US09661783B2
Provided is a cool air flow space in which cool air, that is generated by an inner fan disposed inside a housing, flows in the housing. An attachment member mounts a magnetic component on a bottom portion of the housing at a position within the cool air flow space. The attachment member includes a top plate and a pair of legs that extends downward from the top plate and that is fixed to the bottom portion.
US09661782B2
A rack system for mounting at least one data processing unit includes a shelf operable for moving from a position internally of the rack system to a position externally of the rack system. The shelf has an aperture and a fluid mover for moving fluid through the aperture in the shelf when the shelf is located in its external position.
US09661780B2
A heat-receiver includes: a first plate that receives heat at one face from a heat generating body; a second plate that is disposed facing another face of the first plate with a spacing therebetween, and that has a greater plate thickness than a plate thickness of the first plate; a first coupling portion that couples together the first plate and the second plate; and a second coupling portion that couples together the first plate and the second plate at a position that faces across the first plate toward the heat generating body, with a gap between the second coupling portion and the first coupling portion through which a coolant is capable of passing, and that has a width along the other face of the first plate that is greater than a width of the first coupling portion, as viewed along the coolant passing direction.
US09661774B2
A portable display device may include a display panel, a window, an attaching member and a blocking member. The display panel may have a drive circuit region and a display region. The window may be positioned facing to the display panel. The attaching member may be interposed between the display region of the display panel and the window to attach the display panel to the window. The blocking member may be arranged on a boundary line between the drive circuit region and the display region to prevent the attaching member from infiltrating into the drive circuit region. Thus, flows of the attaching member may be readily controlled using the blocking member having a simple structure to prevent the infiltration of the attaching member into the drive circuit region. As a result, the portable display device may be assembled by a simple process and a low cost.
US09661773B2
An electrical assembly for a motor vehicle includes a housing and two groups of electronic components that are installed in the housing and are encased using a thermosetting potting compound. Furthermore, the assembly includes two groups of connecting contacts. One of the connecting contacts is allocated respectively to one of the two groups of the electronic components. The connecting contacts are guided through the housing so as to electrically contact the respective electronic component. At least one of the groups of connecting contacts is surrounded on the inner side of the housing by a sealing collar that protrudes from the housing. The sealing collar is embedded during the process of assembling the assembly entirely or in part in the potting compound prior to the curing of the thermosetting potting compound.
US09661764B2
Disclosed herein is a display device having an intermediate panel firming supporting a display panel, maximizing heat dissipation and having a light weight, and a bracket facilitating assembly of the intermediate panel with other components. The display device includes the display panel, the intermediate panel disposed on the rear surface of the display panel, the bracket including a first combining part combined with the intermediate panel and a second combining part combined with the display panel and provided with guide grooves on the second combining part, a side cover including a frame part disposed at the edges of the display panel and the bracket, support parts extending from the frame part and supporting the bracket and a guide rib protruding in the forward direction of the support part and combined with the guide groove, and a rear cover disposed on the rear surface of the intermediate panel.
US09661758B2
Cost effective and efficient methods to maximize printed circuit board (PCB) utilization with minimized signal degradation are provided. The methods include electrically isolating a segmented via structure by controlling the formation of a conductive material within a plated via structure by utilizing different diameter drills within a via structure for trimming the conductive material at the via shoulder (i.e., the rim of a drilled two diameter hole boundary). The trimmed portion may be voided in the via structure for allowing electrically isolated plated through-hole (PTH) segments. One or more areas of trimmed rims within the via structure are used to form multiple stair like diameter holes to create one or more voids in the via structure. As a result, the formation of conductive material within the via structure may be limited to those areas necessary for the transmission of electrical signals.
US09661754B2
Substrates, such as printed circuit boards, are coated with an aqueous alkaline developable UV photosensitive material followed by applying an aqueous soluble UV transparent film to coat the UV photosensitive material. An aqueous alkaline soluble UV blocking composition is selectively applied to the surface of the UV blocking film to function as a mask. UV light is applied to portions of the UV photosensitive material not covered by the mask. The UV blocking composition, UV transparent film and selective sections of the UV photosensitive material are simultaneously removed with an aqueous alkaline developer solution to form an image on the substrate.
US09661747B1
Tamper-respondent assemblies and fabrication methods are provided which incorporate enclosure to circuit board protection. The tamper-respondent assemblies include a circuit board, and an electronic enclosure mounted to the circuit board and facilitating enclosing at least one electronic component within a secure volume. A tamper-respondent electronic circuit structure facilitates defining the secure volume, and the tamper-respondent electronic circuit structure includes a tamper-respondent circuit. An adhesive is provided to secure, in part, the electronic enclosure to the circuit board. The adhesive contacts, at least in part, the tamper-respondent circuit so that an attempted separation of the electronic enclosure from the circuit board causes the adhesive to break the tamper-respondent circuit, facilitating detection of the separation by a monitor circuit of the tamper-respondent electronic circuit structure.
US09661746B2
The present disclosure provides an article having a substrate having opposing first and second surfaces. A conductor micropattern disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The conductor micropattern has a plurality of traces defining a plurality of cells. The conductor micropattern has an open area fraction greater than 80% and a uniform distribution of trace orientation. Each of the traces has a trace width from 0.5 to 10 micrometer. The conductor micropattern is a tri-layer material comprising in sequence a semi-reflective metal, a transparent layer, and a reflective layer disposed on the transparent layer. The articles are useful in devices such as displays, in particular, touch screen displays useful for mobile hand held devices, tablets and computers. They also find use in antennas and for EMI shields.
US09661745B1
In accordance with disclosed embodiments, there are provided methods, systems, and apparatuses for vacuum lamination of a depth-sensing camera module PCB to a stiffener using built-in vacuum channels. For instance, there is disclosed in accordance with one embodiment means for assembling an electronics module, in which such means include at least affixing a plurality of top-side components to a top side of a printed circuit board; affixing a plurality of bottom-side components to the bottom side of the printed circuit board; sealing a stiffener plate to the bottom side of the printed circuit board, in which the stiffener plate includes a plurality of cavities to accommodate the plurality of bottom-side components affixed to the bottom side of the printed circuit board, and further in which the plurality of cavities are interconnected via one or more channels; applying a vacuum to the stiffener plate via a vacuum port of the stiffener plate to pull the printed circuit board onto the stiffener plate; and bonding the stiffener plate to the bottom side of the printed circuit board while the printed circuit board is held to the stiffener plate via the vacuum. Other related embodiments are disclosed.
US09661735B2
A synchrotron injector system comprising a first ion source which generates a first ion, a second ion source which generates a second ion having a smaller charge-to-mass ratio than a charge-to-mass ratio of the first ion, a pre-accelerator having the capability to enable to accelerate both the first ion and the second ion, a low-energy beam transport line which is constituted in such a way to inject either the first ion or the second ion into the pre-accelerator, and a self-focusing type post-accelerator which accelerates only the first ion after acceleration which is emitted from the pre-accelerator.
US09661734B2
A linac-based X-ray system for cargo scanning and imaging applications uses linac design, RF power control, beam current control, and beam current pulse duration control to provide stable sequences of interleaved pulses having different energy levels, for example alternating 4 MeV and 6 MeV pulses or other energies where the difference in levels is at least approximately 1 MeV and less than approximately 5 MeV. The pulse repetition rate can be 100-400 pulses per second or more. In an embodiment, a cool down calculation is combined with automatic frequency control to provide stable energy and dose per pulse even upon restarting of pulsing after an “off” period of indeterminate duration.
US09661733B1
Switching devices are provided. The switching devices include an input electrode, having a main electrode and a trigger electrode, and an output electrode. The main electrode and the trigger electrode are separated from the output electrode by a main gap and a trigger gap, respectively. During operation, the trigger electrode compresses and amplifies a trigger voltage signal causing the trigger electrode to emit a pulse of energy. This pulse of energy form plasma near the trigger electrode, either by arcing across the trigger gap, or by arcing from the trigger electrode to the main electrode. This plasma decreases the breakdown voltage of the main gap. Simultaneously, or near simultaneously, a main voltage signal propagates through the main electrode. The main voltage signal emits a main pulse of energy that arcs across the main gap while the plasma formed by the trigger pulse is still present.
US09661719B2
A foldable display device adapted to minimize waviness caused by being folded and then unfolded is discussed. The foldable display device according to an embodiment includes a display panel, a flexible film and an adhesion layer interposed between the display panel and the flexible film. The adhesion layer is partially removed from a fold area of the foldable display device.
US09661715B2
Solid state light emitting devices include multiple LED components providing adjustable melatonin suppression effects. Multiple LED components may be operated simultaneously according to different operating modes according to which their combined output provides the same or similar chromaticity, but provides melatonin suppressing effects that differ by at least a predetermined threshold amount between the different operating modes. Switching between operating modes may be triggered by user input elements, timers/clocks, or sensors (e.g., photosensors). Chromaticity of combined output of multiple LED components may also be adjusted, together with providing adjustable melatonin suppression effects at each selected combined output chromaticity.
US09661708B1
A device for driving several light sources is provided, wherein the several light sources are arranged in a light matrix structure, the device comprising a common circuitry and a driver matrix; wherein each cell of the driver matrix is connected to at least one cell of the light matrix structure; wherein a sense component is provided on a cell of the driver matrix, wherein the sense component determines a sense signal that is based on, and in particular dependent on or proportional to, an output signal driving the light source that is connected to this cell of the driver matrix; wherein the common circuitry comprises an adjustment circuitry that is arranged for obtaining the sense signal, for adjusting a reference signal, and for conveying the reference signal to the cell of the driver matrix that determined the sense signal; wherein the cell of the driver matrix is arranged for adjusting the output signal driving the light source based on the reference signal. Also, an according method is suggested.
US09661703B1
A tubular LED bulb includes a circuit board include an AC to DC conversion circuit that provides an output DC current at one of several selectable levels when provided with an AC power source. The DC current is routed through a plurality of LEDs at the selected DC current level. The AC to DC conversion circuit operates responsive to a selection circuit that allows a user to select a level corresponding to a desired light output level. The AC to DC conversion circuit allows the tubular LED bulb to be mounted in a conventional fluorescent light fixture, including a ballast, without regard to polarity. In some embodiments, the circuit board includes jumper blocks to allow multiple circuit boards to be connected in tandem.
US09661701B2
A driving apparatus configured to drive a light emitting device includes a driving current source module operable to supply current to the light emitting device via a node during operation. A protection module coupled to the node and the driving current source module selectively injects current to the node during operation. The driving current source module is controlled based on a detection result of a voltage on the node.
US09661698B2
A light emitting device including a light emitting component is provided, wherein said light emitting comprising an integrated light emitting diode and a semiconductor field effect transistor. The semiconductor field effect transistor may prevent situations such as overheating and voltage instability by controlling a current passing through the light emitting diode as well as enhancing the ability to withstand electrostatic discharge and reducing cost of the light emitting device in multiple aspects.
US09661688B2
A cooling and retaining body for holding heating elements, in particular PTC heating elements, having a heating-element holder, in which the heating elements are mounted. The heating element holder has a plurality of circumferentially distributed accommodating regions, in each of which at least one heating element is arranged, wherein the accommodating regions are formed between an outer part and an inner part, which is arranged in the outer part, and at least the outer part has a polygonal profile with a number of corners connected by sides, wherein the accommodating regions are arranged in the corners of the polygonal profile, and the sides of the polygonal profile are deformed elastically in order to generate a clamping force which acts on the respective heating elements.
US09661685B2
In a wireless communication system for performing a wireless communication based on a time division method between two wireless communication devices, data packets are transmitted from one wireless communication device to another. If the other wireless communication device fails to receive a packet in a correct order or has received a packet that does not coincide with a scheduled packet sequence number, the incorrectly received packet is stored in a storage unit, and released after the packet that is correctly received later so that the packets are obtained in the correct order. When the scheduled packet number fails to be updated in a certain frame, and the scheduled packet fails to be received in a succeeding frame, the other wireless communication device transmits a resend request in the succeeding frame.
US09661683B2
A method and a device for data processing in a cellular network are provided including the step of scheduling data transmission between mobile terminals utilizing a DRX mode of the mobile terminals. Furthermore, a communication system is suggested including said device.
US09661676B2
A method of operating a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications network includes sending, from the UE to a first network element, a first packet service session management request message indicating a request of a first session management service type for at least one of establishing a new packet data session or modifying an existing packet data session, the first packet service session management request message being sent towards a first access point name (APN); receiving, at the UE, a rejection message, the rejection message indicating the request of the first session management service type has been rejected; and performing a retry operation after receiving the rejection message, the retry operation including sending, from the UE, a second packet service session management request message of the first session management service type towards the first APN, the retry operation being prevented by the UE such that the retry operation is not performed by the UE until after at least one of, an expiration of a retry timer of the UE, or detection, at the UE, of a retry trigger event.
US09661675B2
The present invention discloses a method and device for re-initiating EPS session management procedure. The application of technical solution proposed through embodiment of this invention can enable PGW to determine whether handover operation on MME side is completed through timing by timer and/or instruction message on MME side; if it is completed, re-initiate session management process of corresponding EPS system, thus enabling PGW to timely re-initiate EPS session management procedure, reducing the time for unnecessary waiting, and avoiding resource waste caused by repeated rejection of EPS session management procedure re-initiated when handover procedure is not completed, so as to improve reconnection efficiency of session management process of EPS system and reduce waste of communication resource.
US09661666B2
Apparatus and methods of communication include receiving, at a device, a device-specific identifier and a credential associated with an issuing identity provider, wherein an identity of the device is capable of authentication by the identity provider based on the device-specific identifier and the credential. Further, the aspects include storing the device-specific identifier and the credential in a secure environment on the device. Additionally, the device-specific identifier is capable of being associated with different subscriber service accounts each with a different one of a plurality of service providers. The described aspects also include apparatus and methods of an identity provider and a provisioning provider for managing identities in a multiple network environment, and apparatus and methods of a service provider for providing the device with access to a service.
US09661659B2
Disclosed is a method for transmitting and receiving a signal by a station (STA) in a wireless LAN system, the method comprising the steps of: performing clear channel assessment (CCA); when electric power equal to or larger than a predetermined level is detected as a result of the CCA, transmitting, to an AP, a request relating to configuration of an interval; and receiving interval information as a response to the request, wherein when the electric power equal to or larger than the predetermined level has resulted from uplink transmission, the received interval information is information synchronized with interval information of a basic service set (BSS) relating to the uplink transmission.
US09661653B2
Technology for performing device-to-device (D2D) communications is disclosed. A user equipment (UE) can identify D2D data to be transmitted from the UE. The D2D data can be identified when the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle. The UE can be limited to using a defined resource allocation mode to transmit the D2D data from the UE. A service request procedure can be initiated at the UE. The service request procedure can trigger the UE to perform an RRC connection establishment procedure with an evolved node B (eNB) to switch the UE from the RRC idle mode to an RRC connected mode. The UE can receive an uplink (UL) grant from the eNB for communicating the D2D data from the UE. The UE can send the D2D data using the UL grant provided by the eNB.
US09661650B2
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate allocation of uplink acknowledgement (ACK) resources for a wireless communication system. Various aspects described herein facilitate explicit creation and transmission of a bundled assignment of downlink communication resources and uplink resources for ACK transmission, thereby facilitating overhead-efficient ACK allocation for users that can communicate pursuant to a persistent resource assignment without requiring scheduling information from an associated control channel. Additionally, indexing schemes for uplink ACK resources are provided herein to facilitate ACK allocation for systems in which both scheduled and persistent users can communicate at a common transmission time interval (TTI).
US09661645B2
The invention relates to an apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code con-figured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: search for feasible component carriers by measurements, and if at least one feasible component carrier is found, take it into use; select at least one home node for negotiations for obtaining resources, the selection being based on the measurements, and negotiate for obtaining resources, if no feasible component carriers are found; take into use at least one feasible component carrier obtained based on the negotiations, if at least one feasible component carrier is obtained; and take into use at least one component carrier which is closest feasible, if no feasible component carriers are obtained.
US09661644B2
There is provided a wireless communication system that is capable of preventing interference with a primary use system caused by a CPE emitting radio waves at a frequency which is not a transmittable frequency before acquiring a list of transmittable frequencies based on its position information. In a wireless communication system that uses white space, a BS 10 and a CPE 22 store a specific frequency which is guaranteed to not interfere with a primary user. The BS 10 regularly switches between a first period when communication is performed at an operating frequency that uses white space and a second period when communication is performed at the specific frequency. In a case where whether the operating frequency is a transmittable frequency of the CPE 22 is not known, the CPE 22 performs communication with the base station at the specific frequency in the second period, and in a case where the operating frequency is recognized as the transmittable frequency, the CPE 22 performs communication at the operating frequency in the first period, and performs communication at the specific frequency in the second period.
US09661642B2
A method for avoiding mutual interference when heterogeneous communication modules such as LTE, wireless LAN, Bluetooth, and GPS coexist in a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The terminal may reduce mutual interference when a plurality of communication modules simultaneously operate to efficiently communicate therewith.
US09661641B2
The present invention discloses a physical cell identifier configuration method, a logic root sequence index configuration method, and a base station, so as to decrease a false random access alarm.
US09661640B2
A technique of processing spectral emission information in a communication device (10) having a first radio interface (12) and a second radio interface (14) is presented. The spectral emission information is indicative of an emission level associated with the first radio interface (12). A method implementation of the technique comprises the following steps performed for the first radio interface (12). First, a transmission via the first radio interface (12) is performed. From the second radio interface (14) a measurement report for the transmission is received in a next step. The spectral emission information is adapted based on the measurement report.
US09661638B2
A method for high efficiency wireless communication is provided. In one aspect, a method of high efficiency wireless communication includes generating, at an access point, a message for transmission over at least one channel. The message includes a first signal field indicative of a length of the first message after the first signal field. The message further includes a second signal field indicative of at least one channel assignment. The second signal field has a length based on a minimum allocation size. The method further includes transmitting the message to one or more wireless devices.
US09661635B2
A communication control method used in a cellular mobile communication system that supports inter-terminal communication that is direct radio communication capable of being performed between user terminals in a state where a radio connection with a network is established, comprises a step of transmitting, by a base station, maximum power information indicating maximum transmission power permitted in the inter-terminal communication.
US09661632B2
A transmission power adjustment value acquisition unit references a transmission power/adjustment value table to output a transmission power adjustment value for transmission power. A transmission frequency correction value acquisition unit references a transmission frequency/correction value table to output a transmission power correction value, from a center frequency of the position of an RB that is sent from a used transmission frequency calculation unit and that will actually be used. An adjustment value addition unit adds the adjustment value for the obtained transmission power and the transmission power correction value for the center value of the position of the RB that will actually be used, and calculates the transmission power setting. Since the transmission power correction value is obtained from the center frequency of the position of the RB actually transmitted, misalignment between the transmission power setting and the actual transmission power is reduced.
US09661621B2
An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for obtaining control information on terminals in a wireless communication system. The method includes performing blind decoding on at least one of a first and a second area of a sub-frame. The first area includes a plurality of sets of one or more resource blocks that are not adjacent to the sub-frame and are continuous. The second area includes one or more continuous resource blocks on the sub-frame.
US09661614B2
A method includes dynamically determining transmission parameters for transmission of beacon frames corresponding to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) supported by an access point. The transmission parameters being based on zero or more client devices connected to the WLAN or monitored data indicative of a load at the access point.
US09661611B2
A method and apparatus for improved battery performance of user equipment in a wireless network having multiple radio resource control (RRC) states, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring, at the user equipment, application data exchange; determining when no application on the user equipment is expected to exchange data; and initiating, from the user equipment, a transition to a less battery demanding radio resource control state or mode.
US09661598B2
A method for communicating a signal from a transmitting terminal to a receiving terminal determines a distance between the receiving terminal and an interfering terminal, commands the interfering terminal to stop its transmission when the distance is less than a threshold and transmits the signal to the receiving terminal.
US09661585B2
According to some embodiments, a first network node manages a transmit power of a first wireless device capable of device-to-device, D2D, communication. The first network node receives at least one measurement report from at least one of the first wireless device and a second wireless device in D2D communication with the first wireless device. The measurement report indicates a received signal measurement or path loss with respect to the other of the first wireless device and the second wireless device and/or a received signal measurement or path loss with respect to a victim node. The first network node sends the first wireless device instructions to make an adjustment of the transmit power that the first wireless device uses in the D2D communication. The adjustment is at least partially based on the received measurement report.
US09661575B2
A method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in a mobile device of a wireless communication system when discovering a central node is provided. The method for operating of a terminal for discovering at least one central node in a wireless communication system includes: generating a probe request signal and transmitting the probe request signal to at least one central node; after transmitting the probe request signal, switching from a normal mode to a low power mode and driving the terminal in the low power mode; in response to a mode switch instruction signal being received from the central node, switching the terminal from the low power mode to the normal mode; and receiving a probe response signal to the probe request signal from the central node in the normal mode.
US09661574B2
Provided are a method and system for providing a sleep state in a device accessible to a wired or wireless network. Provided are a method and a system, which dynamically determine the optimal parameter in a sleep state depending on a network characteristic in providing the sleep state to a network-accessible terminal, and thus reduce the period of an active state of the network-accessible terminal, thereby considerably decreasing power consumption. Provided are a method and a system, which do not unnecessarily use a clock in an active state by selecting the optimal clock according to a purpose of transiting from the sleep state to the active state, and thus reduce the period of the active state of the network-accessible terminal, thereby considerably decreasing power consumption.
US09661571B2
A network node (300) determines an expiration period of a timer (101) based on a predetermined parameter. The timer (101) is used to determine a transition from a CONNECTED state to an IDLE state of a mobile terminal (200) connected to a core network (20) through a radio access network (10). The predetermined parameter includes at least one of (a) a parameter regarding a frequency of connection of the mobile terminal (200) to the core network (20), (b) a parameter regarding a load on control signal processing by a mobility management node (300) arranged in the core network (20), (c) a parameter regarding a frequency of movement of the mobile terminal (200) between base stations (100), and (d) a parameter regarding software installed in the mobile terminal (200).
US09661568B2
A method is presented for adjusting power consumption in a network node of a cellular communication system. The method is performed in a power adaption device and comprises the steps of aggregating bitrates for all traffic flows associated with a power amplifier of the network node to an aggregated bitrate, determining when to adjust power consumption by determining whether power consumption of the power amplifier can be reduced with acceptable effect on the traffic flows associated with the power amplifier, and adjusting power consumption by reducing power consumption of the power amplifier when it is determined that the power consumption of the power amplifier can be reduced with acceptable effect on the traffic flows associated with the power amplifier. A corresponding power adaptation device is also presented.
US09661565B2
A method for a terminal transreceiving data in a radio access system that supports RAT with a first base station that supports a first RAT and a second base station that supports a second RAT, includes the following steps: adding a first service flow through a dynamic service process with the first base station; receiving from the first base station a second system command message for directing connection with the second base station, wherein the second system command message includes either disconnection time information which expresses disconnection time from the first service flow or action time information which expresses the beginning of connection to the first service flow; disconnecting from the first base station and the first service flow, according to the disconnection time information; and transreceiving data pertaining to the first service flow with the second base station.
US09661560B2
A scanning method and apparatus in wireless LAN is disclosed. The method comprises determining, by an access point (AP), whether to accommodate a station (STA) conducting an initial link setup and transmitting, by the AP, a frame to the STA, the frame including scanning redirection information for the STA to switch other channel, other band, or a neighbor AP when the AP determines not to accommodate the STA. The scanning redirection information includes a band field and a channel field. The band field indicating a band in which the STA conducts the initial link setup when the STA conducts the initial link setup from current band to the other band. The channel field indicating a channel in which the STA conducts the initial link setup when the STA conducts the initial link setup from current channel to the other channel.
US09661559B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more specifically, to a method and an apparatus for processing a non-access stratum (NAS) signaling request. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method for enabling a terminal to perform the NAS signaling process in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving a first message comprising information for indicating network failure from a network node of a first network; starting a timer related to network selection; and selecting a second network among the network candidates except for the first network when the timer related to network selection is operated.
US09661555B2
A method for reporting load information in a wireless local area network system, and a device therefore are discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes transmitting basic service set (BSS) load information, the BSS load information including a multi user (MU) multiple input multiple output (MIMO) capable station count field, a first utilization field and a second utilization field. In addition, the MU-MIMO capable station count field indicates a total number of stations with MU reception capability currently associated with a BSS managed by the AP. Additionally, the first utilization field includes information about an interval during which a 40 MHz channel width is busy. Lastly, the second utilization field include information about an interval during which a 80 MHz channel width is busy.
US09661551B2
Techniques are generally described related to a mobile ad-hoc network. One example method for transmitting data from a source node to a destination node in a mobile ad-hoc network may include receiving a route reply packet from a first node by a second node; identifying the route reply packet as an overheard route reply packet by the second node; adding a first routing entry in a routing table of the second node and the first routing entry being associated with the overheard route reply packet by the second node; broadcasting a routing entry added message associated with the first routing entry by the second node; receiving data transmitted from a third node and the data being transmitted by the third node responsive to the routing entry added message by the second node; and sending data received from the third node towards the destination node via an active route established based on the first routing entry in the routing table of the second node by the second node.
US09661549B2
This node, applying an information broadcasting service of the flooding type, includes a controller for accessing the radio resource able to perform dynamic containment for accessing the radio resource. It is characterized in that it includes a network coder allowing generation of the data packets so that each packet includes, in the payload portion, a message (M) resulting from the combination of a plurality of pieces of information (Info_idi) to be broadcast, and in the header portion, a list (L) of the identifiers (Idk) of the pieces of information combined in the message.
US09661548B2
A disclosure of the present specification presents a method for executing measurement including: measuring a first and a second logical cell of a base station and measuring a cell of a neighboring base station; and executing cell reselection according to a result of the measuring or transmitting a measurement report including the result of the measuring to the base station. In the method, since the base station operates the first logical cell in a first sub-frame set within a wireless frame and operates the second logical cell in a second sub-frame set within the wireless frame to which power backoff is applied, the measuring of the first logical cell by the base station may be executed in the first sub-frame set and the measuring of the second logical cell by the base station may be executed in the second sub-frame set to which the power-back off is applied.
US09661545B2
Method and apparatus for handover of device to mitigate uplink interference in femtocell deployments
Methods and apparatuses are provided for determining whether to handover a device to mitigate uplink interference while achieving acceptable uplink service quality in a wireless network. One or more parameters related to a device can be evaluated to determine whether to handover the device, such as a number of transmission power reports received from the device over a period of time, a frame error rate, setpoint, or power control commands related to the uplink of the device, a received pilot signal strength at the device, an uplink throughput or buffer size at the device, etc., from which transmit power information of the device can be inferred for determining whether the device potentially interferes with access points or devices. Based on the one or more parameters, an access point can determine whether handing over the device may mitigate such uplink interference while ensuring uplink service quality, and accordingly handover the device.
US09661538B2
A method for determining handover of user equipments (UEs) attached to the mobile relay node, which performs a handover procedure from a source donor eNodeB (DeNB) to a target DeNB, in a wireless communication system is provided. A mobile relay node (RN) receives an indication including information on assignable resources for the RN, and determines whether to accept or reject the handover of each UE using the received indication and contexts of the UEs stored in the mobile relay node.
US09661532B2
A mobile communications device with a wireless module and a controller module is provided. The wireless module performs wireless transmissions and receptions to and from a first service network being an LTE system. The controller module receives, from the first service network, a handover request message for handing over from the first service network to a second service network via the wireless module, and determines whether all configurations in the handover request message are compliable or whether there is a protocol error in the handover request message. Particularly, the second service network utilizes a wireless technology other than the LTE technology, and the handover request message is a MobilityFromEUTRACommand message. Also, the controller module transmits a connection re-establishment request message indicating a reconfiguration failure to the first service network via the wireless module, in response to one of the determinations is positive.
US09661530B2
An apparatus, system, and method for selecting a connection for a real time application. In one embodiment, a mobile device may communicate with a cellular network over a cellular connection and a WiFi network over a WiFi connection. The mobile device may determine backhaul data of the WiFi connection. The mobile device may generate a plurality of statistics from the backhaul data to generate backhaul statistics. Based on the plurality of statistics passing one or more thresholds, the mobile device may select the WiFi connection for use in a real-time application of the mobile device.
US09661514B2
The disclosed embodiments include a network management system for managing communications of a wireless device. The network management system includes memory for storing data and executable instructions; and a processing component in communication with the memory. In one embodiment, the processing component configured to execute the executable instructions to perform operations such as, but not limited to, receiving network performance information from a plurality of wireless access points; and sending an instruction to the wireless device that modifies at least one wireless connectivity parameter of the wireless device to improve communications on the wireless device based on the network performance information.
US09661513B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for enhanced channel control element (CCE) decoding are disclosed. According to one method that occurs in a multi-UE simulator, the method includes receiving physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) data from an evolved node B (eNode B) under test and decoding, using CCE avoidance information for avoiding at least a first CCE successfully identified as being associated with at least a first UE simulated by the multi-UE simulator, a second CCE associated with a second UE simulated by the multi-UE simulator.
US09661504B1
A method of prioritizing network efforts using customer impact. The method comprises calculating a total revenue of each of the plurality of cell towers by summing up each revenue of a cell tower as a top cell tower for a mobile communication device, ranking the plurality of cell towers based on their total revenues, categorizing the cell towers based on the revenue ranking, and categorizing top cell towers of a retail store of a wireless carrier that maintains the cell towers as category one cell towers, whereby category one cell towers have the highest priority in the categorization system, whereby maintenance, spare parts, expansions, and upgrades are promoted based on the categorization of cell towers.
US09661502B2
A receiving network detects fraudulent messages received via a grey route. At a start of a session, a message delivery request is sent to a Short Message Service (SMS) node in the receiving network. This sends a request to a Home Location Register (HLR) of a supposedly originating network for routing information concerning an originator. Upon receiving a response from the HLR, it requests validation of retrieved information, to validate both the originator and the originating network. The SMS node also makes an HLR look-up for a recipient, before performing message delivery.
US09661500B2
A method and server for blocking access of an unauthorized device in a wireless communication system are provided. The method of the server includes receiving a report in which at least one unauthorized equipment is detected from at least one sensor; determining the at least one sensor to allocate each of the detected at least one unauthorized equipment based on at least one of a number of the at least one unauthorized equipment and a number of channels allocated to each of the at least one sensor; and requesting access blocking of the at least one unauthorized equipment allocated to a corresponding at least one sensor to the determined at least one sensor.
US09661490B2
A system and method for discovering fault conditions such as conflicts between applications and an operating system, driver, hardware, or a combination thereof, installed in mobile computing devices uses a mobile device running a diagnostic application. A list of applications that were launched or installed during a time period prior to an operational disruption is retrieved. A data table of combinations of incompatible programs and drivers is used to analyze the list of the applications that were launched or installed to create a list of potential fault-causing interactions due to software incompatibilities of software installed in the mobile computing device. A knowledge database is updated with data identifying at least one of the potential fault-causing interactions. Further disclosed is a computer program that identifies hardware-created or software-created problems and operational disruptions in mobile computing devices by collecting data on incompatibilities in particular mobile computing devices on the internet.
US09661489B2
A method and an apparatus for controlling issuance of a PDP context. The method includes: receiving a GPRS location updating request of a user sent by an SGSN; acquiring, according to the GPRS location updating request, an issuance control condition of a PDP context to which the user has subscribed; and determining, according to the issuance control condition, whether to send the PDP context to the SGSN. According to the method and the apparatus for controlling issuance of a PDP context in the embodiments of the present disclosure, issuance of a PDP context is controlled based on an issuance control condition of the PDP context, which can avoid generation of unnecessary traffic, improve service experience of a user, and reduce the customer service workload of an operator, thereby lowering the operating cost of the operator.
US09661482B2
To improve probability of successfully performing transmission processing by a priority terminal and transmission processing of an emergency call even during congestion. A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of: causing a radio base station eNB to transmit “UE Context Release Request” regarding a predetermined mobile station UE to a mobility management node MME, the “UE Context Release Request” containing identification information of multiple target mobile stations UE; causing the mobility management node MME to release an access bearer of the predetermined mobile station UE in response to the “UE Context Release Request”, and transmit “UE Context Release Command” regarding the predetermined mobile station UE to the radio base station eNB, and causing the radio base station eNB to transmit “RRC Connection Release” to the plurality of target mobile stations UE.
US09661477B1
A method for enabling communication and collaboration between robotic device. Robotic devices exchange wireless signals to connect to one another and enter an authentication phase. After authenticating, robotic devices add new devices to a network containing all authenticated robotic devices. Robotic devices within a network may send or receive information or instructions to and from other robotic devices in the network. Robotic devices that are out of direct signal range of other robotic devices may communicate them via other robotic devices within the network that form a bridge to forward the signals to the intended target.
US09661474B2
A computing device determines one or more skills associated with one or more participants in a conference call. The computing device identifies one or more topics associated with a first time period of the conference call. The computing device designates a first set of participants as experts for at least one of the one or more topics associated with the first time period.
US09661472B2
Localization systems and methods for transmitting timestampable localization signals from anchors according to one or more transmission schedules. The transmission schedules may be generated and updated to achieve desired positioning performance. For example, one or more anchors may transmit localization signals at a different rate than other anchors, the anchor transmission order can be changed, and the signals can partially overlap. In addition, different transmission parameters may be used to transmit two localization signals at the same time without interference. A self-localizing apparatus is able to receive the localization signals and determine its position. The self-localizing apparatus may have a configurable receiver that can select to receive one of multiple available localization signals. The self-localizing apparatuses may have a pair of receivers able to receive two localization signals at the same time. A bridge anchor may be provided to enable a self-localizing apparatus to seamlessly transition between two localization systems.
US09661466B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for resolving erroneous movement signals and for providing navigation instructions. One of the methods includes receiving data from two or more sensors, synchronizing the received data, determining a first subset of the synchronized data from the camera for a particular period of time and a second subset of the synchronized data from the other sensor for the particular period of time, comparing the first subset with the second subset to determine whether the first subset and the second subset indicate an erroneous movement signal, based on determining that the first subset and the second subset indicate an erroneous movement signal, selecting data for one of the sensors based on a sensor priority scheme for the sensors, and resolving the erroneous movement signal based on the selected data for the one of the sensors.
US09661463B2
An approach for crowd congestion detection, the approach determines one or more selected locations. The approach determines a frequency spectrum history of one or more users within the one or more selected locations. The approach determines a location of the one or more users within the one or more selected locations. The approach determines a frequency spectrum of the one or more users within the one or more selected locations. The approach determines a crowding measure for the one or more selected locations based, at least in part, on the frequency spectrum history and the frequency spectrum of the one or more users within the one or more selected locations. The approach ranks the one or more selected locations based, at least in part, on the crowding measure.
US09661459B2
Method, apparatus, and system for communicating location of a mobile device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of communicating location of a mobile device includes determining information, at the mobile device, from a radio frequency tag associated with an object, generating a location request in accordance with the determined information, comprising processing the information from the radio frequency tag to determine encoded data and generating a SET initiated location request in accordance with the encoded data, and communicating location information in response to the location request generated.
US09661446B2
Described herein are techniques related to near field coupling and WLAN dual-band operations. For example, a WLAN dual-band utilizes the same coil antenna that is utilized for near field communications (NFC) functions. The WLAN dual-band may be integrated into an NFC module to form a single module.
US09661441B2
System and method for reducing signaling overhead related to scheduling of uplink and downlink radio resources to wireless devices (e.g., sensors or Machine-to-Machine (M2M) devices) that are primarily stationary in a cellular network. Because these wireless devices are non-moving, time-frequency channel conditions have a much lower variance for them as compared to other mobile devices in the network. Hence, the (semi)stationary channel can be estimated over time with the help of statistical methods and machine learning techniques, and stationary devices can be then instructed to stop reporting uplink and/or downlink channel condition related information to the network until further notice. When performance degradation is noticed by the base station, the scheduler may instruct the device to resume its channel condition reporting. As a byproduct of this solution, the energy consumed within such stationary terminals is reduced due to significant reductions in the number of channel measurements, their processing, and reporting.
US09661423B2
A transparent ultrasonic emitter includes a first transparent conductive layer; a second transparent conductive layer; and a plurality of transparent spacers disposed between the first and second transparent layers conductive of the ultrasonic audio speaker, the transparent spacers having a thickness and being arranged to define an open area between the first and second transparent layers.
US09661422B2
This disclosure relates to loudspeakers that use one or more stacks of electrically actuated cards that pump air through vents to produce sound waves in response to an acoustic signal. Each stack can include several electrostatic actuator cards that are stacked on top of each other and collectively operate to pump air through a vent to produce a sound wave. Each card may include an electrically conductive membrane that is pushed/pulled between two electrically conductive stators. As the membrane is pushed and pulled along a first axis, air is pumped through vents in a direction orthogonal to the first axis. In one embodiment, stacks of cards can be arranged in series to increase sound pressure generated by the loud speaker. In another embodiment, a single stack of cards can be driven with relatively high electric field strength to increase the sound pressure generated by the loud speaker.
US09661420B2
An electromechanical transducer including a magnetic circuit having a magnet configured to generate a magnetic field and a magnetic gap into which a voice coil associated with a diaphragm is at least partially inserted, the magnetic field having a primary flux component and a secondary flux component. The transducer further including a housing positioned around the magnetic circuit, the housing having an acoustic spout whose sound outlet opening is positioned outside of a portion of the magnetic field that is dominated by the primary flux component. A transducer including an enclosure having a top wall, a bottom wall, at least one side wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall and an acoustic spout extending from the top wall or the bottom wall, a diaphragm, a voice coil and a magnet assembly having a ring magnet and a gap within which the voice coil is positioned.
US09661414B2
In an acoustic apparatus, an acoustic transducer is arranged in a substrate. Multiple acoustic pathways in the substrate have predetermined lengths, wherein a proximal end of each pathway forms an opening in a front surface of the substrate, and a distal end terminates at the acoustic transducer. The predetermined lengths of the acoustic pathways are designed to form an acoustic spatial filter that selectively passes acoustic signals from or to different locations. The transducer can convert electric energy to acoustic energy when the apparatus operates as a speaker, or the the transducer can convert acoustic energy to electric energy and operate as a microphone.
US09661408B2
A three-dimensional printing technique can be used to form a microphone package. The microphone package can include a housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. A first electrical lead can be formed on an outer surface on the first side of the housing. A second electrical lead can be formed on an outer surface on the second side of the housing. The first electrical lead and the second electrical lead may be electrically shorted to one another. Further, vertical and horizontal conductors can be monolithically integrated within the housing.
US09661407B2
A method may include interleaving, by an optical device, a set of bits of a first channel with a set of bits of a second channel. The first channel may include first forward error correction (FEC) data associated with the set of bits of the first channel and the second channel may include second FEC data associated with the set of bits of the second channel. The method may further include transmitting first information via the first channel and second information via the second channel. The first information may include a portion of the set of bits of the first channel, a portion of the set of bits of the second channel, and the first FEC data. The second information may include another portion of the set of bits of the first channel, another portion of the set of bits of the second channel, and the second FEC data.
US09661399B2
A method for presenting feedback to a user when a command is received is provided. The method receives, at a content retransmitter, a command for navigating audio/video content selections for retransmission to a user device; transmits the received command to a set-top box for execution, wherein execution of the command at the set-top box produces a result; while gradually receiving the result at the content retransmitter, creates a period of latency when the result is only partially available for retransmission; during the period of latency, retrieves a still-image frame associated with execution of the command; and transmits the still-image frame to the user device for presentation until the result is completely available for retransmission.
US09661398B2
A broadcaster apparatus, content operator apparatus, and receiving terminal for augmented broadcasting service, and an augmented broadcasting service method. A service user may select a predetermined content operator among content operators that provide augmented content in an environment for providing an augmented broadcasting service according to an exemplary embodiment.
US09661384B1
A system and method for reconstructing trick play user activity are provided and include analyzing playback information of a recorded program during a playback session to identify trick play actions believed to occur during the playback session. The playback information includes a first sequence of separate video offset events associated with different points of time during the playback session at spaced intervals. For each adjacent pair of video offset events separated by one of the spaced intervals, a change of video offset is compared relative to a change of time to determine a type of trick play action occurring between the adjacent pair of video offset events. A sequence of trick play actions is reconstructed from the trick play actions identified. The method may include analyzing additional playback information and merging such information with the reconstructed sequence of trick play actions to further refine the reconstructed sequence.
US09661377B2
There is provided an apparatus and a method for the receipt and processing of data signals carried in a plurality of predefined frequency bands and allowing a frequency band required at an instant of time to be selected from the predefined frequency bands from which data is to be retrieved. Passing the data signals from the wanted band to a transmitter and/or receiver including first and second mixing means to process the data signals, typically using in-phase and quadrative data feeds to create a predefined representation of the wanted frequency band, to provide an output for receipt by at least one broadcast data receiver and at least the transmitter and/or receiver is provided as part of an integrated circuit rather than as separate connected components.
US09661374B1
Various features are described for caching, tagging, and exchanging advertisements associated with network-accessible content. Advertisements may be retrieved and cached on mobile devices and other types of client devices prior to obtaining content containing references to advertisements. When content with an embedded reference to an advertisement is obtained, a previously retrieved advertisement can be loaded from the cache. Advertisements may also be tagged for later viewing. Users may revisit tagged advertisements at a future time, such as when wireless network connectivity is restored or when the user has more available time. Additional features facilitate bidding, by an advertisement server directly or indirectly associated with a client device, on advertising inventory associated with requested network content. In response to acceptance of the bid by a 3rd party advertising server, an advertisement from the associated advertisement server may be displayed.
US09661365B2
Automated media programming (AMP) systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment of an AMP system, a computer server is communicatively coupled to the Internet and provides a website for enabling uploading of media content, sorting the media content, and downloading the media content. Independent users are permitted to submit, edit, rate, and consume media content over a broadcast media channel or network. In some embodiments of the AMP system, content on the Internet is automatically searched and topics from the searched content are automatically identified. The topics are preferably indicative of currently relevant news or events and are indicative of a type of media content that will be requested for uploading from producers. The AMP system publishes the topics to the producers, receives and stores media content uploaded from the producers that relate to the respective topics, and enable users to select and download the media content.
US09661362B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium for testing set-top boxes. A method includes: receiving an application for testing in a set-top box environment; identifying a set-top box for testing the application; executing the application on the set-top box, including commanding the set-top box to display a plurality of interfaces and initiating commands to transition the set-top box from a first presentation state to a second presentation state; capturing video output associated with the first presentation state; capturing video output associated with the set-top box after the transition to the second presentation state; monitoring and recording network traffic output by the set-top box; and providing an output associated with the monitoring and the captured video output to enable correlation between commands executed as part of the application execution, on screen output and network traffic of the set-top box.
US09661359B2
A method for distributing sports entertainment includes the step of providing a plurality of video cameras positioned on vehicles or athletes that are participating in sporting events, transmitters for transmitting information from the plurality of cameras to a processing station, retransmission equipment for directing the camera feed from each of the plurality of cameras to separate channels for distribution and remote viewing at viewers' locations, and channel selectors that permit viewers to select from among the various channels, thereby allowing the viewers to select from the plurality of camera feeds. The cameras are simultaneously operated during the sporting event so as to generate a plurality of camera feeds during the event, each feed reflecting the perspective of an individual participant. The plurality of feeds is received by the retransmission equipment and retransmitted to selectable channels, each channel being associated with a respective camera feed. A viewer is thus allowed to select from the plurality of channels to thus enable his or her viewing of the sports event through the perspective of the participant of greatest interest to the viewer.
US09661357B2
A user device may send a request for a data file to an access point. The user device may then receive, from the access point, data indicating that a segment of the data file has been previously cached in a local cache at the access point. In response to receiving the data, the user device may display an indicator configured to indicate that the segment of the data file is cached in the local cache.
US09661353B2
The present invention is a variable length coding method for coding coefficients in each block which are obtained by performing frequency transformation on picture data of a moving picture per block having a predetermined size, and comprises: a coefficient scanning step of scanning the coefficients in the block in a predetermined order; and a coding step of coding the coefficients scanned in the coefficient scanning step into variable length codes in a predetermined order by switching a plurality of tables to be used for coding. Here, a direction of switching between the tables may be one-directional. Also, the coding may be non-arithmetic coding.
US09661352B2
A method for decoding an image, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving image information that corresponds to a block to be decoded; performing entropy-decoding with respect to the image information that is received; deciding a transform skip mode of the block to be decoded from a plurality of transform skip mode candidates, based on the image information that is entropy-decoded; and reverse-transforming the block to be decoded based on the transform skip mode that is decided.
US09661347B2
A video decoding apparatus for performing video decoding, in which a maximum split level of a transformation unit is determined based on maximum split information for an intra mode when information about the prediction mode indicates that a coding unit is predicted according to the intra mode. Accordingly, the information about the prediction mode indicates that the coding unit is predicted according to the intra mode, rather than according to any prediction modes.
US09661336B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for encoding and decoding binary sets using adaptive tree selection. In one exemplary encoding method embodiment, picture data is encoded for a block in a picture; in which one of a plurality of trees structures is selected to code a binary set of data for indicating coefficient significance for the block. In another exemplary encoding method embodiment, picture data is encoded for a block in a picture, in which one or more trees are used to encode a binary set of data for indicating coefficient significance for the block, the one or more trees each having a plurality of nodes, at least one of the nodes of the one or more trees being modified responsive to at least one parameter.
US09661330B2
An image coding method of coding an image on a per coding unit basis, the method comprising: applying a frequency transform to luminance data and chrominance data of transform units in the coding unit including predetermined blocks each corresponding to one or more of the transform units; and coding the luminance data and the chrominance data to which the frequency transform has been applied to generate a bitstream in which the luminance data and the chrominance data are grouped on a per predetermined block basis.
US09661328B2
A video processing system is provided to create quantization data parameters based on human eye attraction to provide to an encoder to enable the encoder to compress data taking into account the human perceptual guidance. The system includes a perceptual video processor (PVP) to generate a perceptual significance pixel map for data to be input to the encoder. Companding is provided to reduce the pixel values to values ranging from zero to one, and decimation is performed to match the pixel values to a spatial resolution of quantization parameter values (QP) values in a look up table (LUT). The LUT table values then provide the metadata to provide to the encoder to enable compression of the original picture to be performed by the encoder in a manner so that bits are allocated to pixels in a macroblock according to the predictions of eye tracking.
US09661326B2
Provided are methods and apparatuses for entropy-encoding and entropy-decoding an image. The method for entropy-encoding an image includes operations of arithmetically encoding a binary value of a current coding symbol, by using a probability of a predefined binary value which is determined based on previously-coded symbols that are encoded before the current coding symbol; and updating the probability of the predefined binary value by using a plurality of scaling factors, according to the binary value of the current coding symbol.
US09661325B1
Blurriness in a video image transmitted over a lossy network can be reduced by filtering the decoder output to determine whether updating of the reference frame based on the current video data is indicated. An update may be appropriate if the decoder output is sharper than the contents of the display buffer after the last update. Additionally, an update may be appropriate if there was a significant change to the underlying image, and thus to the encoder's input. Whether such a change has occurred can be determined by analyzing the prediction mode, motion vectors, and pixel data of the output image.
US09661324B2
The present invention relates to a method offor signaling information on a prediction mode and to a method of for decoding image information using same. According to the present invention, the method offor signaling prediction mode information, serving according to the present invention, as a method offor signaling image information, includes performing prediction on a current block and signaling the prediction-type information applied to the current block. The signaling of the information includes joint-coding and components of signaling information components constituting the prediction-type information. According to the present invention, overhead may be reduced when information on a prediction is signaled.
US09661314B2
Provided are an image magnification apparatus and method for three-dimensional display images. A multi-view image magnification apparatus includes: a region designation detection unit for detecting detection regions corresponding to the magnification regions of three-dimensional display images from original view images; a magnification ratio determination unit for determining the magnification ratios of the magnification regions; and a partial multiplexing unit for multiplexing non-detection regions except for the detection regions of the original view images according to a predetermined resolution and multiplexing the detection regions according the resolution which is different from the resolution of the non-detection regions on the basis of the magnification ratios. The present invention can magnify the images without lowering the resolution in a three-dimensional display.
US09661311B2
A technique for generating a three-dimensional (3D) image using a plurality of terminals is provided. The technique includes performing calibration of a distance between lenses in a plurality of terminals by using view images of a two-dimensional (2D) object acquired by the plurality of terminals, acquiring view images of a 3D object while maintaining a lens distance between the plurality of terminals which is determined based on the result of the calibration, and processing the acquired view images of the 3D object in order to generate a 3D image of the 3D object. The 3D image allows a user to experience the same sense of depth as viewing the object in the real world.
US09661306B2
A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array section in which a plurality of color pixels are arranged in a matrix form in a first direction and a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction; and a multi-lens array in which multi-lenses which allow light to be incident on the plurality of color pixels are arranged, wherein in the respective color pixels of the pixel array section, color pixels adjacent in at least one direction of the first direction and the second direction are allocated to a pixel for L in stereo and a pixel for R in stereo, and wherein the multi-lens array is disposed so that at least part of the multi-lens array allows the light to be incident on the adjacent color pixels which are different in color in the first direction.
US09661305B2
An image capture device, a depth generating device and a method thereof are disclosed. The present disclosure is characterized in that a depth calculation technology with a structure light projection and a pictorial depth calculation technology are combined to better both of resolution and accuracy of the calculated image depth. In addition, the utilization of a modified flashlight enables the combination of the two technologies to be applied to a hand-held capture device.
US09661299B2
A method and an arrangement for an improved outlier detection for color mapping. Spatial neighborhoods of feature points are used for outlier detection. For this purpose, Geometric Feature Correspondence neighborhoods of an initial color-corrected test-image and a reference image are compared in a neighborhood comparator.
US09661295B2
A method of combining 2D images into a 3D image includes providing a coordinate measurement device and a triangulation scanner having an integral camera associated therewith, the scanner being separate from the coordinate measurement device. In a first instance, the coordinate measurement device determines the position and orientation of the scanner and the integral camera captures a first 2D image. In a second instance, the scanner is moved, the coordinate measurement device determines the position and orientation of the scanner, and the integral camera captures a second 2D image. A cardinal point common to the first and second images is found and is used, together with the first and second images and the positions and orientations of the scanner in the first and second instances, to create the 3D image.
US09661292B2
A content playback device includes: a video playback unit which plays content having plural scenes; an object appearance information acquisition unit which acquires, for each of the plural scenes, object appearance information of each of one or more objects which appear in the content by analyzing metadata which includes appearance scene data for identifying the one or more objects appearing in at least one of the scenes, the object appearance information indicating whether the object appears at least in or after the scene; and a display unit which presents the object appearance information acquired for a scene being played, when the video playback unit is playing the content.
US09661285B2
A projector includes a first light source apparatus, a second light source apparatus, a laser light source apparatus, a first light modulator, a second light modulator, a third light modulator that modulates light from the laser light source apparatus, a cross prism that combines first image light, second image light, and third image light formed by the respective light modulators with one another, and a secondary light source image formation system that forms a secondary light source image on an optical path between the laser light source apparatus and the third light modulator, and the secondary light source image is so shaped that the length thereof in a direction perpendicular to a central intersection line of the cross prism is longer than the length thereof in a direction parallel to the central intersection line.
US09661283B2
A capture, a storage that stores data of a video image captured by the capture, an attribute information assigning switch that inputs an operation of assigning attribute information related to the data of a video image, and an attribute selecting switch that inputs an operation of selecting the attribute information are included. When there is an input from the attribute information assigning switch, the attribute information associated with a setting state of the attribute selecting switch is stored in the storage by being assigned to data of a video image.
US09661278B2
An imaging device includes an imaging unit configured take a plurality of images, the imaging unit including a plurality of imaging parts each configured to acquire an imaging data item relevant to one of the plurality of images taken, and a wiring part configured to transmit a plurality of the imaging data items acquired by the plurality of imaging parts. The wiring part includes an external part forming an outline of the wiring part, and a cable part disposed inside the external part. The plurality of imaging parts are disposed along a longitudinal direction of the wiring part, and the imaging unit is configured to acquire the plurality of the imaging data items corresponding to a plurality of imaging positions, and transmit the plurality of the imaging data items by using the cable part.
US09661273B2
A video conference display method includes: an MCU obtaining a stereoscopic video source of a conference site where a first terminal device in a video conference is located; and the MCU sending the stereoscopic video source to one or more other terminal devices, except the first terminal device, in the video conference, wherein the stereoscopic video source is used by one or more other terminal devices for non-screen displaying of the conference site where the first terminal device is located in one or more conference sites where the one or more other terminal devices are located. The scheme solves the problem of poor user experience of video conferencing, improves the sense of being present at the video conference, has no other differences from an on-site conference except that the entities cannot be touched, improves the user experience, and is an important step towards widely popularizing the video system.
US09661259B2
In a case where a first access request from a playback controller (131) is a request for requesting reading or writing in a local storage area (111), a data access controller (135) causes a virtual-package-data file system processor (122) to perform reading or writing of virtual package data in the local storage area (111) with priority over the reading or writing of application data in an application data area (112) by a file system processor (123).
US09661256B2
A system and method for providing uninterrupted video content in a portion of a display while simultaneously providing other content. A coordinated presentation is provided that comprises a content unit and a plurality of controllable display units. The content unit plays video content, a first controllable display unit plays first interactive video content and a second controllable display unit plays second interactive video content. Information regarding a selection event that occurred in the first controllable display unit is received, and a representation of the coordinated presentation is generated. The representation of the coordinated presentation is provided in a third controllable display unit without interrupting the playing of the video content. The first interactive video content is provided in the content unit, wherein the first interactive video content replaces the video content and without interrupting the playing of the first interactive video.
US09661253B2
Provided is a solid-state imaging device including: a pixel section configured to include a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, the plurality of pixels performing photoelectric conversion; column signal lines configured to transmit pixel signals output from the pixels in units of columns; an AD converting section configured to include a comparator that compares a reference signal serving as a ramp wave with the pixel signals transmitted via the column signal line and convert a reference level and a signal level of the pixel signals into digital signals independently based on a comparison result of the comparator; a switch configured to be connected with the column signal lines; and a control section configured to turn on the switch only during a certain period of time in a period of time in which the comparator is reset and cause the column signal lines to be short-circuited.
US09661247B2
A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel including a photoelectric conversion element, a floating diffusion layer, a transfer transistor, a reset transistor, and an amplifier transistor, and a control unit configured to supply a first voltage to a gate of the reset transistor when the charges are accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element, the first voltage being set between a second voltage and a third voltage; subsequently supply the second voltage to the gate of the reset transistor when the reset transistor is turned on in order to reset the potential of the floating diffusion layer, and subsequently supply the third voltage to the gate of the reset transistor when the amplifier transistor outputs the signal based on the potential of the floating diffusion layer.
US09661236B2
Described herein is a film scanner, such as scanner for scanning motion picture film, the film scanner comprising one or more imaging devices configured to collect an image of an imaging area; and a transit system for producing relative motion of the film and the imaging device. Advantageously, at least one of the imaging devices comprises a digital single lens reflex (SLR) camera.
US09661233B2
A dual-aperture zoom digital camera operable in both still and video modes. The camera includes Wide and Tele imaging sections with respective lens/sensor combinations and image signal processors and a camera controller operatively coupled to the Wide and Tele imaging sections. The Wide and Tele imaging sections provide respective image data. The controller is configured to combine in still mode at least some of the Wide and Tele image data to provide a fused output image from a particular point of view, and to provide without fusion continuous zoom video mode output images, each output image having a given output resolution, wherein the video mode output images are provided with a smooth transition when switching between a lower zoom factor (ZF) value and a higher ZF value or vice versa, and wherein at the lower ZF the output resolution is determined by the Wide sensor while at the higher ZF value the output resolution is determined by the Tele sensor.
US09661228B1
A method of removing unwanted camera motion from a video sequence is provided. The method matches a group of feature points between each pair of consecutive video frames in the video sequence. The method calculates the motion of each matched feature point between the corresponding pair of consecutive video frames. The method calculates a set of historical metrics for each feature point. The method, for each pair of consecutive video frames, identifies a homography that defines a dominant motion between the pair of consecutive frames. The homography is identified by performing a geometrically biased historically weighted RANSAC on the calculated motion of the feature points. The geometrically biased historically weighted RANSAC gives a weight to the calculated motion of each feature point based on the historical metrics calculated for the feature point. The method removes the unwanted camera motion from the video sequence by using the identified homographies.
US09661226B2
A computerized method for computing the photo quality of a captured image in a device image acquisition system, comprising on-board combining of a plurality of quality indicators computed from said captured image and its previous image frames quality indicators and a confidence level for at least one of said quality indicators, and using a processor to determine, based on said combining, whether photo quality is acceptable and taking differential action depending on whether quality is or is not acceptable.
US09661216B2
An improved automatic image capture system for an intelligent mobile device having a camera guides a user to position the camera so only a single image needs to be automatically captured. Syntactic features, using a view finder on a display of the intelligent mobile device, are used to guide a user to maximize the occupancy of the view finder with the document so that the document is maximized within the view finder based upon detected corners of the document. When occupancy is maximized, the camera automatically captures the image of the document for post-processing using semantic knowledge of the document. A confidence level is computed based on the semantic knowledge to qualify an image with greater accuracy, and without user intervention, prior to transmission to a remote site.
US09661214B2
A computing device can capture a plurality of images using a camera of the device, each image being captured with a different focus setting of the camera. In some embodiments, the capturing the plurality of images can be performed during an autofocus process of the camera. The device can determine depth information, such as a position of relative depth, for each of the plurality of images based on the state of the camera when each image was captured. Depth information for any object(s) in focus in a respective one of the plurality of images can be determined to correspond to the depth information for the respective image.
US09661211B2
Disclosed are an image capture apparatus that includes an image sensor capable of acquiring parallax images, and calculates the amount of parallax while reducing the amount of data that is to be transmitted or recorded, and a method for controlling the same. The image capture apparatus less frequently outputs a second image signal than a first image signal, wherein the first image signal is generated based on all of the photoelectric signals of the plurality of photoelectric conversion units of each pixel, and wherein the second image signal is generated based on at least one of but not all of the photoelectric signals.
US09661207B2
Various embodiments provide for a front-pivot, pan-tilt-zoom camera designed to fit into an opening formed in a chain-link fence to enable video recording and photography of activities through the narrow opening in the fence. In some embodiments, the camera can be mounted to the chain-link fence and allow remote operation of the motorized pan and tilt control as well as zoom, focus, exposure and other common camera features. The pan and tilt mechanism pivots the imaging device in the camera around an axis of rotation in front of the imaging device which allows the field of view of the imaging device to be changed while remaining inserted into the fence opening.
US09661186B1
Gloss effect image patterns are created by creating a solid color background and overprinting the solid color background with the glossmark. In creating the glossmark, a background base of an electronic image region is painted with a solid color corresponding to a color of a marking material; using a first electronic pattern ink, a background of the electronic image region is painted without knocking out the solid color of the background base of the electronic image region; and using a second electronic pattern ink, a foreground in the electronic image region is painted without knocking out the solid color of the background base of the electronic image region such that a pattern in the rendered image area is only visible when a predetermined angle between an observer's viewing angle and an angle of illuminating the rendered recording medium by an illumination source is realized.
US09661184B2
A data processing system includes a data processing apparatus providing a service to a service using apparatus and the service using apparatus that includes an authentication requesting unit that requests the data processing apparatus to authenticate the user by user specifying data input via an input screen, an obtaining unit that obtains, when the user is successfully authenticated, association data associated with the user specifying data from the data processing apparatus to store in a storage unit, and an accepting unit that displays, when the association data is stored in the storage unit, a user list of users specified from the association data in the input screen, reads out, upon a selection of a user from the user list, a part of the user specifying data from the association data corresponding to the selected user, and accepts an input of information except the read out part from the input screen.
US09661183B2
The present disclosure relates an image correction apparatus and method. The image correction apparatus includes a printing unit for printing an image; a scratch detecting unit which detects a scratch region from a scan image scanned per line; and a restoration processing unit which performs the restoration of the scratch region by interpolation if the width of the scratch region detected by the scratch detecting unit is less than a predetermined value and, if the width thereof is not less than the predetermined value, does not perform a restoration of the scratch region but provides the printing unit with the scan image, thereby correcting an image distortion by easily detecting an image distortion due to foreign matter.
US09661176B2
Illustration image data drawn correspondingly to reading of an adjustment chart are memorized in a memory section, an adjustment chart is formed in a image mode in an image forming section, adjustment image data produced by reading the adjustment chart in an image reading section are analyzed, illustration image data corresponding to an analysis result of the adjustment image data are selected at the time of adjusting the image forming section based on the analysis result, and display data of the illustration image data are produced.
US09661172B2
There is provided an information processing apparatus that can reliably associate a device driver with an application even without updating the device driver itself. To achieve this, the information processing apparatus is provided with a registration unit capable of registering and updating association information between information for managing a device and a predetermined application regardless of whether a device driver is installed. This allows management by separating installation of a device driver from registration processing of an application.
US09661170B2
An image forming system includes a print device, a print job accepting circuit, an interrupt permission circuit, and a distance acquisition circuit. The interrupt permission circuit permits the interrupt print with a count of paper sheets equal to or less than a count of printable sheets printed by the print device within an interruptible time that ensures execution of the interrupt print, within an acceptable extension time by which an extension of completion time of the interrupted print job is accepted. The interrupt permission circuit calculates the acceptable extension time based on a remaining count of printed sheets of the print job to be interrupted. The interrupt permission circuit calculates the interruptible time by at least reducing an arrival time taken to arrive at the printer for the requester arrives at the print device based on a distance acquired by the distance acquisition circuit from the acceptable extension time.
US09661163B1
Methods, systems, and processor-readable media for remotely providing a device status alert. In an example embodiment, data indicative of the status of one or more devices can be subject to an HMM (Hidden Markov Model) and a dynamic programming algorithm to determine the latent state of the device (or devices). A status alert model can be trained based on such data and can be expanded with respect to a wide range of devices including utilizing semi-supervised learning. The alert status model can then be integrated into a device management application that provides a status alert regarding one or more of such devices based on the status alert model.
US09661156B2
According to one embodiment, a system for providing error assistance for a device is disclosed. The error assistance is provided to an optical head-mounted display (OHMD) of a user. The system includes a server configured to receive an input, including one or more identifiers for the device, from the OHMD of the user or a mobile device of the user. The identifiers may include at least one of a serial number of the device, an identifier scanned from a tag of the device, and an error code identifying the device error. The server identifies the device and device error based on the identifiers. The server determines instructions for fixing the device error and generates an augmented display to provide on the OHMD of the user. The augmented display includes an image, icon, text, audio, or video, representative of a part of the device or an instruction for repairing the device.
US09661154B1
A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes a printer controller to receive optical density (OD) measurement data corresponding to application of a halftone pattern using ink on a medium in a printing system and calculate a predicted OD versus normalized ink coverage relationship for the printing system based on the received OD measurement data.
US09661145B2
A method and an audio conference device for carrying out an audio conference are disclosed, whereby classification information associated with a respective audio date flow is recorded for supplied audio data flows. According to a result of an evaluation of the classification information, the audio data flows are associated with at least three groups which are homogeneous with regard to the results. The individual audio data flows are processed uniformly in each group in terms of the signals thereof, and said audio data flows processed in this way are superimposed in order to form audio conference data flows to be transmitted to the communication terminals.
US09661144B2
A first group auditory data stream, from a transmitting subscriber device of a first group of subscriber devices or from a dispatch console and intended for the first group of subscriber devices, is received at a conference server. A second group auditory data stream from a transmitting subscriber device of a second group of subscriber devices is similarly received. The conference server determines a relative priority level of one of (i) the first group of subscriber devices relative to the second group of subscriber devices and (ii) the first group auditory data stream relative to the second group auditory data stream, and sets different relative signal gains of the first group auditory data stream and the second group auditory data stream as a function of the determined relative priority level. The two auditory data streams are then summed and forwarded towards the second group of subscriber devices.
US09661140B2
A method for shifting an original call established between a first user device (1) and at least a correspondent device (2) through a first application server (3) in order to route it through a second application server (4), the method comprising—instructing the first application server (1) to forward the original call through the second application server (4) to the first user device (1) upon receiving the application server shift instruction, the first application server being instructed to establish a three-way conference communication between the first user device (1), the correspondent device (2) and the second application server (4) in order to forward the original call from the first application server (3) to the second application server (4); —determining that an incoming call routed from the second application server (4) to the first user device (1) has an identification information matches identification information of the original call; —causing the first user device (1) to pick-up the incoming call routed from the second application server (4) to the first user device (1) and instructing to release the call branch between the first application server (3) and the first user device (1) upon determining that the identification information matches.
US09661136B2
The present invention relates to a mobile device having a function of controlling a call connection in a lock mode by using a voice signal. The mobile device includes: a keypad 110 which allows a user to input an execution command for setting a specific function or for performing a specific function; a controller 130 which performs a corresponding operation in accordance with the execution command input to the keypad 110, a preset internal function, or an execution command applied from the outside; a microphone 140 which allow the user to input a voice command under the control of the controller 130; a memory 160 stores at least one preset reference command under the control of the controller 130 and stores the voice command input through the microphone 140 under the control of the controller 130; an LED 180 which represents an operation state of the mobile device under the control of the controller 130; a wireless transceiver 190 which performs a voice call or a data communication between a transmitting terminal and a receiving mobile device; and a speaker 195 which outputs a specific operation state or a user's voice signal under the control of the controller 130. When the receiving mobile device receives an incoming call from any transmitting terminal in a lock mode, the controller 130 converts automatically the mobile device into a voice input mode for a predetermined period of time, and when it is determined that a specific voice command input by the user of the receiving mobile device in the voice input mode is successfully recognized by the receiving mobile device, the controller 130 controls the wireless transceiver 190 to control a call connection between the transmitting terminal and the receiving mobile device.
US09661129B2
Ring tones and other alerts are processed based on social networks. A person's contact information, as an example, may be associated with a social network. Each different social network may also have its own custom ringtone or other alert. Calls, texts, and other electronic messages may thus processed with the alert of the social network.
US09661127B1
Lock-out mechanisms for driver handheld mobile devices are provided to prevent operation of one or more functions of handheld mobile devices by drivers when operating vehicles based on device location data and device motion data within a vehicle by wirelessly communicating with at least one wireless station access point located inside of the vehicle. The lock-out mechanisms disable the ability of a handheld mobile device to perform certain functions, such as texting or browsing, while one is driving. In one embodiment, a handheld mobile device may provide a lock-out mechanism without requiring any modifications or additions to a vehicle by using a motion analyzer, a mobile device position locator and a lock-out mechanism. In other embodiments, the handheld mobile device may provide a lock-out mechanism with modifications or additions to the vehicle, including the use of wireless signals transmitted by the vehicle or by a wireless station access point disposed within the vehicle.
US09661114B2
A foldable, flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display panel which displays an image and includes a display side on which the image is displayed and of which portions thereof face each other in a folded state of the flexible display apparatus; a cover window on the display side of the flexible display panel and including: a window film comprising a transparent plastic film having a modulus of elasticity of about 6.3 gigapascals or more; and a coating layer on the window film, and configured to be transparent and to protect the window film from physical damage thereto; and an adhesive layer between the window film and the display side of the flexible display panel, and configured to have elasticity and bond the window film and the flexible display panel to each other.
US09661106B2
In one embodiment, a method includes by a host computing server, receiving from a client computing device, a request to upload a multimedia file from the client computing device to a service; by the host computing server, identifying one or more third-party transcoding servers, wherein the transcoding servers are configured to receive and transcode multimedia files from client computing devices and store the transcoded multimedia files; by the host computing server, sending to the client computing device, a reply that comprises addresses of the third-party transcoding servers and job configuration information, wherein the job configuration information specifies one or more upload policies and comprises an access token enabling the client computing device to access the transcoding servers.
US09661104B2
Method and devices for a client device to receive a presentation streamed via HTTP. The client device receives a first segment of the presentation, the first segment including presentation metadata related to a first presentation description of the presentation. The client device sends a request based at least in part on a portion of the presentation metadata related to the first presentation description.
US09661099B2
A data communication system, comprising an access control agent arranged on a network to allocate network resources on one or more UE (user equipment) devices on the network according to one or more parameters, the access control agent being remote from the UE.
US09661090B2
Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine-readable mediums which provide a relevance engine for determining a relevance of an individual (either a non-member or another member) to another individual (either a non-member or another member). This relevance engine may use signals in the form of data that the social networking service may learn about the individuals to determine how relevant the individuals are to each other. Example applications may include ordering of connection invitations in a social networking service.
US09661085B2
Intelligent services are provided in a storage network using intelligent service modules that can be cabled to a switch external to the switch chassis and yet be managed as part of the switch's logical domain. Data and management communications between the intelligent service module and the core switch are provided through a “soft-backplane” implemented using in-band communications through cabling attached between the switch and the intelligent service module rather than through a hardwired backplane within the chassis. Management communications from management software is directed to the switch, which handles the management functions relating to the intelligent service module or forwards the management requests to the intelligent service module for processing.
US09661080B2
A system for smart device networking includes an endpoint that enables communication with a connected device, a bridge that communicates with the endpoint over a PAN and relays PAN communications to a WAN, and a router that connects to the bridge through the WAN and routes communication to and from the endpoint.
US09661064B2
A system, method, apparatus and computer program product is described to provide a plurality of connectors, the connectors configured to support one or more applications in at least one configuration selected from a group of configurations including: i) a non-tenant, and non-tenant aware, application, ii) a non-tenant, but tenant aware, application, iii) a many tenant application, iv) a multi-tenant application, and v) a native multi-tenant application. Also provided are one or more application programming interfaces (APIs) to the connectors, the one or more APIs providing a substantially uniform interface to applications supported by the connectors. In one embodiment, a governance layer provides the APIs, and the governance layer communicates with the connectors, so that an application's tenancy support is obfuscated.
US09661060B2
A method, Web server and computer system for converging a desktop application and a Web application. The method includes: in response to a request from a client user for using a target desktop application, starting a desktop application initialization process on the Web server and determining an appropriate corresponding hosting server for the user; preparing and provisioning desktop application environment on the corresponding hosting server and starting the target desktop application; transmitting the corresponding hosting server's address to the client to make desktop application interaction between the client and the corresponding hosting server; and in response to the completion of the desktop application interaction, stopping and exiting the target desktop application on the corresponding hosting server. The client user is provided with a unified Web console for accessing desktop applications and Web applications and Web files can be shared between the desktop applications and the Web applications.
US09661049B2
Techniques for serving a manifest file of an adaptive streaming video include receiving a request for the manifest file from a user device. The video is encoded at different reference bitrates and each encoded reference bitrate is divided into segments to generate video segment files. The manifest file includes an ordered list of universal resource locators (URLs) that reference a set of video segment files encoded at a particular reference bitrate. A source manifest file that indicates the set of video segment files is identified based on the request. An issued manifest file that includes a first URL and a second URL is generated based on the source manifest file. The first URL references a first domain and the second URL references a second domain that is different from the first domain. The issued manifest file is transmitted to the user device as a response to the request.
US09661048B2
Asset streaming and delivery including intercepting, at an asset streaming client, a request to exploit an asset virtualized on the asset streaming client. The asset is identified and an asset snapshot of the asset is obtained. Portions of the asset needed to exploit the asset according to the intercepted request exploit the asset are determined from an asset snapshot of the asset. The portions of the asset needed to exploit the asset according to the intercepted request are obtained and the asset is exploited according to the intercepted request using the portions of the asset.
US09661038B2
A system and method may be used in generating security profiles for mobile device applications. An application may be installed and executed in a controlled execution environment. Physical, functional, data and/or communications parameters of the executing application may be monitored and/or analyzed. In this regard, the analysis may comprise evaluation based on comparison against benchmark data for the specific type of application being executed and for the specific execution environment. A security profile may be generated based on the monitoring and/or analysis. In this regard, the security profile may include security classification information for the application. The security profile may be made available to servers and/or to user mobile devices.
US09661037B2
A method for transferring a collaboration session from a handheld device to a multimedia endpoint by encoding session data for the collaboration session and/or instructions into an optically machine-readable representation of data, displaying the data on a display of the handheld device, and optically providing the data to a multimedia endpoint the collaboration session is to be transferred to. The multimedia endpoint may send a message to a server upon detecting the data, causing the server to transfer the collaboration session, based on the session data in the message. Alternatively, the multimedia endpoint establishes a session with another multimedia endpoint based on the instructions and/or session data.
US09661036B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for receiving initial filter criteria from a home subscriber server, transmitting information obtained from the initial filter criteria to a domain name system, receiving a multicast IP address from the domain name system, and transmitting a message to a plurality of IP multimedia subsystem network elements according to the multicast IP address. The message can be used for configuring the plurality of IP multimedia subsystem network elements. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09661032B2
A client and a method in a client in a communication network comprising a core network, for providing a communication service, is provided. The method comprises receiving a session setup request from an originating party, requesting a session with a destination party. The setup request comprises a capability indication associated with the originating party and a session type indication. The method further comprises determining capabilities of devices in a first communication context associated with the destination party and comparing the capabilities of the devices in the first communication context to the capability indication and to the session type indication in the received request Still further, the method comprises determining a level of correspondence between the capability indication and the session type indication, and the capabilities of devices in the first communication context, and indicating a device in the first communication context having a suitable level of correspondence to the capability indication associated with the originating party and the session type indication.
US09661031B1
Methods and systems according to one or more embodiments establish communication across separate IP domains that are on the same layer 2 bridged domain. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving a configuration of a first IP address of a first node on a first side of a switch and a second IP address of a second node on a second side of the switch, wherein the first and second IP addresses are of different domains and are to be translated in each direction with respect to the switch, wherein the switch further comprises an integrated block adapted to do translation at line rate. Based on the configuration, the method also includes modifying, by the switch, packets of an applicable protocol in each direction so that the first and second IP addresses are changed for each domain such that either side of the switch acts as if an opposite side is on the same domain so that layer 2 communication is established.
US09661017B2
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a reputation value based on a hash of a file making a network connection and on a network address of a remote end of the network connection. The network connection may be blocked if the reputation value indicates the hash or the network address is associated with malicious activity. In more specific embodiments, the method may also include sending a query to a threat analysis host to request the reputation value. Additionally or alternatively the reputation value may be based on query patterns in particular embodiments. In yet more specific embodiments, the network connection may be an inbound connection and/or an outbound connection, and the reputation value may be based on a file reputation associated with the hash and a connection reputation associated with the network address of the remote end of the network connection.
US09661012B2
Approaches for determining a potential merchant breach are described. A system can acquire card transaction data from one or more sources such as merchants or financial institutions, in some instances at a predetermined time interval. Cards associated with the card transaction data can be analyzed to determine the health of a particular card, including the likelihood that the particular card has been compromised. A set of cards are accumulated, and their associated health data is stored. Based on the information obtained from a source, and the health associated with a set of cards, a potential date where a merchant was breached can be determined and fraudulent purchases can be prevented.
US09661010B2
Devices, methods, and systems for security log mining are described herein. One method includes combining, using a data fusion unit of an access control system, features of structured and non-structured data associated with system access events for a number of users into a combined data set, generating, using an anomaly detection engine of the access control system, a model of behavior for the number of users based on the combined data set, and comparing, using the anomaly detection engine of the access control system, real time behavior for the number of users to the model for the number of users to determine whether the real time behavior for the number of users is anomalous behavior for the number of users.
US09661009B1
In an embodiment, a system, device and method for detecting a malicious attack is described. Herein, the system includes a security network device that conducts an analysis on received network traffic to detect a suspicious object associated with the network traffic and determine an identifier associated with a source of the suspicious object. Both information associated with the suspicious object and ancillary data, including information that identifies a return path for analysis results to a customer, are uploaded to a detection cloud. The detection cloud includes provisioning logic and one or more virtual machines that are provisioned by the provisioning logic in accordance with at least a portion of the ancillary data. The provisioning logic to customize functionality of the detection cloud for a specific customer.
US09661007B2
Network interface devices with remote storage control. In some embodiments, a network interface device may include receiver circuitry and remote storage device control circuitry. The remote storage device control circuitry may be coupled to the receiver circuitry and may share a physical support with the receiver circuitry. The remote storage device control circuitry may be configured to control writing of data from the receiver circuitry to a remote storage device that does not share a physical support with the remote storage device control circuitry.
US09661004B1
A computer-implemented method for using reputation information to evaluate the trustworthiness of files obtained via torrent transactions may include (1) identifying a torrent file that includes metadata for facilitating a torrent transaction for obtaining a target file via a peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol, (2) identifying at least one entity involved in the torrent transaction, (3) obtaining reputation information associated with the entity involved in the torrent transaction, wherein the reputation information identifies a community's opinion on the trustworthiness of the entity, (4) determining, based at least in part on the reputation information associated with the entity involved in the torrent transaction, that the target file represents a potential security risk, and then (5) performing a security action on the target file. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09661003B2
A system and method is provided for identifying and analyzing cyber-attacks and profiling adversaries responsible for such attacks. The system and method allows for the quantitative measurement of adversary attack behavior. The system and method is able to extract quantitative data from raw attack data and compare the quantitative data to a database of quantifiable metrics associated with known adversaries. This allows for the possible linking of a cyber-attack to a known adversary or known adversary behavior.
US09661001B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a user interface that enables a user to more easily identify servers that may be used to set access permissions for content items. The method and system described herein includes receiving user credentials that are associated with a user. In response to receiving the user credentials, one or more servers associated with the user credentials are displayed. The one or more servers are configured to manage information rights for a content item created by the user. Upon receiving a selection of one of the one or more servers, a list of one or more templates supported by the selected server is displayed to the user. The one or more templates identify information rights that may be applied to the content item.
US09661000B2
A communication apparatus comprises an obtainment unit configured to obtain authentication information from each of a first other communication apparatus and a second other communication apparatus; an authentication unit configured to, based on the authentication information obtained by the obtainment unit, perform authentication processing; and a provision unit configured to provide, based on a result of the authentication processing, information of a third other communication apparatus associated with the first other communication apparatus to a fourth other communication apparatus associated with the second other communication apparatus.
US09660997B2
A system for operating an enterprise computer network including multiple network objects, said system comprising monitoring and collection functionality for obtaining continuously updated information regarding at least one of access permissions and actual usage of said network objects, and entitlement review by owner functionality operative to present to at least one owner of at least one network object a visually sensible indication of authorization status including a specific indication of users which were not yet authorized by said at least one owner of said at least one network object.
US09660996B2
The system and system components of the present disclosure may be configured to provide individuals with both a safe and a secure cyber environment. Within this safe and secure cyber environment, each individual and each cyber device may be properly identified for all cyber interactions with others, and for all cyber interactions with the cyber devices of others. The system may also be configured to provide individuals with privacy for the individual's private cyber activities and cyber assets. Furthermore, the system may be configured to provide for environment-wide, interoperable use of any cyber device, cyber programming, and cyber content.
US09660991B2
A method includes receiving biometric data, the biometric data non-uniformly distributed and processing the biometric data to a level of randomness as a plaintext vector, the level of randomness associated with a security level. The method also includes encrypting the plaintext vector using a relational linearity encryption scheme to generate a linearity ciphertext representative of the plaintext vector, encrypting the plaintext vector using a relational proximity encryption scheme to generate a proximity ciphertext representative of the plaintext vector, and communicating the linearity ciphertext and the proximity ciphertext to an authentication server. The method further includes receiving from the authentication server an authentication signal for the security level indicative of a linearity relationship between the linearity ciphertext and a registration linearity ciphertext discovered using a relational linearity key and of a proximity relationship between the proximity ciphertext and a registration proximity ciphertext detected using a relational proximity key.
US09660989B1
Internet-wide identity management is described, including providing a user interface associated with a service provider; receiving, by an identity provider, a request to login a user associated with the service provider, the service provider being different from the identity provider; providing, by the identity provider to the service provider, a login status indicating that the user is authenticated, wherein, based on the login status, the user is authorized by the service provider to access a service provided by the service provider; and providing a widget associated with the login status, the widget being configured to present one or more settings associated with the user, including a first setting and a second setting, wherein the first setting is used by the service provider and the second setting is used by another service provider and not used by the service provider, and the another service provider is different from the identity provider.
US09660981B2
The present invention relates to a method of authenticating, with an authentication server, a user having at his disposal a calculator storing at least one unique identifier specific to the calculator and one first secret key (KO) and calculating a non-invertible function (H); the method comprising: •reception of the unique identifier by the authentication server, which sends an item of information (challenge) and an action code; •reception by the authentication server of three results of the non-invertible function, •the first result (R0) depending on at least one item of data specific to a unique or quasi-unique element of the calculator (SN); •the second result (RT) depending on a Turing test, conditioned to the action code, carried out by the user; and •the third result (R1) depending on a second secret key (K1); •authentication of the user if all four of the unique identifier and the first, second and third results are valid.
US09660980B1
A method of creating a password for a user account may include receiving, by a computing device, one or more authentication rules that each correspond to a password. Each authentication rule may describe a feature a password is to possess. The method may include receiving, by the computing device, a content and a corresponding action rule for the password, where the action rule specifies an action that is be performed if the password includes the received content, associating the authentication rules, the content, and the action rule with one or more credentials of the user for the user account, and storing the password type, the authentication rules, the content, and the action rule in a database.
US09660956B2
Wireless extension of a wired network through the use of strand-mounted access nodes. In some aspects, private network addresses may be assigned to wireless devices, and corresponding data traffic may be routed to a centralized management/provisioning platform for further network access.
US09660954B2
A system and method of providing VoIP services by using multiple Real-time Transport Protocol servers (RTP) servers for transmitting VoIP data between user endpoints. The RTP servers are selected based on the network addresses of the respective endpoints according to the network topology. Traffic mirroring is established among the selected RTP servers. Each RTP server is responsible for transmitting the VoIP data representing the video/audio signals received at its associated endpoint to another RTP server which then relays the VoIP data to another endpoint. Further, routing optimization can be performed to select a network route between the selected RTP servers for RTP data transmission.
US09660953B2
A system for providing patients with dementia or other cognitive impairment with instructions and reminders of tasks to enable them to live with minimum third party oversight. The system provides for a continuous display of viewable indicia of at least one of text or images to provide the patient messages. The messages may be generated by a remote third party or software running on a computer. Employing the system, a remote user such as the child of a patient can provide instruction and reminders to the patient allowing them to live with minimal supervision.
US09660952B2
A computer readable, non-transitory medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process includes: storing identification information and information of a plurality of users of an electronic mail sent to the plurality of the users in a storage unit when receiving the electronic mail; determining whether a new electronic mail has a correlation with the electronic mail sent to the plurality of the users of which identification information is stored in the storage unit when receiving the new electronic mail; outputting information reporting receipt of the new electronic mail to at least one of the users included in the addresses of the electronic mail sent to the plurality of the addresses with reference to the storage unit when it is determined that the new electronic mail has the correlation with the electronic mail sent to the plurality of the users.
US09660951B1
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes generating a data structure that links users based on social relationships and permits a first user to target content to other users that are linked to the first user via a social relationship.
US09660950B2
In particular embodiments, one or more computer systems of a social-networking system determine identities of one or more users in proximity to a display device and query a social graph of the social-networking system for social content associated with the determined identities. The social graph includes nodes and edges connecting the nodes. The nodes include user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system. The one or more computer systems of the social-networking system identify, using the social content, recommended media content for the one or more users in proximity to the display device and provide a playlist for display on the display device. The playlist includes the recommended media content for the one or more users in proximity to the display device.
US09660942B2
The present disclosure relates to automatic sizing of NoC channel buffers of one or more virtual channels to optimize NoC design, SoC design, and to meet defined performance objectives. The present disclosure further relates to a NoC element such as a router or a bridge having input ports associated with input virtual channels, and output ports associated with output virtual channels, wherein, aspects of the present disclosure enable sizing of any or a combination of the width of the input virtual channel(s), width of the output virtual channel(s), buffer(s) associated with input virtual channels, and buffer(s) associated with output virtual channels. In another aspect, the sizing can be performed based on one or a combination of defined performance objectives, throughputs of the input virtual channels, and throughputs of the output virtual channels, load characteristics, bandwidth characteristics of each input/output channel, among other like parameters.
US09660922B2
Techniques are provided for adjusting or modifying content request messages in a video streaming environment. An aggregation device is configured to receive a content request message from a client device. The content request message has a request for a first content file of a video stream of a content file type with a first bit rate. The aggregation device determines the first bit rate. The aggregation device then accesses a database that stores a plurality of content files of the content file type at a corresponding plurality of bit rates and determines all available bit rates of the content file type. Network conditions are analyzed for client devices to determine whether the content request message should be adjusted to request a second content file with a second bit rate that is lower than the first bit rate.
US09660918B1
In systems and methods of reducing wireless communication signaling overhead, it is determined that communication resource request traffic from a plurality of wireless devices in communication with an access node to communicate with a communication network meets a first threshold. One of the plurality of wireless devices is selected to operate as a router wireless device based on a power storage level and an assigned modulation and coding scheme of each of the plurality of wireless devices. At least one of the unselected wireless devices is instructed to communicate with the communication network via the selected router wireless device.
US09660915B2
A system performs congestion control functionality for real-time communications (“RTC”). The system establishes a tunnel by a tunneling server with a tunneling client of a user equipment (“UE”). The system receives a request from the UE to enable the congestion control functionality for an inner socket of the tunnel. The system sends a response back to the UE to indicate that the congestion control functionality is enabled for the inner socket. The system then monitors congestion conditions at an outer transport layer of the tunnel and executes the congestion control functionality at an inner transport layer of the tunnel based on the congestion conditions at the outer transport layer of the tunnel.
US09660912B2
A method for controlling a packet transfer through a multipath session is disclosed. The method comprises a number of n paths linking a first endpoint to a second endpoint, n being an integer greater or equal to 2, i being an integer and 1≦i≦n; each path Pi being defined by a couple of addresses of a communication interface of the first and second endpoint; the first endpoint being configured for sending the packet to the second endpoint through anyone of the paths; the second endpoint being configured for sending an acknowledgment message through anyone of the paths when the second endpoint received a packet. According to the invention, the method involves, at the first endpoint and at a time t, steps of: assessing a load distribution L
US09660908B2
A method and apparatus for processing a plurality of data packets. A data packet is received. A determination is made as to whether a portion of the data packet follows a selected digital recorder standard protocol based on a header of the data packet. Raw data in the data packet is converted into human-readable information in response to a determination that the portion of the data packet follows the selected digital recorder standard protocol.
US09660903B2
A method for inserting an OpenFlow flow entry into a flow table is disclosed. In the embodiment, the method involves receiving a flow mod message at an OpenFlow-enabled switch, the flow mod message including a cookie field, decoding an OpenFlow flow entry from the flow mod message, identifying a flow table from the cookie field, and inserting the decoded flow entry into the flow table.
US09660900B2
Techniques for architected data transfer are described. A controller maintains a network information database representing overarching knowledge of the network, such as the underlying communication infrastructure, resource consumption limits, and segment locations. The controller uses the information stored in the network information database to direct transmitters to transfer data segments to receivers in a manner that ensures relatively predictable resource consumption. In one approach, the controller receives a request to transfer data to a receiver. The controller, based on the information contained in the network information database, computes an optimal set of transmitters to participate in the transfer. The controller sends each transmitter in the optimal set an instruction assigning that transmitter to transfer one or more segments of the data to the receiver. Each transmitter, upon receiving the instructions, sends their respectively assigned data segments to the receiver.
US09660897B1
Mechanisms are described by which link state “path” information can be collected from networks and shared with external components, such as routers or centralized controllers or path computation elements, using an exterior gateway protocol, such as the Border Gateway Protocol. That is, the link state information for multiple interior gateway protocol (IGP) routing domains is shared between external components using the exterior gateway protocol, such as BGP. As such, the techniques described herein allow link state information to be shared across different routing domains, such as routing and reachability information shared between different autonomous systems. The extensions described herein allow an exterior gateway protocol to be used to signal explicit path segments within IPG routing domains so as to set up an overall path that spans the multiple IPG routing domains.
US09660895B1
Methods and systems for geolocation routing and simulation of network conditions are disclosed. A network traffic profile is determined for a client device. A network access server selects an endpoint server based on the location of the selected endpoint server. The network access server routes traffic from the client device to an external server through the selected endpoint server. The network traffic from the client device to the external server appears to originate from a network address of the selected endpoint server. Network conditions for the network traffic are simulated based on the network traffic profile.
US09660889B2
Embodiments provide a schema for representing data usage plans and data usage statistics. The data usage plan describes threshold values associated with network connections of computing devices of the user. A web service dynamically generates data usage statistics for the computing devices to represent data consumed by the computing devices under the data usage plan. The schema is updated with the data usage statistics and distributed to the computing devices for presentation to the user.
US09660879B1
Embodiments are directed to monitoring flows of packets over a network. If a network monitoring computer (NMC) in a cluster of NMCs observes a new network flow, the NMC may perform a variety of actions to determine the NMC that is responsible for monitoring the new network flow. Network traffic associated with the new network flow may be buffered in a non-transitory processor readable media. The new network flow may be registered with the plurality of NMCs, providing an identifier that corresponds to one NMC. Registering may include, assigning the NMC a responsibility to monitor the new network flow. If the identifier corresponds to the NMC that observed the new network flow, the network traffic associated with the new network flow is processed using that NMC. If the identifier corresponds to another NMC, the buffered network traffic is forwarded to the other NMC.
US09660873B2
A remote access service is provided by receiving remote access transport agent (RATA) capability information of a home remote access server (RAS) and a remote RAS from the home RAS and the remote RAS, respectively, generating a RATA profile based on the RATA capability information, supported by the home RAS and the remote RAS, and transmitting the generated RATA profile to the home RAS and the remote RAS, respectively.
US09660872B2
A performance management system, having a peer-to-peer architecture, enables performance transparency in computer information systems, providing granular performance data and scalability. Peer appliances in a computer information system collect performance data. When a user requests a performance report, an originating peer appliance may determine which peer appliances contain the data required for the report and what data processing, if any, is required. The originating peer appliance may send requests indicating what data and what data manipulation processing is required. Each of the receiving peer appliances (including the originating peer appliance) may perform its own portion of the data processing. The originating peer appliance may receive resultant data from the peer appliances (including itself) and combine the resultant data into the requested report for the user. The performance management system distributes significant data processing across the peer appliances, avoids bottlenecks, and increases system scalability.
US09660860B1
In general, techniques are described for a path computation delay timer for multi-protocol label switched networks. As an example, an ingress network device configured to act as an ingress for a label switched path (LSP) may perform the techniques. The ingress network device comprises an interface and a processor. The interface may receive a message indicating an error along the LSP. The processor may delay an operation performed to configure a replacement LSP to be used in place of the LSP in order to provide time during which a cause of the error along the LSP is able to be determined. When the cause of the error is determined to be a failure of a network device supporting operation of the LSP, the processor may further perform the operation to configure the replacement LSP with the ingress network device such that the replacement LSP avoids the failed network device.
US09660853B2
A wireless communication method for transmitting data signals of first and second users using first and second subcarrier groups, respectively, and transmitting pilot signals of the first and second users by multiplexing the pilot signals to the data signals, including allocating the pilot signals of the first and second users to different frequencies, where each of the pilot signals is generated based on Zadoff-Chu sequence; and mapping subcarrier components of the pilot signals so that one or more subcarrier components of higher frequencies and one or more subcarrier components of lower frequencies in the transmission band become identical, in regard to the pilot signals of each of the first and second users.
US09660850B2
A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals comprises an encoder for encoding service data, a mapper for mapping the encoded service data into a plurality of OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) symbols to build at least one signal frame, a frequency interleaver for frequency interleaving data in the at least one signal frame by using a different interleaving-seed which is used for every OFDM symbol pair comprised of two sequential OFDM symbols, a modulator for modulating the frequency interleaved data by an OFDM scheme and a transmitter for transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data.
US09660848B2
An oscillator for a signal isolator system includes a capacitor and an inductor connected in parallel, two pairs of cross-coupled switches and a control switch. The capacitor, the inductor and the cross-coupled switches form an oscillator. The control switch controls operation of the oscillator between an ON state and an OFF state in response to a data signal to be communicated across an isolation barrier. The inductor may be formed from a winding of an isolation transformer, which reduces component count as compared to a system that provides a separate inductor. Other embodiments may include a current-supplying kickstart circuit and a shorting transistor that can speed transition between the ON and OFF states.
US09660839B2
A transmission apparatus and a corresponding transmission method for transmitting data within a multi-carrier transmission system comprising two or more transmission apparatuses that are configured to transmit the same data. To avoid destructive interferences a transmission apparatus comprises a signal input configured to receive multi-carrier signals carrying data to be transmitted, a distortion unit configured to distort the multi-carrier signals by use of a distortion function including a phase parameter for differently modulating the phase of the multi-carrier signals wherein the distortion function is different from distortion functions used by other transmission apparatuses, whose coverage areas overlap with the coverage area of the present transmission apparatus, by using a phase parameter that is different from the phase parameter used by the other transmission apparatuses, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the distorted multi-carrier signals as a transmission signal.
US09660834B2
Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation, by, responsive to a request specifying to transition a state of a virtual machine in a cloud computing environment from a first state to a second state, allocating one or more system resources to the virtual machine during the transition from the first state to the second state, and, upon completion of the transition, releasing a portion of the allocated one or more system resources to a pool of available resources, so that the virtual machine is left with a remaining portion of the allocated one or more resources sufficient for operation during the second state.
US09660827B2
Described is a communication device which includes a receiver receiving a multicast communication including audio data and identification data identifying an initiator of the multicast communication, a memory, an audio output, a processor processing the multicast communication, sending the processed audio data to the audio output to be played to a user, sending the identification data to the memory to be stored and initiating a unicast communication with the initiator based on the identification data and a transmitter transmitting the unicast communication to the initiator.
US09660825B2
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for updating routing information associated with a multicast group in an information-centric network (ICN). During operation, a first node in the ICN receives an update message for the multicast group from a neighbor node. The multicast group includes a root anchor node and a number of anchor nodes with the root anchor node having a smaller name than the anchor nodes. The update message specifies a prefix associated with the multicast group and the root anchor node of the multicast group. The system selects, based on topology information stored on the first node, from neighbors of the first node one or more next-hop neighbors that meet a notification condition, and forwards the update message to the one or more next-hop neighbors.
US09660822B1
An on-line system utilizing a social graph allows users to establish an account with the system and establish connections to nodes in the system. The social graph uses system-provided nodes that are created and maintained by the system, so that users cannot edit the system-provided nodes. The system aggregates and analyzes the social graph to present information in ways useful to its users. For example, the system reveals connections between persons in the system, with a corresponding strength of each connection.
US09660812B2
A social networking site host includes, in a user's profile, information that has been attested to and verified by both the user and an independent verifier. The independent verifier is an accepted authority with direct knowledge of the information. Both the user and verifier attest to the information by digitally signing the information and including the digital signature with the information. The host or visitors to the social networking site can authenticate the information by using both digital signatures. By authenticating the information, visitors and users viewing information on the social networking site can assume that the information is trusted and accurate.
US09660811B2
Disclosed is a method for protecting message data. In the method, the message data is padded with padding bits generated based on a deterministic function performed on the message data. The padded message data is compressed to generate compressed data. A length of the compressed data is dependent on the padding bits. The compressed data is encrypted to generate encrypted message data.
US09660805B2
The present invention discloses methods and devices for securing keys when key-management processes are subverted by an adversary. Methods include the steps of: upon receiving a creation request in the computing-environment, creating a secure key in at least one location in a computing environment by repetitively computing respective secure-key contributions: in at least one location; and in a set of N computing resources in the computing environment, wherein N is a non-negative integer; and applying the respective secure-key contributions to change a secure-key value, wherein: the respective secure-key contributions cannot be omitted or modified by at least one location; and the secure key is never revealed to the computing resources; thereby enabling the computing resources in the computing environment to ensure that the secure key is truly random; wherein at least one location is a region of memory located in a computing resource operationally connected to the computing-environment.
US09660795B2
A start-stop synchronous type serial data acquisition device includes a counter to which a clock signal that defines an acquisition timing of serial data including a start bit is input, and that counts a number of cycles of a clock signal; and a changing section that, according to a transition of the clock signal when the start bit has been input, changes a maximum count value that is counted by the counter, the maximum count value corresponding to the start bit.
US09660790B2
A method for managing the HF frequencies in a broadband communication network, comprises the following steps: determining the range of passing frequencies for a user for a given link and SLA service; establishing the set of authorized frequencies S″ in the transmission range of the user with the different power and modulation configurations for each frequency; analyzing the received spectrum in order to determine the frequency or frequencies already used and deciding, on the basis of their associated usage type, whether they must be excluded; for each possible frequency fl of the set S′″, determining the necessary power , i=1 . . . N, j=1 . . . m for each of the m possible rate/waveform configurations, taking into account the power limit on each frequency fl; allocating the frequencies fl of the set S′″ to the different users, their modulation and their power, by taking account of multi-carrier constraints.
US09660786B2
Methods, devices, and systems for the transmission of information in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for the transmission of information in a wireless communication system comprises receiving a downlink message, wherein the downlink message includes a first control channel element; determining a first index using the location of the first control channel element; determining a second index; determining a first orthogonal resource using the first index; determining a second orthogonal resource using the second index; spreading an uplink message using the first orthogonal resource to form a first spread signal; spreading the uplink message using a second orthogonal resource to form a second spread signal; transmitting the first spread signal using a first antenna; and transmitting the second spread signal using a second antenna.
US09660769B2
A method for providing scalable service in a wireless communication system is disclosed. In this method, the transmitting side device performs initial transmission of base layer signals to a user equipment (UE) based on a HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request) scheme, and performs transmission of enhancement layer signals to the UE after finishing the initial transmission of the base layer signals. The base layer signals and the enhancement layer signals are for one scalable service. The base layer signals can be independently used at the UE without the enhancement layer signals, while the enhancement layer signals cannot be used at the UE without the base layer signals. The transmitting side device further performs retransmission of the base layer signals determined to be retransmitted based on the HARQ scheme while performing the initial transmission of the enhancement layer signals.
US09660767B2
A communication control apparatus is provided for controlling recovery of data loss during data communication from a first communication device to a second communication device, which includes an obtaining section configured to obtain a temporal change in a communication load between the first communication device and the second communication device. The communication control apparatus also includes a change section configured to dynamically change a permitted time and an interval between transmissions on the basis of the temporal change in the communication load, the permitted time being a time that is permitted to be used by the second communication device for recovery of data loss and the interval between transmissions being an interval between transmissions of a retransmission request message. The communication control apparatus further includes a retransmission control section configured to control transmission of the retransmission request message in accordance with the interval between transmissions.
US09660764B2
A method is provided for processing broadcast data in a broadcast transmitter. Broadcast service data is randomized. The randomized broadcast service data is first-encoded to add parity data to the randomized broadcast service data. The first-encoded broadcast service data is second-encoded. The second-encoded broadcast service data is first interleaved. The first-interleaved broadcast service data is second-interleaved. Signaling data is encoded for signaling the broadcast service data. The encoded signaling data is third-interleaved. The third-interleaved signaling data is fourth interleaved. A frame is transmitted that is divided into a data region including the second-interleaved broadcast service data, a first signaling region including the fourth-interleaved signaling data and a second signaling region that includes at least one symbol that is used for synchronization and channel estimation. The frame includes known data. The encoded signaling data includes information for identifying the code rate and information related to the known data.
US09660762B2
A method for transmitting optical signals over multiple channels is provided, the method including: coding tributaries of data to be transmitted; firstly rearranging the coded tributaries, thereby scrambling the data among the coded tributaries and outputting rearranged coded tributaries; modulating optical carriers with data from one of the coded tributaries, creating modulated optical signals; transmitting the modulated optical signals; spatially multiplexing the modulated optical signals into spatially multiplexed channels; converting the spatially multiplexed optical signals into individual optical signals; receiving the individual optical signals through the multiple channels; demodulating the individual optical signals into electrical signals; decoding the electrical signals into decoded tributaries; and secondly rearranging the decoded of tributaries to recover the tributaries of data before step, wherein, a number of tributaries of data is equal to or more than two and is less than or equal to a number of the multiple channels.
US09660760B2
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of communicating a wireless transmission according to a Physical Layer scheme. For example, a wireless station may be configured to generate a frame including a header and a data portion, the header including a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) value of an Orthogonal Frequency Divisional Multiplexing (OFDM) Physical layer (PHY) scheme or a Low Power Single Carrier (LPSC) PHY scheme; modulate and encode the header according to a Single Carrier (SC) PHY scheme; modulate and encode the data portion according to the OFDM PHY scheme or the LPSC PHY scheme; and process transmission of the frame.
US09660759B2
A method and apparatus for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) communication system for communication in the presence of cyclostationary noise is provided. A receiver receives from a medium a channel measurement packet of a communication channel. The channel measurement packet has a measured transmission characteristic. The measured transmission characteristic of the received channel measurement packet is compared to a defined transmission characteristic to provide a comparison. A modulation coding scheme (MCS) map referenced to a phase of a cyclostationary noise period of the medium is generated based upon the comparison. The MCS map is sent to a transmitter via the medium. Signals including packets that have been mapped to subcarriers based on the MCS map are received from the medium. Subcarriers of the signals received from the medium are demapped using the MCS map referenced to the phase of the cyclostationary noise period of the medium.
US09660756B2
The example embodiments presented herein are directed towards an Optical Network Element, ONE, node (14), and corresponding method therein, for establishing multiple spectral routing in an optical transport network. The establishment of the multiple spectral routing features the use of a Split-Spectrum Label, SSL, (11) which comprises multiple definitions for spectral slots, where each definition has an absolute starting and an absolute ending frequency allocation.
US09660750B2
Provided is a radio communication device which can suppress inter-code interference between an ACK/NACK signal and a CQI signal which are code-multiplexed. A diffusion unit (214) diffuses the ACK/NACK signal inputted from a judgment unit (208) by using a ZC sequence. A diffusion unit (219) diffuses the CQI signal by using a cyclic shift ZC sequence. By using a Walsh sequence, a diffusion unit (216) further diffuses the ACK/NACK signal which has been diffused by using the ZC sequence. A control unit (209) controls the diffusion unit (214), the diffusion unit (216), and the diffusion unit (219) so that the minimum value of the difference between the CQI signals from a plurality of mobile stations and a cyclic shift amount of the ACK/NACK signal is not smaller than the minimum value of the difference between the cyclic shift amounts of the ACK/NACK signals from the plurality of mobile stations.
US09660743B1
A method in a receiver includes receiving a signal that traversed a multipath channel having a channel response, so as to produce a received sequence of samples that are indicative of the channel response. Using a predefined similarity measure, multiple metrics between the received sequence of samples and multiple respective candidate sequences of samples are calculated by the receiver. Each candidate sequence includes a combination of one or more dominant signal components having respective sample delays, and each candidate sequence corresponds to a channel multipath candidate that has one or more channel paths at the respective sample delays. The channel response is estimated by the receiver, by selecting the candidate sequence that best matches the received sequence, the selecting being based on the similarity measure.
US09660739B2
The technology disclosed relates to systems and methods for testing adaptive antennas via a multi-probe anechoic chamber, which includes the emulation of real world conditions of a radio frequency (RF) signal reaching a device-under-test (DUT). The technology disclosed can be applied to test and evaluate a range of changed conditions. In one case, beamforming scenarios use separate spatial desired and interference signals, and the results can be compared to uniform interference. Based on performance for a segment of a test profile, the segment can be modified or expanded: shortened, repeated, or repeated with a modification—to fully evaluate the aspect being tested. Also, a dynamic profile that is utilized to evaluate a first device can be saved and repeated as a fixed profile for further testing of a first or second device.
US09660734B2
A radio frequency interference (RFI) mitigation module is provided that is coupled to a high speed data link. The RFI mitigation module is to reduce RFI caused by the high speed data link. The RFI mitigation module includes at least one resister, at least one inductor, and at least one capacitor.
US09660733B2
A signal processing apparatus includes: a filter; and a filter control circuit, wherein the filter control circuit is configured to: detect a power of signals output from the filter; determine one of a plurality of numerical ranges to which the power belongs; update a filter coefficient of the filter according to a determination result; count a number of the signals having the power of a first value or more; set an invalid area which becomes a target not to be determined for each of one or more boundaries between the plurality of numerical ranges when the number of the signals becomes a second value or more; and control a width of the invalid area based on the number of signals.
US09660728B2
A first and a second interconnection unit comprising a respective first and a second communication interface, a first and a second electro-optical converter, and a multiplexing unit, is disclosed. The first interconnection unit is adapted to receive electrically transmitted analog and digital information, convert said information into electrically transmitted information, and to multiplex the information so as to enable transmission over a bidirectional link. The second interconnection unit is adapted to receive and de-multiplex the transmitted analog and digital information, to convert it back into electrically transmitted analog and digital information, and to output said information. A system comprising the first and second interconnection units is also disclosed. The system is adapted for supplying both analog services and digital services with communication information over the bidirectional link.
US09660721B2
An optical detector for detecting radio frequency (RF) signals, the optical detector comprising a light source and a photodetector, and an electrical circuit comprising a position dependent capacitor and a bias voltage source adapted for providing a bias voltage for biasing the position dependent capacitor, the position dependent capacitor comprising an electrode and a membrane being displaceable in reaction to RF signals incident on the membrane, the membrane being metallized, has a thickness of less than 1 μm and a quality factor, Qm, of at least 20,000, and the distance between the membrane and the electrode being less than 10 μm.
US09660711B2
A communications terminal may include: a plurality of antennas; and a selection circuit configured to select at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas as a transmit antenna for a transmission to a radio communications network, wherein a selection of the transmit antenna may be based on a selection criterion.
US09660710B2
Embodiments of systems and techniques for identifying coverage holes in a radio access technology (RAT) are described. In some embodiments, a network management (NM) apparatus may receive a first report, including one or more measurements taken by a first user equipment (UE), in response to an event related to a handover of the first UE between a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT different from the first RAT. The NM apparatus may receive a second report including one or more measurements taken by a second UE in response to an event related to a handover of the second UE between the first RAT and a third RAT different from the first RAT. The NM apparatus may identify a hole in a coverage area of the first RAT based at least in part on the first and second reports. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09660707B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a precoding method, a base station and a user equipment. The precoding method comprises: a base station acquires predetermined parameter(s) of at least one user equipment; calculates the acquired predetermined parameter(s) to obtain a calculation performance index; selects a target precoding solution according to the calculation performance index; precodes data information of all the user equipment(s) according to the target precoding solution; if the target precoding solution is a nonlinear precoding solution, sends the data information and indication signaling indicating information of the nonlinear precoding solution to each user equipment; and the user equipment receives the data information and the indication signaling which are sent by the base station; selects a receiver according to a receiver type obtained according to the indication signaling; and detects the received data information using the selected receiver.
US09660706B1
When a base station encounters a trigger to reduce the number of carriers on which the base station serves a wireless commination device (WCD), the base station will responsively reduce the number of carriers but will also responsively increase the number of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layers on which the base station serves the WCD, to help offset for the reduction in number of serving carriers.
US09660697B2
A gateway module for an electrical power grid, the gateway module configured to receive a power signal including a modulated component for conveying information from an electrical module producing electricity, and to process the power signal to provide a compatible signal to the electrical power grid. The gateway module includes a main unit including a control circuit controlling an interface to manage information from the modulated component of the power signal and a filtering circuit for filtering the modulated component.
US09660690B2
A cellular radio architecture that includes a receiver module having a receiver delta-sigma modulator that converts analog receive signals to a representative digital signal. The architecture further includes a transmitter module having a transmitter delta-sigma modulator for converting digital data bits to analog transmit signals. Portions of the receiver and transmitter modules are fabricated with silicon germanium (SiGe) technologies and portions of the receiver and transmitter modules are fabricated with CMOS technologies.
US09660689B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for changing between multiple radio frequency (RF) systems. The method comprising transmitting, by a first radio frequency (RF) transmitter of a first RF system, a first RF signal from an antenna, receiving, by a first RF receiver of the first RF system, a second RF signal from the antenna, and receiving, by a second RF receiver of a second RF system, the second RF signal from the antenna, wherein a first RF port of the first RF system and a second RF port of the second RF system are both connected to a common RF port of the antenna, and wherein the first and second RF systems operate with overlapping frequency bands.
US09660673B2
The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for canceling inter-modulation (IM) products in a transceiver. The apparatus includes: a pre-distortion circuit configured to estimate a first IM product caused by a transmission signal and pre-distort the transmission signal to cancel the first IM product; an IM product calculator configured to calculate a second IM product caused by the transmission signal in a received signal based on the first IM product; and a subtractor configured to subtract the second IM product from the received signal.
US09660665B2
The disclosure provides a delta sigma modulator that includes a first input port and a second input port. These ports receive a differential input signal. A DAC is coupled to the first input port and the second input port, and receives a differential feedback signal and a plurality of selection signals. A loop filter generates a differential filtered signal in response to a differential error signal. The differential error signal is proportional to a difference in the differential input signal and the differential feedback signal. A quantizer generates a quantized output signal in response to the differential filtered signal. A modified DWA block coupled between the quantizer and the DAC, generates the plurality of selection signals in response to a chop clock, a regular clock, the quantized output signal and a plurality of selection index signals. A selection index signal is dependent on previously generated plurality of selection signals.
US09660660B1
An analog-to-digital converter includes a plurality of slave sampler multiplexers responsive to outputs of a master sampler that receives analog signals and whose output ports connect to integrating threshold comparators having capacitive digital-to-analog conversion offset adjustments for forming an analog-to-thermometer code conversion. A calibration state machine receives outputs of each of the integrating threshold comparators to control the capacitive digital-to-analog conversion offset adjustment of every integrating threshold comparator and to control a calibration digital-to analog converter. A thermometer code to binary code logic decoder receives outputs of each of the integrating threshold comparators and outputs digital samples.
US09660656B2
Methods and circuits for delay compensation are provided. A data clock may be generated from a peripheral clock. Sample data may be provided in a data signal on a bus in response to an edge of the data clock, where the edge of the data clock is triggered by an initial edge of the peripheral clock. A delay of the data clock relative to the peripheral clock may be selected based on a time difference between the initial edge of the peripheral clock and a time at which the sample data is detected on the bus. A delayed data clock having the selected delay relative to the peripheral clock may be generated. Requested data may be provided on the bus in response to an edge of the delayed data clock.
US09660653B1
A skew reduction circuit includes a first delay circuit that delays a first clock signal to generate a second clock signal and a second delay circuit that delays a third clock signal to generate a fourth clock signal. The skew reduction circuit also includes a time-to-digital converter circuit that measures a skew between the second and fourth clock signals to generate a measurement of the skew between the second and fourth clock signals. The skew reduction circuit adjusts a delay of one of the first or second delay circuits to reduce the skew between the second and fourth clock signals based on the measurement of the skew.
US09660628B2
A timer circuit is provided comprising: a resistor; a programmable gain circuit coupled to amplify the reference level based upon a resistor and a selected gain; a detection circuit coupled to identify the amplified reference level based upon a resistor; a selection circuit configured to select the gain based at least in part upon the identified amplified reference level based upon a resistor; a comparator circuit configured to transition between providing a signal having a first value and providing a signal having a second value based at least in part upon comparisons of a reactive circuit element excitation level with the amplified reference level based upon a resistor and with a second reference level; and reactive circuit element excitation circuit configured to reverse excitation of the reactive circuit element in response to the comparator circuit transitioning between providing the signal having the first value and providing the signal having the second value.
US09660625B1
An apparatus includes a first conductive path comprising a first set of inductive elements connected in series, a second conductive path comprising a second set of inductive elements connected in series, each inductive element of the second set of inductive elements inductively coupled to, and having a mutual capacitance with, a corresponding inductive element of the first set of inductive elements. In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes a first amplifier having an amplifier input and an amplifier output, the amplifier output electrically connected to a proximal end of the first conductive path or the second conductive path. The described apparatus delays a signal according to the gain of the input amplifier. A method that uses the described apparatus is also disclosed herein.
US09660620B1
Techniques are disclosed relating to dual-edge triggered clock gater circuitry. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes dual-edge triggered clock gater circuitry configured to generate an output signal based on an input clock signal and a control signal that indicates whether to gate the input clock signal. In some embodiments, the clock gater circuitry includes first and second storage elements. In some embodiments, the clock gater circuitry includes multiplexer circuitry that selects between outputs of the first and second storage elements to generate the output signal. In some embodiments, the clock gater circuitry includes a third storage element configured to store an indication of which of the first and second storage elements stores a first digital value and which stores an inverse of the first digital value when not gating. In some embodiments, the clock gater circuitry includes a buffering element configured, when gating, to copy data stored in one of the first and second storage elements to the other of the first and second storage elements.
US09660617B2
A semiconductor apparatus includes a pipe input/output signal generation block configured to generate a plurality of pipe input signals and a plurality of pipe output signals according to a pipe enable signal, and be initialized according to an error detection signal; a pipe latch group including a plurality of pipe latches, each of the plurality of pipe latches being configured to receive and store an input signal according to a corresponding pipe input signal and output a stored signal as an output signal according to a corresponding pipe output signal; and an error detection block configured to generate the error detection signal according to a pipe end signal, the pipe enable signal, the plurality of pipe input signals and the plurality of pipe output signals.
US09660615B2
A flip-flop device is provided. The flip-flop device includes a first flip-flop and a clock controller. The first flip-flop receives a first clock signal and a second clock signal for operation. The clock controller receives a clock source signal and generates the first clock signal and the second clock signal according to the clock source signal. Each of the first clock signal and the second clock signal switches between a first voltage level and a second voltage level. For each of the first clock signal and the second clock signal, a period of the first voltage level is shorter than a period of the second voltage level. The period of the first voltage level of the first clock signal and the period of the first voltage level of the second clock signal are non-overlapping.
US09660613B2
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatuses for impedance-matching radio frequency power transmitted from a radio frequency generator to a plasma load in a semiconductor processing chamber. Impedance-matching can be performed via a match network having a variable-reactance circuit. The variable-reactance circuit can comprise one or more reactive elements all connected to a first terminal and selectively shorted to a second terminal via a switch. The switch can comprise a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) or insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) controlled via bias circuitry. In an on-state, the BJT base-emitter junction is forward biased, and AC is conducted between a collector terminal and a base terminal. Thus, AC passes through the BJT primarily from collector to base rather than from collector to emitter. Furthermore, the classic match network topology used with vacuum variable capacitors can be modified such that voltages do not overload the BJT's in the modified topology.
US09660603B2
A method of fabricating a sloped termination of a molybdenum layer includes providing the molybdenum layer and applying a photo resist material to the molybdenum layer. The photo resist material is exposed under a defocus condition to generate a resist mask having an edge portion. The molybdenum layer is etched at least at the edge portion of the resist mask to result in a sloped termination of the molybdenum layer.
US09660596B2
System and method for audio transducer stabilization comprising providing a sound generation panel for transmission of audio sound waves in response to a plurality of force inputs received from three or more audio transducers, providing a mounting frame for coupling to the sound generation panel, the mounting frame having three or more predefined locations for receiving audio transducers, placing the three or more audio transducers in the predefined locations, the predefined locations optimized to reduce a plurality of force moments when the audio transducers are driven using an input drive signal, connecting a coupler ring on each of the audio transducers placed in the predefined locations on the mounting frame to an outer surface of the sound generation panel, and driving each of the audio transducers using the input drive signal from an audio amplifier.
US09660594B2
In general the embodiments described herein can provide alternating-current (AC) resonating filters. These resonating filters comprise a transmission line, a first resonator, and a second resonator. The first resonator is configured to block AC signals in a first frequency range, while the second resonator is configured to block AC signals in a second frequency range, where the second frequency range is higher than the first frequency range. The transmission line has a first node coupled to an AC source, and the first resonator is coupled to the transmission line a first distance from the first node, and the second resonator is coupled to the transmission line a second distance from the first node, where the second distance is greater than the first distance. When so configured the resonating filter can effectively block signals in multiple selected frequency bandwidths.
US09660592B2
A pseudo resistor circuit and a charge amplifier include a first field effect transistor; a second field effect transistor having electrical characteristics matched with electrical characteristics of the first field effect transistor; and a voltage dividing circuit with terminal of a reference resistor electrically connected to a source terminal of the second field effect transistor. Further, a first operational amplifier with an output terminal is connected to a gate terminal of the first field effect transistor and a gate terminal of the second field effect transistor and in which midpoint voltage of the voltage dividing circuit is input into either an inverting or non-inverting input terminal and reference voltage is input into the other of the inverting and non-inverting input terminal. Furthermore, a second operational amplifier supplies voltage resulting from inversion and amplification of drain voltage of the first field effect transistor into the other terminal of the resistor.
US09660583B2
It is presented a signal generator for providing a first signal on a first output and a second signal on a second output wherein the first signal and the second signal are provided with phase shift relative to each other. The signal generator comprises: a control loop controller; a comparator; a phase shifter, the phase shifter being arranged to provide the first signal on the first output and the second signal on the second output; and a phase error detector, the inputs of which are connected to the outputs of the phase shifter and the output of which is connected to an input of the control loop controller. The output of the control loop controller is connected in a feedback loop to a first input of the comparator, and a second input of the comparator is arranged to be connected to an alternating current source.
US09660580B2
A power inverter, such as a synchronous buck power inverter, that is configured with a high frequency switching control having a (PWM) controller and sensing circuit. Controller provides a low frequency oscillating wave to effect switching control on a synchronous-buck circuit portion that includes a plurality of switches to invert every half cycle of the frequency provided by controller. The inverting process thus creates a positive and negative transition of the oscillating wave signal. A low frequency switching stage includes a further plurality of switches configured to operate as zero voltage switching (ZVS) and zero current switching (ZCS) drives Charge on an output capacitor is discharged to zero on every zero crossing of low frequency switching stage and advantageously discharges energy every half cycle. During this discharge of energy, the zero crossing distortion in the low frequency sine wave is greatly reduced.
US09660577B2
Techniques for solar cell electrical characterization are provided. In one aspect, a solar testing device is provided. The device includes a solar simulator; and a continuous neutral density filter in front of the solar simulator having regions of varying light attenuation levels ranging from transparent to opaque, the continuous neutral density filter having an area sufficiently large to filter all light generated by the solar simulator, and wherein a position of the continuous neutral density filter relative to the solar simulator is variable so as to control a light intensity produced by the device. A solar cell electrical characterization system and a method for performing a solar cell electrical characterization are also provided.
US09660575B2
A solar cell stringer calibrator has been disclosed. In an example, a method includes loading a base having pressure sensors into a solar cell stringer to be positioned under a tacking head. The tacking head is lowered onto the base. The pressure sensors measure pressure applied by the tacking head. The method involves determining whether the pressure applied by the tacking head is within a predetermined range. In another example, a method involves heating a solder joint, and measuring a temperature of the solder joint with a pyrometer and a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor disposed under the solder joint. The location of the pyrometer relative to the solder joint is determined based on a difference in temperatures measured with the pyrometer and the temperature sensor. The method involves adjusting the solar cell stringer if the location of the pyrometer is determined to be outside a predetermined range.
US09660568B2
Disclosed herein is a solar array column cap that includes a body having an opening extending along a center axis from a bottom to a top, the opening configured to receive the vertical column such that the body surrounds the vertical column. The solar array column cap further includes an upper support surface configured to receive a horizontal beam, the upper support surface being located in a plane that is visibly non-perpendicular with the center axis.
US09660556B2
A small linear ultrasonic motor includes: a vibration element generating ultrasonic vibrations by applying high frequency drive voltage; a slider against which vibration element is pressed and which is relatively moved by the ultrasonic vibrations; a vibration element supporting member retaining the vibration element and relatively moving with respect to the slider; a guide portion guiding a moving direction of the relative movement of the vibration element supporting member; and a pressurizing portion pressing the vibration element against the slider, wherein the guide portion is arranged sandwiching a position at which the vibration element is pressed against the slider, in a plane that includes the moving direction and intersects with a pressurizing direction of a pressurizing force exerted by the pressurizing portion, and at least each part of the pressurizing portion and the guide portion is disposed at a position equidistant from the plane in the pressurizing direction.
US09660550B2
A generator device for the voltage supply of a motor vehicle is equipped with at least one rectifying element for rectifying an alternating voltage provided by a generator. The rectifying element has an n-channel MOS field-effect transistor in which the gate, the body area, and the source area are electrically fixedly connected to one another and in which the drain area is used as a cathode.
US09660547B1
A system and method includes a controller that alternately enables at least two different current paths for a current flowing through a dimmer when the dimmer is in an OFF mode. In at least one embodiment, enabling and disabling the current paths allows a power supply of the dimmer to continue functioning and provides the controller sufficient voltage to continue functioning. One of the current paths is a low impedance path and another current path is a path to a voltage supply node of a switching power converter controller. In at least one embodiment, the controller generates an impedance control signal to enable a low impedance current path for a current in the dimmer and alternately provide a current path to the voltage supply node for the controller.
US09660544B1
A power converter includes a self-driven circuit for appropriately turning ON and OFF a synchronous rectifier during the operating cycle of the power converter. Without the use of a smart controller coupled to the synchronous rectifier, the self-driven circuit turns ON the synchronous rectifier during the positive cycle of the power converter when the main switch is turned OFF, and the self-driven circuit turns OFF the synchronous rectifier during the negative cycle of the power converter when the main switch is turned ON. Unlike conventional self-driven circuits that include an auxiliary secondary winding for driving a synchronous rectifier, the self-driving circuitry of the present application does not include an auxiliary secondary winding.
US09660533B2
A buck-boost converter with smooth transitions is disclosed. A buck-boost converter controller is disclosed including a first high side driver switch gate control signal output for controlling a first high side driver device; a first low side driver switch gate control signal output for controlling a first low side driver device; a second high side driver switch gate control signal output for controlling a second high side driver device; a second low side driver switch gate control signal output for controlling a second low side driver device; a state machine having four states comprising a buck state, a boost state, a transition buck state, and a transition boost state; a hysteresis timer indicating a pulse width greater than a predetermined threshold coupled to the state machine; and a minimum timer indicating a pulse width less than a predetermined threshold coupled to the state machine. Methods are also disclosed.
US09660522B2
A DC-DC converter circuit arrangement consisting of at least one multiphase DC-DC converter for transporting energy between two electrical systems. The arrangement may include several converter circuits whereby each features at least one first control element that can be regulated. A controller can produce several drive signals that have different phases. One switched mode operation of a converter circuit of the multiphase DC-DC converter can be controlled with each drive signal. The switched mode operation of each converter circuit of each subsequent multiphase DC-DC converter can be controlled by means of a drive signal, which can be produced by the controller. The controller is designed and equipped in such a way that it can enable or disable the energy transport by means of one of the multiphase DC-DC converter.
US09660514B2
A power feeding device of a non-contact charging device includes a power factor improvement circuit which converts an AC power supply to DC, and improves a power factor, a smoothing capacitor connected to an output end of the power factor improvement circuit, an inverter circuit which includes a plurality of switching elements, and generates an AC signal using a voltage of the smoothing capacitor as a power supply, a power feeding section which feeds power based on the AC signal to a power receiving device, and a control circuit which modulates a duty factor of each of the switching elements of the inverter circuit in synchronization with the AC power supply, wherein the control circuit controls the plurality of switching elements so that an increment of the modulated duty factor is not equal to a decrement of the modulated duty factor.
US09660501B2
An actuator including a frame, an electric motor fastened to the frame and to a rotor that is constrained to rotate with an outlet shaft, and a connector electrically connected to the motor and secured to the frame to be connected to a complementary connector. The actuator includes a secondary drive device having a secondary shaft having a first end that extends outside the frame and is arranged to be coupled to rotate with a rotary drive tool, a second end of the secondary shaft in rotation coupled with the outlet shaft, and an activation rod opening out into the connector is secured to the frame and arranged to prevent the secondary shaft from being coupled in rotation with the outlet shaft only when the complementary connector is connected to the connector secured to the frame.
US09660492B2
An outer rotor construction for a wind turbine generator which outer rotor construction comprises a plurality of rotor housing segments, wherein a rotor housing segment is realized to hold a number of magnet poles, and wherein a rotor housing segment comprises a lateral connecting interface of a lateral connection for detachably connecting that rotor housing segment along its longitudinal length to a number of adjacent rotor housing segments. The invention further describes a wind turbine including a generator, which generator includes an inner stator and such an outer rotor is provided. A method of performing a maintenance procedure on such an outer rotor construction is also provided.
US09660489B2
A permanent magnet rotor comprising a rotor rim and a plurality of permanent magnet modules arranged on the outer or inner circumference of the rotor rim, the permanent magnet modules extending generally along an axial direction and being of substantially constant axial-cross section, and comprising a base adapted to be fixed to the rim of the generator rotor, one or more permanent magnets, and one or more pole pieces, wherein the permanent magnet modules comprise an axial cooling channel extending substantially along the length of the modules.
US09660486B2
The present specification provides a wireless power transfer device formed to transmit power to a wireless power reception device, and a power transfer unit in the wireless power transfer device comprises: a first coil formed to generate a magnetic field so as to transmit power in an induction scheme; and a second coil wound around the first coil and formed to generate a magnetic field vibrating at a resonance frequency so as to transmit power in a resonance scheme.
US09660472B2
An electronic device sends a wireless signal to a charging station indicating that charging of a battery of the electronics device is to commence. The electronic device determines whether charging of the battery is to continue. In response to a determination that charging of the battery is not to continue, the electronic device sends a wireless signal to the charging station indicating that charging of the battery is to cease.
US09660466B2
Support systems and related methods for supporting tablets and monitors. A stand that includes a monitor support portion configured to support a monitor and a tablet support portion configured to support a tablet.
US09660464B2
A battery pack has a communicator storing various communication protocols. When new hardware is connected thereto, the battery pack sequentially transmits a respective communication request signal to request communication with the hardware using a stored communication protocol, and establishes communication. The battery pack transmits the communication request signal using a standard such as a compatibility priority among communication protocols, a frequency priority for communication protocols used according to a history record, a communication speed priority for communication protocols, and so on, thereby achieving quick establishment of communication.
US09660456B2
Technique for providing power to a powered device (PD) over a cable having first and second sets of twisted pairs, such as signal pairs and spare pairs. Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) circuitry is coupled via a first switch to the second set, e.g. to the spare pairs. A switch control circuit turns the first switch off to enable the PSE circuitry to perform a prescribed operation in connection with the PD over only the first set, e.g. over the signal pairs, and turns the first switch on to enable the PSE circuitry to perform the prescribed operation in connection with the PD over the first and second sets.
US09660454B2
The efficiency of a PV power generation system (10) is maximized by an apparatus providing series of electronic units (20) connected to the PV modules (12) and comprising microprocessor controlled DC converters/power supply units. A managing unit (60) communicates with the electronic units (20) of a string (11) in order to carry out a synergic optimization of the efficiency both of the single PV modules (12) and of the entire string (11). The apparatus also provides PV module (12) by PV module (12) diagnostic features and it is able to communicate with external devices for a full system control.
US09660443B1
Control circuits with energy recycling for envelope elimination and restoration and related methods are disclosed. A control circuit includes a filter module configured to condition an input power signal to provide an output power signal. An energy recapture module is electrically coupled to the filter module and is configured to capture a portion of residual energy from the filter module and return the portion of the residual energy to the input power signal. A control module is electrically coupled to the filter module and the energy recapture module and is configured to control the filter module to provide the output power signal and is further configured to control the energy recapture module to capture and return the portion of the residual energy to the input power signal.
US09660438B2
Secure and dependable differential protection for electric power generators is described herein. An internal fault is declared if the operating current exceeds a function of the restraining current, and the operating current exceeds and adjusted pickup value. The adjusted pickup value is selected as a minimum of a compensated first pickup value and a second pickup value. The compensated first pickup value may be calculated by adding the absolute value of a compensation addend with a first pickup value. The compensation addend may be calculated by filtering, compensating, and summing current values from the neutral side and the power system side of the electrical generator. The absolute value of the compensation addend may be further adjusted using a security compensation factor.
US09660433B2
The present invention relates to an arrester, comprising: a rod member coupled to a ground means at one end in the longitudinal direction and charged with charges of the ground; a plurality of insulators provided to be spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the rod member; an charging plates provided between the neighboring insulators separately from the rod member so as to be electrically insulated and charged with a polarity opposite to that of the charges of the ground; a charging tube provided between the charging plates and the insulators, electrically connected to the charging plates, and charged with charges having a polarity opposite to that of the charges of the ground; a needle electrode member provided to the upper end of the rod member and having a needle-shaped part; and a discharge induction conductor electrode electrically connected to the charging plates between the insulators and the charging plates so as to induce discharge between the needle electrode member and the discharge induction conductor electrode and emit ion charges through the discharge, thereby forming a discharge path between a thundercloud and the needle electrode.
US09660432B2
An umbilical for use in the offshore production of hydrocarbons, the umbilical comprising at least one electric cable, the electric cable comprising at least one electric conductor (18), and at least one electric conductor (18) comprising plurality of electric strands having interstices (15), wherein the interstices are filled with a metal-based material. In this way, there is provided an umbilical with a ‘void-free1 or completely gap-filled conductor construction which therefore prevents water or gas migration or transport along such a conductor.
US09660430B2
A configurable enclosure including a cover portion operably attached to a base portion, the base portion including a wall disposed along a perimeter of a bottom surface, and a removable portion of the bottom surface configured to be peeled away from the base portion to create an opening on the bottom surface is provided. Moreover, an enclosure having a cover portion operably attached to a base portion, the base portion including a wall disposed around a perimeter of a bottom surface, a thin section of the bottom surface located proximate an outer edge of a removable portion of the bottom surface, an actuator operably attached to the removable portion, wherein through actuation of the actuator, the removable portion peels away from the bottom surface to create an opening on the base portion is also provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided.
US09660423B2
It is an object to reduce eccentricity between a terminal nut and an insulator. A spark plug includes an insulator, a terminal nut, and a metallic shell. The outside diameter of the insulator at a rear end of the metallic shell is smaller than or equal to 8 mm, and the contact area between a flat portion of the insulator and a contact surface of the terminal nut is smaller than 10 mm2.
US09660408B2
A method for producing electromagnetic radiation comprising: firing a first laser pulse and generating a plasma region, the first laser pulse penetrating at least partially into the plasma region to create a plasma density wake in the plasma region; providing a group of charged particles in the plasma region arranged so as to be accelerated in the plasma density wake of the first laser pulse; reflecting the first laser pulse after the first laser pulse has penetrated into the plasma region, to give a reflected laser pulse; and arranging the reflected laser pulse to interact with the group of charged particles to generate an electromagnetic radiation.
US09660405B2
An electrical device including an electrode arrangement having a magnet, and an electrode, an electrically conducting movable device, movable relative to the electrode arrangement and spaced apart from the electrode arrangement, whereby a gap (G) is formed therebetween, and a suspension including a liquid, a plurality of magnetic particles dispersed in the liquid and a plurality of non-magnetic electrically conducting particles dispersed in the liquid, which non-magnetic electrically conducting particles have higher electric conductivity than the magnetic particles, wherein the suspension) extends between the electrically movable device and the electrode arrangement in the gap (G), and wherein the magnet is arranged to provide a magnetic field through the suspension to thereby align the non-magnetic electrically conducting particles between the electrode arrangement and the electrically conducting movable device to obtain an electrical connection between the electrode arrangement and the electrically conducting movable device.
US09660403B2
Discrete electronic modules, such as display tiles, designed and configured to be mosaicked and operatively connected with one another and/or to one or more differing types of discrete electronic modules. In some embodiments, the electronic modules include one or more recessed receptacles along their edges that receive corresponding connector biscuits that operatively connect abutting or confronting electronic modules with one another and/or to a controller. In some embodiments, the sizes of the recessed receptacles and connector biscuits are precisely matched so that the biscuits participate in aligning the abutting or confronting display tiles with one another. In some embodiments, the recessed receptacles are provided in recesses in the backsides of the display tiles, which allows each tile to be easily installed and removed from a display mosaic of which the tile is part.
US09660402B2
A conductor assembly for establishing a connection to a power distribution unit is disclosed. The conductor assembly includes one or more conductors have a conductive rod. Each end of the conductive rod has an end forming a ball member. The conductor assembly also includes a connector having a clamp mechanism to receive the ball member of the conductive rod. A fastener threadably couples with a conductor on power distribution unit to rigidly secure the conductor assembly to the electrical equipment units.
US09660399B2
An electrical connector comprises an insulating housing, several first and second conductive terminals, an inner grounding unit, and an outer grounding unit, which are disposed on the insulating housing. The insulating housing has a first surface, an opposite second surface, and two side surfaces arranged between the first and second surfaces. The inner grounding unit has a plate embedded in the insulating housing and two protruding sheets extended from the plate and respectively protruding from the side surfaces of the insulating housing. The plate is arranged to separate the first conductive terminals from the second conductive terminals. The outer grounding unit clips the insulating housing and engages the protruding sheets. A portion of the outer grounding unit engaged with one of the protruding sheets includes two stacked engaging portions, and at least one of the two stacked engaging portions has a thru-hole for engaging with the corresponding protruding sheet.
US09660387B2
A connector and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The connector includes a module including at least one protection device and a connector frame formed by a mold, and the module is buried in the mold. The connector further includes a plurality of connection pins that are connected to the connector frame, and each of the plurality of connections pins has an exposed portion. Each of the plurality of connection pins is exposed, and at least a first set of the plurality of connection pins is electrically connected to the at least one protection device.
US09660380B1
An electronic connector includes a base and a tapered extension. The tapered extension includes a platform and a plurality of electrical contacts. An alignment tolerant joint couples the tapered extension to the base, such that the tapered extension is movable relative to the base in three orthogonal dimensions responsive to an external force applied to the tapered extension. One or more biasing components bias the tapered extension away from the base.
US09660378B2
An electrical connector that includes a first part housing for supporting contacting elements each configured to conductively couple with an electrical power source. First part coupling elements are configured to move between a connected and an unconnected configuration. In the connected configuration, each first part coupling element conductively couples with contacting elements, and in the unconnected configuration the first part coupling elements are not conductively coupled with contacting elements. At least one biasing element is configured to maintain the first part coupling elements in the unconnected configuration. A second part housing supports second part coupling elements each configured to conductively couple with one of the first part coupling elements. At least one magnetic element is configured to move and maintain the first part coupling elements into the connected configuration, wherein in the connected configuration electrical current can flow from the contacting elements to the second coupling elements.
US09660373B2
A waterproof electrical receptacle connector includes a plastic shell, a metallic shell, an insulated housing, and a buckling member. The plastic shell includes a shell body, a through hole defined in the shell body, and an assembling hole defined on the shell body. The metallic shell is received in the through hole and defines a receiving cavity. The insulated housing is received in the receiving cavity and includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending from the base portion. The buckling member is positioned with the assembling hole and includes a buckling body and a hook extending from the bottom of the buckling body and protruded out of the assembling hole. Accordingly, the hook is protruded out of the assembling hole and engaged with a buckling hole of a circuit board, so that the front of waterproof electrical receptacle connector can be firmly positioned with the circuit board.
US09660371B2
In a connector including a connection portion that is compressed between connection object members (F and F′) and that conductively connects the connection object members (F and F′) to each other, and a base portion that is connected to the connection portion and that forms a recess therein, the connection portion includes a plurality of conductive portions, each conductive portion having conductors arranged in a thickness direction and two electrode planes each in contact with the corresponding one of the connection object members (F and F′), and a retaining portion that retains the conductive portion, the base portion including erect walls and a top wall portion so as to form a recess in the erect walls and the top wall portion, the base portion including, in the recess, partition walls so as to form accommodation portions that accommodate projecting parts (S) connected to the connection object member (F′).
US09660368B2
An interconnect assembly including a substrate with a plurality of through holes extending from a first surface to a second surface. A plurality of discrete contact member are located in the plurality of through holes. The contact members include proximal ends that are accessible from the second surface, distal ends extending above the first surface, and intermediate portions engaged with an engagement region of the substrate located between the first surface and the recesses. Retention members are coupled with at least a portion of the proximal ends to retain the contact members in the through holes. The retention members can be made from a variety of materials with different levels of conductivity, ranging from highly conductive to non-conductive.
US09660367B2
A smart card seat and an electronic device are provided. The smart card seat includes a seat body and at least one seat terminal for electrically contacting a metal contact of a smart card. Each of the at least one seat terminal comprises a terminal fixing portion and a strip-shaped terminal cantilever. Moreover the terminal cantilever has a tail fixedly connected to a first stationary end of the terminal fixing portion, a head operatively placed on a second stationary end of the terminal fixing portion, and a middle portion higher than the tail and the head.
US09660364B2
An electronic device for transmitting data is described herein. In some examples, the electronic device includes a package substrate, and a plurality of integrated circuits to be coupled to the package substrate, at least one integrated circuit comprising a topside connector or an edge connector to be coupled to a cable that is to couple to a cable receptacle.
US09660359B2
A cable splice includes a casing, a jaw assembly, a biasing member, a guide, and a bullet cup. The casing has an opening and an interior cavity. The jaw assembly is positioned in the interior cavity and moveable between a loading position and a terminated position. The biasing member biases the jaw assembly towards the terminated position. The guide includes a receiving end and a shaft extending at least partially into the interior cavity.
US09660340B2
Two high frequency antennas are provided in a multilayer substrate. Each high frequency antenna is configured of a radiation element, a high frequency power supply line, and a high frequency power supply unit. A low frequency antenna is configured of a series radiation element, a low frequency power supply line, and a lower frequency power supply unit. The series radiation element is formed of two radiation elements connected by a radiation element connection line. One end side of the series radiation element is connected to the low frequency power supply unit via the low frequency power supply line. Open stubs to block transmission of a high frequency signal (SH) are connected to the radiation element connection line and the low frequency power supply line. Short stubs to block transmission of a low frequency signal (SL) are connected to the high frequency power supply lines.
US09660331B2
An on board diagnostic (OBD) device having a radio modem is provided. An antenna of the radio modem is connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) housed within a plastic housing, where the PCB has a ground plane which is extended by a conductive extension. The conductive extension lengthens an effective length of a counterpoise of the antenna without necessitating an increase in size of the OBD device/plastic housing, resulting in maintaining a small form factor for the OBD device, while increasing antenna efficiency and/or bandwidth.
US09660329B2
A directional antenna including a ground plane, a feeding element and a radiating element is provided. The feeding element is adjacent to the ground plane and includes a feeding point. A coupling gap is formed between the radiating element and the feeding element, and the radiating element includes a coupling point. Both the coupling point of the radiating element and the feeding point of the feeding element are at the perpendicular line of a ground plane. Further, a distance between the coupling point and an open end of the radiating element is smaller than 0.16λ of a resonant frequency of the directional antenna.
US09660327B2
A combination antenna includes a conductive block having at least one electrical component mounted on the surface. A metallic housing is connected to the conductive block via at least one electronic element having a front surface and a rear surface. The front surface includes one or more plates separated by gaps of a predetermined width. The rear surface includes a continuous plate separated from the front surface by a gap of a second predetermined width. One or more antenna feeds are disposed between the front surface and the rear surface of the metallic housing and are connected to the metallic housing directly or via the at least one electronic element. A grounding plane includes one or more grounding points connected to the front surface and the rear surface directly or via the at least one electronic element.
US09660323B2
A combination antenna fixture is configured to accommodate adjustment of independent azimuths for each frequency band of operation of antennas of a mobile telephone network. The antennas may be mounted within a single radome or housing used to protect the antennas from environmental conditions. Each of the antennas may be coupled to a different movable mounting device within a radome, which may enable directing the azimuth for each antenna independently. By directing the azimuth independently for each antenna, the signal coverage area for each antenna may be customized to optimize coverage over a geographic area.
US09660319B1
The present disclosure is directed to combiners/splitters that reduce packaging and circuit board complexities. More specifically, an apparatus including a chain of directional couplers is used to distribute radio frequency power. The apparatus may also include a set of gain controllers. Each particular gain controller of the set of gain controllers is associated with a particular directional coupler of the chain of directional couplers, and each particular gain controller is configured to adjust a radio frequency power for the associated particular directional coupler.
US09660316B2
An embodiment millimeter wave diplexer includes a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) high pass filter (HPF), a microstrip line low pass filter (LPF), and a T-junction. The SIW HPF is coupled to a first port, and the microstrip line LPF is coupled to a second port. The SIW HPF is operable in a first frequency band, and the microstrip line LPF is operable in a second frequency band. The T-junction is coupled between the SIW HPF and the microstrip line LPF. The T-junction is also coupled to a common port.
US09660310B2
The present invention refers to an electrode comprised of a first layer which comprises a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophobic material; and a second layer which comprises a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophilic material arranged on the first layer. In a further aspect, the present invention refers to an electrode comprised of a single layer which comprises a mixture of a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophobic material and a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophilic material; or a single layer comprised of a porous nanostructured material wherein the porous nanostructured material comprises metallic nanostructures which are bound to the surface of the porous nanostructured material. The present invention further refers to the manufacture of these electrodes and their use in metal-air batteries, supercapacitors and fuel cells.
US09660309B2
A device for raising a temperature of a battery module for an eco-friendly vehicle, the battery module including a plurality of battery cells disposed at intervals in a housing thereof, the device blowing air introduced by a blowing fan to the battery cells to raise a temperature of each the battery cell, the device may include a temperature sensor provided on each battery cell for measuring a temperature of corresponding battery cell, a flow passage for guiding air flowed from a blowing fan to each battery cell, and an air flow rate control means provided at a region connecting the flow passage and each battery cell to control the flow rate of air introduced to each battery cell.
US09660307B2
A structure for effectively heating a battery. A battery is housed in a battery container. A condenser is formed such that a heating medium is in direct contact with a surface of the battery container, and condenses the heating medium to heat the battery via the battery container. The heating medium condensed by the condenser is supplied to an evaporator that heats and vaporizes the heating medium. The heating medium vaporized by the evaporator which is in vapor is circulated to the condenser.
US09660295B2
An electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery, the electrolyte including a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and an additive represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, R1 to R3 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 arylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C30 heteroarylene group.
US09660290B2
A lithium ion rechargeable battery comprises: a negative electrode adapted to give up electrons during discharge, a positive electrode adapted to gain electrons during discharge, a microporous separator sandwiched between said positive electrode and said negative electrode, an organic electrolyte being contained within said separator and being in electrochemical communication with said positive electrode and said negative electrode, and an oxidative barrier interposed between said separator and said positive electrode, and thereby preventing oxidation of said separator.
US09660289B2
A sheet-form electrode for a secondary battery includes a current collector, an electrode active material layer formed on one surface of the current collector, a porous polymer layer formed on the electrode active material layer, and a first porous supporting layer formed on the porous polymer layer. The sheet-form electrode can have supporting layers on at least one of the surfaces thereof to exhibit surprisingly improved flexibility and prevent the release of the electrode active material layer from a current collector even if intense external forces are applied to the electrode, thereby preventing the decrease of battery capacity and improving the cycle life characteristic of the battery.
US09660281B2
A method for controlling a startup of a fuel cell system is provided. The method includes comparing a voltage generated in a fuel cell stack when hydrogen is supplied to a fuel electrode of the fuel cell stack for a set period of time with a first reference voltage. A voltage of a unit cell of the fuel cell stack is compared with a second reference voltage for load connection when the voltage generated in the fuel cell stack is higher than the first reference voltage. A load is connected to the fuel cell stack when the voltage of the unit cell of the fuel cell stack is higher than the second reference voltage for load connection.
US09660275B2
A fuel cell is configured to comprise a power generation layer including an electrolyte membrane, an anode and a cathode, separators and a gas flow path layer provided between the power generation layer and the separator. The gas flow path layer is structured by a plurality of corrugated elements. Each corrugated element has a corrugated cross section where first convexes that are convex toward the separator and second convexes that are convex toward the power generation layer are alternately arranged. The plurality of corrugated elements are arranged, such that a top surface of the first convex in one corrugated element and a bottom surface of the second convex in an adjacent corrugated element cooperatively form an integral surface, and a plurality of through holes are formed between the respective adjacent corrugated elements. The plurality of corrugated elements include a corrugated element having positions of the first convexes and the second convexes shifted in a positive side of the first direction from those of an adjacent corrugated element, and a corrugated element having positions of the first convexes and the second convexes shifted in a negative side of the first direction from those of an adjacent corrugated element. The volume of a first reaction gas flow path, which is formed along the positions of the second convexes on a separator-side of the gas flow path layer, is less than the volume of a second reaction gas flow path, which is formed along the positions of the first convexes on a power generation layer-side of the gas flow path layer.
US09660272B2
An oxygen reduction catalyst which includes composite particles including a portion including an inorganic metal compound and a portion containing carbon. The composite particles include a metal element M1, carbon, and oxygen as constituent elements; the amount of carbon atoms is 1 to 10 mol, and the amount of oxygen atoms is 1 to 3 mol, assuming that the total amount of atoms in the metal element M1 is 1 mol; a G-band and a D-band are present in a Raman spectrum, and a V/G ratio defined in an expression described below is 0.10 to 0.35: V/G ratio=(minimum value of spectral intensity in region V which is a region between G-band and D-band)/(peak intensity in G-band).
US09660268B2
An alkali-ion battery is provided with a transition metal cyanometallate (TMCM) sheet cathode and a non-alkaline metal anode. The fabrication method mixes TMCM powders, conductive additives, and a polytetrafluoroethylene binder with a solution containing water, forming a wet paste. The wet paste is formed into a free-standing sheet of cathode active material, which is laminated to a cathode current collector, forming a cathode electrode. The free-standing sheet of cathode active material has a thickness typically in the range of 100 microns to 2 millimeters. The cathode electrode is assembled with a non-alkaline metal anode electrode and an ion-permeable membrane interposed between the cathode electrode and anode electrode, forming an assembly. The assembly is dried at a temperature of greater than 100 degrees C. The dried assembly is then inserted into a container (case) and electrolyte is added. Thick anodes made from free-standing sheets of active material can be similarly formed.
US09660263B2
Materials are presented of the formula: Ax My Mizi O2−d, where A is sodium or a mixed alkali metal including sodium as a major constituent; x>0; M is a metal or germanium; y>0; Mi, for i=1, 2, 3 . . . n, is a transition metal or an alkali metal; zi≧0 for each i=1, 2, 3 . . . n; 0
US09660255B2
A wrapping electrode assembly for use in a secondary battery manufactured by an electrode-stacking method includes: an electrode plate which has a coating layer of an electrode active material and a non-coated protruding portion, the electrode active material being capable of reversibly inserting and extracting lithium ions; first and second separator films which cover both surfaces of the electrode plate while exposing only the non-coated protruding portion; and an insulating polymer film which is positioned between the first separator film and the second separator film at least on a portion of a circumference of the electrode plate to be bonded to the first separator film and the second separator film, wherein the insulating polymer film is formed as being divided into at least two parts.
US09660249B2
A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly; a case housing the electrode assembly; and an electrode connection assembly electrically coupled to the electrode assembly, the electrode connection assembly including: a terminal; a current collector electrically coupled to the electrode assembly; an insulating member between the terminal and the current collector, wherein a portion of the insulating member is spaced from the terminal and the current collector; and a connection member electrically coupling the terminal and the current collector, the connection member including a fuse part, wherein the portion of the insulating member overlaps with the connection member.
US09660247B2
A secondary battery includes, in a battery case, an electrode body having an electrode sheet, a current collecting member including a weld part ultrasonic welded to a current collecting foil of the electrode sheet, and a pressure-type current interrupt mechanism electrically connected to the current collecting member. The current interrupt mechanism has a first valve element integrated with the current collecting member and a second element body, both joined at a joint portion. Of the current collecting member, the first valve element, and the second valve element, at least a part between the weld part and the joint portion is made of damping metal. A method of manufacturing this secondary battery includes: a step of forming a structure in which the first and second valve elements are joined at the joint portion; and a step of thereafter ultrasonic welding the current collecting foil and the weld part.
US09660245B2
Provided is a battery cell including: an electrode assembly including a first electrode part, a second electrode part, and a separation membrane; a first terminal and a second terminal extending in a first direction or a fourth direction which is an opposite direction to the first direction from the first electrode part and the second electrode part, respectively; a first lead tap and a second lead tap connected to the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively; and a case in which the electrode assembly, the first terminal, and the second terminal are accommodated, which is sealed to expose the first lead tap and the second lead tap to the outside, and in which a sealing part sealed by coating a sealing member on circumferential sides joined with each other is formed.
US09660243B2
A battery wiring module in which connection members are held by a resin protector, the connection members connecting adjacent electrode terminals of a plurality of single batteries, the single batteries having the positive and negative electrode terminals, as well as a battery-side detection terminal for detecting a status of the single battery. The battery wiring module includes a voltage detection terminal, which includes a flat plate-shaped flat plate and a wire connection connected to a terminal end of a wire. The resin protector includes an opening, which enables the battery-side detection terminal to contact the flat plate of the voltage detection terminal. The voltage detection terminal includes an engaged portion extending on a different plane than that of the flat plate. The engaged portion is engaged with a first engagement portion provided to the resin protector.
US09660242B2
A power battery system includes a number of parallel groups that being connected in series and a number of improved electrode boards. Each of the parallel groups comprising a number of single batteries connected in parallel. Each of the improved electrode boards being connected between two neighbored parallel groups. Each of the improved electrode boards includes a number of electrode contact plate, a conductive substrate, and a number of security devices. Each electrode contact plate connects two neighbored single batteries of two neighbored parallel groups in series. Each of the security devices corresponds to an electrode connection plate and electrically connects an electrode connection plate to the conductive substrate. Each of the security devices fuses when one of the single batteries of a parallel group occurs short circuit.
US09660238B2
A secondary battery porous membrane, manufactured by a slurry for secondary battery porous membrane, which is superior in coating priority and dispersibility of non-conductive organic particles, which improves cycle characteristic of the obtained secondary battery, which has high flexibility and can prevent powder falls, and which has less content of moisture amount; and non-conductive organic particles, which can be suitably used as a secondary battery porous membrane and has less content of metallic foreign particles. The slurry for secondary battery porous membrane comprises; a binder including a polymerized unit of vinyl monomer having a hydrophilic acid group, a non-conductive organic particle having a functional group, cross-linkable with the hydrophilic acid group and a solvent.
US09660235B2
The present invention relates to an assembly (10) with a first and a second component (1, 2) which are fixed relative to each other by at least one fixation element (3), characterized by a fixation element (3) extending into or through a space (9) between the first and the second component (1, 2), wherein the fixation element (3) is filled with a hardenable filling material (61), wherein the fixation element (3) is a hollow deformable and at least in a radial direction expandable element if internally pressurized, at least before the filling material (61) hardens. The present invention also relates to a method for producing an assembly with a first and a second component.
US09660227B2
A prismatic secondary battery includes a prismatic hollow outer body having a mouth and a bottom; a flat electrode assembly, a positive electrode collector, a negative electrode collector, and an electrolyte, all of which are stored in the prismatic outer body; a sealing plate sealing up the mouth of the prismatic outer body; and a positive electrode terminal attached to the sealing plate in an electrically insulated manner. The sealing plate includes a gas release valve and an electrolyte pour hole and further includes, on the front face, a concaved flat face having an identification code. With the prismatic secondary battery of the invention, a jig for assembly or the like is unlikely to come into contact with the identification code during an assembly process of the prismatic secondary battery, hence the identification code is unlikely to be abraded, and the traceability is unlikely to be lost.
US09660220B2
To provide a novel light-emitting element or a novel light-emitting device with high emission efficiency and low power consumption, a light-emitting element having a plurality of light-emitting layers between a pair of electrodes includes a lower electrode, a first light-emitting layer over the lower electrode, a charge-generation layer over the first light-emitting layer, a second light-emitting layer over the charge-generation layer, and an upper electrode over the second light-emitting layer. An emission spectrum of the first light-emitting layer peaks at a longer wavelength than an emission spectrum of the second light-emitting layer. A distance of between a bottom surface of the upper electrode and a bottom surface of the first light-emitting layer is less than or equal to 130 nm.
US09660216B2
A light-transmissive adhesive film includes an adhesive layer in which an elastic modulus in a second area is higher than that in a first area, and also includes release layers on upper and lower portions of the adhesive layer.
US09660214B2
An organic light emitting diode and an organic light emitting display device, the organic light emitting diode including a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a hole transport layer between the first electrode and the emission layer, wherein the hole transport layer includes an organic material and a dipole material, the dipole material including a first component and a second component, the first component having a polarity different from that of the second component and the first component and the second component being combined with each other.
US09660208B2
A transparent gas barrier film that has excellent gas barrier properties and includes a transparent gas barrier layer having a very low internal stress, and a method for producing the same. The transparent gas barrier film according to the present invention includes: a resin substrate; and a transparent gas barrier layer formed over the resin substrate. The transparent gas barrier layer includes at least one kind selected from the group consisting of metals and metalloids. The transparent gas barrier layer includes a plurality of layers each having a density that changes continuously from high density to low density or from low density to high density and then cycles alternatively from low density to high density or high density to low density, respectively, once or two or more times.
US09660203B2
Provided are an organic electroluminescence device, which shows high luminous efficiency, is free of any pixel defect, and has a long lifetime, and a material for an organic electroluminescence device for realizing the device. The material for an organic electroluminescence device is a compound having a π-conjugated heteroacene skeleton crosslinked with a carbon atom, nitrogen atom, oxygen atom, or sulfur atom. The organic electroluminescence device has one or more organic thin film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, and at least one layer of the organic thin film layers contains the material for an organic electroluminescence device.
US09660201B2
A compound for an organic light emitting device is represented by Chemical Formula 1. An organic light emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the organic layer includes a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1. In the above Chemical Formula 1, Ar and L are the same as defined in the specification.
US09660200B2
An organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer. The emission layer includes at least one first light-emitting material represented by Formula 1 and at least one second light-emitting material represented by Formula 2: and X1 to X12, Ar1, M, X21 to X24, A, B, R1 to R12, R21, R22, a1, a2, n, L, M in Formulae 1 and 2 are defined as in the specification.
US09660199B2
A compound represented by the general formula (1) is useful as a light-emitting material. In the general formula (1), Ar1 to Ar3 represent an aryl group, provided that at least one thereof represents an aryl group substituted by a group represented by the general formula (2). In the general formula (2), R1 to R8 represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; Z represents O, S, O═C or Ar4—N; and Ar4 represents an aryl group.
US09660198B2
An organic electroluminescence element in which a compound represented by the general formula below is used in a light-emitting layer exhibits a high emission efficiency and is inexpensive to provide. At least one of R1 to R8 and R17 represent an electron-donating group and the others represent a hydrogen atom; at least one of R9 to R16 represent an electron-withdrawing group that does not have an unshared electron pair at the α-position thereof and the others represent a hydrogen atom; Z represents a single bond or >C═Y; Y represents O, S, C(CN)2 or C(COOH)2; provided that when Z is a single bond, then at least one of R9 to R16 is an electron-withdrawing group that does not have an unshared electron pair at the α-position thereof.
US09660183B2
A device and a method of forming a device are presented. A substrate is provided. The substrate includes circuit component formed on a substrate surface. Back end of line processing is performed to form an upper inter level dielectric (ILD) layer. The upper ILD layer includes a plurality of ILD levels. A plurality of magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stacks is formed in between adjacent ILD levels of the upper ILD layer. The plurality of MTJ stacks include a first MTJ stack having a first free layer, a first tunneling barrier layer and a first fixed layer. The first free layer is perpendicular to the first tunneling layer and fixed layer in the plane of the substrate surface. The plurality of MTJ stacks also include a second MTJ stack having a second free layer, a second tunneling barrier layer and a second fixed layer.
US09660181B2
An embodiment integrates memory, such as spin-torque transfer magnetoresistive random access memory (STT-MRAM) within a logic chip. The STT-MRAM includes a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) that has an upper MTJ layer, a lower MTJ layer, and a tunnel barrier directly contacting the upper MTJ layer and the lower MTJ layer; wherein the upper MTJ layer includes an upper MTJ layer sidewall and the lower MTJ layer includes a lower MTJ sidewall horizontally offset from the upper MTJ layer. Another embodiment includes a memory area, comprising a MTJ, and a logic area located on a substrate; wherein a horizontal plane intersects the MTJ, a first Inter-Layer Dielectric (ILD) material adjacent the MTJ, and a second ILD material included in the logic area, the first and second ILD materials being unequal to one another. Other embodiments are described herein.
US09660173B2
There is provided a vibration generating apparatus including: a housing having an internal space; a vibrating plate fixedly installed in the housing and having a disc shape; a piezoelectric element fixed to the vibrating plate and having a hollow disc shape; and a vibration element vibrating together with the vibrating plate when the piezoelectric element is deformed.
US09660171B2
An electronic component has a mounting board, a bump located on a mounting surface of the mounting board, a SAW device located on the bump and connected to the bump. The SAW device has an element substrate, an excitation electrode located on the first primary surface of the element substrate, a pad located on the first primary surface and connected to the excitation electrode, and a cover located above the excitation electrode and formed with a pad exposure portion on the pad. Further, the SAW device makes the top surface of the cover face the mounting surface, makes the bump be located in the pad exposure portion, and makes the pad abut against the bump.
US09660169B2
Sensors and methods of operating sensors are described herein. One sensor includes a number of III-nitride strain sensitive devices and a number of passive electrical components that connects each of them to one of the III-nitride strain sensitive devices.
US09660157B2
Addition-curable silicone resin composition and die attach material for optical semiconductor device
An addition-curable silicone resin composition includes (A-1) a linear organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, (A-2) a terminal alkenyl group-containing branched organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane with a content of low-molecular-weight siloxane having a degree of polymerization of up to 10 and one or more terminal SiH group per molecule of 5 wt % or less, and (C) an addition reaction catalyst. The composition can be cured to form a product which, when used as a die attach material for optical semiconductor devices, minimizes contamination of the gold electrode pads on LED chips and imparts a good wire bondability.
US09660156B2
An optical semiconductor element mounting package that has good adhesion between the resin molding and the lead electrodes and has excellent reliability is provided, as well as an optical semiconductor device using the package is also provided. The optical semiconductor element mounting package having a recessed part that serves as an optical semiconductor element mounting region, wherein the package is formed by integrating: a resin molding composed of a thermosetting light-reflecting resin composition, which forms at least the side faces of the recessed part; and at least a pair of positive and negative lead electrodes disposed opposite each other so as to form part of the bottom face of the recessed part, and there is no gap at a joint face between the resin molding and the lead electrodes.
US09660147B2
The present invention relates to a method for providing a reflective coating (114) to a substrate (104) for a light-emitting device (112), comprising the steps of: providing (201) a substrate (104) having a first surface portion (116) with a first surface material and a second surface portion (106, 108) with a second surface material different from the first surface material; applying (202) a reflective compound (401) configured to attach to said first surface material to form a bond with the substrate (104) in the first surface portion (116) that is stronger than a bond between the reflective compound (401) and the substrate (104) in the second surface portion (106, 108); curing (203) said reflective compound (401) to form a reflective coating (114) having said bond between the reflective coating (114) and the substrate (104) in the first surface portion (116); and subjecting said substrate (104) to a mechanical treatment with such an intensity as to remove (205) said reflective coating (114) from said second surface portion (106, 108) while said reflective coating (114) remains on said first surface portion (116).
US09660141B2
A pattern wafer (10) for LEDs is provided with an uneven structure A (20) having an arrangement with n-fold symmetry substantially on at least a part of the main surface, where in at least a part of the uneven structure A (20), a rotation shift angle Θ meets 0°<Θ≦(180/n)° in which Θ is the rotation shift angle of an arrangement axis A of the uneven structure A (20) with respect to a crystal axis direction in the main surface, and a top of the convex-portion of the uneven structure A (20) is a corner portion with a radius of curvature exceeding “0”. A first semiconductor layer (30), light emitting semiconductor layer (40) and second semiconductor layer (50) are layered on the uneven structure A (20) to constitute an epitaxial wafer (100) for LEDs. It is possible to provide the pattern wafer for LEDs and epitaxial wafer for LEDs with cracks and internal quantum efficiency IQE improved.
US09660135B2
Methods are described to utilize relatively low cost substrates and processing methods to achieve enhanced emissive imager pixel performance via selective epitaxial growth. An emissive imaging array is coupled with one or more patterned compound semiconductor light emitting structures grown on a second patterned and selectively grown compound semiconductor template article. The proper design and execution of the patterning and epitaxial growth steps, coupled with alignment of the epitaxial structures with the imaging array, results in enhanced performance of the emissive imager. The increased luminous flux achieved enables use of such images for high brightness display and illumination applications.
US09660132B2
A solar cell includes a solar cell substrate including a principal surface on which a p-type surface and an n-type surface are exposed, a p-side electrode formed on the p-type surface and including a first linear portion linearly extending in a first direction, and an n-side electrode formed on the n-type surface and including a second linear portion linearly extending in the first direction and arranged next to the first linear portion in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. Corners of a tip end of at least one of the first and second linear portions are formed in a chamfered shape.
US09660130B2
A method for manufacturing a passivation stack on a crystalline silicon solar cell device. The method includes providing a substrate comprising a crystalline silicone layer such as a crystalline silicon wafer or chip, cleaning a surface of the crystalline silicon layer by removing an oxide layer at least from a portion of one side of the crystalline silicon layer, depositing, on at least a part of the cleaned surface, a layer of silicon oxynitride, and depositing a capping layer comprising a hydrogenated dielectric material on top of the layer of silicon oxynitride, wherein the layer of silicon oxynitride is deposited at a temperature from 100° C. to 200° C., and the step of depositing the layer of silicon oxynitride includes using N2O and SiH4 as precursor gasses in an N2 ambient atmosphere and depositing silicon oxynitride with a gas flow ratio of N2O to SiH4 below 2.
US09660124B2
A concentrator photovoltaic unit being an optical system base unit includes: a concentrating portion configured to converge sunlight; a cell configured to receive light converged by the concentrating portion to generate power; a package including a frame portion, the frame portion having insulating property and surrounding the cell, the package being in integrated relation with the cell; a shield plate provided between the concentrating portion and the cell, and including an opening allowing light converged by the concentrating portion to selectively pass therethrough; and a protection plate being a heat-resistant member provided on the frame portion to make the cell expose to the light and to shield the package, the protection plate being in contact with nothing but the frame portion, and securing a predetermined insulation distance from a live portion of the cell.
US09660118B2
Provided are a laminate for solar cells, which facilitates production of solar cell modules, which does not require a crosslinking step and which is excellent in transparency, moisture-proofness, sealability and handleability (rigidity), and a solar cell module produced by the use of the laminate. The laminate for solar cells has a resin layer (I)-1 or a resin layer (I)-2 as at least one outermost layer thereof, and has a resin layer (II) that contains an etylene-based polymer (C) satisfying a specific requirement and a nucleating agent (D). The resin layer (I)-1 is a resin layer containing an ethylene/α-olefin random copolymer (A) satisfying a specific requirement, and an ethylene/α-olefin block copolymer (B) satisfying a specific requirement. The resin layer (I)-2 is a resin layer containing a silane-modified etylene-based resin (X).
US09660105B2
A flash memory device in a dual fin single floating gate configuration is provided. Semiconductor fins are formed on a stack of a back gate conductor layer and a back gate dielectric layer. Pairs of semiconductor fins are formed in an array environment such that shallow trench isolation structures can be formed along the lengthwise direction of the semiconductor fins within the array. After formation of tunneling dielectrics on the sidewalls of the semiconductor fins, a floating gate electrode is formed between each pair of proximally located semiconductor fins by deposition of a conformal conductive material layer and an isotropic etch. A control gate dielectric and a control gate electrode are formed by deposition and patterning of a dielectric layer and a conductive material layer.
US09660104B2
A transistor having a multi-layer structure of oxide semiconductor layers is provided in which a second oxide semiconductor layer having a crystalline structure including indium zinc oxide is formed over a first oxide semiconductor layer having an amorphous structure, and at least a third oxide semiconductor layer is formed stacked over the second oxide semiconductor layer. The second oxide semiconductor layer mainly serves as a carrier path for the transistor. The first oxide semiconductor layer and the third oxide semiconductor layer each serve as a barrier layer for suppressing entrance of impurity states of an insulating layer in contact with the multi-layer structure to the carrier path.
US09660103B2
This thin film transistor comprises, on a substrate, at least a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an oxide semiconductor layer, a source-drain electrode, and two or more protective films. The oxide semiconductor layer comprises Sn, O and one or more elements selected from the group consisting of In, Ga and Zn. In addition, the two or more protective films are composed of at least a first protective film that is in contact with the oxide semiconductor film, and one or more second protective films other than the first protective film. The first protective film is a SiOx film having a hydrogen concentration of 3.5 atomic % or lower.
US09660102B2
An object is to reduce to reduce variation in threshold voltage to stabilize electric characteristics of thin film transistors each using an oxide semiconductor layer. An object is to reduce an off current. The thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor layer is formed by stacking an oxide semiconductor layer containing insulating oxide over the oxide semiconductor layer so that the oxide semiconductor layer and source and drain electrode layers are in contact with each other with the oxide semiconductor layer containing insulating oxide interposed therebetween; whereby, variation in threshold voltage of the thin film transistors can be reduced and thus the electric characteristics can be stabilized. Further, an off current can be reduced.
US09660099B2
A thin film transistor substrate includes a gate electrode disposed on a base substrate, an active pattern overlapping the gate electrode, a source metal pattern including both a source electrode disposed on the active pattern and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode, a buffer layer disposed on the source metal pattern and contacting the active pattern, a first passivation layer disposed on the buffer layer and a second passivation layer disposed on the first passivation layer. The density of hydrogen in the buffer layer is greater than the density of hydrogen in the first passivation layer and less than the density of hydrogen in the second passivation layer.
US09660098B2
Stable electrical characteristics and high reliability are provided for a miniaturized semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor, and the semiconductor device is manufactured. The semiconductor device includes a base insulating layer; an oxide stack which is over the base insulating layer and includes an oxide semiconductor layer; a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer over the oxide stack; a gate insulating layer over the oxide stack, the source electrode layer, and the drain electrode layer; a gate electrode layer over the gate insulating layer; and an interlayer insulating layer over the gate electrode layer. In the semiconductor device, the defect density in the oxide semiconductor layer is reduced.
US09660097B2
A transistor that is to be provided has such a structure that a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer between which a channel formation region is sandwiched has regions projecting in a channel length direction at lower end portions, and an insulating layer is provided, in addition to a gate insulating layer, between the source and drain electrode layers and a gate electrode layer. In the transistor, the width of the source and drain electrode layers is smaller than that of an oxide semiconductor layer in the channel width direction, so that an area where the gate electrode layer overlaps with the source and drain electrode layers can be made small. Further, the source and drain electrode layers have regions projecting in the channel length direction at lower end portions.
US09660095B2
Stable electric characteristics and high reliability are provided to a miniaturized and integrated semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor. In a transistor (a semiconductor device) including an oxide semiconductor film, the oxide semiconductor film is provided along a trench (groove) formed in an insulating layer. The trench includes a lower end corner portion having a curved shape with a curvature radius of longer than or equal to 20 nm and shorter than or equal to 60 nm, and the oxide semiconductor film is provided in contact with a bottom surface, the lower end corner portion, and an inner wall surface of the trench. The oxide semiconductor film includes a crystal having a c-axis substantially perpendicular to a surface at least over the lower end corner portion.
US09660094B2
A thin film transistor includes a gate electrode on a substrate, a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, the semiconductor layer overlapping at least a portion of the gate electrode, a plurality of etch stoppers on the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from each other and disposed on the etch stoppers and the semiconductor layer, wherein a plurality of channel regions are defined in the semiconductor layer by the etch stoppers on the semiconductor layer.
US09660078B2
A device is provided. The device includes a transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate, the transistor having a conduction channel. The device includes at least one edge dislocation formed adjacent to the conduction channel on the semiconductor substrate. The device also includes at least one free surface introduced above the conduction channel and the at least one edge dislocation.
US09660067B2
III-N transistors with epitaxial semiconductor heterostructures having steep subthreshold slope are described. In embodiments, a III-N HFET employs a gate stack with balanced and opposing III-N polarization materials. Overall effective polarization of the opposing III-N polarization materials may be modulated by an external field, for example associated with an applied gate electrode voltage. In embodiments, polarization strength differences between the III-N materials within the gate stack are tuned by composition and/or film thickness to achieve a desired transistor threshold voltage (Vt). With polarization strengths within the gate stack balanced and opposing each other, both forward and reverse gate voltage sweeps may generate a steep sub-threshold swing in drain current as charge carriers are transferred to and from the III-N polarization layers and the III-N channel semiconductor.
US09660066B2
A high electron mobility transistor is provided, which includes a substrate, a superlattice structure formed on the substrate, and a transistor epitaxial structure formed on the superlattice structure such that the superlattice structure is interposed between the substrate and the transistor epitaxial layer. As the high electron mobility transistor has the carbon-doped AlN/GaN superlattice structure between the substrate and the transistor epitaxial layer. Thus, the present invention can effectively reduce vertical leakage current, so as to improve the epitaxial quality and the breakdown voltage of the high electron mobility transistor.
US09660062B2
An electronic device can include a bidirectional HEMT. In an aspect, a packaged electronic device can include the bidirectional HEMT can be part of a die having a die substrate connection that is configured to be at a fixed voltage, electrically connected to drain/source or source/drain depending on current flow through the bidirectional HEMT, or electrically float. In another aspect, the electronic device can include Kelvin connections on both the drain/source and source/drain side of the circuit. In a further embodiment, a circuit can include the bidirectional HEMT, switch transistors, and diodes with breakdown voltages to limit voltage swings at the drain/source and source/drain of the switch transistors.
US09660055B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing dielectric stripe structures extending from a first surface into a semiconductor substrate between semiconductor fins. A first mask is provided that covers a first area including first stripe sections of the dielectric stripe structures and first fin sections of the semiconductor fins. The first mask exposes a second area including second stripe and second fin sections. A channel/body zone is formed in the second fin sections by introducing impurities, wherein the first mask is used as an implant mask. Using an etch mask that is based on the first mask, recess grooves are formed at least in the second stripe sections.
US09660054B2
An embodiment integrated circuit device and a method of making the same. The embodiment integrated circuit includes a substrate supporting a source with a first doping type and a drain with a second doping type on opposing sides of a channel region in the substrate, and a pocket disposed in the channel region, the pocket having the second doping type and spaced apart from the drain between about 2 nm and about 15 nm. In an embodiment, the pocket has a depth of between about 1 nanometer to about 30 nanometers.
US09660053B2
A method for fabricating a high-voltage field-effect transistor includes forming a body region, a source region, and a drain region in a semiconductor substrate. The drain region is separated from the source region by the body region. Forming the drain region includes forming an oxide layer on a surface of the semiconductor substrate over the drain region and performing a plurality of ion implantation operations through the oxide layer while tilting the semiconductor substrate such that ion beams impinge on the oxide layer at an angle that is offset from perpendicular. The plurality of ion implantation operations form a corresponding plurality of separate implanted layers within the drain region. Each of the implanted layers is formed at a different depth within the drain region.
US09660051B1
A method for producing a semiconductor device includes forming a first insulating film around a fin-shaped semiconductor layer and forming a pillar-shaped semiconductor layer and forming a second diffusion layer in an upper portion of the fin-shaped semiconductor layer and a lower portion of the pillar-shaped semiconductor layer. A metal-semiconductor compound is formed on the second diffusion layer. A first metal is deposited to form a gate electrode and a gate line. Second and third metal films are deposited to form a first contact in which the second metal film surrounds a sidewall of an upper portion of the pillar-shaped semiconductor layer, and a second contact connects an upper portion of the first contact and an upper portion of the pillar-shaped semiconductor layer. A third contact is formed on the gate line.
US09660040B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved semiconductor structure and methods of fabrication that provide transistor contacts that are self-aligned in two dimensions. Two different capping layers are used, each being comprised of a different material. The two capping layers are selectively etchable to each other. One capping layer is used for gate coverage while the other capping layer is used for source/drain coverage. Selective etch processes open the desired gates and source/drains, while block masks are used to cover elements that are not part of the connection scheme. A metallization line (layer) is deposited, making contact with the open elements to provide electrical connectivity between them.
US09660038B2
A lateral semiconductor device and/or design including a space-charge generating layer and an electrode or a set of electrodes located on an opposite side of a device channel as contacts to the device channel is provided. The space-charge generating layer is configured to form a space-charge region to at least partially deplete the device channel in response to an operating voltage being applied to the contacts to the device channel.
US09660037B1
In an embodiment, a method includes forming an adhesion promotion layer on at least portions of a conductive surface arranged on a Group III nitride-based semiconductor layer, applying a resist layer to the adhesion promotion layer such that regions of the conductive surface are uncovered by the adhesion promotion layer and the resist layer, applying by electroplating a conductive layer to the regions of the conductive surface uncovered by the adhesion promotion layer and the resist layer, and removing the resist layer and removing the adhesion promotion layer.
US09660035B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate having an insulator layer, and at least one silicon germanium (SiGe) fin having a superlattice structure. The SiGe fin is formed on an upper surface of the insulator layer. A gate stack is formed on an upper surface of the at least one silicon germanium fin. The gate stack includes first and second opposing spacers defining a gate length therebetween. First and second epitaxial source/drain structures are formed on the insulator layer. The first and second epitaxial source/drain structures extend beneath the spacer to define a silicon germanium gate channel beneath the gate stack.
US09660032B2
A structure includes a substrate and a strain relaxed buffer (SRB) that has a bottom surface disposed on the substrate and an opposite top surface. The SRB is formed to have a plurality of pairs of layers, where a given pair of layers is composed of a layer of Si1-xGex and a layer of Si. The structure further includes a plurality of transistor devices formed above the top surface of the SRB and at least one contact disposed vertically through the top surface of the SRB and partially through a thickness of the SRB. The at least one contact is thermally coupled to at least one of the plurality of the Si layers for conducting heat out of the SRB via the at least one of the plurality of Si layers. A method to form the structure is also disclosed.
US09660023B2
Presented herein is a device including an insulator layer disposed over a substrate. An adhesion layer is disposed over the insulator layer and includes a semiconductor oxide, the semiconductor oxide including a compound of a semiconductor element and oxygen. A semiconductor film layer is over the adhesion layer, the semiconductor film layer being a material including the semiconductor element, the semiconductor film layer having a different composition than the adhesion layer. Bonds at an interface between the insulator layer and the adhesion layer comprise oxygen-hydrogen bonds and oxygen-semiconductor element bonds.
US09660018B2
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, including forming a lower electrode on a substrate; forming a first insulating film covering a periphery of the lower electrode and an upper surface end portion of the lower electrode; forming a second insulating film along an upper surface central portion outside the upper surface end portion of the lower electrode and a side surface and an upper surface of the first insulating film; and forming an upper electrode on the second insulating film.
US09660016B2
A method of forming a device comprises forming a through via extending from a surface of a substrate into the substrate. The method also comprises forming a first insulating layer over the surface of the substrate. The method further comprises forming a first metallization layer in the first insulating layer, the first metallization layer electrically connecting the through via. The method additionally comprises forming a capacitor over the first metallization layer. The capacitor comprises a first capacitor dielectric layer over the first metallization layer and a second capacitor dielectric layer over the first capacitor dielectric layer. The method also comprises forming a second metallization layer over and electrically connecting the capacitor.
US09660006B2
A method for manufacturing a display device, which does not easily damage an electrode, is provided. In the first step, a terminal electrode, a wiring, and a functional layer are provided over a first substrate; the terminal electrode, the wiring, and the functional layer are electrically connected to one another; an insulating layer is provided over the terminal electrode; a first layer is provided over the terminal electrode and the insulating layer; an adhesive layer is sandwiched between the first substrate and a second substrate; the second substrate and the adhesive layer include a first opening overlapping with part of the first layer; and the insulating layer includes a second opening inside the first opening in a top view. In the second step, part of the first layer is removed by emitting particles having a high sublimation property to the first layer, so that the terminal electrode is exposed.
US09660005B2
A display device includes a first substrate, a first light emitting structure, a first transistor, a second transistor, a second light emitting structure, and a second substrate. The first light emitting structure is disposed on the first substrate. The first transistor is disposed on the first light emitting structure, and electrically connected to the first light emitting structure. The second transistor is disposed on the same level with the first transistor. The second light emitting structure is disposed on the first and second transistors, and electrically connected to the second transistor. The second substrate is disposed on the second light emitting structure, and opposite to the first substrate.
US09660001B2
An organic light emitting diode display includes a plurality of transmission window areas arranged in a matrix form, a plurality of green pixels arranged in a plurality of horizontal line areas among the plurality of transmission window areas, and a plurality of red pixels and a plurality of blue pixels arranged in a plurality of vertical line areas among the plurality of transmission window areas.
US09659998B1
An integrated circuit memory comprises an intermediate layer disposed between a plurality of bit lines in a bit line conductor layer and a plurality of word lines in a word line conductor layer. The intermediate layer includes a plurality of memory posts through an interlayer insulating structure. Each memory post has a memory element and an access element. The interlayer insulating structure includes higher thermal resistance at the level of the memory element than at the level of the access element.
US09659993B2
A method of fabricating a composite semiconductor structure includes providing an SOI substrate including a plurality of silicon-based devices, providing a compound semiconductor substrate including a plurality of photonic devices, and dicing the compound semiconductor substrate to provide a plurality of photonic dies. Each die includes one or more of the plurality of photonics devices. The method also includes providing an assembly substrate having a base layer and a device layer including a plurality of CMOS devices, mounting the plurality of photonic dies on predetermined portions of the assembly substrate, and aligning the SOI substrate and the assembly substrate. The method further includes joining the SOI substrate and the assembly substrate to form a composite substrate structure and removing at least the base layer of the assembly substrate from the composite substrate structure.
US09659989B1
An image sensor pixel includes a photodiode disposed in a semiconductor material, and doped regions surrounding the photodiode, at least in part. The doped regions include a doped portion of the semiconductor material. Deep trench isolation structures are disposed in the doped regions, and surround the photodiode at least in part. The deep trench isolation structures include a SiGe layer disposed on side walls of the deep trench isolation structures, a high-k dielectric disposed on the SiGe layer, and a filler material.
US09659978B2
An array substrate includes a GOA circuit area and a display area, the GOA circuit area includes a TFT area and a lead-wire area, the display area includes a data line and a gate line. The GOA circuit area is provided with at least one first via and at least one second via, a data-line metal layer is disposed at the bottom of the at least one first via, and a gate-line metal layer is disposed at the bottom of the at least one second via. The GOA circuit area further includes a first electrode and a second electrode, the data-line metal layer is electrically connected to one electrode through the at least one first via, the gate-line metal layer is electrically connected to the other electrode through the at least one second via, such that a capacitor is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US09659977B2
A semiconductor device having a high aperture ratio and including a capacitor capable of increasing the charge capacity is provided. A semiconductor device includes a transistor over a substrate, a first light-transmitting conductive film over the substrate, an oxide insulating film covering the transistor and having an opening over the first light-transmitting conductive film, a nitride insulating film over the oxide insulating film and in contact with the first light-transmitting conductive film in the opening, a second light-transmitting conductive film connected to the transistor and having a depressed portion in the opening, and an organic resin film with which the depressed portion of the second light-transmitting conductive film is filled.
US09659975B2
Fabrication methods of a transparent conductive electrode (301) and an array substrate are provided. The fabrication method of the transparent conductive electrode (301) comprises: forming a sacrificial layer pattern (201) on a substrate (10) having a first region (A1) and a second region (A2) adjacent to each other, wherein the sacrificial layer pattern (201) is located in the second region (A2), and has an upper sharp corner profile formed on a side adjacent to the first region (A1); forming a transparent conductive thin-film (30) in the first region (A1) and the second region (A2) of the substrate (10) with the sacrificial layer pattern (201) formed thereon, wherein a thickness ratio of the transparent conductive thin-film (30) to the sacrificial layer pattern (201) is less than or equal to 1:1.5, and the transparent conductive thin-film (30) is disconnected at the upper sharp corner profile of the sacrificial layer pattern (201), such that at least a part of a side surface of the sacrificial layer pattern (201) facing the first region (A1) is exposed; and removing the sacrificial layer pattern (201) so as to reserve the transparent conductive thin-film (30) in the first region as the transparent conductive electrode (301).
US09659968B2
Variation in the electrical characteristics of transistors is minimized and reliability of the transistors is improved. A display device includes a pixel portion 104 and a driver circuit portion 106 outside the pixel portion. The pixel portion includes a pixel transistor, a first insulating layer 122 which covers the pixel transistor and includes an inorganic material, a second insulating layer 124 which is over the first insulating layer and includes an organic material, and a third insulating layer 128 which is over the second insulating layer and includes an inorganic material. The driver circuit portion includes a driving transistor for supplying a signal to the pixel transistor, and the first insulating layer covering the driving transistor. The second insulating layer is not formed in the driver circuit portion.
US09659960B1
A method for forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a strained silicon germanium layer on top of a substrate. At least one patterned hard mask layer is formed on and in contact with at least a first portion of the strained silicon germanium layer. At least a first exposed portion and a second exposed portion of the strained silicon germanium layer are oxidized. The oxidizing process forms a first oxide region and a second oxide region within the first and second exposed portions, respectively, of the strained silicon germanium.
US09659953B2
The present disclosure relates to a structure and method for embedding a non-volatile memory (NVM) in a HKMG (high-κ metal gate) integrated circuit which includes a high voltage (HV) HKMG transistor. NVM devices (e.g., flash memory) are operated at high voltages for its read and write operations and hence a HV device is necessary for integrated circuits involving non-volatile embedded memory and HKMG logic circuits. Forming a HV HKMG circuit along with the HKMG periphery circuit reduces the need for additional boundaries between the HV transistor and rest of the periphery circuit. This method further helps reduce divot issue and reduce cell size.
US09659952B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatus, and system configurations for NAND memory arrays with mismatched cell and bitline pitch. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09659944B2
A one-time programmable memory (OTP) is provided that includes a combined word line programming line (WL-PL). The OTP includes a programmable transistor having a first threshold voltage and a first breakdown voltage, and a pass transistor having a second threshold voltage and a second breakdown voltage. The combined WL-PL is electrically connected to respective gate electrodes of both the programmable transistor and the pass transistor so that both receive the same control voltage. The second gate electrode has a work function that is greater than that of the first gate electrode, so that the second gate breakdown voltage is greater than the first gate breakdown voltage, which enables the use of the combined WL-PL.
US09659939B1
A method includes forming a trench in a Silicon substrate; depositing metal on sidewalls and a bottom of the trench; annealing to react the metal with underlying Si and form metal silicide adjacent to sidewalls and bottom of the trench; removing unreacted metal and depositing a dielectric layer on the metal silicide, a metal layer over the dielectric layer and polysilicon to fill a remainder of the trench thereby forming top plate electrode of a MIM capacitor. The method further forms a transistor adjacent to a top of the trench, where the transistor is connected to the top plate electrode of the MIM capacitor via a strap interface that comprises a portion of the metal silicide layer at the top of the trench. The portion of the metal silicide layer can be disposed in an SOI layer, and silicide in the Si substrate forms a bottom plate of the capacitor.
US09659938B2
A plurality of gate structures are formed straddling nFET semiconductor fins and pFET semiconductor fins which extend upwards from a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A boron-doped silicon germanium alloy material is epitaxially grown from exposed surfaces of both the nFET semiconductor fins and the pFET semiconductor fins not protected by the gate structures. An anneal is then performed. During the anneal, silicon and germanium from the boron-doped silicon germanium alloy material diffuse into the nFET semiconductor fins and act as an n-type dopant forming a junction in the nFET semiconductor fins. Since boron is a Group IIIA element it does not have any adverse effect. During the same anneal, boron from the boron-doped silicon germanium alloy material will diffuse into the pFET semiconductor fins to form a junction therein.
US09659933B2
An integrated circuit die includes a plurality of transistors formed in a semiconductor substrate, the body regions of the transistors on a doped well region of the semiconductor substrate. A body bias voltage generator generates a positive body bias voltage, and a negative body bias voltage in the ground body bias voltage. A multiplexer selectively outputs one of the positive, negative, or ground body bias voltage to the doped well region of the semiconductor substrate based on the temperature of the semiconductor substrate.
US09659932B2
A semiconductor device having a plurality of fins including at least one first fin and at least one second fin formed on a semiconductor substrate is provided. Each of the first fin and second fin has a first portion and a second portion. A gate electrode structure overlies the first portion of the plurality of fins. The gate electrode structure includes a gate electrode, and a gate dielectric layer between the gate electrode and the plurality of fins, A first electrode overlies the second portion of the plurality of fins and the first electrode is in electrical contact with the second portion of the plurality of fins. The gate electrode structure is in direct physical contact with the first portion of the first fin and the gate electrode structure is spaced apart from the first portion of the second fin.
US09659928B2
By forming a trench isolation structure after providing a high-k dielectric layer stack, direct contact of oxygen-containing insulating material of a top surface of the trench isolation structure with the high-k dielectric material in shared polylines may be avoided. This technique is self-aligned, thereby enabling further device scaling without requiring very tight lithography tolerances. After forming the trench isolation structure, the desired electrical connection across the trench isolation structure may be re-established by providing a further conductive material.
US09659927B2
A junction barrier Schottky rectifier with first and second drift layer sections, wherein a peak net doping concentration of the first section is at least two times lower than a minimum net doping concentration of the second section. For each emitter region the first section includes a layer which is in contact with the respective emitter region to form a pn-junction between the first section and the respective emitter region, wherein the thickness of this layer in a direction perpendicular to the interface between the first section and the respective emitter region is at least 0.1 μm. The JBS rectifier has a transition from unipolar to bipolar conduction mode at a lower forward bias due to lowering of electrostatic forces otherwise impairing the transport of electrons toward the emitter regions under forward bias conditions, and with reduced snap-back phenomenon.
US09659925B2
A display panel includes a substrate, a first stacking unit, and a second stacking unit. The first stacking unit is disposed on the substrate and connected to a scan line. The first stacking unit includes a first conducting layer, a second conducting layer, at least one first through hole, and a first protruding portion. The first conducting layer is interposed between the second conducting layer and the substrate. The first through hole connects the first conducting layer and the second conducting layer. The position of the first protruding portion is relative to the position of the second protruding portion.
US09659919B2
In some embodiments, an integrated circuit includes a central array region having a first layout feature density. A background region surrounds the central array region and has a second layout feature density, which is different from the first density. A peripheral array region surrounds the central array region and separates the central array region from the background region. The peripheral array region has a third layout feature density between the first and second layout feature densities.
US09659911B1
A package structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The package structure includes a redistribution layer (RDL), at least one first die, a plurality of conductive terminals and solder balls, a first encapsulant, a plurality of second dies, and a second encapsulant. The RDL has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first die and the conductive terminals are electrically connected to the RDL and are located on the first surface of the RDL. The first encapsulant encapsulates the first die and the conductive terminals. The first encapsulant exposes part of the conductive terminals. The solder balls are electrically connected to the conductive terminals and are located over the conductive terminals exposed by the first encapsulant. The second dies are electrically connected to the RDL and are located on the second surface of the RDL. The second encapsulant encapsulates the second dies.
US09659895B2
Disclosed is a semiconductor package structure comprising a body, a plurality of first-layer, second-layer, third-layer and fourth-layer electrical contacts, wherein the first-layer, the second-layer, the third-layer and the fourth-layer electrical contacts are arranged sequentially from outside to inside on a bottom surface of the body in a matrix manner. Adjacent first-layer electrical contacts have two different spacings therein, and adjacent third-layer electrical contacts have the two different spacings therein.
US09659890B2
Methods and apparatuses for wafer level packaging (WLP) semiconductor devices are disclosed. A redistribution layer (RDL) is formed on a first passivation layer in contact with a conductive pad over a surface of a die. The RDL layer is on top of a first region of the first passivation layer. A second passivation layer is formed on the RDL layer with an opening to expose the RDL layer, and over the first passivation layer. An under bump metallization (UBM) layer is formed over the second passivation layer in contact with the exposed RDL layer. A second region of the first passivation layer disjoint from the first region is determined by projecting an outer periphery of a solder ball or other connector onto the surface.
US09659889B2
This disclosure relates generally to generating a solder-on-die using a water-soluble resist, system, and method. Heat may be applied to solder as applied to a hole formed in a water-soluble resist coating, the water-soluble resist coating being on a surface of an initial assembly. The initial assembly may include an electronic component. The surface may be formed, at least in part, by an electrical terminal of the electronic component, the hole being aligned, at least in part, with the electrical terminal. The solder may be reflowed, wherein the solder couples, at least in part, with the electrical terminal.
US09659880B2
A semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate, a semiconductor element mounted on an upper surface of a wiring substrate, and a magnetic shield arranged above the upper surface of the wiring substrate to cover an upper side of the semiconductor element. The magnetic shield is formed from a soft magnetic material and includes inclined faces that are inclined straight with respect to the upper surface of the wiring substrate at a portion overlapped with the semiconductor element in a plan view.
US09659875B2
A chip part includes a substrate, an element formed on the substrate, and an electrode formed on the substrate. A recess and/or projection expressing information related to the element is formed at a peripheral edge portion of the substrate.
US09659873B2
The present invention provides a semiconductor structure comprising a wafer and an aligning mark. The wafer has a dicing region which comprises a central region, a middle region surrounds the central region, and a peripheral region surrounds the middle region. The aligning mark is disposed in the dicing region, wherein the alignment mark is a mirror symmetrical pattern. The aligning mark comprises a plurality of second patterns in the middle region and a plurality of third patterns disposed in peripheral region, wherein each third pattern comprises a plurality of lines, and a width of the line is 10 times less than a width of the L-shapes. The present invention further provides a method of forming the same.
US09659869B2
Described herein are techniques structures related to forming barrier walls, capping, or alloys/compounds such as treating copper so that an alloy or compound is formed, to reduce electromigration (EM) and strengthen metal reliability which degrades as the length of the lines increases in integrated circuits.
US09659863B2
Semiconductor device, multi-die packages, and methods of manufacture thereof are described. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device may include: first conductive pillars and second conductive pillars respectively aligned to a first row of first pins and a second row of second pins of a first die, the first pins and the second pins differing in function; a first insulating layer covering surfaces of the first conductive pillars and the second conductive pillars facing away from the first die; first pads disposed on a surface of the first insulating layer facing away from the first die, the first pads substantially aligned to the first conductive pillars; and first traces coupled to the first pads, the first traces extending over a portion of the first insulating layer covering the second conductive pillars.
US09659862B1
Methods, apparatus, and systems for fabricating and using a semiconductor device comprising a first conductive element; a second conductive element; and an e-fuse comprising a first region comprising a conductive oxide of a first metal; and a second region comprising a second metal, wherein an oxide of the second metal is resistive; wherein the e-fuse is electrically connected to both the first conductive element and the second conductive element.
US09659860B2
An apparatus including a circuit substrate; a first interconnect layer in a first plane on the substrate and a second interconnect layer in a different second plane on the substrate; and a hardmask layer separating the first interconnect layer and the second interconnect layer, wherein the hardmask layer comprises alternating guide sections comprising different hard mask materials, and a via guide. A method including forming a dielectric layer on an integrated circuit structure; forming a first interconnect layer having interconnect lines in the dielectric layer; forming a hardmask layer on a surface of the dielectric layer, the hardmask layer comprising alternating hardmask materials which form guide sections over the interconnect lines; forming a via guide in one of the guide sections; and forming a second interconnect layer over the hardmask guide layer which is electrically connected to one of the interconnect lines through the via guide.
US09659853B2
An interposer substrate includes a first circuit pattern embedded at a first surface of a dielectric layer and a second circuit pattern embedded at a second surface of the dielectric layer; a middle patterned conductive layer in the dielectric layer between the first circuit pattern and the second circuit pattern; first conductive vias, where each first conductive via includes a first end adjacent to the first circuit pattern and a second end adjacent to the middle patterned conductive layer, wherein a width of the first end is greater than a width of the second end; second conductive vias, where each second conductive via including a third end adjacent to the second circuit pattern and a fourth end adjacent to the middle patterned conductive layer, wherein a width of the third end is greater than a width of the fourth end.
US09659852B2
A semiconductor package may include a package substrate with a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, the top surface of the package substrate configured to have a semiconductor chip mounted thereon, a power block and a ground block in the package substrate, the power block configured as a power pathway penetrating the package substrate, and the ground block configured as a ground pathway penetrating the package substrate, first vias extended from the power block and the ground block, and the first vias electrically connected to the semiconductor chip, second vias extended from the power block and the ground block toward the bottom surface of the package substrate, and block vias to penetrate the power block and the ground block, the block vias electrically connected to the semiconductor chip and electrically separated from the power block and the ground block.
US09659843B2
A lead frame strip has a plurality of unit lead frames. Each of the unit lead frames has a periphery structure connecting adjacent ones of the unit lead frames, a die paddle inside of the periphery structure, a plurality of leads connected to the periphery structure and extending towards the die paddle, and a molding compound channel in the periphery structure configured to guide liquefied molding material. The lead frame strip is processed by attaching a semiconductor die to each of the die paddles, electrically connecting each of the semiconductor dies to the leads, and forming a liquefied molding compound on each of the unit lead frames. The liquefied molding compound is formed such that the liquefied molding compound encapsulates the semiconductor dies and flows into the molding compound channels thereby forming molding extensions that extend onto the periphery structures.
US09659839B2
A structure includes a die substrate; a passivation layer on the die substrate; first and second interconnect structures on the passivation layer; and a barrier on the passivation layer, at least one of the first or second interconnect structures, or a combination thereof. The first and second interconnect structures comprise first and second via portions through the passivation layer to first and second conductive features of the die substrate, respectively. The first and second interconnect structures further comprise first and second pads, respectively, and first and second transition elements on a surface of the passivation layer between the first and second via portion and the first and second pad, respectively. The barrier is disposed between the first pad and the second pad. The barrier does not fully encircle at least one of the first pad or the second pad.
US09659837B2
A power semiconductor package includes a first direct bonded copper (DBC) substrate having a plurality of connection traces on a first face of the first DBC substrate. A plurality of die are coupled to the connection traces, each die coupled to one of the connection traces at a first face of the die. A second DBC substrate includes connection traces on a first face of the second DBC substrate. A second face of each die is coupled to one of the connection traces of the first face of the second DBC substrate. A cavity between the first face of the first DBC substrate and the first face of the second DBC substrate is filled with an encapsulating compound. Terminal pins may be coupled to connection traces on the first face of the first DBC substrate. More than two DBC substrates may be stacked to form a stacked power semiconductor package.
US09659833B2
A semiconductor package includes an adhesive member disposed on a package substrate to have a trapezoid cross-section view, and a semiconductor chip disposed on the adhesive member and attached to the package substrate by the adhesive member. The semiconductor chip has a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface, and the second surface of the semiconductor chip contacts the adhesive member. The semiconductor chip includes a tension supplement pattern attached to the second surface and spaced apart from the package substrate.
US09659832B2
The disclosure relates to a method of making an electronic assembly with a reactive hot-melt adhesive composition that include an atmospheric curing prepolymer and optionally a thermoplastic component with a softening point of at least about 120° C., and the electronic assembly made therewith.
US09659829B1
A method of CMOS construction may include stacked III-V nanowires and stacked Ge nanowires. The CMOS construction may include a hybrid orientation with surface SOI and a standard substrate.
US09659825B2
Method of CMOS manufacturing utilizing multi-layer epitaxial hardmask films for improved epi profile
An integrated circuit containing PMOS transistors may be formed by forming a dual layer hard mask. A first layer of the hard mask is halogen-containing silicon nitride formed using a halogenated silane reagent. A second layer of the hard mask is silicon nitride formed on the first layer using halogen-free reagents. After source/drain cavities are etched in the PMOS transistors, a pre-epitaxial bake with hydrogen is performed. After SiGe epitaxial source/drain regions are formed, the hard mask is removed.
US09659824B2
Guiding pattern portions are formed on a surface of a lithographic material stack that is disposed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A copolymer layer is then formed between each neighboring pair of guiding pattern portions and thereafter a directed self-assembly process is performed that causes phase separation of the various polymeric domains of the copolymer layer. Each guiding pattern portion is selectively removed, followed by the removal of each first phase separated polymeric domain. Each second phase separated polymeric domain remains and is used as an etch mask in forming semiconductor fins in an upper semiconductor material portion of the semiconductor substrate.
US09659819B2
A method of forming a memory device includes providing a substrate having a surface region, defining a cell region and first and second peripheral regions, sequentially forming a first dielectric material, a first wiring structure for a first array of devices, and a second dielectric material over the surface region, forming an opening region in the first peripheral region, the opening region extending in a portion of at least the first and second dielectric materials to expose portions of the first wiring structure and the substrate, forming a second wiring material that is overlying the second dielectric material and fills the opening region to form a vertical interconnect structure in the first peripheral region, and forming a second wiring structure from the second wiring material for a second array of devices, the first and second wiring structures being separated from each other and electrically connected by the vertical interconnect structure.
US09659817B1
Structures and processes include a single metallization step for forming a metal nitride liner layer suitable for contact formation. The structure and processes generally includes forming a nitrogen-enriched surface in a deposited metal liner layer or forming a nitrogen-enriched surface in the dielectric material prior to deposition of the metal liner layer. In this manner, nitridization of the metal occurs upon deposition of nitrogen ions into the metal liner layer and/or as a function of additional conventional processing in fabricating the integrated circuit such that the deposited nitrogen ions diffuse into at least a portion of the metal liner layer. As a consequence, only a single metal layer deposition step is needed to form the metal liner layer.
US09659812B2
A microelectronic unit can include a carrier structure having a front surface, a rear surface remote from the front surface, and a recess having an opening at the front surface and an inner surface located below the front surface of the carrier structure. The microelectronic unit can also include a microelectronic element having a top surface adjacent the inner surface, a bottom surface remote from the top surface, and a plurality of contacts at the top surface. The microelectronic unit can also include terminals electrically connected with the contacts of the microelectronic element. The terminals can be electrically insulated from the carrier structure. The microelectronic unit can also include a dielectric region contacting at least the bottom surface of the microelectronic element. The dielectric region can define a planar surface located coplanar with or above the front surface of the carrier structure.
US09659809B2
Embodiments of the disclosure generally relate to a support cylinder used in a thermal process chamber. In one embodiment, the support cylinder includes a hollow cylindrical body comprising an inner peripheral surface, an outer peripheral surface parallel to the inner peripheral surface, wherein the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface extend along a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support cylinder, and a lateral portion extending radially from the outer peripheral surface to the inner peripheral surface, wherein the lateral portion comprises a first end having a first beveled portion, a first rounded portion, and a first planar portion connecting the first beveled portion and the first rounded portion, and a second end opposing the first end, the second end having a second beveled portion, a second rounded portion, and a second planar portion connecting the second beveled portion and the second rounded portion.
US09659807B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises providing a preformed spalled structure comprising a stressor layer stack on a first surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming an interfacial release layer on an exposed second surface of the semiconductor substrate; adhesively bonding the interfacial release layer to a rigid handle substrate using an epoxy; removing at least a portion of the stressor layer stack from the first surface of the semiconductor substrate; processing the semiconductor substrate; and removing the semiconductor substrate from the interfacial release layer to impart flexibility to the semiconductor substrate.
US09659803B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide apparatus and method for cooling a substrate support in a uniform manner. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a cooling assembly for a substrate support. The cooling assembly includes a cooling base having a first side for contacting the substrate support and providing cooling to the substrate support, a diffuser disposed on a second side of the cooling base, wherein the diffuser defines a plurality of cooling paths for delivering a cooling fluid towards the cooling base in a parallel manner, and an inlet/outlet plate disposed under the diffuser, wherein the inlet/outlet plate is provides an interface between the diffuser and an inlet and outlet of a cooling fluid.
US09659792B2
Systems, chambers, and processes are provided for controlling process defects caused by moisture contamination. The systems may provide configurations for chambers to perform multiple operations in a vacuum or controlled environment. The chambers may include configurations to provide additional processing capabilities in combination chamber designs. The methods may provide for the limiting, prevention, and correction of aging defects that may be caused as a result of etching processes performed by system tools.
US09659789B2
An etching method is provided. In the etching method, a temperature of a chiller configured to cool a pedestal is controlled so as to become −20 degrees C. or lower. Plasma is generated from a hydrogen-containing gas and a fluoride-containing gas supplied from a gas supply source by supplying first high frequency power having a first frequency supplied to the pedestal from a first high frequency power source. A silicon oxide film deposited on a substrate placed on the pedestal is etched by the generated plasma. Second high frequency power having a second frequency lower than the first frequency of the first high frequency power is supplied to the pedestal from a second high frequency power source in a static eliminating process after the step of etching the silicon oxide film.
US09659775B2
Impurity elements are doped at a high concentration exceeding a thermodynamic equilibrium concentration into a solid material having an extremely small diffusion coefficient of the impurity element. A method for doping impurities includes steps for depositing source film made of material containing impurity elements with a film thickness on a surface of a solid target object (semiconductor substrate) made from the solid material. The film thickness is determined in consideration of irradiation time per light pulse and the energy density of the light pulse. The method also includes a step for irradiating the source film by the light pulse with the irradiation time and the energy density so as to dope the impurity elements into the target object at a concentration exceeding a thermodynamic equilibrium concentration.
US09659774B2
A method for introducing impurity into a semiconductor substrate includes bringing a solution containing a compound of an impurity element into contact with a primary surface of a semiconductor substrate; and irradiating the primary surface of the semiconductor substrate with a laser beam through the solution to raise a temperature of the primary surface of the semiconductor substrate at a position irradiated by the laser beam so as to dope the impurity element into the semiconductor substrate. The laser beam irradiation is performed such that the raised temperature does not return to room temperature until a prescribed dose of the impurity element is caused to be doped into the semiconductor substrate.
US09659773B2
A method for manufacturing a SiC semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming an impurity region in a SiC layer; forming a first carbon layer on a surface of the SiC layer having the impurity region formed therein, by selectively removing silicon from the surface; forming a second carbon layer on the first carbon layer; and heating the SiC layer having the first carbon layer and the second carbon layer formed therein.
US09659769B1
A highly tensile dielectric layer is generated on a heat sensitive substrate while not exceeding thermal budget constraints. Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is used to produce highly tensile films to be used, for example, in strained NMOS transistor architectures. UV curing of as-deposited PECVD silicon nitride films, for example, has been shown to produce films with stresses of at least 1.65 E10 dynes/cm2. Other dielectric capping layer film materials show similar results. In transistor implementations, the stress from a source/drain region capping layer composed of such a film is uniaxially transferred to the NMOS channel through the source-drain regions to create tensile strain in the NMOS channel.
US09659768B2
A method of depositing a material on a surface is disclosed. The method includes focusing a radiation beam on the surface and introducing a precursor gas near the surface wherein the precursor gas forms the material on the surface upon radiation by the radiation beam. The method further includes introducing an assistant gas near the surface wherein the assistant gas produces nitric oxide radicals upon radiation by the radiation beam. The nitric oxide radicals facilitate the dissociation process of the precursor gas and reduce contaminants in the deposited material.
US09659766B2
Methods for forming semiconductor structures are provided. The method includes forming a first fin structure and a second fin structure over a substrate and forming a first sidewall layer to cover the first fin structure and the second fin structure over the substrate. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure further includes forming a second sidewall layer over the first sidewall layer and etching a top portion of the first fin structure and the first sidewall layer and the second sidewall layer formed over the top portion of the first fin structure to expose a portion of the first fin structure. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure further includes oxidizing the exposed portion of the first fin structure to transform the exposed portion of the first fin structure into an oxide structure formed over the first fin structure.
US09659754B2
The present disclosure provides a plasma processing apparatus, including: a processing chamber; an oscillator configured to output high-frequency power; a power supply unit configured to supply the high-frequency power from a specific plasma generating location into the processing chamber; a magnetic field forming unit provided outside the processing chamber and configured to forming a magnetic field at least at the specific plasma generating location; and a control unit configured to control the magnetic field formed by the magnetic field forming unit such that a relationship between an electron collision frequency fe of plasma generated in the processing chamber and a cyclotron frequency fc is fc>fe.
US09659752B2
Disclosed is a method for presetting a tuner that matches a power required for plasma emission in a plasma processing apparatus. The method includes: obtaining a relationship of a time lapse from power supply, an emission intensity of plasma, and a setting position of the tuner by emitting plasma; differentiating the emission intensity by time to calculate a time when an increase rate of the emission intensity becomes maximum; and setting the setting position of the tuner at a time, which is obtained by subtracting a time required from the setting of the tuner until the setting is reflected on the emission intensity from the time when the increase rate of the emission intensity becomes maximum, as a preset position.
US09659743B2
A spatial image having 2D spatial information is obtained from a surface of a sample by an image creating method. The surface of the sample is milled to obtain an elemental image having material information from the milled surface. The spatial image and the elemental image are composed to form a 2D spatial/elemental image.
US09659736B2
An isotope generation apparatus is disclosed including: an ion beam source of any of the types described herein; an extractor for extracting the ion beam from the confinement region, where the beam includes a portion of multiply ionized ions in a selected final ionization state; a target including a target material; and an accelerator for accelerating the ion beam and directing the ion beam to the target. The ion beam directed to the target transmutes at least a portion of the target material to a radio-isotope in response to a nuclear reaction between ions in the selected final ion state and atoms of the target material.
US09659735B2
Graphene grids are configured for applications in vacuum electronic devices. A multilayer graphene grid is configured as a filter for electrons in a specific energy range, in a field emission device or other vacuum electronic device. A graphene grid can be deformable responsive to an input to vary electric fields proximate to the grid. A mesh can be configured to support a graphene grid.
US09659733B2
Method for preparing a molybdenum disulfide film used in a field emission device, including: providing a sulfur vapor; blowing the sulfur vapor into a reaction chamber having a substrate and MoO3 powder to generate a gaseous MoOx; feeding the sulfur vapor into the reaction chamber sequentially, heating the reaction chamber to a predetermined reaction temperature and maintaining for a predetermined reaction time, and then cooling the reaction chamber to a room temperature and maintaining for a second reaction time to form a molybdenum disulfide film on the surface of the substrate, in which the molybdenum disulfide film grows horizontally and then grows vertically. The method according to the present disclosure is simple and easy, and the field emission property of the MoS2 film obtained is good.
US09659718B2
A high load switch for a vehicle includes a case having an opening formed at an upper side of the case; a first contact unit disposed at a lower side in the case; a second contact unit disposed at a lower side in the case and disposed directly above the first contact unit; and a contactor having one end fixed to one side in the case, and the other end disposed between the first contact unit and the second contact unit, in which a portion of the contactor between the one end and the other end is continuously formed, and the contactor includes a pusher unit formed by being bent upward so that an intermediate portion thereof penetrates the opening and protrudes, and a reinforcement bead formed on a surface of the contactor, thereby preventing deformation in the contactor and enhancing durability.
US09659710B2
A multilayer ceramic component includes a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a ceramic body including a plurality of first and second internal electrodes, and first and second external electrodes, first and second insulation frames respectively including first and second horizontal insulation portions and first and second vertical insulation portions, first and second external conductive electrodes including first and second horizontal conductive portions and first and second vertical conductive portions, first and second internal conductive electrodes disposed on internal surfaces of the first and second vertical insulation portions and connected to the first and second external electrodes, and electrical connection portions.
US09659700B2
A device is disclosed, comprising a camera comprising an optical image stabilization module, at least one magnetic component, at least one ferromagnetic component, wherein the at least one ferromagnetic component is disposed at a position so as to develop a magnetic force between the optical image stabilization module of the camera and the ferromagnetic component which acts in a direction opposite to a magnetic force exerted on the optical image stabilization module by the at least one magnetic component.
US09659696B2
The invention relates to the field of the protection of security documents such as for example banknotes and identity documents against counterfeit and illegal reproduction. In particular, the invention relates to magnetic-field-generating devices which produce positively curved magnetic field lines in a concave fashion. The invention also relates to the use of these magnetic-field-generating devices for producing optical effect layers OEL which exhibit the optical impression of a positive rolling bar effect and to processes using these magnetic-field-generating devices, e.g. in the field of document security.
US09659695B2
Provided is a dipole ring magnetic field generator capable of generating a substantially unidirectional magnetic field in the internal space of a ring without using permanent magnet pieces having fan-shaped or trapezoidal sections, and as a result, a smaller skew angle therein is achieved. The sections of the permanent magnet pieces are shaped to be rectangular, and a plurality of the rectangular permanent magnet pieces are circularly placed at predetermined positions. Each of first, second, third and fourth permanent magnet units, which are main permanent magnet units, comprises five or more permanent magnet pieces. The first and third permanent magnet units, as well as the second and fourth permanent magnet units, are positioned oppositely from each other with respect to a central axis of the magnetic field generator and have hollow shapes or E-shapes facing against each other in a section perpendicular to the central axis.
US09659689B2
A monolithic ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including a stack of ceramic layers. Inner electrodes are disposed within the ceramic body and include exposed portions at the end surfaces of the ceramic body. A pair of outer electrodes is arranged on the end surfaces of the ceramic body so as to extend from the end surfaces to the main surfaces and side surfaces of the ceramic body. Each of the outer electrodes includes a lower electrode layer provided on the ceramic body, an intermediate electrode layer located on the lower electrode layer and defined by a plated Ni layer, and an upper electrode layer located on the intermediate electrode layer and defined by a plated Pd layer. A thickness of the intermediate electrode layer on the main surfaces and the side surfaces of the ceramic body is larger than a thickness of the intermediate electrode layer on the end surfaces of the ceramic body.
US09659688B2
Provided is a harness protector, wherein a wire harness can easily be formed into a planar shape (with an oblate cross section), and maintained in that state. The harness protector is provided with: a protector body further provided with a roughly tabular-shaped bottom-plate section onto which a wire harness is to be placed, and a holding plate section that is integrally formed on one side of the bottom-plate section in pivotable state, and crushes the wire harness into an oblate cross-section shape, along with the bottom-plate section; and tying bands that anchor the holding plate section onto the bottom-plate section, in a state of having the holding plate section crushing the wire harness into an oblate cross-section shape.
US09659683B2
A coaxial cable includes a center conductor, and an insulation formed surrounding the center conductor. The insulation includes an insulating tape that includes a mesh layer including a plurality of threads woven and a reinforcement layer attached to the mesh layer. The insulating tape is wound, with an overlap, around the center conductor such that the mesh layer is arranged as an outer peripheral surface.
US09659678B2
The present invention provides a method for efficiently separating cesium ions in a short time from an aqueous solution with the number of human working steps being reduced as much as possible and recovering the cesium ions, and an apparatus therefor.Cesium ions in an aqueous solution are removed by preparing a cesium ion-containing magnetic particle in a cesium-containing aqueous solution and filtering or magnetically separating the magnetic particle.
US09659657B2
A semiconductor memory device having a plurality of decoders, wherein each decoder is assigned to a select line, wherein no other decoder is assigned to the select line, each decoder has an output configured to charge the select line to when the decoder is activated and to discharge the select line when said decoder is deactivated. Also, each decoder is configured such that, in case that a first decoder gets deactivated after being activated and a second decoder of the decoders gets activated after being deactivated, the output of the first decoder and the output of the second decoder get connected to a common node for a predefined time interval, so that an electrical charge may be transferred from the select line, to the first decoder is assigned to, to the select line, to which the second decoder is assigned to, before the output of the first decoder gets connected to a reference voltage and the output of the second decoder gets connected to a supply voltage.
US09659656B2
In a non-volatile memory formed according to a NAND-type architecture that has, on one or both ends of the NAND strings, multiple select gates including some with programmable threshold voltages, a structure and corresponding for efficiently programming of such select gates. On the drain side, the end most of multiple drain select transistors is individually controllable and used for biasing purposes while one or more other drain side select gates are collectively programmed to set adjust their threshold voltage. Independently, on the source side, the end most of multiple source select transistors is individually controllable and used for biasing purposes while other source side select gates are collectively programmed to set adjust their threshold voltage.
US09659649B2
A memory includes first signal-lines, second signal-lines and resistance-change memory cells. First and second drivers can supply power to the first and second signal-lines, respectively. The second driver increases a voltage of a selected second signal-line in a write-loop higher than that in a previous write-loop. The write-loop includes a write operation and a verify operation. A voltage increase width of the selected second signal-line at a time of transition from a first write-loop to a second write-loop is larger than a voltage increase width of the selected second signal-line at a time of transition from the second write-loop to a third write-loop. A voltage increase width of the selected second signal-line at a time of transition from the second write-loop to the third write-loop is smaller than a voltage increase width of the selected second signal-line at a time of transition from the third write-loop to a forth write-loop.
US09659646B1
A non-volatile programmable circuit configurable to perform logic functions, is provided. The programmable circuit can employ two-terminal non-volatile memory devices to store information, thereby mitigating or avoiding disturbance of programmed data in the absence of external power. Two-terminal resistive switching memory devices having high current on/off ratios and fast switching times can also be employed for high performance, and facilitating a high density array. For look-up table applications, input/output response times can be several nanoseconds or less, facilitating much faster response times than a memory array access for retrieving stored data.
US09659643B2
The present invention provides an operation method for RRAM. The operation method includes providing a reset voltage pulse to a RRAM, providing a dummy voltage pulse to the RRAM, and providing a verification voltage pulse to the RRAM. The reset current of the RRAM is read when the verification voltage pulse is provided. The voltage level of the verification voltage pulse is higher than the voltage level of the read voltage pulse for reading the RRAM.
US09659627B2
A semiconductor apparatus includes a plurality of memory banks configured to perform a refresh operation in response to an address count value and row active signals; a refresh control block configured to update refresh bank informations which define a bank designated to perform the refresh operation in response to a refresh command and bank addresses, and activate a count control signal in response to the refresh bank informations; and a counter configured to change the address count value in response to activation of the count control signal.
US09659625B2
An integrated circuit may comprise a digital logic circuit, a memory refresh circuit, a first one or more dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cells, and a second one or more DRAM cells. The first DRAM cell(s) may be refreshed by the memory refresh circuit whereas the second DRAM cell(s) is not refreshed by any memory refresh circuit. Each of the first DRAM cell(s) and the second DRAM cell(s) may be a one-transistor cell. The first DRAM cell(s) may be used for storage of data which is overwritten at less than a threshold frequency. The second DRAM cell(s) may be used for storage of data which is overwritten at greater than the threshold frequency. A rate at which the first DRAM cell(s) are refreshed may be adjusted during run-time of the integrated circuit.
US09659624B1
In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for sense reference generation. A first array and a second array of MTJ based cells are configured as a magnetoresistive random access memory block. The first array is matched to the second array, the first array and the second array each including rows of MTJ based cells for storing data bits. Responsive to a first row of MTJ based cells in the first array being selected for at least a first stored data bit to be read, a reference row of MTJ based cells in the second array is connected to at least a first comparator of a plurality of comparators via reference lines, to provide sense reference for determining a value of the first stored data bit. The reference lines are shorted together prior to connecting to a first input of the first comparator.
US09659618B1
A memory interface, a memory control circuit unit, a memory storage device and a clock generation method are provided. The method includes: receiving a first data strobe signal and a second data strobe signal from a volatile memory, where the first data strobe signal and the second data strobe signal are differential signals corresponding to each other; if a relative relation between a first voltage value of the first data strobe signal and a reference voltage value of a reference voltage signal conforms to a default condition, generating a clock signal in response to the first data strobe signal and the second data strobe signal; and sampling a data signal from the volatile memory based on a raising edge and a falling edge of the clock signal. Thereby, an accuracy for sampling the data signal from the volatile memory can be improved.
US09659609B2
A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a command input unit configured to generate an internal command in response to an external command and a selective input unit configured to transmit selection signals to one of a first internal circuit. The selective input unit transmits the selection signals to the first internal circuit when the internal command is not a predetermined command and transmits the selection signals to the second internal circuit when the internal command is the predetermined command.
US09659608B2
A semiconductor memory apparatus may be configured to, in a data reference voltage training mode, set a reference pad reference voltage by training a first initial data reference voltage for a reference pad being any one of a plurality of input/output pads, and set a data reference voltage for each of remaining input/output pads by training a second initial data reference voltage being the reference pad reference voltage for each of the remaining input/output pads.
US09659607B2
To improve reading accuracy of a sense amplifier circuit and a semiconductor memory device. A sense amplifier circuit includes an N type FET which is a sensing transistor connected between a power supply and a ground via a data line that extends to a memory cell, a resistance element that is connected between a gate of the sensing transistor and the power supply, and a capacitance element that is connected between the gate of the sensing transistor and the ground.
US09659606B2
The present invention provides a differential sensing circuit with a dynamic voltage reference for a single-ended bit line memory is disclosed. The exemplary differential sensing circuit comprises: a dynamic voltage reference generating unit and a differential sensing amplifying unit. The dynamic voltage reference generating unit is coupled to an input voltage, and utilized for receiving a setting signal to generate the dynamic voltage reference. The differential sensing amplifying unit is coupled to the single-ended bit line memory and the dynamic voltage reference generating unit, and utilized for receiving at least an input signal from the single-ended bit line memory and the dynamic voltage reference from the dynamic voltage reference generating unit, so as to generate at least an output signal accordingly.
US09659597B2
A system for annotating frames in a media stream 114 includes a pattern recognition system (PRS) 108 to generate PRS output metadata for a frame; an archive 106 for storing ground truth metadata (GTM); a device to merge the GTM and PRS output metadata and thereby generate proposed annotation data (PAD) 110; and a user interface 109 for use by the human annotator HA 118. The user interface 104 includes an editor 111 and an input device 107 used by the HA 118 to approve GTM for the frame. An optimization system 105 receives the approved GTM and metadata output by the PRS 108, and adjusts input parameters for the PRS to minimize a distance metric corresponding to a difference between the GTM and PRS output metadata.
US09659592B2
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium exhibits reduced noise and improved performance in such measures as SN ratio, and can realize high magnetic recording densities. In the perpendicular magnetic recording medium, at least a first nonmagnetic intermediate layer, second nonmagnetic intermediate layer, and magnetic recording layer are stacked in order on a nonmagnetic substrate. The first nonmagnetic intermediate layer is formed from a CoCrRuW alloy, and the second nonmagnetic intermediate layer is formed from an Ru-base alloy.
US09659591B1
A recording head includes a near-field transducer located an oblique angle to a media-facing surface. The near-field transducer includes an enlarged portion and a peg extending from the enlarged portion towards the media-facing surface at a normal angle. An input waveguide of the recording head receives energy from an energy source, and an output waveguide delivers the energy to near-field transducer at the oblique angle. The output waveguide is oriented at the oblique angle. A bent waveguide with a polynomial spiral shape joins the input waveguide and the output waveguide.
US09659589B2
A heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) write apparatus is described. The HAMR write apparatus is coupled with a laser that provides energy. The HAMR writer has a media-facing surface (MFS) and a laser-facing surface. The HAMR write apparatus includes a free-standing reflector and at least one waveguide. The free-standing reflector resides on the laser-facing surface and has a concave reflective surface oriented to receive the energy from the laser. The waveguide(s) are optically coupled with the free-standing reflector and direct energy from the laser toward the MFS.
US09659585B2
A magnetic sensor has a bottom shield layer, an upper shield layer, and a sensor stack adjacent the upper shield layer. The sensor includes a seed layer between the bottom shield layer and an antiferromagnetic layer of the sensor stack. The seed layer has a magnetic layer adjacent the sensor stack and a nonmagnetic layer adjacent the bottom shield layer.
US09659581B2
A module according to one embodiment includes a body having a tape bearing surface, and a coating on the tape bearing surface. The coating includes a bulk material and one or more sections of a second material at predetermined positions relative to the bulk material. The second material is constructed of a material selected from a group consisting of AlFeSil and Sendust.
US09659578B2
The present disclosure envisages a computer implemented system for identifying significant speech frames within speech signals for facilitating speech recognition. The system receives an input speech signal having a plurality of feature vectors which is passed through a spectrum analyzer. The spectrum analyzer divides the input speech signal into a plurality of speech frames and computes a spectral magnitude of each of the speech frames. There is provided a suitability engine which is enabled to compute a suitability measure for each of the speech frames corresponding to spectral flatness measure (SFM), energy normalized variance (ENV), entropy, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and similarity measure. The suitability engine further computes a weighted suitability measure for each of the speech frames.
US09659577B1
A voice controlled assistant has a housing to hold one or more microphones, one or more speakers, and various computing components. The housing has an elongated cylindrical body extending along a center axis between a base end and a top end. The microphone(s) are mounted in the top end and the speaker(s) are mounted proximal to the base end. A control knob is rotatably mounted to the top end of the housing to rotate about the center axis. The control knob has an outer surface that is substantially flush with an outer surface of the housing to provide a smooth, continuous appearance to the voice controlled assistant.
US09659574B2
A noise attenuation apparatus receives a first signal comprising a desired and a noise signal component. Two codebooks (109, 111) comprise respectively desired signal candidates and noise signal candidates representing possible desired and noise signal components respectively. A noise attenuator (105) generates estimated signal candidates by for each pair of desired and noise signal candidates generating an estimated signal candidate as a combination of the desired signal candidate and the noise signal candidate. A signal candidate is then determined from the estimated signal candidates and the first signal is noise compensated based on this signal candidate. A sensor signal representing a measurement of the desired source or the noise in the environment is used to reduce the number of candidates searched thereby substantially reducing complexity and computational resource usage. The noise attenuation may specifically be audio noise attenuation.
US09659569B2
An apparatus comprising: a channel analyzer configured to determine for a first frame of at least one audio signal a set of first frame audio signal multi-channel parameters; a multichannel difference selector configured to select for the first frame groups of elements of the set of first frame audio signal multi-channel parameters based on a value associated with the first frame; and a multichannel parameter encoder configured to generate an encoded first frame audio signal multi-channel parameter based on the selected groups of elements of the set of first frame audio signal multi-channel parameters.
US09659566B2
For generating a signal to be transmitted original information is encoded into a main channel and a side channel, wherein the side channel is more robust against channel influences than the main channel. On the receiver side, when the receive quality is above a threshold, which is necessitated to execute a successful decoding of the main channel, the main channel is reproduced. If the receive quality falls below this threshold, however, the side channel is reproduced which may have less bits than the main channel and which is a correspondingly lower quality representation of the original information than the main channel.
US09659565B2
The present invention relates to a method of evaluating intelligibility of a degraded speech signal received from an audio transmission system conveying a reference speech signal. The method comprises sampling said reference and degraded signals into reference and degraded signal frames, and forming frame pairs by associating reference and degraded signal frames with each other. For each frame pair a difference function representing disturbance is provided, which is then compensated for specific disturbance types for providing a disturbance density function. Based on the density function of a plurality of frame pairs, an overall quality parameter is determined. The method provides for weighing disturbances in silent periods dependent on the loudness of the reference signal.
US09659564B2
The present invention relates to a non-standard speech detection system and method whereby a speech is analyzed based on models that are trained using personalized speech for each individual. The model is stored in a database and used to analyze a speech in real time to determine the content and behavior of an individual who is a party to a conversation that produces the speech. The results of the analysis can be used to determine if a conversation takes place under normal circumstances or under extraneous circumstances.
US09659558B2
An adaptive active noise cancellation apparatus performs a filtering operation in a first digital domain and performs adaptation of the filtering operation in a second digital domain.
US09659551B1
A woodwind harness that provides support a woodwind musical instrument to relieve fatigue from a musician's arms and shoulders is described. The woodwind harness generally comprises a sternum plate adapted to press against a human sternum with a pair of rigid members extending from the sternum plate and terminating in a hook shaped bend that is arranged and configured to hook over a human shoulder. Between the sternum plate and the hook shaped bend is an elastic cord attached to each of the rigid members. An end-blown woodwind instrument is attached to the elastic cord by way of an attaching means.
US09659548B2
An automatic installation method for video wall comprises the following steps. In the step (a), it employs a control system to output a plurality of identifiable images to a plurality of video devices of the video wall. In the step (b), it employs an image capturing device to capture the plurality of identifiable images. In the step (c), based-on the plurality of identifiable images, it employs the image capturing device to determine position data for the video devices, frame dimension of each of the video devices and spacings between adjacent video devices, and calibrate the identifiable images to obtain a setting value thereof. In the step (d), based-on the position data for the video devices, the frame dimension of each of the video devices and spacings between adjacent video devices and the setting value, it employs the control system to install and set-up the video wall automatically.
US09659547B2
An electronic device and method for displaying a display item is disclosed. A first pattern comprises an image at a first image size and a character string at a first character string size. A second pattern comprises the image at a second image size and the character string at a second character string size, the character string not overlapping the image at the second image size. The second image size is larger than the first image size, and the second character string size is larger than the first character string size. A selected size comprises at least a first size and a second size. The first pattern is displayed for the display item if the selected size is the first size, and the second pattern is displayed for the display item if the selected size is the second size.
US09659539B2
A gate driver, a display apparatus having the same, and a gate driving method are provided. The display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels, a data driver circuit, and a gate driver circuit. The gate driver circuit includes M groups of gate channels. Each of the M groups of gate channels includes a control circuit and an output buffer. The control circuit receives a power supply voltage from a power supply circuit and generates a modulated supply voltage. The output buffer is connected to the control circuit, the output buffer is powered by the modulated supply voltage to output a gate signal to a gate line of the display panel, wherein a driving pulse of the gate signal is shaped during a charge period according to the modulated supply voltage, and the shape of the driving pulse of the gate signal is maintained during a pre-charge period.
US09659538B2
A system and method are disclosed to control the power consumption of column drivers in a display system. A video input signal is received which has an active video period and a vertical blanking period between frames. A timing controller transmits a first video frame to a column driver. The timing controller transmits a column driver disable command during a vertical blanking period. Prior to the subsequent active video period, the timing controller transmits a column driver enable command. The timing controller proceeds to transmit a second video frame to the column driver. In one embodiment, the timing controller determines whether to disable and enable the column driver based on a refresh rate, the refresh rate calculated by the timing controller from the video input signal.
US09659533B2
Provided is a display apparatus including: a light emitting unit having a light source; a display unit configured to display an image by controlling a transmittance of light from the light emitting unit; first and second sensors provided in the light emitting unit to detect a brightness of the light source; and a control unit configured to control a transmittance of the display unit on the basis of detection values from the first and second sensors. A distance from the light source to the second sensor is longer than a distance from the light source to the first sensor. The control unit controls the transmittance of the display unit on the basis of a change degree of the detection value from the first sensor during a given period and a change degree of the detection value from the second sensor during the period.
US09659529B2
A scan driving circuit includes a shift register unit and a logic circuit unit. The start of a start pulse of an output signal STp+1 of a p+1'th shift register is situated between the start and end of a start pulse of the output signal STp of a p'th shift register, and one each of a first enable signal through a Q'th enable signal exist in sequence between the start of the start pulse of the output signal STp and the start of the start pulse of the output signal STp+1. The operations of a (p′, q)'th NAND circuit are restricted based on period identifying signals, such that the NAND circuit generates scanning signals based only on a portion of the output signal STp corresponding to the first start pulse, the signal obtained by inverting the output signal STp+1, and the q'th enable signal ENq.
US09659524B2
An EL display device capable of performing clear multi-gradation color display and electronic equipment provided with the EL display device are provided, wherein gradation display is performed according to a time-division driving method in which the luminescence and non-luminescence of an EL element (109) disposed in a pixel (104) are controlled by time, and the influence by the characteristic variability of a current controlling TFT (108) is prevented. When this method is used, a data signal side driving circuit (102) and a gate signal side driving circuit (103) are formed with TFTs that use a silicon film having a peculiar crystal structure and exhibit an extremely high operation speed.
US09659522B2
A display driver includes a memory, a receiver, an image output unit, a controller, and an image mode selection unit. The memory stores a video signal. The receiver receives the video signal and a first control signal from a host processor, where the first control signal corresponds to the video signal. The image output unit processes the video signal stored in the memory and outputs the processed video signal to a display unit. The controller controls the image output unit based on an image mode to display an image corresponding to the video signal. The image mode selection unit detects the first control signal and a second control signal from the controller, and changes the image mode based on the first control signal and second control signal.
US09659519B2
In a video display control device, a control data generating section allocates a part of a dynamic range of a high gradation region of a video signal to a low gradation region, and a backlight controlling section controls a light emission luminance of a backlight so as to cancel an increase or decrease of a mean luminance of a video displayed on a screen in accordance with an increase or decrease of the mean luminance of a video signal after correction with respect to a mean luminance of the video signal.
US09659518B2
A method of driving a display panel, the method including analyzing input image data, determining a driving method of the display panel as one of a progressive driving method and an interlace driving method, and rearranging the input image data according to the determined one of the progressive driving method and the interlace driving method.
US09659515B2
A display driver integrated circuit chip is provided. The display driver integrated circuit chip may include a source driver circuit configured to process gamma data and generate a driving signal in response to a control signal and a clock signal, a gamma data manager circuit configured to provide the gamma data to the source driver circuit, control logic configured to provide the control signal and the clock signal to the source driver circuit, and a memory configured to store data used to operate the source driver circuit, the gamma data manager circuit and the control logic. A gamma signal line used to transmit the gamma data may include a metal line provided on an area other than an area on which the source driver circuit is disposed.
US09659504B2
A device and method for simultaneously capturing a combination of content video, content audio, presenter video and presenter audio, as well as distributing a combination of content video, content audio, presenter video and presenter audio to a digital sink via a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connection. Video sources are automatically routed to the digital sink depending on the source configuration.
US09659500B2
Systems and methods for safety monitoring are described. Mobile assets may receive safety monitoring notifications responsive to one or more safety criteria being met. A driver or other user of the mobile asset may be prompted to acknowledge the safety monitoring notification. If the user requests assistance or does not acknowledge the safety monitoring notification, notifications may be communicated to other individuals, e.g. supervisors. In this manner, the safety of, e.g. drivers in a fleet of vehicles may be monitored.
US09659493B2
A flashing beacon may include a signal unit, a control unit associated with the signal unit, a solar panel or collector, and an activation device that may all be mounted or otherwise positioned on a post of a roadway sign. Light units associated with the signal unit may be programmed to flash on and off in a unique wig-wag pattern. Further, a light bar may also be used with the beacon to generate an intense flash of light soon after activation of the beacon as an additional means of grabbing the attention of the operator of a vehicle.
US09659491B2
Systems and methods are described for referencing road strands. Speed data for a set of adjoining road segments is identified. Using at least one of the adjoining road segments, a strand database for is accessed to retrieve a predetermined strand of road segments. An aggregate speed value for the predetermined strand of road segments is calculated based on the speed data for the set of adjoining road segments represented by the predetermined strand of road segments. The aggregate speed value is provided as a representative of traffic on the set of adjoining road segments represented by the predetermined strand of road segments.
US09659485B2
A device and method for self-testing fire detection devices that includes a smoke source housed within the fire detection device. The smoke source is typically a pressurized canister or cartridge, which stores or generates smoke or a smoke equivalent. In response to a signal from a controller, the smoke source releases the smoke or smoke equivalent in or near a sampling volume of the fire detection device to test the operation of the fire detection device. If the device is operating properly, it will be triggered in response to the smoke or a smoke equivalent.
US09659482B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for providing an output for an electronic device. In certain embodiments, an alert is output in accordance with a current alert mode, which are selected based on one or more environmental conditions. The environmental conditions may be detected using one or more environmental sensors. The alert can optionally include one or more of: an audio component, a haptic component and a visual component. One or more of alert components correspond to an aspect of the environmental condition detected by the one or more environmental sensors.
US09659479B2
A method, system and computer-usable medium for performing a usage monitoring operation on an item, comprising: defining a predefined criteria relating to usage of the item; monitoring usage of the item based upon input provided by a sensor associated with the item; and, generating an indication when the predefined criteria is detected.
US09659476B2
A system for monitoring ingestion of medicine (21) comprises forming a digestible radio frequency identification (RFID) tag (10). The RFID tag is attached to the medicine. The RFID tag and medicine are ingested. A signal from the RFID tag is monitored.
US09659474B1
A method for intruder detection is provided. The method includes determining received signal strength of a first wireless device, while the first wireless device is moved at random within a region and generating a profile of the received signal strength of the first wireless device. The method includes determining received signal strength of a second wireless device and issuing an alert, responsive to received signal strength of the second wireless device meeting the profile. An intruder detection system is also provided.
US09659471B2
Provided is an anti-theft apparatus for a mobile device that does not disturb a customer when he or she observes and tests a mobile device in a shop and which can be efficiently used with various types of mobile devices. The anti-theft apparatus for a mobile device includes: a base attached to a back surface of a mobile device; a connecting terminal provided in a rear side of the base and connected to an access port of the mobile device; a separation sensor sensing separation of the mobile device from the base; and a distance control unit controlling the distance between the base and the connecting terminal.
US09659455B2
A slot machine game feature provides for several types of persistent indicias in a player selection round. One type of persistent indicia can result not only awards an initial credit value when picked, like a regular pick result, but also have a persistent effect in the bonus round which continues to award another randomly-generated credit value in conjunction with each remaining or subsequent pick that the player makes in the bonus. Some versions include cumulative persistent effects, where multiple picks may uncover persistent prize features. Other persistent indicia cause other effects that persist through the player selection round.
US09659437B2
Disclosed is a method for enabling cross platform persistent gaming sessions using a mobile device in a system that includes a game server, a network, one or more gaming machines, and one or more mobile devices. The method includes: associating a player's mobile device with one of the one or more gaming machines at which the player has a gaming session; presenting a player with an option to move their gaming experience to their mobile device when the player leaves the associated gaming machine if a gaming session is in progress; enabling the player to use its mobile device to continue playing a game after the player has left a proximity of the associated gaming machine by transferring the game from the associated gaming machine to the player's mobile device; and enabling transfer of funds between the associated gaming machine and the players' mobile device.
US09659435B2
A system and method for allowing wagers to be made on a game and awarding a payout as a function of an outcome of the game is provided. The game may played by a game server, located at a gaming facility, which is located at a predefined geographic location. A remote device may be provided at a location outside of the predefined geographic location. An agent, in communication with the game server and the remote device, may receive instructions from a patron via the remote device to place a wager on a game and for instructing the server to place the wager in response to receiving the instructions from the patron.
US09659433B2
Systems and methods for conducting multiple remote wagering games in a live table game system or similar system wherein the gaming symbols which are randomly generated as a result of a live table game are used to resolve the live table game and simulate play and resolve wagering outcomes of one or more remote wagering games which differ from the live table game.
US09659423B2
A target authentication device includes an electrode to detect an electrical signal associated with a user of the device. The electrical signal represents an authentication code for the device. An authentication receiver module is coupled to the electrode. The module receives the electrical signal from the electrode and determines whether the electrical signal matches a predetermined criterion to authenticate the identity of the user based on the electrical signal. An authentication module is also disclosed. The authentication module includes one electrode to couple an electrical signal associated with a user to a user of a target authentication device, the electrical signal represents an authentication code for the device. An authentication transmission module is coupled to the electrode. The authentication transmission module transmits the electrical signal from the electrode. A method of authenticating the identity of a user of a target authentication device also is disclosed.
US09659419B2
A method for controlling a mobile terminal that includes receiving, at the mobile terminal, a security level of a defined location. The security level is set based on at least one of gate access information indicating a user of the mobile terminal is entering or exiting a gate, global positioning system (GPS) information of the mobile terminal, or an identifier (ID) of a wireless network apparatus scanned by the mobile terminal. The method further includes obtaining location information of the mobile terminal from a source that is determined according to the security level, identifying location of the mobile terminal based on the obtained location information, and applying a security policy to the mobile terminal based on the security level when the identified location corresponds to the defined location.
US09659417B2
Systems, methods, and related computer programs are provided wherein vehicle operation data is extracted from an internal automotive network. In an embodiment, a method comprises: i) obtaining data available on the internal automotive network via iterative interrogation; ii) analyzing the obtained data to identify a set of candidate data values having at least one common feature within a suitable proximity margin; and iii) heuristically selecting a candidate data value best matching one or more selection criteria to identify a true value. These systems and methods allow data to be extracted from proprietary and non-proprietary busses in the internal automotive network.
US09659414B2
A control methodology for a wireless oil level sensor includes mounting a wireless oil pressure sensor to the oil plug of an engine. The oil pressure sensor detects a pressure which is used to determine a volume or level of oil in the oil pan. The oil level sensor can include an accelerometer sensor that can be excited by the vibration caused by the starting of the engine to “wake up” the sensor. The sensor can take an initial pressure reading at start up and associate the pressure reading with an oil level that can then be transmitted to a vehicle control unit. The sensor can remain idle until the accelerometer sensor no longer detects engine vibrations. The sensor is activated to take pressure readings at predetermined time intervals and to transmit an associated oil level to the vehicle central processor unit until a predetermined time period has expired.
US09659412B2
Methods and systems are provided for displaying information on a heads up display (HUD). A background image is captured with a camera. A plurality of regions of the background image are analyzed to determine a region-wise image attribute for each of the plurality of regions. A symbology having a symbology attribute is generated and overlaid on an overlay region of the background image to generate a heads up display image. The overlay region is one of the plurality of regions of the background image. The symbology attribute is adjusted based on the region-wise image attribute of the overlay region to generate an adjusted heads up display image. The adjusted heads up display image is displayed on the HUD.
US09659395B2
System, methods, and computer-readable media are provided that include receiving an input including data items for creating an account for a member on a website, where the data items include category and/or attribute selections, determining whether one or more category selections have been received, designating an image corresponding thereto, if the one or more category selections have been received, assigning an outer portion shape, based on a number of received category selections, determining whether attribute selections have been received, associating a visual indicator with each attribute selection, designating segments of the outer portion shape with the visual indicators associated with each of the attribute selections, generating an icon, based on the designated image and the assigned outer portion shape, wherein the one or more segments of the outer portion shape are designated visual indicators associated with each of the attribute selections, and displaying the icon.
US09659392B2
A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from each corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values.
US09659387B2
Graphics primitive and color channel techniques are described. In one or more implementations, image data is processed by a computing device to form a plurality of pixels and corresponding one or more color channels usable to define a color for a respective said pixel. A graphics primitive type is identified by the computing device associated with one or more of the pixels in the processed image data. The graphics primitive type is assigned by the computing device to the one or more pixels using at least one color channel.
US09659382B2
A system and method for spatiotemporal depth extraction of images with forward and backward depth prediction are provided. The system and method of the present disclosure provide for acquiring a plurality of frames, generating a first depth map of a current frame in the plurality of frames based on a depth map of a previous frame in the plurality of frames, generating a second depth map of the current frame in the plurality of frames based on a depth map of a subsequent frame in the plurality of frames, and processing the first depth map and the second depth map to produce a third depth map for the current frame.
US09659381B2
A system and method for real-time texture mapping for an augmented reality system are described. A viewing device includes an optical sensor to capture an image of a real-world object. A texture extraction module extracts a texture of the image of the real-world object. A recognition module identifies the real-world object based on the captured image. A texture mapping module retrieves a virtual object corresponding to the identified real-world object, maps the texture to the virtual object, dynamically updates the texture to the virtual object in real time, and generates a visualization of the virtual object in a display of the viewing device.
US09659369B2
Targeting of a lesion which is performed by a stereoscopic biopsy device or the like is performed simply and highly accurately. Designation of a predetermined position in the stereoscopic image is received to acquire position information when a stereoscopic image is displayed, radiological images of radiographing directions are displayed as two-dimensional images, a mark based on the position information, which is designated in the stereoscopic image, is displayed in the two-dimensional images, designation of a predetermined position in the two-dimensional images is further received to acquire the position information after the mark is displayed.
US09659361B2
Measuring apparatus that generates positional deviation distribution of a pattern on a target object
A measuring apparatus includes an optical image input unit to input optical image data of a figure pattern obtained by a pattern inspection apparatus, which inspects defects of a pattern on a target object to be inspected by scanning an inspection region of the target object, from the pattern inspection apparatus, a design data input unit to input design data of the pattern on the target object, a reference image generation unit to generate reference image data to be compared with the optical image data, by performing image development of the design data, a positional deviation distribution generation unit to generate positional deviation distribution by measuring a positional deviation amount of the pattern on the target object, by using the optical image data obtained from the pattern inspection apparatus and the reference image data having been generated, and an output unit to output generated positional deviation distribution of the pattern.
US09659352B2
A method, computer program product, and computer system for identifying a first portion of a facial image in a first image, wherein the first portion includes noise. A corresponding portion of the facial image is identified in a second image, wherein the corresponding portion includes less noise than the first portion. One or more filter parameters of the first portion are determined based upon, at least in part, the first portion and the corresponding portion. At least a portion of the noise from the first portion is smoothed based upon, at least in part, the one or more filter parameters. At least a portion of face specific details from the corresponding portion is added to the first portion.
US09659350B2
The present disclosure is to generate a high-quality image by correcting a predetermined correction target image based on a plurality of input images. In an image processing device 3, an image correcting section 160 detects a user tap gesture on a touch panel 250. When the position of the tap gesture is within foreground candidate areas detected by a foreground candidate area detecting section 140, the image correcting section 160 corrects a base image set by a base image setting section 120 in the areas corresponding to the foreground candidate areas.
US09659345B2
A system and method of providing composite real-time dynamic imagery of a medical procedure site from multiple modalities which continuously and immediately depicts the current state and condition of the medical procedure site synchronously with respect to each modality and without undue latency is disclosed. The composite real-time dynamic imagery may be provided by spatially registering multiple real-time dynamic video streams from the multiple modalities to each other. Spatially registering the multiple real-time dynamic video streams to each other may provide a continuous and immediate depiction of the medical procedure site with an unobstructed and detailed view of a region of interest at the medical procedure site at multiple depths. As such, a surgeon, or other medical practitioner, may view a single, accurate, and current composite real-time dynamic imagery of a region of interest at the medical procedure site as he/she performs a medical procedure, and thereby, may properly and effectively implement the medical procedure.
US09659343B2
Systems, apparatus, articles, and methods are described including operations to transpose image data between a linear-type storage format and a Y-tiled-type storage format.
US09659335B2
Systems and methods are provided that record details of product samples given to a customer. A request to add one or more product sample records is received, and in response, user interface showing product sample information for available product samples is presented. The user interface may include a field for entering a quantity of each product sample given to the customer. One or more product sample records is recorded corresponding to each product sample for which a quantity was entered in the user interface.
US09659327B2
A system and method for generating expense data for an expense report is disclosed. The method includes receiving receipt data that includes one or more data items pertaining to a transaction, where the one or more data items are obtained from characters optically recognized in receipt image data for the transaction, and the receipt data includes data indicating whether the transaction is a credit card transaction or a cash transaction. The method further includes, if the receipt data indicates the transaction is a credit card transaction, creating expense data for the expense report, where the expense data includes the receipt data and the receipt image data associated with the receipt data for the transaction, and the receipt data includes credit card data. If the transaction indicates the transaction is a personal credit card transaction, then the credit card data is personal credit card data.
US09659324B1
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for aggregating fallouts in an ordering system. In use, a repository of fallout errors associated with an ordering system is maintained. Further, one or more fallout events associated with the ordering system are automatically detected. Additionally, it is determined that the one or more detected fallout events are associated with at least one fallout error associated with processing an order in the ordering system. Furthermore, it may be determined whether the at least one fallout error corresponds to one of a plurality of stored fallout errors stored in the repository of fallout errors, in response to determining that the one or more detected fallout events are associated with the at least one fallout error from processing an order in the ordering system.
US09659323B2
A computer-implemented method for electronic gift giving. An exemplary embodiment includes providing an internet site for access by a giver, prompting the giver to enter giver identification information, prompting the giver to enter recipient information, prompting the giver to enter a value of a monetary gift, providing a plurality of possible recommended gifts or transfers of funds, prompting the giver to recommend at least one gift or transfer of funds to be effectuated using the monetary gift, prompting the giver to select a presentation template from a plurality of recommended presentation templates, prompting the giver to transfer the value of the monetary gift to a gift account, and storing the value of the monetary gift and the at least one recommended gift or transfer in association with the presentation template for delivery to a recipient.
US09659313B2
Methods and systems for managing interactive features associated with multimedia content are disclosed. One method includes applying a container to multimedia content using one or more computing systems, the container defining an interface through which metadata external to the multimedia content is linked with one or more portions of the multimedia content. The method further includes receiving a request for the multimedia content from a content consumer. The method also includes associating a set of metadata describing one or more interactive features with the multimedia content, the set of metadata linked to at least a portion of the multimedia content via the container and selected from a database including metadata defining interactive features capable of being associated with the multimedia content. The method also includes, upon receiving a request for playback of the multimedia content, providing the multimedia content and the one or more interactive features to the content consumer.
US09659309B2
Targeting information (also referred to as ad “serving constraints”) or candidate targeting information for an advertisement is identified. Targeting information may be identified by extracting topics or concepts from, and/or generating topics or concepts based on, ad information, such as information from a Web page to which an ad is linked (or some other Web page of interest to the ad or advertiser). The topics or concepts may be relevant queries associated with the Web page of interest, clusters, etc.
