgent alarm contents.
US09467239B1
Systems and methods for providing customization in asymmetric communication are disclosed. An excess of information is broadcast from a transmitter to multiple receivers in what is optionally a one-way transmission. The excess of information includes metadata used to select which subset of the excess of information is presented to a user and which subset of the excess of information is discarded. The metadata includes criteria that are compared with various, possibly different, customization factors stored on each of the multiple receivers. This comparison is used to determine which subsets of the excess information are presented and which are discarded. Because the customization factors can be different on different receivers, customization of the presented information is achieved. The customization factors optionally include geographic information resulting in customization based on a receiver location. The excess information optionally includes radio or television signals. In some embodiments, a nationally broadcast signal results in the presentation of advertisements, where the presentation is customized to a specific location.
US09467232B2
A coding scheme for a color-shift-keying constellation in a visible-light communication system is provided, whereby a minimum number of flipped bits between symbols assigned to neighboring symbol points in the constellation is aimed. Improved assignments of symbol values to symbol points of the constellation may be provided, which may be capable of reducing a total Hamming distance between all symbol points in the constellation, thereby leading to a reduction of a bit-error ratio.
US09467231B2
The present invention is directed to data communication system and methods. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention provide a communication interface that is configured to transfer data at high bandwidth using PAM format(s) over optical communication networks. A feedback mechanism is provided for adjusting the transmission power levels. There are other embodiments as well.
US09467229B2
A multilevel-intensity modulation and demodulation system includes: a digital-to-analog conversion unit to convert an output level value of a digital signal into an analog signal; a multilevel-intensity-modulated light transmission unit to transmit an optical signal multilevel-intensity modulated based on the analog signal; a multilevel-intensity-modulated light reception unit to receive the optical signal multilevel-intensity modulated, and convert the received optical signal into an analog reception electrical signal; an analog-to-digital conversion unit to convert the analog reception electrical signal into a reception level value; and a controller to convert a transmission multiple gradation level being one of a plurality of multiple gradation levels of multilevel-intensity modulation to which the digital signal is mapped, into the output level value so as to cause the reception level value to be in a desired reception state, and to receive a digital signal corresponding to a reception multiple-gradation-level determined from the reception level value.
US09467227B2
Methods and systems for an optical connection service interface may include, in an optical data link comprising an optical fiber, a local control system, first and second transceivers at ends of the optical fiber, generating a control signal for the local control system at frequencies <10 Hz and communicating, utilizing the optical fiber, an optical data signal at frequencies >10 kHz and an optical service signal for an Optical Connection Service interface (OCSi) at intermediate frequencies between 10 Hz and 10 kHz. An optical signal may be modulated at the intermediate frequencies for the OCSi, and may be modulated and communicated to the second transceiver. The communicated modulated signal and the optical data signal may be detected utilizing a photodetector in the second transceiver. The detected optical signal may be demodulated, and an optical power of the optical data signal may be configured based on the demodulated signal.
US09467215B2
Provided is a precoding method for generating, from a plurality of baseband signals, a plurality of precoded signals to be transmitted over the same frequency bandwidth at the same time, including the steps of selecting a matrix F[i] from among N matrices, which define precoding performed on the plurality of baseband signals, while switching between the N matrices, i being an integer from 0 to N−1, and N being an integer at least two, generating a first precoded signal z1 and a second precoded signal z2, generating a first encoded block and a second encoded block using a predetermined error correction block encoding method, generating a baseband signal with M symbols from the first encoded block and a baseband signal with M symbols the second encoded block, and precoding a combination of the generated baseband signals to generate a precoded signal having M slots.
US09467213B1
Systems and methods for controlling power spectral density (PSD) of a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) transmitter are provided. Data corresponding to multiple transmission streams of the MIMO transmitter is received with precoding circuitry from a constellation encoder. The received data is precoded using the precoding circuitry. The precoded data is sent to a plurality of transmission ports of the MIMO transmitter. Power allocation of the precoded data is adjusted for a first of the plurality of transmission ports independently of adjusting power allocation of the precoded data for a second of the plurality of transmission ports.
US09467206B2
An electric power transmission apparatus includes a resonance circuit, a first signal generation unit, and a second signal generation unit. The resonance circuit is used for contactless electric power transmission. The first signal generation unit is connected to one end of the resonance circuit, and generates a first high-frequency signal which includes one or more harmonic components using a switching method. The second signal generation unit is connected to the other end of the resonance circuit, and generates a second high-frequency signal which includes a specific harmonic component using the switching method. The first high-frequency signal is input to the one end of the resonance circuit, and the second high-frequency signal is input to the other end of the resonance circuit.
US09467204B2
A transmitter of a NFC device includes a current detector which detects a first current flowing in an output node of a regulator and outputs a current detection signal related to a result of the detection, and a control block which compares the current detection signal with a reference current and generates a control signal for controlling a voltage of the output node according to a result of the comparison.
US09467195B2
A wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) device includes a first transceiver and a second transceiver. The first transceiver is configured to communicate on a first frequency band, and includes a first Multi-Chip Module (MCM). The first MCM includes a first Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) for transmitting and receiving on the first frequency band and a first BaseBand Integrated Circuit (BBIC). The second transceiver is configured to communicate on a second frequency band, and includes a second MCM. The second MCM includes a second RFIC for transmitting and receiving on the second frequency band and a second BBIC that is identical to the first BBIC.
US09467185B2
A receiver includes a receiver circuit to receive a pulse width encoded signal and a sampling circuit to determine a position of a transition of the pulse of the signal by oversampling the received signal with respect to a quantization function and to generate a signal indicating an unexpected event, when the determined position of the transition deviates from an expected position according to the quantization function by more than a predetermined range, wherein the quantization function maps a plurality of expected positions to a plurality of values.
US09467177B1
A transceiver architecture contains an encoder and a decoder for communicating high speed transmissions. The encoder modulates signal data based on an FEC code that has a symbol size that is not matched to a symbol size of a hexacode. Any code where the symbol size is less than the sample size for coding can be serially concatenated. During decoding the multilevel decoding leech lattice and FEC decoder iteratively passes their outputs back and forth to each other until the encoded bits are decoded.
US09467172B1
A Forward Error Correction (FEC) decoder is provided, for example including a Layered Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) component. In an implementation, power consumption of the LDPC decoder is minimized with minimal to no impact on the error correction performance. This is achieved, in an implementation, by partially or fully eliminating redundant operations in the iterative process.
US09467170B2
A controller for a nonvolatile memory device includes a transfer control module and a decoder module. The transfer control module is configured to request a read of data from a flash memory module. The data to be read includes data corresponding to a first codeword. The transfer control module is configured to receive hard decisions corresponding to the first codeword from the flash memory module. The transfer control module is configured to receive soft information corresponding to the first codeword from the flash memory module. Both the hard decisions corresponding to the first codeword and the soft information corresponding to the first codeword are received without receiving any intervening hard decisions or soft information corresponding to another codeword. The decoder module is configured to decode the first codeword using the hard decisions and the soft information corresponding to the first codeword.
US09467166B2
Technology is disclosed herein for compressing, encoding, and otherwise reducing the size of resource files. In at least one implementation, similarity compression is employed to reduce the size of a resource file. In another implementation, map-less encoding is employed to reduce the number of bytes used to represent a resource string. Bit-level compression is employed in another implementation to reduce the quantity of bits used to encode each character in a string. In addition, implementations are disclosed related to technology for naming strings and accelerated string location and retrieval.
US09467162B1
A switched capacitor digital-to-analog converter (“DAC”) for converting a digital input code to an analog signal comprises a switched capacitor array and a reset switch having a first end and a second end. The digital input code is inputted to the switched capacitor array. The switched capacitor array is connected to a summation node. The first end of the reset switch is connected to the summation node and the second end of the reset switch is connected to a common mode voltage. The reset switch is closed after a plurality of sampling cycles. The analog signal is provided based on a summation voltage at the summation node.
US09467161B1
Provided is a low-power, high-speed successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The low-power, high-speed SAR ADC includes a bootstrapping unit configured to receive inputs of first and second analog signals, a double-bit output SAR analog-to-digital conversion unit configured to output a two-bit digital signal for each clock cycle section with respect to the first and second analog signals applied through the bootstrapping unit, and a single-bit output SAR analog-to-digital conversion unit configured to output a one-bit digital signal for each clock cycle section with respect to the first and second analog signals applied through the bootstrapping unit.
US09467160B2
An ADC is provided. The ADC includes a plurality of pre-amplifiers, dynamic comparators coupled to the pre-amplifiers, interpolators and an encoder. Each pre-amplifier provides a pair of differential outputs according to a pair of differential analog signals and a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage different from the first reference voltage. Each dynamic comparator provides a first comparing signal and a second comparing signal according to the pair of differential outputs of the corresponding pre-amplifier. Each interpolator provides an interpolating signal according to the first and second comparing signals of two of the dynamic comparators. The encoder provides a digital output according to the interpolating signals. The first and second comparing signals are the same in a reset phase, and the first and second comparing signals are complementary according to the pair of differential outputs of the corresponding pre-amplifier in an evaluation phase.
US09467154B2
An integrated circuit including a phase detector; a first charge pump and a second charge pump coupled to the phase detector, and configured to receive inputs from the phase detector, the first charge pump outputting a low current and the second charge pump outputting a high current; and a dual input loop filter coupled to the first charge pump and the second charge pump.
US09467149B2
A distribution network for distributing clock and reset signals across an address macro has circuit blocks having dividers and counters, drivers connected in a balanced tree, and drivers connected in an unbalanced tree. The dividers and counters are synchronized relative to a clock signal. The drivers connected in the balanced tree distribute the clock signal synchronously to the circuit blocks. The drivers connected in the unbalanced tree distribute a reset signal to the circuit blocks. The clock signal is distributed via the balanced tree as a function of the reset signal.
US09467145B2
A data output circuit includes a main driver including a pull-up driver, coupled between a power supply terminal and a node coupled to the pad and a pull-down driver coupled between the node and a ground terminal, an impedance controller configured to control an output impedance at the node by sensing a voltage at the node and to generate pull-up control signals and pull-down control signals based on the sensed voltage, and a pre-driver configured to control driving strengths of the pull-up driver and the pull-down driver in response to the pull-up control signals, the pull-down control signals, and data.
US09467143B1
Inversely proportional voltage-delay buffers for buffering data according to data voltage levels are disclosed. In one aspect, an inversely proportional voltage-delay buffer is configured to buffer a data signal for an amount of time that is inversely proportional to a voltage level of the data signal. The inversely proportional voltage-delay buffer includes an inversion circuit and pass circuit. The inversion circuit is configured to generate a control signal that is the logic inverse of the data signal. Notably, the control signal transitions at a rate proportional to the voltage level of the data signal. The pass circuit is configured to generate a weak logic state of the data signal when the data signal and the control signal have the same logic state. The pass circuit is configured to generate a strong logic state of the data signal when the data input and the control signal have opposite logic states.
US09467141B2
A microcontroller measures capacitance of capacitive sensors having guard rings associated therewith. A guard ring is provided around each capacitive sensor plate and is charged to substantially the same voltage as a voltage on the associated capacitive sensor plate. The guard ring reduces parasitic capacitances of the capacitive sensor plate caused by differences in voltage potentials between the capacitive sensor plate, and adjacent circuit conductors, ground planes and power planes. An analog output is buffered and coupled to an analog input coupled to the capacitive sensor plate, and is used to drive the guard ring voltage to substantially the same voltage as the voltage on the capacitive sensor plate.
US09467138B2
A semiconductor apparatus includes a switching element configured to include a gate electrode, a first main electrode, a second main electrode, a sense electrode to output a sense current smaller than a principal current depending on the principal current flowing in the first main electrode, and to turn off when a control voltage being applied between the gate electrode and the first main electrode is reduced; a sense diode configured to include an anode connected with the sense electrode, and a cathode connected with the second main electrode; and a connection circuit configured to connect the gate electrode with the sense electrode when the switching element turns off.
US09467134B2
A PWM control unit is provided. A comparison unit compares an output voltage with a reference voltage to generate a first compared result, and controls a voltage of a first node. A constant current source is coupled to the first node. A storage module is coupled to the first node and receives a ground voltage. A first comparator compares the output voltage with the voltage of the first node to generate a turn-on signal. A second comparator compares the voltage of the first node with the input voltage to generate an output signal. A logic gate generates a turn-off signal according to the turn-on and output signals. When each of the turn-on and output signals is at a first level, a logic gate asserts the turn-off signal at a second level. The PWM generator combines the turn-on and turn-off signals to generate a PWM signal.
US09467133B2
A comparator comprises a differential input stage comprising a first n-type transistor and a second n-type transistor, an output stage coupled to the differential input stage, a clock transistor coupled to the differential input stage and a pre-charge apparatus connected in parallel with the clock transistor.
US09467131B2
A delay circuit includes a current circuit, a first current mirror circuit, a second current mirror circuit, a self-compensation circuit, and a delay capacitor. A fixed ratio is between the first current and the second current provided by the current circuit. The first current mirror circuit generates a first mirror current in response to the first current. A partial current of the second current flowing through the second current mirror circuit is a base current, and the second current mirror circuit generates a second mirror current in response to the base current. The self-compensation circuit generates a feedback current in response to the second mirror current. The delay capacitor generates a delay signal. The charging current is equal to the second current subtracting the base current. The first mirror current is the sum of the base current, the second mirror current, and the feedback current.
US09467128B2
A circuit includes a phase adjustment capacitor (PAC) coupled to a signal path and configured to adjust a phase of a signal on the signal path. A transistor switch device is coupled in series with the PAC to provide a circuit branch parallel with the signal path. The transistor switch device is configured to selectively open or close the circuit branch of the signal path to enable or disable, respectively, the adjustment of the phase of the signal on the signal path via the PAC. A nonlinear capacitance is coupled to a node interconnecting the PAC and the transistor switch device. The nonlinear capacitance is configured to vary inversely proportional with a capacitance of the transistor switch device with respect to the signal on the signal path and to linearize a total capacitance provided by the circuit branch when the circuit branch is open.
US09467118B2
Technologies for RFID positioning and tracking apparatus and methods are disclosed herein. The apparatus and methods disclose a radio-frequency identification positioning system that includes a radio-frequency identification reader and a phased-array antenna coupled to the radio-frequency identification reader. Techniques are applied to reduce in-reader and in-antenna signal leakages. Techniques are applied to position and track RFID tags. Circuits with leakage cancellation abilities are also disclosed. Reflective vector attenuators with tunable impedance load are also disclosed. Polarization adjustable antennas with matching circuits used in the RFID positioning system are also disclosed. Circuits to re-transmit a received signal at a higher amplitude to enhance radio link range are also disclosed. Techniques are applied to increase the level of scattered radio signals from RFID tags.
US09467117B2
In a ladder-type elastic wave filter, a resonance frequency of a second parallel resonator is higher than that of a series resonator and lower than an antiresonance frequency of a series resonator. With this configuration, an attenuation pole is formed by the second parallel resonator at a frequency region lower than an attenuation pole formed by the series resonator in a frequency region higher than the passband of the ladder-type elastic wave filter.
US09467111B2
A spectral response shifting method allows a listener to shift a system response to match their preferences. The method includes a lookup table of coefficients for a number of Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) filter or Finite Impulse Response (FIR) filter which are selected by the listener to shift the response either toward bass or towards treble. In one embodiment, 5th order IIR biquads filters are used at ½ dB increments from −6 dB to +6 dB. For example, when a listener selects the “more treble by 1 dB” setting, a set of coefficients is loaded providing −1 dB in bass cut at the lowest frequency of the audible spectrum (20 Hz) and +1 dB of treble boost at the highest frequency of the audible spectrum (20 kHz). The frequency response at all other points is defined by interpolating between the highest frequency (20 kHz) and the lowest frequency (20 Hz).
US09467108B2
An operational amplifier circuit configured to drive a load is provided. The operational amplifier circuit includes an output stage module. The output stage module includes a detection circuit and an output stage circuit. The detection circuit is configured to detect a current output voltage and a previous output voltage based on a comparison result of a current input voltage and the current output voltage. The detection circuit enhances a charge capacity or a discharge capacity of the output stage circuit for the load based on a detection result. Furthermore, a method for enhancing the driving capacity of the operational amplifier circuit is also provided.
US09467103B2
A system linearization assembly generally includes a delay device that receives an input signal from a signal source and delays the input signal by a predetermined delay function. An attenuation device receives a modified output signal from a signal modifying device, wherein the output signal is based on the input signal and includes a time varying parameter representing a plurality of frequency components including at least one component caused by non-linear intermodulation distortion. The attenuation device attenuates the output signal by a factor that is equal to at least one parameter of the modifying device. A computing device compares the attenuated output signal with the delayed input signal to obtain a resultant signal that includes the component caused by non-linear intermodulation distortion. A detection device detects at least one parameter of the resultant signal. Based on the detected parameter, a controller facilitates a modification of the component.
US09467096B2
One example includes an amplifier system. The system includes a precision amplifier portion comprising a first input stage configured to receive an input voltage and a first output stage configured to generate an output voltage at the first output stage based on the input voltage. The system also includes a slew amplifier portion arranged in parallel with the precision amplifier portion and comprising a second input stage that receives the input voltage and a second output stage. The slew amplifier portion can be activated in response to a detected slew condition associated with the input voltage to generate the output voltage based on the input voltage.
US09467090B2
A semiconductor device contrived to prevent a reference voltage and a reference current which are supplied to a high speed OCO from varying with a change in ambient temperature and/or a change in an external power supply voltage and to reduce the circuit area of a power supply module. The high speed OCO outputs a high speed clock whose magnitude is determined by the reference current and the reference voltage. A logic unit adjusts the values of the reference current and reference voltage, according to the reference voltage and reference current trimming codes related to detected ambient temperature and operating voltage.
US09467088B2
A small sized power generator is provided, being highly efficient in power generation. The power generator can include a heat-light conversion element for converting heat to infrared light and a semiconductor power generation cell for converting the infrared light to electrical energy. The heat-light conversion element can include a material in which reflectance is higher on a long wavelength side of a predetermined infrared wavelength, relative to reflectance on a short wavelength side thereof. The material can cause radiation of the infrared light upon being heated. Heat from a heat source is transferred to the heat-light conversion element, thereby radiating the infrared light. The semiconductor power generation cell converts this infrared light to electrical energy, thereby performing thermal power generation. In order to heat the heat-light conversion element, a light collection optical system can be provided for collecting sunlight toward the heat-light conversion element, enabling solar thermo-photovoltaic power generation.
US09467086B2
An object of the present invention is to achieve reductions in size and costs of a vehicle-mounted motor driving control board in a configuration which allows the redundancy of a power supply to be ensured. The vehicle-mounted motor driving control board is formed by one printed circuit board on which are formed two inverter driving circuits for driving two inverter circuits for three-phase motors, and a voltage step-up/step-down driving circuit for driving a voltage step-up/step-down circuit for supplying electric power to the inverter circuits. The vehicle-mounted motor driving control board further includes a first power supply circuit for supplying electric power to part of constituent circuits constituting the voltage step-up/step-down driving circuit and the two inverter driving circuits, and a second power supply circuit for supplying electric power to the remainder of the constituent circuits in the voltage step-up/step-down driving circuit and the two inverter driving circuits.
US09467078B2
A rotating electric machine driver apparatus and an electric power steering apparatus using the same includes a controller section that obtains a detected current value and generates a high-side instruction signal and a low-side instruction signal to switch an upper arm element and a lower arm element based on the detected current value. An abnormality detector determines a simul-OFF abnormality which is an abnormality of a pair made up of the high-side and low-side instruction signals being simultaneously switched off based on a condition that switching off of the high-side instruction signal for the upper arm element and the low-side instruction signal for the lower arm element pair continues for at least a simul-OFF abnormality determination time. In such manner, the simul-OFF abnormality of the instruction signals is detected.
US09467075B2
A method for switching the voltage supply for an alternating current electric engine between a supply from an ASD and a supply from an electrical network, the method comprises a stage for determining an ideal speed of rotation for the electric engine and for synchronizing the phase and the amplitude of the voltage delivered by the ASD with the voltage delivered by the electrical network.
US09467074B2
A piezoelectric generator for power supply of a portable terminal is provided. The piezoelectric generator includes: a portable terminal case which has a battery mounting part formed on one surface thereof and has parts of the portable terminal mounted therein; a slide part which is formed on opposite side surfaces of a border of the portable terminal case to be able to slide up and down; and a piezoelectric body which has one end or opposite ends connected with the slide part and is disposed in the battery mounting part in a transverse direction, and which vibrates by a sliding movement of the slide part.
US09467058B2
An output voltage control method and apparatus are provided. The method includes sensing output voltages of a DC-DC converter and a high-voltage battery and sensing an inductor current flowing through an inductor in a boost circuit at a front end of the DC-DC converter. In addition, the method includes varying a gain of an output voltage controller of the DC-DC converter based on a difference of the sensed inductor current with respect to an inductor current at the center point in a specified region.
US09467056B2
Disclosed is an apparatus for supplying power to a device. The apparatus includes a transformer configured to output a predetermined voltage to a device varying in load; a switch configured to switch on and off the voltage output from the transformer in accordance with pulse width modulation (PWM) signals; a PWM signal supplier configured to supply the PWM signal to the switch; a feedback circuit which detects the output from the transformer and applies a control signal to the PWM signal supplier; and an output voltage controller which detects a load current of the device, and adjusts the control signal of the feedback circuit by adjusting the output detected by the feedback circuit in accordance with the detected load current.
US09467053B2
Systems and methods for controlling a switching converter using a duty cycle associated with either a buck mode or a boost mode of the switching converter. More particularly, a controller determines when to change between buck mode and boost mode based on the duty cycle associated with one of the buck mode or the boost mode.
US09467046B2
The present invention relates to nonlinear and time-variant signal processing, and, in particular, to methods, systems, and apparatus for adaptive filtering and control applicable to switching power supplies.
US09467045B2
A SMPS has a switching circuit and a controller. The switching circuit has an input terminal and an output terminal, and also includes a switch and an inductor, wherein the switching circuit regulates an output voltage at the output terminal based on an input voltage at the input terminal by controlling a switching action of the switch. The controller generates a switching control signal to control the switch, where the switching control signal transits from a first state to a second state when an output signal at the output terminal satisfies a predetermined condition, and the switching control signal transits from the second state to the first state after a period of time. And a switching frequency of the switch and an inductor ripple current of the inductor both vary with the input voltage.
US09467043B2
A buck switching regulator implements a fixed frequency feedback control circuit including a voltage control loop and a frequency control loop to regulate the switching frequency of the buck switching regulator to a fixed or nearly fixed frequency. The voltage control loop, implementing ripple mode control, is configured to control the power switches in response to the switching regulator output voltage or a signal related to the switching regulator output voltage. The frequency control loop, implementing a phase-locked loop control scheme, is configured to adjust the on-time of the high-side switch so as to regulate the switching frequency to be equal to or be proportional to the reference frequency.
US09467035B2
A cylindrical magnet of an oscillating actuator includes a plurality of divided magnet portions which are magnetized in the radial direction. Since adjacent magnet portions have different poles in the direction of an oscillation axis, magnetic poles do not repel each other when adhering the magnet portions and it is thus easy to adhere the magnet portions to each other. In addition to this construction of the magnet, a coil includes a plurality of divided coil portions corresponding to the magnet portions in the direction of the oscillation axis, and adjacent coil portions are wound in opposite directions to each other.
US09467032B2
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for the generation of a unidirectional electrical signal. The apparatus may include at least one magnet defining a magnetic field, a rotor disc of substantially no magnetic permeability comprising at least one magnetic field interrupter of magnetically permeable material positioned at a first radial distance from a center axis of the rotor disc, the rotor positioned so as to, upon rotation of the rotor disc, cause the at least one interruptor to pass through the magnetic field, and an electrical conductor extending across the magnetic field, whereby as the at least one interrupter passes through the magnetic field, the magnetic field is distorted by the interrupter thereby inducing a unidirectional electric signal in the conductor. The at least one magnet may be an electromagnet or a permanent magnet. The at least one magnetic field interrupter may be made of soft iron.
US09467028B2
An electric motor has a stator, a rotor, two motor terminals and a filter circuit for suppressing electromagnetic interference. The filter circuit includes a flexible circuit assembly having a FPCB. Multiple filter elements are mounted to the FPCB. There are less connection points between the filter circuit and the motor terminals, which leads to higher reliability of the motor.
US09467021B2
An internal combustion power-plant comprising a combustion housing having a crankshaft that is driven when a fuel is combusted in the combustion housing. An induction generator is positioned around the combustion housing. The induction generator includes a stator connected to an outer surface of the combustion housing and an induction rotor that rotates about the stator. The induction rotor and the crankshaft are mechanically coupled to a sprocket via a clutch mechanism. The stator is electrically connected to power electronics that are within a nacelle that supports and surrounds the power-plant, as well as acts as a heat exchanger for the power-plant and power electronics closed loop cooling system. The induction generator operates as a generator to draw power off the crankshaft, via the clutch mechanism, to rotate the induction rotor which in turn induces current in the stator.
US09467016B2
A wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine includes a generator including a rotor and a stator and a magnet mounting arrangement. The magnet mounting arrangement includes a magnet arranged along a surface of the rotor or stator, a pair of retainers arranged one on each side of the magnet, and an adhesive bonding the pair of retainers to the magnet and the magnet to the rotor or stator.
US09467011B2
A mold stator is configured to include a stator core and a mold resin that covers the stator core. A divided-core part includes a yoke part that is arranged coaxially with a rotor that is provided in the stator core, a teeth part that extends from the yoke part in a radially-inward direction, and a teeth distal-end part that is formed at a radially-inward end part of the teeth part. An outer-circumferential flat-surface part is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the yoke part and an outer-circumferential flat-surface part is formed at a position on an outer circumferential surface of the mold stator opposing the flat-surface part of the yoke part.
US09467007B2
First power load apparatuses that use power from a power storage apparatus when a total power consumption amount of all of the plurality of power load apparatuses is greater than or equal to a threshold, and second power load apparatuses not included among the first power load apparatuses are included. A power gateway apparatus stops the supply of power from a power supply system to the first power load apparatuses and performs power supply from the power storage apparatus to the first power load apparatuses when a sum of a total power consumption amount of the second power load apparatuses and a total power consumption amount of the first power load apparatuses exceeds a threshold indicating a maximum value of the system power consumption amount. The power gateway apparatus supplies power from the power generation apparatus to the first power load apparatuses with priority to power from the power network.
US09467006B2
A three phase to single phase automatic transfer switch for providing power to at least one single phase power load from one of a primary and a secondary source of three phase power. The automatic transfer switch includes three pairs of switches, wherein each pair of switches is connectable to the primary and the secondary sources of three phase power, wherein each switch operates in unison with the other switch within its pair, wherein each pair of switches is connectable to a different one of the at least one single phase power load, and wherein each pair of switches is operable independently of the other pairs of switches. The three phase to single phase automatic transfer switch also includes one or more controller in communication with each of the pairs of switches, the controller configured so that, when power from the primary source of three phase power is lost or degraded, the controller connects each pair of switches independently of each of the other pairs of switches from the primary to the secondary source of three phase power.
US09467004B2
A wireless charging circuit for power bank and a power bank thereof are provided in the present invention. The wireless charging circuit includes a boost DC to DC converter, a unidirectional conductive element and a wireless power converter. The input terminal of the boost DC to DC converter is coupled to the battery to receive the battery voltage. The output terminal of the boost DC to DC converter outputs a converted DC voltage. The first terminal of the unidirectional conductive element is coupled to the battery to receive the battery voltage. The input terminal of the wireless power converter is coupled to the second terminal of the unidirectional conductive element. When the wireless charging circuit performs the detection for the wireless power receiver, the wireless power converter disables the boost DC to DC converter.
US09467002B2
A vehicle is provided comprising a battery, a charge plate electrically connected to the battery, and a thermal sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a sensed temperature. The thermal sensor can be positioned to determine temperature in the area proximate to the charge plate. The vehicle further includes at least one controller configured to (a) cause an association signal to be repeatedly transmitted during a battery charge procedure such that charging of the battery via the charge plate is maintained, and (b) in response to the sensed temperature exceeding a primary threshold, cause the repeated transmission of the association signal to be interrupted such that charging of the battery ceases.
US09466999B2
A vehicle 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a charge-discharge system CDS. The charge-discharge system includes the vehicle 10, an electric power cable 20, a plug-in station 30, a HEMS 40, and a commercial power supply 50. In a state where the connector 21 of the electric power cable 20 is connected with the inlet of the vehicle 10, an electric power is discharged/supplied from the vehicle electric storage device 11 to an external electric load (e.g., external electric storage device 41). Further, the vehicle electric storage device 11 is capable of being charged by the external power supply 50 through the electric power cable 20. A control device 12 of the vehicle 10 obtains/detects a permissible current value of the electric power cable 20, based on a specific signal (control pilot signal) which is transmitted through a CPLT terminal of the connector 21 before it starts the discharge to the external electric load from the vehicle electric storage device 11.
US09466994B2
A mobile terminal power receiving module 1 which is housed together with a rechargeable battery 3 in a rechargeable battery pack 2 in a mobile terminal such as a smart phone 5, includes a sheet coil 13 in which a coil 12 constituted by conductors is formed on a flexible circuit board 11 as a circuit pattern and a magnetic sheet 14 made of resin in which magnetic powder is dispersed.
US09466993B2
The present invention provides a charge and discharge control circuit and a battery device capable of detecting an intermediate terminal disconnection without causing the balance between battery voltages to collapse and shortening the service life of the battery device. A charge and discharge control circuit which controls charging/discharging of a plurality of secondary batteries connected in series is equipped with intermediate terminal disconnection detecting circuits each of which is provided between a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal of each secondary battery and detects an intermediate terminal disconnection of each intermediate terminal by intermittently equal detection currents.
US09466988B2
An induction power transfer system for auxiliary vehicle lights is provided. A transmitting power module coupled to an interior surface of a windshield includes a transmitting induction coil. The transmitting induction coil generates an oscillating magnetic field in response to receiving an electric current. A receiving power module is coupled to an exterior surface of the windshield of the vehicle. The receiving power module is substantially aligned with the transmitting power module coupled to the interior surface of the windshield. The receiving power module includes a receiving induction coil. The receiving induction coil generates an alternating electric current in response to a presence of the oscillating magnetic field. An auxiliary vehicle LED light coupled to an exterior surface of the vehicle is connected to the receiving power module by an insulated conductor. The receiving power module supplies the alternating electric current to the auxiliary vehicle LED light.
US09466982B2
Systems and methods for controlling power usage of devices in information handling systems are provided. A device for use in an information handling system may include a connector and an auxiliary power connector. The connector may be configured to electrically couple to a device connector such that the device transmits and receives data via the device connector and receives electrical current from a power supply via the device connector. The auxiliary power connector may be configured to electrically couple the device to the power supply such that the device receives electrical current from the power supply via the device connector, the auxiliary power connector including at least one sense line, the at least one sense line configured to receive at least one power control signal. The device may be configured to establish its power usage in response to receiving the at least one power control signal.
US09466974B2
Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented for overvoltage protection of bulk capacitors employed in power factor correction (PFC) circuitry components of switched mode power supply units (PSUs) using one or more inductive overvoltage feedback protection paths (OVPs) to monitor a voltage indicative of a PFC bulk capacitor by sensing the real time voltage at one or both of the primary and/or secondary side windings of a PSU transformer, and/or using an auxiliary windings of a PSU transformer.
US09466969B2
An electrical system includes a first circuit breaker that digitally senses a first current to a first load, and a second circuit breaker that digitally senses a second current to a second load and provides an output to the first circuit breaker. The first circuit breaker determines an average current based upon the first sensed current and the output from the second circuit breaker, and the first and second circuit breakers terminate power to the first and second loads if the average current is greater than a threshold value.
US09466965B2
An electrical enclosure wherein an electrical component can be moved between various positions (e.g., connected, disconnected, test, etc.) without opening an enclosure door. The electrical enclosure supports a component for movement between a withdrawn position, a test position, and an inserted position. A handle is accessible by an operator from an exterior of the enclosure and is configured to move the component between the respective positions without having to open the enclosure. The handle is integral with the enclosure and thus an operator needs no special tool or other device to effect movement of the electrical component between its respective positions.
US09466964B1
A rack-mountable computer system includes a horizontal divider that divides a chassis interior of the computer system into a first level and a second level. A plurality of electronic components are mounted on the first level and a plurality of electronic components are mounted on a moveable tray of the second level. The horizontal divider includes one or more elongated openings and a plurality of cables that pass through the one or more elongated openings. The plurality of cables connect the electronic components mounted on the first level to the electronic components mounted on the moveable tray. The one or more elongated openings guide the plurality of cables to slide within the one or more elongated openings as the moveable tray is moved into or out of the chassis interior.
US09466959B2
An exemplary cable guide can be provided that can include a base having a base radius sized to prevent breakage of a cable running over the base. At least two arms can extend from the base in a direction approximately perpendicular to a direction of travel of the cable raceway, the at least two arms having an arm radius sized to prevent breakage of the cable running around the at least two arms. At least two legs can be attached to the base extending in a direction approximately opposite of the at least two arms, the at least two legs having a leg radius sized to prevent breakage of the cable running around the at least two legs.
US09466944B2
The present invention relates to a compact tunable laser device that can change the oscillation laser wavelength. The laser device includes: a laser diode chip 100 that emits laser light; an optical feedback-partial reflective mirror 500 that feeds some of light emitted from the laser diode chip 100 back to the laser diode chip 100 by reflecting it; a collimating lens 300 that is disposed in a light path between the laser diode chip 100 and the optical feedback-partial reflective mirror 500 and collimates light emitted from the laser diode chip 100; a tunable-selective filter 300 of which the transmissive wavelength changes in accordance with temperature; and a 45°-reflective mirror 400 that changes laser light traveling horizontally to a package bottom into laser light traveling perpendicular to the package bottom, wherein the laser diode chip 100 or the tunable-selective filter 300 is disposed on a thermoelectric element 900 and has an oscillation wavelength changing in accordance with a change in temperature of the thermoelectric element 900.
US09466942B2
An optical element module includes a casing having a bottom plate, a temperature-adjusting unit being mounted on the bottom plate in the casing and having at least a lower layer portion and an upper layer portion positioned above the lower layer portion, a support member mounted on the temperature-adjusting unit in the casing, and a semiconductor laser element being mounted on the support member and outputting a laser light to a forward side. The upper layer portion of the temperature-adjusting unit projects at a backward side of the semiconductor laser element relative to the lower layer portion.
US09466932B2
The present disclosure discloses an electrical connector and a plug-in module. The plug-in module includes a base, a plurality of input terminals, a plurality of output terminals and a PCB module. The base includes a bottom plate, a front plate and a back plate, and a tongue plate extending from the bottom plate forward beyond the front plate; the plurality of input terminals are fixed to the back plate, and two ends of each of the input terminals extend respectively beyond a top end of the back plate and a bottom end of the bottom plate; the plurality of output terminals are fixed to the tongue plate and the front plate, and two ends of each of the output terminals extend respectively beyond a top end of the front plate and the tongue plate; and the PCB module includes at least one circuit board.
US09466929B2
A plug connector for mating with a mating connector, including: a housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) received in the housing, a number of terminals, and an insulative cover portion molded to the PCB. The PCB includes a plurality of conductive paths, an upper surface, an opposite lower surface, and a pair of side surfaces. A number of conductive pads are disposed on the upper surface and the lower surface. The conductive pads are connected with corresponding conductive paths. The terminals are electrically connected with corresponding conductive pads of the PCB. The terminals include a number of first terminals disposed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the PCB and a number of second terminals disposed on the side surfaces of the PCB. The insulative cover portion covers the PCB while exposing each of the terminals out partly for mating with the mating connector.
US09466922B2
Block positioning means is provided at an insertion permission frame and a component mounting block, the block positioning means being for positioning the component mounting block with respect to an insertion permission section in a crossing direction crossing an insertion direction in which the component mounting block to which an electric component is attachable is inserted into the insertion permission section.
US09466920B2
A magnetic connector including: a flat engaging surface; a number of electrical contacts each having a flexible mating portion protruding to the engaging surface; an insulative housing comprising plural contact channels for receiving the electrical contacts and a first fixing space communicating with the contact channels; and a first magnet assembled to the first fixing space along a direction parallel to the flat engaging surface, the first magnet overhanging over the electrical contacts.
US09466918B2
The present invention is to provide a signal connector which includes an insulating body having a plurality of through grooves cut through top and bottom surfaces thereof adjacent to a front end thereof; an insulating terminal seat mounted inside the insulating body and having a plurality of metal terminals fastened thereon and separated from each other; two metal grounding members having rear ends respectively assembled with the top and bottom surfaces of the insulating body, having pressing parts respectively formed adjacent to front ends thereof and corresponding in position to the through grooves and having insulating layers respectively covered on side surfaces thereof facing the through grooves; such that the pressing part is able to apply a restoring force on the metal terminal when the signal connector is plugged with other signal connector and the metal terminal is moved away from the insulating terminal seat through the corresponding through groove.
US09466905B2
A device including male and female connectors each including mounting pad terminals arranged on both side portions of a surface mounted on a circuit board, and a connector structure. The female connector includes: an insulating film; pad portions formed on one surface of the insulating film; a metal guide member fixedly disposed to cover the other surface of the insulating film and insulatingly coated; female terminal portions including slit openings penetrating in a thickness direction through the pad portions and portions of the insulating film; through-holes penetrating through the metal guide member; and mounting pad terminals formed on both side portions of the other surface of the insulating film, with surfaces projecting more than a surface of the metal guide member and electrically connected to the pad portions respectively. The connector structure includes male terminal portions inserted to the slit openings from the female connector's one surface side.
US09466904B2
A method for manufacturing a terminal includes: an electrically conductive member that has an electrical connection, which is formed at an end portion of the electrically conductive member; and a seal film that is formed on a surface of a intermediate portion of the electrically conductive member, which is other than the electrical connection. In the method for manufacturing, the electrically conductive member is formed by processing an end portion of a rounded rod, which has a cross section having an arcuate shape, into a planar shape to form the electrical connection. Furthermore, a liquid seal agent is coated on an intermediate portion of the rounded rod, which is other than the end portion. Then, the coated liquid seal agent is solidified to form the seal film.
US09466903B2
A high speed flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector includes a housing with ground and signal contact terminal pairs arranged in the housing in a staggered manner along a lateral direction. The housing has a cavity for receiving an FPC board therein. Each ground contact terminal has an upper arm positioned adjacent to a top wall of the cavity and a lower arm positioned adjacent to a bottom wall of the cavity. Each signal contact terminal has only a lower arm positioned adjacent to the bottom wall of the cavity. Signal contact terminals with the only lower arm provide the connector with better signal integrity. An actuator is coupled to the housing for fixing the FPC board in the cavity to establish electrical connections. The actuator has recesses corresponding to the positions of the signal pairs to provide a dielectric constant different from that of the other parts of the actuator.
US09466901B2
A plug connector includes a substrate, an insulator, a slider, and a contactor. The slider is slidable between first and second positions inside the insulator. The contactor is housed between an inner surface of a housing space part of the slider and a substrate receiver part. The substrate receiver part fixes the lead contact part of the contactor to a position apart from an electrode pad of the substrate in a state where the slider is located at the first position or fixes to a position where a pressing force of the lead contact part against the electrode pad is limited to not greater than a predetermined value, and releases fixation of the position when the slider is moved from the first position to the second position. The slider presses the lead contact part against the electrode pad by pressing the contactor when sliding.
US09466897B1
A double-wire terminal block structure includes an insulation housing, a conductive terminal block, and a clamp terminal block. The insulation housing includes a press hole and a press block movable with respect to the press hole. The conductive terminal block has a base and two extension arms bent and extending from the base. The clamp terminal block includes a base plate positioned on the base, two flexible arms bent from the base plate, and a contact portion connected to each flexible arm. The press block passes through between the two flexible arms to press each contact portion, so that the two flexible arms are resiliently released from contact with the two extension arms to allow wires to be inserted and clamped between the flexible arms and the extension arms. Accordingly, connecting wire can be achieved easily, conveniently, and efficiently.
US09466891B2
A circuit board comprises one or more first electrical conductors (102-107) in a first portion of the thickness of the circuit board, one or more second electrical conductors (108, 109) in a second portion of the circuit board, at least one via-conductor (112) providing a galvanic current path between the first and second electrical conductors, a hole extending through the first and second portions of the circuit board, and an electrically conductive sleeve (114) lining the hole and having galvanic contacts with the second electrical conductors. The thermal resistance from the electrically conductive sleeve to the first electrical conductors is greater than the thermal resistance from the electrically conductive sleeve to the second electrical conductors so as to obtain a reliable solder joint between a part of the electrically conductive sleeve belonging to the first portion of the circuit board and an electrical conductor pin (119) located in the hole.
US09466884B2
A connector including a first connector body and a mode-converting unit is provided. The first connector body includes a dielectric base, a shell and a pin set. The shell and the dielectric base are fixed to each other. The pin set is disposed on the dielectric base. The mode-converting unit includes a substrate and a mode-converting structure. The substrate is fixed to the first connector body and has a circuit. The shell constitutes a waveguide tube and is electromagnetically coupled to the circuit through the mode-converting structure. A signal is transmitted from the shell to the circuit through the mode-converting structure, or transmitted from the circuit to the shell through the mode-converting structure and emitted outward, such that the connector can be regarded as an antenna. The signal is a millimeter-wave signal.
US09466883B2
Disclosed is a printed antenna which includes: a ground plane which is a layer of metal formed on the insulating layer; a feed unit which is multiple metallic lines formed on the insulating layer and includes a first end and a second end; a feed point which is set between the feed unit and the ground plane and is connected to the first end of the feed unit; a first radiation unit which is formed on the insulating layer, and configured to radiate or receive first frequency band signals; a second radiation unit which is formed on the insulating layer, connected to the second end of the feed unit, and configured to radiate or receive second frequency band signals; a third radiation unit, which is formed on the insulating layer, connected to the second end of the feed unit, and configured to radiate or receive third frequency band signals.
US09466878B2
A multi-band antenna for assembling to an insulation base and metal base of an electronic device comprises: a radiating element; a first connecting element; a second connecting element; a grounding element; and a first grounding foil and a second grounding foil respectively electrically connected to the second connecting element and the grounding element along a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the transversal direction and extending to the metal base. The first grounding foil and the second grounding foil has a first part respectively extending from the second connecting and grounding element to a joint line between the insulation and the metal base and a second part attached to the metal base. A slot is formed among the first part of the first grounding foil, the first part of the second grounding foil, the second connecting element, and the joint line between the insulation base and the metal base.
US09466877B2
An apparatus for providing data communication and power to a device located in a room having a power outlet is disclosed. The power outlet may be a standard AC outlet, for example. The apparatus includes a cable extending from the device and having a plug comprising a plug body. Prongs extend from the plug body and couple to the power outlet to receive power. A first near field communication antenna is carried by the plug body. A communication module has a second near field communication antenna and is located in the room in proximity to the plug. At least one of the first near field communication antenna and the second near field communication antenna communicates data wirelessly to the other of the first near field communication antenna and the second near field communication antenna.
US09466867B2
A device for coupling RF power into a waveguide includes a push-pull output stage that includes an input and an output, a filter arrangement that is connected to the output of the push-pull output stage, and an induction loop that is connected to the filter arrangement is provided.
US09466865B2
Systems and methods for improved ferrite circulator RF power handling are provided. In one embodiment, a high power circulator switch comprises: at least three ferrite circulators, the at least three ferrite circulators arranged as a triad switch, wherein a first circulator is coupled to a first output of the triad switch, a second circulator is coupled to a second output of the triad switch, and a third circulator is coupled to an input of the triad switch; and a shared high power load having a first port coupled to the first circulator and a second port coupled to the second circulator.
US09466857B1
Electrolyte solutions including additives or combinations of additives that provide low temperature performance and high temperature stability in lithium ion battery cells.
US09466855B2
An additive for a sodium ion secondary battery of the present invention includes a compound of at least one of a saturated cyclic carbonate having a fluoro group and a chain carbonate having a fluoro group. A sodium ion secondary battery (1) of the present invention includes: a non-aqueous electrolytic solution including the additive for a sodium ion secondary battery and a non-aqueous solvent containing a saturated cyclic carbonate or a non-aqueous solvent containing a saturated cyclic carbonate and a chain carbonate; a positive electrode (11); and a negative electrode (12) that includes a coating formed in a surface of the negative electrode, the coating containing a composite material having carbon, oxygen, fluorine and sodium in the surface and includes a negative-electrode active material containing a hard carbon.
US09466850B2
A filtering device features a carrier medium and activated carbon as adsorbent which is immobilized due to the addition of adhesive.
US09466849B2
Provided is a cooling structure for vehicle electrical components that is capable of solving problems due to water contained in intake air. Air used in an electricity generation reaction and air necessary for self-cooling is supplied to a fuel cell stack (11) via an intake duct (2). Dust and chemical substances in the air are removed by a dust/chemical substance filter (3) provided on the fuel cell stack (11) side within the intake duct (2). Furthermore, air and water are primarily separated by a water filter (4) provided in the intake duct (2) upstream by a prescribed distance in the air flow direction from the dust/chemical substance filter (3). Therefore, water in the intake air does not reach the dust/chemical substance filter (3) and the fuel cell stack (11), and various problems due to water contained in the intake air can be solved.
US09466848B2
A power generator includes a cavity to accept a hydrogen producing fuel cartridge. A channel is coupled to receive hydrogen from the fuel cartridge. A manifold is coupled to the channel to receive hydrogen from the channel, the manifold having an opening to receive oxygen and water vapor, the manifold being positioned to provide the water vapor to the cavity. An array of fuel cell membranes is supported by the manifold to receive hydrogen from the manifold and oxygen from the opening in the manifold.
US09466847B2
A PEM fuel system includes a fuel cell stack comprising one or more PEM fuel cells and fan configured to provide process air to supply oxidizer to and cool the fuel cell stack. The system has an air duct coupled to the fan and the fuel cell stack, and an electrical service load coupled to the fuel cell stack for receiving electrical power generated from reactions within the fuel cell stack. The system further includes as auxiliary electrical load coupled to the fuel cell stack and located within the air duct to reduce potentials across the fuel cell stack. The air duct is configured to direct the flow of air to the fuel cell stack and auxiliary electrical load to provide cooling air to the fuel cell stack and auxiliary electrical load.
US09466844B2
The present invention provides a blended rubber gasket for fuel cells that includes a base having about 80 to 99 phr of EPDM rubber and about 1 to 20 phr of FKM rubber, and about 0.1 to 10 phr of a peroxide crosslinking agent, based on 100 phr of the base.
US09466839B2
The present invention provides an electrode active material for an electricity storage device, having a structure represented by following formula (1). In the formula (1), R1 to R6 each denote independently a hydrogen atom (except for a case where all of R1 to R6 denote hydrogen atoms), a halogen atom, an optionally substituted phenyl group, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
US09466824B2
A sealed battery includes an electrode body; a battery case housing the electrode body and having an open surface; a lid member closing the case; a liquid inlet formed penetrating through the lid member; and a sealing member. The sealing member has: a metal sealing plate welded to the lid member to cover and seal the liquid inlet; and an annular movable portion displaceable between a contact position contacting the entire circumference of the inlet and a non-contact position not contacting at least a portion of the inlet. The movable portion is displaced to the non-contact position when the pressure of the inside region of the battery case sealed by the movable portion in the contact position is increased beyond a limit value with respect to the pressure of the outside region opposite from the inside region with respect to the movable portion.
US09466821B2
Provided is a battery pack that includes: unit batteries disposed in parallel with each other and the unit batteries are prismatic type; a connecting substrate for electrically coupling the unit batteries; a plurality of tabs which extend from the connecting substrate, electrically connect the unit batteries and the connecting substrate, and are bent so that the connecting substrate is adjacently disposed to first surfaces of the unit batteries; a protection circuit module electrically connected with the connecting substrate; and a lead which extends from the protection circuit module, electrically connect the connecting substrate and the protection circuit module and are bent so that the protection circuit module is adjacently disposed to second surfaces of the unit batteries.
US09466820B2
Provided is a separator incorporating an electrode, provided with two of separator sheets facing each other, an electrode sandwiched between the separator plates. Each of the facing surfaces of the separator sheets is provided with a coated portion coated with a ceramic, and a non-coated portion that is not coated with the ceramic, located in at least a portion of ranges corresponding to peripheral edges of the electrode. The separator sheets are joined to one another in the non-coated portion.
US09466814B2
Provided is an organic electroluminescent device including, in an order mentioned: a reflective electrode; an organic electroluminescent layer; a light extraction layer; and a transparent substrate, wherein a ratio (w/d) is 9 or more where “d” denotes a total average thickness from the organic electroluminescent layer to the transparent substrate and “w” denotes a minimum width of a non-light-emitting region present outside of an outer periphery of an effective light-emitting region in the organic electroluminescent layer.
US09466813B2
According to one embodiment, an organic semiconductor device includes a supporting substrate, a plurality of organic EL light emitting elements, a first barrier layer, a flattening layer, and a second barrier layer. The flattening layer exists sporadically and makes gentle in inclination steep elevation change present in the surface of the first barrier layer. The first barrier layer and the second barrier layer are made of moisture penetration preventive material.
US09466812B2
The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent device packaging structure, comprising a first substrate, a second substrate and an organic electroluminescent device, the organic electroluminescent device being arranged on the first substrate, and the second substrate and the first substrate being spaced apart to arrange the organic electroluminescent device in a sealed space between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the organic electroluminescent device packaging structure further comprises a first barrier layer and filling oil filled in the sealed space, and the first barrier layer covers the outer surface of the organic electroluminescent device.
US09466811B2
A novel light-emitting device that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. A method for manufacturing a novel light-emitting device that is highly convenient or reliable is also provided. Further, a novel light-emitting device, a method for manufacturing a novel light-emitting device, or a novel device is provided. The present inventor has conceived the structure in which a first insulating film and a light-emitting element are provided between a first support having certain isotropy and a second support.
US09466808B2
An organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer. The emission layer includes at least one first light-emitting material represented by Formula 1 and at least one second light-emitting material represented by Formula 2: X1 to X12, Ar1, M, X21 to X24, A, B, R1 to R12, R21, R22, a1, a2, n, L, M in Formulae 1 and 2 are defined as in the specification.
US09466802B2
Provided is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) which has improved luminous efficiency and a simple configuration, while ensuring sufficient driving stability. This organic electroluminescent device includes a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode that are laminated on a substrate. The light-emitting layer contains a phosphorescent light-emitting dopant, and a carbazole compound represented by the following formula (1) as a host material. In the formula (1), E represents oxygen or sulfur, and R1 to R6 each represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, or an aromatic group represented by the formula (2). In the formula (2), X represents CR9 or nitrogen.
US09466801B2
An organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a phosphorescent emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electron transport layer between the phosphorescent emission layer and the second electrode. The phosphorescent emission layer includes a compound represented by one of Formulae 1a to 1c, and the electron transport layer includes a metal-containing compound and a compound represented by Formula 2.
US09466799B2
An organic device, including an organic compound having charge-transporting ability (i.e., transporting holes and/or electrons) and/or including organic light emissive molecules capable of emitting at least one of fluorescent light or phosphorescent light, has a charge transfer complex-contained layer including a charge transfer complex formed upon contact of an organic hole-transporting compound and molybdenum trioxide via a manner of lamination or mixing thereof, so that the organic hole-transporting compound is in a state of radical cation (i.e., positively charged species) in the charge transfer complex-contained layer.
US09466793B2
Memristive devices, memristors and methods for fabricating memristive devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a memristor includes a first electrode wire and a second electrode wire. The second electrode wire and the first electrode wire define an overlap area. The memristor includes an electrode extension in contact with the first electrode wire and disposed between the first and second electrode wires. At least one junction is disposed between the second electrode wire and the electrode extension. Each junction contacts a portion of the electrode extension and has a junction contact area with the second electrode wire, and the sum total junction contact area of the at least one junction is less than the overlap area.
US09466791B2
A storage device includes: a first electrode; a storage layer including an ion source layer; and a second electrode. The first electrode, the storage layer, and the second electrode are provided in this order. The ion source layer includes a chalcogen element, oxygen, and one or more transition metal elements selected from the group of Groups 4, 5, and 6 elements of the Periodic Table.
US09466787B2
A magnetic cell core includes a seed region with a plurality of magnetic regions and a plurality of nonmagnetic regions thereover. The seed region provides a template that enables formation of an overlying nonmagnetic region with a microstructure that enables formation of an overlying free region with a desired crystal structure. The free region is disposed between two nonmagnetic regions, which may both be configured to induce surface/interface magnetic anisotropy. The structure is therefore configured to have a high magnetic anisotropy strength, a high energy barrier ratio, high tunnel magnetoresistance, a low programming current, low cell-to-cell electrical resistance variation, and low cell-to-cell variation in magnetic properties. Methods of fabrication, memory arrays, memory systems, and electronic systems are also disclosed.
US09466785B1
Magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) devices and methods for making the same include growing a tunnel barrier layer on a first magnetic layer. A thin layer of non-wetting material is formed on the tunnel barrier layer, such that the non-wetting material forms distinct regions on the tunnel barrier layer. A second magnetic layer is grown on the tunnel barrier layer.
US09466784B2
A semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate, a lower magnetic shield member, a semiconductor chip, and an upper magnetic shield member. The lower magnetic shield member is provided on the wiring substrate. The semiconductor chip is provided on the lower magnetic shield member. The semiconductor chip includes a magnetic memory element. The upper magnetic shield member is provided over the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip is disposed between the upper magnetic shield member and the lower magnetic shield member. The lower magnetic shield member and the upper magnetic shield member are in direct contact with each other.
US09466782B2
A manufacturing method for a boundary acoustic wave device is capable of certainly providing the boundary acoustic wave device with desired target frequency characteristics. The manufacturing method for the boundary acoustic wave device includes a process for preparing a laminated body that includes a first medium, a second medium laminated on the first medium, and an IDT electrode that is disposed at an interface between the first and second media, and a process for implanting ions from an outer portion of the second medium and adjusting a frequency.
US09466781B2
A piezoelectronic transistor device includes a first piezoelectric (PE) layer, a second PE layer, and a piezoresistive (PR) layer arranged in a stacked configuration, wherein an electrical resistance of the PR layer is dependent upon an applied voltage across the first and second PE layers by an applied pressure to the PR layer by the first and second PE layers. A piezoelectronic logic device includes a first and second piezoelectric transistor (PET), wherein the first and second PE layers of the first PET have a smaller cross sectional area than those of the second PET, such that a voltage drop across the PE layers of the first PET creates a first pressure in the PR layer of the first PET that is smaller than a second pressure in the PR layer of the second PET created by the same voltage drop across the PE layers of the second PET.
US09466778B2
The invention relates to a thermoelectric generator unit (1) comprising at least one thermoelectric module (2), which comprises an exhaust gas heat exchanger (3) on one side and a coolant heat exchanger (4) on the opposite side in a sandwich-like arrangement, wherein the exhaust gas heat exchanger and the coolant heat exchanger (3, 4) are designed as flat tubes, the flat sides (9, 13) of which are each connected by means of lateral wall sections (10, 20). According to the invention, side walls (15) are fastened to the lateral wall sections (10, 20) of at least the two heat exchangers (3, 4) lying on the outside, which side walls absorb the clamping forces for an even, permanent compression of the individual elements (2, 3, 4) of the thermoelectric generator unit (1). The thermoelectric module (2) is laterally sealed by means of the side walls (15) that absorb the clamping forces.
US09466773B2
A semiconductor lighting device may include at least one semiconductor light source and a lens, wherein the lens has a light entrance surface at the underside, said light entrance surface facing the at least one semiconductor light source, and a light exit surface at the top side, the light entrance surface has a light deflection structure in the form of a TIR structure, at which entering light can be deflected in the direction of the light exit surface by means of total internal reflection, and the lens is fitted to the semiconductor lighting device in a detachable fashion.
US09466771B2
Disclosed herein are wavelength converters and methods for making the same. The wavelength converters include a single layer of a polymeric matrix material, and one or more types of wavelength converting particles. In some embodiments the wavelength converters include first and second types of wavelength converting particles that are distributed in a desired manner within the single layer of polymeric matrix material. Methods of forming such wavelength converters and lighting devices including such wavelength converters are also disclosed.
US09466756B2
An object is to improve reliability of a semiconductor device. A semiconductor device including a driver circuit portion and a display portion (also referred to as a pixel portion) over the same substrate is provided. The driver circuit portion and the display portion include thin film transistors in which a semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor; a first wiring; and a second wiring. The thin film transistors each include a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer which each have a shape whose end portions are located on an inner side than end portions of the semiconductor layer. In the thin film transistor in the driver circuit portion, the semiconductor layer is provided between a gate electrode layer and a conductive layer. The first wiring and the second wiring are electrically connected in an opening provided in a gate insulating layer through an oxide conductive layer.
US09466752B2
Solar cells are packaged by placing the solar cells between sheets of encapsulants. The encapsulants are exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light to cure the encapsulants and bond the encapsulants together to encapsulate the solar cells. The UV curing steps may be performed to bond one of the encapsulants to a transparent top cover and the solar cells, and to bond the other encapsulant to the solar cells and a backsheet. A protective package that includes the transparent top cover, encapsulated solar cells, and the backsheet is then optionally mounted on a frame.
US09466751B1
A novel photodetecting device having field confined by mesas is provided. The device is an avalanche photodiode (APD) of indium aluminum arsenide (InAlAs). The device has epitaxial layers with a multiplication layer at bottom as a cathode. Hence, the strongest electric field is confined inside the bottom of the device to avoid surface breakdown. Double mesa is used to confine the electric field of the multiplication layer. Furthermore, a composite multiplication layer with supper thin thickness and wide bandgap is used to reduce the tunneling dark current. Hence, the thickness of equivalent multiplication layer can be reduced to enhance sensitivity.
US09466749B1
In an example, the present invention provides a solar tracker apparatus. In an example, the apparatus comprises a center of mass with an adjustable hanger assembly configured with a clam shell clamp assembly on the adjustable hanger assembly and a cylindrical torque tube comprising a plurality of torque tubes configured together in a continuous length from a first end to a second end such that the center of mass is aligned with a center of rotation of the cylindrical torque tubes to reduce a load of a drive motor operably coupled to the cylindrical torque tube. Further details of the present example, among others, can be found throughout the present specification and more particularly below.
US09466748B2
A solar module includes a solar cell, a heat spreader layer disposed above the solar cell, and a cell interconnect disposed above the solar cell. From a top-down perspective, the heat spreader layer at least partially surrounds an exposed portion of the cell interconnect.
US09466747B1
Solid state avalanche photodiode devices and methods of producing the same are described herein.
US09466743B2
Nanoparticles containing IUPAC group 11 ions, group 13 ions and sulfur ions are synthesized by adding metal salts and an alkanethiol in an organic solvent and promoting the reaction by applying heat. Nanoparticles are formed at temperatures as low as 200° C. The nanoparticles may be thermally annealed for a certain amount of time at a temperature lower than the reaction temperature (usually ˜40° C. lower) to improve the topology and narrow the size distribution. After the reaction is complete, the nanoparticles may be isolated by the addition of a non-solvent and re-dispersed in organic solvents including toluene, chloroform and hexane to form a nanoparticle ink. Additives may be incorporated in the reaction solution to tailor the final ink viscosity.
US09466738B2
Paste compositions, methods of making a paste composition, and methods of making a solar cell contact are disclosed. The paste composition can contain silver, a glass frit, a metal additive and an organic vehicle system. The metal additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of yttrium, an organo-vanadium compound, organo-antimony compound, organo-phosphorus compound, and an organo-yttrium compound. The paste can be used for making a solar cell contact.
US09466733B2
This technology relates to a nonvolatile memory device and a method for fabricating the same. The nonvolatile memory device may include a pipe connection gate electrode over a substrate, one or more pipe channel layers formed within the pipe connection gate electrode, pairs of main channel layers each connected with the pipe channel layer and extended in a direction substantially perpendicular to the substrate, a plurality of interlayer insulating layers and a plurality of cell gate electrodes alternately stacked along the main channel layers, and metal silicide layers configured to be in contact with the pipe connection gate electrode. The electric resistance of the pipe connection gate electrode may be greatly reduced without deteriorating the characteristics of the memory layers by forming the metal silicide layers coming in contact with the pipe connection gate electrode.
US09466727B1
A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistor, a plug, a hydrogen blocking layer and an oxide semiconductor (OS) structure. The MOS transistor is disposed on the substrate, and the plug is disposed on the MOS transistor to electrically connect thereto. The hydrogen blocking layer is disposed only on sidewalls of the plug, wherein the hydrogen blocking layer includes a high-k dielectric layer. The OS structure is disposed on the substrate, wherein the OS structure includes an oxide semiconductor layer.
US09466724B2
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present embodiment, a semiconductor device is provided as follows. An active fin protrudes from a substrate, extending in a direction. A gate structure crosses a first region of the active fin. A source/drain is disposed on a second region of the active fin. The source/drain includes upper surfaces and vertical side surfaces. The vertical side surfaces are in substantially parallel with side surfaces of the active fin.
US09466720B2
A method for forming a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) semiconductor device includes providing a stressed silicon-on-insulator (sSOI) wafer comprising a stressed semiconductor layer having first and second laterally adjacent stressed semiconductor portions. The first stressed semiconductor portion defines a first active region. The second stressed semiconductor portion is replaced with an unstressed semiconductor portion. The unstressed semiconductor portion includes a first semiconductor material. The method further includes driving a second semiconductor material into the first semiconductor material of the unstressed semiconductor portion defining a second active region.
US09466715B2
A novel MOS transistor including a well region, a gate dielectric layer, a gate electrode, a source region and a drain region is provided. The well region of a first conductivity type extends into a semiconductor substrate. The gate dielectric layer is located over the well region. The gate electrode is located over the gate dielectric layer. The source region of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type and a drain region of the second conductivity type are located in the well region and on opposite sides of the gate electrode. The gate dielectric layer has a first portion and a second portion respectively closest to the source region and the drain region. The thickness of the second portion is greater than that of the first portion, so as to raise breakdown voltage and to maintain current simultaneously.
US09466702B1
A semiconductor device comprising a substrate, an base layer disposed on the substrate having a thickness C in first area and a thickness B in a second area and a hole extending to the substrate filled with semiconductor, a first semiconductor fin disposed on the first area and having a height A, and a second semiconductor fin disposed on the second area and having a height D, wherein (A+C)=(B+D).
US09466699B2
A manufacturing method is provided for fabricating a vertical channel gate-all-around MOSFET by epitaxy processes. The method includes growing a first epitaxial layer on a top semiconducting layer of a substrate; etching the first epitaxial layer and the top layer to form a first source/drain pattern in the top layer; etching the first epitaxial layer to form a vertical channel structure; then forming a gate dielectric layer on the vertical channel structure surface; forming a sandwich structure composed of a bottom spacer layer, a gate electrode layer and a top spacer layer; etching the top spacer layer and the gate electrode layer to form a gate pattern followed by forming a top spacer structure thereon; growing a second epitaxial layer and etching to form a second source/drain pattern.
US09466697B2
Provided are a semiconductor device, which can facilitate a salicide process and can prevent a gate from being damaged due to misalign, and a method of manufacturing of the semiconductor device. The method includes forming a first insulation layer pattern on a substrate having a gate pattern and a source/drain region formed at both sides of the gate pattern, the first insulation layer pattern having an exposed portion of the source/drain region, forming a silicide layer on the exposed source/drain region, forming a second insulation layer on the entire surface of the substrate to cover the first insulation layer pattern and the silicide layer, and forming a contact hole in the second insulation layer to expose the silicide layer.
US09466690B1
After forming trenches extending through a dielectric material stack including, from bottom to top, a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer and a third dielectric layer that is located over a semiconductor substrate, a fin stack of, from bottom to top, an insulating III-V compound material fin portion and a III-V compound semiconductor fin is formed within each trench. The third dielectric layer is removed to expose a first portion of each III-V compound semiconductor fin. After forming a sidewall spacer on sidewalls of the first portion of each III-V compound semiconductor fin, the second dielectric layer is removed to expose a second portion of each III-V compound semiconductor fin. The exposed second portion of each III-V compound semiconductor fin is removed. The remaining first portion of each III-V compound semiconductor fin constitutes an active portion over which a FinFET is subsequently formed.
US09466687B2
Instability and drift sometimes observed in bipolar transistors, having a portion of the base extending to the transistor surface between the emitter and base contact, can be reduced or eliminated by providing a further doped region of the same conductivity type as the emitter at the transistor surface between the emitter and the base contact. The further region is desirably more heavily doped than the base region at the surface and less heavily doped than the adjacent emitter. In another embodiment, a still or yet further region of the same conductivity type as the emitter is provided either between the further region and the emitter or laterally within the emitter. The still or yet further region is desirably more heavily doped than the further region. Such further regions shield the near surface base region from trapped charge that may be present in dielectric layers or interfaces overlying the transistor surface.
US09466684B2
A field effect transistor having a diamond gate electrode and a process for forming the same. In some embodiments, the device is an AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT). The diamond gate electrode is formed so that it directly contacts the barrier layer. In some embodiments, the diamond gate electrode is formed from boron-doped nanocrystalline diamond (NCD), while in other embodiments, the diamond gate electrode is formed from single crystal diamond.
US09466673B2
A silicon germanium on insulator (SGOI) wafer having nFET and pFET regions is accessed, the SGOI wafer having a silicon germanium (SiGe) layer having a first germanium (Ge) concentration, and a first oxide layer over nFET and pFET and removing the first oxide layer over the pFET. Then, increasing the first Ge concentration in the SiGe layer in the pFET to a second Ge concentration and removing the first oxide layer over the nFET. Then, recessing the SiGe layer of the first Ge concentration in the nFET so that the SiGe layer is in plane with the SiGe layer in the pFET of the second Ge concentration. Then, growing a silicon (Si) layer over the SGOI in the nFET and a SiGe layer of a third concentration in the pFET, where the SiGe layer of a third concentration is in plane with the grown nFET Si layer.
US09466669B2
A semiconductor structure includes a first finFET device including a first fin, a first gate electrode structure on sidewalls and an upper surface of the first fin, a first channel region beneath the first gate electrode structure, and first source and drain regions in the first fin on opposite sides of the first channel region, and a second finFET device including a second fin, a second gate electrode structure on sidewalls and an upper surface of the second fin, a second channel region beneath the second gate electrode structure, and second source and drain regions in the second fin on opposite sides of the second channel region. The second gate electrode structure has a second physical gate length that is substantially the same as a first physical gate length of the first gate electrode structure, and the second finFET device has a second effective channel length that is different from a first effective channel length of the first gate electrode structure.
US09466668B2
A device includes a semiconductor substrate and a vertical nano-wire over the semiconductor substrate. The vertical nano-wire includes a bottom source/drain region, a channel region over the bottom source/drain region, and a top source/drain region over the channel region. A top Inter-Layer Dielectric (ILD) encircles the top source/drain region. The device further includes a bottom ILD encircling the bottom source/drain region, a gate electrode encircling the channel region, and a strain-applying layer having vertical portions on opposite sides of, and contacting opposite sidewalls of, the top ILD, the bottom ILD, and the gate electrode.
US09466667B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers separately stacked each other; a plurality of columnar sections provided in the stacked body and extending in a stacking direction of the stacked body; and a first insulating section separating the stacked body. The respective columnar sections include a semiconductor body extending in the stacking direction; and a charge storage film provided between the semiconductor body and the plurality of electrode layers. The first insulating section includes a first air gap.
US09466663B2
A semiconductor arrangement includes an active region including a semiconductor device. The semiconductor arrangement includes a capacitor having a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and an insulating layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. At least three dielectric layers are between a bottom surface of the capacitor and the active region.
US09466661B2
Methods for fabricating MIM capacitors with low VCC or decoupling and analog/RF capacitors on a single chip and the resulting devices are provided. Embodiments include forming: first and second metal lines in a substrate; a first electrode over, but insulated from, the first metal line; a first high-k dielectric layer on the first electrode, the first high-k dielectric layer having a coefficient α; a second electrode on the first high-k dielectric layer and over a portion of the first electrode; a second high-k dielectric layer on the second electrode, the second high-k dielectric layer having a coefficient α′ opposite in polarity but substantially equal in magnitude to α; a third electrode on the second high-k dielectric layer over the entire first electrode; and a metal-filled via through a dielectric layer down to the first metal line, and a metal-filled via through the dielectric layer down to the second metal line.
US09466651B2
High resolution active matrix structures are fabricated using techniques applicable to flexible substrates. A backplane layer including active semiconductor devices is formed using a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate. The substrate is thinned using a layer transfer technique or chemical/mechanical processing. Driver transistors are formed on the semiconductor layer of the substrate along with additional circuits that provide other functions such as computing or sensing. Contacts to passive devices such as organic light emitting diodes may be provided by heavily doped regions formed in the handle layer of the substrate and then isolated. A gate dielectric layer may be formed on the semiconductor layer, which functions as a channel layer, or the insulator layer of the substrate may be employed as a gate dielectric layer.
US09466650B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a display panel with a pixel defining layer and a manufacturing method of the pixel defining layer, and the display panel with the pixel defining layer comprises: a substrate; a plurality of pixel regions, arranged on the substrate in a matrix form; the pixel defining layer, disposed on the substrate and comprising: a plurality of openings; a pixel divider, surrounding each of the plurality of openings and defining the plurality of pixel regions, wherein a sidewall of the pixel divider for defining each of the pixel regions is formed so that a slope angle of an upper portion is larger than that of a lower portion thereof.
US09466640B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus, comprising forming a structure including an insulating layer on a substrate, and an electrode on the structure, forming an insulating first film covering the electrode and the structure, forming an opening in a projection, of the first film, formed by a step between upper faces of the electrode and the structure, to expose part of the upper face of the electrode as a first portion, forming a second film covering the first film and the first portion, forming a protective film in the opening by processing the second film, the protective film covering a side face defining the opening and the first portion and being not formed on an upper face of the projection, and forming a third film on the first film and the protective film by spin coating.
US09466638B2
Various embodiments of a 3D high resolution X-ray sensor are described. In one aspect, an indirect X-ray sensor includes a silicon wafer that includes an array of photodiodes thereon with each of the photodiodes having a contact on a front side of the silicon wafer and self-aligned with a respective grid hole of an array of grid holes that are on a back side of the silicon wafer. Each of the grid holes is filled with a scintillator configured to convert beams of X-ray into light. The indirect X-ray sensor also includes one or more silicon dies with an array of photo-sensing circuits each of which including a contact at a top surface of the one or more silicon dies. Contact on each of the photodiodes is aligned and bonded to contact of a respective photo-sensing circuit of the array of photo-sensing circuits of the one or more silicon dies.
US09466636B2
Image sensors including well regions of different concentrations and methods of fabricating the same
An image sensor includes a high concentration well region in contact with a device isolation layer extending along a periphery of a photoelectric converting part, which can improve dark current properties of the image sensor. The image sensor also includes a low concentration well region in contact with a sidewall of the device isolation layer overlapped with a transfer gate, which can improve image lag properties of the image sensor. Related fabrication methods are also discussed.
US09466628B2
A solid-state spectral imaging device is described. The device includes an image sensor and a plurality of optical filters directly processed on top of the image sensor. Each optical filter includes a first mirror and a second mirror defining an optical filter cavity having a fixed height. Each optical filter also includes a first electrode and a second electrode having a fixed position located opposite to each other and positioned to measure the height of the optical filter cavity. Further, a method to calibrate spectral data of light and a computer program for calibrating light is described.
US09466621B2
Disclosed is a method of forming array substrates having a peripheral wiring area and a display area. The method is processed by only three lithography processes with two multi-tone photomasks and one general photomask. In the peripheral wiring area, the top conductive line directly contacts the bottom conductive line without any other conductive layer. The conventional lift-off process is eliminated, thereby preventing a material (not dissolved by a stripper) from suspending in the stripper or remaining on the array substrate surface.
US09466613B2
A semiconductor device, comprising: a plurality of memory cell strings; a bitline; and an interconnection coupling at least two of the memory cell strings to the bitline. Memory cell strings can be coupled to corresponding bitlines through corresponding interconnections. Alternate memory cell strings can be coupled to different bitlines through corresponding different interconnections.
US09466612B2
Methods of forming semiconductor devices may be provided. A method of forming a semiconductor device may include patterning first and second material layers to form a first through region exposing a substrate. The method may include forming a first semiconductor layer in the first through region on the substrate and on sidewalls of the first and second material layers. In some embodiments, the method may include forming a buried layer filling the first through region on the first semiconductor layer. In some embodiments, the method may include removing a portion of the buried layer to form a second through region between the sidewalls of the first and second material layers. Moreover, the method may include forming a second semiconductor layer in the second through region.
US09466608B1
A method for making a semiconductor structure includes forming an oxide layer onto non-volatile memory, high, and low voltage device regions of a substrate and forming a first gate material layer over the oxide layer. The first gate material layer is patterned to form a set of memory device select gates in the non-volatile memory device region and a set of gates in the high voltage device region. The patterning is performed while maintaining the oxide and first gate material layers over the low voltage device region. The method also includes forming a second gate material layer over the structure and forming a non-volatile storage layer between the set of select gates and the second gate material layer, from which a set of memory device control gates is patterned. Thereafter, the first gate material layer is patterned to form a set of gates in the low voltage device region.
US09466607B2
Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit that uses a novel vertical MOS transistor that is free of interference between cells, that enables the short-channel effect to be minimized, that does not have hot electron injection, and that does not require the formation of shallow junction. Also provided is a method of producing the semiconductor integrated circuit. A memory cell 1 in the semiconductor integrated circuit is provided with: a semiconductor pillar 2 that serves as a channel; a floating gate 5 that circumferentially covers the semiconductor pillar 2 via a tunnel insulation layer 6 on the outer circumference of the semiconductor pillar 2; and a control gate 4 that circumferentially covers the semiconductor pillar via an insulating layer 8 on the outer circumference of the semiconductor pillar 2, and that circumferentially covers the floating gate 5 via an insulating layer 7 on the outer circumference of the floating gate.
US09466598B1
A semiconductor structure suitable for ESD protection application is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a first well, a second well, a third well, a first fin, a second fin, an anode, a cathode and a first doping region. The first well and the second well are disposed in the third well. The first fin is disposed on the first well. The second fin is disposed on the second well. The anode is disposed on the first fin. The cathode is disposed on the second fin. The first doping region is disposed under the first fin, and separates the first fin from the first well. The first well, the second well, the first fin and the second fin have a first doping type. The third well and the first doping region have a second doping type.
US09466588B2
A packaged semiconductor device may include a leadframe and a die carrier mounted to the leadframe. The die carrier is formed from an electrically and thermally conductive material. A die is mounted to a surface of the die carrier with die attach material having a melting point in excess of 240° C. A method may include providing the die carrier, melting the die attach material at a temperature in excess of 240° C. to attach the die to the surface of the die carrier to form a sub-assembly, attaching the sub-assembly to a leadframe, electrically interconnecting the die and the leadframe, and enclosing at least portions of the die and the leadframe to form a packaged device.
US09466579B2
The present application relates to a reinforcing structure for reinforcing a stack of layers in a semiconductor component, wherein at least one reinforcing element having at least one integrated anchor-like part, is provided. The basic idea is to reinforce bond pad structures by providing a better mechanical connection between the layers below an advanced underbump metallization (BUMA, UBM) by providing reinforcing elements under the UBM and/or BUMA layer.
US09466573B2
An integrated circuit includes a compound semiconductor substrate having a first semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer on the first semiconductor substrate, and a second semiconductor substrate on the insulating layer, a transistor disposed on the second semiconductor substrate and having a bottom insulated by the insulating layer, a plurality of shallow trench isolations disposed on opposite sides of the transistor, a cavity disposed below the bottom of the transistor, and a plurality of isolation plugs disposed on opposite sides of the cavity. By having a cavity located below the transistor, parasitic couplings between the transistor and the substrate are reduced and the performance of the integrated circuit is improved.
US09466571B2
Systems and methods are provided for stacked semiconductor memory packages. Each package can include an integrated circuit (“IC”) package substrate capable of transmitting data to memory dies stacked within the package over two channels. Each channel can be located on one side of the IC package substrate, and signals from each channel can be routed to the memory dies from their respective sides.
US09466569B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface. A via extends through the substrate. The via is filled with conductive material and extends to at least the first major surface of the substrate. A thermal expansion inhibitor is over and in direct contact with the via proximate the first major surface. The thermal expansion inhibitor exerts a compressive stress on the conductive material closest to the thermal expansion inhibitor compared to the conductive material at a further distance from the thermal expansion inhibitor.
US09466563B2
Interconnect structure for an integrated circuit and method of fabricating an interconnect structure
An integrated circuit includes first and second metallization levels. The first metallization level includes a first metal routing path. The second metallization level includes a dielectric layer having a via opening formed therein extending vertically through the dielectric layer to reach a top surface of the first metal routing path. A metal plug is deposited at a bottom of the via opening in direct contact with the first metal routing path. A remaining open area of the via opening is filled with a metal material to define a second metal routing path. The metal plug is formed of cobalt or an alloy including cobalt, and has an aspect ratio of greater than 0.3.
US09466547B1
A topographical structure is formed within an integrated circuit (IC) chip passivation layer. The topographical structure includes a trench extending below the top surface of the passivation layer and above the top surface of an uppermost inter-metallic dielectric layer underlying the passivation layer associated with the uppermost wiring line of the IC chip. The topographical structure may also include a ridge above the top surface of the passivation layer along the perimeter of the trench. The topographical structure may be positioned between a series of IC chip contact pads and/or may be positioned around a particular IC chip contact pad. The topographical structures increase the surface area of the passivation layer resulting in increased underfill bonding to the passivation layer. The topographical structures also influence capillary movement of capillary underfill and may be positioned to speed up, slow down, or divert the movement of the capillary underfill.
US09466530B2
One illustrative method disclosed herein includes, among other things, forming an opening in at least one layer of insulating material so as to thereby expose at least a portion of a conductive contact, performing a selective metal silicide formation process to selectively form a metal silicide layer in the opening and on the conductive contact, depositing at least one conductive material above the selectively formed metal silicide layer so as to over-fill the opening, and performing at least one planarization process so as to remove excess materials and thereby define a conductive via that is positioned in the opening and conductively coupled to the selectively formed metal silicide layer and to the conductive contact.
US09466528B2
A method of making a structure includes forming a first supporting member over a substrate, the first supporting member comprising a first material and having a first width defined along a reference plane. The method further includes forming a second supporting member over the substrate, the second supporting member having a second width defined along the reference plane, and the first supporting member and the second supporting member being separated by a gap region. The first width is at least 10 times the second width, and a gap width of the gap region being from 5 to 30 times the second width.
US09466521B2
A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a first metal gate on the substrate; a first hard mask on the first metal gate; an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer on top of and around the first metal gate; and a patterned metal layer embedded in the ILD layer, in which the top surface of the patterned metal layer is lower than the top surface of the first hard mask.
US09466508B2
The present invention provides a liquid composition used for etching a multilayer film containing copper and molybdenum, an etching method for etching a multilayer film containing copper and molybdenum, and a substrate. The present invention further provides a liquid composition for etching a multilayer-film wiring substrate which has an oxide layer (IGZO) including indium, gallium and zinc laminated on the substrate, and further a multilayer film including at least a layer containing molybdenum and a layer containing copper provided thereon, a method for etching a multilayer film containing copper and molybdenum from the substrate, and a substrate. According to the present invention, a liquid composition comprising (A) a maleic acid ion source, (B) a copper ion source, and (C) at least one type of amine compound selected from the group consisting of 1-amino-2-propanol, 2-(methylamino)ethanol, 2-(ethylamino)ethanol, 2-(butylamino)ethanol, 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol, 2-(diethylamino)ethanol, 2-methoxyethylamine, 3-methoxypropylamine, 3-amino-1-propanol, 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, 1-dimethylamino-2-propanol, 2-(2-aminoethoxyl)ethanol, morpholine and 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)morpholine and having a pH value of 4-9 is used.
US09466507B2
An etching method includes a modification process of supplying a mixture gas to a surface of a silicon oxide film, modifying the silicon oxide film to generate a reaction product, and a heating process of heating and removing the reaction product. The modification process includes a first modification process of supplying the mixture gas containing a gas including a halogen element and an alkaline gas to the surface of the silicon oxide film, and a second modification process of stopping supplying the alkaline gas and supplying the mixture gas containing the gas including the halogen element to the surface of the silicon oxide film.
US09466506B2
The present invention is to provide a technique for uniformly processing a substrate surface in the process of processing a substrate by supplying a gas. The inside of a shower head having gas-jetting pores for supplying a gas to a substrate is partitioned into a center section from which a gas is supplied to the center portion of a substrate, and a peripheral section from which a gas is supplied to the peripheral portion of the substrate, and the same process gas is supplied to the substrate from these two sections at flow rates separately regulated. The distance from the center of the center section of the gas supply unit to the outermost gas-jetting pores in the center section is set 53% or more of the radius of the substrate. Moreover, an additional gas is further supplied to the peripheral portion of the substrate.
US09466492B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor circuit includes obtaining a semiconductor structure having a gate stack of material layers including a high-k dielectric layer; oxidizing in a lateral manner the high-k dielectric layer, such that oxygen content of the high-k dielectric layer is increased first at the sidewalls of the high-k dielectric layer; and completing fabrication of a n-type field effect transistor from the gate stack after laterally oxidizing the high-k dielectric layer of the gate stack.
US09466484B1
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device is provided. The manufacturing method includes the following steps. A plurality of fin structures are formed in a first area and a second area of a substrate. A first density of the fin structures in the first area is lower than a second density of the fin structures in the second area. A gate dielectric layer is formed on the fin structures. An amorphous silicon layer is formed on the gate dielectric layer and the fin structures in the first area and the second area. Part of the amorphous silicon layer which is disposed in the first area is annealed to form a crystalline silicon layer by a laser. The crystalline silicon layer disposed in the first area and the amorphous silicon layer disposed in the second area are polished.
US09466470B2
Systems and methods are provided for maximizing the data acquired from a sample in a mass spectrometry imaging experiment. An ion source device is instructed to produce and transmit to a tandem mass spectrometer a plurality of ions for each location of two or more locations of a sample. A mass range is divided into two or more mass window widths. For each location of the two or more locations, the tandem mass spectrometer is instructed to fragment the plurality of ions received for each location using each mass window width of the two or more mass window widths and to analyze resulting product ions. A product ion spectrum is produced for each mass window width, and a plurality of product ion spectra are produced for each location of the two or more locations.
US09466463B1
The present application discloses methods, systems and devices for using charged particle beam tools to inspect and perform lithography on a substrate using a combination of vectoring to move a beam to features to be imaged, and raster scanning to obtain an image of the feature(s). The inventors have discovered that it is highly advantageous to use an extra step, a fast raster scan to image the substrate at a lower resolution, to determine which features receive priority for inspection; this extra step can reduce total inspection time, enhance inspection results, and improve beam alignment and manufacturing yield. Using multiple beam-producing columns, with multiple control computers local to the columns, provides various synergies. Preferably, miniature, non-magnetic, electrostatically-driven columns are used.
US09466459B2
A flow directing gasket for improving the flow of a gas or liquid across electron beam transparent membranes in environmental cells within a sample holder of an electron microscope, and uses of the sample holders comprising said flow directing gaskets.
US09466455B2
Electron emitters for x-ray tubes. In one example embodiment, an electron emitter for an x-ray tube includes an electron filament and a plurality of electrical leads. The electron filament defines a plurality of openings. Each lead is positioned so as to extend through one of the openings and each lead is mechanically and electrically connected to the filament proximate the opening without the presence of braze material.
US09466445B2
A lever switch has a base member, a first switch knob member, a first moderation mechanism, a substrate having a first contact member, and a first slider. The base member has a first supporting surface formed along an outer peripheral surface of a column centered on a rotational axis of the first switch knob member and a second supporting surface formed on one side across the rotational axis. The first switch knob member includes a first supported surface and a second supported surface, and the second supported surface is provided with a first cam portion. The first supported surface is rotatably supported on the first supporting surface, the second supported surface is rotatably supported on the second supporting surface, and the first slider is held on a side opposite to a side where the second supporting surface is provided across the rotational axis.
US09466443B2
A photocontrol includes a switch that consumes very low power when the switch is turned ON and when it is turned OFF. The photocontrol can provide low-power digital control signals to high-impedance inputs of control devices that control the delivery of power to load devices, such as LED drivers that control the delivery of power to arrays of LEDs. The photocontrol also can provide power signals to control devices that control the delivery of power to light sources, such as electronic transformers that control the delivery of power to fluorescent lamps. The photocontrol may include a comparator that causes the photocontrol to have switching hysteresis.
US09466442B2
A locking switch assembly includes a locking switch having a locking plunger, and an actuator has a housing and a cover. The actuator has a through hole, and the through hole receives the locking plunger. The actuator having a non-access mode and an access mode, and at least one of the housing or the cover is configured to change from the non-access mode to the access mode. The housing or the cover has a cap, and at least a portion of the cap prevents access to the through hole in the non-access mode.
US09466432B2
A method for producing a conductive polymer dispersion liquid includes preparing an emulsion of a polyanion adsorbed on a conductive polymer precursor monomer by emulsifying a blended liquid obtained by blending the conductive polymer precursor monomer, the polyanion, and an aqueous solvent; and forming a dispersoid of a conductive polymer by chemical oxidative polymerization with addition of an oxidant to the emulsion. Furthermore, by using this conductive polymer dispersion liquid to provide an electrolytic capacitor, the ESR of the capacitor can be reduced.
US09466431B2
The present invention provides an ionic compound containing a cyanoborate; a process for production thereof; and an electrolytic solution and a device. The electrolytic solution comprises an ionic compound represented by general formula (1) and a solvent, Mn+([B(CN)4-mYm]−)n (1) wherein Mn+ represents an organic or inorganic cation having a valency of 1 to 3; Y represents a halogen, a hydrocarbon group which has a main chain having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and which may optionally contain a halogen, —C(O)R14, —S(O)lR14, —Z(R14)2, or —XR14; R14 represents H, a halogen, or an organic substituent group which has a main chain having 1 to 10 atoms; Z represents N or P; X represents O or S; R13 represents H, or an hydrocarbon group which has a main chain having 1 to 10 atoms; l represents an integer of 1 to 2; m and n represent an integer of 1 to 3 respectively.
US09466429B1
A capacitor assembly is provided with a plurality of wound capacitor elements aligned horizontally in a longitudinally extended housing, whereby the largest capacitor element solely occupies a tier in the housing, another tier in the housing is solely occupied by two of the capacitor elements, and wherein the capacitor elements are configurable to provide various capacitance values.
US09466426B2
Provided is a laminated ceramic capacitor which can suppress degradation of the insulation resistance due to the addition of vanadium. Second insulating layers are stacked on both sides in the stacking direction of a first insulating layer group, which has first insulating layers stacked over one another, and internal electrodes are placed on principal surfaces of the first insulating layers. At least one internal electrode is placed between the first and second insulating layers. Both contain, as their main constituent, a perovskite-type compound represented by the formula “ABO3” wherein “A” denotes at least one of Ba, Sr, and Ca, “B” denotes at least one of Ti, Zr, and Hf. V is added to only the first insulating layers.
US09466424B2
A multilayer ceramic electronic component may include: a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers; internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body and having one ends exposed to outer surfaces of the ceramic body; and external electrodes disposed on the outer surfaces of the ceramic body to be connected to the respective one ends of the internal electrodes and containing a conductive metal and a conductive ceramic powder.
US09466420B2
The invention relates to a contactless connector (100), a system including the contactless connector (100) and a corresponding mating connector (200), and a manufacturing method for the contactless connector. In order to enable the contactless connector to transmit/receive power to/from the corresponding mating connector, the invention suggest providing at the contactless connector an inner ferrite element (102, 202) and an inductive coupling element (110) arranged to at least partially surround the inner ferrite element. An outer ferrite element (107, 207) of the contactless connector is arranged to at least partially surround the inductive coupling element (110), wherein a front end (108) of the outer ferrite element (107) facing the mating end of the contactless connector is recessed in an axial direction of the contactless connector with respect to a front end (103) of the inner ferrite element (102, 202) facing the mating end (101). A rear end (109) of the outer ferrite element (107, 207) is magnetically connected to a rear end (104) of the inner ferrite element (102, 202). An inductive coupling support element (601) is arranged around the inner ferrite core element (102, 202). The inductive coupling element (110) is formed from a wire wound around the inductive coupling support element (601) to form a coil comprising a plurality of coil windings (115). The connector further comprises an antenna element (402a) and an antenna connection line (701) arranged in an opening in the inner ferrite element (102, 202).
US09466418B2
A wireless power transmission system includes first source conductor that generates a first electromagnetic near field in response to a power source. A first source element resonates in response to excitation from the first source conductor. A second resonant source element resonates in response to excitation from the first source conductor. A first resonant load element resonates in response to excitation from the first resonant source element. The first resonant load element generates a fluctuating field when resonating. A second resonant load element resonates at the second resonant frequency in response to excitation from the second resonant source element. The second resonant load element generates a fluctuating field when resonating. A first load element generates a first current applied to a first load in response to resonance in the first resonant load element and the second resonant load element.
US09466417B2
A self-correcting current transformer 100 combines a current transformer 113 and self-calibration electronics 115 into one device. The current transformer has a sensor coil 106 with a number of turns that is less than a target number of turns, to cause a secondary current 205 induced in the sensor coil to be greater than a target secondary current 404 corresponding to the target number of turns. A measurement circuit 116 integrated with the transformer, determines an error signal 214 representing how much greater the secondary current is than the target secondary current and outputs the error signal. A current sink circuit 129 integrated with the transformer, shunts an amount of current 216 from the sensor coil, based on the error signal, to reduce a magnitude of the secondary current to match the target secondary current. The measurement circuit and the current sink circuit may be powered by the secondary current.
US09466414B2
An enclosure for an electrical apparatus includes a tank having a bank of corrugate affixed to one or more walls thereof, with the bank of corrugate including a plurality of cooling fins in fluid communication with a volume of the tank via a plurality of openings formed in the walls, such that cooling fluid can flow into the cooling fins. A cross member is affixed to the bank of corrugate along each of a top surface and a bottom surface thereof and extends along a length of the corrugate at a distal end of the cooling fins. Vibration stabilizers are provided to control vibrations in the corrugate bank, with the vibration stabilizer having a gusset plate joined to the cross member and extending between a pair of adjacent cooling fins and stabilizer with a first end attached to the tank and a second end attached to the gusset plate.
US09466410B2
A slide-type variable resistor comprises a shell, two side guiding tracks, two end locking parts, a variable resistor circuit base, and a manipulating device. The two side guiding tracks are symmetrically assembled in the allocation space. The two end locking parts are symmetrically pressing against the two side guiding tracks respectively to have the two side guiding tracks positioned in the allocation space. The variable resistor circuit base is assembled to the shell and utilized for pressing against the two end locking parts to have the two end locking parts and the two side guiding tracks fixed in the allocation space. The manipulating device comprises a brush base, at least a brush, and a bar. The brush base has two symmetrically positioned sliding tracks slidably positioned in the two side guiding tracks. The brush is connected to the brush base and has elastic recovery to press against the variable resistor circuit base. The bar is connected to the brush base and extended outward from the position restriction hole of the shell.
US09466408B2
To provide a differential signal transmission cable in which there is no gap between an insulated wire and a shield tape, a manufacturing device thereof is a manufacturing device of a differential signal transmission cable including: a first retention tape spirally wound around an insulated wire in which a pair of signal line conductors is coated by an insulator; and a second retention tape spirally wound around the first retention tape. This manufacturing device includes a winding head that winds the first retention tape and the second retention tape around the insulated wire in the same direction, the insulated wire which moves along a longitudinal direction; and a twist preventing jig that is disposed ahead of the winding head in a movement direction of the insulated wire and prevents the insulated wire from being twisted.
US09466403B2
An method for preparing a flexible transparent electrode film that has a high transmittance and low sheet resistance without having to go through a separate heating process by using cesium, and a flexible transparent electrode film prepared thereby, the method including: applying a nanowire transparent conductive film on a high molecular base material film; coating the nanowire transparent conductive film with a sol-gel solution wherein titanium dioxide and cesium are mixed; and welding the nanowire.
US09466398B2
A process of producing ceramic-ceramic composites, including but not limited to nuclear fuels, and composites capable of exhibiting increased thermal conductivities. The process includes milling a first ceramic material to produce a powder of spheroidized particles of the first ceramic material, and then co-milling particles of a second ceramic material with the spheroidized particles of the first ceramic material to cause the particles of the second ceramic material to form a coating on the spheroidized particles of the first material. The spheroidized particles coated with the particles of the second ceramic material are then compacted and sintered to form the ceramic-ceramic composite, in which the second ceramic material forms a continuous phase completely surrounding the spheroidized particles of the first ceramic material.
US09466397B2
A hohlraum for an inertial confinement fusion power plant is disclosed. The hohlraum includes a generally cylindrical exterior surface, and an interior rugby ball-shaped surface. Windows over laser entrance holes at each end of the hohlraum enclose inert gas. Infrared reflectors on opposite sides of the central point reflect fusion chamber heat away from the capsule. P2 shields disposed on the infrared reflectors help assure an enhanced and more uniform x-ray bath for the fusion fuel capsule.
US09466395B2
An ActiveTest solution for memory is disclosed which can search for memory errors during the operation of a product containing digital memory. The ActiveTest system tests memory banks that are not being accessed by normal memory users in order to continually test the memory system in the background. When there is a conflict between the ActiveTest system and a memory user, the memory user is generally given priority.
US09466391B2
A semiconductor device that includes a fuse array including a plurality of fuses, and suitable for operating using a fuse operation voltage in a fuse operation period, a first voltage generation block suitable for generating an internal voltage based on a first target level, a second voltage generation block suitable for generating the fuse operation voltage based on a second target level in the fuse operation period, and generating the fuse operation voltage based on the first target level outside the fuse operation period, and a connection control block suitable for disconnecting a line of the internal voltage and a line of the fuse operation voltage in the fuse operation period, and connecting the line of the internal voltage and the line of the fuse operation voltage outside the fuse operation period.
US09466390B2
A program method for a nonvolatile memory system including a reprogram operation that does not require a reload of first program data to page buffers of a constituent nonvolatile memory device between execution of a first coarse program step and execution of a first fine program step being performed after the execution of an intervening second coarse program step.
US09466388B2
A readout circuit with a self-detection circuit and a control method therefor. The circuit comprises a pre-charging circuit and a control circuit, the pre-charging circuit and the control circuit being connected to a first node and used for charging a memory unit. The readout circuit also comprises a detection circuit, the detection circuit and the pre-charging circuit being connected to the first node. The detection circuit comprises a third NOT gate, a fourth NOT gate, a first NAND gate, a sixth NOT gate, a first trigger and an eighth NOT gate. In such a manner of detecting the reversal of the first NOT gate through the reversal of the third NOT gate, the charging duration of the first node (A) can be greatly reduced, thereby reducing the reading duration of the whole circuit. At the same time, the re-occurrence of a state of charging the circuit can be avoided after pre-charging has ended.
US09466384B1
A memory device and an erase method for the memory device are provided. The memory device includes plural blocks and a controller. The plural blocks include at least one first block and at least one second block. The erase method is controlled by the controller and includes the following steps. A first stage erase operation and a second stage erase operation are sequentially performed on the at least one first block in a first time interval and a second time interval. The first stage erase operation and the second stage erase operation are sequentially performed on the at least one second block in the second time interval and a third time interval.
US09466378B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cell transistors electrically connected in series, a bit line electrically connected to a first end of the memory cell transistors, a source line and a well region electrically connected to a second end of the memory cell transistors, and first and second selection transistors electrically connected in series between the second end of the memory cell transistors and the source line. During programming of a selected memory cell transistor, a first voltage is applied to the source line and the well region, and to a gate of the first selection transistor, and a second voltage smaller than the first voltage is applied to a gate of the second selection transistor.
US09466352B2
Dynamic/static random access memory (D/SRAM) cell, block shift static random access memory (BS-SRAM) and method using the same employ dynamic storage mode and dynamic storage mode switching to shift data. The D/SRAM cell includes a static random access memory (SRAM) cell having a pair of cross-coupled elements to store data, and a dynamic/static (D/S) mode selector to selectably switch the D/SRAM cell between the dynamic storage mode and a static storage mode. The BS-SRAM includes a plurality of D/SRAM cells arranged in an array and a controller to shift data from an adjacent D/SRAM cell in a second row of the array to a D/SRAM cell in a first row. The method includes switching the mode of, coupling data from an adjacent memory cell to, and storing the coupled data in, a selected D/SRAM cell.
US09466338B1
A pulse generator may include a switching control circuit suitable for compare an internal power with a reference voltage and output a comparison enable signal according to a result of the comparison. The pulse generator may include a comparison circuit suitable for measure a data variation by comparing a current data group and a previous data group, and output pre-pulse data in response to the data variation and the comparison enable signal. The pulse generator may include a pulse control circuit suitable for output main pulse data by controlling a pulse width of the pre-pulse data.
US09466333B2
A content reproducing apparatus includes a reproducing unit configured to reproduce content including audio and video, and a power control unit configured to perform power control of the reproducing unit based on a reproducing position of the content and non-reproduction period information indicating at least one of a period during which reproduction of the audio of the content is unnecessary and a period during which reproduction of the video of the content is unnecessary.
US09466332B2
A method and system for creating and editing video and/or audio tracks is described. The method includes providing at least one artist, venue, and track available for selection and providing at least one clip associated with the at least one artist, venue, and track. The method also includes allowing a user to create a custom track from the at least one clip. The system includes a plurality of video cameras for recording a live performance at a plurality of positions. The system also includes at least one server for storing a plurality of video clips created from the plurality of video cameras and an application stored on the at least one server for allowing a user to access the plurality of video clips via the Internet.
US09466328B1
According to one embodiment, a contact-detecting method includes calculating a representative value for each of a plurality of first zones. The plurality of first zones is provided at different radial locations on the disk. The representative value is calculated based on values measured at a plurality of different radial locations included in each of the first zones. The method includes detecting a contact point at which a first member contacts with a second member based on a first difference. The first difference is a difference between a value measured at an objective measuring point and a representative value of a second zone among the plurality of first zones. The objective measuring point is included in a third zone among the plurality of first zones. The second zone is arranged radially inward of the third zone.
US09466325B2
Provided herein are apparatuses and methods related to creating a patterned resist layer on a substrate; selectively treating at least a resist-contacting layer of the substrate in contact with the patterned resist layer to create a patterned growth guiding mechanism and growing patterned magnetic features guided by the patterned growth guiding mechanism.
US09466324B2
A method is disclosed that includes forming at least one substrate alignment mark and at least one lithography alignment mark in a substrate; forming a seed layer on the substrate; and forming a guide pattern and at least one guide pattern alignment mark in the seed layer, where the at least one guide pattern alignment mark is formed over the at least one substrate alignment mark. The method further includes determining an alignment error of the at least one guide pattern alignment mark relative to the at least one substrate alignment mark; and patterning features on at least one region of the substrate, where the features are positioned on the substrate based on the at least one lithography alignment mark and the alignment error.
US09466313B2
An audio encoder has a window function controller, a windower, a time warper with a final quality check functionality, a time/frequency converter, a TNS stage or a quantizer encoder, the window function controller, the time warper, the TNS stage or an additional noise filling analyzer are controlled by signal analysis results obtained by a time warp analyzer or a signal classifier. Furthermore, a decoder applies a noise filling operation using a manipulated noise filling estimate depending on a harmonic or speech characteristic of the audio signal.
US09466310B2
Compensating for identifiable background content in a speech recognition device, including: receiving, by a noise filtering module, an identification of environmental audio data received by the speech recognition device; and filtering, by the noise filtering module in dependence upon which portion of the identified environmental audio data was being rendered when the audio data generated from the plurality of sources was received, the audio data generated from the plurality of sources.
US09466303B2
An audio signal decoder for providing an upmix signal representation on the basis of a downmix signal representation and an object-related parametric information and in dependence on a rendering information has an object parameter determinator. The object parameter determinator is configured to obtain inter-object-correlation values for a plurality of pairs of audio objects. The object parameter determinator is configured to evaluate a bitstream signaling parameter in order to decide whether to evaluate individual inter-object-correlation bitstream parameter values to obtain inter-object-correlation values for a plurality of pairs of related audio objects, or to obtain inter-object-correlation values for a plurality of pairs of related audio objects using a common inter-object-correlation bitstream parameter value. The audio signal decoder also has a signal processor configured to obtain the upmix signal representation on the basis of the downmix signal representation and using the inter-object-correlation values for a plurality of pairs of related objects and the rendering information.
US09466301B2
A method and system has been developed and demonstrated which provides real-time frequency translation, frequency compression, and user selectable response time for non-deterministic signals. This method and system provides for the real-time separation and isolation of theoretically an infinite amount of frequencies present in an incoming non-deterministic signal. The bandwidth of the filter for the separated frequencies is user selectable and provides varying rise times for the individual frequencies. The linear frequency shifting property of the algorithm creates bandwidth compression opportunities while signals are present in a channel for transmission.
US09466299B1
A method and associated system and computer program product. A sample of speech, for which a source of the sample of speech is to be classified, is received. A frequency clip level of the sample of speech is determined. A higher frequency clip level indicates the source is human and a lower frequency clip level indicates the source is machine generated. A dynamic range of the sample of speech is determined. A lower dynamic range indicates the source is human and a higher dynamic range indicates the source is machine generated. The frequency clip level and the dynamic range are weighted by a respective weighting factor as to whether the source is human or the source is machine generated. The source is classified as human generated or machine generated. The classifying of the source is based on the frequency clip level, the dynamic range, and the respective weighting factors thereof.
US09466298B2
Voice communication by first and second users in a voice communication session that facilitates communication between a first device through which a first user communicates and a second device through which a second user communicates is enabled. Words spoken in the voice communication session between the first device and the second device are monitored. Presence of one or more key words as a subset of less than all of the monitored spoken in the voice communication session is determined from the monitored words spoken in the voice communication session. The one or more key words are displayed on a display screen.
US09466297B2
Systems and methods for responding to spoken language input or multi-modal input are described herein. More specifically, one or more user intents are determined or inferred from the spoken language input or multi-modal input to determine one or more user goals via a dialogue belief tracking system. The systems and methods disclosed herein utilize the dialogue belief tracking system to perform actions based on the determined one or more user goals and allow a device to engage in human like conversation with a user over multiple turns of a conversation. Preventing the user from having to explicitly state each intent and desired goal while still receiving the desired goal from the device, improves a user's ability to accomplish tasks, perform commands, and get desired products and/or services. Additionally, the improved response to spoken language inputs from a user improves user interactions with the device.
US09466295B2
A natural language dialog system and a method capable of correcting a speech response are provided. The method includes following steps. A first speech input is received. At least one keyword included in the first speech input is parsed to obtain a candidate list having at least one report answers. One of the report answers is selected from the candidate list as a first report answer, and a first speech response is output according to the first report answer. A second speech input is received and parsed to determine whether the first report answer is correct. If the first report answer is incorrect, another report answer other than the first report answer is selected from the candidate list as a second report answer. According to the second report answer, a second speech response is output.
US09466292B1
Methods and systems for online incremental adaptation of neural networks using Gaussian mixture models in speech recognition are described. In an example, a computing device may be configured to receive an audio signal and a subsequent audio signal, both signals having speech content. The computing device may be configured to apply a speaker-specific feature transform to the audio signal to obtain a transformed audio signal. The speaker-specific feature transform may be configured to include speaker-specific speech characteristics of a speaker-profile relating to the speech content. Further, the computing device may be configured to process the transformed audio signal using a neural network trained to estimate a respective speech content of the audio signal. Based on outputs of the neural network, the computing device may be configured to modify the speaker-specific feature transform, and apply the modified speaker-specific feature transform to a subsequent audio signal.
US09466280B2
An acoustic device includes a diaphragm, a frame, and a suspension element that couples the diaphragm to the frame such that the diaphragm is movable in a reciprocating manner relative to the frame. The suspension element includes a first surround element and a second surround element that are separated at respective outer edges by a first distance and separated at respective inner edges by a second distance. The first distance and the second distance are different.
US09466275B2
The present document relates to methods and systems for estimating the tempo of a media signal, such as audio or combined video/audio signal. In particular, the document relates to the estimation of tempo perceived by human listeners, as well as to methods and systems for tempo estimation at scalable computational complexity. A method and system for extracting tempo information of an audio signal from an encoded bit-stream of the audio signal comprising spectral band replication data is described. The method comprises the steps of determining a payload quantity associated with the amount of spectral band replication data comprised in the encoded bit-stream for a time interval of the audio signal; repeating the determining step for successive time intervals of the encoded bit-stream of the audio signal, thereby determining a sequence of payload quantities; identifying a periodicity in the sequence of payload quantities; and extracting tempo information of the audio signal from the identified periodicity.
US09466267B2
A method of outputting a screen image in an electronic device is provided. The method includes outputting a screen image of an electronic device as a projected screen image through a projector when a projector application is executed, measuring a distance between the electronic device and the projected screen image, generating a combined screen image by setting the number of screen images to be displayed according to the measured distance, and then outputting the combined screen image on the projected screen image through the projector.
US09466262B2
A method is provided to control a display screen of an electronic apparatus having an accelerometer and a light sensor. The accelerometer acquires a z-axis value and the z-axis value is compared to a first threshold value. The light sensor acquires a brightness value and the brightness value is compared to a second threshold value if the z-axis value is less than the first threshold value. When the z-axis value is less than the first threshold value and the brightness value is less than the second threshold value, the display screen is turned off. In addition, it is to automatically turn on or turn off the display screen by judging detection values of the accelerometer and the light sensor, thereby increasing convenience of operating the electronic apparatus. Further, the detection values are judged to overcome the misjudgement problem of the electronic apparatus.
US09466253B2
Provided is a liquid crystal display device that includes pixels and a pixel control unit. Each pixel individually includes: a display element; a first switching unit configured to sample subframe data; a first signal holding unit configured to form a static random access memory to store the subframe data; a second switching unit configured to output the subframe data stored; and a second signal holding unit configured to form a dynamic random access memory to apply output data to the pixel electrode. The pixel control unit performs, for individual subframes, operations of: after writing into all of the plurality of pixels by repeatedly writing the subframe data to the first signal holding unit for the individual pixels in units of rows; turning on the second switching units; and rewriting stored content in the second signal holding units with the subframe data stored in the first signal holding unit.
US09466251B2
In a picture display device, a picture having high gradation is obtained by using an alternating method which can deal with a video signal having a high frequency band region. On the basis of an input signal, a signal processing circuit outputs a pair of analog video signals (a signal reversal frequency is one frame), which have inversion relationships with each other, to a signal line drive circuit, and the signal line drive circuit applies one of the inputted pair of video signals to an odd signal line, and applies the other of the video signals to an even signal line, so that source line reversal drive is carried out.
US09466247B2
A method of driving an electrowetting display device including at least one pixel, the method comprising: applying a first pixel voltage to the pixel during a first portion of the display period; and applying a second pixel voltage to the pixel during a second portion of the display period, the first and second pixel voltages corresponding to a display state of the pixel, and the first pixel voltage and the second pixel voltage having different polarities.
US09466243B2
The organic light emitting diode display device comprising a display panel a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, each of the pixels comprising: a driving TFT including a gate electrode coupled to a first node, a source electrode coupled to a second node, and a drain electrode coupled to a high-potential voltage line; an organic light emitting diode including an anode coupled to the second node and a cathode coupled to a low-potential voltage line; a first TFT supplying a data voltage to the first node in response to a scan signal; a initialization control circuit initializing the first node to a first reference voltage and the second node or the third node to a second reference voltage in response to a initialization signal and an emission signal; and capacitors.
US09466241B2
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a substrate and a display unit. The substrate includes a flat portion and a curved portion. The display unit includes pixels configured to display an image. At least some of the pixels are disposed in association with the flat portion and at least some of the pixels are disposed in association with the curved portion. The display unit includes first driving power lines connected to the pixels disposed in association with the flat portion and second driving power lines connected to the pixels disposed in association with the curved portion. The first driving power lines are configured to transmit a first power source voltage and the second driving power lines are configured to transmit a second power source voltage. The first power source voltage and the second power source voltage are different.
US09466239B2
A pixel circuit 10 includes four TFTs 11 to 14, a capacitor 15, and an organic EL element 16. Between a node A where the TFT 11 and the capacitor 15 are connected and a power supply line VPk, the TFT 14 is provided in place of a capacitor. The gate terminal of the TFT 14 is connected to a control line Ek. The TFT 14 is in an on state in a light emission period of the organic EL element 16. The power supply line VPk and control lines Ek and AZk are connected to the pixel circuits 10 in a plurality of rows. A display device simultaneously performs initialization to the pixel circuits 10 in the plurality of rows, simultaneously performs threshold detection to the pixel circuits 10 in the plurality of rows, sequentially writes data to the pixel circuits 10 row by row, and makes organic EL elements 16 included in the pixel circuits 10 in the plurality of rows emit light in the same period.
US09466235B2
A TFT array substrate is disclosed. The array substrate includes gate lines, first and second gate driving circuits, first, second, third, and fourth clock signal lines, first and second initial signal lines, first and second initial transistors, and first, second, third, and fourth clock transistors. The first gate driving circuit includes m stages of first repeating units. The second gate driving circuit includes n stages of second repeating units. Where m and n are positive integers, and 2≦m, 2≦n.
US09466230B2
A cable label (100). At least one through-hole (110) which is set for at least one bundle buckle to pass through and a plurality of knockoff holes (120) are set on the label (100), and the knockoff holes (120) are formed of discontinuous annular kerf (121), and each knockoff hole (120) is provided with an identification. When a cable is marked, it is merely required to knock off an intermediate material (122) of a knockoff hole (120) corresponding to the identification of the cable, which can be used to mark cables with different uses, has high versatility and easy management.
US09466224B1
An all-in-one symmetrical mobile modular mechanical and electrical lab that may be used to explore, expose, educate and provide basic hands on training in core technical skills. The modular lab is constructed using more than seven different types of materials and a variety of fasteners to enhance the learning experience. The modular lab consists of a middle section and end sections connected by hinges. The modular lab has a design consisting of removable and interchangeable panels. Individual components are interchangeable and may be easily removed, replaced or customized. In one specialized embodiment, the modular lab may be used to simulate the mechanical operation of a typical air conditioning system. The modular lab folds in to ease transporting and is mounted on wheels which makes it easy to move. Never before has a compact mobile lab existed that allows as many as twelve (12) individuals to utilize at any given time.
US09466219B1
A system and method are provided for implementing multi-mission tracking and re-tasking for a plurality of unmanned vehicles from a central location to provide mission deconfliction and mission modification in an operating environment, including an evolving and moving operating environment, to effectively employ the plurality of locally-operated unmanned vehicles. A mission controller, operating from a centralized location, takes a provided graphical situational awareness a step further in creating, modifying, or deleting/suspending missions for one or multiple unmanned vehicles to carry out, and then to transmit the proposed mission changes to the deployed unmanned vehicle operators for validation, acceptance, and execution. A non-voice communication capability is provided for a mission controller in a centralized location to generate and transmit new mission details in a graphical format to translate to each of a plurality of fielded unmanned vehicle operators, each controlling one or more unmanned vehicles for execution.
US09466217B2
The invention relates to a method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle (2) while driving the vehicle (2), wherein a sound signal indicating an information generated by a driver assistance system (3) of the vehicle (2) is output by a sound output device (7, 8) of the driver assistance system (3). The method comprises receiving acoustic sound by a microphone of a portable communication device (9) and checking by the portable communication device (9) whether or not the received acoustic sound comprises the sound signal of the driver assistance system (3) as well as, upon detecting the sound signal of the driver assistance system (3), generating a display (15) on a display means (14) of the portable communication device (9) in dependence on the information extracted from the sound signal.
US09466215B2
Systems and methods for detecting a vehicle. One system includes a controller. The controller is configured to receive images from a camera mounted on a first vehicle, identify a surface of a second vehicle located around the first vehicle based on the images, and generate a three-dimensional model associated with the second vehicle. The model includes a first plane and a second plane approximately perpendicular to the first plane. The first plane of the model is associated with the identified surface of the second vehicle. The controller is further configured to track a position of the second vehicle using the three-dimensional model after the identified surface falls at least partially outside of a field-of-view of the at least one camera.
US09466214B2
A method for supplying a collision signal pertaining to a vehicle collision includes: generating a collision signal that represents at least one characteristic of a collision involving at least one crashed vehicle and position data of the collision, using collision-relevant sensor data of the crashed vehicle; and outputting the collision signal via an interface to a central collision data administration device.
US09466203B2
The invention provides a method and system for detecting “sneak” additions of water or other fluid into the mixing drum of a concrete delivery vehicle having an automated rheology (e.g., slump) monitoring system. Sneak fluid additions are detected based on continuous rheology monitoring, even where valves and flow meters on the delivery vehicle are not used for the fluid addition. The invention is effective for monitoring additions by truck drivers who might add water from an undocumented water source (e.g., hose) along the delivery route or at the site, to hasten pouring, placement, and finishing at the time of delivery. Once sneak fluid addition is detected, the methods and system provide for reporting in the form of alerts, alarms, or other indications that sneak fluid addition has occurred, including monitor graphs or printouts confirming existence and/or extent of sneak fluid added into the vehicle mixing drum.
US09466200B2
A wake-up device (1) comprises clock means (2), wake-up timer means (3), controllable wake-up stimulus means (4), and a control device (5) for controlling the wake-up stimulus means (4). The wake-up stimulus means is capable of varying an intensity of the wake-up stimulus. The wake-up stimulus is started at a relatively low intensity at a predetermined advance time (tA) before the intended time of waking up (tWU), in such a manner that the intensity of the wake-up stimulus is gradually increased in accordance with a predefined wake-up program. The wake-up device further comprises sleep quality monitor means (10) for monitoring the quality of the sleep of a user, and for generating a sleep quality monitor signal (S) indicative of the quality of the sleep of the user. The control device is responsive to the sleep quality monitor signal (S) received from the sleep quality monitor means to amend the wake-up program.
US09466198B2
A power distribution box includes a power input configured to receive power from an external power source, an alternating current (AC) output electrically coupled to the power input, a power-line adapter and a gateway device. The power-line adapter is coupled to the power input and configured to receive power via the power input and communicate with an external network. The gateway device is coupled to the power-line adapter and is configured to communicate with the external network. The gateway device includes a wireless network module configured to communicate with at least one power tool device in a wireless network, and a translation controller configured to enable communications between the wireless network module and the external network through the power-line adapter.
US09466196B2
Techniques are disclosed that utilize various devices, sensors, and/or systems as data points in a transportation system to establish normal operation of the transportation system and determine when one or more of the devices, sensors, and/or systems provides anomalous data indicative of a problem in the transportation system. Identifying a problem and/or implementing a solution can then be partially or fully automated, to help ensure a quick response and minimal disruption in service.
US09466195B1
A video flame detection system and method for controlling a range. The system includes a video flame detector assembly coupled to an electric range and having a camera. A relay control board is coupled to the video flame detector assembly and includes a smoke contact, a flame contact, a relay module, a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor. A range control system is coupled to the relay control board and includes a control relay. When the video flame detector assembly detects smoke, the video flame detector assembly activates the smoke contact of the relay module, causing the range control system to modulate the electric current of a heating element of the range according to at least one of a first pattern or a second pattern.
US09466191B2
An alarm device applied to a portable electronic device is provided. The alarm device includes a detection unit and a connecting unit. The detection unit includes a first data transfer pin, and the first transfer pin is preset to a first electric potential. When the portable electronic device is connected to the detection unit via the connecting unit, the first data transfer pin is connected to a second electric potential via the connecting unit. The detection unit is set in a detection mode. In the detection mode, when electric potential of the first data transfer pin is switched from the second electric potential to the first electric potential, the detection unit issues an alarm.
US09466180B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system and method for conducting a wagering game on a plurality of gaming machines is disclosed. The method comprises the act of triggering a community event while conducting the wagering game on the plurality of gaming machines. Two or more gaming machines are selected to participate in the community event. The community event is selected from a plurality of independent community events. The gaming system comprises a plurality of gaming machines, at least one community display, and at least one controller. The controller is operative to select the two or more gaming machines to participate in the community event, and select the community event from the plurality of independent community events to display on the at least one community display.
US09466177B2
In a gaming machine, a display displays images of a free game. The controller executes a game, provides a plurality of free games when a result of the game satisfies a predetermined condition, determines at least one free game to a special mode from among the plurality of free game, and determine remaining free games to a base mode, rearranges a plurality of symbols to always appear at least one special symbol on the display in the free game of the special mode, rearranges the plurality of symbols to randomly determine whether to appear the special symbol on the display in the free game of the base mode, and provides a payout determined by a winning combination of symbols appeared on the display in each free game.
US09466171B2
A gaming system community server communications controller sends information to a wagering-game server. A community server processor obtains gaming session information relating to a player's gaming session from the wagering-game server or wagering-game machine. The system determines whether the gaming session information satisfies a condition precedent to an award of player profile content comprising a currency in a community server secondary economy, game content available to the player on the community server, non-game content available to the player on the community server, game content available to the wagering-game machine player, non-game content available to the wagering-game machine player, and/or game content available to the player from the wagering-game server. The player profile content is stored in association with the player identified in the gaming session information and the information sent to the wagering-game server by the communications controller includes information relating to a location-based incentive available to the player.
US09466169B2
In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for providing one or more games employing roaming wild symbols.
US09466166B2
A banknote validator (1) including a banknote transport mechanism (9) and a detachable printer module (3), said printer module comprising: a media printer device (10); a print media transport passage (11) interconnecting a print media input aperture (12) and the banknote transport mechanism (9) via the media printer device (10). A first wall section (13) of the print media passage disposed between the media printer device and the banknote transport mechanism is moveable to create a vent (14) that opens to the exterior of the banknote validator.
US09466154B2
A computer-implemented method for automated service management includes identifying a period of time to perform a service on a transporter, wherein the transporter is one of: a vehicle, an aircraft, a watercraft, or a rail based transportation. A first location within a vicinity of the transporter is identified, wherein the vicinity is based at least in part on a known location of the transporter. The transporter is instructed to relocate to the first location and responsive to the computer determining the service of the transporter is complete, the transporter is instructed to relocate to the known location.
US09466150B2
In one aspect, an HMD is disclosed that provides a technique for generating a composite image representing the view of a wearer of the HMD. The HMD may include a display and a front-facing camera, and may be configured to perform certain functions. For instance, the HMD may be configured to make a determination that a trigger event occurred and responsively both generate a first image that is indicative of content displayed on the display, and cause the camera to capture a second image that is indicative of a real-world field-of-view associated with the HMD. Further, the HMD may be configured to generate a composite image that combines the generated first image and the captured second image.
US09466149B2
To provide digital maps on a portable device, a graphical representation of an object is displayed for display on a digital map, current orientation of the portable device relative to the sun is determined, and orientation of the graphical representation of the object relative to a virtual sun is determined based on the determined current orientation of the portable device relative to the sun. Using the virtual sun as a light source, a shadow cast by the graphical representation is generated for display on the digital map.
US09466146B2
In an image processing apparatus, a sensor output data acquisition unit acquires data of layered image information from a sensor group. A slice image generation unit generates data of a two-dimensional image for each slice plane surfaces in which distribution is acquired. An image axis conversion unit generates similar data of a two-dimensional image for a plurality of plane surfaces that are perpendicular to an axis different from a sensor axis. A slice image management unit of a display processing unit manages a slice image that is used for drawing according to the position of a viewpoint or the like. Memory for drawing sequentially stores data of an image necessary for drawing. An additional object image storage unit stores image data of an object that is additionally displayed such as a cursor or the like. An image drawing unit draws a three-dimensional object using data of the slice image.
US09466140B2
A system and method for making a map is herein disclosed. In this embodiment, the method for making a map can comprise the steps storing in a map file within a data store a first set of shapes that together define a geographic region, and storing in the data store data related to a landmark at least partially within the geographic region. The shapes each comprising a unique track code. Additionally, the method further comprising the steps associating the landmark with each of the shape files comprising a relationship to the landmark and displaying on a map of the geographic region, visual representations of the attributes. The display viewable on a computer screen.
US09466133B2
A hybrid imaging system including a first imaging system configured to acquire low resolution anatomical data of a first field of view of an anatomical structure. A second imaging system is configured to acquire functional data of the first field of view of the anatomical structure. A reconstruction processor is configured to reconstruct the functional data based on attenuation data into an attenuation corrected image. In response to the attenuation corrected image showing regions of interest, with the first imaging system or another imaging system acquiring high resolution data of one or more portions of the first field of view containing the regions of interest. The reconstruction processor reconstructs the high resolution anatomical data into one or more high resolution images of the regions of interest.
US09466131B2
A medical image processing device according to an embodiment includes a first reconstruction unit, a second reconstruction unit, and an image combining unit. The first reconstruction unit generates a first reconstructed image on the basis of an X-ray collection image using a first reconstruction filter. The second reconstruction unit generates a second reconstructed image on the basis of the X-ray collection image, using a second reconstruction filter having a high-frequency emphasis effect more than that of the first reconstruction filter. The image combining unit combines the first reconstructed image with the second reconstructed image.
US09466117B2
A method includes segmenting a region of interest in imaging data in a visual presentation of the imaging data and visually highlighting, concurrently with the segmenting, the region of interest while the region of interest is being segmented, wherein the visual highlighting includes coloring the region of interest while the region of interest is being segmented. A computer readable storage medium encoded with computer readable instructions, which, when executed by a processer, causes the processor to: segment a region of interest in imaging data in a visual presentation of the imaging data and visually highlight, concurrently with the segmenting, the region of interest while the region of interest is being segmented, wherein the visual highlighting includes coloring the region of interest while the region of interest is being segmented.
US09466116B2
A method for separating tissue classes in MR images is presented. The method includes acquiring a plurality of magnetic resonance images of a subject with different acquisition parameters and generating a multi-dimensional intensity distribution model from the plurality of magnetic resonance images. The multi-dimensional intensity distribution model represents a distribution of intensities of voxels in each magnetic resonance image of the plurality. The method also includes identifying clusters of correlated intensities in the multi-dimensional intensity distribution model and assigning the clusters into one or more tissue classes based on the correlated intensities of each of the cluster.
US09466114B2
Disclosed herein are methods, devices, and non-transitory computer readable media that relate to stereoscopic image creation. A camera captures an initial image at an initial position. A target displacement from the initial position is determined for a desired stereoscopic effect, and an instruction is provided that specifies a direction in which to move the camera from the initial position. While the camera is in motion, an estimated displacement from the initial position is calculated. When the estimated displacement corresponds to the target displacement, the camera automatically captures a candidate image. An acceptability analysis is performed to determine whether the candidate image has acceptable image quality and acceptable similarity to the initial image. If the candidate image passes the acceptability analysis, a stereoscopic image is created based on the initial and candidate images.
US09466113B2
A method of blurring an image using a spatially variable blur is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: for each pixel of a scan line of pixels in the image: obtaining a measure representative of image depth at the pixel; determining a blur kernel width for the pixel based on the measure representative of image depth at the pixel; and where an increase in the determined blur kernel width with respect to a blur kernel width of a previous pixel in the scan line is detected: determining, from the determined blur kernel width, a tapered blur width adapted to provide an asymmetric filter response for the pixel; and applying the tapered blur width to a filter to output a blurred pixel value for the pixel by using a plurality of filter coefficients determined based on blur width values of one or more previously blurred pixels.
US09466111B2
A method is disclosed for determining an angular position of individual wires at a predetermined cross-sectional position in a multi-wire sheathed cable, which has, inside a sheath, a plurality of individual wires twisted around one another with a predetermined lay length. The angular position of the individual wires is determined relative to a reference direction, which extends through the central longitudinal axis of the sheathed cable. The method includes: determining an end angle position of the ends of the individual wires relative to the reference direction at an end of the sheathed cable, determining the distance between the end of the sheathed cable and the predetermined cross-sectional position in the longitudinal direction of the sheathed cable, and determining the angular position of the individual wires relative to the reference direction at the predetermined cross-sectional position based upon the end angle position, the lay length, the twist direction, and the distance.
US09466108B1
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for image registration in the gradient domain. A method is provided including receiving three or more input images and registering, simultaneously, the three or more input images in the gradient domain based on applying an energy minimization function.
US09466106B2
A medical image processing apparatus and a computer-readable storage medium are shown. The medical image processing apparatus includes an emphasizing processing unit, a positioning unit, and a difference image generating unit. The emphasizing processing unit performs processing to emphasize a specific structure among structures composing a subject on each of a first image and a second image obtained by capturing the same subject at different points in time. The positioning unit matches a position of the specific structure in the first image and the second image based on the first image and the second image with the specific structure emphasized. The difference image generating unit generates a difference image between the first image and the second image with the position of the specific structure matched.
US09466105B2
A magnetic resonance imaging white matter hyperintensities region recognizing method and system are disclosed herein. The white matter hyperintensities region recognizing method includes receiving and storing a FLAIR MRI image, a spin-lattice relaxation time weighted MRI image, and a diffusion weighted MRI image. Registration and fusion are preformed, and a white matter mask is determined. An intersection image of the FLAIR MRI image and the white matter mask is taken, a first region is determined after normalizing the intersection image, a cerebral infarct region is removed from the first image through the diffusion weighted MRI image, and then a determination is made as to whether to remove a remaining region in order to form a white matter hyperintensities region in the FLAIR MRI image.
US09466104B2
A method is provided for a computing device with an imaging device to detect a characteristic of an analyte in a specimen sample from a specimen test strip with reaction areas that have colors based on the characteristic of the analyte in different ranges of values. The method includes capturing images of the specimen test strip under different exposures or light intensities, selecting an image comprising captured reaction areas that have a proper exposure or a proper lighting intensity from the images, selecting a captured reaction area from the image, and correlating a color of the captured reaction area to a value of the characteristic of the analyte.
US09466101B2
Among other things, systems and techniques are provided for detecting defects on a wafer based upon non-correctable error data yielded from a scan of the wafer to determine a topology of the wafer. The non-correctable error data is reconstructed to generate a non-correctable error image map, which is transformed to generate a projection. In some embodiments, the non-correctable error image map is transformed via a feature extraction transform such as a Hough transform or a Radon transform. In some embodiments, the projection is compared to a set of rules to identify a signature in the non-correctable error image map indicative of a defect.
US09466100B2
A method for monitoring mask focus includes measuring profile asymmetries in a target feature including sub-resolution assist features and deriving a focus response based on a known correlation between the profile and focus of a corresponding mask. A computer system in a lithographic process may adjust mask focus based on such derived information to conform to a desired fabrication process.
US09466099B2
An image evaluation device includes an image acquisition section that acquires an input image to be evaluated, a noise image generation section that generates a noise image that emphasizes noise included in the input image and having a particular spatial frequency that correlates with human perception, a statistic value acquisition section that acquires a predetermined type statistic value from the noise image, and a noise amount specification section that specifies an amount of noise in the input image on the basis of the statistic value.
US09466097B2
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for removing fog in an image capable of providing a defogged image without a sense of difference by adaptively controlling defogging parameters in response to a density of fog to remove fog.
US09466095B2
Provided are an image stabilizing method and apparatus, which are capable of performing robust operations in a moving environment. The image stabilizing apparatus includes: an image pre-processor configured to receive a current image and a reference image corresponding to the current image; a feature point selector configured to select at least one feature point corresponding to a background from a plurality of feature points, comprising the background and at least one moving object, in the reference image; a motion estimator configured to estimate a motion of a current image, based on the selected feature point in the reference image and at least one corresponding feature point, corresponding to the selected feature point in the reference image, in the current image; and an image corrector configured to generate a stabilized current image by converting the current image by using the estimated motion.
US09466088B2
A fully-automated system suitable for use in a hospital setting for filling patient-specific liquid prescriptions to be administered by oral syringes on a just-in-time basis. The system enables hospital pharmacists to simplify and streamline their task, increasing the number of prescriptions that can be filled in a day, improving patient safety and care by minimizing medication errors and the consequences that ensue.
US09466084B2
Systems and techniques for structuring and analyzing a fixed-income security are disclosed. The fixed-income security includes a coupon that provides at least a variable rate of interest payment over a time interval. The variable rate of interest payment may be based at least in part on a set of environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) goals defined for an issuer over the time interval. A set of ESG values associated with performance of the issuer and corresponding to the set of ESG goals may be reported, independently audited, and used to determine the variable rate of interest payment provided by the security.
US09466080B2
A method includes creating a bulk order. The bulk order includes a plurality of action sets. Each action set represents a set of changes to a plurality of assets, and the bulk order represents, for a plurality of accounts, a plurality of services and assets. The method also includes validating the bulk order. The validating includes verifying a validity of a user name, which includes a validity of an association between the user name and the account and a validity of an association between the user name and the service. The validating also includes verifying the action set obeys a constraint of the product. The method also includes submitting the bulk order for execution of the set of changes. The submitting includes preparing the action set, executing the set of changes and changing a status of the bulk orders header to indicate a completion of the bulk order.
US09466073B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, for providing content. A method includes receiving a request for an advertisement to be displayed in a slot associated with a third-party content site; identifying a relevant advertisement to be provided in the slot; determining information to be included in an annotation associated with the advertisement, the annotation including customized information to be presented along with the advertisement; providing the advertisement responsive to the request including providing the annotation along with a control for re-publishing the advertisement along with the relevant advertisement; receiving user input selecting the control and designating the advertisement for re-publishing to a group, the group being designated by the user; and targeting additional content to the group based on the received user input.
US09466069B2
One exemplary embodiment of the disclosure provides a method to publish campaign data in an electronic environment. The exemplary method includes querying a database to select campaign metadata ready to publish to a target channel system and determining a plurality of value users as a subset of all end users. The value users are determined so that one or more coupons are automatically generated and distributed to each of the value users. A value of the coupon is based on a set of pre-defined criteria including a volume of business generated by the value user or how negatively impacted the value user was based on a negative purchase experience (e.g., product not as described or never received). The target channel system is selected from a plurality of channel systems based on a target indicating attribute of the campaign metadata. The packaged campaign metadata is transferred to the target channel system.
US09466066B2
Content is obtained from a webpage accessed via a URI, which URI is obtained from a URI queue. The content is parsed for price and product information according to a parse map, with the resulting parse result being stored. The priority of URIs in the URI queue is adjusted based on analysis of the parse result for changes in price and product attributes and according to other criteria. The parse map may be one associated with the URI or a general purpose parse maps. The parse result may be validated by human- and machine-based systems, including by graphically labeling price and product information in the content for human confirmation or correction.
US09466065B2
Usage information relating to interaction with content is integrated with operation of a system, such as a content management system. The usage information is collected, stored and provided to the system. The usage information may be integrated with the operation of the system in many different ways (e.g. recommendations for other content, most viewed content, most “liked” content, content viewed by a type of user, and the like). The usage information may also be used to adjust different operations of the service. For example, the usage information may be used to adjust: a retention time of content (e.g. don't delete a recently viewed document), a crawl policy of content; a backup policy of content; restore schedules; identification of storage tier levels; and the like.
US09466059B2
An apparatus comprises a memory and a processor. The memory is operable to store information associated with a user account. The processor can receive a message indicating that a transaction associated with a card has occurred and receive a first input indicating that the transaction is fraudulent. The processor can receive a second input indicating that a report should be filed and present, on a display, a plurality of questions to determine whether the card has been stolen. The processor can receive a third input indicating an answer to each of the plurality of questions and present, on the display, an affidavit. The processor can receive a fourth input indicating the affidavit has been electronically signed and present, on the display, a confirmation message indicating that the report has been filed.
US09466056B2
Various embodiments of the present technology involve the delivery of digital content via a synchronized content management system (CMS) in return for a payment. For example, a first user could send a share link containing a content item to a second user. Upon attempting to open the content item, the second user could be prompted to input payment information. In response to providing the payment information, the second user could select the share link enabling the second user to download the content item.
US09466052B1
An application repository is provided. The application repository comprises a first computer having a processor and a memory, a data store, a plurality of applications stored in the data store, and a billing apportionment module stored in the memory. Each application contains an instruction to invoke a run-time license tracking application programming interface (API), the plurality of applications comprising a first application. The billing apportionment module, when executed by the processor, receives a first run-time license tracking report generated by invocation of the run-time license tracking application programming interface by the first application executing on one of a second computer and a mobile electronic device, determines a first application usage fee to bill to an account associated with a user of the first application, bills the first application usage fee to the account associated with a user of the first application, determines a first usage fee share based in part on the first application usage fee and on the first run-time tracking report, and transfers the first usage fee share to an account associated with the first application.
US09466048B2
Legal professionals often conduct online research as part of their efforts to produce documents, such as legal briefs. The present inventor recognized that online research tools and desktop applications, such as word processors, are functionally isolated from each other, forcing users to awkwardly switch between them as they work. Accordingly, the inventor devised, among other things, an exemplary toolbar that resides adjacent an active application window, such as a word processor. In operation, a user selects one or portions of text, such as a name or fact pattern, in the window, and activates the toolbar using a right-click command. Upon activation, a customizable menu is displayed, enabling the user to select from one or more listed workflow tasks and ultimately to cause an online research system to return search results based on the task and text selections.
US09466036B1
A resource manager can adjust the amount of capacity in each of a plurality of resource pools using a combination of proactive and reactive approaches. Targets such as an amount of total capacity and an amount of free capacity can be forecast and periodically compared against actual capacity and usage of the pools. A pool balancing algorithm can be used to shift capacity among pools as needed, in order to provide the targeted amount of capacity for each pool before the capacity is needed. When actual usage varies sufficiently from the forecasted usage on which the targets are based, the resource manager can react by reconfiguring resources as needed.
US09466031B1
This disclosure is directed to computational, closed-loop user feedback systems and methods for ranking or updating beliefs for a user based on user feedback. The systems and methods are based on a data-agnostic user feedback formulation that uses user feedback to automatically rank beliefs for a user or update the beliefs. The methods and systems are based on a general statistical inference model, which, in turn, is based on an assumption of convergence in user opinion. The closed-loop user feedback methods and systems may be used to rank or update beliefs prior to inputting the beliefs to a recommender engine. As a result, the recommender engine is expected to be more responsive to customer environments and efficient at deployment and reducing the level of unnecessary user recommendations.
US09466028B2
A system may be configured to receive performance information regarding a set of network devices; compare the performance information to a set of rule objects; and detect an occurrence of a particular network event. The detecting may include determining that the performance information, associated with a particular network device, of the set of network devices, meets the set of conditions associated with a particular rule object with which the particular network event is associated. The system may further present information regarding the particular rule object, such as information regarding the particular network event, and information regarding a recommendation regarding the particular network event.
US09466027B2
Ontologies are used to comprehend regular expressions, by selecting, based on a context relating to a domain of a regular expression, an ontology and an assertion base, parsing the regular expression to identify at least one fragment of the regular expression, identifying one or more assertions in the assertion base corresponding to one of the identified fragments, identifying, for each identified assertion, an associated node in the ontology, and returning, based on the associated nodes, a concept in the ontology as representing the associated fragment of the regular expression.
US09466023B1
Roughly described, a data mining arrangement for developing high quality classifiers using an evolutionary algorithm, includes a plurality of “mid-chain” evolutionary coordinators, down-chain of a main (top-chain) evolutionary coordinator and up-chain of evolutionary engines. Multiple levels of mid-chain evolutionary coordinators can be used in a hierarchy, and the various branches of the hierarchy need not have equal length. Each evolutionary coordinator (other than the top-chain evolutionary coordinator) appears to its up-chain neighbor as if it were an evolutionary engine, though it does not actually perform any evolution itself. Similarly, each evolutionary coordinator (including the top-chain evolutionary coordinator) also appears to its down-chain neighbors as a top-chain evolutionary coordinator. Each mid-chain evolutionary coordinator maintains its own local candidate pool, reducing the load on the top-chain evolutionary coordinator pool, as well as reducing bandwidth requirements. Only the evolutionary engines perform actual testing of candidate individuals on training data.
US09466018B2
A display may have an active area surrounded by an inactive border area. The display may be a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. An upper polarizer may have a polarized central region that overlaps the active area of the display. The upper polarizer may also have an unpolarized portion in the inactive border area overlapping the border structures. The border structures may include colored material such as a white layer on the inner surface of the thin-film transistor layer. Binary information may be embedded into an array of programmable resonant circuits. The binary information may be a display identifier or other information associated with a display. The programmable resonant circuits may be tank circuits with adjustable capacitors, fuses, or other programmable components.
US09466016B2
Image forming apparatus which forms image data indicating whether a pixel is for a character or line
An apparatus includes an image-processing-unit that generates tag information indicating whether each of pixels of a first-resolution image data is a pixel of a character or a line, a resolution-converting-unit that converts the first-resolution image data to image data with a second resolution higher than the first resolution, and a light-source-driving-unit that drives light-source according to the second-resolution image data. The resolution-converting-unit includes an image-matrix-acquiring-unit that acquires an image matrix being image data and tag information with the first resolution in an area containing a target-pixel and pixels around the target-pixel, a pattern-matching-unit that determines whether the target-pixel is a pixel of an edge of a character or a line based on the image matrix, and a first-converting-unit that, when the pixel is the edge pixel, converts the image data to image data with the second resolution of a pattern determined in accordance with a layout of the target-pixel.
US09466015B2
Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media are provided for generating an intermediate representation of a page description. The page description comprises graphic commands updating a graphics state. From graphic commands, a first sequence of graphic commands is determined. A graphics state is associated with at least one subsequent second graphic command being invariant under first sequence of graphic commands. A first display list representation is generated using first sequence of graphic commands. A second display list representation is generated using second graphic command concurrently with generating first display list representation. The second display list representation is generated independently from first sequence of graphic commands. The intermediate representation of the page description is generated using first display list representation and second display list representation. At least one portion in intermediate representation is affected by first sequence of graphic commands and second graphic command.
US09466009B2
A system capable of determining which recognition algorithms should be applied to regions of interest within digital representations is presented. A preprocessing module utilizes one or more feature identification algorithms to determine regions of interest based on feature density. The preprocessing modules leverages the feature density signature for each region to determine which of a plurality of diverse recognition modules should operate on the region of interest. A specific embodiment that focuses on structured documents is also presented. Further, the disclosed approach can be enhanced by addition of an object classifier that classifies types of objects found in the regions of interest.
US09466006B2
The present invention relates to a method for detecting visual saliencies of a video image based on spatial and temporal features, including: dividing an input image into image blocks and vectorizing the image blocks; decreasing dimensions of each image block through principal component analysis; calculating a dissimilarity between each image block and each of the other image blocks; calculating a visual saliency of each image block by combining a distance between image blocks, to obtain a spatial feature saliency map; imposing a central bias on the spatial feature saliency map; calculating a motion vector of each image block, extracting a temporal visual saliency of the current image by combining motion vectors of previous two frames, to obtain a temporal feature saliency map; integrating the spatial feature saliency map and the temporal feature saliency map to obtain a spatiotemporal feature saliency map, and smoothing the spatiotemporal feature saliency map to obtain a resulted image finally reflecting a saliency of each region on the current image. In the present invention, a saliency map integrating the temporal features and the spatial features, so that saliencies in different regions in a video may be predicted more accurately.
US09466005B2
An automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. The method includes the steps of arranging a digital camera on a vehicle body, operating the digital camera to provide an image file depicting an image of a scene related to vehicle operation on a road, in a computer memory, receiving from the memory the image file depicting pixels of an image of the scene related to vehicle operation on a road, and using an analysis of the pixels to generate an illumination invariant image of the scene. A further process step includes using the illumination invariant image to analyze the road scene for painted road markings.
US09466003B2
A system and method uses an image manipulating application to define in an object image a plurality of discrete cells. Predefined image information is substituted for image information in selected ones of the plurality of discrete cells to form a translated version of the object image. The translated version of the object image may then be provided to an image recognition capable search engine to obtain search results.
US09466000B2
A system and method for classification of passenger vehicles and measuring their properties, and more particularly to a stochastic multi-class vehicle classification system, which classifies a vehicle (given its direct rear-side view) into one of four classes Sedan, Pickup truck, SUV/Minivan, and unknown, and wherein a feature pool of tail light and vehicle dimensions is extracted which feeds a feature selection algorithm to define a low-dimensional feature vector, and the feature vector is then processed by a Hybrid Dynamic Bayesian Network (HDBN) to classify each vehicle.
US09465998B2
An object detecting device includes an image acquiring unit which acquires an image from a camera, a scanning interval calculating unit which calculates a scanning interval when a scanning window is scanned on the image based on a size on the image of a detection object that is detected by the detecting window, a scanning unit which scans on the image using the scanning interval that is calculated by the scanning interval calculating unit, and a detecting unit which determines whether the detection object is present within the scanned detecting window.
US09465984B2
There is provided a display control system including a plurality of display units, an imaging unit configured to capture a subject, a predictor configured to predict an action of the subject according to a captured image captured by the imaging unit, a guide image generator configured to generate a guide image that guides the subject according to a prediction result from the predictor, and a display controller configured to, on the basis of the prediction result from the predictor, select a display unit capable of displaying an image at a position corresponding to the subject from the plurality of display units, and to control the selected display unit to display the guide image at the position corresponding to the subject.
US09465981B2
Computer based systems, methods, and computer readable media for sensing and decoding a sequence of facial expression exhibited by an individual sender, in order to determine a message encoded by that sequence of the individual. Digital image sensor devices may capture facial images of a sending individual. An enrollment processes is used by which an enrolled message is associated with a sequence of facial expressions. A background model is used with relevant expression models to locate a region of interest of the individual's face, which models accommodate the stand-off placement of the image sensors relative to the individual. An expression identifier is used with the expression model to classify captured images as including an enrolled facial expression. The classified images may then be decoded to identify the message sent.
US09465958B2
A tamper resistant servicing Agent for providing various services (e.g., data delete, firewall protection, data encryption, location tracking, message notification, and updating software) comprises multiple functional modules, including a loader module (CLM) that loads and gains control during POST, independent of the OS, an Adaptive Installer Module (AIM), and a Communications Driver Agent (CDA). Once control is handed to the CLM, it loads the AIM, which in turn locates, validates, decompresses and adapts the CDA for the detected OS environment. The CDA exists in two forms, a mini CDA that determines whether a full or current CDA is located somewhere on the device, and if not, to load the full-function CDA from a network; and a full-function CDA that is responsible for all communications between the device and the monitoring server. The servicing functions can be controlled by a remote server.
US09465955B1
A system includes an application access manager driver and an operating system (OS) kernel module in a kernel-mode address space of an OS. The system also includes application modules, a public application whitelist, a public application whitelist manager, a user/group application whitelist, and a user/group application whitelist manager in a user-mode address space of the OS. A method includes receiving a request to launch an application, calling a “create process” function in the OS kernel module, calling a pre-registered “create process” callback function to the application access manager driver, and determining whether the application is allowed to execute based on whether the application access manager driver identifies the application as an allowable process in either public application whitelist or user/group application whitelist.
US09465950B2
An approach is provided for controlling access to social networking data for each of a plurality of members by issuing one or more first keys for at least one of data encryption or data decryption, based on a respective current trust level associated with a corresponding member and one or more context attributes corresponding to the social networking data. The one or more first keys expire at an expiration time determined with reference to a time clock. Based on a signal accepted from the time clock, one or more second keys for at least one of data encryption or data decryption are issued to one or more members of the plurality of members who are associated with a trust level above a predetermined threshold and/or who satisfy specified context attributes, prior to the expiration time of the first keys.
US09465944B2
A method capable of erasing a password from a BIOS automatically includes steps of the BIOS determining whether a password erasing flag has been set when an electronic device is booting; the BIOS erasing the password if the password erasing flag has been set; the BIOS displaying a password input window if the password erasing flag has not been set; inputting a comparison data in the password input window; the electronic device transmitting the comparison data to a server; the server comparing the comparison data with a registration data, generating a comparison result, and transmitting the comparison result to the electronic device; the BIOS determining whether the comparison result is correct; the BIOS setting the password erasing flag and rebooting the electronic device if the comparison result is correct; and the BIOS rebooting the electronic device directly if the comparison result is wrong.
US09465942B1
Techniques are described for identifying security credentials or other sensitive information by creating a dictionary of data elements included in documents such as source code files, object code files, or other types of files. The data elements may be identified for inclusion in the dictionary based on parsing the documents for delimiter characters, and based on the context of the data elements within the documents. The data elements may also be identified through an entropy-based analysis to detect portions of the documents exhibiting a high degree of entropy compared to a baseline entropy for the documents. The dictionary may be used in a dictionary attack against various systems to determine whether any of the data elements included in the dictionary enable access the systems. The data elements that enable access may be designated as sensitive information hard-coded into the documents.
US09465937B1
A computer-implemented method for securely managing file-attribute information for files in a file system may comprise: 1) identifying at least one file, 2) identifying file-attribute information that identifies at least one file attribute for the file, 3) identifying volatile metadata associated with the file that contains file-attribute information, 4) determining that the file has been modified, and 5) automatically deleting the volatile metadata. Corresponding systems and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09465932B2
The present disclosure discloses an anti-peeping display system includes an anti-peeping display, anti-peeping glasses and a controller. The anti-peeping display includes a first polarizer and a first driving device driving the first polarizer to rotate. The anti-peeping glasses include a second polarizer and a second driving device driving the second polarizer to rotate. When judging that both of the obtained display password and the obtained glasses password are correct, the controller is configured to control the first polarizer and the second polarizer to rotate at a same angular velocity; otherwise, control the first driving device and the second driving device to rotate at different angular velocities.
US09465931B2
An online gaming registration system allows online gaming patrons to register once and use this registration to create online gaming accounts with gaming Web sites, thereby avoiding having to show proof of residency, age and other requirements set by regulatory entities multiple times. Residency rules and other requirements vary from one jurisdiction to another and the present invention addresses some of the issues that arise from this. An online gaming Web site receives a login from an online player over the Internet. The site determines that the player has an account with the online gaming site and that the account is linked to an online gaming registration system account. The online gaming site receives claims-based data relating to the online player and accepts the player as verified for online gaming at the gaming Web site.
US09465917B2
Methods and devices for retrospectively assessing continuous monitoring reference pattern data to determine a risk of a patient glucose level measurement taken in at least one data segment being outside a predetermined range. The methods and devices can include executing an algorithm to compare risk scores derived from reference pattern data in a currently collected data segment with risk scores of previously stored reference pattern data of previously collected data segments for a patient for assessing risk.
US09465905B1
A method in a computer-aided design system for generating a functional design model of a static random access memory is described herein. The method comprises generating a functional representation of a first local evaluation logic coupled to a first set of consecutive global bit lines (GBLs) and a first set of local bit lines (LBLs), the first local evaluation logic comprising a plurality of devices. The method further comprises generating a functional representation of a second local evaluation logic communicatively coupled to the first local evaluation logic via the devices; the second local evaluation logic is coupled to a second set of consecutive GBLs and a second set of LBLs. In addition, the second set of consecutive GBLs consecutive to the first set of consecutive GBLs, the first and second evaluation logics to generate signals from the LBLs such that one GBL is to be active at any point in a read or write cycle and the other GBLs are not concurrently active.
US09465888B1
A method and system are disclosed for allowing a user to suggest information about content that can be utilized in processing subsequent searches. The suggested information may be different from a fixed set of information about an item, such as keywords, attributes or characteristics of an item, generally provided by a manufacturer or seller of the item. Users can submit to a service the information that they feel is relevant to the item, such as a brief explanation of relevance and a detailed explanation that would help other users to make a decision about the item. The submitted information may be associated with the item information and stored in a data store and utilized as additional attributes of the item for a search. In addition, when a user requests detail information about an item, the user-submitted information may be displayed to the user.
US09465882B2
One embodiment involves receiving, by a web page authoring tool, presentation information in a markup language corresponding to a static graphical object. In this embodiment, the web page authoring tool receives animation information in a data interchange format corresponding to an adjustment for the static graphical object. In this embodiment, the web page authoring tool receives a runtime engine. In this embodiment, the web page authoring tool stores the presentation information, the animation information, and the runtime engine within a web page. The runtime engine may be configured to cause a web browser displaying the web page to render an animation. The animation can be based at least in part on the presentation information and the animation information.
US09465857B1
In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for modeling multi-dimensional, dynamically evolving data using dynamic clustering. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a core group of clusters of objects, each object being represented by a corresponding instance of a multi-dimensional feature vector including a dimension k; receiving a stream of data points representing a group of objects, each data point respectively representing an instance of dimension k describing a feature of an object within the group of objects; and, for each data point, adding an object described by the data point to a first cluster of objects within the core group of clusters; updating properties of the first cluster of objects in response to adding the object; and determining whether to update the core group of clusters using the updated properties of the first cluster of objects.
US09465854B2
A method determines the connectivity components defined by a set of relations over a set of data elements. For each first data element of a selected subset of data elements, a second data element that is linked to the first data element by a path of relations is selected as its representative, using a randomization process. A new set of relations is created by replacing each first data element of the subset by its representative in at least part of the set of relations.
US09465852B1
A method and a system are provided for encoding and processing digital information. The digital information is encoded according to binary encoding formats corresponding to primitive data types. The primitive data types comprise scalar data types including Boolean, integer, float, decimal, time stamp, string, symbol, binary large object, and character large object data types. The primitive data types also comprise composite data types including structure, list, and S-expression data types. The binary-encoded digital information is stored in a message with a predetermined format for transmission. No metadata is included in the message.
US09465847B2
Search systems and methods for searching structured data and enhancing the relevancy of search results provided to a requesting user or application. Enhanced search results are provided by searching a cache of a user's most recently used items to eliminate or reduce search indexing latency. Also, more relevant search results are provided by re-ranking results based on use history, data security models and/or hierarchical user role models. Further, enhanced search results are provided by including user information in the search index.
US09465844B2
A system and method of query processing in a multi-level storage system having a unified table architecture. A query is received by a common query execution engine connected with the unified table architecture, the query specifying a data record. The common query execution engine performs a look-up for the data record based on the query at the first level storage structure. If the data record is not present at the first level storage structure, the common query execution engine performs separate look-ups in each of the second level storage structure and the main store.
US09465843B2
A hybrid database table is stored as both a row and a column store. One or more techniques may be employed alone or in combination to enhance performance of the hybrid table by regulating access to, and/or the size of, the processing-intensive column store data. For example during an insert operation, the column store data may be searched for a uniqueness violation only after certain filtering and/or boundary conditions have been considered. In another technique, a hybrid table manager may control movement of data to the column store based upon considerations such as frequency of access, or underlying business logic. In still another technique, querying of the hybrid table may result in a search of the column store data only after an initial search of row store data fails to return a result.
US09465841B2
The subject technology provides configurations for receiving a query for data stored across data systems in which the query is associated with a user. It is determined if the user has permission to execute an operation from the query at a data in which the operation is executed upon at least one table provided by the data system. The subject technology determines if the operation corresponds to a cache object in a cache registry if the user has permission. Each cache object is owned by a cache manager user. A view associated with the user is created that provides temporary access privileges to the cache object corresponding to the operation in which the cache object includes results of the operation executed in the query and the cache object is owned by the cache manager user. The results of the operation are then provided in the created view to the user.
US09465834B2
Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines are disclosed. An example method includes determining that a deployment of a first virtual machine has halted because the first virtual machine is dependent on a second virtual machine that has not been fully deployed and in response to detecting that the second virtual machine has been deployed, notifying, via a processor, the first virtual machine that deployment of the first virtual machine may continue.
US09465833B2
A method of disambiguating user intent in conversational interactions for information retrieval is disclosed. The method includes providing access to a set of content items with metadata describing the content items and providing access to structural knowledge showing semantic relationships and links among the content items. The method further includes providing a user preference signature, receiving a first input from the user that is intended by the user to identify at least one desired content item, and determining an ambiguity index of the first input. If the ambiguity index is high, the method determines a query input based on the first input and at least one of the structural knowledge, the user preference signature, a location of the user, and the time of the first input and selects a content item based on comparing the query input and the metadata associated with the content item.
US09465828B2
Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for identifying similar labels. In some implementations, one or more servers maintain a plurality of data entries in one or more database tables storing textual data, each data entry of a first portion of the data entries including: a text sequence, a label, and a text-to-label association score, and each data entry of a second portion of the data entries including: a first label, a second label, and a similarity score. The one or more servers analyze the data of the first portion of data entries to generate one or more pairs, each pair including information identifying a first label and a second label. The one or more servers calculate a similarity score for each of the one or more pairs and store the respective similarity scores in the second portion of the data entries.
US09465823B2
Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for processing a file which include using a computer system that is programmed for performing a process of receiving the file in response to a request for storing the file, determining whether a database already contains the file, and storing the file in the database if the database does not already contain the file. The process may alternatively include receiving the file in response to a request for storing the file, determining whether a database already contains the file, and storing the file without storing the received file if the database already contains the file. The process may also alternatively include receiving the file in response to a request for storing the file in a database, separating the file into a plurality of portions, and storing the plurality of portions so each of the plurality of portions can be individually accessed.
US09465821B1
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, validating the integrity of received and/or stored data payloads. In some examples, a storage service may perform a first partitioning of a data object into first partitions based at least in part on a first operation. The storage service may also verify the data object, by utilizing a verification algorithm, to generate a first verification value. In some cases, the storage service may additionally perform a second partitioning of the data object into second partitions based at least in part on a second operation. The second partitions may be different from the first partitions. Additionally, the archival data storage service may verify the data object using the verification algorithm to generate a second verification value. Further, the storage service may determine whether the second verification value equals the first verification value.
US09465817B2
A system and method for tagging an image of an individual in a plurality of photos is disclosed herein. A feature vector of an individual is used to analyze a set of photos on a social networking website such as Facebook® to determine if an image of the individual is present in a photo of the set of photos. Photos having an image of the individual are tagged preferably by listing a URL or URI for each of the photos in a database.
US09465816B2
Program code on a mobile computing device and a server computer determines a location of a mobile computing device within a facility, based on coordinates associated to the location. The program code assigns a timestamp to the coordinates that are associated to the location. The program code stores location information in a database, wherein the location information includes the coordinates associated to the location, the timestamp that is assigned to the coordinates, and a unique identifier of the mobile computing device. The program code generates an image of a floor plan of the facility.
US09465815B2
A method and an apparatus for acquiring additional information of an electronic device including a camera are provided. The method includes displaying a preview image when the camera is driven and collecting information and situation information about a subject, extracting shutter attribute information according to the collected information; displaying a shutter button corresponding to the shutter attribute information, and storing the preview image received from the camera, the situation information, and the shutter attribute information in response to a selection of a user for the shutter button.
US09465813B1
A method for automatically generating photo albums is performed by a server computer. The server computer retrieves a set of images over the network interface before it retrieves metadata and a first set of tags from each image. The server computer also generates a second set of tags for each image, and stores the sets of tags into a database. The server computer further determines a set of search parameters and retrieves a second set of images from the database. A photo album is then generated from the second set of images.
US09465812B1
Systems and methods for managing interred remains including using a physical location of the remains and a computer database are disclosed. The systems and methods relate to interacting with the interment site of the remains of a person or animal, including virtual gravestones, memorials consisting of audio and/or visual data, and ways to interact with such data by survivors.
US09465799B2
A server computing system receives a request for a web page from a client that specifies a preferred language and searches mapping data stored in a local data store using a web page identifier in the request to locate one or more terms for the requested web page to be translated. The server computing system searches translations for web pages in the local data store for a sub-set of the translations that correspond to the terms for the requested web page in the specified language. The computer system generates a client-executable script to provide the sub-set of translations that correspond to the terms to the client and transmits the requested web page and the client-executable script having the sub-set of translations for the requested web page to the client. The client-executable script, when executed on the client, renders the web page in the specified language.
US09465792B2
The present disclosure includes techniques pertaining to computer automated learning management systems and methods. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed where information is represented in a learning graph. In one embodiment, a framework may be used to access different algorithms for identifying customized learning content for a user. In another embodiment, the present disclosure includes techniques for analyzing content and incorporating content into an organizational glossary.
US09465788B2
An authoring tool for authoring wrap packages of cards. The authoring tool includes a set of tools that enable an author to create a new card of a wrap selected from a variety of card templates. In various embodiments, the card templates include textual, video, image/photo, document, gallery, chat, widgets, global components, location/GPS, transact, appointment, and end-of-wrap card templates. When a particular card template is selected, the template is then duplicated to create the new card. Thereafter, the author may author the card to include various components, content, attributes, layouts, styles triggers and/or behaviors. As the cards of the wrap are created, the authoring tool provides the author with the ability to order the sequence of the cards. The authoring tool thus enables authors to selectively create wrap packages that include media that conveys a narrative story and application functionality.
US09465785B2
In embodiments of comic creation, a digital sketching system may provide various tools for creating and modifying comics consisting of one or more panels, and for creating, adding, and modifying text in the panels. This system, which may be referred to as a comic creation application, may be implemented according to a domain-specific digital sketchbook paradigm that is directed specifically to the needs of a comic artist. The comic creation application may be tailored for comics planning, may be designed with the structure of comic pages in mind, and may provide high-level editing tools and operations for this structure. The system may make a digital device (e.g., a touch- or multitouch-enabled device) an intelligent participant in the creative process, rather than a passive sketchbook, to facilitate story building in ways that pencil and paper cannot.
US09465781B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for obtaining captures of network pages from an electronic commerce system, wherein each of the captures comprises attributes of the respective one of the network pages and capture data of one of the network pages in a browser. The system identifies a correlated pair of the captures having a positive degree of correlation between the attributes of a respective pair of the network pages. The system generates a differential for the correlated pair, wherein the differential comprises distinctions between the capture data of the correlated pair of captures. The system generates a notice associated with the correlated pair, wherein the differential exceeds a predefined threshold.
US09465778B1
A method for regulating a plurality of collections of data includes analyzing collections of data to identify one or more deviations from a standard, guideline, or best practice governing the plurality of collections of data. The method further includes determining characteristics of the one or more deviations. Based on the characteristics, an action to be taken in response to the one or more deviations is determined and completed. Further, a record of the executed action is stored on a computer-readable medium.
US09465777B2
A method and system for performing domain name service (DNS) pre-fetching, content pre-fetching, or a combination thereof, are disclosed for a wireless portable computing device (PCD). The system and method may include rendering a web page on a display screen of the PCD and performing a DNS pre-fetch for any visible links within the web page. Further, the method may include determining whether a screen changing operation (i.e., a scrolling operation) is being performed and placing one or more DNS pre-fetch tasks in a queue for each link that is displayed on the display screen when the screen changing operation is performed. The method and system may reduce wait times for a wireless PCD when it is rendering webpages on its display screen.
