US09615495B2
An electronic component is mounted on a substrate according to a mounting mode which is set in advance in the following mounting information—when component mounting work is performed. In the mounting information, any one of a first mounting mode in which an electronic component is transferred and mounted to a mounting position which is corrected based on a positional-shift amount between a position of a printed solder and a position of an electrode and a second mounting mode in which the electronic component is transferred and mounted to the mounting position by considering only the position of the electrode as a reference, is set as a mounting mode for performance for each electronic component mounting device.
US09615483B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward techniques and configurations associated with a package load assembly. In one embodiment, a package load assembly may include a frame configured to form a perimeter around a die area of a package substrate having a first surface configured to be coupled with a surface of the package substrate and a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface. The frame may include deformable members disposed on the second surface, which may be configured to be coupled with a base of a heat sink to distribute force applied between the heat sink and the package substrate, via the frame, and may deform under application of the force, which may allow the base of the heat sink to contact a surface of an integrated heat spreader within the die area of the package substrate.
US09615475B2
A sealing apparatus of a touch panel provided in a portable terminal including a body and the touch panel, wherein the sealing apparatus is attached and coupled to a coupling area between the body and the touch panel to seal the coupling area while the touch panel is suspended over the body by a resilient member.
US09615473B2
A flexible electronic device is disclosed, including: a case frame, comprising a plurality of unit case frames space at regular intervals, engaged to move relative to one another, a substrate, disposed in an inner space defined by an interior of the case frame, and electrically coupling a plurality of unit substrates that are spaced at regular intervals using a flexible electrical coupler, a battery pack, disposed in the inner space, including a plurality of unit battery cells at regular intervals using a flexible electrical connection means, the unit battery cells configured to move relative to one another, and a flexible display, coupled to the case frame and positioned so that a display surface of the flexible display is exposed.
US09615472B1
An apparatus for removably securing an electrical element within a tubular steerer tube within a frame element consists of a canister for housing the electrical element, an expandable sleeve, and an expansion bolt coupling the canister and expandable sleeve to actuate compression of the expandable sleeve thereby securing the assembly within the tubular steerer tube. A preload cap is secured to the assembly to retain a bearing system to permit the steerer tube to rotate relative to the frame. One or more of a light, switch, and connector may be disposed in the preload cap to provide system conditions, controls, charging, communication, and so on. In certain embodiments, requirements for a central extension bolt extending from preload cap to expansion bolt are obviated, providing a relatively uninterrupted volume within the steerer tube in which to house electronics, route wiring, and so on.
US09615469B2
An electronic device including: an electronic unit accommodated in a circuit housing and a molded body which surrounds the circuit housing. The molding compound has a cut-out that exposes the circuit housing, in which cut-out an identification that characterizes the electronic circuit is arranged.
US09615467B2
A mounting structure for circuit boards in an electronic device is provided. The mounting structure includes a housing, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and an electrical connector. The housing houses parts. The first circuit board is fixed to the housing. The second circuit board is overlapped in at least a portion with the first circuit board and is fixed to the housing. The electrical connector is configured to electronically connect the first circuit board and the second circuit board.
US09615461B2
A wiring substrate includes a resin substrate in which first and second through holes are formed, a metallic foil on one surface of the resin substrate coating the through holes and separated into first and second side metallic foils by a border, a first connecting portion formed by a plating film inside the first through hole, a second connecting portion formed by a plating film inside the second through hole, a first slit facing the border and penetrating through the metallic foil and the first connecting portion, a second slit facing the border and penetrating through the metallic foil and the second connecting portion, first and second plating layers on front surfaces of the first and second side metallic foils, bottom surfaces of the first and second connecting portions, and side surfaces inside the first and second slits of the first and second side metallic foils.
US09615455B2
The copper particulate dispersion includes copper particulates, at least one kind of a dispersion vehicle containing the copper particulates, and at least one kind of dispersant which allows the copper particulates to disperse in the dispersion vehicle. The copper particulates have a center particle diameter of 1 nm or more and less than 100 nm. The dispersion vehicle is a polar dispersion vehicle. The dispersant is a compound having at least one acidic functional group, which has a molecular weight of 200 or more and 100,000 or less, or a salt thereof. Whereby, the dispersant has compatibility with dispersion vehicle and a surface of copper particulates is coated with dispersant molecules, and thus the copper particulates are dispersed in the dispersion vehicle.
US09615443B2
An integrated circuit chip cooling device includes a network of micropipes. A first pipe portion and a second pipe portion of the network are connected by at least one valve. The valve is formed of a bilayer strip. In response to change in temperature, the shape of the bilayer strip changes to move the valve from a substantially closed position to an open position. In one configuration, the change is irreversible. In another configuration, the change is reversible in response to an opposite change in temperature.
US09615439B2
A system for forming a laser-sustained plasma includes a gas containment element, an illumination source configured to generate pump illumination, and a collector element. The gas containment element is configured to contain a volume of a gas mixture. The collector element is configured to focus the pump illumination from the pumping source into the volume of the gas mixture contained within the gas containment element in order to generate a plasma within the volume of the gas mixture that emits broadband radiation. The gas mixture filters one or more selected wavelengths of radiation emitted by the plasma.
US09615437B2
An apparatus and method for operating a light generator (2) with a voltage source (4) makes possible a simple and reliable determination of the light generator's condition. The apparatus provides (a) a device (5; 13) for generating a measurement voltage the voltage present at ale light generator (2), (b) device (6, 9) for generating a first and a second comparison voltage, each proportional to the current flowing through the light generator (2), (c) a device (9, 8) for forming a difference voltage from the measurement voltage and one comparison voltage and a summation voltage from the measurement voltage and the other comparison voltage, (d) two capacitive rectifiers (7) for rectifying the difference voltage and the summation voltage, and (e) a controller (3), by which the rectified difference voltage and the rectified summation voltage can be evaluated.
US09615436B2
A lighting system which can obtain a relaxing effect of the fluctuation of color and brightness regardless of the appearance thereof is provided. The lighting system has a light source emitting illumination light, a memory section storing a lighting signal indicating the illumination light, a reading section reading the lighting signal from the memory section, and a control section controlling the light source based on the lighting signal read by the memory section. The lighting signal is a signal representing at least one of fluctuation of color and brightness in the illumination light by using synthetic waves in which a plurality of waves having different frequencies are synthesized.
US09615435B2
Systems, methods, apparatus and computer-readable media (transitory and non-transitory) are described herein for facilitating linking of selective illumination of one or more light sources (106, also referred to as “lighting elements”) to states of one or more inputs (102). In various embodiments a linking computing device (104) may render, e.g., on a display (212) such as an ambient display, a source graphical element (214) that represents an input and a sink graphical element (216) that represents a light source. In various embodiments, the computing device may receive a user-input instruction to alter one of the source and sink graphical elements to be within a predetermined proximity of the other on the display. In various embodiments, the computing device may link selective illumination of the light source to a state of the input while the source and sink graphical elements are within the predetermined proximity of each other on the display.
US09615430B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a mobile messaging device that is battery powered with no hard wire connection to the vehicle's electrical system. Signage is backlit for visibility in both low and high ambient lighting conditions. To conserve battery power, the signage is lit after braking (deceleration) of the vehicle for a brief period of time. To further conserve battery power, the signage is backlit at different intensity levels which depend on ambient lighting conditions. Deceleration sensing is provided by a sensor fully incorporated within the mobile messaging device, which requires no external wiring to the vehicle's electrical system. The deceleration sensor is user adjustable to minimize false triggering. Messaging can be provided by user replaceable transparent placards or by backlit, user programmable liquid crystal display panels. In one configuration, the mobile messaging device is incorporated into a vehicle license tag frame.
US09615425B2
There is provided a metal-based particle assembly comprising 30 or more metal-based particles separated from each other and disposed in two dimensions, the metal-based particles having an average particle diameter in a range of from 200 to 1600 nm, an average height in a range of from 55 to 500 nm, and an aspect ratio, as defined by a ratio of the average particle diameter to the average height, in a range of from 1 to 8, wherein the metal-based particles are disposed such that an average distance between adjacent metal-based particles may be in a range of from 1 to 150 nm. This metal-based particle assembly presents significantly intense plasmon resonance and also allows plasmon resonance to have an effect over a range extended to a significantly large distance.
US09615422B2
The invention relates to a network of luminaires for an automatic lighting system comprising at least two luminaires (1) and at least one controller, each luminaire comprising a light source (4) and at least two communication ports (3, 6, 9, 12), wherein the communication ports have predetermined configuration and orientation (3, 6, 9, 12), each communication port (3, 6, 9, 12) is adapted to be communicatively connected to a communication port of another luminaire (1) in said network in the direction and orientation of the port (3, 6, 9, 12), and wherein the identification of unused communication ports (3, 6, 9, 12) is communicated to said at least one controller. The invention further relates to a plug (20, 21, 24, 28) adapted to be inserted into unused communication ports (3, 6, 9, 12) in a luminaire of a network of luminaires (1), said plug (20, 21, 24, 28) being adapted to indicate to a controller (7) in said network that the communication port (3, 6, 9, 12) is unused for communication to another luminaire; and to a method of auto-commissioning of a network of luminaires, wherein the method comprises the steps of: identifying unused communication ports (3, 6, 9, 12), communicating identified unused ports to said at least one controller, and control at least one luminaire as a function of the received information related to unused communication ports.
US09615411B2
The present invention relates to a backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a light source unit, a power supply unit, and a power transmitting wire. The light source includes at least one light source. The power supply circuit is configured to supply a power voltage to the light source unit. The power transmitting wire is configured to transmit the power voltage. The power transmitting wire includes at least two circuit patterns.
US09615410B2
An illuminated light socket is provided for powering a light bulb in a typical light string system. The illuminated socket contains its own lighting element, separate and distinct from the light bulb. The lighting element remains off when the light bulb is inserted into the socket and is illuminating properly. The lighting element illuminates when either the bulb is removed from the socket or the bulb is not illuminating correctly. The illuminated light element provides a visually perceptible warning, on the socket itself, that the associated light bulb is either absent or defective. Alternatively, a collar performing the same function is provided such that the collar may be mounted to existing light sockets. The illuminated sockets and housings may accommodate light bulbs of any technology, e.g. incandescent, LED (single or multiple color), or electroluminescent. The socket lighting element itself is preferably a low power LED or electroluminescent light.
US09615409B2
The present invention provides a light-emitting module capable of absorbing individual differences in organic EL panels that are inevitably generated in manufacture or individual differences between different types of organic EL panels. A connector includes a connection side circuit. The connection side circuit includes a circuit side power supply path that contributes to power supply to a light-emitting panel. The light-emitting panel includes an adjustment element and a light-emitting element. The adjustment element is capable of adjusting an electric resistance value and electrically connected to the light-emitting element through the circuit side power supply path.
US09615403B2
A method for connecting a first device belonging to a first mobile communications network of the narrow band type to a second mobile communications network of the wide band type, the device implementing a protocol layer for communicating with a first plurality of mobile terminals according to a first mobile communications standard, including a modification of the first device by integration of a transposition layer in the protocol layer and being linked to the second communications network of the wide band type via a link of the Internet Protocol (IP) type.
US09615398B2
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for establishing an X2 connection between base stations, including: obtaining, by a base station, a cell identifier of a neighboring base station through a self-organized network SON receiver; obtaining, by the base station, according to the cell identifier, address information of the neighboring base station; and establishing, by the base station, an X2 connection with the neighboring base station according to the address information of the neighboring base station, and thereby implementing fast optimization of a network.
US09615394B2
One embodiment of the present specification provides a machine type communication (MTC) monitoring method to be implemented by a network node. The MTC monitoring method comprises the steps of: recognizing a drop of at least one bearer in a target base station by the control of a specific monitoring event when the monitoring event is satisfied according to a movement of an MTC device to be processed through one or a plurality of bearers toward a target base station of an invalid region through a packet data network (PDN) connected with a source base station; transferring, to the MTC device, information for indicating an entry into a valid region or information for indicating an activation of the bearers when detecting the escape of the MTC device from the invalid region and entrance into the valid region; and carrying out a procedure for resetting the dropped bearers.
US09615386B2
A wireless device includes a preamble detector configured to identify preambles transmitted via a random access channel of a wireless network. The preamble detector includes preamble false alarm logic. The preamble false alarm logic is configured to set a preamble false alarm detection window, and compare, to one another, preambles identified in the false alarm detection window. The preamble false alarm logic is configured to identify, based on the comparison, a largest of the preambles in the false alarm detection window, and reject all but the identified largest of the preambles as false alarm detections.
US09615377B2
Described herein are systems and methods for prioritizing frequency selection of a user equipment (“UE”) having a transceiver configured to enable the UE to establish a connection with a network using at least two communication protocols. A method may comprise recording, at the UE, a camped frequency and a camped band with which the UE is communicating with the first network in the first protocol, disconnecting from the first network and connecting to the second network, and disconnecting from the second network and reconnecting to the first network, wherein the reconnecting to the first network includes determining whether one of the camped frequency or a different frequency within the camped band is available for reconnection to the first network, and reconnecting to the first network using the one of the camped frequency or the different frequency within the camped band.
US09615364B2
The present document discloses a method for transmitting/receiving signals using direct device-to-device (D2D) communication by using similar random access procedures in a wireless communication system, and a device therefor. To this end, one aspect of the present invention provides a method whereby a base station supports the device-to-device (D2D) communication of a terminal in idle mode in a wireless communication system, the base station according to the method: receiving a first message, which corresponds to one among a predetermined number of signatures for D2D communication, from a D2D transmission terminal; and transmitting a second message, which comprises control information for D2D signal reception, to one or more D2D reception terminals including a terminal in idle mode, wherein the second message allows the terminal in idle mode to receive a third message comprising a D2D broadcast or groupcast signal transmitted by the D2D transmission terminal.
US09615362B2
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus used for communication, including: when a base station receives downlink data through a first system bearer of a first user equipment, detecting, by the base station, according to a context of the first user equipment stored by the base station itself, whether a radio bearer which is of other user equipment except the first user equipment and assists the first user equipment or the first system bearer in transmitting data exists in the base station; if the radio bearer exists, selecting, by the base station, from the first user equipment and the other user equipment except the first user equipment, at least one user equipment that transmits the downlink data; and sending, by the base station, the downlink data through a specified radio bearer corresponding to the at least one user equipment.
US09615356B2
A user terminal according to an embodiment includes a receiver that receives a list transmitted from a base station, the list including discovery resource configurations; and a controller that selects a discovery resource configuration from among the discovery resource configurations, and uses the selected discovery resource configuration to directly transmit a discovery signal to other user terminals. Each of the discovery resource configurations includes: time resource information indicating time resources used for transmitting a discovery signal and including a variable number substituted into a mathematical expression; frequency resource information indicating frequency resources used for transmitting the discovery signal and including a range of continuous resource block numbers; and power information indicating transmission power used for transmitting the discovery signal.
US09615355B2
Disclosed are a group resource release method, device and system. The method includes: an evolved Node B (eNB) determines, from group cells which belong to the eNB, a target cell which needs to release a group resource; and the eNB sends to the target cell a message for instructing to release the group resource, wherein the message for instructing to release the group resource is used for instructing the target cell to release an air interface resource of the target cell and/or a group resource which is allocated to the target cell by the eNB. It is solved by the embodiment of the disclosure the problems that the release speed is slow and the utilization rate of group call resources in a trunking group call is low, thus effectively improving the utilization rate of the group call resources in the group call.
US09615353B2
A method and apparatus for allocating physical cell identities (PCIs) in a wireless communication system is provided. An eNodeB (eNB) allocates PCIs for split cells of an active antenna system (AAS), and transmits information on range of the allocated PCIs for split cells of the AAS to user equipments (UEs) or neighbor eNBs.
US09615348B2
A method of wireless communication includes receiving position location reference signals (PRSs) from multiple remote radio heads (RRHs) and a macro eNodeB having a same physical cell identity (PCI). Each PRS is a same PRS. Additionally, the PRSs from the multiple RRHs are received on subframes that are different from subframes used by the macro eNodeB. Furthermore, each PRS does not indicate a source of transmission. The method also includes determining a time difference between the received PRSs.
US09615345B2
A telecommunications system is arranged to provide a facility for communicating data to and from a mobile node using an internet protocol. The system includes a first home access network, which includes a home gateway node, a second visited access network, which includes a visited serving gateway node, and a wireless access gateway operable to communicate data to and from the mobile node using the internet protocol. The mobile node is operable to communicate a binding update message to the visited serving gateway node of the second visited access network via the wireless access gateway using the internet protocol. The binding update message includes a unique identifier of the mobile node, and a request for an internet protocol address for the mobile node as if the mobile node were attached to the first home access network (home IP address). In one example the unique identifier is an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number or the like. The visited serving gateway node of the second visited access network is operable, in response to the binding update message, to identify from the unique identifier of the mobile node the first home access network of the mobile node and to communicate the request for a home internet protocol address to the home gateway node. The home gateway node of the first home network is responsive to the request to allocate a home internet protocol address to the mobile node.Embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile node with roaming facilities as afforded by a 3GPP network, although the mobile node may have attached to a non-3GPP network, by arranging for the visited serving gateway node to connect to a home network of the mobile node, using for example a GPRS Tunnelling Protocol.
US09615344B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for establishing a wireless communications link at an aircraft terminal (AT). An AT may determine a timing offset based on the propagation delay between the AT and a ground station, which in some cases may be more than 100 kilometers away. The AT may then transmit an initial access message to the ground station based on the determined timing offset. In some embodiments, the AT may receive an access response message from the ground station that includes a timing alignment value and adjust the timing offset based on this value. The AT may transmit a connection message to the ground station that includes AT location information. This information may be used by the ground station to facilitate beamforming.
US09615343B2
Disclosed in the present invention is a method for a first user equipment inside a coverage area of a base station conducting device-to-device communication with a second user equipment outside the coverage area in a wireless communication system. More specifically, the method comprises the steps of: dividing into a plurality of candidate sections a specific time unit for the device-to-device communication; and transmitting a reference signal for obtaining synchronization to the second user equipment from one section from among the candidate sections, when a random number that is generated is bigger than or equal to a critical value corresponding to the inside of the coverage area, wherein the critical value corresponding to the inside of the coverage area is smaller than a critical value corresponding to the outside of the coverage area.
US09615342B2
A method in a node comprises receiving a signal, and collecting a first set of sequences corresponding to a first piece of cellular information and a second set of sequences corresponding to a second piece of cellular information over multiple frames of the received signal, wherein the second piece of cellular information is encoded based at least in part on the first piece of cellular information. The method further comprises processing the first set of sequences corresponding to the first piece of cellular information to determine the first piece of cellular information, and processing, using the determined first piece of cellular information, the second set of sequences corresponding to the second piece of cellular information to determine the second piece of cellular information simultaneously with the determination of the first piece of cellular information.
US09615328B2
A method for reducing power consumption between two devices communicating through a BLUETOOTH protocol is operable to be executed in the devices. A first device can adjust connection state according to current communication state with a second device, to achieve a compromise between power saving and effective transmission abilities.
US09615327B2
A terminal power-saving method, a terminal power-saving device, and a network-side power-saving device are disclosed. The terminal power-saving device includes a power-saving parameter receiving module and a power-saving execution module. The power-saving parameter receiving module is configured to receive an idle-mode power-saving parameter from a network side, and the power-saving execution module is configured to execute a power-saving operation according to the idle-mode power-saving parameter after the terminal enters an idle mode. When a terminal accessing a 3GPP network has a power-saving requirement, the terminal can perform more optimal power-saving control through a long DRX parameter in a connection mode, and in an idle mode the terminal can receive paging message in an active window time interval and close a wireless transceiver system in a dormant time interval, thereby greatly reducing the power consumption of the terminal, and achieving the purpose of power-saving.
US09615318B2
An apparatus, includes core interface means adapted to provide an eastbound interface to a first core network element and to a second core network element different from the first core network element; radio interface means adapted to provide a westbound interface to a first radio access network element and to a second radio access network element different from the first radio access network element; multiplex detecting means adapted to detect if a first request received at one of the eastbound and westbound interfaces is directed to the first and/or the second of the network elements of the respective other interface; adapting means adapted to adapt the first request according to the network element to which it is directed; multiplexing means adapted to multiplex the adapted first request to the first and/or the second of the network elements of the respective other interface according to detection by the multiplex detecting means.
US09615317B2
The present invention relates to a method, a device, and a system for processing a request for closed subscriber group subscription data. A closed subscriber group subscriber server receives a request sent by a mobility management network element. The request includes an identifier of the mobility management network element and an identifier of a user equipment is used for requesting closed subscriber group subscription data of the user equipment. If the closed subscriber group subscription data of the user equipment does not exist, the closed subscriber group subscriber server stores the identifier of the mobility management network element and the identifier of the user equipment.
US09615310B2
A mobile communication system includes a CSG cell which is accessible by a CSG member, a hybrid cell which is the CSG cell where a non-CSG member is also allowed access at the same time, and a mobile terminal which is subscribed as the CSG member and connected to the CSG cell or the hybrid cell as the CSG member. Even in a case in which a subscription time period has expired, the mobile communication system enables the mobile terminal to continue the connection. When the subscription time period for the CSG member expires, in case of the mobile terminal's connection to the CSG cell, the CSG cell initiates a handover, in case of the mobile terminal's connection to the hybrid cell, the hybrid cell changes treatment for the mobile terminal from treating the mobile terminal as the CSG member to treating the mobile terminal as the non-CSG member.
US09615308B2
A slave communication device includes a memory and a processor for operation within a wireless mesh network of communication devices including a control communication device. The memory stores a virtual routing identifier assigned to the slave communication device in response to increasing range from the control communication device. The processor, in response to receiving an initiation message from a control communication device, initiates data collection from said slave communication device synchronized relative to the start of the initiation message frame by, cumulatively setting bits in a first acknowledgement message in response to content of a second acknowledgement message received from another slave communication device. The first acknowledgement message being synchronized with start of the initiation message frame and the processor initiates communication of the first acknowledgement message to a destination in a time slot selected in response to the assigned virtual routing identifier.
US09615302B2
A switching method and device for a visible-light communication device and a terminal device at an access point, comprising: configuring different identification codes for visible-light communication devices; when a terminal device satisfies a switching condition, its original access point selecting a visible-light communication device whose signal quality is higher than that of the original access point as a target access point according to a peripheral access list, sending its capability to the target access point, and initiating a switching request; the original access point selecting an operating mode according to an indication of the target access point to notify the terminal device, and forwarding response fed back by the terminal device to the target access point; and when receiving response for the switching request fed back by the target access point and downlink resource allocation information, the original access point sending a switching command to the terminal device to switch.
US09615301B2
A base station handover method and system for a communication system are provided. The method includes: a serving base station triggering a bi-casting operation according to information reported by a user equipment, adding a communication context of a target base station into a Mobile Management Entity (MME), and the MME notifying a Serving GateWay (SGW) to store two communication routes; the SGW communicating with the serving base station and the target base station after the triggering of bi-casting is completed; and the serving base station interacting with the user equipment, and handing over the user equipment from the serving base station to the target base station. By means of the technical scheme according to the embodiments of the present document, the complexity of base station handover can be reduced, the efficiency of base station handover can be increased, and at the same time the practicability is enhanced.
US09615299B1
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for mitigating interference between two communication sessions based on a determined geographical proximity of two mobile devices (MDs) to each other. In one embodiment, a geographical proximity is determined of a first MD, engaged in a first communication session, to a second MD, engaged in a second communication session. Based on the determined geographical proximity, one of the two communication sessions is transferred to the other MD so that both communication sessions are resident at, and can be controlled by, a same MD. In other embodiments, wherein a first MD is engaged in two communication sessions, one of the two communication sessions may be transferred to a second MD that is sufficiently geographically distant from the first MD or the first MD may use a geographically distant remote wireless device as an uplink and downlink relay device for one of the communication sessions.
US09615294B2
A method in a wireless device for voice call continuity is disclosed. The wireless device sends a register message to a network node. The wireless device has a first session transfer number. The wireless device receives a registration authorization message. The registration authorization message includes a second session transfer number for voice call continuity, the second session transfer number being dynamically assigned by the network node. The wireless device stores in memory the dynamically assigned second session transfer number.
US09615291B2
Embodiments of a system and methods for distinguishing high-efficiency Wi-Fi (HEW) packets from legacy packets are generally described herein. In some embodiments, an access point may select a value for the length field of a legacy signal field (L-SIG) that is non-divisible by three for communicating with HEW stations and may select a value for the length field that is divisible by three for communicating with legacy stations. In some embodiments, the access point may select a phase rotation for application to the BPSK modulation of at least one of the first and second symbols of a subsequent signal field to distinguish a high-throughput (HT) PPDU, a very-high throughput (VHT) PPDU and an HEW PPDU.
US09615287B2
Methods and computing systems for allocating an information rate to a particular traffic type of a plurality of traffic types of egress traffic is described. A state of the particular traffic type for a particular time slot of a current time period is determined. This includes determining the information rate such that a loss probability threshold is not exceeded, based on historical data of the particular traffic type. The historical data includes a plurality of observed throughput rates of the particular traffic type during a plurality of previous time periods at which the particular traffic type experienced the state of the particular traffic type. The information rate (e.g., a committed information rate) is allocated to the particular traffic type for the particular time slot.
US09615283B1
Disclosed is a method and system for management of control channel capacity to help reduce control channel congestion over time. As disclosed, a first base station provides a first downlink control channel including a first set of air interface resources and a second base station provides a second downlink control channel including a second set of air interface resources, the first set of air interface resources and the second set of air interface resources being mutually exclusive. Upon making a determination that the first downlink control channel is threshold loaded (i.e., congested), temporary reconfiguration of the wireless communication system is carried out by transferring a portion of the second set of air interface resources from the second downlink control channel to the first downlink control channel such that (i) capacity of the first downlink control channel is increased and (ii) capacity of the second downlink control channel is commensurately decreased.
US09615280B2
An interference covariance calculation technique is selected at a first communication device, where the interference covariance calculation technique is to be utilized by a second communication device when computing a channel quality indicator (CQI) associated with a communication channel between the first communication device and the second communication device. The interference covariance calculation technique is selected from a set of multiple techniques for calculating interference covariance. The first communication device transmits an indication of the selected interference covariance calculation technique to the second communication device. The first communication device receives a CQI calculated by the second communication device in accordance with the selected interference covariance calculation technique.
US09615278B2
A process, device and computer-readable storage medium that incorporate teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing a first instruction to mobile user equipment to cause the mobile user equipment to perform a first channel quality assessment of a non-reduced power subframe of a wireless signal comprising the non-reduced power subframe, an almost blank subframe and a reduced power subframe. A second instruction is provided to the mobile user equipment to cause the mobile user equipment to perform a second channel quality assessment of the almost blank subframe. A determination is made as to whether the mobile user equipment is performing instantaneous channel quality measurements based on a result of the first channel quality assessment and a result of the second channel quality assessment. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09615273B2
A system for obtaining information relating to an idle mobile station in a cellular network is provided. The system includes a computing platform which is in communication with a radio network controller of the cellular network. The computing platform is configured for (i) generating and sending an input signal through the radio network controller to the radio access network; and (ii) identifying in data outputted by the radio network controller an output signal resulting from the input signal, the output signal including information relating to at least one idle mobile station.
US09615270B2
The present invention provides an intelligent power utilization communication product detecting system suitable for an intelligent power grid. The system includes: a simulation master station, including a master station computer and master station software and configured to perform communication data interaction with a detected acquisition terminal and determine the communication performance of the intelligent power utilization communication system according to the communication data interaction result; a remote wireless communication test and channel simulation subsystem, configured to test detected products; a local communication test and channel simulation subsystem, configured to perform channel environment simulation on a local communication channel between the detected products and complete communication performance test on the detected products; and a purification power supply subsystem, configured to provide electric energy and matched impedance and isolate external interference noise. The present invention may be used for accurately and comprehensively simulating main characteristics of multistage communication channels in the intelligent power grid and testing main performance indexes of multiple communication products in the intelligent power grid so as to provide a technical support for communication product detection in the intelligent power grid.
US09615268B2
In the method, a plurality of access points forming a cluster in a telecommunication network monitor network data traffic information from at least one user computing device connected thereto; report an own identifier and a used public IP to a remote server recording them; establish connections between access points in said cluster by mapping the own identifier with said public IP; determine its internal status and state of the connection of said at least one monitored user computing device; generate, each certain time-frequency, a profile; calculate, in a determined time T1, a forecast of future requirements of the own access point and send to one access point of said plurality acting as a cluster coordinator said calculated forecast, wherein said coordinator defines a routing path through carrying out associations of access points to which perform the backhaul aggregation.
US09615266B1
In one embodiment, a networking device comprises a first plurality of antenna means, a second plurality of antenna means, and means for controlling the first and second pluralities of antenna means to direct a communication towards a neighbor node of the device.
US09615265B2
A network node and a method performed by a network node for adjusting antenna parameters of one or more antennas in a wireless telecommunications network is provided. First, the network node obtains signal strength values associated with the antennas for a number of user equipments in the wireless telecommunications network. Then, the network node determines an amount of user equipments of the number of user equipments having a signal strength value difference from two antennas that passes a determined threshold for the signal strength value difference, and adjusts at least one antenna parameter of at least one of the two antennas when the determined amount of user equipments passes a determined threshold for the amount of user equipments.
US09615260B2
A 3GPP LTE protocol enhancement realizes the full benefit of proposed dynamic frequency sharing systems by enhancing current bearer establishment and update provisioning for adaptive Quality of Service (QoS) levels to support Licensed Shared Access (LSA). A User Equipment (UE) comprises a transceiver configured to define an adaptation context, define a default and one or more additional acceptable QoS levels associated with the adaptation context, communicate a request to create or update an adaptive bearer specifying the defined adaptation context and additional acceptable QoS levels, and receive or update spectrum resources for the adaptive bearer. The adaptive bearer may be provisioned according to the communicated request.
US09615257B2
Methods, systems, and computer programs for trusted communication among mobile devices are described. In some aspects, an authentication value is generated at a first mobile device based on a message and a shared secret value stored on the first mobile device. In response to detecting proximity of a second mobile device, the message and the authentication value are wirelessly transmitted from the first mobile device to the second mobile device. In some implementations, the message and the authentication value can be wirelessly transmitted by a proximity-activated wireless interface, such as, for example, a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface.
US09615249B2
A method in a User Equipment (UE) of an Evolved Packet System (EPS) establishes a security key (K_eNB) for protecting Radio Resource Control/User Plane (RRC/UP) traffic exchanged with a serving eNodeB. The method comprises sending a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) Service Request to a Mobility Management Entity (MME), the request indicating a NAS uplink sequence number (NAS_U_SEQ). The method further comprises receiving an indication of the NAS_U_SEQ of the NAS Service Request sent to the MME, back from the MME via the eNodeB. The method further comprises deriving the K_eNB from at least the received indication of the NAS_U_SEQ and from a stored Access Security Management Entity-key (K_ASME) shared with said MME.
US09615244B2
A first device stores a subscription manager and at least two subscriptions. A first subscription is active and a second subscription is non-active. A second device sends a request for switching to the second subscription. The subscription manager sets a first variable relating to a next active subscription to the second subscription. The subscription manager sends to the first device a message requesting the first device to re-launch an execution of the subscription manager and to read data. The first device sends to the subscription manager a message including a command for re-launching an execution of the subscription manager. The subscription manager de-activates, based upon the first variable value, the first subscription. The subscription manager activates, based upon the first variable value, the second subscription, and sends to the first device operating system data relating to the second subscription, as a current active subscription.
US09615232B2
A subscriber identity module data routing device is described comprising: a routing circuit configured to provide a routing of input data to a plurality of subscriber identity modules; a routing change feasibility determination circuit configured to determine based on the input data whether a change of the routing is feasible, in response to receiving a request for the change of the routing; and wherein the routing circuit is further configured to change the routing if the routing change feasibility determination circuit determines that the change of the routing is feasible.
US09615227B2
Methods for appending additional device, location, and/or presence information to a mobile-originated short message are taught herein. One such method for appending additional device information includes receiving a MO short message at a message center. The MO short message includes a content request. The message center sends a query to a subscriber directory for device information corresponding to the device of the requesting subscriber. The subscriber directory searches for the device information and generates a response to be sent to the message center, the response including the device information. The subscriber directory sends the response to the message center, which appends the device information to the MO short message. The message center then sends the short message to the destination, for example, a content provider. Methods for appending location and/or presence information are also taught.
US09615223B2
Techniques are described for capturing text (e.g., SMS) messages and multimedia (e.g. MMS) messages along with messages and data sent with other communication modalities. The captured information may be used for performing social networking-related, data processing and auditing operations in real-time.
US09615219B2
A method and apparatus for operating a portable radio communication device is provided. The portable radio communication device receives communications on a primary channel and a secondary channel during a dual-watch mode of operation. The portable radio communication device determines whether the portable radio communication device is proximate to a subject. The portable radio communication device suppresses audio from communications of one of the two channels and plays audio from communications of the other channel when the portable communication device is proximate to the subject. Additionally, the portable radio communication device allows transmission to occur only over the channel in which communication is not suppressed when the portable communication device is proximate to the subject.
US09615216B2
For location-based communication with mobile devices, a condition is received at a device associated with a caller. The condition has to be satisfied by a callee at a future time and at a location, the location being a place where different callees with different mobile devices are present at different times. An instruction is received at the device for making a telecommunication call to the location where the callee is present with a mobile device and satisfies the condition at the future time. A set of potential callees is identified. Each mobile device associated with each callee in set of potential callees is present at the location at the future time, and each potential callee in the set of potential callees satisfies the condition. The telecommunication call is initiated to mobile devices associated with a subset of potential callees, the subset of potential callees including the callee.
US09615215B2
A method includes receiving activity of a monitoring device that is configured to be worn by a user having a user account. The activity includes an amount of movement of the monitoring device and occurs for a period of time. The method further includes receiving geo-location data for the monitoring device and processing the activity data and geo-location data received for the period of time. The operation of processing is performed to segment the period of time into at least two events. The method includes assigning an identifier to each event. The identifier has a default description for the geo-location data. The default description is selected from a plurality of descriptions based on the activity data obtained by the movement of the monitoring device for the geo-location data.
US09615208B2
A system and method of operating a mobile device is described. The mobile device can determine its current location and determine whether a location-based service, which can be requested by a user operating the mobile device, is available for use at the current location. In response to determining that the location-based service is unavailable for use at the current location, the mobile device can cause a graphic icon, that would otherwise be displayed one of one or more home pages on a display of the mobile device, to be hidden so that the graphic icon is not displayed with any of the one or more home pages. The graphic icon can correspond to a service application for use with the location-based service.
US09615200B2
A first cellular client determines its geographic location from a second cellular client. As part of this determination, the first cellular client disables its cellular functionality. The first cellular client receives a first identifier from the second cellular client by way of a non-cellular connection. The first identifier is related to a first antenna of a cellular service-provider. The first cellular client tracks its location based on the first identifier.
US09615194B2
A service control method for a machine type communications (MTC) device and a related apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving, by an access-network network element, a paging request message from a core-network network element, wherein the paging request message carries device type indication information of a paged user equipment (UE); determining a device type of the UE according to the device type indication information of the UE; and if the UE is an MTC device, performing the following service operations: paging the UE by using a dedicated paging resource allocated to an MTC device, or determining whether the UE is an MTC device allowed to be accessed in a service control policy, and paging the UE if the UE is an MTC device allowed to be accessed in a service control policy, or determining not to page the UE, and sending a paging reject message to the core-network network element.
US09615190B1
A method executed by one or more electronic devices in an electronic system alters head related transfer functions (HRTFs) during an electronic call between a first individual and a second individual. Binaural sound of a voice of the second individual localizes to a sound localization point (SLP) that is away from the first individual.
US09615186B2
An apparatus and a method for recognizing a horn using a sound signal processor are provided. The apparatus includes a data storage unit configured to acquire and store surrounding sound data and a sound signal processor configured to sample a sound signal within the sound data, perform signal conversion, and define and extract the frequency signals. In addition, a horn recognizer is configured to combine the extracted frequency signals, accumulate the frequency signals, and digitize a change rate of the accumulated frequency signals. Further, an output data determiner is configured to determine whether the digitized change rate of the frequency signals is equal to or greater than a threshold value to determine whether and when the horn is generated.
US09615180B2
An exemplary sound processor apparatus includes 1) an earhook interface assembly that includes a plurality of contacts and that is configured to interchangeably connect to a microphone assembly and an EAS receiver assembly by way of the plurality of contacts, and 2) a control module communicatively coupled to the plurality of contacts and that is configured to selectively operate in an input mode or in an output mode. While operating in the input mode, the control module uses the plurality of contacts as input ports to receive one or more audio signals detected by the microphone assembly while the microphone assembly is connected to the earhook interface assembly. While operating in the output mode, the control module uses the plurality of contacts as output ports to output one or more EAS signals to the EAS receiver assembly while the EAS receiver assembly is connected to the earhook interface assembly.
US09615176B2
A portable electronic device is provided having an audio subsystem with a plurality of audio devices, each of which is coupled to a logic subsystem via its own audio path. The portable electronic device may also include a display configured to present visual content, with the display being fixed in position relative to the plurality of audio devices. The portable electronic device further includes an orientation sensor electronically coupled to the logic subsystem, the logic subsystem being configured, using data received from the orientation sensor, (i) to determine whether the portable electronic device has been reoriented; and (ii) in response to such determination, vary operation of one or more of the audio paths.
US09615173B2
Provided is an information processing system including a recognizing unit configured to recognize a first target and a second target on the basis of signals detected by a plurality of sensors arranged around a specific user, an identifying unit configured to identify the first target and the second target recognized by the recognizing unit, an estimating unit configured to estimate a position of the specific user in accordance with the a signal detected by any one of the plurality of sensors, and a signal processing unit configured to process each of signals acquired from sensors around the first target and the second target identified by the identifying unit in a manner that, when being output from a plurality of actuators arranged around the specific user, the signals are localized near the position of the specific user estimated by the estimating unit.
US09615172B2
Systems and methods are provided to determine a subset of D microphones in a set of N microphones on a perimeter of a space to monitor a target location. The space is divided into L interference locations. An equation is solved to determine microphone weights for the N microphones by minimizing the maximum gain for signals related to the target location and interference locations, further optimized over an l1 penalty by applying a Lagrange multiplier to an l1 norm of the microphone weights in a manner that determines a set of D non-zero microphones weights and a set of (N-D) microphone weights that are zero or close to zero. Microphone weights are determined for at least 2 different frequencies.
US09615167B2
Provided is a variable directivity electret condenser microphone that can simplify a circuit configuration, and outputs an audio signal in an unbalanced manner. Included are electrically independent first and second electret condenser microphone units in which first and second fixed electrodes are arranged back to back and facing each other in a mutually non-conductive state, and first and second diaphragms are arranged facing the first and second fixed electrodes with fixed intervals from the first and second fixed electrodes, respectively, a first impedance converter having an input terminal connected to the first fixed electrode, a DC cut capacitor selectively connected between an output terminal of the first impedance converter and an input terminal of the second impedance converter, and a directivity variable switche that can alternatively select a mode from at least a first directivity mode to a third directivity mode.
US09615161B2
A wearable electronic device is provided. The wearable electronic device includes a first part including a first sound output module, a second part including a second sound output module, a third part disposed between the first part and the second part, a flexible first connection unit configured to connect a first end of the first part and a first end of the third part, and a flexible second connection unit configured to connect a first end of the second part and a second end of the third part.
US09615157B2
Provided is, in a microphone configured such that a microphone head including a microphone unit is attachably/detachably mounted to a microphone main body, a microphone which enables easy attachment/detachment of the microphone head, and which can perform a mute operation not only after removal of the microphone head but also in attachment/detachment of the microphone head. The microphone includes a mute circuit provided to a side of the microphone main body, and driven by an input of a mute command signal, a first mute control circuit provided to aside of the microphone head, and including a switch that switches disconnection/conduction of a wire, and a second mute control circuit provided to the side of the microphone main body, and electrically connected with the first mute control circuit and generates the mute command signal, in a state where the microphone head is coupled, and in attachment/detachment of the microphone head.
US09615140B1
A method and device for synchronizing text with a media production, such as a video, and displaying the text on a portable display device, thereby providing subtitles for the video, is hereby provided. The method is carried out by receiving a sample of UV light from the video display, creating a digital fingerprint that includes time data, associating a text file stored in a database with the video, synchronizing text with the display, and displaying the text to a user with the portable display device.
US09615129B2
A method of synchronizing multiple devices with each other is provided. The method includes generating first interworking information corresponding to a first device, transmitting the generated first interworking information to the first device, receiving second interworking information from a second device and if the first interworking information corresponds to the second interworking information, synchronizing the first device with the second device, wherein the second device is configured to display broadcasting related information generated based on a broadcasting schedule provided by a broadcasting transmission apparatus that transmits broadcasting contents to the first device.
US09615128B2
In embodiments of a method, system, and device for deduplicating recordings of an audiovisual content, while a stream time is at least equal to a recording start time, and while the stream time has not yet reached a recording end time, a next chunk start time is determined and a new current chunk of the plurality of chunks is recorded, repeatedly until the next chunk start time has been reached. Chunks that each have identical chunk start times and identical chunk end times are deduplicated.
US09615127B2
Systems and methods for recording content from a different source when previous content runs over are provided. A recording of a first media asset from a first content source is scheduled. The first media asset is scheduled for transmission from the first content source at a start time following a scheduled transmission end time of a second media asset from the first content source. Transmission of the second media asset from the first content source is determined to run past the scheduled end time. A determination is made, based on a visual component and/or an audible component of the second media asset, that transmission of the first media asset at the start time from the first content source has been changed to a second content source. The recording of the first media asset is modified to record the first media asset at the start time from the second content source.
US09615126B2
A method and computing device for intelligently pre-buffering at access points in an adaptive or scalable stream to optimize trick-play support. The method receives a multimedia content stream from a multimedia content server as a series of segments, each segment including a key frame and corresponding to a predicted seek position in the multimedia content stream, where the multimedia content server delivers at least two versions of each segment, each version reconstructed from at least one encoded component of the multimedia content stream, the versions varying a characteristic of the multimedia content stream. The method determines a likelihood of receiving a seek request from a user to move from a current playout position to one of the predicted seek positions, and determines a size of a buffer for each version of each segment in the multimedia content stream based on the likelihood of receiving the seek request.
US09615117B2
Methods and systems for providing content are disclosed. An example method can comprise providing content based on a subscription agreement or other arrangement. An example method can comprise identifying a portion of the content relevant to a user and providing an offer to the user to record the portion of the content. The offer can comprise an offer price and an access condition. An example method can comprise allocating storage and recording the portion of the content. Further, access to the stored portion of the content can be provided in accordance with the access condition.
US09615110B2
A method of decoding an image is disclosed. The method comprises deriving an intra prediction mode; generating reference pixels if there exist unavailable reference pixels of a current block; determining whether reference pixels of the current block are filtered or not based on the intra prediction mode and a size of the current block; selecting a filter using the size of the current block and difference between reference pixels and filtering the reference pixels of the current block using the selected filter if it is determined that the reference pixels of the current block are filtered; and generating the prediction block according to the intra prediction mode.
US09615108B2
There is provided an apparatus. The apparatus includes an encoder (100) for encoding picture data for at least a block. The encoder (100) applies a probability update process to at least one of a non-coded symbol and a non-coded syntax associated with the block.
US09615089B2
A technology for processing digital signals is provided, and more particularly, a method of encoding or decoding a multiview video sequence based on adaptive compensation of local illumination mismatches between frames of the multiview video sequence is provided. The method may be performed using a correction parameter used to correct a change in illumination. The correction parameter may be computed based on at least one of a first estimate estDi,j, a second estimate estRi,j, a value Ri,j of a pixel of a reference block, and values TDk and TRk of restored pixels.
US09615085B2
There is disclosed a system and method for video coding, and more particularly to video coding that uses structural similarity (SSIM) based rate-distortion optimization methods to improve the perceptual quality of decoded video without increasing data rate, or to reduce the data rate of compressed video stream without sacrificing perceived quality of the decoded video. In an embodiment, the video coding system and method may be a SSIM-based rate-distortion optimization approach that involves minimizing a joint cost function defined as the sum of a data rate term and a distortion functions. The distortion function may be defined to be monotonically increasing with the decrease of SSIM and a Lagrange parameter may be utilized to control the trade-off between rate and distortion. The optimal Lagrange parameter may be found by utilizing the ratio between a reduced-reference SSIM model with respect to quantization step, and a data rate model with respect to quantization step. In an embodiment, a group-of-picture (GOP) level quantization parameter (QP) adjustment method may be used in multi-pass encoding to reduce the bit-rate while keeping similar perceptual video quality. In another embodiment, a frame level QP adjustment method may be used in single-pass encoding to achieve constant SSIM quality. In accordance with an embodiment, the present invention may be implemented entirely at the encoder side and may or may not require any change at the decoder, and may be made compatible with existing video coding standards.
US09615082B2
The system enables conversion of black and white images to color images and/or two-dimensional images into three-dimensional images based on adding color and/or depth to images using masks for regions in the images, as well as reshaping of masks to cover objects that have moved and changed shape as the objects move in a sequence of images. Also, includes motion picture project management system for reviewers, coordinators and artists. Artists utilize image analysis and image enhancement and computer graphics processing for example to convert two-dimensional images into three-dimensional images or otherwise create or alter motion pictures. Enables the efficient management of projects related to motion pictures to enable enterprises to manage assets, control costs, predict budgets and profit margins, reduce archival storage and otherwise provide displays tailored to specific roles to increase worker efficiency.
US09615077B2
A display device includes a display panel including pixels, a frame rate convertor to separate an input image signal into left and right-eye image signals and output the left-eye image signal as first and second left-eye image signals and the right-eye image signal as first and second right-eye image signals, a timing controller to convert the first and second left-eye image signals into first and second left-eye output image signals according to locations of the display panel where the first and second left-eye image signals are displayed and the first and second right-eye image signals into first and second right-eye output image signals according to locations of the display panel where the first and second right-eye image signals are displayed, and a data driver to drive the pixels in response to the first and second left-eye output image signals and the first and second right-eye output image signals.
US09615073B2
A computer implemented method and apparatus for context-aware automatic zooming of a video sequence. The method comprises receiving a command to alter a selected video clip of a video sequence visualized on a timeline display; automatically adjusting a timeline display representative of the video sequence to a calculated zoom level, wherein the zoom level allows visualization of editable content in the timeline display; receiving an indication that the altering operation is completed; and automatically resetting the timeline display representative of the video sequence to an original zoom level.
US09615067B1
The head mounted digital viewing system includes a sensor system, positionable substantially directly in front of the eyes of the user. The sensor system provides sensor video data. An image processing system is configured to receive the sensor video data. The image processing system modifies the sensor video data and provides display video data. A display system is positionable substantially in front of the eyes of the user. The display system is configured to receive the display video data and provide a display image to at least one eye of the user. The display system is positionable between the sensor system and at least one eye of the user. The line of sight of the sensor system and the display system are substantially aligned with the line of sight of at least one eye of the user. The sensor system and the display system are mechanically separate from each other and mechanically aligned with each other.
US09615064B2
Techniques are described for tracking moving objects using a plurality of security cameras. Multiple cameras may capture frames that contain images of a moving object. These images may be processed by the cameras to create metadata associated with the images of the objects. Frames of each camera's video feed and metadata may be transmitted to a host computer system. The host computer system may use the metadata received from each camera to determine whether the moving objects imaged by the cameras represent the same moving object. Based upon properties of the images of the objects described in the metadata received from each camera, the host computer system may select a preferable video feed containing images of the moving object for display to a user.
US09615062B2
An image display method includes: receiving, from a single camera, first and second image information for first and second captured images captured from different perspectives, the first image information having a first data density; selecting a portion of the first captured image for display with a higher level of detail than other portions of the first captured image, the selected portion corresponding to a first area of the first captured image; displaying the selected portion in a first displayed image, using a second data density relative to the selected portion of the first captured image; and displaying another portion of the first captured image, in a second displayed image, using a third data density; where the another portion of the first captured image is other than the selected portion of the first captured image; and where the third data density is lower than the second data density.
US09615048B2
An object is to appropriately transmit operation data from a controller device to an information processing device. The controller device is capable of wirelessly communicating with the information processing device. The controller device includes a generating unit, a communication unit, and a display unit. The generating unit generates operation data based on an operation performed on the controller device. The communication unit receives one image's worth of image data from the information processing device with a first frequency, the image data generated in the information processing device through a process performed based on the operation data, and transmits the operation data to the information processing device with a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency. The display unit displays an image based on the image data.
US09615040B2
Embodiments perform an iterative process for enlarging a rectangle having a fixed aspect ratio within a convex polygon to find the largest rectangular area within the convex polygon. The iterative process includes detecting an intersection of one or more corners of the rectangle with the convex polygon and adjusting a position of the rectangle based on the quantity of intersecting corners. The iterative growth process continues until a maximum inscribed size of the rectangle has been determined. Some embodiments process images from bracketed photography and crop areas outside the determined maximum inscribed size when combining the images into a single image.
US09615032B2
A method adjusts an auto exposure target in an auto-exposure operation on a sequence of images, such as a sequence of infrared images. The method comprises: obtaining a histogram of at least one of the images; applying a weighted histogram table to the histogram to obtain weighted histogram bins wherein at least some bins in the histogram containing saturated pixels are assigned a higher weighting value and at least some bins in the histogram containing unsaturated pixels are assigned a lower weighting value, and summing the weighted histogram bins to obtain a saturation score and decreasing an auto exposure target for an auto exposure operation when the saturation score exceeds a first threshold value, and increasing the auto-exposure target when the saturation score is below the first threshold value and the image is underexposed.
US09615021B2
This disclosure relates to image capture devices with the ability to perform adaptive white balance correction using a switchable white reference (SWR). In some embodiments, the image capture device utilizes “true white” information to record images that better represent users' perceptions. In other embodiments, the same SWR and camera that dynamically sample ambient lighting conditions are used to determine “true white” in near real-time. In other embodiments, the image capture device comprises a display screen that utilizes the “true white” information in near real-time to dynamically adjust the display. In other embodiments, face detection techniques and/or ambient light sensors may be used to determine which device camera is most closely-aligned with the direction that the user of the device is currently looking in, and using it to capture a “true white” image in the direction that most closely corresponds to the ambient lighting conditions that currently dominate the user's perception.
US09615019B2
Focus detection can be performed preferentially in an area that is likely to include a main object. An image capturing apparatus is configured to detect a main object in an image with a particle filter, divide the image into divided areas respectively corresponding to a plurality of focus detection areas, set a priority to each of the focus detection areas based on a distributed state of particles distributed in each of the divided areas, and select the focus detection area based on the set priority.
US09615018B2
A digital image processing apparatus and a method of controlling the same are provided. The method of controlling an image plane phase difference digital image processing apparatus, the method includes, in a continuous photographing mode for continuously capturing still images, performing a first focus detection by detecting phase difference of an image captured during a first image capture; performing a second focus detection by detecting phase difference of an image captured during a second image capture; determining moving speed of an object based on results of the first focus detection and the second focus detection; and correcting focus location by driving a focusing lens based on the determined moving speed of the object.
US09615017B2
A focus detection apparatus comprises: an image sensing unit including photoelectric conversion elements for each microlens, with the microlenses being two-dimensionally arranged; a generation unit configured to generate a first signal pair having a first resolution from signals of a first area of the image sensing unit which corresponds to a predetermined focus detection area and generate a second signal pair having a second resolution lower than the first resolution from signals of a second area which corresponds to the predetermined focus detection area and is wider than the first area; a focus detection unit configured to perform phase difference focus detection processing based on at least one of the first and second signal pairs; and a recording image generation unit configured to generate a recording image from a signal output from the image sensing unit.
US09615016B2
In an image processing apparatus of the present invention, multiple subjects are selected in an image signal, and subject distances for focusing on each of the selected subjects are specified. A subject distance range defined by the specified subject distances is then set. Then, based on the image signal, the image processing apparatus generates a reconstructed image that is focused on each of the subjects that are to be focused on in the set subject distance range.
US09615015B2
According to some embodiments, systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program code for controlling a video camera to capture video associated with an event are provided which use historical or predictive data. In some embodiments, historical event information and participant information is received. Video camera configuration and position data is received, as well as current event data. The current event data may be received substantially in real time from the event. Video camera control signals are generated based on at least one of the event information, the participant information, and the current event data. The control signals are transmitted to a video camera to control the operation of the video camera.
US09615011B1
An electronic device includes an elongated tubular housing. One or more electronic components are coupled to a chassis disposed in a cavity of the tubular housing. A pair of elongated channels are positioned on opposite sides of the chassis and between the chassis and a sidewall of the tubular housing. The channels are tapered or wedge-shaped along their lengths. During assembly, one of the channels may be slid longitudinally along the other, causing the channels to expand laterally, due to their wedge shape, to secure the chassis in the tubular housing. The chassis and the pair of channels provide a thermally conductive path to dissipate heat. During use, heat generated by the electronic components is transmitted radially outward from the electronic components, through the chassis and the pair of channels, and through the tubular housing to the exterior of the portable electronic device.
US09615010B2
A display system having a visible light filter that can be enabled and disabled to preferentially filters visible light over near-field infrared light is disclosed.
US09615002B2
A method for synchronizing haptic effects with at least one media component in a media transport stream includes identifying a series of video frames containing imaging information and/or a series of audio frames containing sound information in the media transport stream; identifying a series of haptic frames containing force feedback information in the media transport stream; and synchronizing the force feedback information in response to the imaging information and/or sound information.
US09614995B1
Correlation marks and gloss effect image patterns are created with vector-based electronic pattern inks. In creating a correlation mark, which is only visible by viewing the image through a reference screen, two vector-based electronic pattern inks are utilized to create the correlation mark, wherein the vector pattern in one electronic pattern ink is parallel, but out of phase, to the vector pattern in the other electronic pattern ink and the vectors of both electronic pattern inks are painted as thin lines. In creating a gloss effect, which is only visible by viewing the image at a predetermined angle, two vector-based electronic pattern inks are utilized to create the gloss effect, wherein the vector pattern in one electronic pattern ink is orthogonal to the vector pattern in the other electronic pattern ink and the vectors of both electronic pattern inks are painted as thick lines.
US09614978B2
A software defined networking controller can be provided to manage sharing of information relating to roaming requests for mobile devices that are roaming on visited networks. The software defined networking controller can be a sub-instance of a main software defined networking controller that manages traffic within the home network, and the software defined networking controller can sit at the edge of the home network and control edge routing elements. The edge software defined networking controller may communicate with roaming partner's edge software defined networking controller and/or with the roaming interconnect operator's software defined networking controller to exchange roaming related information.
US09614968B2
Managing access to a conference call includes obtaining, via a calendar application, a list of participants, the list of participants includes a number of participants to be included in a conference call, identifying, from the list of participants, a first portion of the participants that have personal passcodes, generating guest passcodes for a second portion of the participants associated with the list of participants that do not have the personal passcodes, and permitting, based on the personal passcodes or the guest passcodes, each of the participants to participate in the conference call.
US09614957B2
A method and an apparatus for providing a customer premise based feature. For example, the method receives a call directed to a customer, wherein the call is associated with a customer premise based feature. The method then forwards the call to a customer premise based communication system located at a location of the customer, wherein the customer premise based feature is implemented locally by the customer premise based communication system.
US09614947B2
Apparatus, methods, and machine-readable articles of manufacture improve reliability and scalability of a messaging system. In some embodiments, the system's configuration data and subscriber information are stored in a central repository of a core node, and replicated to one or more non-core nodes. Data replication may be performed in real-time or near real-time, periodically, sporadically, or otherwise. Nodes may rely on the replicated data to provide the system's subscribers and outside callers with services that do not involve updating of configuration or subscriber data. In this way, the non-core nodes may continue to process calls when the core node is unavailable. For example, the non-core nodes can route calls to the appropriate subscribers without relying on the core. As another example, the non-core nodes can take messages from callers when the core node is unavailable. The messages may be queued for posting and delivery when the core node becomes available.
US09614946B2
A portable terminal accesses an information center by using an address acquired from vehicular apparatus, requests for transmission of dedicated application operable in OS of the portable terminal, and receives the application from the information center. The dedicated application executed by the portable terminal permits the portable terminal to (i) transmit specific information specifying model of the portable terminal to the information center, (ii) receive, in response, data for matching operations between the vehicular apparatus and the portable terminal, (iii) transmit the received data to the vehicular apparatus, and (iv) receive, in response, an instruction transmitted by the vehicular apparatus, the instruction implementing a function of the portable terminal.
US09614942B2
A system for tangible configuration of a modular mobile electronic device includes a set of emulator modules, each comprising a processor and configurable to represent any of a set of full modules available for use with the modular mobile electronic device a chassis that mechanically couples to at least one of the set of emulator modules, and a module configurator that associates each of the set of emulator modules with an emulation profile.
US09614938B2
Disclosed are a method and a device for transmitting a data block. The method involves generating and transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) that includes a short training field, a long training field and a signal field. The signal field includes a frame type field that has a length of one bit and indicates whether the PPDU includes a control medium access control (MAC) frame. The device is capable of performing the method.
US09614935B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications and, more particularly, to protecting control frames with power-related subfields. One example apparatus for wireless communications generally includes a processing system configured to generate a control frame comprising one or more power-related subfields and an integrity check value calculated based, at least in part, on the one or more power-related subfields and a transmitter configured to transmit the control frame. In aspects, a power management (PM) subfield, an end-of-service-period (EOSP) subfield, a more data (MD) subfield, or a traffic identifier (TID) subfield can be added to a group of additional authentication data (AAD) and the integrity check value is calculated based on the group of AAD.
US09614930B2
A method for migrating virtual machines (VMs) that includes creating a temporary storage area. The temporary storage area is created by a controller in a network that is in a first state. The configuration data for a VM is stored in the temporary storage area. The network is provisioned from the first state to a second state. The provisioning is by the controller and based on network locations of a source server and a target server. A message is transmitted to the target server. The message includes a request to migrate the VM from the source server to the target server, and an address of the temporary storage area. It is determined that the migration has completed and the temporary storage area is removed based on the determining that the migrant has completed.
US09614926B2
In one embodiment, a method includes using an owner gateway node to write data for a fileset, determining whether to utilize other gateway nodes to handle a portion of write traffic for the fileset, selecting a set of eligible gateway nodes based on: a current internal workload, a network workload, and recent performance history data in regard to workload distribution across the other gateway nodes, assigning and defining a size for one or more write task items for each gateway node in the set based on a current dynamic profile of each gateway node, providing availability to in-memory and/or I/O resources at each gateway node in the set to handle assigned write task items, and distributing workload to the set of eligible gateway nodes according to the size for each of the assigned write task items for each individual gateway node in the set of eligible gateway nodes.
US09614908B2
In an embodiment, a P2P device discovers other P2P devices that belong to a P2P group. The P2P device calculates a reachability vector that indicates each discovered P2P device within a threshold number of P2P hops. The P2P device receives reachability vector(s) for each proximate P2P device in a set of proximate P2P devices discovered via the P2P discovery procedure. The P2P device ranks the P2P device and each proximate P2P device in the set of proximate P2P devices based on the calculated and received reachability vectors. The P2P device identifies a leader (e.g., the P2P device itself and/or one or more of the other P2P devices) that is responsible for performing a floor arbitration function for a P2P session from the ranked P2P devices based on the rankings, and participates in the P2P session by exchanging media in accordance with the floor arbitration function performed by the leader.
US09614906B1
An egress network device of a point-to-point (P2P) tunnel can receive an LSP Ping message via the P2P tunnel from an ingress network device of the P2P LSP, wherein the LSP Ping message specifies a label that the egress network device associates with a service provided to the egress network device via the P2P tunnel. In response to receiving the LSP Ping message, the egress network device can store an association between the label and the P2P tunnel. The egress network device also uses a fault detection network protocol session over the P2P tunnel to monitor a state of the P2P tunnel. In response to detecting based on the fault detection network protocol session that the state of the P2P tunnel is down, the egress network device determines the service is unavailable from the ingress network device via the P2P tunnel, and selects a new source to provide the service.
US09614905B2
A method of operating a communication system to establish communication sessions between an origination network and a peer-to-peer network comprises receiving session signaling to establish a session between an origination device in the origination network and a destination node in the peer-to-peer network, wherein the session signaling includes a participant identifier associated with the origination device. The method further comprises processing the participant identifier to determine if persona information that identifies an originating participant and an entity associated with the originating participant is available for display by a destination device registered as the destination node on the peer-to-peer network and, if the persona information is available, transferring the persona information for delivery to and display by the destination device to a destination participant. The method further comprises establishing the session over the origination network and the peer-to-peer network and exchanging user communications for the session between the origination device and the destination device.
US09614903B2
An information providing system includes the following elements. An IC card stores card ID. An information providing terminal reads out the card ID of the IC card, provides information to the IC card, and transmits the card ID and the information provided to the IC card or the ID of the provided information to a management server. The management server receives the card ID and the information provided to the IC card or the provided information ID from the information providing terminal, has a database to manage the card ID and the provided information such that the card ID is associated with the provided information, acquires the information provided to the IC card from the database in response to an information request from a client terminal, and supplies the provided information to the client terminal. The client terminal displays the provided information supplied from the management server.
US09614900B1
A multi-process browser architecture is provided that splits the browser process and the renderer processes. The browser process may run on a user device and the renderer processes may run on a renderer server accessible by the user device. The browser process running on the user device can direct the renderer server to generate a new renderer process each time a user elects to open a new browser window or tab. The renderer process running on the renderer server can determine what content resources are needed to render a page and request the resources. Once the content resources are obtained, the appropriate renderer process can begin generating a layout of the page. The renderer process may transmit the layout to the browser process such that the page can be displayed on the user device.
US09614897B2
Provided are communication devices and methods for requesting content in a network based on a hierarchical name structure. A content requester may search for content without the use of the entire content name in the network based on the hierarchical name structure.
US09614894B1
A media item on a device may be tagged as belonging to one or more groups. The tagged media item may then be loaded to a Media Server, thereby making the tagged and loaded media item immediately sharable amongst several devices. A container for each tag may be created in the Media Server, which container may comprise references to the media tagged by the user. A user may then be presented or provide such tags as navigation cues for navigation within his or her media library of the Media Server, thereby enabling the user to more easily recall where their media items are stored and to provide ready access thereto. Tagging and the process of applying or associating tags to media items may improve recall when users hunt for their media.
US09614888B2
A picture coding device partitions differential information between a coding target picture and a prediction target picture into sub blocks and codes the partitioned sub blocks. The device codes significant sub block information that represents whether or not all the values of differential coefficients belonging to the sub block are zero and codes significant differential coefficient information that represents whether or not the value of the differential coefficient is zero. A context index processing unit derives a context used for coding the significant sub block information and a context used for coding the significant differential coefficient information of the differential coefficient that is a coding target based on an addition equation using the significant sub block information of a coded sub block that is horizontally neighboring to the coding target sub block and the significant sub block information of a coded sub block that is vertically neighboring.
US09614883B2
The present invention concerns a method and a device of transmitting uncompressed video streams. In particular, the method concerns the adaptation of a wireless transmission to bandwidth reduction and packet loss.There is provided a computer implemented method for sending uncompressed video data, wherein the video data comprises binary video components, the method comprising generating a plurality of SB packets from a group of video components, each SB packet being constituted by bits of the video components grouped according to their significance; determining available bandwidth for transmission and sending the most SB packets to fit the available bandwidth, beginning by the most significant ones, meaning containing the most significant bits of the video components. Accordingly, the best possible quality is obtained according to the available bandwidth.
US09614877B2
A method and an apparatus for realizing web service. An apparatus having a binary web service interface to communicate with nodes operationally connected to the apparatus using a binary web service, the nodes having one or more resources, the binary web service interface being configured to receive information from a node whenever a resource of a node changes or whenever a pre-configured event regarding a resource occurs. The apparatus also has an interface for communicating with web applications making use of the resources and ap component for receiving subscriptions regarding the information received from the nodes and providing the subscribed information.
US09614876B2
The present invention proposes a solution for providing IMS services to users having circuit-switched controlled terminal being not adapted to provide IMS services to the users. In particular, it is proposed, in order to allow IMS to take the full call and service control, to place a user agent being responsible for the user ported to the IMS in a new node type called Mobile Access Gateway Control Function (MAGCF). This new node combines the logical functionality of a cellular switching center and the logical functionality of IMS. Further it is proposed to enhance a user's register, like HLR, to provide also information about the availability of a MAGCF node and about whether a particular user is enabled to use the MAGCF functionality.
US09614875B2
A distributed cloud environment system comprising: a repository; a plurality of cloud managed nodes with a client program interface; a plurality of service management components with a service management component interface; a central trusted computing platform service in communication with the repository, the plurality of cloud managed nodes and the plurality of service management components, comprising: a first interface for communication with the client program interface in each of the plurality of cloud managed nodes through a first single touch point; and a second interface for communication with the service management component interface for the plurality of service management components through a second single touch point. The central trusted computing platform service manages interaction of the plurality of service management components with the plurality of cloud managed nodes, and the interaction of the plurality of cloud managed nodes with the repository.
US09614872B2
Systems and methods are disclosed that implement a coordinated cyber security program for a power generation plant to establish and/or maintain cyber security controls for the power generation plant through a comprehensive life cycle approach.
US09614868B2
In a method of network communication that mitigates denial of service attacks, a server broadcasts cryptographic puzzles with certain time intervals, where each puzzle is only valid for the given time interval. A client receives the puzzle, generates a solution for the puzzle, and sends a network request to the server along with the solution of the puzzle. The server verifies the puzzle solution. If the puzzle solution is valid and received within a designated validity time period, then the server processes the request of the client. The server generates the puzzle and transmits the puzzle to the client before the client generates a request for services from the server.
US09614865B2
A host-based antimalware client can interface with a server-based antimalware support server. A file is identified at a host device. It is determined whether local reputation data for the file is available at the host device for the file. A query is sent to an antimalware support system relating to the file. Particular reputation data is received from the antimalware support system corresponding to the query. It is determined whether to allow the file to be loaded on the host device based at least in part on the particular reputation data.
US09614861B2
Monitoring of a life cycle of a connection of a network client device to a network via monitoring time synchronization traffic flowing between one or more network client devices and a time server in a network is provided. A system for monitoring a life cycle of a connection of a network client device to a network includes a security device operable to identify a true identity of the one or more network client devices, identify a network client device's connections to and disconnections from the network, determine which network client devices have been associated with a particular internet protocol (IP) address, and generate an output of connection and disconnection information associated with a network client device. In some examples, the security device is operable to detect anomalies and malicious patterns in the network.
US09614856B2
A method of controlling a peer-to-peer (P2P) connection of an image forming apparatus that supports the P2P connection includes: receiving in the image forming apparatus a P2P connection request from an external wireless device; checking a device type of the wireless device by the image forming apparatus; determining whether the device type corresponds to connection restricted device types; and when the device type is the connection restricted device type, blocking a P2P connection to the wireless device by the image forming apparatus, and when the device type is not the connection restricted device type, P2P connecting the image forming apparatus to the wireless device.
US09614851B1
Accessing a security enabled application may require certain access privileges that are not readily available or associated with the application at the time a user is seeking access via a login operation. In operation, an access attempt to a security enabled application may include identifying user credentials associated with the access attempt, generating a query based on the user credentials to identify whether the user credentials are associated with a predetermined group membership. A response to the query may be received that includes group information corresponding to the user and the group information may be compared to a set of predetermined rules to determine whether the group information includes privilege rules used to grant access to the access attempt.
US09614834B2
A permission management method, apparatus, and terminal. The permission management method includes obtaining an installation package of a first application program, where the installation package carries a first certificate and permission request information of the first application program; next, determining, according to the permission request information, a first permission that the first application program requires during running, where the first permission is a system administrator permission of a system; and then, granting the first permission to the first application program according to the first certificate of the first application program. In this way, the first permission that the first application program requires during running is granted to the first application program.
US09614828B1
Disclosed are various embodiments for providing a native authentication experience with failover. If a particular authentication approach is supported by a network service, an application authenticates with the network service according to the authentication approach using an authentication factor received via a platform-specific interface. If the particular authentication approach is not supported, code-based linking may be employed to authenticate via another application that is authenticated with the network service.
US09614822B2
A node device in a network system includes a memory and a processor. The node device is identified with a first value related to a first element and a second value related to a second element. The memory stores a first key corresponding to the first value, a second key corresponding to the second value, first information on a first range of values and second information on a second range of values, at least one of the first key and the second key being shared by at least three or more node devices in the network system. The processor communicates with one of at least three or more node devices indicated by the first value related to the first element and the second value related to the second element using one of the first key and the second key.
US09614804B2
Messages can be managed based on expiration dates. For instance, a message having an expiration date can be removed from the recipient's inbox until the expiration date becomes imminent, automatically restored to the inbox when the expiration date becomes imminent, and automatically expired from the inbox (e.g., by deleting the message) after the expiration date has passed. Expirable messages can be identified based on user input and/or automatic extraction of expiration-date information from the message. Visual indicators can be used to distinguish a message whose expiration date is imminent from other messages in the inbox.
US09614800B1
A system for communicating between an operator of an aircraft and at least one entity may include a data-link device configured to transmit text messages from the operator of the aircraft to the at least one entity and configured to receive text messages transmitted by the at least one entity to the operator of the aircraft. The data-link device may include an input interface configured to permit the operator of the aircraft to compose the text messages to transmit to the at least one entity and a display module configured to display the text messages transmitted to the at least one entity and the text messages received from the at least one entity. The transmitted text messages and the received text messages may be displayed and chronologically listed in a message thread.
US09614796B2
Solutions are provided for authorizing access to and/or sharing of email attachments. An example method may include, by a computing device, detecting an email message with a file attachment. The email message may identify one or more recipients of the file attachment. The file attachment may be stored in a database table. The database table may include at least one permissions entry controlling access by the one or more recipients to the stored file attachment. The file attachment may be replaced in the email message, with a download link to a location in the database table storing the file attachment. The email message may be delivered with the download link to the one or more recipients.
US09614789B2
System and method for supporting multiple vSwitches on a single host server. In one aspect, embodiments according to the present disclosure include a system and method for supporting multiple vSwitches on a single host server. In one aspect, a set of packet processor threads are instantiated to process data packets on behalf of all vSwitches deployed on the host server. For a data packet received at a port of the host server, a packet processor determines the datapath based on a mapping table and processes the packet according to the rules defined for that datapath. In one aspect, ports (physical and/or virtual) are able to be configured to specified vSwitches dynamically.
US09614783B2
A method for determining a source and a transmission path to provide content includes receiving a message comprising at least one of channel information of a link between a request device which requests content download and a central management device, available resource amount information of a candidate device, channel information of a link between the candidate device and the central management device, and channel information of a link between the request device and one candidate device. The method also includes determining a source device and the transmission path for providing the content to the request device using an available resource amount of the candidate device, a data rate of the link between the request device and the central management device, a data rate of the link between the request device and the candidate device, and a data rate of the link between the candidate device and the central management device.
US09614775B2
To transmit data packets over a shared data path, data packets of a first message and a second message are received and stored, respectively, in first and second queues. First and second data packets are then extracted from, respectively, the first and second messages. First and second priority values are calculated, respectively, for the first and second data packets and are associated thereto. If the first priority value is determined to be lower than the second priority value, then the first packet is transmitted over the shared data path. If the second priority value is determined to be lower than the first priority value, then the second packet is transmitted over the shared data path.
US09614772B1
A method, apparatus, and system are directed to managing traffic towards a tunnel in a network. The invention enables a network device, to extract data from a received packet. A deep packet inspection is employed that enables examination of the extracted data at virtually any layer of an OSI layered protocol of the packet. If the extracted data does not satisfy the flow criteria, a second packet may be inspected at a deep packet level to determine whether the data of the first and second packet satisfies the flow criteria. If the extracted data satisfies the flow criteria a tunnel is determined based, in part, on the flow criteria. The packet is associated with and forwarded towards the determined tunnel.
US09614770B2
In one embodiment, a device in a network detects a power outage event. The device monitors one or more operational properties of the device, in response to detecting the power outage event. The device determines whether to initiate a traffic control mechanism based on the one or more monitored operational properties of the device, according to a power outage traffic control policy. The device causes one or more nodes in the network that send traffic to the device to regulate the traffic sent to the device, in response to a determination that the traffic control mechanism should be initiated.
US09614762B2
A packet processor provides for rule matching of packets in a network architecture. The packet processor includes a lookup cluster complex having a number of lookup engines and respective on-chip memory units. The on-chip memory stores rules for matching against packet data. Each of the lookup engines receives a key request associated with a packet and determines a subset of the rules to match against the packet data. A work product may be migrated between lookup engines to complete the rule matching process. As a result of the rule matching, the lookup engine returns a response message indicating whether a match is found.
US09614755B2
A forwarding system comprises a identification engine, a hardware forwarding engine configured to process an ingressing packet, a software forwarding engine configured to process the ingressing packet, and a selection engine. The selection engine is configured to select one of the hardware forwarding engine or the software forwarding engine to process the ingressing packet. The selection is based on at least one of an indication of resource availability or a classification of the ingressing packet based on a priority of a flow as determined by the identification engine. In some embodiments, the selection engine selects different forwarding engines to process different packets of a same flow based on changes in resource availability or classification of the ingressing packet.
US09614753B2
A method and device for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection under a condition of parameter update, wherein a first router establishes a link with a second router; the first router modifies packet sending parameters and/or packet receiving parameters, and sends to the second router a message with an identifier of the modification of this time; the second router returns to the first router a feedback message with an identifier of the modification of this time after receiving the message with the identifier of the modification of this time sent by the first router; the packet sending parameters and/or packet receiving parameters which are modified this time take effect after the first router receives the feedback message with the identifier sent by the second router.
US09614751B2
Methods and systems for optical path computation based on a reachability matrix may rely on matrix multiplication to determine a number and respective network locations of regenerators for establishing an end-to-end reachable path in an optical network between a source node and a destination node. The reachability matrix may specify directly reachable optical paths between nodes in the optical network.
US09614749B2
Provided is a data processing system, including: a plurality of line matching blocks each including a data processor configured to store predefined preliminary transmission tables corresponding to the respective events requiring change of a data path, to determine whether to change a transmission table based on information received through an internal communication device, and to select and activate a preliminary transmission table corresponding to an event from among the preliminary transmission tables, wherein the preliminary transmission tables include destination information on all the physical or logical paths; and a shared bus configured to enable information on an event requiring change of the data path to be transmitted and received between the plurality of line matching blocks.
US09614748B1
A service provider network supports multiple tenants by having a virtual local area network for each enterprise, and a router connected to enterprise networks of the multiple tenants including a virtual router for each enterprise. The virtual router has a distinct routing table for each enterprise, for routing traffic between the desktops hosted on the plurality of host machines and the computer resources on the enterprise networks.
US09614746B2
A system and method can support a middleware machine environment that include one or more gateway nodes. One or more gateways that resides on the one or more gateway nodes are provided in a subnet with a plurality of host servers, wherein each host server is associated with one or more virtual network interface cards (vNICs). The middleware machine environment also include a plurality of virtual hubs (vHUB) on the one or more gateways, with each vHUB associated with one or more said vNICs. The gateways are adapted to connect with an external network, and operate to forward a multicast packet to both the external network and the plurality of host servers via the plurality of vHUBs, and prevent multicast packet traffic loops between the subnet and the external network.
US09614744B2
The invention relates to a method for monitoring, at the correct time, TTEthernet (TT) messages communicated by a TTEthernet switch (TTE switch) in a distributed real-time computer system. According to the invention, the TTE switch has a global time having precision P and accuracy A, and the TTE switch has a plurality of communication channels and one or more monitoring channels, and the TTE switch contains a selection data structure that specifies which TT message classes are to be monitored, and a copy of a TT message which belongs to a TT message class selected for monitoring is formed in the TTE switch and is transmitted by the TTE switch via a monitoring channel to a monitoring node, and the TTE switch subsequently autonomously transmits an ET message containing an identifier and the exact transmission time of the monitored TT message via a monitoring channel to a monitoring node.
US09614738B2
In a method for managing change in an information technology (IT) environment, in response to an open change ticket, identifying one or more components of the IT environment that are associated with at least one change operation included in the change ticket. The method further includes identifying information associated with the identified one or more components of the IT environment. The method further includes determining a listing of allowable change operations for the identified one or more components of the IT environment in the change ticket based on the identified information associated with the identified one or more components of the IT environment. The method further includes receiving a user requested change operation. The method further includes determining whether the received user requested change operation is included in the determined listing of allowable change operations.
US09614733B1
Methods and systems for reducing burst usage of a networked computer system are described herein. In an embodiment, resource requesters can request, within a time window, resources over a computer network before the resources are available. The resources can then be allocated in batch mode when the resources are available. Thus, resource requests do not have to be processed in real-time, and resource requests can be received before the resources are available.
US09614731B2
A method of mapping virtual optical networks (VONs) to a physical network that includes physical links that connect physical nodes. The method includes reading physical network information, VON demands, and technology constraints of the physical network. The method includes determining whether an iteration parameter violates an iterative condition that determines whether to continue processing the VON demands. If not, the method includes determining whether there are unprocessed subgroups of the VON demands. In response to there being unprocessed subgroups, the method includes selecting a subgroup of the VONs. The method includes computing feasible mapping patterns for the subgroup of the VONs. The method includes finding a size of a largest subset of the subgroup that has a feasible mapping and slot assignment solution. The method includes finding a mapping solution of the subset that has a feasible slot assignment and a slot assignment of the mapping solution.
US09614705B2
Constant-envelope phase-optimized transmission methods and apparatus are disclosed. An example method includes determining initial values of modulation phases in a first quadrant, the modulation phases associated with binary codes to be transmitted; and optimizing the initial values to second values to enable a product of an objective function to be within a threshold value.
US09614694B2
An RF device includes an impedance transformation circuit having a plurality of first RF couplers. Each first RF coupler includes a first portion of a first transmission line winding disposed on at least one first printed circuit board (PCB) and is configured to be electromagnetically coupled to a first portion of a second transmission line winding disposed on at least one second printed circuit board (PCB). The RF device also includes a balun circuit includes a plurality of second RF couplers coupled to balanced port connections, each second RF coupler including a second portion of the first transmission line winding wound around the first portion of a first transmission line winding and configured to be electromagnetically coupled to a second portion of the second transmission line winding wound around the first portion of a second transmission line winding.
US09614692B2
Described herein are a method and an apparatus for minimizing within-die variations in performance parameters of a processor. The apparatus comprising: a reference generator to generate an adjustable compensated reference signal; a bias generator to generate a bias signal based on the adjustable compensated reference signal; a transmitter coupled with the bias generator to transmit an output signal; and a feedback mechanism to sample the output signal from the transmitter and to provide the sampled output signal to the bias generator.
US09614688B2
Providing display information to a client display device communicating with a plurality of servers is disclosed. Each of the servers provides a pre-assigned partial region of an overall image for display on the client display device. The client display device sends a request to each server via a multicast or broadcast communication channel. The request includes an identification of a plurality of partial regions of an image to be displayed on the client display device. The client display device receives image data from each server that is assigned to generate image data for partial regions identified by the client. Each of such servers asynchronously provides the image data for its pre-assigned partial region by sending the image data over one or more respective data communication channels to the client display device, in accordance with the request sent to each server via the communication channel.
US09614680B2
A method of signature capture for a document uses a portable digital media device with a touch responsive screen on which the signer traces his signature. An URL address is sent to the device and opened in the web browser. The URL address is valid for a limited period of time, and the signature is stored at a webpage associated with the URL address.
US09614667B2
A plural number M (M≧2) of block cipher encryption units perform, in a block order, either encryption processing or decryption processing for data of a series of blocks each having a predetermined data size and included in a data unit. The plural number of block cipher encryption units perform either encryption of decryption for the data unit by repeating processing in the block order. Every time processing of a data unit starts, a block cipher encryption unit configured to process the data of the nMth (nM
US09614661B2
A multi-cell battery stack includes a microcontroller and a string of battery management and protection IC devices connected to one another in a daisy chain configuration. Each battery management and protection IC device can include a communication interface circuit includes pairs of differential input signal lines, receivers including respective current comparator circuits to receive differential signals on the differential input signal lines, and transmitters to provide outgoing differential signals on the differential input signal lines. A digital circuit block allows signals to pass between the receivers and transmitters.
US09614660B2
A method comprising modulating a plurality of synchronized signals by an orthogonal probe sequence (OPS) to generate a plurality of modulated synchronized signals, wherein the OPS comprises a zero element (0-element) column that indicates a start or an end of the OPS, and concurrently transmitting, using one or more transmitters, the plurality of modulated synchronized signals over a duration of a number of discrete multi-tone (DMT) symbols, wherein each of the plurality of modulated synchronized signals is intended for one of a plurality of receivers that are remotely coupled to the one or more transmitters via a vectored group of subscriber lines, and wherein the 0-element column causes all of the plurality of modulated synchronized signals to have a zero-amplitude during a first or a last of the DMT symbols.
US09614657B2
In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes: configuring a common resource space having a plurality of time-frequency resources and code resources, where the common resource space includes a first portion for a first type of signaling and a second portion for a second type of signaling, where the first type of signaling includes at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling, where the second type of signaling includes dynamic acknowledgement signaling; and allocating, based on the configured common resource space, resources of the common resource space for the at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling.
US09614653B2
The present invention relates to various methods for performing quasi co-location (QCL) and apparatuses supporting the same. As an embodiment of the present invention, a method for performing quasi co-location (QCL) for a new carrier type (NCT) by a terminal in a wireless access system may include the steps of: receiving a higher layer signal including a QCL reference CRS information parameter indicating CRS information of a reference carrier; receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) signal including a PDSCH remapping and quasi co-location indicator (PQI) field; receiving a CSI-RS of a QCLed NCT and a CRS of a reference carrier on the basis of a PQI field and a QCL reference CRS information parameter; and performing frequency tracking of the NCT and the reference carrier on the basis of the CSI-RS of the NCT and the CRS of the reference carrier.
US09614642B2
A method and an apparatus for receiving broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, the apparatus comprises a receiver to receive the broadcast signals, a demodulator to demodulate the received broadcast signals by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme, a frame parser to parse a signal frame from the demodulated broadcast signals, a decoder to decode data in the parsed signal frame and an output-processor to output-process the decoded data.
US09614637B2
Optical add and drop switch and aggregator apparatus comprising: N first wavelength selective routing apparatus each configured to split a wavelength multiplexed input signal into L sub-signals; demultiplexers each configured to demultiplex a respective sub-signal into K optical signals; output ports each configured to output a respective output optical signal; add ports configured to receive optical signals to be added; M second wavelength selective routing apparatus each having X outputs, each said apparatus being configured to receive optical signals from a respective add port and to route each received optical signal to a respective one of its outputs; drop ports configured to output optical signals to be dropped; and a switch matrix coupled between the demultiplexers, the output ports, the drop ports and the second wavelength selective routing apparatus, the switch matrix comprising a plurality of optical switches arranged in XM columns and KLN rows.
US09614632B2
A method for processing one or more received radio signals is provided. The method may include performing a channel estimation of a transmission channel for at least a portion of the one or more radio signals received, to identify at least one soft channel parameter representing a channel impulse response of the transmission channel, and identifying at least one soft intercarrier interference parameter representing an interference for the one or more radio signals received using a first frequency carrier. The interference is caused by the one or more radio signals received using a second frequency carrier. The method may further include detecting soft data from the one or more radio signals based at least on the at least one soft channel parameter and the at least one soft intercarrier interference parameter.
US09614628B2
Provided are apparatuses and methods for providing a program or service transmission with associated ESG fragment(s) to a receiver within a designated location. Parameters, elements or sub-elements may be included in a service guide or other data fragment indicating the location within which the program, service and corresponding ESG fragment(s) may be broadcast. Also, the parameters, elements or sub-elements may be associated with a first network type and may be mapped to corresponding parameters, elements or sub-elements of a second network type. In one example, location parameters, elements or sub-elements corresponding to an OMA BCAST network may be mapped with corresponding location parameters, elements or sub-elements corresponding to a CDMA network. The location information may be transmitted in an ESG fragment or other data fragment. A Network Management module may also be provided for transmitting data to a desired location based on the location information and corresponding mapped location information.
US09614625B2
In a visible light communication system including a transmission device and a receiving device arranged separately in a vertical direction and provided so as to relatively move in a horizontal direction, which transmits data from the transmission device to the receiving device by optical space transmission using visible light, the transmission device includes a first light emitting part outputting visible light, and the first light emitting part has a light source emitting visible light and a correction part correcting the light radiated from the light source so as to uniform a light intensity distribution on a horizontal plane. Even when the transmission device and the receiving device arranged separately in the vertical direction relatively move in a horizontal direction, data can be stably transmitted and received by the optical space transmission using visible light.
US09614623B2
Methods and systems for replicating high bandwidth current outputs from a photodetector or another current source include using a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) to directly generate a TIA voltage that is linear with optical power at the photodetector. The TIA voltage is used to generate a current that flows to a log amp, which generates a voltage that is linear with the optical power in dB. Additionally, offset cancellation is used at the TIA and at the log amp.
US09614618B2
Improved systems and methods for delivering CATV content over a fiber optic network from a transmitter.
US09614617B2
An apparatus (104) mitigates cross-channel nonlinear distortion of an optical signal (138) carried on one of a plurality of wavelength channels (118) in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) transmission system (100). The apparatus includes a first optical receiver (126) which is arranged to detect a measure (134) of aggregate optical power of the plurality of wavelength channels. A nonlinear dispersion compensator includes means (144) for applying a phase modulation to the optical signal in proportion to the measure of aggregate optical power.
US09614615B2
A luminaire includes an electric light source, a light source driver configured to turn on the light source, and a controller configured to control the light source driver. The controller is configured to control the light source driver to transmit, with a probability lower than 50% at a prescribed time interval, an optical signal with light of the light source as a medium while the light source is in ON. The prescribed time interval is longer than a time period during which the optical signal is transmitted.
US09614613B2
A communication network element (10) comprising: an optical path (12) for an optical communication signal (14); a monitoring port (16) arranged to output an optical monitoring signal; an optical splitter (20) provided in the optical path, the optical splitter arranged to receive the optical communication signal and to split off a part of the optical communication signal to form the optical monitoring signal; and optical isolation apparatus (22) connected between the optical splitter and the monitoring port, the optical isolation apparatus arranged to transmit the optical monitoring signal propagating towards the monitoring port and arranged to apply an attenuation, IA, to an attacking optical signal (24) propagating from the monitoring port towards the optical splitter to thereby prevent a substantial part of the attacking optical signal being transmitted to the optical path.
US09614610B2
A method for using a code division multiple access (CDMA) subscriber unit to transmit a communication to a base station at a first data rate using at least one communication channel, determine an adjusted data rate desired for support of the communication, and transmit the communication to the base station over a second channel at a second data rate, wherein the first data rate is different than the second data rate.
US09614608B2
Systems and methods for creating beams from a non-terrestrial vehicle (e.g., unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)) toward user terminals and gateways on the ground. Another aspect of the disclosure includes systems and methods for switching the UAV beams toward the user terminals and gateways as the UAV moves in its orbit. Still another aspect of the disclosure describes systems and methods for routing traffic from user terminals to the internet via multiple gateways.
US09614607B2
Embodiments of a wireless station to operate as a per-symbol relay device and method for retransmission of symbols between client devices and a master device using millimeter-wave links is generally disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the relay device may receive one or more of independent symbol streams from the master device. Each independent symbol stream may comprise packets that include groups of one or more symbols. Each group within a packet may be destined for a different one of the client devices. The relay device may separately decode each symbol or group of symbols to generate an independent stream of symbols for retransmission to the client devices using beamforming. The relay device may be arranged to receive, decode, and retransmit each symbol or group of symbols within a delay that is bounded by the number of symbols in the group.
US09614605B1
Method, apparatus, and data packet format to implement transmit diversity in a multicarrier environment is disclosed. For diversity transmission operations, space frequency encoding techniques are employed creating distinguishable first and second time domain signals from a multicarrier frequency domain symbol bearing data of interest, which are then broadcast in parallel over first and second transmission units respectively. For diversity reception operations, complementary space frequency decoding is used to recover a corrected multicarrier frequency domain symbol from a time domain signal containing either this symbol, a space frequency modified symbol based on the multicarrier symbol, or a possible partial/complete combination of both. The data packet format includes portions defining a transmission diversity semaphore, a preamble enabling training of a receiver receiving the data packet, and a payload.
US09614596B2
There is provided a communication control device including a control unit configured to regard each of a plurality of communication regions corresponding to individual beams formed by a directional antenna capable of forming the beams in 3-dimensional directions as a virtual cell and perform communication control when the plurality of beams are formed in the different 3-dimensional directions by the directional antenna.
US09614595B2
A method and an apparatus for receiving broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, the apparatus comprises a receiver to receive the broadcast signals, a demodulator to demodulate the received broadcast signals by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme, a frame parser to parse a signal frame from the demodulated broadcast signals, wherein the signal frame includes service data corresponding to each of a plurality of physical paths, a time deinterleaver to time deinterleave service data in each physical path by a TI (Time Interleaving) block, wherein the time deinterleaver further performs inserting at least one virtual FEC block into at least one TI block of the service data, wherein each TI block includes a variable number of FEC blocks of the service data, wherein a number of the at least one virtual FEC block is defined based on a maximum number of FEC blocks of a TI block and a decoder to decode the time deinterleaved service data.
US09614588B2
Smart Appliances are defined that assist in reducing energy consumption or cost. The Smart Appliances communicate with Smart Energy sources via the power lines and in particular by injecting communications signals between the live plus neutral power lines on the one hand and the ground line on the other hand, the communications protocol allowing a power source to identify the electrical circuit to which an appliance is connected and thereby to route a selected type of power to the appliance on the correct electrical circuit for that appliance.
US09614583B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus for crosstalk avoidance in a telecommunications network are disclosed. In one aspect a method includes determining, by a network element and for each vectoring group from multiple vectoring groups, a transmission load of the vectoring group based on transmission loads of links within the vectoring group; allocating, by the network element, a different transmission interval to each vectoring group from the multiple vectoring groups based on the transmission load of the vectoring group and transmission loads of other vectoring groups in the multiple vectoring groups; and transmitting, during each different transmission interval, at least a portion of the transmission load of the vectoring group that was allocated the different transmission interval.
US09614577B2
A method and arrangement are provided for time synchronization between two geographically separated stationary clocks, such as first and second clocks located respectively at first and second ends of an AC power line. A first representation of an oscillating power line quantity is produced by measuring or recording the power line quantity at the first end of the power line, and time-stamping the first representation by the first clock. A second representation of the same oscillating power line quantity is produced by measuring the power line quantity at the second end of the power line, and time-stamping the second representation by the second clock. The first and second representations are compared to determine a clock offset between the first and second clocks. Based on the comparison, one or both of the first and second clocks are adjusted to reduce the determined clock offset.
US09614566B2
Method and apparatus for use within a wireless OFDM network that transmits and receives first and second packets each having header bits and utilizing variable header repetition. The header bits in the first packet are communicated on multiple OFDM symbols and repeated on a plurality of OFDM subcarriers in a first frequency band. The header bits in a second packet are communicated on fewer OFDM symbols and in a second frequency band that overlaps with and is wider than the first frequency band.
US09614564B2
The present invention provides GPA embodiments. In some embodiments, a GPA stage with a negative capacitance unit is provided.
US09614559B2
A method for evaluating interference affecting a cable between a network node and at least one remote radio head. The method is performed in the network node and comprises the steps of determining a set of wireless devices to be associated with the cable; obtaining a plurality of signal quality estimates associated with each one of the wireless devices of the set of wireless devices; averaging the signal quality estimates for the set of wireless devices, yielding an average signal quality; and determining interference affecting the cable based on a spectral analysis of the average signal quality.
US09614557B1
A method and apparatus for phase adjustment of a RF transceiver is disclosed. Based on a first local oscillator signal and a second local oscillator signal, a beat signal that indicates the frequency and phase relationship between the first and second local oscillator signals can be generated. Using the beat signal, changing phase relationship between the first and second local oscillator signals can be cumulatively taken account for using phase averaging to allow quick restoration to observation of a previously observed channel.
US09614555B2
According to an embodiment, a transmission circuit is configured to transmit a signal to a reception circuit through a transmitting AC coupling element. The transmitting AC coupling element is AC coupled to a receiving AC coupling element. The transmission circuit includes a drive signal generation circuit and a drive circuit. The drive signal generation circuit is configured to generate a drive signal in synchronization with a transmission signal to be transmitted. The drive circuit is configured to cause, in response to the drive signal, a drive current to flow between both ends of the transmitting AC coupling element in synchronization with a rising edge and a falling edge of the transmission signal during a driving period set in advance. The drive circuit is configured to apply an applied voltage to both of the ends of the transmitting AC coupling element after the driving period.
US09614542B2
A DAC may include a decoder configured to receive a digital input signal, and first and second sub-DACs coupled in parallel to the decoder, each of the first and second sub-DACs having first and second LSB banks, and an MSB bank coupled between the first and second LSB banks. The decoder may be configured to selectively control the first and second LSB banks, and the MSB bank based upon the digital input signal. The DAC may include an output network coupled to the first and second sub-DACs and configured to generate an analog output signal related to the digital input signal.
US09614540B1
The exemplary embodiments relate to an asynchronously clocked successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC) configured to provide a digital approximation of a sampled input signal as a result of an asynchronous successive approximation operation. The converter includes a regulation circuit configured to determine whether the asynchronous successive approximation operation was performed within a predefined conversion time and to regulate the SAR ADC such that the conversion time of the asynchronous operation is shifted towards the predefined conversion time. The embodiments further relate to a corresponding method and a corresponding design structure.
US09614536B2
A phase locked loop is disclosed comprising: a phase detector, loop filter and a frequency controlled oscillator. The phase detector is configured to determine a phase difference between a reference signal and a feedback signal. The loop filter is configured to perform a filtering operation on a signal derived from the phase difference and to provide a control signal. The frequency controlled oscillator is configured to receive the control signal and provide an output signal with a frequency that varies according to the control signal. The phase locked loop further comprises a lock detector, including: a phase lock detector configured to receive a first signal from the phase locked loop, and to derive a phase lock signal from the first signal; a frequency lock detector configured to receive a second signal from the phase locked loop, and to derive a frequency lock signal from the second signal. An unlock detector may be provided, configured to determine whether the first signal has changed by a predetermined amount during a predetermined period.
US09614532B1
A probabilistic digitizer for extracting information from a Josephson comparator is disclosed. The digitizer uses statistical methods to aggregate over a set of comparator readouts, effectively increasing the sensitivity of the comparator even when an input signal falls within the comparator's gray zone. Among other uses, such a digitizer may be used to discriminate between states of a qubit.
US09614528B2
In an embodiment, an apparatus may include an amplifier circuit including a first input to receive a signal, a second input to receive a feedback signal, and an output. The apparatus may further include a buffer circuit including an input coupled to the output of the amplifier and including an output coupled to an output node. The apparatus may also include a feedback circuit coupled between the output node and the second input of the amplifier circuit. The feedback circuit may include at least one non-linear resistor configured to define a feedback ratio that changes in response to a voltage at the output node.
US09614517B2
An adaptive driver includes a gate driver having at least one driving transistor for driving a control node of switching transistor(s) that includes an output node (OUT) which provides Vout. An adjustable current source is in series with the driving transistor, a high pass filter (HPF) is between OUT and ground for detecting a slew rate of the switching transistor and outputting a voltage pulse (Vslp) output having a peak voltage amplitude at least monotonically reflecting a slope of Vout during switching. Detection signal processing circuitry is coupled to the output of the HPF for processing Vslp and slew rate control circuitry has an input coupled to the output of the detection signal processing circuitry. The output of the slew rate control circuitry is coupled to the current source for controlling its current level for changing the slew rate of the switching transistor to provide a desired slew rate range.
US09614516B2
A multi-path transistor includes an active region including a channel region and an impurity region. A gate is dielectrically separated from the channel region. A signal line is dielectrically separated from the impurity region. A conductive shield is disposed between, and dielectrically separated from, the signal line and the channel region. In some multi-path transistors, the channel region includes an extension-channel region under the conductive shield and the multi-path transistor includes different conduction paths, at least one of the different conduction paths being in the extension-channel region to conduct substantially independent of a voltage on the signal line. In other multi-path transistors, the conductive shield is operably coupled to the impurity region and the multi-path transistor includes different conduction paths, at least one of the different conduction paths being under the conductive shield to conduct substantially independent of a voltage on the signal line.
US09614515B2
The present invention disclosed an electrical dual control switch device and the method of controlling thereof. By applying two electrical switches with connection method of conventional mechanical type dual control switch device. The operating status of the electrical switch could be detected by the AC waveform of the power transmission line of the other electrical switch. Therefore, the objection of electrical controlling the loading device will be realized. The loading device could be remotely control and the usage of the power could also effectively calculate. Further the present invention could also protected against overload, work with touch device and sets a timer for automatically shut down the power.
US09614511B2
A driver for performing efficient low-power high-swing modulation, which comprises a first plurality of N controllable switching elements and introducing low impedance between the contacts in response to a low control level and vice versa; a second plurality of N controllable switching elements and introducing high impedance between the contacts in response to a low control level and vice versa; a DC power supply for feeding the driver, the positive port of which is connected to the common contact of the first plurality and the negative port of which is connected to the common contact of the second plurality; a plurality of N voltage dividers, each divider consisting of two serially connected resistors connecting between a free contact of a controllable switching element from the first plurality and a free contact of a controllable switching element from the second plurality, where each two controllable switching elements connected by a voltage divider forming a pair; a plurality of N control inputs, each of which jointly controlling the control inputs of a different pair; and a common output connecting between all N common points of all pairs of serially connected resistors forming the N voltage dividers.
US09614508B1
A clock generator having deskewed outputs signals wherein a transit time of each of a plurality of traces coupled to the clock generator outputs are determined and the longest trace is identified as the trace having the longest transit time. A time delay is then added to an output clock signal at each of the clock generator outputs that are not coupled to the longest trace. The addition of the time delay for each of the clock generator outputs is effective in automatically deskewing the clock generator outputs.
US09614494B2
A reactance filter includes a series branch that includes a number of series impedance elements that are coupled in series and a number of parallel branches each having a parallel impedance element coupled to a respective node of the series branch. Each impedance element includes a resonator that works with acoustic waves. The resonators in the series branch include a first piezoelectric material and the resonators in the parallel branches include a second piezoelectric material that is different than the first piezoelectric material.
US09614492B2
An extensible filter structure is disclosed allowing realizable effective filtering over many decades in frequency. Multiple devices operating with mismatched frequency ranges can be multiplexed together with or without switching.
US09614491B2
A composite electronic component includes a composite body containing a capacitor and an inductor coupled to each other, the capacitor including a ceramic body having a plurality of dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes, and the inductor including a magnetic body including a coil part, an input terminal disposed on a first end surface of the composite body and connected to the coil part, an output terminal including first output terminals disposed on a second end surface of the composite body and connected to the coil part and a second output terminal disposed on a second side surface of the composite body and connected to the first internal electrodes, and a ground terminal disposed on a first side surface of the composite body. The capacitor and the inductor are coupled in a vertical direction, and a magnetic metal layer is provided between the inductor and the capacitor.
US09614489B2
The invention provides one sound producing system including a speaker, a driving circuit and an audio controller. The speaker is used for producing an audible sound. The driving circuit is connected to the speaker. The audio controller is configured to receive an input audio signal and pre-amplify the input audio signal with an amplify gain to obtain a pre-amplified audio signal; operate a multiband dynamic range control on the pre-amplified audio signal to obtain an output audio signal; convert the output audio signal to a driving voltage; provide the driving voltage to the speaker through the driving circuit; detect over the driving circuit to obtain at least one excursion parameter to determine an estimated excursion of the speaker in response to the driving voltage; and adjust the amplify gain according to the estimated excursion.
US09614488B2
An information processing apparatus includes an audio processing unit that performs a predetermined process for an input audio signal, and a power saving control unit that allows the audio processing unit to transition into a power saving state, depending on the length of a silence section in the audio signal.
US09614481B2
Apparatus and methods for digitally-assisted feedback offset correction are provided herein. In certain configurations, an amplifier includes amplification circuitry for providing amplification to an input signal and chopping circuitry for compensating for an input offset voltage of the amplifier. Additionally, the amplifier further includes a digitally-assisted feedback offset correction circuit, which includes a chopping ripple detection circuit, a feedback-path chopping circuit, a digital correction control circuit, and an offset correction circuit. The chopping ripple detection circuit generates a detected ripple signal based on detecting an output ripple of the amplifier. Additionally, the feedback-path chopping circuit demodulates the detected ripple signal using the amplifier's chopping clock signal. The digital correction control circuit receives the demodulated ripple signal, which the digital correction control circuit uses to control a value of a digital offset control signal that controls an amount of input offset correction provided by the offset correction circuit.
US09614471B2
A controller of a motor controller operates to perform a process including: controlling the H bridge circuit to switch to the charge mode; controlling the H bridge circuit to switch to the high-dissipation mode when the zero-cross detector detects that the back electromotive force voltage of the motor coil connected to a phase of the H bridge circuit shortly before the H bridge circuit is zero-crossed; controlling the H bridge circuit to switch to the low-dissipation mode after a predetermined time has elapsed; and controlling the H bridge circuit to switch to the free mode when the voltage detector detects that the differential voltage between the motor coils connected to the H bridge circuit is lower than a predetermined voltage.
US09614470B2
A motor current controller includes: an H-bridge circuit that includes a switching element and is connected to a motor coil provided in a motor; and a control unit that drives the switching element every PWM cycle and designates an operation mode from among a plurality of modes including a charge mode, in which a motor current flowing in the motor coil increases, and a decay mode, in which the motor current is decreased for the H-bridge circuit. The control unit operates to select the decay mode as the operation mode with higher priority during a period in which the PWM cycle ends after the maximum duty time elapses from the start of each PWM cycle.
US09614468B2
Intermediate connecting devices and electronically commutated (ECM) motors for HVAC systems are disclosed, as well as methods for their use within the HVAC systems. An interface component device coupled to a system controller and an ECM motor may be configured to receive a first and second signal, and convert the voltage across the received signals to a lower-value voltage signal compatible with the ECM motor. The converted voltage signal may be transmitted to the ECM motor to cause the motor to operate in one of a plurality of operation modes. An ECM motor that includes a tap detection circuit and a processor may be configured to receive a voltage signal from the interface component and detect at which input port the voltage signal is received. The ECM motor may select the operation mode for the motor based on the detection of which input port received the voltage signal.
US09614460B2
A voltage compensating method is applied to a converter for converting a DC voltage into an AC voltage. The converter includes a first switch module, a second switch module, and an inductor. In a first dead time period, detect a first current value related to the inductor. According to the first current value, calculate a second current value and a third current value related to the inductor. According to polarities of the first, second and third current values, determine an output mode of the converter indicating a voltage compensation model after the first dead time period. According to the voltage compensation model, the first current value, and the second current value or the third current value, calculate a voltage compensation value. In a second dead time period, adjust a switching time for the first switch module and the second switch module according to the voltage compensation value.
US09614459B2
There is provided a method and control system for controlling a switching device in a power converter according to a modulation scheme. The switching device couples a direct current (DC) source to provide an alternating current (AC) output at a particular switching frequency. The method comprises the step of, in each switching period, switching the switching device between active configurations providing a finite voltage at the output and inactive configurations providing a zero voltage at the output. The ratio between the total period of time in which the switching device is in an active configuration and the total period of time in which the switching device is in an inactive configuration is the same for each switching period and is determined according to the desired voltage at the AC output. However, in each switching period, there are at least two time periods in which the switching device is in an inactive configuration, and the ratio between those at least two time periods is changed in dependence on temperature associated with the switching device.
US09614455B2
A high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system is provided. The high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system includes: a rectifier converting alternating current (AC) power into DC power; an inverter converting the DC power into the AC power; a DC transmission line transmitting, to the inverter, the DC power obtained through conversion by the rectifier; a first active power measurement unit measuring first active power input to the rectifier; a second active power measurement unit measuring second active power output from the inverter; and a first control unit detecting an abnormal voltage state on the DC transmission line based on the first and second active power measured.
US09614447B2
A method for controlling an active-clamp flyback power converter is provided. The control method comprises: generating a first switch signal according to an output voltage and a current sensing signal, and selectively generating a second switch signal in a complementary or non-complementary control mode according to the current sensing signal and the first switch signal. The first switch signal is coupled to drive a low-side power switch for switching a transformer and the output voltage regulation of the active-clamp flyback power converter. The second switch signal is coupled to drive a high-side power switch for recycling leakage energy of the transformer and achieving a soft-switching of the low-side power switch. With the control method, the high-side power switch can adaptively switch in a complementary or non-complementary control mode depending on the output load and input voltage conditions.
US09614444B2
A switched mode power converter includes a power stage, a main compensator, and a voltage ramp circuit. The power stage is operable to output a voltage to a load. The main compensator is operable to control switching of the power stage so that the voltage output by the power stage corresponds to a target voltage indicated to the switched mode power converter. The voltage ramp circuit includes a voltage ramp generator and a dynamic voltage transition compensation circuit. The voltage ramp generator is operable to generate a voltage ramp that starts at a first voltage corresponding to the target voltage and ends at a second voltage corresponding to a new target voltage. The dynamic voltage transition compensation circuit is responsive to the voltage ramp generator and operable to modify the output voltage response of the switched mode power converter based on one or more compensation parameters.
US09614443B2
A buck-boost DC-DC converter, which includes converter control circuitry, converter switching circuitry, and a first inductive element, is disclosed. The converter control circuitry provides a buck mode timing signal and a boost mode timing signal. The converter switching circuitry provides a switching output signal. During a buck mode of the buck-boost DC-DC converter, when a buck pulse-width of the switching output signal is less than a buck pulse-width threshold, the buck pulse-width is limited based on both the buck mode timing signal and the boost mode timing signal. During a boost mode of the buck-boost DC-DC converter, when a boost pulse-width of the switching output signal is less than a boost pulse-width threshold, the boost pulse-width is limited based on both the buck mode timing signal and the boost mode timing signal. The first inductive element receives and filters the switching output signal to provide a converter output signal.
US09614442B2
A modular dc-dc boost converter system is provided that can substantially improve efficiency over a wide range of input and output voltages. The system includes three modules: a buck module, a boost module, and a dc transformer module. These modules are interconnected such that the system output voltage is equal to the sum of the output voltages of adc-dc converter module and a dc transformer module. Depending on the operating point, one or more modules may operate in passthrough mode, leading to substantially reduced ac losses. The required capacitor size and the transistor voltage ratings are also substantially reduced, relative to a conventional single dc-dc boost converter operating at the same input and output voltages.
US09614436B2
A method and a circuit dynamically adjust a frequency of a clock signal that drives the operations of a power converter. The method includes (a) detecting a change from a predetermined value in an output voltage of the power converter; and (b) upon detecting the change, changing the frequency of the clock signal so as to restore the output voltage. The change, such as a load step-up, may be detected by comparing a feedback signal generated from the output voltage and a predetermined threshold voltage. In one implementation, changing the switching frequency is achieved in increasing (e.g., doubling) the frequency of the clock signal, as needed. The frequency of the clock signal need only be changed for a predetermined time period.
US09614434B2
A programmable charge pump, such as for use in CMOS phase-locked loop circuits, is provided. In an example, the charge pump includes a reference stage that provides DC signals to an output stage of the charge pump. The output stage includes output switches for generating output pulses in accordance with external control signals. In an example, loop performance can be improved when an output stage of the charge pump provides a relatively large output impedance. The output switches can be isolated when the charge pump is in an OFF state. For example, respective isolation switches can be used to substantially concurrently switch source and drain terminals for each of the output switches in the charge pump. In an example, a reference stage of the charge pump can provide a buffer for reducing charge-sharing between the output switches and an output node of the output stage.
US09614427B2
An inverter includes a DC/AC converter, a DC intermediate circuit on the direct current input side of the DC/AC converter, multiple DC/DC converters connected in parallel to one another on the output side to the DC intermediate circuit, multiple inputs each coupled to one of the DC/DC converters, and an EMC filter connected between the inputs and the DC/DC converters. The EMC filter includes chokes in all current-carrying lines between the inputs and the DC/DC converters and filter capacitors between the inputs and the DC/DC converters leading from all the current-carrying lines to ground. The chokes in all current-carrying lines from the at least two inputs are formed by means of choke windings on a common core of a current-compensated choke.
US09614411B2
Provided is a canned motor to be coupled to a vacuum pump and used as a rotary driving source for the vacuum pump. The canned motor includes: a stator core; a rotor provided on an inner side of the stator core; and a non-conductive can provided between the stator core and the rotor. The non-conductive can is configured to separate the stator core and the rotor from each other. The non-conductive can is made of resin, ceramic, or composite material thereof. The non-conductive can is bonded to the stator core with an adhesive.
US09614407B2
A rotary electric machine stator includes an electric power distributing apparatus that includes: respective phase busbars that are electrically connected to respective phase coils; a resin holder that is disposed so as to surround the respective phase busbars, and that includes a partitioning wall portion that insulates between adjacent busbars, the resin holder including an opening portion that opens outward in an axial direction of the stator core; and a resin cover that covers the opening portion. A rib that is bent radially is formed on a radially outer edge portion of the opening portion of the resin holder.
US09614402B2
There is provided a power transmission apparatus capable of selecting a power transmission apparatus for power feeding easily from among a plurality of power transmission apparatuses. A power transmission apparatus configured to feed power wirelessly to a power reception apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with another power transmission apparatus configured to feed power wirelessly to the power reception apparatus, an acquisition unit configured to acquire individual information about the power transmission apparatus and individual information about the another power transmission apparatus via the communication unit, a transmission unit configured to transmit the individual information about the power transmission apparatus and the individual information about the another power transmission apparatus acquired by the acquisition unit to the power reception apparatus, and a power feeding unit configured to feed power to the power reception apparatus in response to a power feeding request from the power reception apparatus.
US09614401B2
A control server according to an embodiment sorts a plurality of notebook PCs into a plurality of groups so that the total value of the remaining energy is a value similar to the total value of the remaining energy of the rechargeable batteries of a plurality of notebook PCs included in a different group. The control server according to the embodiment performs local search individually on the sorted groups, and generates a control plan for the individual notebook PCs.
US09614398B2
A public telephone powered by a solar panel system and configured to transmit and receive calls over a cellular network is provided. A solar panel systems and wireless unit are retrofitted to conventional public telephones to convert them to wireless operation and to enable operations independent of the electrical grid and from the local telephone exchange.
US09614395B2
A wireless charging system includes a wireless charging device and a power-consuming device installed in a charging area. The wireless charging device has a signal conversion module connected to a controller, a transmitter antenna and a power input terminal. The power-consuming device has a receiver coil connected to a rectifier and outputting generated power through a power output terminal. Before or when the wireless charging device charges the power-consuming device, the controller of the wireless charging device can detect a power consumption status, voltage and current information and phase difference information of the transmitter antenna to instantly determine if any foreign metal object enters the charging area, thereby preventing high temperature generated by the foreign metal object from causing equipment damage and danger and enhancing wireless charging safety.
US09614392B2
A wireless power transmission apparatus for tracking a charging capacity of each of a plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses in an environment in which the plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses are charged includes a communication unit configured to receive information about either one or both of a charging support power and a requested power from each of the plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses, a controller configured to determine a charging capacity for a wireless power reception apparatus supporting the charging support power among the plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses based on the information about the charging support power, and a power tracker configured to re-track the determined charging capacity based on charging status information received from the plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses.
US09614391B2
An active charge equilibrium system for lithium battery pack consists a lithium battery pack composed of connecting multiple cells in series, including a multiplex module, control module and multiple equilibrium control module, which each segment of the cells are connected to the multiplex module in sequence, a voltage signal is converted into a digital signal via the control module to compare the voltages of the cells and select the cell with lower voltage. Further, the control module enables the equilibrium control module corresponding to the cell with the lower voltage to work. A pulse width modulator adjusts the output pulse width according to output current and voltage signal from a signal feedback module for controlling current and voltage to charge the cell. As the voltage of the cell reaches a constant current first and a constant voltage second, the control module turns off said equilibrium control module.
US09614387B2
A battery pack including a housing, a terminal block, a printed circuit board electrically connected to the terminal block, at least one battery cell, and a spark gap device on the printed circuit board to provide electrostatic discharge protection and disposed between the printed circuit board and the terminal block.
US09614386B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide a circuit. The circuit includes a switch and a switch controller. The switch is between a first node that receives a first power supply and a second node, and is controlled to couple/decouple the second node with the first node to switch on/off a second power supply at the second node. The switch controller is configured to generate a switch control signal to control a charging current flowing through the switch to switch on the second power supply.
US09614382B2
A short-circuit protection device for limiting a battery current of a battery strand having at least one battery cell and for guiding an output current to a consumer network via a first network terminal and a second network terminal connected to the short-circuit protection device, the short-circuit protection device compring: a first switching element configured to interrupt the battery current to limit the output current; at least one current detection means; a comparison arrangement configured to compare the output current with a predefined target value; at least one inductor arranged series with the switching element; an inductor current regulation arrangement configured to actuate the switching element; and a first bridge device configured to bridge at least one battery cell of the battery strand and limit the predefined target value to a predefined maximum value of a short-circuit current.
US09614371B1
An interface system for a portable structure, at least one power supply, at least one wired functional device, and at least one wireless functional device. A power interface is operatively connected to the at least one power supply. A wired interface is operatively connected to the at least one wired functional device. A wireless interface is wirelessly connected to the at least one wireless functional device. A controller is operatively connected to the power interface, the wired interface, and the wireless interface. The controller controls the power interface to distribute power from the at least one power supply to the at least one wired functional device. The controller controls the wired interface to distribute at least one of commands and data to the wired functional device. The controller controls the wireless interface to distribute at least one of commands and data to the wireless functional device.
US09614366B2
Described herein are a protecting circuit and an integrated circuit capable of discharging electric current sufficient for an input voltage having a large time variation while suppressing power consumption. The protecting circuit includes: a first shunt circuit including a first shunt pathway connected to an input terminal, the first shunt circuit being configured to have a relatively low discharge capacity of the first shunt pathway and a relatively long response time; a second shunt circuit including a second shunt pathway connected to the input terminal, the second shunt circuit being configured to have a relatively high discharge capacity of the second shunt pathway and a relatively short response time; and a control circuit configured to enable the second shunt pathway to discharge based on a time variation of an input voltage at the input terminal.
US09614361B2
A waterproof seal for electrical assemblies having conductive wires attached to a metal contact and inserted into a connector body. The conductive wires and metal contact are coated with solder to fill the gaps. The space between the soldered wires and the connector body are filled with an epoxy. The wire insulation and connector body are continuously sealed with a bonding agent. A section of wire insulation and the connector body are encased within an outer plastic jacket overmold.
US09614357B2
A three-phase electrical energy distribution system includes a set of current distribution bars extending side by side and clad with an insulator. The bars include opposing insulator-free zones. The electrical energy distribution system finds application to the three-phase electrical energy distribution systems embedded aboard an aircraft.
US09614355B2
A racking mechanism for moving elements of a mobile electrical substation between a transport mode and an operational mode is provided. The racking mechanism includes a fixed structural member; a moveable structural member; and a bearing disposed between a side surface of the fixed structural member and a side surface of the moveable structural member.
US09614351B1
A low-power, direct-drive EML driver circuit is provided that reduces power consumption by reducing the amount of current needed to create the necessary voltage swing in the drive signal. In addition, the EML driver circuit has an impedance matching network that has reduced complexity and that can be made at reduced costs compared to the impedance matching network of a typical EML driver circuit.
US09614350B2
A semiconductor laser element is provided with: a substrate formed of a semiconductor; a semiconductor laminated film, which is laminated on the substrate, and which includes an active layer; a first electrode and a second electrode, which are provided on surfaces parallel to the active layer on the side where the semiconductor laminated film is formed on the substrate; and a facet protection film that is provided on both the facets, which are perpendicular to the active layer, and which face each other. In the semiconductor laser element, the facet is used as a fixing surface for the semiconductor laser element, said facet having the facet protection film formed thereon.
US09614334B2
The subject matter described herein relates to a hermaphroditic electrical connector. Embodiments of the hermaphroditic electrical connector and a method of manufacturing the connector are provided. In one embodiment, The hermaphroditic electrical connector comprises an insulating body comprising at least one installation wall and a plurality of openings on the installation wall, and a plurality of conductive contactors, each being coupled to the body at the each of the plurality of openings and comprising at least a pair of a spring portion and a receiving portion, such that at least one of the spring portion and the receiving portion within the pair is configured to detachably connect to a separate electrical connector moving towards an inner surface of the installation wall, while the other of the spring portion and the receiving portion within the pair is configured to detachably connect to a separate electrical connector moving towards an outer surface of the installation wall opposite to the inner surface. The hermaphroditic electrical connector according to the present subject matter described herein may allow at least two of connectors with same structures being electrically connected in a self-aligned manner.
US09614333B2
An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, a plurality of first receptacle terminals, a plurality of second receptacle terminals, a recess structure, and a passage structure. The insulated housing is received in the receiving cavity. The first receptacle terminals and the second receptacle terminals are respectively disposed at an upper portion and a lower portion of the insulated housing. The recess structure and the passage structure are formed at the rear of the insulated housing, so that a sealing member can be filled in the recess structure and the passage structure to cover and shields the rear of the insulated housing.
US09614330B2
A relay connector (1) includes: a first input/output unit (11) to which a cable connector (92) connected to one end of a cable (91) is detachably connected; a second input/output unit (12) that is detachably connected to a board connector (93) provided in a board (94) to which the cable connector (92) can be detachably connected, and that is electrically connected to the first input/output unit (11); and a core (13) that suppress noise radiated by a signal flowing between the first input/output unit (11) and the second input/output unit (12).
US09614328B2
The invention relates to a locking device for a plug-in connection between a plug and a socket. In accordance with the invention an actuator (4) and a blocking slide (6) are provided, wherein the actuator (4) is rotatable about an axis of rotation, the blocking slide (6) is displaceable in the longitudinal direction thereof between an unlocking position and a locking position, and the actuator (4) and the blocking slide (6) are formed in such a way and interact with each other such that a rotation of the actuator (4) is always combined with a longitudinal displacement of the blocking slide (6) and vice versa, wherein a longitudinal displacement of the blocking slide (6) by means of a rotation of the actuator (4) is always possible, whereas a rotation of the actuator (4) by means of a longitudinal displacement of the blocking slide (6) is possible only outside the locking position. A locking device of this type for a plug-in connection between a plug and a socket is thus provided, which enables simple and economical axial locking, which cannot be manipulated.
US09614321B2
A magnetic connector has a connector body including a magnet, a plurality of connection terminals that are arranged and fixed on the connector body so as to correspond to a plurality of contact patterns of a connection object, and a plurality of attracted members that are formed of magnetic substance, are arranged and fixed on a support member having a sheet-like shape and flexibility so as to correspond to the plurality of contact patterns of the connection object and are, via the connection object on which the plurality of contact patterns are arranged to face the plurality of connection terminals, attracted toward the connector body due to magnetic force whereby the plurality of contact patterns are pressed against the plurality of connection terminals and thereby connected to the plurality of connection terminals.
US09614317B2
A connector support structure includes: a connector fitted to a counterpart connector formed in an electric component; a connector support portion formed in a wiring board in which an electric wire to be connected to the connector is arranged; and a resin adaptor which holds the connector internally and which is inserted into and supported by the connector support portion. The adaptor includes a plurality of elastic pieces in an outer circumferential surface of the adapter such that the connector is supported on an inner surface of the connector support portion through the elastic pieces.
US09614314B2
A connector is miniaturized and while still preventing damage to locking lances. Deflectable first and second locking lances (19, 79) configured to lock first and second terminal fittings (11, 61) are arranged to be exposed on first and second facing surfaces (15, 75) of first and second housings (10, 60). When the first and second housings 10, 60 are assembled, the first and second locking lances (19, 79) are arranged back-to-back with each other. Surfaces of the first and second locking lances (19, 79) facing the first and second cavities (17, 77) on tip parts in a projecting direction are continuous without any step and include locking surfaces (23, 83) configured to lock the first and second terminal fittings (11, 61) on tips in the projecting direction.
US09614313B2
The contact includes a contact protrusion that is inserted into the contact insertion hole protrudes from the optical axis direction partition wall into the camera lens module side, and functions as an electric contact for the camera lens module, a fixing part fixed to the housing, and a connection part that elastically connects the contact protrusion with the fixing part. The connection part includes a connection main body extending in the radial direction so as to recede from the fixing part, and a folding part disposed on the opposite side to the fixing part across the connection main body. The fixing part is disposed on the opposite side to the folding part across the connection protrusion in the radial direction.
US09614306B2
The invention is a printed circuit board terminal, having a housing which has an inner wall and outer wall, a clamp spring, a contact element arranged inside the housing, and a connector element arranged outside the housing, wherein the contact element and the connector element are conductively connected to each other, and wherein the contact element is arranged flush with the inner wall and the connector element is arranged flush with the outer wall.
US09614298B2
A crimp terminal is provided with a core wire crimping part having a bottom part and a caulking piece part that extends from a side of the bottom part. The core wire crimping part crimps a core wire composed of a plurality of strands of an electric wire. A number of triangular serrations are provided on a face of the core wire crimping part to which the core wire is crimped.
US09614296B2
A conductive terminal includes: a connection terminal; a cylindrical body; and a contact piece housed in the cylindrical body. The cylindrical body includes a top plate. A pair of holes is opened through the top plate from both sides of a projection of the contact piece. A jig for applying force to the projection can be inserted into the cylindrical body via the pair of holes. The pair of side plates are provided with a catching unit that catches the contact piece, the projection of which is pressed onto the mounting surface to restrain movement thereof.
US09614273B1
Various technologies presented herein relate to constructing and/or operating an antenna having an omnidirectional electrical field of constant phase. The antenna comprises an upper plate made up of multiple conductive rings, a lower ground-plane plate, a plurality of grounding posts, a conical feed, and a radio frequency (RF) feed connector. The upper plate has a multi-ring configuration comprising a large outer ring and several smaller rings of equal size located within the outer ring. The large outer ring and the four smaller rings have the same cross-section. The grounding posts ground the upper plate to the lower plate while maintaining a required spacing/parallelism therebetween.
US09614266B2
RF and microwave radiation directing or controlling components are provided that may be monolithic, that may be formed from a plurality of electrodeposition operations and/or from a plurality of deposited layers of material, that may include switches, inductors, antennae, transmission lines, filters, hybrid couplers, antenna arrays and/or other active or passive components. Components may include non-radiation-entry and non-radiation-exit channels that are useful in separating sacrificial materials from structural materials. Preferred formation processes use electrochemical fabrication techniques (e.g. including selective depositions, bulk depositions, etching operations and planarization operations) and post-deposition processes (e.g. selective etching operations and/or back filling operations).
US09614264B2
The present invention provides multi-resonator cavity filters in which one or more patch elements are introduced into the coupling apertures between resonators, reducing the strength of the electric field in the aperture gap while maintaining the coupling strength from resonator to resonator. This reduced field strength reduces the sensitivity of the resonators to gap-thickness variations, and allows use of the filter in high-power applications.
US09614259B2
A battery includes a battery housing and also two connections configured to electrically conductively connect the battery to a load. The battery further includes a battery string which is positioned in the battery housing, and connects the two connections to one another. At least one battery cell is connected in series and/or in parallel with the battery string. The battery has at least one thermal tripping element which is positioned within the battery housing, and which is configured to trip when a predetermined first temperature is present in a region of the thermal tripping element, and therefore is configured to indicate a presence of this predetermined first temperature in the region of the thermal tripping element.
US09614257B2
Provided is a secondary battery cell capable of reliably preventing an integrated circuit provided to the secondary battery cell from being removed from the secondary battery cell.A secondary battery cell (20) includes an integrated circuit (IC chip) (50) that stores identification information (for example, identification number (ID number) given to the integrated circuit itself). The integrated circuit (50) includes a wiring abnormality detection circuit. When the integrated circuit (50) is removed from the secondary battery cell (20), the wiring abnormality detection circuit detects a wiring abnormality.
US09614253B2
Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including a non-aqueous organic solvent, an imide-based lithium salt, and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of lithium difluoro bis(oxalato)phosphate (LiDFOP), (trimethylsilyl)propyl phosphate (TMSPa), 1,3-propene sultone (PRS), and ethylene sulfate (ESa), as an electrolyte solution additive.According to the electrolyte solution additive for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention, the electrolyte solution additive may improve output characteristics at high and low temperatures and may prevent a swelling phenomenon by suppressing the decomposition of PF6− on the surface of a cathode, which may occur during a high-temperature cycle of a lithium secondary battery including the electrolyte solution additive, and preventing an oxidation reaction of an electrolyte solution.
US09614251B2
A high-performance rechargeable battery using ultra-fast ion conductors. In one embodiment the rechargeable battery apparatus includes an enclosure, a first electrode operatively connected to the enclosure, a second electrode operatively connected to the enclosure, a nanomaterial in the enclosure, and a heat transfer unit.
US09614247B2
A button cell has a winding arranged in the cup-shaped, positive-polarity housing half such that one of the flat end sides points in the direction of the cup base, the circumferential outer side thereof bears against the circumferential cup wall and the outer side together with the cup wall forms a clamping zone in which the first current output conductor is clamped.
US09614241B2
A hydrogen purifier (100) includes: a shift conversion catalyst (5a) which reduces, through a shift reaction, carbon monoxide contained in a hydrogen-containing gas; and a methanation catalyst (6a) which reduces, through a methanation reaction, carbon monoxide contained in the hydrogen-containing gas that has passed through the shift conversion catalyst (5a). The shift conversion catalyst (5a) and the methanation catalyst (6a) are heat exchangeable with each other via a first partition wall (8), and a flow direction of the hydrogen-containing gas that passes through the shift conversion catalyst (5a) is opposite to a flow direction of the hydrogen-containing gas that passes through the methanation catalyst (6a).
US09614226B2
A lithium transition metal oxide powder for use in a rechargeable battery is disclosed, where the surface of the primary particles of said powder is coated with a first inner and a second outer layer, the second outer layer comprising a fluorine-containing polymer, and the first inner layer consisting of a reaction product of the fluorine-containing polymer and the primary particle surface. An example of this reaction product is LiF, where the lithium originates from the primary particles surface. Also as an example, the fluorine-containing polymer is either one of PVDF, PVDF-HFP or PTFE.
US09614220B2
Disclosed is a cathode active material and a method to produce the same at low cost. The cathode powder comprises modified LiCoO2, and possibly a second phase which is LiM′O2 where M′ is Mn, Ni, Co with a stoichiometric ratio Ni:Mn≧1. The modified LiCoO2 is Ni and Mn bearing and has regions of low and high manganese content, where regions with high manganese content are located in islands on the surface. The cathode material has high cycling stability, a very high rate performance and good high temperature storage properties.
US09614213B2
A window portion allowing the terminal of the cell to be inserted through is opened in the board holder, and projecting portions are provided projecting inward in the window portion in plural locations of the edge sides facing the window portion in the board holder. And the plural projecting portions in the board holder each decrease in cross-sectional size toward the tips of the plural projecting portions, the board holder is engaged in position by the tips of the plural projecting portions at least partially contacting the under surface of the terminal of the cell which is exposed to the sealing plate side without being covered by a gasket.
US09614205B2
An illustrative battery retaining assembly comprises a retaining plate, and a casing including mounting devices. One of the mounting devices may include a hinge device, and another of the mounting devices may include a latch device. The retaining plate includes engagement portions engageable with the mounting devices, such that the retaining plate may be mounted to the casing. One of the engagement portions may include a channel engageable with the hinge device, and another of the engagement portions may include a catch engageable with the latch device. The mounting devices and engagement portions may be configured to enable the retaining plate to slide at an oblique angle with respect to the casing, to provide a variable separation distance between the casing and the retaining plate.
US09614193B2
A method of manufacturing a display device is disclosed. In one aspect, a display device comprises a lower substrate, a light-emitting element formed on the lower substrate and comprising a plurality of pixels, an upper substrate disposed on the light-emitting element with a gap therebetween sealed with a sealant. In addition, the device includes a filler filling the gap between the light-emitting element and the upper substrate, and a light-absorbing material formed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate and selectively absorbing light of a certain wavelength range.
US09614192B2
A method for forming a thin film for fabricating an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes forming a plurality of shadow masks on a substrate. The substrate is then bent to form a predetermined curvature in the substrate. A deposition source is placed at a position having an equal angle with respect to central and peripheral portions of the substrate. The method also includes depositing a deposition material from the deposition source on the substrate and the shadow masks to form a thin film.
US09614175B2
An OLED device includes: a transparent substrate; a light-emitting stack including an anode layer, a cathode layer, and a functional layer, the anode layer including anode units, each of which has first and second anode elements that extend in a column direction and that are aligned with and spaced apart from each other along a row direction transverse to the column direction; an anode-connecting metallic layer stacked on the light-emitting stack; a cathode-connecting metallic layer stacked on the light-emitting stack; and bridging lines disposed in the light-emitting stack and extending in the row direction such that the first and second anode elements are electrically connected to each other through a respective one of the bridging lines.
US09614174B2
[It is an object] to provide an organic electroluminescent element having a transparent electrode, with which there is no need to produce a separate light extraction layer, [which can be produced by] a simple film formation process, and which is advantageous in terms of cost. [This is] an organic electroluminescent element in which a substrate, a first transparent electrode that is adjacent to this substrate, an organic layer including at least one organic light-emitting layer, a second transparent electrode, a low refractive-index layer with a refractive index of 1.3 or less, and a reflector layer are formed in this order, with this organic electroluminescent element being such that the aforementioned first transparent electrode contains at least one type of transparent particle with a primary particle size of 0.5 μm or more.
US09614160B2
Provided are an organic EL device material that reduce the driving voltage of an organic EL device and increase the lifetime of the device as compared with a conventional organic EL device material. Also provided are organic electroluminescence devices containing the organic EL device material.
US09614157B2
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes an OLED display panel having a substrate; a plurality of scan lines formed on the substrate; a plurality of data lines crossing the plurality of scan lines; cover lines covering the data lines; a plurality of switching elements coupled to the plurality of scan lines and the plurality of data lines; and a plurality of organic light emitting diodes coupled to the plurality of switching elements; and upper and lower data drivers respectively located at upper and lower parts of the OLED display panel, wherein the data lines include an upper data line and a lower data line that are separated from each other, and the cover lines include upper and lower cover lines that are separated from each other.
US09614152B2
A phase change material layer includes germanium (Ge), antimony (Sb), tellurium (Te) and at least one impurity elements. An atomic concentration of impurity elements ranges from about 0
US09614149B2
A coherent spin field effect transistor is provided by depositing a ferromagnetic base like cobalt on a substrate. A magnetic oxide layer is formed on the cobalt by annealing at temperatures on the order of 1000° K to provide a few monolayer thick layer. Where the gate is cobalt, the resulting magnetic oxide is Co3O4 (111). Other magnetic materials and oxides may be employed. A few ML field of graphene is deposited on the cobalt (III) oxide by molecular beam epitaxy, and a source and drain are deposited of base material. The resulting device is scalable, provides high on/off rates, is stable and operable at room temperature and easily fabricated with existing technology.
US09614143B2
A semiconductor device may include a magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) trench having a first conductive barrier liner and a second conductive barrier liner. The MRAM trench may land on a hard mask of a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) within an MTJ region of the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device may also include a logic trench having the first conductive barrier liner. The semiconductor device may further include a logic via having the first conductive barrier liner. The logic via may land on a first portion of a conductive interconnect (Mx) within a logic region of the semiconductor device.
US09614138B2
A package for mounting a light emitting element includes a recess; a pair of lead electrodes exposed at a bottom surface of the recess; a plating layer covering a surface of each of the pair of lead electrodes; and a resin molded body retaining the pair of lead electrodes, and forming an area between the pair of lead electrodes at the bottom surface of the recess and a lateral surface of the recess. At least one of the lead electrodes has a front surface protrusion that is linearly formed along the resin molded body at the bottom surface of the recess and along a periphery of the bottom surface of the recess, and a back surface protrusion that is formed at a position at a back surface opposite to a position of the front surface protrusion, and at least a tip of each of the front surface protrusion and the back surface protrusion is exposed outside the plating layer.
US09614135B2
A method for producing a light emitting device includes: spraying a resin mixture onto a light emitting element to deposit the resin mixture on the light emitting element, the resin mixture including a thixotropy imparting agent; and curing the resin mixture to form an outermost layer of a light transmissive member and to have an outermost surface having protrusions and recesses on the outermost layer, light emitted from the light emitting element being capable to transmit to an outside of the light emitting device via the light transmissive member.
US09614134B2
An optoelectronic component includes a carrier including a mounting surface, at least one light-emitting element arranged on the mounting surface and electrically conductively connected to the carrier, at least one reinforcing body integrated in the optoelectronic component, a housing consisting of a housing encapsulation compound or a housing molding compound, wherein the light emitting component is arranged in an emitter cavity of the housing, and a reinforcing body cavity in which the reinforcing body is arranged fully or partially encapsulated or encased with a reinforcing body encapsulation compound.
US09614127B2
The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, which comprises providing a first substrate and a plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks on the first substrate, and each of the plurality semiconductor stacked blocks comprises a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer on the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer on the light-emitting layer; wherein there is a trench separating two adjacent semiconductor stacked blocks on the first substrate, and a width of the trench is less than 10 μm; and conducting a first separating step to separate a first semiconductor stacked block of the plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks from the first substrate and keep a second semiconductor stacked block on the first substrate.
US09614119B2
An Si/Ge SACM avalanche photo-diodes (APD) having low breakdown voltage characteristics includes an absorption region and a multiplication region having various layers of particular thicknesses and doping concentrations. An optical waveguide can guide infrared and/or optical signals or energy into the absorption region. The resulting photo-generated carriers are swept into the i-Si layer and/or multiplication region for avalanche multiplication. The APD has a breakdown bias voltage of well less than 12 V and an operating bandwidth of greater than 10 GHz, and is therefore suitable for use in consumer electronic devices, high speed communication networks, and the like.
US09614108B1
A photovoltaic device comprises a back reflective coating structure to provide back scattering of light that passes through the photovoltaic device, an absorber structure containing chalcogenide materials, and a top scattering antireflective structure deposited on the top subcell. Illustratively, a multi-junction structure comprises a bottom subcell deposited on the back reflective coating structure, the bottom subcell having a lower band gap, higher index material embedded therein, to provide lateral propagation of light that passes through the photovoltaic device, and a top subcell deposited on the bottom subcell. The multi-junction structure can comprise chalcogenide materials, in which case the top subcell is embedded with an intermediate band gap absorber material.
US09614102B2
A method of fabricating MO TFTs includes positioning opaque gate metal on a transparent substrate to define a gate area. Depositing gate dielectric material overlying the gate metal and a surrounding area, and depositing metal oxide semiconductor material thereon. Depositing etch stop material on the semiconductor material. Positioning photoresist defining an isolation area in the semiconductor material, the etch stop material and the photoresist being selectively removable. Exposing the photoresist from the rear surface of the substrate and removing exposed portions to leave the etch stop material uncovered except for a portion overlying and aligned with the gate metal. Etching uncovered portions of the semiconductor material to isolate the TFT. Using the photoresist, selectively etching the etch stop layer to leave a portion overlying and aligned with the gate metal and defining a channel area in the semiconductor material. Depositing and patterning conductive material to form source and drain areas.
US09614097B2
It is an object to provide a semiconductor device in which power consumption can be reduced. It is another object to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device using a programming cell, such as a programmable logic device (PLD). In accordance with a change in a configuration of connections between basic blocks, power supply voltage furnishing to the basic blocks is changed. That is, when the structure of connections between the basic blocks is such that a basic block does not contribute to a circuit, the supply of the power supply voltage to this basic block is stopped. Further, the supply of the power supply voltage to the basic blocks is controlled using a programming cell formed using a field effect transistor whose channel formation region is formed using an oxide semiconductor, the field effect transistor having extremely low off-state current or extremely low leakage current.
US09614093B2
Transistor structures having channel regions comprising alternating layers of compressively and tensilely strained epitaxial materials are provided. The alternating epitaxial layers can form channel regions in single and multigate transistor structures. In alternate embodiments, one of the two alternating layers is selectively etched away to form nanoribbons or nanowires of the remaining material. The resulting strained nanoribbons or nanowires form the channel regions of transistor structures. Also provided are computing devices comprising transistors comprising channel regions comprised of alternating compressively and tensilely strained epitaxial layers and computing devices comprising transistors comprising channel regions comprised of strained nanoribbons or nanowires.
US09614080B2
A semiconductor memory cell includes a floating body region configured to be charged to a level indicative of a state of the memory cell; a first region in electrical contact with said floating body region; a second region in electrical contact with said floating body region and spaced apart from said first region; and a gate positioned between said first and second regions. The cell may be a multi-level cell. Arrays of memory cells are disclosed for making a memory device. Methods of operating memory cells are also provided.
US09614073B2
A semiconductor device that has a source region, a channel region, and a drain region disposed in order from a surface of the semiconductor device in a thickness direction of a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device includes a gate insulating film having an extended portion that covers the surface of the semiconductor substrate outside of a gate trench and a top surface of a polysilicon gate. A connection gate trench branches from the gate trench, and joins a contact gate trench which is wider than the gate trench and the connection gate trench. The polysilicon gate is embedded in the connection gate trench and the contact gate, and extends from the gate trench to the contact gate trench through the connection gate trench. The gate contact groove is formed in the polysilicon gate within the contact gate trench.
US09614064B2
A semiconductor device includes a transistor in a semiconductor substrate having a main surface. The transistor includes a source region, a drain region, a body region, and a gate electrode structure adjacent to the body region. The source region and the drain region are disposed along a first direction, the first direction being parallel to the main surface. The body region is disposed between the source region and the drain region. The body region includes an upper body region at the main surface and a lower body region remote from the main surface. A first width of the lower body region is smaller than a second width of the upper body region. The first width and the second width are measured in a direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US09614061B2
A semiconductor device includes: a substrate, a fin-shaped structure on the substrate, and a dummy fin-shaped structure on the substrate and adjacent to the fin-shaped structure. Preferably, the fin-shaped structure includes a gate structure thereon and a first epitaxial layer adjacent to two sides of the gate structure, and the dummy fin-shaped structure includes a second epitaxial layer thereon. A contact plug is disposed on the first epitaxial layer and the second epitaxial layer. In addition, the dummy fin-shaped structure includes a curve, in which the curve is omega shaped.
US09614054B2
According to an exemplary embodiment, a method of forming a vertical device is provided. The method includes: providing a protrusion over a substrate; forming an etch stop layer over the protrusion; laterally etching a sidewall of the etch stop layer; forming an insulating layer over the etch stop layer; forming a film layer over the insulating layer and the etch stop layer; performing chemical mechanical polishing on the film layer and exposing the etch stop layer; etching a portion of the etch stop layer to expose a top surface of the protrusion; forming an oxide layer over the protrusion and the film layer; and performing chemical mechanical polishing on the oxide layer and exposing the film layer.
US09614053B2
A method includes forming a spacer layer on a top surface and sidewalls of a patterned feature, wherein the patterned feature is overlying a base layer, A protection layer is formed to contact a top surface and a sidewall surface of the spacer layer. The horizontal portions of the protection layer are removed, wherein vertical portions of the protect layer remain after the removal. The spacer layer is etched to remove horizontal portions of the spacer layer, wherein vertical portions of the spacer layer remain to form parts of spacers.
US09614051B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate; and forming at least one dummy gate structure on the substrate. The method also includes forming doping regions in the substrate at both sides of the dummy gate structure; forming an interlayer dielectric layer on the d the dummy gate structure; performing a first step thermal annealing process to increase a density of the interlayer dielectric layer; and activating doping ions for a first time without an excess diffusion of the doping ions in the doping region; and removing the dummy gate structure to expose the surface of the substrate to form a trench in the annealed interlayer dielectric layer. Further, the method also includes forming a gate dielectric layer on the surface of the substrate on bottom of the trench; and performing a second step thermal annealing process to activate the doping ions for a second time.
US09614049B2
A fin tunnel field effect transistor includes a seed region and a first type region disposed above the seed region. The first type region includes a first doping. The fin tunnel field effect transistor includes a second type region disposed above the first type region. The second type region includes a second doping that is opposite the first doping. The fin tunnel field effect transistor includes a gate insulator disposed above the second type region and a gate electrode disposed above the gate insulator. A method for forming an example fin tunnel field effect transistor is provided.
US09614047B2
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a gate structure having a first conductive material above a semiconductor substrate, gate spacers on opposing sides of the first conductive material, and a first interlevel dielectric (ILD) layer surrounding the gate spacers and the first conductive material. An upper portion of the first conductive material is recessed. The gate spacers are recessed until a height of the gate spacers is less than a height of the gate structure. An isolation liner is deposited above the gate spacers and the first conductive material. A portion of the isolation liner is removed so that a top surface of the first conductive material is exposed. A second conductive material is deposited in a contact hole created above the first conductive material and the gate spacers to form a gate contact.
US09614037B2
Embodiments of the invention include a method for fabricating a nano-ribbon transistor device and the resulting structure. A nano-ribbon transistor device including a substrate, a nano-ribbon channel, a core region in the center of the nano-ribbon channel, a gate formed around the nano-ribbon channel, a spacer formed on each sidewall of the gate, and a source and drain region epitaxially formed adjacent to each spacer is provided. The core region in the center of the nano-ribbon channel is selectively etched. A dielectric material is deposited on the exposed portions of the nano-ribbon channel. A back-bias control region is formed on the dielectric material within the core of the nano-ribbon channel and on the substrate adjacent to the nano-ribbon transistor device. A metal contact is formed in the back-bias control region.
US09614034B1
The present invention provides a semiconductor structure, including a substrate, having a recess disposed therein, an insulating layer filled in the recess and disposed on a surface of the substrate, and at least one fin structure disposed in the insulating layer, the fin structure consisting of two terminal parts and a central part disposed between two terminal parts. The terminal parts are disposed on the surface of the substrate and directly contact the substrate, and the central part is disposed right above the recess.
US09614031B2
A high-voltage super junction device is disclosed. The device includes a semiconductor substrate region having a first conductivity type and having neighboring trenches disposed therein. The neighboring trenches each have trench sidewalls and a trench bottom surface. A region having a second conductivity type is disposed in or adjacent to a trench and meets the semiconductor substrate region at a p-n junction. A gate electrode is formed on the semiconductor substrate region and is electrically isolated from the semiconductor substrate region by a gate dielectric. A body region having the second conductivity type is disposed on opposite sides of the gate electrode near a surface of the semiconductor substrate. A source region having the first conductivity type is disposed within in the body region on opposite sides of the gate electrode near the surface of the semiconductor substrate.
US09614022B2
To provide a display device that is suitable for increasing in size, a display device in which display unevenness is suppressed, or a display device that can display an image along a curved surface. The display device includes a first display panel and a second display panel each including a pair of substrates. The first display panel and the second display panel each include a first region which can transmit visible light, a second region which can block visible light, and a third region which can perform display. The third region of the first display panel and the first region of the second display panel overlap each other. The third region of the first display panel and the second region of the second display panel do not overlap each other.
US09614017B2
The present invention provides an AMOLED backplane structure and a manufacturing method thereof. In each sub-pixel, a TFT substrate (TS) includes a corrugation structure (4) formed in an area corresponding to an opening (71) of a pixel definition layer (7). The corrugation structure (4) includes a plurality of raised sections (41) and a recessed section (42) formed between every two adjacent ones of the raised sections (41). An upper surface of a portion of the planarization layer (5) and a portion of a pixel electrode (6) that correspond to and are located above the corrugation structure (4) include curved surfaces corresponding to the corrugation structure (4). The AMOLED backplane structure helps ensure the planarization layer (5) is smooth and free of abrupt change sites and also makes the pixel electrode (6) in a form of a curved surface to increase an effective displaying surface, extend the lifespan of the OLED, reduce difficulty of manufacturing, and improve resolution.
US09614015B2
A method for fabricating a display device includes forming a thin film transistor on a base substrate, forming a first electrode connected to the thin film transistor, forming a pixel defining layer overlapping a portion of the first electrode, such that the pixel defining layer exposes a portion of the first electrode and partitions pixel areas, forming a block copolymer layer on the first electrode and the pixel defining layer, patterning the block copolymer layer, etching the pixel defining layer by using the patterned block copolymer layer as a mask, such that an uneven pixel defining layer with a plurality of defining layer grooves is formed, and forming a light emitting layer on the first electrode and the uneven pixel defining layer.
US09614011B2
There is provided an EL display device of a color filter system which obtains sufficient brightness and contrast while making it difficult to generate a color mixture even if pixels become fine. An EL display device 100 according to the present invention includes a first substrate 1, a circuit layer 2 formed on the first substrate 1, a color selection reflection layer 11 formed in an upper layer of the circuit layer 2, lower electrodes 5 formed in an upper layer of the color selection reflection layer 11, a white light emission EL layer 7 formed in an upper layer of the lower electrodes 5, an upper electrode 8 formed in an upper layer of the EL layer 7, and a sealing layer 9 formed in an upper layer of the upper electrode 8.
US09614008B2
An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory that includes: an inter-layer dielectric layer which is formed over a substrate; a contact plug which is coupled with the substrate by passing through the inter-layer dielectric layer and has a protruding portion over the inter-layer dielectric layer; a first variable resistance pattern which is formed over the contact plug; and a protective layer which covers the first variable resistance pattern and a portion of sidewalls of the contact plug in such a manner that the sidewalls of the contact plug are exposed.
US09614005B2
Subject matter described pertains to methods, apparatuses, and circuits for programming a memory device.
US09614003B1
The present disclosure provides a memory device structure including a wafer substrate, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) formed by a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a thin non-magnetic layer stacked along a first direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the wafer substrate above which the MTJ is formed, the non-magnetic layer being interposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, a first contact electrically coupled to the first magnetic layer, and a second contact electrically coupled to the second magnetic layer.
US09613999B2
A semiconductor device is disclosed, which includes: at least one a device layer being a crystallized layer for example including: a superlattice layer and/or a layer of group III-V semiconductor materials; and a passivation structure comprising one or more layers wherein at least one layer of the passivation structure is a passivation layer grown in-situ in a crystallized form on top of the device layer, and at least one of the one or more layers of the passivation structure includes material having a high density of surface states which forces surface pinning of an equilibrium Fermi level within a certain band gap of the device layer, away from its conduction and valence bands.
US09613985B1
The instant invention provides a pixel structure. The pixel structure includes a substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a plurality of metallic optical structures, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The gate electrode is disposed on the substrate. The gate insulating layer is on the gate electrode. The source electrode and the drain electrode are disposed on the gate insulating layer. The plurality of metallic optical structures are embedded in the gate insulating layer. The pixel electrode electrically connects the drain electrode and is disposed on the plurality of metallic optical structures. The common electrode is disposed under the plurality of metallic optical structures.
US09613967B1
A method of fabricating a memory device includes providing a substrate having a first region and a second region. A first dielectric layer is formed on the substrate in the first region. A conductive layer is formed on the substrate in the second region. A top surface of the conductive layer is lower than a top surface of the first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is formed on the substrate. A portion of the second dielectric layer and a portion of the conductive layer are removed to form a first opening in the conductive layer and the second dielectric layer in the second region. The first opening exposes a surface of the substrate. A portion of the substrate in the second region is removed to form a trench in the substrate in the second region. A third dielectric layer is formed in the trench and the first opening.
US09613964B2
A semiconductor device including a non-volatile memory cell including a writing transistor which includes an oxide semiconductor, a reading transistor which includes a semiconductor material different from that of the writing transistor, and a capacitor is provided. Data is written or rewritten to the memory cell by turning on the writing transistor and supplying a potential to a node where a source electrode (or a drain electrode) of the writing transistor, one electrode of the capacitor, and a gate electrode of the reading transistor are electrically connected to each other, and then turning off the writing transistor so that the predetermined amount of charge is held in the node. Further, when a transistor whose threshold voltage is controlled and set to a positive voltage is used as the reading transistor, a reading potential is a positive potential.
US09613963B2
A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the device are provided. The semiconductor device has a substrate having a first device region and a second device region. A p-type fin field effect transistor is formed in the first device region. The p-type fin field effect transistor has a first fin structure constituted of a first semiconductor material. An n-type fin field effect transistor is formed in the second device region. The n-type fin field effect transistor has a second fin structure constituted of a second semiconductor material that is different than the first semiconductor material. To fabricate the semiconductor device, a substrate having an active layer present on a dielectric layer is provided. The active layer is etched to provide a first region having the first fin structure and a second region having a mandrel structure. The second fin structure is formed on a sidewall of the mandrel structure.
US09613962B2
A method of forming a fin liner and the resulting device are provided. Embodiments include forming silicon (Si) fins over negative channel field-effect transistor (nFET) and positive channel field-effect transistor (pFET) regions of a substrate, each of the Si fins having a silicon nitride (SiN) cap; forming a SiN liner over the Si fins and SiN caps; forming a block mask over the pFET region; removing the SiN liner in the nFET region; removing the block mask in the pFET region; forming a diffusion barrier liner over the Si fins; forming a dielectric layer over and between the Si fins; planarizing the dielectric layer down to the SiN caps in the nFET region; and recessing the dielectric layer to expose an upper portion of the Si fins.
US09613955B1
The present invention relates generally to integrated circuits and more particularly, to a structure and method of forming a hybrid circuit including a tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) and a conventional field effect transistor (FET). Embodiments of the present invention include a hybrid amplifier which features a TFET common-source feeding a common-gate conventional FET (e.g. a MOSFET). A TFET gate may be electrically isolated from an output from a conventional FET. Thus, a high impedance input may be received by a TFET with a high-isolation output (i.e. low capacitance) at a conventional FET. A hybrid circuit amplifier including a TFET and a conventional FET may have a very high input impedance and a low miller capacitance.
US09613954B2
An array of semiconductor fins is formed on a top surface of a substrate. A dielectric material liner is formed on the surfaces of the array of semiconductor fins. A photoresist layer is applied and patterned such that sidewalls of an opening in the photoresist layer are parallel to the lengthwise direction of the semiconductor fins, and are asymmetrically laterally offset from a lengthwise direction passing through the center of mass of a semiconductor fin to be subsequently removed. An angled ion implantation is performed to convert a top portion of dielectric material liner into a compound material portion. The compound material portion is removed selective to the remaining dielectric material liner, and the physically exposed semiconductor fin can be removed by an etch or converted into a dielectric material portion by a conversion process. The dielectric material liner can be removed after removal of the semiconductor fin.
US09613951B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first and second electrode, a first, second, third and fourth semiconductor region, and a first intermediate metal film. The first region is provided above the first electrode and has a first impurity concentration. The second region is provided above the first region and has a second impurity concentration lower than the first impurity concentration. The third region is provided above the second region and has a third impurity concentration. The fourth region is provided above the second region and has a fourth impurity concentration lower than the third impurity concentration. The second electrode is provided above the third region and the fourth region and is in ohmic contact with the third region. The intermediate metal film is provided between the second electrode and the fourth region. The intermediate metal film forms Schottky junction with the fourth region.
US09613946B2
A semiconductor device includes a P-type semiconductor substrate, a first N-well, a second N-well, and a P-well adjoining the first and second N-wells, a first doped region having a first conductivity type within the first N-well, a second doped region having a second conductivity type bridging the first N-well and the P-well, a third N+ doped region bridging the second N-well and the P-well, a fourth P+ doped region within the second N-well and spaced apart from the third N+ doped region, and a gate structure formed on the surface of the P-well and between the second doped region and the third N+ doped region. The gate structure, the second doped region, and the third N+ doped region form an NMOS structure. The semiconductor device is a low voltage triggered SCR having a relatively small silicon area and high holding voltage.
US09613940B2
A carrier array adapted for carrying a plurality of chips is provided. The carrier array includes a lead frame, controllers and first packages. The lead frame includes a frame body and a plurality of lead frame units. The lead frame units are connected with each other through the frame body and arranged in an array. Each of the lead frame units includes at least one first pin connected with the frame body and a plurality of second pins not connected with the frame body. The controllers are disposed on the lead frame units, and electrically connected with the corresponding lead frame units, respectively. Each of the first packages is disposed on the lead frame, and respectively has an opening to expose a portion region of the corresponding lead frame unit, and the openings are adapted for accommodating the chips. A light emitting diode package is also provided.
US09613935B2
An LED module includes a substrate, one or more LED chips supported by a main surface of the substrate, and wirings. The substrate has one or more through holes penetrating from the main surface to a rear surface. The wirings are formed on the substrate and make electrical conduction with the LED chips. The wirings include pads which are formed on the main surface and make electrical conduction with the LED chips, rear surface electrodes which are formed on the rear surface, and through wirings which make electrical conduction between the pads and the rear surface electrodes and are formed on the inner sides of the through holes.
US09613931B2
An embodiment package includes a first fan-out tier, fan-out redistribution layers (RDLs) over the first fan-out tier, and a second fan-out tier over the fan-out RDLs. The first fan-out tier includes one or more first device dies and a first molding compound extending along sidewalls of the one or more first device dies. The second fan-out tier includes one or more second device dies bonded to fan-out RDLs, a dummy die bonded to the fan-out RDLs, and a second molding compound extending along sidewalls of the one or more second device dies and the dummy die. The fan-out RDLs electrically connects the one or more first device dies to the one or more second device dies, and the dummy die is substantially free of any active devices.
US09613926B2
Bonded structures and method of forming the same are provided. A conductive layer is formed on a first surface of a bonded structure, the bonded structure including a first substrate bonded to a second substrate, the first surface of the bonded structure being an exposed surface of the first substrate. A patterned mask having first openings and second openings is formed on the conductive layer, the first openings and the second openings exposing portions of the conductive layer. First portions of first bonding connectors are formed in the first openings and first portions of second bonding connectors are formed in the second openings. The conductive layer is patterned to form second portions of the first bonding connectors and second portions of the second bonding connectors. The bonded structure is bonded to a third substrate using the first bonding connectors and the second bonding connectors.
US09613924B2
The invention concerns a method of flip-chip assembly between first (1) and second (2) components each comprising connection pads (11, 21) on one of the faces of same, referred to as assembly faces, which involves transferring the components onto each other via the assembly faces of same in such a way as to create electrical interconnections between the pads of the first and second components. The invention involves transforming the copper oxide into copper by UV annealing, very locally, in the gap between the components, at least around the areas adjacent to the connection pads. The method according to the invention can be used for any component that is transparent to UV rays, including for substrates made from a plastic material such as substrates made from PEN or PET. The invention also concerns the assembly of two components obtained by the method.
US09613921B2
A spacer structure formed adjacent a solder connection which prevents solder extrusion and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a solder preform connection on a bond pad of a chip. The method further includes forming a spacer structure on sidewalls of the solder preform connection. The method further includes subjecting the solder preform connection to a predetermined temperature to form a solder connection with the spacer structure remaining thereabout.
US09613914B2
A semiconductor device includes a passivation layer overlying a semiconductor substrate, and an interconnect structure overlying the passivation layer. The interconnect structure includes a landing pad region and a dummy region electrically separated from each other. A protective layer overlies the interconnect structure and includes a first opening exposing a portion of the landing pad region and a second opening exposing a portion of the dummy region. A metal layer is formed on the exposed portion of landing pad region and the exposed portion of the dummy region. A bump is formed on the metal layer overlying the landing pad region.
US09613913B2
Provided are a method of forming an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding layer of a ball grid array (BGA) semiconductor package, and a base tape used in the method, and more particularly, a method of forming a shielding layer for blocking EMI, on an upper surface and lateral surfaces of a BGA semiconductor package having a lower surface, on which a plurality of solder balls are formed, and a base tape used in the method.According to the method of forming an EMI shielding layer of a BGA semiconductor package, the EMI shielding layer may be formed on the BGA semiconductor package quickly, easily, and effectively by using the base tape, thereby not only improving process productivity but also remarkably reducing the manufacturing costs.
US09613911B2
The present invention provides electronic circuits, devices and device components including one or more stretchable components, such as stretchable electrical interconnects, electrodes and/or semiconductor components. Stretchability of some of the present systems is achieved via a materials level integration of stretchable metallic or semiconducting structures with soft, elastomeric materials in a configuration allowing for elastic deformations to occur in a repeatable and well-defined way. The stretchable device geometries and hard-soft materials integration approaches of the invention provide a combination of advance electronic function and compliant mechanics supporting a broad range of device applications including sensing, actuation, power storage and communications.
US09613910B2
A package structure includes an integrated circuit die, a redistribution structure, an anti-fuse, and external connectors. The integrated circuit die is embedded in an encapsulant. The redistribution structure is on the encapsulant and is electrically coupled to the integrated circuit die. The anti-fuse is external to the integrated circuit die and the redistribution structure. The anti-fuse is mechanically and electrically coupled to the redistribution structure. The external connectors are on the redistribution structure, and the redistribution structure is disposed between the external connectors and the encapsulant.
US09613903B2
A hard mask is disposed over a base material, and an I-shaped first opening is disposed in the hard mask. The first opening includes two parallel portions and a connecting portion interconnecting the two parallel portions. Spacers are formed on sidewalls of the first opening. The spacers fill an entirety of the connecting portion, wherein a center portion of each of the two parallel portions is unfilled by the spacers. The hard mask is etched to remove a portion of the hard mask and to form a second opening, wherein the second opening is between the two parallel portions of the first opening. The second opening is spaced apart from the two parallel portions of the first opening by the spacers. The first opening and the second opening are then extended down into the base material.
US09613899B1
On-chip, doped semiconductor fuses are formed in FinFET structures using epitaxial growth processes. Recesses are formed in selected portions of the fins following dummy gate removal. Semiconductor regions are grown within the recesses on exposed, opposing surfaces of the fins, merging to form an integral structure. Further epitaxial growth on the merged structure completes the semiconductor fuse. The semiconductor fuses are encapsulated by non-functional gate structures or by a dielectric fill.
US09613893B2
A wiring substrate includes a first outermost conductor layer, a first outermost insulating layer covering the first conductor layer, a second outermost conductor layer formed on opposite side of the first conductor layer, and a second outermost insulating layer covering the second conductor layer. The first insulating layer has first openings such that the first openings are exposing first conductor pads including portions of the first conductor layer, the second insulating layer has second openings such that the second openings are exposing second conductor pads including portions of the second conductor layer, each of the first conductor pads has a first plating layer recessed with respect to outer surface of the first insulating layer, and each of the second conductor pads has a second plating layer formed flush with outer surface of the second insulating layer or having bump shape protruding from the outer surface of the second insulating layer.
US09613885B2
A cooling apparatus includes a plurality of discrete modules and a plastic housing. Each module includes a semiconductor die encapsulated by a mold compound, a plurality of leads electrically connected to the semiconductor die and protruding out of the mold compound and a first cooling plate at least partly uncovered by the mold compound. The plastic housing surrounds the periphery of each module to form a multi-die module. The plastic housing includes a first singular plastic part which receives the modules and a second singular plastic part attached to a periphery of the first plastic part. The second plastic part has cutouts which expose the first cooling plates and a sealing structure containing a sealing material which forms a water-tight seal around the periphery of each module at a side of the modules with the first cooling plates.
US09613884B2
Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate including a cantilever configured to generate a flow of cooling media through dynamic movement, an active area on the substrate which an electronic device is provided on, an insulation layer disposed to be spaced apart from the active area on the substrate, a lower electrode on the insulation layer, a piezoelectric film on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode on the piezoelectric film.
US09613871B2
A semiconductor device is provided. A substrate includes a first region and a second region. A first wire pattern, extending in a first direction, is formed at a first height from the substrate of the first region. A second wire pattern, extending in a second direction, is formed at a second height from the substrate of the second region. The first height is different from the second height. A first gate electrode, surrounding the first wire pattern, extends in a third direction crossing the first direction. A second gate electrode, surrounding the second wire pattern, extends in a fourth direction crossing the second direction. A first gate insulation layer is formed along a circumference of the first wire pattern and a sidewall of the first gate electrode. A second gate insulation layer is formed along a circumference of the second wire pattern and a sidewall of the second gate electrode.
US09613866B2
Semiconductor structures and methods of fabricating the same using interrupted deposition processes and multiple laser anneals are provided. The structure includes a high-k gate stack with a high-k bilayer or nanolaminate where a bottom portion of the bilayer is crystallized while a top portion of the bilayer is amorphous.
US09613857B2
A semiconductor package comprises a top package and a bottom package with a plurality of fan-out interconnect structures. A plurality of inter-package connectors are formed inside a gap between the top package and the bottom package. A conductive protection layer is formed over the semiconductor package, wherein the conductive protection layer seals the gap around its perimeter, wherein the conductive protection layer covers an upper surface and a side wall of the top package, and wherein the conductive protection layer covers portions of an upper surface of the bottom package that extend beyond a boundary of the top package and a top portion of a side wall of the bottom package.
US09613850B2
A technique for patterning a workpiece such as an integrated circuit workpiece is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes receiving a dataset specifying a plurality features to be formed on the workpiece. A first patterning of a hard mask of the workpiece is performed based on a first set of features of the plurality of features, and a first spacer material is deposited on a sidewall of the patterned hard mask. A second patterning is performed based on a second set of features, and a second spacer material is deposited on a sidewall of the first spacer material. A third patterning is performed based on a third set of features. A portion of the workpiece is selectively processed using a pattern defined by a remainder of at least one of the patterned hard mask layer, the first spacer material, or the second spacer material.
US09613849B2
Disclosed is a composite substrate manufacturing method whereby, after bonding a semiconductor substrate (1) and a supporting substrate (3) to each other, the semiconductor substrate (1) is thinned, and a composite substrate (8) having a semiconductor layer (6) on the supporting substrate (3) is obtained. On the supporting substrate (3) surface to be bonded, a coating film (4a) containing polysilazane is formed, a silicon-containing insulating film (4) is formed by performing firing by heating the coating film (4a) to 600-1,200° C., then, the semiconductor substrate (1) and the supporting substrate (3) are bonded to each other with the insulating film (4) therebetween, thereby suppressing bonding failures due to surface roughness and defects of the supporting substrate, and easily obtaining the composite substrate.
US09613846B2
Embodiments are directed to an electrostatic chuck surface having minimum contact area features. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide an electrostatic chuck assembly having a pattern of raised, elongated surface features for providing reduced particle generation and reduced wear of substrates and chucking devices.
US09613839B2
A system and method for modulating and controlling the localized temperature of a workpiece during processing is disclosed. The system uses a platen having one or more walls, defining a plurality of discrete regions on the top surface of the platen. When a workpiece is disposed on the platen, a plurality of compartments is created, where each compartment is defined by the back side of the workpiece and a respective region of the platen. The pressure of back side gas in each of the compartments can be individually controlled. The pressure of back side gas determines the amount of heat that is transferred from the workpiece to the platen. By locally regulating the pressure of back side gas, different regions of the workpiece can be maintained at different temperatures. In some embodiments, a plurality of valves is used to control the flow rate to the compartments.
US09613838B2
A batch-type vertical substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber into which a substrate holder configured to stack and hold a plurality of target substrates in a height direction is inserted; and a plurality of flanges formed to protrude from an inner wall of the processing chamber toward an internal space of the processing chamber along a planar direction and configured to divide the interior of the processing chamber into a plurality of processing subspaces along the height direction, wherein the flanges include insertion holes through which the substrate holder is inserted, and diameters of the insertion holes are small at an upper side of the processing chamber and become gradually larger toward a lower side of the processing chamber.
US09613833B2
Disclosed are pre-wetting apparatus designs and methods for cleaning solid contaminants from substrates prior to through resist deposition of metal. In some embodiments, a pre-wetting apparatus includes a process chamber having a substrate holder, and at least one nozzle located directly above the wafer substrate and configured to deliver pre-wetting liquid (e.g., degassed deionized water) onto the substrate at a grazing angle of between about 5 and 45 degrees. In some embodiments the nozzle is a fan nozzle configured to deliver the liquid to the center of the substrate, such that the liquid first impacts the substrate in the vicinity of the center and then flows over the center of the substrate. In some embodiments the substrate is rotated unidirectionally or bidirectionally during pre-wetting with multiple accelerations and decelerations, which facilitate removal of contaminants.
US09613830B2
A method of making a semiconductor device can include providing a temporary carrier with a semiconductor die mounting site, and forming conductive interconnects over the temporary carrier in a periphery of the semiconductor die mounting site. A semiconductor die can be mounted at the semiconductor die mounting site. The conductive interconnects and semiconductor die can be encapsulated with mold compound. First ends of the conductive interconnects can be exposed. The temporary carrier can be removed to expose second ends of the conductive interconnects opposite the first ends of the conductive interconnects. The conductive interconnects can be etched to recess the second ends of the conductive interconnects with respect to the mold compound. The conductive interconnects can comprise a first portion, a second portion, and an etch stop layer disposed between the first portion and the second portion.
US09613827B2
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an SGT in a semiconductor pillar on a semiconductor substrate and forming a wiring semiconductor layer so as to contact a side surface of an impurity region present in a center portion of the semiconductor pillar or a side surface of a gate conductor layer. A first alloy layer formed in a side surface of the wiring semiconductor layer is directly connected to the impurity region and the gate conductor layer and is connected to an output wiring metal layer through a contact hole formed on an upper surface of a second alloy layer formed in an upper surface and the side surface of the wiring semiconductor layer.
US09613826B2
A semiconductor process for treating a metal gate includes the following steps. A metal gate including a main conductive material on a substrate is provided. A H2/N2 plasma treatment process is performed to reduce the main conductive material.
US09613825B2
Provided herein are methods and apparatus of hydrogen-based photoresist strip operations that reduce dislocations in a silicon wafer or other substrate. According to various embodiments, the hydrogen-based photoresist strip methods can employ one or more of the following techniques: 1) minimization of hydrogen budget by using short processes with minimal overstrip duration, 2) providing dilute hydrogen, e.g., 2%-16% hydrogen concentration, 3) minimization of material loss by controlling process conditions and chemistry, 4) using a low temperature resist strip, 5) controlling implant conditions and concentrations, and 6) performing one or more post-strip venting processes. Apparatus suitable to perform the photoresist strip methods are also provided.
US09613823B2
An etching method includes disposing a target substrate within a chamber. The target substrate has a first silicon oxide film formed on a surface of the target substrate by a chemical vapor deposition method or an atomic layer deposition method, a second silicon oxide film that includes a thermally-oxidized film and a silicon nitride film. The second silicon oxide film and the silicon nitride are formed adjacent to the first silicon oxide film. The etching method further includes supplying an HF gas and an alcohol gas or water vapor into the chamber to selectively etch the first silicon oxide film with respect to the second silicon oxide film and the silicon nitride film.
US09613822B2
A method of etching exposed silicon oxide on patterned heterogeneous structures is described and includes a gas phase etch using plasma effluents formed in a remote plasma. The remote plasma excites a fluorine-containing precursor in combination with an oxygen-containing precursor. Plasma effluents within the remote plasma are flowed into a substrate processing region where the plasma effluents combine with water vapor or an alcohol. The combination react with the patterned heterogeneous structures to remove an exposed silicon oxide portion faster than an exposed silicon nitride portion. The inclusion of the oxygen-containing precursor may suppress the silicon nitride etch rate and result in unprecedented silicon oxide etch selectivity.
US09613820B1
A method of forming patterns includes the steps of providing a substrate having a target layer thereon; forming a plurality of first resist patterns on the target layer; depositing a directed self-assembly (DSA) material layer in a blanket manner on the first resist patterns, wherein the DSA material layer fills up a gap between the first resist patterns; subjecting the DSA material layer to a self-assembling process so as to form repeatedly arranged block copolymer patterns in the DSA material layer; and removing undesired portions from the DSA material layer to form second resist patterns on the target layer.
US09613813B2
Methods of processing a workpiece are disclosed. Variability of the critical dimension of semiconductor structures may be affected by the critical dimension of the patterned mask. Ions may be implanted into the patterned mask to change the critical dimension. The ions may be implanted in accordance with an ion implant map, which determines an appropriate dose, energy and type based on the measured critical dimension of the patterned mask at a plurality of locations.
US09613809B2
A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device includes the following steps. A silicon carbide substrate is prepared. A first mask layer is formed in contact with a first main surface of the silicon carbide substrate. The first mask layer includes a first layer disposed in contact with the first main surface, an etching stop layer disposed in contact with the first layer and made of a material different from that for the first layer, and a second layer disposed in contact with a surface of the etching stop layer opposite to the surface in contact with the first layer. A recess is formed in the first mask layer by etching the second layer and the etching stop layer. A first impurity region is formed in the silicon carbide substrate using the first mask layer with the recess. The first mask layer does not include a metallic element.
US09613800B2
In a method of forming an oxide layer of a semiconductor process, a preliminary precursor flow is provided on a substrate in a deposition chamber to form a preliminary precursor layer, a precursor flow and a first oxidizing agent flow are provided on the preliminary precursor layer alternately and repeatedly to form precursor layers and first oxidizing agent layers alternately stacked on the preliminary precursor layer, and a second oxidizing agent flow is provided on the precursor layer or the first oxidizing agent layer alternately stacked to form a second oxidizing agent layer.
US09613787B2
A first mass analysis is executed in a condition that gas is not introduced into a loop-flight chamber (4), and a time-of-flight spectrum obtained in a data processor (12) is stored in a storage unit (13). Next, a second mass analysis is executed on the same sample as the one used in the first mass analysis in a condition that a valve (8) is opened and helium gas (He) is introduced into the loop-flight chamber (4), and the time-of-flight spectrum is obtained in the data processor (12). If different kinds of ions having the same m/z value exit, these ions form a single peak in the first time-of-flight spectrum, while these ions appear as separate peaks in the second time-of-flight spectrum even though they have the same m/z value. This is because, in the second mass analysis, the ions collide with the gas and have different times of flight depending on their difference in size. A spectrum comparator (14) judges a change in the position or shape of the peak by comparing the two spectra, and outputs information relating to the difference in the size of the ions (the molecular structure, charge state, or molecular class of the ions), and the like. Accordingly, a wider variety of information than ever before can be provided.
US09613779B2
The present invention provides a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). In the STEM, a specimen is sandwiched between a variable axis objective lens and a variable axis collection lens. The axis of the collection lens varies along with the variation of the objective lens axis in a coordinated manner. The STEM of the invention exhibits technical merits such as large scanning field, high image resolution across the entire scanning field, and high throughput, among others.
US09613775B2
Disclosed is a highly durable blade fuse for which a fused site in a narrow section and the rated current are determined in conformity with its design and the temperature of which does not increase greatly when a current flows through it. A blade fuse according to the present invention includes terminal sections (A, B) and a connection section (1), which are made of the same metal base material that is zinc or a zinc alloy. Furthermore, a low-melting-point metal piece (3), made of tin, which has an outer size identical or similar to a width of the connection section (1) is melted and stuck on at least one surface of the connection section (1) outside the fused section (2), and is positioned to partially traverse an edge of the fused section (2) or not to traverse the edge but to be adjacent to the edge.
US09613774B2
Circuit breakers with handles have common trip cams with an integrated spring and trip cam base. The integrated spring directly contacts the armature in lieu of having the trip cam base formed to do so thereby allowing the use of alternative trip cam base configurations and materials from conventional relatively expensive materials.
US09613769B2
An exemplary vacuum interrupter for a circuit breaker arrangement including a cylindrically shaped insulating part, within which a pair of electrical contact parts are coaxially arranged and surrounded concentrically by the insulating part. The electrical contact parts can be configured to initiate a disconnection arc only between corresponding inner contact elements after starting a disconnection process, and corresponding outer contact elements can be configured to commutate the arc from the inner contact elements to the outer contact elements until the disconnection process is completed, wherein each inner electrical contact element is designed as a TMF-like contact element for generating mainly a transverse magnetic field, and each outer electrical contact element is designed as an AMF-like contact element for generating mainly an axial magnetic field.
US09613763B2
Circuit breakers with a first bus energizing spring held in the housing that electrically connects the circuit board to an external electrical connection. The bus primary energizing spring is configured to deflect toward the circuit board with a first linear displacement. The circuit breakers also include a second bus energizing spring held in the housing that is configured to deflect toward the circuit board with a second linear displacement that supplements the first linear displacement.
US09613762B2
Disclosed is a power switch gear that includes: a fixed electrode and a movable electrode disposed opposite to each other in a tank filled with insulting gas; and a movable conductor electrically connecting the fixed electrode and the movable electrode together. The fixed electrode and the movable electrode have a contactor through which current flows to the movable conductor. At least one of the fixed electrode and the movable electrode has ring-shaped sliding members, the ring-shaped sliding members being disposed, on both sides of the contactor. At least one grease pool is provided between the contactor and the sliding members.
US09613758B2
The present invention describes a nanocomposite and hybride material of functionalized carbon nanotubes and cellulose and associated methods for the fabrication of that nanocomposite or hybride material containing electromagnetically active nanoparticles. The fabrication is fast, environmentally friendly, and economical. These nanocomposites are strong and electrically conducting, and have many materials and electronic applications.
US09613757B2
The invention pertains to a conductive polymer composite comprising: (a) a conductive polymer and (b) a polyanion, wherein the conductive polymer comprises polymerized units derived from a monomer of formula (I): wherein: A is a C1-C4 alkylene group substituted with (R)p; X is O or S; R is H, an unsubstituted or substituted C1-C20 alkyl or alkoxy, or an unsubstituted or substituted C6-C20 aryl; and p is 0, 1, or 2, and the conductive polymer has a weight average molecular weight ranging from 3,000 to 30,000. A process for preparing the conductive polymer composite is also provided.
US09613749B2
A manufacturing device for a field pole magnet body includes a reference jig having reference surfaces in the lengthwise direction, width direction, and thickness direction for positioning a plurality of cleaved and divided magnet fragments in an aligned state. The manufacturing device further includes a first pressing means that presses the plurality of magnet fragments to the thickness direction reference surface from the thickness direction of a magnet body to align them in the thickness direction, and a second pressing means that presses the plurality of magnet fragments to the width direction reference surface from the width direction of the magnet body to align them in the width direction. An operational axis line of a pressing part of at least one of the first and second pressing means is arranged to be tilted such that it approaches the lengthwise direction reference surface at the side that abuts the magnet fragments.
US09613740B2
A moving magnetic field generating apparatus includes a magnet array including magnets disposed at a first pitch such that N and S poles of adjacent magnets in the magnet array are alternated, and first and second magnetic pole piece arrays extending along the magnet array to interpose the magnet array therebetween with a gap from the magnet array. The first and second magnetic pole piece arrays are disposed with a predetermined phase difference therebetween. The first magnetic pole piece array includes first magnetic pole pieces disposed at a second pitch in an array and each having a length enough to face at least two adjacent magnets in the magnet array. The second magnetic pole piece array is configured similarly to the first magnetic pole piece array. One of the first and second magnetic pole piece arrays and the magnet array is relatively moved to the other at a predetermined speed.
US09613736B1
A method of making a PTC protection chip device includes: preparing an assembly of a PTC polymer material, a spacer unit, and first and second electrode sheets of a metal-plated copper foil, the PTC polymer material and the spacer unit of the assembly being sandwiched between and cooperating with the first and second electrode sheets to form a stack; subjecting the stack to a hot pressing process, so that the first and second electrode sheets contact and are pressed against the PTC polymer material and the spacer unit and so that the PTC polymer material is bonded to and cooperates with the first and second electrode sheets to form a PTC laminate; and cutting the PTC laminate so as to form the PTC circuit protection chip device.
US09613724B2
This invention relates to a method of preparing a nuclear fuel including the step of depositing a coating which includes fluorine, or at least one compound thereof, around a kernel (12) of fissile material. The invention extends to a coated nuclear fuel particle (10).
US09613717B2
An error correction circuit includes: a failure detection unit suitable for detecting failed data among a plurality of data; a data output control unit suitable for selectively outputting test data corresponding to a predetermined amount of data excluding the failed data; and an error correction unit suitable for performing a unit ECC operation on the test data.
US09613716B2
A semiconductor system may include a first semiconductor device including a first pad group. The semiconductor system may include a second semiconductor device including a second pad group which is configured for input and output of signals from and to a third semiconductor device. The second semiconductor device may include a selective transfer unit configured to electrically couple the third pad group to the first pad group or to an interface unit electrically coupled to the first pad group, in response to a test mode enable signal.
US09613711B2
A method controlling the execution of a reliability verification operation in a storage device including a nonvolatile memory device includes; determining whether a read count for a designated unit within the nonvolatile memory device exceeds a count value limit, and upon determining that the read count exceeds the count value limit, executing the reliability verification operation directed to the designated unit, wherein the count value limit is based on at least one of read count information, page bitmap information and environment information stored in the storage device.
US09613708B1
A data storage device including a flash memory and a controller. The flash memory includes a plurality of pages and a plurality of word lines, wherein each of the word lines controls at least two of the pages. The controller reads a first page of the pages in response to a read command, wherein the first page is controlled by a first word line of the word lines, and the controller further writes dummy data into the pages controlled by the first word line other than the first page when a predetermined condition is satisfied, wherein the predetermined condition includes that the first word line is not close.
US09613707B1
A data programming method includes setting a plurality of first type physical erasing units as a current writing area and recording a current writing data amount. The method also includes calculating a data amount threshold according to the first type physical erasing units. The method still includes receiving data. The method further includes: if the current writing data amount is less than the data amount threshold, programming the data to at least one of the first type physical erasing units using a first programming mode; and if the current writing data amount is not less than the data amount threshold, setting a plurality of second type physical erasing units as the current writing area and programming the data to at least one physical erasing unit of the second type physical erasing units using a second programming mode.
US09613703B2
A semiconductor memory device for high speed operation, and for flexible data reading and programming is disclosed. The flash memory of the present disclosure includes: a page buffer/sensor circuit including a volatile memory element that may maintain data with a size corresponding to a page of a memory array; a high speed cache register including a non-volatile memory element that may maintain data with a size corresponding to a page of a memory array. The page buffer/sensor circuit includes a sensor circuit, a data register, and a transmission gate. The data register may transmit and receive data with an input-output buffer. The high speed cache register includes RRAM, wherein the RRAM may transmit and receive data with an input-output buffer via a transmission gate, and may transmit and receive data with the data register via a transmission gate.
US09613701B2
A content addressable memory device includes a first memory cell having three programmable resistive elements coupled in parallel. The first terminals of the first, second, and third programmable resistive elements are coupled to a first node, the second terminal of the first programmable resistive element coupled to a first source line voltage, the second terminal of the second programmable resistive element coupled to a second source line voltage, and the second terminal of the third programmable resistive element coupled to a first supply voltage. A first access transistor includes a first current electrode coupled to a bit line; a second current electrode coupled to the first node, and a control electrode coupled to a word line. A match line transistor includes a first current electrode coupled to a match line; a second current electrode coupled to a second supply voltage and a control electrode coupled to the first node.
US09613695B2
Memory cells, devices and methods are disclosed, including those that involve applying a waveform to a resistive memory cell to program the memory cell to an over-reset state representing a logic value.
US09613675B2
A method includes performing a memory operation at a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) storage element by, during a single memory clock cycle, reading a first value stored at the MTJ storage element, comparing the first value to a second value to be stored at the MTJ storage element, and selectively writing the second value to the MTJ storage element based on the comparison.
US09613665B2
A method for performing memory interface control of an electronic device and an associated apparatus are provided, where the method includes the steps of: when it is detected that a phase difference between a data signal and a clock signal reaches a predetermined value, controlling the clock signal to switch from a first frequency to a second frequency, wherein both of the clock signal and the data signal are signals of a memory interface circuit of the electronic device, and the memory interface circuit is arranged for controlling a random access memory (RAM) of the electronic device; applying at least one phase shift to the data signal until a condition is satisfied; and controlling the clock signal to switch from the second frequency to the first frequency; wherein the memory interface circuit is calibrated with aid of the at least one phase shift.
US09613663B2
An array structure of a single-poly nonvolatile memory includes a first MTP section, a first OTP section and a ROM section. The first MTP section includes a plurality of MTP cells, the first OTP section includes a plurality of OTP cells and the first ROM section includes a plurality of ROM cells. The first MTP is connected to a first word line, a first source line, a first erase line and a plurality of bit lines. The first OTP section is connected to a second word line, a second source line and the plurality of bit lines shared with the first MTP section. The first ROM section is connected to a third word line, a third source line and the plurality of bit lines shared with the first MTP section.
US09613658B2
A cleaning head and methods for removing contaminants from a data storage media, the cleaning head having a cleaning surface comprising a self-assembled monolayer, with the cleaning surface leading a read/write transducer. The self-assembled monolayer is selected to have a terminal functional group that has a high affinity to the contaminant(s) desired to be attracted and/or removed.
US09613652B2
A recording head is configured to write and read data sectors to and from a recording medium, such as a heat-assisted recording medium. A read channel is coupled to the recording head. Phase-locked loop (PLL) circuitry of the read channel is configured to detect a change in a phase error at a location of the data sector. The phase error change may be indicative of a mode-hop that occurred while writing the data sector to the medium. The PLL circuitry is configured to determine a phase offset using the phase error. A controller is configured to effect re-reading of the data sector location using the phase offset to recover the data sector location.
US09613648B2
An aluminum alloy plate for a magnetic disk substrate with a flat and smooth ground surface, a production method by which the aluminum alloy plate can be produced at low cost and a magnetic disk are shown. An aluminum alloy plate for a magnetic disk substrate which comprises an aluminum alloy containing Mg: 3.0 to 8.0 mass % (hereinafter %), Cu: 0.005 to 0.150%, Zn: 0.05 to 0.60%, Cr: 0.010 to 0.300%, Fe: 0.001 to 0.030%, Si: 0.001 to 0.030%, (Ti+V+Zr): 0.0010 to 0.0100%, B: 0.0001 to 0.0010% with a balance being Al and inevitable impurities, wherein the density of a Ti—V—B—Zr-based inclusion having a maximum diameter exceeding 5 μm is 0 piece/6000 mm2 and the density of a Ti—V—B—Zr-based inclusion having a maximum diameter of 3 to 5 μm is 1 piece/6000 mm2 or less; a production method thereof; and a method for producing a magnetic disk.
US09613641B2
Described herein are techniques for determining corresponding positions between different representations of a textual work. In some of the techniques, portions of one or more representations may be processed. A determination of a corresponding position may be made in response to a request received from a user, such as a reader that desires to switch between representations. The request may indicate a position in one representation and the representation to which the user would like to switch. In response to receiving the request, one or more portions of one or more representations of a textual work may be processed. In some techniques, a corresponding position between different representations may be determined without processing the entirety of one or more representations of the textual work. For example, a corresponding position may be determined without processing an entire audio representation.
US09613639B2
A communication system according to the present invention includes a plurality of terminal devices that are able to communicate mutually. Each of the terminal devices includes a voice input conversion device, a voice transmitting device, a voice receiving device, and a voice reproducing device. When there is a plurality of voice signals which has not been completed reproduction, the voice reproducing device reproduces after arranging the voice signals so that respective voices corresponding to the respective voice signals do not overlap.
US09613638B2
Systems and methods are provided for generating an intelligibility score for speech of a non-native speaker. Words in a speech recording are identified using an automated speech recognizer, where the automated speech recognizer provides a string of words identified in the speech recording, and where the automated speech recognizer further provides an acoustic model likelihood score for each word in the string of words. For a particular word in the string of words, a context metric value is determined based upon a usage of the particular word within the string of words. An acoustic score for the particular word is determined based on the acoustic model likelihood score for the particular word from the automated speech recognizer. An intelligibility score is determined for the particular word based on the acoustic score for the particular word and the context metric value for the particular word.
US09613636B2
Speaker content generated in an audio conference is selectively visually represented. A profile for each audience member who listen to an audio conference is obtained. Speaker content from audio conference participants who speak in the audio conference is monitored. The speaker content from each of the audio conference participants is analyzed. Based on the analyzing and on the profiles for each of the plurality of audience members, visual representations of the speaker content to present to the audience members are identified. Visual representations of the speaker content are generated based on the analyzing. Different visual representations of the speaker content are presented to different audience members based on the analyzing and identifying.
US09613633B2
A speech signal processing system is described for use with automatic speech recognition and hands free speech communication. A signal pre-processor module transforms an input microphone signal into corresponding speech component signals. A noise suppression module applies noise reduction to the speech component signals to generate noise reduced speech component signals. A speech reconstruction module produces corresponding synthesized speech component signals for distorted speech component signals. A signal combination block adaptively combines the noise reduced speech component signals and the synthesized speech component signals based on signal to noise conditions to generate enhanced speech component signals for automatic speech recognition and hands free speech communication.
US09613632B2
To achieve sufficient noise cancellation when a reference signal cannot be captured in the proximity of a noise source.The present invention is characterized by comprising: a first input means for obtaining a first mixed signal in which a first signal and a second signal are mixed; a second input means for obtaining a second mixed signal in which the first signal and the second signal are mixed in a different ratio from the first mixed signal; a delay means for generating a delayed first mixed signal by delaying the first mixed signal with a delay amount based on transmission distance from a generation source of the second signal to the second input means; a subtracting means for outputting an estimated first signal in which a pseudo second signal is subtracted from the delayed first mixed signal; and an adaptive filtering means for generating the pseudo second signal applying coefficients which are updated based on the estimated first signal to the second mixed signal.
US09613618B2
A method for recognizing a voice includes receiving, as an input, a voice involving multiple languages, recognizing a first voice of the voice by using a voice recognition algorithm matched to a preset primary language, identifying the preset primary language and a non-primary language different from the preset primary language, which are included in the multiple languages, determining a type of the non-primary language based on context information, recognizing a second voice of the voice in the non-primary language by applying a voice recognition algorithm, which is matched to the non-primary language of the determined type, to the second voice, and outputting a result of recognizing the voice which is based on a result of recognizing the first voice and a result of recognizing the second voice.
US09613616B2
A system and computer-implemented method for synthesizing multi-person speech into an aggregate voice is disclosed. The method may include crowd-sourcing a data message configured to include a textual passage. The method may include collecting, from a plurality of speakers, a set of vocal data for the textual passage. Additionally, the method may also include mapping a source voice profile to a subset of the set of vocal data to synthesize the aggregate voice.
US09613606B2
A motor vehicle having at least one sound generating system for generating an artificial engine noise, which has at least one electrically controllable vibration exciter, wherein the vibration exciter is fastened to a component that is acoustically and/or vibrationally decoupled from a body of the motor vehicle. The component is retained on the motor vehicle by a retaining device, which covers the component at least to a large extent. By means of this measure, the acoustic properties of the sound-generating system can be significantly improved.
US09613605B2
Methods, systems and devices may automatically determine splice points within a song to alter a length of the song. Possible splice points may be obtained by comparing different portions of the song with each other. After obtaining possible splice points, the song may be shortened by deleting/skipping portions of the song between two paired splice points. Alternatively the song may be lengthened. The altered song may be used with an audio-visual presentation, such as a slide show or commercial, or as a ringtone.
US09613588B2
An image device with improved chrominance quality includes a plurality of RGBW pixels, a plurality of RGBY pixels, and a plurality of RBGB pixels. Each RGBW pixel includes a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel and a white sub-pixel. Each RGBY pixel includes a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel and a yellow sub-pixel. Each RBGB pixel includes a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, and two blue sub-pixels. At least one row or at least one column comprises sub-pixels of having a same first color. The RGBW pixels, RGBY pixels, and RBGB pixels are mixed in the image device. The image device can solve the problem of dark yellow in the conventional RGBW display while achieving a white balance status. As a result the chrominance quality is improved.
US09613576B2
An image display device includes a first light modulation device including a plurality of display pixels, a lighting unit including a plurality of light adjusting elements, an illumination distribution storage unit that stores an illumination range information, a light adjusting information determination unit that determines light adjusting information for controlling the light adjusting elements of the lighting unit, and a shift information acquisition unit that acquires information of a position shift between the first light modulation device and the lighting unit. The light adjusting information determination unit modifies the illumination range based on the position shift information acquired by the shift information acquisition unit, and determines the light adjusting information based on the feature quantity of the first image information corresponding to display pixels in the modified illumination range.
US09613565B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a light emitting device that is able to suppress power consumption while a balance of white light is kept, without making a configuration of a power source circuit complicated. A power source potential corresponding to each color of a light emitting element is used as a higher electric potential of a video signal and an electric potential of a power source line in the case that a transistor for controlling a supply of electric current to the light emitting element is a p-channel TFT. Conversely, a power source potential corresponding to each color of a light emitting element is used as a lower electric potential of a video signal and an electric potential of a power source line in the case that a transistor for controlling a supply of electric current to the light emitting element is an n-channel TFT.
US09613564B2
The present disclosure relates to an image displaying method and a display apparatus wherein each of raw pixels is divided into a plurality of virtual pixels based on desired image resolution for displaying a frame to be displayed; virtual image information for each of the virtual pixels is determined based on weights of the respective sub-pixels in each of the virtual pixels, weights of the respective sub-pixels in the virtual pixels which are adjacent in rows and the received original image information; thus, each of the virtual pixels displays a color(s) which it lacks itself with the aid of the respective sub-pixels in the virtual pixels which are adjacent in rows, so that the same display function as that of each of the raw pixels may be implemented, and thus the image resolution of the frame to be displayed is increased.
US09613562B2
A display device includes a light sensor, a controller, a data driver, and a scan driver. The controller is configured to correct an input image signal based on an electrical signal output by the light sensor and an input image signal, the controller includes: a first color coordinate calculation unit configured to calculate a color coordinate of reflected light; a second color coordinate calculation unit configured to calculate a color coordinate of dark room output light for at least two grayscale value sections; a combination unit configured to combine the reflected light color coordinate and the dark room output light color coordinate together; and a gamma value setting unit configured to set a gamma value based on a deviation between the combination light color coordinate output by the combination unit and a reference color coordinate.
US09613559B2
A method of driving a display uses first and second illumination cycles of the display. In each cycle, a first set of pixels is illuminated with a first color and a second set of pixels is illuminated with a second color. The first and second colors of the two cycles together include at least three colors for forming an image. This method provides a sequential drive scheme, in that at least two cycles are used with different color properties. However, each cycle uses at least two different colors, so that each cycle is not a single color across the whole display area. In this way, the color sequence is alternated spatially as well as temporally.
US09613557B2
A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels arranged in a pentile pattern, the plurality of pixels having at least a first pixel and a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel, and the display panel being configured to display colors corresponding to respective output color data of the first and second pixels, and a color data converter configured to convert input color data to generate the output color data, the color data converter including a determiner configured to receive the input color data, to determine whether the first pixel displays a white color and the second pixel displays a black color, and to generate a first determination signal based on a result of the determination, and an adjustment unit configured to adjust the output color data of the first or second pixel based on the first determination signal.
US09613549B2
A badge mounted on a vehicle is provided herein. The badge includes a housing having a viewable portion. A first and a second light source are disposed inside the housing and are each configured to direct light toward the viewable portion. The viewable portion is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by light emitted from the first light source. Light emitted from the second light source produces a sparkle on the viewable portion.
US09613544B2
Systems and methods for an electroactive polymer actuated dot structure is disclosed herein. According to an aspect, an actuated dot structure includes a housing. The actuated dot structure also includes a pin configured to move between a first position and a second position with respect to the housing. Further, the actuated dot structure includes a multimorph engaged with the pin and configured to displace the pin between the first and second positions and to latch the pin in the second position.
US09613540B2
The examination support apparatus includes a question database, an answer status database, a question output unit, an answer acquisition unit, a correct/incorrect determination unit, a calculation unit, and a determination unit. The question output unit extracts and outputs examination questions from the question database. The answer acquisition unit acquires an answer to each of the above-described examination questions transmitted from an examinee terminal, and the correct/incorrect determination unit determines whether the answer is correct or incorrect. The calculation unit calculates for the examinee a correct-answer percentage to the examination questions in the same administering section based on a result of the correct/incorrect determination. The determination unit calculates a change in a correct-answer percentage for the examinee from the correct-answer percentage of the examination questions in the particular administering section stored in the answer status database and the correct-answer percentage calculated, and determines the change.
US09613528B2
A method and apparatus for vehicle position indexing. The method includes: obtaining position information of a vehicle in real time, and monitoring a current road segment where the vehicle is located based on the position information and road segment information divided by road network information; in response to having monitored that the vehicle enters into the current road segment, building a road segment index record that includes identification information of the vehicle, identification information of the current road segment, and a time when the vehicle enters into the current road segment; and in response to having monitored that the vehicle leaves the current road segment, adding the time when the vehicle leaves the current road segment, into the road segment index record.
US09613525B2
Various methods and systems for hazard detectors are presented. Such hazard detectors may include one or more hazard sensors that are configured to detect the presence of one or more types of hazards. Such hazard detectors may include a circular or a ring-shaped light comprising a plurality of lighting elements. Such a ring-shaped light may be configured to illuminate using a plurality of colors and, possibly, a plurality of animation patterns. Such hazard detectors may include a processing system configured to cause the ring-shaped light to illuminate using the plurality of colors and the plurality of animation patterns in response to a plurality of states corresponding to the battery module and the plurality of hazard sensors.
US09613516B2
Aspects of the present disclosure involve an apparatus, systems, and methods for soiled garment detection and notification. The method may include receiving a measure of odor being released from a garment from a soiled garment detection apparatus. The method may further include determining that the measure of odor exceeds an acceptable odor threshold. A message may then be sent to a user device associated with the garment (e.g. a device of the owner of the garment) in response to determining that the measure of odor exceeds the threshold. The message may include a notification that the garment is soiled, and a suggested course of action to improve the measure of odor released by the garment.
US09613512B2
Messages from wireless devices are intercepted by a controller, such as an access point for a wireless network, a security system controller, a home automation controller, an industrial or business automation controller, or a combination thereof. The controller logs device-identifying information about the devices that sent the messages that that were intercepted. Examples of the device-identifying information include a MAC address, a device name, a brand of the device, an SSID of an AP connected to the device, or a class of device. The intercepted message is used to trigger one or more events, either based solely on intercepting the message or in combination with other parameters.
US09613510B2
A method and apparatus are provided, wherein the apparatus performs the steps of detecting a moving object within a secured area, determining a size of the moving object, determining that the size exceeds a predetermined size threshold value associated with an animal, determining an aspect ratio of the moving object, determining that the aspect ratio meets a predetermined aspect ratio threshold value associated with an animal or crawling human, but not an upright human, retrieving an indicator from memory that establishes whether an animal is present or not present within the secured area, and setting an alarm upon detecting that the moving object exceeds the predetermined size threshold value, that the determined aspect ratio meets the predetermined aspect ratio threshold value of an animal or crawling human, and that the indicator establishes that there is no animal present in the secured area.
US09613501B2
A single reel game includes a single reel having a plurality of symbols that are adjacent to one another. The single reel then moves and follows a track that displays the symbols in a spatial order. The single reel is then stopped at a starting reel stop that provides a reference point for stopping the single reel. A win window displays the plurality of the single reel symbols. A payline is then overlaid on the symbols within the win window. The single reel game also includes a paytable that lists a plurality of payout prizes for each combination of symbols along the payline. A prize is awarded when the single reel game symbols along the payline match the paytable combination of symbols.
US09613500B2
A method and a gaming system for adjusting eligibility rules for wager-dependent bonus features in a wagering game, the game including one or more rule-adjusting activities related to randomly generated outcomes of the game. Rule-adjusting activities achieved by a player can be assessed according a qualification scheme, and can qualify the player for the wager-dependent bonus award even though the player made a non-eligible wager.
US09613492B2
Disclosed is a multi-mode gaming terminal that utilizes at least one controller to detect a selection between a cash mode of operation and a tournament mode of operation. If the cash mode is selected, the terminal executes a wagering game with a first payback return. If the tournament mode is selected, the terminal executes the wagering game with a second payback return and a tournament return. In tournament mode, for each tournament eligible play of the wagering game resulting in a winning outcome, a predetermined number of tournament points are added to a tournament entry and, upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the tournament entry is entered into a tournament.
US09613491B2
The present invention is a method for completing wagers and purchases from a gaming device when a player presses or selects the cash out feature on the device. The present invention provides for a more convenient method for players to make additional gaming wagers and purchases directly from a gaming device. The player can select the option to make a wager on a sporting event, lottery game, Keno game or any game of chance offered by the gaming establishment. The present invention also enables the player to select the option to make purchases for among other things show tickets, sporting events, movies, retail items or even credit the proceeds from the gaming device to the players hotel room account.
US09613486B2
Methods, systems, and computer programs are provided for executing games, processed by one or mover servers. The one or more servers are provided with access to a network for communication with one or more client computers. One method includes operations for sending an interface for a casino-type game to a client computer, and for starting an online game that is displayed with the interface for the casino-type game. The method further includes operations for detecting a bet placed in the casino-type game, and for determining an outcome of the bet in the casino-type game. A character is moved along a path of the online game, where the amount of movement of the character is based on the outcome of the bet or wager.
US09613481B2
Methods and systems disclosed herein for processing sheets of sheet material include receiving a sheet in a first sheet-accepting device. The methods and systems include detecting first information of the sheet, which includes a first serial number of the sheet. The methods and systems include receiving each of the sheets in a second sheet-accepting device. The methods and systems methods and systems include detecting second information of each sheet, which includes a second serial number of such sheet. The methods and systems include determining whether the first serial number of the sheet matches the second serial number of any of the sheets. The methods and systems include generating a report in response to determining that the first serial number of the sheet does not match the second serial number of any of the sheets.
US09613480B2
A method for authenticating a tag, includes: a step (205) of capturing an image, with a communicating mobile terminal, of at least a portion of a tag having at least a portion of an identifier; a step (210) of transmitting the identifier to a server; a step (215) of reading, from a memory of tag images, the image of a tag having the identifier; a step (220) of transmitting, to the communicating mobile terminal, at least a portion of the image read from the memory; and a step (230) of displaying at least a portion of the transmitted image superimposed on an image captured by the terminal.
US09613476B2
An identification management system is provided at a dwelling. One or more bridges are at the dwelling, each including a computing device in an interior of a dwelling with an internet-facing radio, and a second radio communicating with one or more Bluetooth LE devices or an equivalent device. One or more Bluetooth devices or Bluetooth peripheral devices, collectively, Bluetooth devices are in communication with the bridge. The bridge uses detection of a Bluetooth device that is associated with a person to track the person relative to the dwelling.
US09613471B2
An apparatus and a method for diagnosing actuators in a vehicle can improve accuracy and reliability of a failure diagnosis by allowing a diagnostic control apparatus in a vehicle to measure power data and implementing a fast diagnosis by reducing a separation time and a diagnosis time of a measurement apparatus.
US09613469B2
A graphical user interface is provided that can be used on a diagnostic tool. The graphical user interface allows a technician to operate various functions of the diagnostic tool including searching for additional information on the Internet, receiving weather information that is relevant to certain diagnostic tests, and displaying in certain formats the retrieved vehicle data and when certain vehicles were last scanned or diagnosed.
US09613467B2
A software and method for updating a scan tool with limited memory are provided. An available diagnostic software database is located remotely from the scan tool. The diagnostic software database is vastly larger than the available memory on the scan tool. The technician can access the database and download the software modules he needs based on the vehicle or vehicles he is servicing and the available scan tool memory.
US09613465B1
The present disclosure discloses a method for suturing 3D coordinate information. The method includes disposing a correction block on a test platform; capturing first 3D coordinate information represented by a first viewing angle and second 3D coordinate information represented by a second viewing angle from the correction block; determining a first center coordinate of the first 3D coordinate information and a second center coordinate of the second 3D coordinate information; superimposing the first 3D coordinate information to the second 3D coordinate information to form first overlap 3D coordinate information; suturing the first 3D coordinate information into the second 3D coordinate information to form a first 3D coordinate suturing result according to an iterative closet point algorithm; and determining a first transformation relation of the first viewing angle versus the second viewing angle according to the first 3D coordinate information and the first 3D coordinate suturing result.
US09613462B2
A contextual local image recognition module of a device retrieves a primary content dataset from a server and then generates and updates a contextual content dataset based on an image captured with the device. The device stores the primary content dataset and the contextual content dataset. The primary content dataset comprises a first set of images and corresponding virtual object models. The contextual content dataset comprises a second set of images and corresponding virtual object models retrieved from the server.
US09613461B2
Provided is a display control apparatus including a state detection unit configured to detect a state of a user who observes an image, and a display control unit configured to cause a display to display the image in which a plurality of display content items are superimposed on a photographed image, and to control a behavior of each of the display content items according to the state of the user.
US09613448B1
Implementations relate to augmented display of information in a device view of a display screen. In some implementations, a method includes detecting a physical display screen appearing in a field of view of an augmenting device, and detecting an information pattern in output associated with the physical display screen. The method extracts displayable information and screen position information from the information pattern, where the screen position information is associated with the displayable information and indicates a screen position on the physical display screen. The method causes a display of the displayable information overlaid in the field of view of the augmenting device, where the display of the displayable information is based on the screen position information.
US09613447B2
Data within a database are displayed to discover patterns of events in time-based data. A first display of a linear timeline indicating events within time-based data is provided. The linear timeline of the first display may be transformed into a second display to cluster the events within the time-based data, where the second display includes one or more from the group of a stacked linear timeline of the events, a polar (annular) timeline of the events, and a helical timeline of the events. Patterns of the events are revealed within the second display to identify event associations.
US09613435B1
A computer-implemented method for generating a color map using a color space, the generating including selecting lightness points representing lightness values, generating a lightness plot based on the lightness points, the lightness plot non-linearly increasing from a minimum lightness value to a maximum lightness value, and selecting chromaticity points, where the chromaticity points are represented using a plurality of dimensions, and the chromaticity points representing chromaticity values. The method includes generating a chromaticity plot based on the chromaticity points, and associating chromaticity values along the chromaticity plot with respective lightness values along the lightness plot, the associating specifying a plurality of colors. The method also includes identifying an in-gamut range for an RGB representation of the plurality of colors, the RGB representation provided in an RGB color space, and converting the color map from the color space to the RGB color space.
US09613431B2
Relightable free-viewpoint rendering allows a novel view of a scene to be rendered and relit based on multiple views of the scene from multiple camera viewpoints. Cast shadows in the scene are handled to allow local occlusion to be taken into account when determining irradiance estimates for the sample positions in the scene. This is achieved by determining an initial estimate of irradiance by ignoring local occlusion, then using that initial irradiance estimate with knowledge of the scene geometry to determine an angle-dependent radiance estimate for the scene. This radiance estimate can then be used with the knowledge of the scene geometry to determine local irradiance estimates at the sample positions within the scene.
US09613413B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining part wear using a mobile device. One such exemplary method includes capturing, using the mobile device, at least one digital image of a wear part of a machine. The method further includes determining, by the mobile device and based on the at least one digital image, a degree of wear of the wear part.
US09613410B2
Gas visualization in an image depicting a scene, for an example embodiment comprises capturing a first IR image depicting the scene at a first time instance and a second IR image depicting the scene at a second time instance; performing image processing operations on image data derived from said first IR image and from said second IR image, to generate a collection of data representing the location of gas in one of the first or second IR images; and generating a third image by adjusting pixel values in an image depicting the scene, dependent on pixel values of said collection of data. According to various embodiments, there is further provided further processing of the collection of data, and/or gas detection, before generation of the third image with adjusted pixel values.
US09613404B2
It is provided according to the present application an image processing method applied to an electronic device equipped with a binocular camera. The image processing method includes: calculating a motion direction of a first image and a motion direction of a second image, wherein the first image and second image are captured by two cameras of the binocular camera respectively; performing deblurring on the first image and the second image; and combining the images which are already deblurred to obtain a definite three-dimensional perspective image. According to the image processing method, a blurry image generated during imaging is deblurred, the blurring caused by movement or the like may be weakened, the definition of the deblurred image is better than the definition of the blurred image, thereby leading to a better imaging result.
US09613394B2
Techniques related to graphics rendering including techniques for color compression and/or decompression using adaptive quantization are described.
US09613389B2
A method for hiding texture latency in a multi-thread virtual pipeline (MVP) processor including the steps of: allowing the MVP processor to start running a main rendering program; segmenting registers of various MVP kernel instances in the MVP processor according to the length set, acquiring a plurality of register sets with the same length, binding the register sets to chipsets of the processor at the beginning of the running of the kernel instance; allowing a shader thread to give up a processing time slot occupied by the shader thread after sending a texture detail request, and setting a Program Counter (PC) value in the case of return; and returning texture detail and allowing the shader thread to restart running.
US09613385B2
A system for analyzing performance data associated with a mail processing device includes a reporting module operable to receive, over a network, first data related to the operation of a mail processing device at one of a plurality of mail processing sites, wherein each of the plurality of mail processing sites is associated with a database accessible over the network, store the first data in a database associated with the mail processing site of the mail processing device, receive, over the network, second data identifying filter criteria for the first data, filter, using a processor, the first data with the second data, generate, using a processor, a report based on the filtered first data, and communicate the report over the network.
US09613383B2
Power plant field monitoring system and method using a QR code in which, when a user photographs a QR code attached to a monitoring field and transmits the photographed QR code to a route server, the route server transmits matching information that matches the transmitted QR code, from among process values at the monitoring field which are collected by a main control server, to a user terminal.
US09613361B2
A system and method provide rewards or loyalty incentives to card member customers. The system includes an enrolled card member customer database, an enrolled merchant database, a participating merchant offer database and a registered card processor. The enrolled card member customer database includes transaction accounts of card member customers enrolled in a loyalty incentive program. The enrolled merchant database includes a list of merchants participating in the loyalty incentive program. The participating merchant offer database includes loyalty incentive offers from participating merchants. The registered card processor receives a record for charge for a purchase made with an enrolled merchant by an enrolled card member customer and uses the record of charge to determine whether the purchase qualifies for a rebate credit in accordance with a discount offer from the enrolled merchant. If the purchase qualifies for a rebate credit, the registered card processor provides the rebate credit to an account of the enrolled card member customer. The registered card processor also provides for electronic notification of rewards offers or credit to prepaid cards, in response to purchases conforming to a specific set of merchant criteria. The system provides a coupon-less way for merchants to provide incentive discounts and/or credits to enrolled customers, along with notifying customers of other available incentive offers.
US09613350B1
A payment reader includes a contactless interface for communicating with a contactless device. The payment reader has a processor that executes instructions stored in memory, and the instructions include instructions for a plurality of firmware modules including a message dispatcher module and a plurality of functional modules. The functional modules generate messages and the message dispatcher module stores the messages in a queued data structure such as a stack or a queue. The messages are provided to the functional modules from the queued data structure. Some of the messages are timed messages that are returned to the queued data structure.
US09613347B2
A method of staging a transaction includes receiving transaction information at an automated terminal. A staging record is generated for the transaction, responsive to the transaction information received. The staging record includes a retrieval key to identify the staging record, and a transaction type identifier. Instructions are provided for fulfillment of the transaction at an agent terminal, where the transaction is rejected if the retrieval key does not lead to the staging record and the transaction proceeds if the retrieval key leads to the staging record.
US09613344B2
The present invention relates to a game supply system and method using a personal area network, a service server, a game relay method, a mobile communication terminal, and a storage medium. The game supply system includes a first end terminal (170) connected to a first mobile communication terminal (150) through a first personal area network (160) and configured to execute game data received from a game server (120). The first mobile communication terminal (150) is connected to a service server (110) through a mobile communication network (140) and configured to relay data between the first end terminal and the service server. The service server is connected to the game server through the mobile communication network, and is configured to authenticate the first end terminal and the first mobile communication terminal and request the service server to provide requested game data. The game server provides requested game data to the service server.
US09613339B2
A system and computer program product for improving information exchange in a social network environment. Actions (e.g., copying) being performed on an electronic object (e.g., e-mail) are detected. Furthermore, the entry of the electronic object in a social networking website is detected thereby identifying an association between this electronic object and this social networking website. Rule patterns are identified based on these detected actions and these associations. Indications of these associations are stored in terms of concept nodes in a hierarchical tree using the identified rule patterns. Social networking feeds of interest are then searched using the hierarchical tree as well as a current electronic object of a user (e.g., status message on a social networking feed, e-mail). The user would then be provided an opportunity to repost an information nugget from the current electronic object in one or more of these social networking feeds of interest.
US09613332B2
Devices, systems and methods for tracking and auditing shipment items are provided by capturing video of the shipment items handled in a facility. In certain embodiments, tracking devices are disclosed that can be integrated in a platform for material handling vehicle and manufacturing systems. In certain embodiments, tracking devices can provide tracking and auditing of shipment items by using a method of capturing video of shipment items as they are being handled. In certain embodiments, tracking devices can be coupled to video cameras. The video to be captured may be determined based on the information collected and/or commands received in relation to the items. In some embodiments, the method can create metadata and associate video and item information for shipment items handled in a facility. The video and metadata can be accessed through a communication network at a later time for tracking, auditing and other purposes.
US09613322B2
A method and system to evaluate data efficacy across an enterprise is disclosed. The method includes the step of indexing a set of data sources that include at least one of structured and unstructured data artifacts. The method further includes accessing the indexing on the one or more data sources with a computer. The method further includes the step of generating a plurality of analytics about the data sources based on the indexing, wherein the analytics include a plurality of: a document originality analytic, a corpus storage volume analytic, a data source ingest analytic, a document type analytic, and an analysis analytic. The method further includes displaying, on a display device, an interactive visualization of results based on the analytics, wherein the visualization comprises at least one of: a histogram, a graph, a timeline, a panel, a list, a chart, a popup, and a table.
US09613316B2
A method optimizes a predictive computation model efficiently. The method includes (i) selecting model parameters that are expected to take real values within a one-sided predetermined range; and (ii) iteratively: (a) receiving a set of input values; (b) executing the computation model based on the input values; (c) updating the values of the model parameters to minimize a loss function; and (d) examining each of the model parameters, such that, when the examined model parameter attains or moves past a value that is idempotent to the computation model, removing the model parameter from the computation model. In one embodiment, the predetermined range is either the range between a predetermined positive real value and positive infinity or the range between a predetermined negative real value and negative infinity. The predetermined positive real value or the predetermined negative real value may be an idempotent value to the model computation.
US09613315B2
A method for sharing, by a secondary machine, an interactive region of a predefined application, executed on a primary machine to which the secondary machine is connected by a physical communications network, including learning a behavior, defining at the primary machine an interactive region to be shared, the interactive region being created within the application and not covering all of the application, exporting at the primary machine the interactive region to be shared to at least one secondary machine, and reproducing an interactive reflection of the interactive region on a secondary machine, the behavior of the interactive reflection being identical to that of the defined and exported interactive region such that identical inputs produce identical results.
US09613311B2
Electronic devices and methods for processing an input content are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a first input content through a first operation; displaying the first input content on the display unit, the first input content comprising at least two elements; determining a first element from the at least two elements in accordance with a predetermined rule; obtaining a second element through a second operation, the second element not belonging to the at least two elements; updating the first element with the second element at the position where the first element has been displayed on the display unit; and displaying the second element on the display unit.
US09613307B1
In certain embodiments of radio frequency identification (RFID) operational capability removal, different stages of a life cycle of an RFID integrated circuit (IC) are supported. In one stage, an RFID IC is coupled to an RFID antenna and uses the RFID antenna to communicate wirelessly. In another stage, an operational capability of the RFID IC is removed by coupling a component thereto. For example, a circuit board includes an RFID IC and an RFID antenna operably coupled thereto. During a manufacturing stage of a device, the RFID IC can communicate using the RFID antenna. As part of the device assembly, a device component is mated to the circuit board. Respective electrical connection parts of the circuit board and of the device component are coupled together as part of a mating procedure. The coupling removes an operational capability of the RFID IC, such as a capability to use the RFID antenna.
US09613302B2
Queries from a control device are answered based on the data actually used. When a control command is received from a host computer, the recording control unit of a printer changes a value related to the recordable area stored in a temporary storage area according to the content of the control command, uses the new value to record in the recordable area, and returns the new value when queried by the host computer about the setting for which the value was changed.
US09613300B2
Multiple pixels are selected from one or more images of an object fabricated from an unknown material captured from one or more viewing directions and one or more trained classification engines are applied to the selected pixels so as to obtain initial estimates of the material at each selected pixel. The one or more trained classification engines are each trained at a training direction and are each characterized by performance characteristics that vary based at least in part on directional deviation from that training direction. A posterior probability for the collection of selected multiple pixels is calculated, wherein the posterior probability is calculated based at least in part on the performance characteristics and directional deviation of a surface normal of the object at a selected pixel from the one or more training directions. The material of the object is classified based on the calculated posterior probability.
US09613296B1
Systems and methods are provided for identifying a subset of exemplar images in a set of exemplary images that may be used to generate an image classifier having one or more desirable performance characteristics. A computing system may select every possible subset of exemplar images from a set of exemplar images and may generate a classifier for each selected subset of images. The computing system may use each generated classifier to classify one or more images in order to generate performance statistics related to how each classifier performed when classifying the one or more images. The computing system may identify a particular subset of exemplar images that is associated with performance statistics of a classifier that satisfies one or more desired performance characteristics.
US09613288B2
Systems and methods are provided for automatically identifying and healing spots in images. In an embodiment, a method receives, at a computing device, a selection of an area of an image, the area having a center. The method includes calculating, by the computing device, pixel values of pixels in the selected area and determining, based at least in part on the calculated pixel values, a threshold value. The method further includes detecting, based at least in part on comparing pixel values in the selected area to the threshold value, one or more spots in the selected area. The method also includes creating, by the computing device, a mask for the one or more spots. The method replaces pixels in the mask with non-spot pixels.
US09613287B2
The size of a feature descriptor is reduced with the accuracy of object identification maintained. A local feature descriptor extracting apparatus includes a feature point detecting unit configured to detect feature points in an image, a local region acquiring unit configured to acquire a local region for each of the feature points, a subregion dividing unit configured to divide each local region into a plurality of subregions, a subregion feature vector generating unit configured to generate a feature vector with a plurality of dimensions for each of the subregions in each local region, and a dimension selecting unit configured to select dimensions from the feature vector in each subregion so as to reduce a correlation between the feature vectors in proximate subregions based on positional relations among the subregions in each local region and output elements of the selected dimensions as a feature descriptor of the local region.
US09613286B2
A method and mobile terminal for correcting a gaze of a user in an image are provided. The method includes detecting first eye outer points that define a first eye region of the user in an original image; setting second eye outer points different from the first eye outer points; and transforming the first eye region inside of the first eye outer points to a second eye region inside of the second eye outer points.
US09613273B2
An object tracking device includes a short-term processing portion and a long short-term processing portion that are implemented by circuitry and work in a collaborative manner to track an object. The short-term processing portion includes a filter that tracks the object based on short-term memory and spatiotemporal consistency. The long short-term processing portion performs key-point matching-tracking and estimation based on a key-point database in order to track the object. A controller determines an output of the object tracking device based on the processing conducted by the short-term and long short-term processing portions of the tracking device, respectively.
US09613271B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining severity of a geomagnetic disturbance on a power grid using similarity measures are provided herein. A method includes extracting multiple features of activity associated with geomagnetically induced currents from multiple heterogeneous data streams; comparing the extracted features to historical data related to geomagnetically induced currents to determine a level of similarity between each of the extracted features and the historical data; assigning a level of severity to one or more of the extracted features having a level of similarity with the historical data above a given threshold; and generating a notification comprising (i) a prediction of activity associated with geomagnetically induced currents based on the extracted features having a level of similarity with the historical data above the given threshold, and (ii) the level of severity assigned thereto.
US09613268B2
A system to process graphical elements within a book during assessment of the book for suitability for conversion to an audio format includes an image classification subsystem, an image processing subsystem, and a weighting subsystem. The image classification subsystem is configured to classify a graphical element based on at least one of a context of the graphical element and properties of the graphical element. The image processing subsystem is configured process the graphical element to create a processed graphical element, the processing responsive to the classification of the graphical element. The weighting subsystem is configured to produce a weighting corresponding to the processed graphical element, the weighting indicating an impact of the graphical element of suitability of the book for conversion to the audio format.
US09613266B2
A complex background-oriented optical character recognition method and device are provided. The method of the present invention includes: collecting image information to obtain a collected image; according to character characteristics, acquiring a target character region from the collected image, and taking same as a target object; extracting character edge information in the target object using a differential method to obtain an extracted image; superposing the target object and the extracted image to obtain a recovery image; conducting inversion and Gaussian filtration processing on the recovery image to obtain a processed image; searching for a target character location in the processed image; and recognizing the target character location. On this basis, accurate and quick locating and recognition of characters can be realized on the basis of effectively suppressing background noise and highlighting character information.
US09613263B2
One embodiment provides a method including: receiving a plurality of handwriting ink strokes; determining, using a processor, at least one grouping of the plurality of handwriting ink strokes, wherein the grouping is determined using spacing associated with the plurality of handwriting ink strokes and at least one attribute associated with at least one portion of the plurality of handwriting ink strokes; sending the at least one grouping to a recognition engine; receiving machine input from the recognition engine; and displaying, on a display device, the machine input. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US09613261B2
Three-dimensional (3-D) spatial image data may be received that is associated with at least one arm motion of an actor based on free-form movements of at least one hand of the actor, based on natural gesture motions of the at least one hand. A plurality of sequential 3-D spatial representations that each include 3-D spatial map data corresponding to a 3-D posture and position of the hand at sequential instances of time during the free-form movements may be determined, based on the received 3-D spatial image data. An integrated 3-D model may be generated, via a spatial object processor, based on incrementally integrating the 3-D spatial map data included in the determined sequential 3-D spatial representations and comparing a threshold time value with model time values indicating numbers of instances of time spent by the hand occupying a plurality of 3-D spatial regions during the free-form movements.
US09613260B2
An apparatus and method calculate an energy consumption based on 3D motion tracking. The method includes setting at least one specific portion of an analysis target as a reference point, analyzing the reference point before and after the lapse of a predetermined time, and determining an energy consumption of the analysis target on the basis of the analyzed reference point.
US09613259B2
Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for matching faces. The method includes receiving an image of a face of a first person from a device of a second person, comparing the image of the face of the first person to a database of known faces in a contacts list of the second person, identifying a group of potential matching faces from the database of known faces, and displaying to the second person the group of potential matching faces. In one variation, the method receives input selecting one face from the group of potential matching faces and displays additional information about the selected one face. In a related variation, the method displays additional information about one or more face in the displayed group of potential matching faces without receiving input.
US09613256B2
A method of local feature identification comprises retrieving data representing a lightfield, forming an epipolar volume (V) from the retrieved data, applying a transform to epipolar planes retrieved from the epipolar volume, so as to represent the epipolar planes in a new space, identifying a plurality of epipolar lines, and identifying local features (fp) based on at least some of the epipolar lines.
US09613252B1
A fingerprint matching method and device are provided. The fingerprint matching method includes the step of capturing a plurality of registered templates, capturing a to-be-recognized data, comparing the to-be-recognized data and the plurality of registered templates, generating a plurality of comparison scores corresponding to the registered templates which overlap the to-be-recognized data, generating a comparison result according to the plurality of comparison scores, and determining whether the to-be-recognized data is verified according to the comparison result.
US09613250B2
A method for biometrical identification of a user includes receiving, as an input, biometrical properties of a user, and encoding the biometrical properties. The encoded biometrical properties are checked with corresponding provided biometrical user information, Based on a result of the check, the user is identified and a response of the identification is outputted. Prior to encoding, the biometrical properties are encrypted, The encoded biometrical properties are provided as a biometrical challenge. The biometrical challenge is decrypted for performing the check. A verification of the response is provided for.
US09613247B2
A sensing method and circuit of fingerprint sensor is disclosed. In a first phase, the sensing method supplies a first to third voltages to an electrode plate to be measured, a read-out circuit of the electrode plate to be measured and a conductor adjacent to the electrode plate to be measured, respectively. In a second phase, the sensing method stops supplying the first to third voltages and supplies voltage to the conductor and connects the electrode plate to be measured to the read-out circuit so the read-out circuit reads out a measurement result of the electrode plate to be measured. According to the sensing method and circuit, the measurement result of the electrode plate to be measured is not affect by capacitors between the electrode plate to be measured and the conductor.
US09613233B1
A method of performing an interactive procedure with a portable smart device utilizes assets that include asset identifiers in an industrial facility. The method provides indicia and/or photographs on a display of the portable smart device for procedural steps of a procedure to be performed on an industrial facility. The portable smart device receives an input to begin the procedure, displays indicia and/or photographs of an asset location and a first procedural step for an asset having an asset identifier. The portable smart device scans an asset identifier to ensure the proper asset is located. Thereafter, a procedural step for the asset is displayed. Upon performance of the step, an operator provides a confirmation to the smart device for ensuring that the procedural step is performed.
US09613230B2
The plug part (10) is connectable to a mating part (1), which is used as a connector of a device (50), to form a plug-in connection. The plug part (10) includes at least one non-volatile memory (13), a communication unit (15) and a microprocessor (14). A network having such plug parts (10) can be tested by means of a testing device, which is designed to generate test signals from information stored in the memory (13), which test signals can be laid on the cable wired leading out of the plug part (10) in order to generate measurement signals. The memory (13) preferably contains a list of permissible combinations of hardware and software versions, which can be compared with the current hardware and software combination of the device (50) in order to configure the device (50) and/or authorize the device (50) for normal operation.
US09613229B2
A method for generating a coordinate point in an embedded system comprises the following steps: obtaining a random number and a first fixed value, and performing a modulo operation on the random number by using the first fixed value as a modulus, so as to obtain first data; selecting each data bit from the first data; obtaining, according to a position of the selected data bit in the first data, an initial point value corresponding to the selected data bit from a pre-stored initial point value list when data in the selected data bit is not zero; and performing a point adding operation on the obtained initial point value and an intermediate point value, and outputting the obtained operation result as result data. In the present invention, by querying in a preset initial point value list, an initial point value in the initial point value list is obtained, and calculation is performed according to the initial point value, thereby greatly improving the speed of generating a coordinate point.
US09613226B2
A facility for accessing information relating to a person is described. In a reader device, the facility accesses first credentials stored in a first storage device, second credentials stored in a second storage device, and third credentials stored in the reader device. In the reader device, the facility uses a combination of the first credentials, second credentials, and third credentials to decrypt information relating to the person stored in the first storage device.
US09613225B2
An electronic device capable of securing data is provided. The electronic device includes a storage device for storing data and a number of securing strategies. Each of the securing strategies includes a securing condition for triggering a data securing action and one or more identifiers of the data to be secured. If the electronic device determines that a securing condition is met, the electronic device secured the data having the one or more identifiers corresponding to the met securing condition. A data securing system and method are also provided.
US09613217B2
Confidential content within a file is masked for display on a flexible display device. A legend relating the masking to the confidential content is displayed in a hidden area created by bending the flexible display device. The flexible display device monitors secondary users and their gaze towards the flexible display device and the hidden area to determine if unauthorized secondary users can see the display and hidden area of the flexible display device.
US09613210B1
Analysis of potentially malicious software samples in a virtualized environment is disclosed. One or more modifications are applied to a first virtual machine instance. The first virtual machine instance is initialized as a copy-on-write overlay associated with an original virtual machine image. Further, at least one modification includes the installation of startup instructions. The modified virtual machine instance is stared. A first set of modifications resulting from executing the first virtual machine instance is captured.
US09613194B2
Function control methods and systems for wearable electronic devices are provided. First, a flag having a specific initial value is provided in a wearable electronic device. Then, an operational state of the wearable electronic device is obtained. When the operational state is changed, the specific initial value of the flag is deleted or the flag is set to a specific value. Once the value of the flag does not match the specific initial value, at least one function of the wearable electronic device is disabled.
US09613185B2
According to an aspect, influence filtering in a graphical model includes accessing the graphical model in a data store. The graphical model includes a plurality of nodes connected by edges having edge strengths representing a degree of relation between the nodes. A target relation strength for a pair of nodes in the graphical model is received. An edge strength of an edge in a direct path between the pair of nodes is determined by traversing, in the graphical model, one or more paths other than the direct path between the pair of nodes. The determining also includes estimating a cumulative strength of the traversed paths, and calculating the edge strength for the edge in the direct path based on the cumulative strength of the traversed paths and the target relation strength. The calculated edge strength is assigned to the edge in the direct path between the two nodes.
US09613180B1
Described is a robotic control device for manipulating a gripper-held tool. The device includes a robotic gripper having a plurality of tactile sensors. Each sensor generates tactile sensory data upon grasping an tool based on the interface between the tool and the corresponding tactile sensor. In operation, the device causes the gripper to grasp a tool and move the tool into contact with a surface. A control command is used to cause the gripper to perform a pseudo-random movement with the tool against the surface to generate tactile sensory data. A dimensionality reduction is performed on the tactile sensory data to generate a low-dimensional representation of the tactile sensory data, which is then associated with the control command to generate a sensory-motor mapping. A series of control commands can then be generated in a closed-loop based on the sensory-motor mapping to manipulate the tool against the surface.
US09613175B2
A method includes obtaining a plurality of design rules for an integrated circuit, including a first set of design rules and a second set of design rules. An automated layout construction process performed on the basis of the first set of design rules but not on the basis of the second set of design rules creates a layout of the integrated circuit. The layout of the integrated circuit is checked for design rule violations wherein at least one member of the second set of design rules is not satisfied. The layout of the integrated circuit is modified for bringing the layout into conformity with each of the plurality of design rules if one or more design rule violations are found in the checking of the integrated circuit.
US09613173B1
A processor-implemented method is provided for placing and routing a circuit design. A first netlist is generated for the circuit design. Placement is performed for the first netlist on a target programmable integrated circuit (IC) to produce a first placed design. A set of optimizations are performed on the first placed design. The set of optimizations are recorded in an optimization history file. One or more optimizations specified in the optimization history file are performed on the first netlist to produce a second netlist that is different than the first netlist. Placement is performed for the second netlist on the target programmable IC to produce a second placed design that is different than the first placed design. Nets of the second placed design are routed to produce a placed and routed circuit design.
US09613161B2
A search engine determines a number of pages to present to a user based on one or more of a variety of factors. The search engine may send the search results to a client machine, which may present a subset of the results along with a pagination control in a scrollable interface. The pagination control may present the number of pages determined by the search engine. The search engine may also determine a number of search results to present prior to the presentation of non-scrollable user interface (UI) elements based on the same or different factors. After the amount of scrolling exceeds a threshold, a non-scrollable UI element may be displayed. Additional thresholds may exist, such that additional non-scrollable UI elements are added as the user continues to scroll.
US09613152B2
Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for discontinuing the following of records in an on-demand database service environment. In one embodiment, one or more records are identified according to one or more designated criteria. The records are stored in a database. The records are being followed by one or more users in an on-demand database service environment such that updates to the records are capable of being stored as feed items in one or more feed tables in the database. The feed items are capable of being published in an information feed displayed on one or more devices associated with the one or more users. The following of the identified one or more records by the one or more users is discontinued.
US09613150B2
The present invention offers a component that enables the presenter to begin presenting the first pages of the document as they become available, without having to wait on the entire document to be processed. The present invention provides an approach that is used to monitor document processing as it taking place on a server. As each page is in the document is processed (e.g., converted), a monitoring component signals a controlling component to alert it of the specific progress events (e.g., a new page available). The controlling component can immediately interface with clients using a real-time communication component, for example letting users know when each single page is available for consumption. Once alerted, an informed client can signal all other clients which page to view.
US09613147B2
Provided are methods and systems for collecting telemetry data by a telemetry library within a client device. A system for the collection of telemetry data by a telemetry library within a client device may comprise a client device to initialize the telemetry library. The system may further comprise a processor to contact a configuration server with identifying information specific to the client device to retrieve configuration information. The system may then perform a search using the identifying information, return configuration regular expressions related to the identifying information to the telemetry library, and identify the telemetry data along with a namespace or a scope to which the telemetry data belongs, using a name generated by the telemetry library.
US09613146B2
Systems and methods for searching domain names and owner information in a search tool involve networked databases, indexers, text indexes, and a server. The networked databases store domain names and owner information associated with the domain names. The indexers index suffixes of the domain names and of text-searchable portions of the owner information that have a minimum length of characters, and the text indexes store the indexed suffixes. In response to a search request, the server searches the text indexes for a matching domain name and/or matching owner information that satisfy the search request, queries the networked databases for corresponding owner information associated with the matching domain name and/or corresponding domain names associated with the matching owner information, and provides search results that include the matching domain name and the corresponding owner information and/or the matching owner information and the corresponding domain names.
US09613144B2
A system and method for enhancing search results is described. The system receives information and data about retailers and social network data about a user. The system then detects search terms input by the user into a search field (e.g., on a search webpage) and modifies the search terms at least partially based on the information associated with the various retailers and the social network data. The system (or the user) then submits the modified search terms to a search engine and receives search results based on the modified search terms.
US09613139B2
A method for real-time monitoring of changes in a sentiment respective of an input non-sentiment phrase. The method comprises receiving the input non-sentiment phrase and at least one tendency parameter respective of the input non-sentiment phrase; identifying in a data storage at least one of a term taxonomy that includes the input non-sentiment phrase, wherein the data storage contains a plurality of phrases including sentiment phrases, non-sentiment phrases, and a plurality of term taxonomies; computing a sentiment trend for the at least one term taxonomy; monitoring the sentiment trend to detect real-time changes in a direction of the sentiment trend with respect to the at least one tendency parameter; and generating at least a notification when a change in the direction of the sentiment trend with respect to the input tendency parameter has occurred.
US09613138B2
The present invention discloses methods, systems, and tools for unified semantic scoring of compositions of ontological subjects. The method breaks a composition into a plurality of partitions as well as its constituent ontological subjects of different orders and builds a participation matrix indicating the participation of ontological subjects of the composition in other ontological subjects, i.e. the partitions, of the composition. The method, systematically, enables the calculation of the semantic scores/ranks, value significances of ontological subjects of different orders and/or calculating and obtaining adjacency data of their visual graphical representations, and/or the association strengths between the ontological subjects of different orders of the composition. Various systems for implementing the method and numerous applications and services are disclosed.
US09613129B2
A method, system, and computer program for processing records is disclosed. The records are associated with record sets, based on a record number contained in the record. Record sets are associated with physically separate processor sets, which include one or more processors. Records are electronically routed to associated processor sets for processing, based on the record set associated with the record. Records are processed on processors in the processor sets. Furthermore, various localized affinities can be established. Process affinity can link server processes with processor sets. Cache affinity can link database caches with processor sets. Data affinity can link incoming data to processor sets.
US09613127B1
A distributed computing system executes a MapReduce job on streamed data that includes an arbitrary amount of imbalance with respect to the frequency distribution of the data keys in the dataset. A map task module maps the dataset to a coarse partitioning, and generates a list of the top K keys with the highest frequency among the dataset. A sort task module employs a plurality of sorters to read the coarse partitioning and sort the data into buckets by data key. The values for the top K most frequent keys are separated into single-key buckets. The other less frequently occurring keys are assigned to buckets that each have multiple keys assigned to it. Then, more than one worker is assigned to each single-key bucket. The output of the multiple workers assigned to each respective single-key bucket is stitched together.
US09613124B2
A server has a data processing module with instructions executed by a processor to maintain an annotation of a first visualization of data, where the first visualization of data has visualization configuration parameters. The annotation is linked to a second visualization of the data that utilizes the visualization configuration parameters.
US09613123B2
A method of processing a stream of raw data from a plurality of distributed data producing devices includes reducing the raw data to a plurality of representative synopsis coefficients, organizing the synopsis coefficients into a data structure with at least three dimensions, including a time window dimension and an accuracy dimension. Responsive to a detected anomaly in the data structure, at least one of a predetermined autonomous action and an action directed by a user is performed.
US09613122B2
A multi-shard database system receives a transaction including multiple actions directed to different shards of the database system. The database system creates a transaction record including a transaction identifier and a transaction status for the transaction in a transaction database. The database system then executes, in parallel, the multiple actions on the different shards by associating with each data item involved in the transaction a data structure that includes the transaction identifier and new data to be applied to the data item. The database system then updates the transaction status in the transaction record for the transaction from pending to completed when each of the multiple actions is successfully executed on the corresponding shard. Consistency is eventually implemented when the data structures associated with the data items involved in the transaction are evaluated. The evaluation of a data structure can be triggered by a read request or other events.
US09613118B2
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for cross-media recommendation by store a plurality of taste profiles corresponding to a first domain and a plurality of media item vectors corresponding to a second domain. An evaluation taste profile in the first domain is applied to a plurality of models that have been generated based on relationship among the plurality of taste profiles and the plurality of media item vectors, and obtain a plurality of resulting codes corresponding to at least one of the plurality of media item vectors in the second domain.
US09613113B2
A method of bootstrap sampling a dataset is described. With a process node, a series of random integers is generated. An assignment map is created. The assignment map includes a row identifier for each row of data of the dataset. A plurality of bootstrap sample identifiers defined by the series are assigned to at least one row identifier. An output table created from the assignment map. Rows of the output table include each instance of the bootstrap sample identifiers, the row identifier assigned with the bootstrap sample identifier, and data of the row.
US09613109B2
Described are methods, systems and computer readable media for query task operations based on memory allocation and performance criteria.
US09613102B2
A method of ranking data visualizations is performed at a computing device having one or more processors and memory. The memory stores one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. A user selects a set of data fields from a set of data. The computing device identifies a plurality of data visualizations based on the data fields selected by the user. For each of the plurality of data visualizations, a score is computed based on a set of ranking criteria. A first ranking criterion of the set of ranking criteria is based on values of one or more of the user-selected data fields in the set of data. A ranked list of the data visualizations is created, which is ordered according to the computed scores of the data visualizations. The ranked list is presented to the user.
US09613100B2
An OEM product label may be associated with a plurality of different OEM products; an identity of the manufacturer of the product associated with the label is determined based on the context of the product.
US09613098B2
A recommendation engine for works of literature uses patterns of flow and element similarities for scoring a first user-rated work of literature against one or more recommendation candidate works of literature. Cluster models are created using meta-data modeling the works of literature, the meta-data having literary element categories and instances within each category. Each instance is described by an index value (position in the literature) and significance value (e.g. weight or significance). Cluster finding process(es) invoked for each instance in each category find Similarity Concept clusters and Consistency Trend clusters, which are recorded into the cluster models representing each work of literature. The cluster model can be printed or displayed so that a user can visually understand the ebb and flow of each literary element in the literature, and may be digitally compared to other cluster models of other works of literature for potential recommendation to a user.
US09613095B2
A system stores information identifying functions and corresponding unique identifiers. Each of the functions corresponds to external functionality available from third party applications. An application developer selects one of the functions to supplement functionality of their application. The system provides a software object to the application developer. The software object includes instructions for, in response to user selection of a user interface element, preparing a query wrapper including the corresponding unique identifier of the function and an identifier of a corresponding entity. The instructions transmit the query wrapper to a search system and receive a result set from the search system. An item in the result set includes an access mechanism for a specified state of a target application. The instructions display the result set and, in response to user selection of the item, actuate the access mechanism to open the target application to the specified state.
US09613088B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for performing search queries and for query optimization. In accordance with certain embodiments, a query from a client may be received at a server, and a default query range (e.g., a period of time, or other factor) may be applied to the query. The query may be executed in a first execution using an index comprising a category of information stored in the database and subject to the default query range. If the number of query results from the first execution is outside a predetermined range, then the query range may be adjusted to obtain a number of query results closer to or within the predetermined range. Additionally, the query may be executed in a second execution using the index comprising the category of information stored in the database and subject to the adjusted query range. The query results obtained from the second execution of the query may be sent to the client.
US09613086B1
A method generates a graphical user interface, which includes a schema information region and a data visualization region. The schema information region includes field names, each associated with a data field from a data source, and relationship names, each associated with a relation between rows of the data source. The data visualization region includes a row shelf, a column shelf, and a connector shelf. The method detects user selection of field names and a request to associate those field names with respective shelves in the data visualization region. The method also detects user selection of relationship names and a request to associate those relationship names with respective shelves in the data visualization region. The method generates a visual graphic in the data visualization region according to the associations between the user-selected field names and corresponding shelves and the associations between the user-selected relationship names and corresponding shelves.
US09613085B2
A computerized method and system for correlating template data to select contextually relevant content including receiving a request from a consumer device to serve a template at a server, the template comprising at least one tag, selecting a content in a database associated with the at least one tag based at least in part on a correlation between the template and the at least one tag, substituting the at least one tag with the content, and transmitting the template from the server to the consumer device.
US09613084B2
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for using cinematic techniques to present data. Embodiments of the invention can be used to infer and generate cinematic techniques or combinations thereof based on a model and user action. Cinematic techniques can be used to meet the data exploration and analysis requirements of a user. As such, embodiments of the invention permit users (including non-programmers) to employ cinematic techniques (possibly in combination with other techniques) to gain insights into their data and also convey appropriate emotional messages.
US09613083B2
A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium are provided to access a graph comprising a plurality of nodes and at least one edge. Each node is associated with at least one database operation. Computer code is constructed that corresponds to the graph in accordance with a nesting level. The nesting level represents a degree of temporary storage to be allocated for intermediate output produced by the at least one database operation.
US09613077B2
Natural language management of online social network connections may comprise receiving natural language data associated with a user's social network interactions. The natural language data associated with a user's social network interactions is analyzed and features used in the user's social network interactions are determined based on the analysis. The contexts in which the features are used in the user's social network interactions may be also determined. Point values to the features used in the user's social network interactions are assigned. A fingerprint of the user is created at least based on the features and the point values. The created fingerprint may be compared with information associated with online communities, and based on the comparison, one or more of the online communities may be recommended as user's potential social network connections.
US09613065B2
An approach is provided for selective sharing of semantic information sets in a smart space interoperable across platforms, devices, and equipment. A personal smart space application creates a personal information space for a user, wherein the personal information space includes a plurality of semantic information sets. Thereafter, the personal smart space application receives a request for selective sharing of the semantic information sets, and merges, in response to the request, a projection of the selected semantic information sets into a shared information space.
US09613059B2
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.
US09613056B2
A pedestrian navigation system for navigating a foot apparatus comprises a system communication unit, a map database, a step data generation unit, a navigation path analysis unit and a feedback unit. The system communication unit communicates with an apparatus communication unit of the foot apparatus. The step data generation unit generates step data according to the sensing data of the foot apparatus. The navigation path analysis unit determines a navigation path and determines a heading direction of the foot apparatus. A turning direction and a turning angle are generated according to the navigation path and the heading direction. The feedback unit receives the turning direction and the turning angle to generate a feedback signal. The indication unit generates an indication signal according to the feedback signal to indicate the turning direction and the turning angle.
US09613054B2
A social networking system generates a location store based on information received from its users. The location store includes entries having a physical location description and one or more terms associated with the physical location description. One or more entries associated with physical location descriptions within an area are identified. A local frequency of occurrence of each term in the identified entry is determined, and a global frequency of occurrence of each term in the identified entries within the location store is determined. Trending terms in the identified entries are determined based on the local frequencies and the global frequencies. Identified entries are compared to each other, with a score based on differing terms in compared entries and whether the differing terms are trending terms is generated. If a score is less than a threshold value, a combined entry is generated from the compared entries.
US09613046B1
Updating a second cluster server that backs up a first cluster server includes retrieving a first metadata file from a first cluster server. The first metadata file includes a first ordered list of block identifiers for data blocks stored on a first plurality of block servers. The updating also includes retrieving a second metadata file from a second cluster server. The second metadata file includes a second ordered list of block identifiers for data blocks stored on a second plurality of block servers. The updating also includes comparing the first metadata file to the second metadata file to determine a difference list. The difference list includes block identifiers from the first ordered list that differ from block identifiers of the second ordered list. The updating also includes sending, to the first cluster server, a request for data blocks associated with the block identifiers from the difference list.
US09613043B2
Embodiments deploy delayering techniques, and the relationships between successive versions of a rich-media file become apparent. With this, modified rich-media files suddenly present far smaller storage overhead as compared to traditional application-unaware snapshot and versioning implementations. Optimized file data is stored in suitcases. As a file is versioned, each new version of the file is placed in the same suitcase as the previous version, allowing embodiments to employ correlation techniques to enhance optimization savings.
US09613041B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system extends a content repository by creating an auxiliary data store outside of the content repository and storing auxiliary data in the auxiliary data store, wherein the auxiliary data is associated with a collection of documents in the content repository. The system stores version information for the auxiliary data store and records of operations against the auxiliary data store in a log in the repository. In response to receiving a request for an operation against the auxiliary data store, the system determines that the auxiliary data store and repository are consistent based on the version information and applies the operation against the auxiliary data store. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for extending a content repository data model in substantially the same manners described above.
US09613034B2
Methods, apparatuses and computer program products are provided for updating a content item. In this regard, a current context associated with a content item can be determined based on criteria such as, a user's tendencies, user preferences, battery level, time of day, etc. The current context of the content item can be active or inactive. If a content item is in an active current context and an associated triggering event occurs, the content item can be updated. If the content item is in an inactive current context, the content item need not be updated. Content items may be updated in various manners, including generating a preview of the content item. A preview of a content item may be generated by retrieving the content item via an interface, where the interface is determined from data associated with the content item. Upon retrieval of a content item via the interface, a preview of the content item can be generated, such as by generating an image file having associated metadata. The metadata maybe used for linking the preview to additional, related content items.
US09613032B2
A technique and associated mechanism is described for registering event metadata at a first site, transferring the event metadata to a second site using a portable module, and processing the event metadata at the second site. A user can register the event metadata at the first site in the course of consuming broadcast content. Namely, when the user encounters an interesting portion of the broadcast content, the user activates an input mechanism, resulting in the storage of event metadata associated with the interesting portion on the portable module. The second site can upload the event metadata from the portable module and, in response, provide content associated with the event metadata, including recommended content associated with the event metadata.
US09613023B2
A computer-implemented system and method for developing ethnic and cultural emoticons that are downloadable or uploadable to smart devices or devices, such as laptops, smartphones, and tablet devices, for fast and efficient communications between smart device or other users is disclosed. The computer-implemented system and method also provides for updating cultural or ethnic dictionaries on a periodic basis to reflect the changing nature of language being used by ethnic and cultural groups so that effective communications can be carried out as these changes take place. The computer-implemented system and method include at least a system server connected to the Internet or similar wireless network and one or more databases connected to the system server that will store the ethnic and cultural dictionaries.
US09613021B2
Systems and methods for providing style-based spellchecking are provided. An example system includes a dictionary that includes one or more words in a language. At least one word in the dictionary is based on one or more styles of the language. The system also includes a language module that receives a user selection of the language in which to spellcheck a document. The system further includes a style module that receives a user selection of one or more selected styles of the language. The system also includes a spellchecking module that identifies in the document a word applicable to the one or more selected styles and that determines whether the dictionary includes one or more spellings of the word based on the one or more selected styles.
US09613008B2
A web-based system scans content for specific terms, and transforms occurrences of the terms into hypertext links. Each hypertext link provides access to a dynamically generated web page which contains aggregated content related to the respective term. The aggregated content may be gathered through a distributed keyword search of various content sources, including web sites and other sources on a wide area network. The results of the keyword search are aggregated into a single page or document, preferably with filtering to remove page elements not well suited for display on a mobile device. Occurrences of specific terms on this dynamically generated page may similarly be transformed into links, such that the user can browse content from various sources within a confined environment.
US09613005B2
The application provides method and apparatus for bidirectional typesetting. The method for bidirectional typesetting of the present application comprises: retrieving a small sample used for a document to be bi-directionally typeset; defining at least one reverse region, wherein the reverse region consists of successive characters required to be reversed in the retrieved small sample; and determining locations where the reversed characters will be located in the documents and recording the locations into a big sample.
US09612999B2
A vehicle computer system includes one or more processors configured to receive context data representative of a vehicle's environment from one or more modules. The one or more processors are programmed and configured to receive the context data from one or more modules, determine an attention demand value utilizing the context data and a workload value corresponding to the context data, and output an indicator to activate or adjust a do not disturb feature based on the attention demand value.
