US09700177B2
A food processing machine having a base and a cylindrical jar lock extending upwardly from a top surface of the base. A jar assembly has a jar and a collar that extends downwardly from the jar. The collar is adapted to fit circumferentially around the cylindrical jar lock. A plurality of locking tabs extend radially inwardly from the collar. The locking tabs engage with the cylindrical jar lock and prevent vertical movement of the jar while allowing rotational movement of the jar and linear movement of the jar with respect to the base in the xy-plane. The cylindrical jar lock is optionally spring-mounted to the base to provide dampened movement in the vertical direction of the cylindrical jar lock with respect to the base.
US09700175B2
This invention relates to a dispenser for dispensing particulate matter. The dispenser includes a hopper, a coupling configured for attachment of the hopper, either directly or indirectly, to a receptacle; an aperture configured to be moved between an open and closed position to allow or prevent, respectively, flow of the particulate matter between the hopper and the receptacle. The dispenser further includes a stirrer housed in the hopper and configured to move in a substantially vertical and rotational manner within the hopper.
US09700174B2
A combustible charcoal igniting device may include first elongate grid members generally parallel to one another when the device is in an uncollapsed configuration and second elongate grid members generally parallel to one another and transverse relative to the first elongate grid members when the device is in the uncollapsed configuration. The first and second elongate grid members define chimney cells on or above which charcoal briquets may be placed for ignition. The elongate grid members may comprise a combustible material that can be ignited and that will continue to burn, igniting charcoal briquets placed on the chimney cells. The first elongate grid members may include creases that align with one another, so that the device is collapsible from opposed sides towards a crease line defined by the creases to reduce the length of the device when in a collapsed configuration.
US09700170B1
The present application provides a roller bearing system comprising one or more bearings having a plurality of substantially hemispherical members. Each member includes an interior. A sleeve is disposed within each hemispherical member interior and configured to accept a shaft that passes through each hemispherical member, such that the hemispherical member turns about the shaft. Each also includes at least one stem coupled to the shaft. The stem is configured to provide a point of attachment to a particular bearing.
US09700167B1
An impact resistant mailbox support apparatus including a mailbox support post and a mailbox having a dome-shaped body, a front door, and an attachment arm hingedly attached to the mailbox support post. The attachment arm has at least one first spring-loaded self-returning hinge. The attachment arm of the mailbox is configured to selectively swing in one of a rightward direction and a leftward direction upon impact and return to an original pre-impact position following impact as a result of the at least one first spring-loaded self-returning hinge. The mailbox support post optionally includes a lower half, an upper half pivotally attached to the lower half, and a second spring-loaded self-returning hinge. The upper half is configured to selectively rotate in one of a rightward direction and a leftward direction upon impact and return to an original pre-impact position following impact as a result of the second spring-loaded self-returning hinge.
US09700160B2
An orthopedic pillow comprises a padded member which has a hard block fully inserted inside. The padded member is made of resilient materials. The padded member's shape is roughly similar to that of a rectangular or hexagonal block; however, if looked right from its right or left side, the padded member has a symmetric or asymmetric bell shape. The length of the long side of the padded member is roughly equal to an adult's body's width. The hard block is made of non-resilient material. The hard block is able to tolerate, without rupturing and/or deformation, the gravity force on a mass of about 140 kg with a shape and size similar to those of a person's body. The shape of the hard block and of the padded member are similar, and their dimensions are proportional. The length of the long side of the hard block is also roughly equal to an adult's body's width. Both the padded member and the hard block have a flat bottom side.
US09700153B2
A hygienic automatic electric utensil dispenser for use in eating establishments such as hospitals, schools, or other areas where large number of people are eating food in a central area. The dispenser can be refilled using prepackaged stacked plastic utensil in a self-sealing plastic bags without the user ever touching the utensil during the refilling process. The dispenser delivers the utensil in a sanitary method using a plurality of sensors.
US09700151B2
A childcare device including a base in the shape of a closed loop; a cavity bounded and defined by the closed loop; and wherein the device is adapted to receive a part of a child's body through the cavity; and the base is independently usable as a baby sling, a walking aid or a seat safety strap.
US09700150B2
An apparatus and method for making same utilizing a breathable mesh material having a reduced suffocation resistance level for infant and toddler use. The breathable mesh material includes an inner and outer fabric that includes larger openings on the front substructure than on the back substructure and a pile substructure is integrated and extends between the front and back substructures allowing air to substantially move effectively therethrough.
US09700148B2
An article of furniture comprises a base providing a seating area and having a back edge and a front edge, a support coupled to the base near the back edge and a distance from the front edge, and a linkage coupling the support to the base so that the support can be presented in generally upright and generally forward positions relative to the base. The distance from the front edge of the base to the support in the upright position is greater than the distance from the front edge of the base to the support in the forward position, and the support provides a surface that is a top surface when the support is in the upright position and is a rear surface when the support is in the forward position. The support remains between the back and front edges of the base in both the upright and forward positions.
US09700143B2
An adjustable lumbar support apparatus for a seat back is disclosed and includes a lumbar support and two adjusting assemblies respectively disposed at two sides of the seat back. Each of the adjusting assemblies includes a supporting sheet disposed on an exterior surface of the seat back, an acting rod disposed in a positioning cylinder base on a front end of the seat back, and a knob disposed on a rear end of the seat back. The acting rod and the knob are co-acting, and the acting rod and the supporting sheet are corresponding to each other by the slope surface and the acting slope surface. When the knob is rotated, the corresponding relationship between the acting slope surface and the slope surface is varied. The distance between the lumbar support and the seat back can be adjusted in accordance with different requirements under different circumstances to overcome the elastic fatigue problem.
US09700141B2
Support equipment for supporting a person at rest includes a rigid supporting frame and at least one supporting element, to support the weight of the person resting on the support equipment. The frame has a tubular structure provided with a slot along at least part of its longitudinal extension, which has at least one portion with a width greater than the width of the remaining portions of slot, and the supporting element has the shape of a strip folded over itself at its ends, with the folded portions forming a loop inside which there is housed a pin having a central portion and two end portions of different thickness. The end portions of the pin have at least one dimension greater than the maximum dimension of the central portion.
US09700135B2
An electric height adjustable desk with synchronous moving footrest, method of use, and a rotatable footrest assembly. The desk comprises: a desktop; two electric height adjustable desk leg members; two horizontal base members; and a rotatable footrest assembly. The rotatable footrest assembly comprises: two footrest frame members; two pivot spring connection units; and a rotatable footrest unit comprising a U-shaped foot bar member connected on each end to a pivot spring connection unit. Each spring connection unit comprises: a gas spring; a tension member; and both are connected to a pivot plate member. The tension member and the gas spring work together to rotate the footrest unit to a horizontal position while the desktop rises, and to a vertical position while the desktop is lowered. The tension member may further comprise an extension member to delay rotating the footrest unit until the desktop has reached a selected height.
US09700134B1
A fold down table mounted in a bathroom is provided. The fold down table includes a base panel and a fold down panel. The base panel includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The base panel is mounted to a wall within the bathroom adjacent to a toilet. The fold down panel includes an inner surface and an outer surface. A bottom portion of the fold down panel is secured to a bottom portion of the base panel by at least one hinge, such as two hinges. The fold down panel includes a closed position and an open position. The closed position includes the fold down panel pivoted towards the base panel and the open position includes the fold down panel pivoted away from the base panel so that the fold down panel is substantially perpendicular relative to the base panel.
US09700129B2
A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle, a fluid reservoir for storing a working fluid, a fluid delivery system for receiving working fluid from the fluid reservoir, and for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user, and an external collar comprising a fluid port, the collar being moveable relative to the handle between a first position in which the fluid port is exposed to allow the fluid reservoir to be replenished, and a second position in which the fluid port is occluded.
US09700127B2
A toothbrush can include tufted bristles and tongue brush bristles that emanate from the same surface of the head. The tufted bristles can function primarily to clean the teeth whereas the tongue brush bristles can function primarily to clean the surface of the tongue. The tongue brush bristles can also insert between teeth and along the gum line when the toothbrush is used to brush the teeth thereby enhancing the toothbrush's effectiveness for removing bacteria, food particles, and/or soft plaque from the teeth.
US09700118B2
An application unit for a cosmetic product for an applicator is disclosed. The applicator includes a region for receiving the application unit. The application unit includes a support that includes a first portion suitable for the fixing in removable fashion of the support to the reception region. The support also includes a second portion forming at least one compartment for receiving the cosmetic composition. The application unit also includes at least one cosmetic product to be applied to human keratinous substances, the composition of the product being different from that of the material forming the support. The cosmetic product is molded by injection onto the support.
US09700116B2
A loop-shaped hair holding device is made from ingredients including 40 wt % of butadiene, 10 wt % of polyethylene, 3 wt % of polypropylene, 15 wt % of paraffin oil, 12 wt % of styrene, 15 wt % of silicone, 3 wt % of a stabilizer, and 2 wt % of a cross linking agent. The weight of each of the ingredients has a margin of error of 5%. The loop-shaped hair holding device has good surface unctuousness, good toughness, and high elasticity to avoid deformation.
US09700103B2
Flexible cleats for flexible footwear (e.g., with natural motion sole structures) include a cleat structure that generally has the appearance of a cleat that has been separated into individual component parts by one or more flex grooves formed into the sole structure. Such structures provide additional flexibility at the areas of the cleats so as to avoid a “stiff” feeling in certain areas and/or during certain activities. The flexible cleats may be arranged around one or more intersections of flex grooves provided in a sole member, optionally in the form of an array of sole pods provided at least in a forefoot area of the sole member.
US09700095B2
A protective molded gel headgear for protecting a wearer during an impact to the wearer's head is provided. The molded gel headgear has a shape that approximates the outer periphery of portions of the wearer's head to be protected. The molded gel headgear is made of an energy absorbing gel material to reduce the impact to the wearer's head during a head-impact event. One or more methods for producing the headgear are also provided.
US09700090B2
A novel multiple orientation construction for the ballistic protection, the process for making it and the main ballistic results obtained thereby. Said construction comprises at least a textile element and one or more thermoplastic or thermosetting based elements. The first textile element (1) comprises textile fibers. The second element (2) may comprise thermoplastic, thermosetting, rubber or polymeric elastomer based matrix arrangements or thermoplastic films for adjusting the textile construction characteristics according to the intended applications and for assisting in reducing bullet impact damages. The above elements jointly cooperate in absorbing and spreading a bullet impact stress.
US09700089B2
Included herein are multiple pocket systems orientated along a seam or other shared axis of positioning where a primary pocket is provided and a subordinate secondary pocket is accessible through the primary pocket. In so doing the primary pocket may be positioned before the subordinate secondary security pocket and user access to the higher pocket and the subordinate security pocket may lie along the same positioning axis where access to the security pocket is primarily achieved after passing into the primary pocket.
US09700082B2
A sport bra having an adjustable underband tightening assembly is provided herein. The sport bra comprises a front portion having a pair of breast cups, a pair of shoulder straps, and a front underband segment having a first end and a second end. The sport bra further comprises a back portion having a central body portion, a pair of shoulder straps secured to the shoulder straps of the front portion, and a back underband segment comprising a first wing extending away from a first side of the back underband segment and terminating in a first end and a second wing extending away from a second side of the back underband segment and terminating in a second end. The first and second ends of the back underband segment are adapted to releasably and adjustably secured to the front underband segment in an as-worn configuration.
US09700077B2
An article of apparel may include a torso region with a front area, a back area, and a pair of side areas. At least a portion of each of the side areas are formed from a material with (a) a first air permeability when unexposed to water and (b) a second air permeability when exposed to water. The first air permeability may be less than 279 cm3/second per cm2 measured in accordance with ASTM D 737, and the second air permeability may be greater than 279 cm3/second per cm2 measured in accordance with ASTM D 737. In some configurations, at least a portion of the back area may be formed from the material. The article of apparel may be a shirt, and the article of apparel may include arm regions that extend outward from the torso region.
US09700072B2
A solution for treating a surface with ultraviolet radiation is provided. A movable ultraviolet source is utilized to emit a beam of ultraviolet radiation having a characteristic cross-sectional area smaller than an area of the surface to be treated. The movable ultraviolet source can be moved as necessary to directly irradiate any portion of the surface with radiation within the characteristic cross-sectional area of the beam of ultraviolet radiation. The movement can include, for example, rotational movement and/or repositioning the movable ultraviolet source with respect to the surface.
US09700067B2
This document relates to food products containing highly conjugated heterocyclic rings complexed to an iron ion and one or more flavor precursors, and using such food products to modulate the flavor and/or aroma profile of other foods. The food products described herein can be prepared in various ways and can be formulated to be free of animal products.
US09700060B2
A contour measurement apparatus and a contour measurement method for measuring a contour of a poultry carcass, and a deboning device for a poultry carcass are provided. The contour measurement apparatus includes: a fixing jig on which the poultry carcass is placed and fixed; a conveyer forming a conveyance path for conveying the fixing jig; a contact element being supported movably in an upper and lower direction within a two-dimensional plane, and being able to be in contact with a measurement target portion of the poultry carcass; an upper and lower direction position sensor for detecting a position of the contact element in the upper and lower direction; a fixing jig position sensor for detecting a position of the fixing jig moving in a conveying direction; and a contour calculation unit for calculating a contour of a surface of the poultry carcass on the two-dimensional plane based on detected values.
US09700057B2
According to the present invention new isolates of Bradyrhizobium japonicum have been isolated and possess unique properties. These Bradyrhizobia are plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR), possess superior tolerance/resistance to desiccation, and enhance the overall performance of leguminous plant growth.
US09700054B2
The present invention relates to active and intelligent additives having hybrid characteristics, that are compatible with polymers, are thermally and mechanically stable, are capable of releasing electrons and/or photons in the presence of chemical compounds, specifically amino compounds, amide compounds, oxygen reducing compounds, water or vapors thereof. The active and intelligent additives incorporate themselves into polymer matrices allowing the obtainment of active and intelligent polymeric articles. These active and intelligent polymeric articles may act as inhibitors of growth of microorganisms and fungi, as well as indicators of the presence of gasses, either in the atmosphere or caused by the decomposition of foodstuffs, for example.
US09700053B2
A herbicidal composition is provided, the composition comprising: (A) the crystalline modification I of 2-(4-mesyl-2-nitrobenzoyl)cyclohexane-1,3-dione (mesotrione); and (B) the crystalline modification I of sodium salt of methyl 4-iodo-2-[[[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino] carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]benzoate (iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium). A method of controlling plant growth at a locus comprises applying to the locus herbicidally effective amounts of both (A) the crystalline modification I of 2-(4-mesyl-2-nitrobenzoyl)cyclohexane-1,3-dione (mesotrione); and (B) the crystalline modification I of sodium salt of methyl 4-iodo-2-[[[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino] carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]benzoate (iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium).
US09700045B2
Herbicidal compositions having an effective amount of aclonifen and the other herbicides pyroxasulfone and diflufenican.These herbicidal compositions have an improved application profile.
US09700043B2
Compositions, preferably cleaning compositions, containing at least one component which is corrosive by nature and present at a level to render the compositions corrosive, are provided with reduced corrosivity by increasing the viscosity of the compositions. Reduction in corrosivity of the compositions is provided to a degree so that the compositions are classified as non-corrosive under EPA or OECD/GHS regulations and do not have to be stored in and dispensed from child-resistant packaging and do not require regulated hazard warning labeling.
US09700038B2
The method involves placing an oocyte cell in a cell holder (1), securing the cell holder in a treatment station, applying a treatment solution to the cell by washing the cell with the solution, and rapidly cooling the cell holder and cell to a predetermined cryopreservation temperature for cryopreservation of the cell. The cell is cooled at a high rate sufficient to permit vitrification of the cell and any surrounding treatment solution to occur. The cell is then maintained at or below a predetermined storage temperature for storage. The method allows multiple cells to be treated simultaneously each secured within a respective cell holder.
US09700027B2
Genetically modified non-human animals and methods and compositions for making and using the same are provided, wherein the genetic modification comprises a humanization of an endogenous signal-regulatory protein gene, in particular a humanization of a SIRPα gene. Genetically modified mice are described, including mice that express a human or humanized SIRPα protein from an endogenous SIRPα locus.
US09699999B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated XR22K15X. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety XR22K15X. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety XR22K15X and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety XR22K15X with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09699995B1
A novel maize variety designated X08F037 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08F037 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08F037 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08F037, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08F037. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08F037.
US09699993B1
A novel maize variety designated X13F338 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13F338 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13F338 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13F338, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13F338. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13F338.
US09699987B2
A novel maize variety designated X85F784 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X85F784 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X85F784 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X85F784, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X85F784. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X85F784.
US09699986B2
A novel maize variety designated X80F124 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X80F124 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X80F124 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X80F124, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X80F124. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X80F124.
US09699983B2
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid SV7266HJ and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SV7266HJ and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US09699981B2
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid SV9504PB and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SV9504PB and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US09699980B2
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid DR5048PB and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid DR5048PB and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US09699979B2
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid PX-11459057 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid PX-11459057 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US09699974B2
An irrigation sprinkler can include an outer case and a riser extendible from the outer case by water pressure. A nozzle can be rotatably mounted at an upper end of the riser. A water inlet can connect the sprinkler to a water source. A turbine may be mounted in the riser for rotation by water entering a lower end of the riser. A gear train reduction can be mounted in the riser. A gear driven coupling mechanism mounted in the riser may couple the gear train reduction and the nozzle. A pressure regulator can be mounted inside the outer case at the water inlet.
US09699972B2
A novel strain of Pleurotus nebrodensis (Daewang No. 1, Accession No.: KACC93181P) and a method for cultivating it are provided. The novel strain of Pleurotus nebrodensis is different from the existing Pleurotus ferulae in shape and physiological characteristic, has an extra after-ripening period, can be grown at a low temperature of 22 to 25° C. and a low water content (RH) of 60 to 65%, can be cultivated in slightly acid environment of pH 5.5 to 6.5, can utilize bottle cultivation, and has a good shape not to be easily damaged in packaging. Thus, the novel strain of Pleurotus nebrodensis according to the present invention have good commercial value, are more resistant to environmental change, and can be mass produced by automation system and used for creating high value-added business in the food and agriculture industry.
US09699966B2
A mower deck spindle cover includes a panel that covers a spindle pocket on a mower deck in a lowered position. The spindle cover is attached to a mounting arm for pivoting between the lowered position and a raised position. A torsion spring biases the panel to the lowered position. The spindle cover cannot be removed from the mower deck unless the mower deck is separated from the tractor or vehicle.
US09699963B2
A mulch kit control lever with a detent plate attached to the top surface of a mower deck, and a vertically oriented pivot pin extending through the detent plate and through the mower deck and engaging a mulch gate. A pivoting handle connected to the pivot pin moves the mulch gate between a side discharge position and a mulching position. A detent pin on the handle abuts a first stop on the detent plate in the side discharge position and a second stop on the detent plate in the mulching position.
US09699961B2
A mowing vehicle that includes: a raising/lowering control portion 59 that changes the height of the mower unit with respect to the ground between an operation height and a non-operation height, and a management portion 55 that provides control instructions to the raising/lowering control portion 59 and a mowing blade driving control portion 58 based on a result of detection performed by a traveling state detection portion 7.
US09699959B2
A center knife drive for a sickle of a plant cutting machine having an upwardly facing cover and at least one output element reciprocatingly movable by the drive above the cover for moving a knife of the sickle in a sideward reciprocating cutting action, including at least one cleaning flap in connection with the output element positioned and configured for reciprocating forward and rearward movement thereby, disposed above the cover and configured for cleaning loose material therefrom during the movement and for pushing the loose material from the cover to accommodate upward movement of the drive within a space below or in a floor of the machine, clearing the material from the path of the output element, and improved heat dissipation.
US09699946B2
A shovel with measurement markings for digging a hole that includes a handle portion, a blade portion, and an elongated shaft portion interconnecting at opposite ends thereof the blade portion and the handle portion. The blade portion includes plurality of uniformly distributed notches arranged substantially along at least one side of the blade portion and configured to indicate the vertical depth of the hole.
US09706687B1
An electronic equipment chassis in one embodiment comprises a housing having a front portion and a rear portion, first and second rows of cooling modules disposed at respective upper and lower levels of the front portion, and a plurality of storage devices arranged in the front portion between the first and second rows of cooling modules. At least a subset of the cooling modules and the storage devices are configured so as to be removable from the chassis through a vertical plane of the front portion of the housing.
US09706685B2
A pumped refrigerant cooling system having multiple pumping units for providing working fluid to a load to enable cooling of a space via the load. The pumped refrigerant cooling system operates the pumping units at less than capacity. When a pumping unit is deactivated, the output of the remaining pumping units is increased to maintain fluid flow.
US09706682B2
A heat exchanging module comprises a casing, a plurality of first air guiding elements and a plurality of first separation elements. The first air guiding elements are disposed in the casing. Each of the first air guiding elements comprises a plurality of first structures and a plurality of second structures, the first structures are disposed parallelly, and the second structures are disposed between the first structures and connected with the first structures to form a plurality of first channels. Each of the first separation elements is disposed between the two adjacent first air guiding elements to form a second channel. An airflow direction of the first channels is different from that of the second channels. The present invention further provides an electronic device using the same.
US09706675B2
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a structural base, a handle mechanically coupled to the structural base, and a cam element mechanically coupled to the handle. The handle may be configured to translate between an open position and a closed position and vice versa relative to the structural base. The cam element may be configured to mechanically couple to a retention structure for retaining the system when the handle is in the closed position and during at least a portion of the translation of the handle, move at least partially in a direction opposite to that of the handle in response to translation of the handle.
US09706668B2
A printed circuit board, an electronic module and a method of manufacturing the printed circuit board are provided. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of insulation layers, metal layers formed on the plurality of insulation layers, a via formed for interlayer electrical connection of the metal layers, a trench penetrating the insulation layers, and a heat-transfer structure formed in the trench.
US09706660B1
A solar junction box includes a housing having a base and walls defining a cavity. The base has an opening configured to receive a conductive foil. A power cable is held in the housing having a power terminal terminated to an end of the power cable positioned within the housing. An electronic module is removably received in the cavity. The electronic module has a circuit board including electronic components mounted to the circuit board, a foil contact configured to be removably coupled to the foil, and a power contact configured to be removably coupled to the power terminal. The circuit board has a power circuit electrically connecting the foil contact and the power contact.
US09706657B2
A flexible board includes: a base film, on which a wiring pattern is formed; a first cover film, which is located on one surface of the base film; and a second cover film, which is located on the other surface of the base film. The bending portion, which is bent when mounting the flexible board on an electronic apparatus, includes both edges on which the first cover film is formed and a central portion from which the base film is exposed.
US09706652B2
A printed circuit board according the present embodiment includes an insulating layer; at least one circuit pattern or pad formed on the insulating layer; a solder resist having an opening section exposing the upper surface of the pad and formed on the insulating layer and a bump formed on the pad exposed through the opening section of the solder resist and having a lower area narrower than the upper area.
US09706646B2
An origami enabled manufacturing system. The system uses origami design principles to create functional materials, structures, devices and/or systems having an adjustable size and/or shape. An operational device can be coupled to a planar substrate shaped and sized to correspond to a desired origami shape of an origami pattern. A plurality of planar substrates can be coupled together by a plurality of connection members that corresponds to one or more crease of the origami pattern. An array of planar substrates can be formed that convert into a three dimensional structure with origami shape. The resulting three-dimensional structure provides smaller projection area, higher portability and deformability.
US09706643B2
An electronic device according to the present disclosure includes a component, an electrode placed on the component, a conductor which includes a first conductor section, including an electrode contact surface in contact with the electrode, and two second conductor sections, electrically connected to two respective facing edges of the first conductor section to extend in respective directions away from the electrode and including respective inclined surfaces inclined in directions toward a central axis passing through a center of the electrode and perpendicular to the surface of the electrode, an insulator which is in contact with the two second conductor sections from sides opposite to the central axis and encloses the conductor and the electrode, and a case housing the component, the electrode, the conductor, and the insulator. A space without the insulator is defined between the two second conductor sections.
US09706629B2
An x-ray apparatus is configured with a C-arm frame. At one end of the C-arm frame an x-ray source is arranged and at the other end of which a detector for recording radiation emitted by the x-ray source is arranged. A voltage generator is provided for supplying a voltage to the x-ray source. At least one component of the voltage generator and the x-ray source are arranged separately from one another. The at least one component of the voltage generator is positioned at the same end of the C-arm frame at which the detector is arranged, as a result of which a weight equalization can be implemented in a simpler manner.
US09706623B2
At least one controllable source of visible light is configured to illuminate a space to be utilized by one or more occupants. A controller causes the source(s) to emit light in a manner that varies at least one characteristic of visible light emitted into the space over a period of time at least in part in accordance with a chaotic function. Responsive to user input, sensed activity, and/or acquired information, the source(s) are controlled by the controller in accordance with a lighting control function which may be modified based on learning by a device or system including the controller.
US09706616B2
There is disclosed a driver for driving a series arrangement being a variable number of strings of LEDs wherein each string has a capacitance connected in parallel with the respective string; the driver comprising: a controllable current source adapted to be connected in series between the series arrangement and a rectified AC supply to and source a controllable current (Istr) through the series arrangement; and a current source controller adapted to control the controllable current source; wherein the current source controller is operable to source a relatively lower current (ILED′) when a difference (Vstr3A) between the voltage across the series arrangement and the voltage of the rectified AC supply is relatively higher and a relatively higher current (ILED) when the difference is relatively lower. Associated driver circuits and lighting circuits, and methods are also disclosed.
US09706615B2
A lighting device which outputs a current to a solid-state light emitting element includes: a direct current-to-direct current (DC-to-DC) converter; and an output detector which detects an output from the DC-to-DC converter, wherein the DC-to-DC converter includes: a switching element; a control device which controls the switching element in order to generate the output; and a current detector which detects a current which flows through the switching element, and if a current value of the current detected by the current detector is less than a predetermined threshold, the control device controls the switching element according to a duty cycle determined based on an output value of the output detected by the output detector, and if the current value is greater than the predetermined threshold, the control device controls the switching element according to a duty cycle lower than the duty cycle determined based on the output value.
US09706602B2
Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprise: a processor configured to execute one or more applications associated with a plurality of identities; and one or more transceivers configured to transceive first wireless signals responsive to a first enablement signal, and to transceive second wireless signals responsive to a second enablement signal; wherein the first wireless signals represent a first transceiver identifier associated with a first one of the identities; wherein the second wireless signals represent a second transceiver identifier associated with a second one of the identities; wherein the processor is further configured to assert the first enablement signal responsive to occurrence of one or more first events; and wherein the processor is further configured to assert the second enablement signal responsive to occurrence of one or more second events.
US09706595B2
A call processing control device (20), upon receiving a call connection request (32) from a mobile terminal (30), performs connection setup processing. The call processing control device (20) is equipped with: a call type determination unit (21) that determines the call type of the call connection request (32) and classifies, based on the determination result, the call connection request (32) as a request that is to be subjected to acceptance determination or as a request that is not; and an acceptance determination unit (22) that determines whether to or not to accept the call connection request (32) that has been classified as a request to be subjected to the acceptance determination. Thereby, congestion can be suppressed while suppressing influence on high-priority call connection requests.
US09706586B2
A wireless communication device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to receive, from a first device, a first identifier identifying the first device, the first device having a function of performing wireless communication, determine which of a first connection scheme and a second connection scheme is employed for the wireless communication based on the first identifier, the second connection scheme performing a connection after execution of selection processing in which the processor determines whether or not the wireless communication is started between the first device and the wireless communication device, and the first connection scheme performing the connection without the execution of the selection processing, and perform the connection between the wireless communication device and the first device using one of the first connection scheme and the second connection scheme in accordance with a result of a determination.
US09706585B2
One embodiment of the present invention provides a method and an apparatus for performing device to device (D2D) service in a wireless communication system, and specifically, provides a method for using a discovery signal including an identifier which can be identified in a physical layer and the like when a terminal supporting a D2D service receives a signal related to an advertisement. The invention determines whether to receive an additional advertisement signal on the basis of the identifier. The discovery signal is preferably transmitted in a radio resource control (RRC) idle mode. The D2D terminal that receives the discovery signal communicates with a base station by an improved method having an improved effect with respect to power.
US09706582B2
A smart local device rediscovery method is disclosed to take advantage of network devices with persistent addresses. A network device can quickly display cached status information from known network devices to a user while transmitting status update and network discovery requests to determine the accuracy of the cached information. The network device can use cached last known addresses to send unicast status update requests to known devices while concurrently performing a multicast discovery request to check for new devices or devices with changed addresses. A user can be provided with cached information immediately and the display can be updated as replies to the status update requests and discovery requests are received.
US09706578B2
The present invention provides a scheduling signaling transmission method and device. The method includes: receiving, by UE, a random access response parameter sent by an eNB, where the random access response parameter is used to indicate that scheduling signaling of a random access response is transmitted through an E-PDCCH; and after sending a random access preamble to the eNB, receiving, by the UE through the E-PDCCH according to the random access response parameter, the scheduling signaling of the random access response. According to embodiments of the present invention, impact of inter-cell interference on scheduling signaling of an RAR can be reduced, thereby shortening a time delay of a random access process.
US09706577B2
Embodiments of a user station (STA), access point (AP), and method for random access contention in a wireless network are generally described herein. The STA may receive, from the AP, a beacon frame for a beacon interval. The STA may further receive a first random access Trigger Frame (TF) that indicates a first allocation of channel resources for random access contention by STAs during a first uplink transmission period of the beacon interval. The beacon frame may include a transmission timing for the first random access TF and a first TF cascade type for the first random access TF. The first TF cascade type may indicate whether a next TF is a random access TF or a scheduled access TF.
US09706570B2
Access control information is received from a first network, which is the device's serving network (500). The received access control information is stored as access control settings (505). A first connection is established via the serving network based on one or more of the access control settings (510). It is determined that the device's serving network has changed to a second network (515). At least a portion of the access control setting is replaced with default access control settings (520). The access control settings may comprise one or more packet-domain settings and one or more circuit-domain settings. The access control information may comprise Domain Specific Access Control (DSAC) and/or Paying Permission with Access Control (PPAC) information. The default access control settings may comprise access class barring (ACB) information.
US09706569B2
Provided are a terminal, a base station and a signal transmission control method whereby a response signal can be efficiently transmitted when the terminal receives downstream allocation control information via an R-PDCCH. An extraction unit (204) receives downstream control information via one of a first downstream control channel, which is transmitted by use of one or more control channel elements (CCE) associated with an upstream control channel resource, and a second downstream control channel different from the first downstream control channel, and also receives data via a data channel. A control unit (208) selects, from resources associated with CCE and from particular resources reported by a base station, an upstream control channel resource to be used in transmission of the response signal, and controls the transmission of the response signal.
US09706567B2
The present invention relates to a method for receiving a signal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus for same, and comprises a step of receiving, via a physical downlink control channel, downlink control information including scheduling information for a K number of subframes, wherein K is bigger than 1, the scheduling information is not applied to at least one subframe when the at least one subframe from among the K number of subframes is a special subframe, and wherein the special subframe is at least a subframe configured to a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN), a subframe configured to receive a physical multicast channel (PMCH), a subframe configured so that a positioning reference signal (PRS) is transmitted, or a subframe including a downlink section, a protection section, and an uplink section.
US09706564B2
An apparatus includes a Media Access Control (MAC) scheduler to generate a priority value calculation request with a specified formula and a list of metrics. A hardware based priority value calculation coprocessor services the priority value calculation request in accordance with the specified formula and the list of metrics.
US09706555B1
During the operation of a radio access network (RAN), the RAN will determine a measure of capacity of a frequency channel based on a modulation quality (Rho) of the frequency channel and will intelligently manage use of the frequency channel based on the determined Rho. Through this process, the RAN may thereby attempt to serve each WCD with an appropriate level of service by reducing a maximum load level for the frequency channel. In response to a WCD attempting to register on a frequency channel, the RAN may determine if registering the WCD would cause a current load level to exceed the maximum load level of the frequency channel. If registering would cause a current load level of the frequency channel to exceed the maximum load level, the RAN may cause the WCD to register on a different frequency channel. If not, the RAN may allow the registration.
US09706554B2
There is provided a communication control apparatus including a radio communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a terminal apparatus to which a first operator provides a radio communication service, the terminal apparatus being capable of radio communication by using one primary frequency band and at least one secondary frequency band, and a control unit configured to control access of the terminal apparatus in a manner that a frequency band among one or more frequency bands owned by a second operator is not used as the one primary frequency band of the terminal apparatus, the frequency band being temporarily used by the first operator.
US09706550B1
Systems and methods are described for allocating resources using enhanced semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) in a wireless network. A plurality of wireless devices may be in wireless communication with an access node. Based on application requirements of the wireless devices, the access node may allocate dedicated resource slots on a persistent schedule for each wireless device requesting SPS services. The wireless devices having the SPS allocations of dedicated resource slots are monitored at intervals for changes in amount of resource usage above or below the size of the dedicated resource slot for each wireless device. If a data transmission for a wireless device exceeds the dedicated resource slot allocated to that wireless device, then the transmission may be truncated, with a first portion being transmitted in the dedicated resource slot and a second portion being transmitted in one or more non-dedicated resource slots.
US09706545B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus may be used to provide assistance for connection procedures in a hierarchical network where macro cells may be operating in licensed spectrum while small cells may be operating in dynamic and shared spectrums, such as TVWS. This may be done, for example, to allow an LTE system performing carrier aggregation (CA) to reconfigure itself to change from a supplementary cell (SuppCell) in one dynamic and shared spectrum channel to a SuppCell in another dynamic and shared spectrum channel.
US09706544B2
This method whereby a mobility management entity (MME) in a first communication system updates base station information in a converged network supporting multiple communication systems comprises the steps of: receiving a first message including changed information from a base station in a second communication system if information from and related to the base station in the second communication system has changed or if information related to a base station in the first communication system has changed; and updating with the changed information on the basis of the first message.
US09706543B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting or receiving a downlink signal by considering an antenna port relationship. A method for user equipment receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) signal in the wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining from the downlink subframe a resource element (RE) on which the PDSCH is mapped; and receiving the PDSCH signal based on the RE on which the PDSCH is mapped, wherein when the DCI is comprised according to DCI format 1A and the downlink subframe is a multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe, the RE on which the PDSCH is mapped can be determined depending on cell-specific reference signal (CRS) location information, which is included in a PDSCH resource element mapping and Quasi co-location indicator (PQI) parameter set that is established by an upper layer.
US09706538B1
A Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless access system transfers wireless data to User Equipment (UE) over a first frequency band based on an initial frequency band selection priority. The LTE wireless access system processes a user Identifier (ID) associated with the UE to select a new frequency band selection priority for the UE. The LTE wireless access system transfers a connection release message to the UE indicating the new frequency band selection priority for the UE. The LTE wireless access system receives a data message for the UE and identifies a second frequency band for the UE based on the new frequency band selection priority. The LTE wireless access system transfers the data message to the UE over the second frequency band.
US09706536B2
The present invention relates to a method for a terminal receiving control information in a distributed multi-node system, and provides a method for receiving the control information comprising the steps of: receiving from a node information relating to a resource allocation method with regard to an enhanced-physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH); and receiving from the node the control information through the E-PDCCH, based on the information relating to the resource allocation method which is received.
US09706535B2
A method for receiving an uplink signal in a wireless communication system, and a device therefore. The method according to one embodiment includes transmitting a control channel signal including a resource allocation (RA) field; and receiving an uplink signal. A size of the RA field is represented by an expression including RASizeA and RASizeB. RASizeA is a first number of bits required for representing a resource indication value (RIV) corresponding to a starting resource block (RB) and a length of contiguously allocated RBs within a given uplink bandwidth. RASizeB is a second number of bits required for representing a combinatorial index r corresponding to 4 indexes used to indicate a start resource block group (RBG) index and an end RBG index of a first RB set and a start RBG index and an end RBG index of a second RB set within the given uplink bandwidth.
US09706531B2
A symbol mapping method for repetition coding is disclosed. The symbol mapping method comprises performing repetition coding on codeword to output repeated codeword symbols, and mapping the repeated codeword symbols with subcarriers located in different localized resource blocks. According to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to obtain maximum reliability in a receiving side by mapping codeword bits with subcarriers to reduce the number of bits having low reliability when a transmitting side uses repetition coding. Also, it is possible to improve decoding throughput and obtain channel diversity.
US09706525B2
According to an aspect of this disclosure, a radio communication device is provided including a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology; a first processor configured to control the first transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a first data transmission frame; a second processor configured to control the second transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a second data transmission frame; wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver such that the first transceiver does not transmit a data packet during at least a time period provided for a first transmission of a respective data packet transmitted by the second transceiver in accordance with the second data transmission frame.
US09706522B2
Technology for communicating access point (AP) information for traffic offloading is disclosed. A request may be received, at a wireless local area network (WLAN) domain manager (DM) from an evolved node B (eNB), for access point (AP) information about one or more WLAN access points (APs) for traffic offloading. The access point (AP) information may be obtained for the one or more WLAN APs, at the WLAN DM, based on at least in part operations and management (OAM) reports from the one or more WLAN APs containing the AP information. The AP information may be communicated, from the WLAN DM to the eNB via a network manager (NM), about the one or more WLAN APs to enable traffic offloading from the eNB to at least one of the WLAN APs.
US09706515B1
A location correction system receives a reported location of a mobile device. A set of possible geographic locations for the mobile device is determined based at least in part on the reported location and a device density map describing a historical distribution of mobile devices over a geographic region. A probability is determined for each location in the set of possible geographic locations, each probability indicating a likelihood that an associated possible geographic location represents a true location of the mobile device. Responsive to the determined probabilities, a possible geographic location in the set is selected. A true location of the mobile device is published based at least in part on the selected possible geographic location.
US09706512B2
Provided is a system that enables a device to perform a communication function. A communication method for a user equipment (UE) may include: sending a subscription request for a first network; receiving information regarding an identifier of a first profile associated with the first network and the date on which the first profile is deactivated; and determining whether a subscription to the first network is allowed on the basis of the date information. Accordingly, in an environment such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN), GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN) or Evolved UTRAN (EUTRAN), when a device having an eSIM attempts to make a re-subscription to an MNO, or when the device attempts to make a re-subscription or additional subscription to an MNO according to a national electricity or infrastructure plan for M2M equipment, it is possible to accommodate MNO policies and determine whether a re-subscription to an MNO is allowed according to the MNO policies. When MNO re-subscription is not allowed, a lock may be placed so as to update or reconfigure communication and security information in an easy and safe manner.
US09706508B2
Systems and methods are described for synchronizing data in a mobile platform. In one embodiment, a method for synchronizing data in a mobile platform is provided. The method includes: receiving a first synchronization signal at a first remote interface unit from a signal generator; receiving a second synchronization signal at a second remote interface unit from the signal generator; and executing a synchronization state machine of the first and second remote interface units based on the first and second synchronization signals to synchronize outputs of the first and second remote interface units.
US09706507B2
A power headroom calculation method and apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) are provided for a primary cell Power Headroom (PH) calculation in a Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) mobile communication system. The method includes determining whether an activated serving cell includes uplink data and/or uplink control signal to be transmitted, and determining PH of the activated serving cell according to whether the activated serving cell has the uplink data and/or uplink control signal.
US09706506B2
The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for controlling transmitting power and relates to the field of communications. The method includes: setting, according to a transmission state of data transmission using a first access technology, a power reduction value of transmitting power for data transmission using a second access technology; and controlling, according to the power reduction value, transmitting power for data transmission using the second access technology. The apparatus includes: a setting module, configured to set, according to a transmission state of data transmission using a first access technology, a power reduction value for transmitting power for data transmission using a second access technology; and a controlling module, configured to control, according to the power reduction value, the transmitting power for data transmission using the second access technology.
US09706505B2
A method and apparatus are described. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes circuitry that determines transmission power levels associated with physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions over a plurality of uplink component carriers. On a condition that maximum power scaling is required, the circuitry prioritizes providing power to a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) over providing power to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) having uplink control information (UCI) and prioritize providing power to the PUCCH and PUSCH having UCI over a PUSCH not having UCI. The circuitry transmits the PUCCH, the PUSCH having UCI or at least one PUSCH not having UCI over the plurality of uplink component carriers.
US09706503B2
The present disclosure concerns radio communication. In one of its aspects, the technology presented herein concerns a method performed by a base station 210 for selecting a transmission rank. The method may advantageously be carried out when the base station 210 is operating in a shared cell 200. The base station receives a channel-state report from a user equipment. Also, a channel quality parameter is estimated by the base station 210. Furthermore, the base station 210 selects the transmission rank (e.g. transmission rank 1 or transmission rank 2) on the basis of the received channel-state report as well as the estimated channel quality parameter.
US09706497B2
A method for a near field communication circuit includes entering a low power mode and subsequently determining to exit the low power mode. The method further includes generating an open loop clock signal and providing the open loop clock signal to circuits of the near field communication circuit during a low power mode exit duration. Subsequently a reference clock signal is received from a host and used to clock the near field communication circuit.
US09706489B2
Systems and methods for implementing anti-collision features while providing a wireless asymmetric network are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a system includes a hub having a wireless control device that is configured to control communications in the wireless asymmetric network architecture and nodes each having a wireless device with a transmitter and a receiver to enable bi-directional communications with the wireless control device of the hub. The wireless control device of the hub is configured to detect a communication from a first node of the nodes, determine whether at least a portion of the communication is unintelligible to circuitry of the hub or circuitry coupled to the hub, and determine whether a collision of communications transmitting at approximately the same time from the first node and a second node has likely occurred when the at least portion of the communication is unintelligible.
US09706481B2
Embodiments are provided to implement a time/power/frequency hopping scheme for device-to-device (D2D) discovery. The embodiments improve the UE detection of D2D discovery signals from neighboring UEs and account for large number of UEs' discovery signals. This is achieved by having neighboring UEs transmitting at different time instances and at different power levels. Further, neighboring UEs can be configured to transmit on different frequencies. This is achieved by assigning different time/power/frequency sequences to different UEs. An embodiment method includes transmitting, to a UE, parameters a hopping pattern of a first sequence of resources for transmitting a discovery signal by the UE and of a second sequence of resources for receiving a second discovery signal by the UE. The first sequence of resources comprises at least one of a sequence of time instances and a sequence of power levels. The second sequence of resources comprises time instances.
US09706476B2
The present invention provides a method for obtaining radio access network information and a radio access network controller. The method for obtaining radio access network information includes: receiving, by a second radio access network controller, first radio access network information request information from a first radio access network controller, where the first radio access network information request information is used to request radio access network information of a third radio access network controller; and sending, by the second radio access network controller, target radio access network information to the first radio access network controller. The method reduces resource waste, improves a resource utilization rate and reduces a burden on a source core network entity and a target core network entity.
US09706466B2
The present invention relates to a method for localization of peer-to-peer packet data traffic in a mobile network comprising a core network and at least one radio access network (RAN). The method comprises obtaining data traffic information for a packet data connection between two peers located in the RAN and where the connection is passing through a packet gateway node P-GW in the core network. If it is determined that the packet data connection is carrying peer-to-peer traffic, the PG-W requests localization policy information from a policy control function entity PCRF. The PCRF returns localization policy information related to the two peers and if localization is permitted, the P-GW requests a mobile management function entity to move the data traffic from the existing packet data connection to another packet data connection passing through another (local) packet gateway node L-GW which could be located in the same RAN as the peers.
US09706453B2
A variety of wireless communication methods and apparatus for supporting reconfiguration of radio link control (RLC) parameters are disclosed. A radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message is generated that indicates that an RLC unit in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) or a universal terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) should be reconfigured from supporting flexible size RLC protocol data units (PDUs) to supporting fixed size RLC PDUs. If an information element (IE) “one sided RLC re-establishment” is present in the RRC reconfiguration message, only a receiving side subassembly in the RLC unit is re-established. Otherwise, both the receiving side subassembly and a transmitting side subassembly in the RLC unit are re-established. Flexible size RLC PDUs may be discarded and a message indicating the discarded flexible size RLC PDUs may be transmitted. The flexible size RLC PDUs may be modified such that they correspond to a set of pre-defined sizes.
US09706452B2
Some example embodiments presented herein may be directed towards a core network node, and corresponding method, for determining a modification and/or utilization of radio resources. The core network node may be in a Radio Network. Some example embodiments may comprise receiving, in the core network node, a notification for a radio resource modification and/or utilization for a User Equipment (UE) based on at least one handover criterion. Some example embodiments may further comprise establishing and/or modifying the radio resource based on the at least one handover criterion.
US09706449B2
A technique for triggering a change of a call state of a mobile device is presented. A network forwards towards a callee an invitation for a call originating via a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) from the mobile device, and forwards a response of the callee via the first RAT towards the mobile device. The response indicates a change of the call state from a first state to a second state. A first network component changes via a second RAT the call state of the mobile device when receiving information indicative of the first state followed by receiving a message indicative of the second state. A second network component receives from the first network component an invitation for a transfer of the call of mobile device from the first RAT to the second RAT.
US09706444B2
The present document discloses a method and system for enabling a Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) service in an Evolved Packet System (EPS). The method may include, after accessing an EPS network, the User Equipment (UE) triggering the CSFB service when it executes the Circuit Switching (CS) network service, and the UE transmitting a CS network service request carrying a CSFB indication to a Mobility Management Entity (MME). The method may also include, after receiving the CS network service request carrying the CSFB indication transmitted by the UE, the MME indicating an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunication System Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) to switch the UE to the CS network, and the E-UTRAN initiating the switching to switch the UE to the CS network through an MME and the Mobile Switching Center (MSC) with which the UE jointly registers when accessing the EPS network.
US09706439B2
In a mesh network composed of multiple-radio nodes, we assign each radio to one of a plurality of channels, and treat a plurality of links between a pair of nodes as one logical link (bonded link). In some embodiments, the routing protocol is adapted to view each bonded link as one link having a combination of at least some of the properties of the constituent physical links. Traffic sent along a path is dynamically load balanced between the interfaces at each intermediate node based on the current utilization of each interface. In at least some embodiments, route discovery packets record the metrics of each component link of the bonded links leaving a node, but only one route discovery packet per pair of nodes is forwarded, reducing the route discovery packet traffic compared to if each route discovery packet were forwarded over each component link between the pair of nodes.
US09706431B1
Provided are a communications apparatus including a central node including a radio base station, a processor, and a virtualized core operatively connected with the radio base station, each of the radio base station and the core being configured on a common platform; and, in a radio access network, a communications method including receiving a first signal at a central node comprising a radio base station and a virtualized core operatively connected with the radio base station, in which the radio base station and the core are configured on a common platform, and transmitting a second signal, based on the first signal, from the central node.
US09706430B2
Systems and methods are presented for effectively utilizing a Backhaul link shared by two or more wireless system Operators, such that data rates from multiple Core Network data sources to the shared Backhaul link, and data rates from multiple sets of Subscriber Stations to the shared Backhaul link, are controlled so that a combined downlink rate substantially does not exceed a predetermined Backhaul data rate, and a combined uplink rate substantially does not exceed a predetermined Backhaul data rate, thereby preventing an overloading of the shared Backhaul link. Further, communication rates of different data sets within the downstream and upstream, respectively, are dynamically altered to provide best overall service within the downstream and upstream, respectively, while not overloading the shared Backhaul link.
US09706426B2
A method, a controller, and a network provide Visible Light Communications Personal Area Network (VPAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) interworking and mobility management systems and methods. The method includes receiving data traffic from both a Wireless Local Area Networking (WLAN) domain and a Visible Light Communications (VLC) domain, uniquely identifying, in a controller, a device in both the WLAN domain and the VLC domain as a same device using an addressing scheme associated with both the WLAN domain and the VLC domain, wherein the device is configured to operate in both the WLAN domain and the VLC domain, and providing data traffic to the device via one of the WLAN domain and the VLC domain based on a plurality of factors.
US09706422B2
The monitoring of control channels, such as the physical downlink control channel, may benefit from the influence of data buffer status information. In certain embodiments, a method includes monitoring a downlink channel (for example, a PDCCH) in active time. The method also includes monitoring an instantaneous status of a data buffer related to a user equipment and/or a base station. The monitoring of the downlink channel is guided by the instantaneous status as presently known.
US09706421B2
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to estimating a signal to interference ratio. A signal energy estimate corresponding to a received data transmission is generated. A noise to interference ratio estimate corresponding to the received data transmission is generated. A bias, corresponding to the noise to interference ratio estimate, is subtracted from the signal energy estimate. A signal to interference ratio estimate is determined corresponding to the signal energy estimate less the bias, and the noise to interference ratio estimate.
US09706420B2
An embodiment is a technique to collect network and device information. A request for local information is responded to. The request is sent by a remote node in an ad hoc home mesh network. A first node listed in a local route table is queried for node information of the first node. Querying is expanded to a second node in the ad hoc home mesh network using the node information. The second node is a neighbor of the first node.
US09706416B2
Embodiments include systems and methods for frame tunneling in a wireless communications system comprising digital beam forming. Embodiments comprise a first and second frame control field with the second frame control field comprising a High Throughput Control (HTC) enabling field. If the HTC enabling field is enabled, then an HTC field is sent.
US09706411B2
Systems and methods are described for managing deployment of small cells in a wireless telecommunications network. A wireless telecommunications service provider obtains geolocated traffic data associated with the geographic coverage area of its network. The provider utilizes a planning tool to apply a clustering algorithm to the traffic data and identify areas of high traffic density as candidate locations. The planning tool may evaluate the candidate locations against the existing coverage and capacity of the wireless telecommunications network, and may identify solutions for the particular issues identified at the candidate location. The candidate locations, evaluation scores, and identified solutions may be output for display as a map or table, and the tool may automate various aspects of evaluating, recommending, and implementing identified solutions.
US09706404B2
A user utilizing a first user device can request to be authenticated to a web site. The first user device may send an authentication request to the server operating the web site. The server may then send a first signal to a second user device associated with the user. A second signal can be generated based on reading the first signal. The second user device may send the second signal to the server. The server can compare the first signal and second signal and may authenticate the user if the signals match.
US09706401B2
User-authentication-based approval of a first device via communication with a second device over a channel (e.g., an insecure channel) is described. The first device receives a session ID and first user-observable information, or an identifier thereof, from an identity provider, presents the first user-observable information to a user, and sends the session ID to the second device. The second device sends the session ID to the identity provider to obtain therefrom second user-observable information, or an identifier thereof, and a security challenge. The second user-observable information bears a user-discernable relationship to the first user-observable information and is presented to the user by the second device. The second device is capable of generating a response to the security challenge for transmission to the identity provider based at least on input received from the user, the response to the security challenge being indicative of the suitability of the first device for approval.
US09706397B2
An apparatus and method for configuring a wireless station for use within a wireless local area network are disclosed. In at least one exemplary embodiment, a pairwise master key is generated by the wireless station and an access point within the wireless local area network. The pairwise master key may be based, at least in part, on a transient identity key pair of the wireless station. The transient identity key pair may be generated by the wireless station in response to receiving a message from the access point. In some embodiments, a public transient identity key of the transient identity key pair may be provided to additional access points to enable the wireless station to authenticate with the additional access points.
US09706396B2
A system and a method of counter management and security key update for device-to-device (D2D) communication are provided. The method includes creating by a user equipment, a new packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity for a service group wherein a service group is identified by a destination identifier (ID), determining if any PDCP entity of the service group exists or not, generating a new proximity service (ProSe)traffic key (PTK) from a ProSe group key (PGK) corresponding to the service group associated with the new PDCP entity, initializing a new packet counter associated with the service group to zero if the new PDCP entity is a first PDCP entity associated with the service group, generating a ProSe encryption key (PEK) from the PTK and encrypting data packets mapped to the new PDCP entity using the PEK and a packet counter associated with the service group.
US09706394B2
Some embodiments relate to a device that transmits/receives encrypted communications with another device. A first device, such as a smart phone or smart watch, may generate a message associated with a certain data class, which may determine the security procedure used in the communication of the message. The first device may establish an encryption session for the purpose of communicating the message to a second device. Prior to sending the message, the first device may wait until encryption credentials are accessible according to certain conditions, which may be determined at least in part by the data class of the message. Similarly, after receiving the message, the second device may not be able to decrypt the message until encryption credentials are accessible according to certain conditions, which may be determined at least in part by the message data class.
US09706390B2
A method and apparatus for updating information on a cellular system in a wireless communication system is provided. An access point (AP) transmits a request for information on a cellular system and an update configuration for the information on the cellular system to a multi-radio access technology (RAT) device supporting a plurality of RATs, receives a first response to the request, which includes the information on the cellular system, from the multi-RAT device, and receives a second response, which is an update of the first response, according to the update configuration from the multi-RAT device.
US09706387B2
Embodiments herein provide a method for performing an inter Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) discovery, by a User Equipment (UE), in Device to Device (D2D) communication. The method includes determining one or more PLMNs to monitor for receiving discovery information. Further, the method includes determining discovery resources configured in each of the one or more PLMNs. Furthermore, the method includes monitoring discovery resources configured in the one or more PLMNs to receive the discovery information.
US09706382B2
Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision concerning a wireless service or device within a region to a communication device (smartphone or wearable device, e.g.) or other wireless communication participant (motor vehicle having a wireless communication capability, e.g.).
US09706380B1
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing emergency alert and tracking data from a mobile device. A panic mode may be activated on the mobile device. The panic mode may be activated via a button sequence on the mobile device, based on a geofence trigger, based on physical movement of or contact with the mobile device, or via a wearable device connected to the mobile device. Upon activation, other nearby devices may be detected. Each detected device may include at least one identifier. Situational data may also be periodically collected via one or more sensors of the mobile device, and the detected device identifiers and collected situational data may be transmitted to a tracking database. An alert may be sent to one or more parties in a panic group associated with the mobile device in response to activating the panic mode.
US09706376B2
An exemplary aspect relates an emergency response system and associated technologies. More specifically, an exemplary aspect relates to first responder and associated equipment access to one or more communications systems at, for example, an emergent event(s). Still another aspect relates to access point authentication and management for certain class(es) of personnel optionally based on location information. Yet another aspect related to providing specific information based on location. One illustrative example is providing advertising information based on a location relative to an access point(s). Another example, is providing or limiting access to information on the back side of a firewall based on a device's location relative to an access point(s). Yet another example is dynamically modifying an authentication/login page to an access point based, for example, on a location.
US09706372B2
A mobile vehicle communications system and a method of sending one or more secure short message service (SMS) messages using that system. The method includes the steps of: (a) determining at a sender a data quantity associated with zero or more proprietary data parcels (PDPs) to send within one or more SMS messages; (b) configuring an encrypted payload of each of the one or more configured SMS messages to carry the total number of PDPs, wherein when the size of the payload would result in an SMS message exceeding 140 bytes, the configuring step includes configuring a plurality of SMS messages to carry the payload; and (c) transmitting from the mobile originated device one or more configured SMS messages.
US09706369B2
Handovers of mobile wireless communications device from a source base station to a target base station are managed by transmitting handover information over a shared broadcast channel. The handover information required by a mobile wireless communication device for performing a handover may be transmitted within a Multicast Broadcast Multimedia Services (MBfviS) Single Frequency Network (M8SFN) subframe in some circumstances. In one example, the handover information includes Uplink (UL) allocation information, timing advance (TA) information, and a Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI), The synchronization between base stations of the MBMS system allows for the elimination of some messaging required in conventional systems for synchronization between the mobile wireless communication service and a target base station. As a result the time for performing a handover is reduced.
US09706367B2
A system and method of providing information about a transport service to user devices are described. The system arranges a transport service for a first user and a second user. The system determines first data corresponding to a first route from a location of a driver device of the driver to a first pickup location of the first user and second data corresponding to a second route from the first pickup location to a second pickup location of the second user. A combined route is determined based on the first data and the second data. The system transmits data associated with the first data without transmitting the data corresponding to the combined route to a first user device of the first user, and transmits data corresponding to the combined route to a second user device of the second user.
US09706366B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to making a localization map for a network. A fixed location for a plurality of wireless devices is received and a bisecting line is determined in a plane for each straight line that joins a pair of the plurality of wireless devices. An initial wireless device access sequence is assigned to each of a plurality of regions created on the localization map by the bisecting lines based on the Euclidean distance of the wireless device to the each of the plurality of regions, wherein the wireless device access sequence is the sequence of the wireless devices that provide the strongest to weakest signal to the region. Receiving from a user computing device a received signal strength (RSS) value for each signal received by the user computing device from each of the plurality of wireless devices and updating the localization map based on RSS values.
US09706365B2
A Bluetooth/WiFi bridge system has one or more bridges in a dwelling. Each bridge includes a computing device in an interior of a dwelling with an internet-facing radio, and a second radio communicating with one or more Bluetooth LE devices. The computing device provides for coordination of information flow between the two radios. The computing device is configured to enable the two radios to communicate and take incoming and outgoing information from one radio into a format that the other radio can transmit and receive. One or more Bluetooth devices or Bluetooth peripheral devices, collectively, Bluetooth devices, are in communication with the bridge. An intelligent door lock system is in communication with the bridge and the one or more Bluetooth devices. The bridge uses detection of a Bluetooth device that is associated with a person to track signal strength between the bridge and the Bluetooth device to determine where the person is located in the interior of the dwelling.
US09706362B2
A method of determining the location of a device on the body of a user carrying it, comprising determining a mathematical representation of a transformation between a device reference frame and an earth reference frame at the device; receiving information from a sensor arrangement of the device capable of measuring device movement while the user is walking, and transforming information from the sensor arrangement, using said mathematical representation, into the earth reference frame at the device; and performing statistical analysis on at least one component of the information from the sensor arrangement obtained in the transformation to identify one or more features corresponding to a specific location of the device. Also provided is a method of determining the orientation of a user's body relative to a reference frame, using a device carried by a user. The method comprising determining a location of a device on the body of a user carrying it, and selecting a method out of a plurality of methods for determining the orientation of the user relative to the reference frame based on the determined location of the device.
US09706361B1
A method to determine the driver of a vehicle having a left hand steering wheel, the method includes providing a first cell phone with a first transceiver to a first user; providing a second cell phone with a second transceiver to a second user; emitting a first multidirectional signal having four defined quadrants within a predetermined distance with the first cell phone via the first transceiver; emitting a second multidirectional signal having four defined quadrants within a predetermined distance with the second cell phone via the second transceiver; determining which quadrant overlaps from the first multidirectional signal and the second multidirectional signal; and determining a driver based upon which quadrant overlaps.
US09706355B1
A system for generating a geofence may include a server that receives location data for an area of interest from a client device. In some embodiments, the system may determine at least two boundary coordinates for the area of interest based on the received location data. The system also may determine an anchor point for a geofence and/or a geofence size based on the at least two boundary coordinates. The at least two boundary coordinates may be opposite corners of the area of interest and the anchor point may be a coordinate between the at least two boundary coordinates. The system also may apply an adjustment factor to determine the size of the geofence. The adjustment factor may be determined based on the distance between the at least two boundary coordinates. Other implementations also are described.
US09706353B1
A method, system, and medium are provided for determining the identity of a user associated with a wireless device located near a geographic location at a specific time. In response to the occurrence of an event at a geographic location, a request can be issued by a wireless provider to users of wireless devices to provide the geographic locations of their respective devices and their identities to one or more entities. Upon receiving an affirmative response to the request, the wireless provider communicates information to the entities allowing the entities to contact the users to solicit information regarding the occurrence of the event. A wireless provider may send a request for authorization to users of wireless devices to provide geographic locations when the wireless device enters a predefined geographic area.
US09706352B2
Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for determining a boundary of a geographical area is provided. The system may include a pattern detection module, a location module, and a boundary module. The pattern detection module may be configured to identify a plurality of point of interest (POI) names associated with the geographical area from one or more web documents. The location module may be configured to identify a plurality of location coordinates corresponding to the identified POI names and the boundary module may be configured determine the boundary of the geographical area based on the location coordinates derived from the POI names.
US09706350B2
Method and system for MAP generation for location and navigation with user sharing/social networking
Methods and systems for map generation for location and navigation with user sharing/social networking may comprise in connection with a crowd-sourced database that receives images and location data from a plurality of users of wireless communication devices (WCDs), and for at least one of said plurality of users: receiving a determined position of a WCD, wherein the position is determined based at least in part on: capture of one or more images of the surroundings of the WCD; and extraction of data associated with objects in the captured one or more images. The crowd-sourced database may be updated based on the determined position of the WCD and said extracted data. Data associated with objects in the surroundings of the WCD may be extracted from the captured images, positions of the objects may be determined, and the determined positions and the data may then update the premises-based crowd-sourced database.
US09706341B2
A method and apparatus for stopping a device-to-device (D2D) operation in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) supporting proximity services (ProSe) stops an on-going D2D operation if at least one of conditions is satisfied. For example, when the UE detects any cell, when the UE finds a suitable cell, when the UE finds an acceptable cell, when the UE enters a connected state, or when the UE initiates radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment procedure, the UE may stops the on-going D2D operation.
US09706337B2
Multiple device coordination (MDC) in a wireless communication system is described. For example, a method includes identifying, by a coordinating device associated with an entity, one or more non-coordinating devices of a network and associated with the same entity. The method also includes coordinating a single, shared radio connection to which the coordinating device and the one or more non-coordinating devices are communicatively coupled. In some instances, coordination is performed via initializing, management and/or transmission stages. For example, from a set of candidate devices, a coordinating device and the non-coordinating devices are determined during the initialization stage. The coordinating device can be selected based on any number of different factors including, but not limited to, proximity to base station, transceiver power, resources, screen size and/or based on a selection made by the entity.
US09706326B2
Provided is an audio signal processing device including a signal processing section that changes, at a time of generating and outputting 2-channel audio signals to be subjected to sound reproduction by two electroacoustic transducing means located at positions in the vicinities of both ears of a listener, from audio signals of a plurality of and more than two channels, virtual sound image localization positions on a circle around the listener, across the virtual sound image localization positions, the virtual sound image localization position that is supposed for each of the plurality of channels of audio signals provided on the circle.
US09706320B2
A system and method for providing user location-based multi-zone media. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises.
US09706313B2
A hearing aid device comprising means for being at least partly inserted into the ear canal of a hearing aid user is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises at least one electro-active member comprising a top electrode layer and a bottom electrode layer and a dielectric elastomer member sandwiched between the top electrode layer and the bottom electrode layer.
US09706308B2
This invention relates to the field of multichannel audio. More particularly, the invention relates to a method for the provision of audio channels suitable for application to loudspeakers located above conventional front loudspeakers.
US09706305B2
Embodiments disclosed herein enable detection and improvement of the quality of the audio signal using a mobile device by determining the loss in the audio signal and enhancing audio by streaming the remainder portion of audio. Embodiments disclosed herein enable an improvement in the sound quality rendered by rendering devices by emitting an test audio signal from the source device, measuring the test audio signal using microphones, detecting variation in the frequency response, loudness and timing characteristics using impulse responses and correcting for them. Embodiments disclosed herein also compensate for the noise in the acoustic space by determining the reverberation and ambient noise levels and their frequency characteristics and changing the digital filters and volumes of the source signal to compensate for the varying noise levels.
US09706295B2
An anti-noise system for influencing exhaust noises propagating through a multi-flow exhaust system includes a controller 80 and at least one actuator. The at least one actuator is disposed in a sound generator 20; 21; 23; 25; 27, connected to the controller 80 for receiving control signals, and adapted to generate sound inside the sound generator 20; 21; 23; 25; 27. The sound generator 20; 21; 23; 25; 27 is connectable to at least two exhaust tracts 60, 61 of the multi-flow exhaust system of the vehicle simultaneously. The controller 80 is configured to generate a control signal that prompts the at least one actuator disposed in the sound generator 20; 21; 23; 25; 27 to cancel sound inside the at least two exhaust tracts 60, 61 of the vehicle's multi-flow exhaust system at least in part and preferably completely.
US09706288B2
Personal listening device (PLD) includes earphone housing having therein (a) inertial sensor to detect motion of PLD and to generate motion signal, (b) pressure sensor to detect compression of portion of PLD and to generate pressure sensor signal, and (c) speaker to receive anti-noise signal and desired audio signal from electronic device, and active noise control (ANC) system to generate anti-noise signal as being one of first or second anti-noise signal. ANC system includes processor, vibration detector to detect vibration of the PLD based on at least one of motion signal or pressure sensor signal, and ANC anti-noise generator to generate first anti-noise signal when vibrations are not detected by vibration detector, and to generate second anti-noise signal when vibrations are detected by vibration detector. Second anti-noise signal is based on detected vibrations. Processor reconfigures ANC system for ANC anti-noise generator to generate second anti-noise signal. Other embodiments are described.
US09706285B2
An ear mount that is used to support one or more audio components proximate to a user's ear or head is disclosed. The ear mount can include one or more wire grooves to secure wires and/or the one or more audio components. The ear mount can be malleable so its shape can be customized for a given user. The ear mount can also be length alterable for customization of its size as well as placement of audio components. The ear mount also facilitates rapid setup and/or alteration for individual users whereby different audio components and/or their placement can be customized. The ear mount can also be colored or camouflaged to match the user's skin or clothing.
US09706282B2
A system and method for providing earpieces for a user includes an inventory of standard earpieces having a plurality of different parameters, and a device for making a non-contact measurement of the user's ear, such as a camera or scanner. An ear-piece is selected from the inventory based on the non-contact measurement of the user's ear.
US09706280B2
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an acoustic device including an ear canal microphone configured to detect a first acoustic signal, an ambient microphone configured to detect a second acoustic signal, and a processor operatively coupled to the ear canal microphone and the ambient microphone. The processor is configured to detect a predetermined speech pattern based on an analysis of the first acoustic signal and the second acoustic signal and upon detection of the predetermined speech pattern, subsequently process acoustic signals from the ear canal microphone for a predetermined time or until the ear canal microphone detects a lack of an acoustic signal for a second predetermined time. After the predetermined time or after a second predetermined time, the processor processes acoustic signals from the ear canal microphone and the ambient microphone.
US09706274B2
A large-scale switching system configured as a global network or a large-scale data center employs switches arranged in a matrix having multiple rows and multiple columns. The switching system supports a large number of access nodes (edge nodes). Each access node has a channel to each switch in a respective row and a channel from each switch of a respective column. Thus, an access node connects to input ports of a set of switches and output ports of a different set of switches. Each access node has a path to each other access node traversing only one of the switches. Controllers of switches of each diagonal pair of switches are integrated or mutually coupled to provide a return control path for each access node. The switches may be arranged into constellations of collocated switches to facilitate edge-node access to switches using wavelength-division-multiplexed links. The switches are preferably fast optical switches.
US09706267B2
Home use of sensors has been limited to rudimentary devices such as using a thermometer or sensors installed in homes by third party for security. An affordable sensor with advanced capabilities as used in commercial applications has not been possible. Smartphone or smart tablets, with advanced computing ability, has not been a platform for sensor communications though the capability exists. Recent products such as the iCelsius convert the iPhone into a data logger for measuring temperature and relative humidity. However, these sensors are tethered to the device and not wireless. A cost effective sensor solution for consumer application with remote monitoring capability is now possible using WiFi based wireless sensors that will work with the smart phones and the cloud based computing on the internet; such an integration of these three platforms in such a way that the user does not have to intervene to make it all work seamlessly is the purpose of this invention.
US09706259B2
Systems and methods for providing multimedia content from one process or component to another process or component over an unsecured connection are provided. One embodiment includes obtaining the cryptographic information, extracting the at least partially encrypted video data from the container file to create an elementary bitstream, enciphering the cryptographic information, inserting the cryptographic information in the elementary bitstream, providing the elementary bitstream to a video decoder, extracting the cryptographic information from the elementary bitstream at the video decoder, deciphering the cryptographic information, decrypting the elementary bitstream with the cryptographic information and decoding the elementary bitstream for rendering on a display device using the video decoder.
US09706252B2
Sensing interfaces associated with a home entertainment system are used to automate a system response to events which occur in a viewing area associated with the home entertainment system. Data derived from such sensing interfaces may also be used to enhance the response readiness of one or more system components. Still further, user presence data derived from such sensing interfaces may be used to capture and report user viewing habits and/or preferences.
US09706250B2
Disclosed is that datacast information from at least one or more broadcast station is searched for information that a user wants to view and searched information is presented to the user in a manner desired by the user. A datacast information controller includes a content storage unit storing datacast information obtained by splitting a broadcast radio wave, a keyword comparison unit determining whether the datacast information includes a specified keyword, a broadcast information storage unit storing datacast information that includes the keyword detected beforehand, a broadcast information comparison unit comparing datacast information determined to include the keyword with datacast information being stored in the broadcast information storage unit and including the same keyword, and a notification instruction unit instructing to display the determined datacast information in a specified manner of notification if the comparison shows that the determined datacast information does not match the datacast information including the same keyword.
US09706249B2
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide an extended content delivery network service in which user devices are configured as extended content delivery network devices that download and/or stream programs to other users of the extended content delivery network service. Additionally, a method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide an in-home media server device that stores programs in a same format as a format of the programs stored in a content delivery network, and provide an error correction service in which a portion of a program including an error, initially received via a multicast or broadcast transmission, is replaced with a corrected portion of the program via a unicast transmission. Still further, a method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide a mobile extended content delivery network device that downloads or streams programs to other users of the extended content delivery network service.
US09706248B2
A digital video recorder (DVR) has a memory manager to determine a particular date and a particular video program in a download schedule for which the DVR will reach a low memory condition based on the download schedule and an amount of unoccupied memory space in the DVR. The DVR outputs a display signal to indicate the particular date and the particular video program.
US09706246B2
A cable modem for a network is provided. The cable modem comprises: a radio frequency resource manager unit for allocating a radio frequency resource to a plurality of cable modem terminal systems; and an interface manager unit for establishing radio frequency interfaces respectively with the plurality of cable modem terminal systems according to the radio frequency resource allocation of the radio frequency resource manager unit.
US09706244B2
A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a communication interface unit which receives user interface (UI) information data regarding a UI screen corresponding to at least one application displayed on an external apparatus in communication with the external apparatus, a storage unit which stores a UI information conversion format, an information conversion unit which converts the received UI information data using the UI information conversion format, a display unit which displays a UI screen, and a control unit which controls the information conversion unit to convert the UI information data received by the communication interface unit using the UI information conversion format and display on the display unit the UI screen corresponding to the converted UI information data.
US09706243B2
A broadcasting receiver and a method of determining an operation mode of broadcasting receiver are disclosed. A host device transmits the resource information including A-mode resource information. And a POD receives the resource information and determining an operation mode based on the received resource information and operation mode setting information. The broadcasting receiver can protect content data received from all the transfer protocols including the wired/wireless network and the IP protocol, using the conditional access provided from the conventional cable card. The broadcasting receiver determines whether the host supports the A-mode and determines a method for receiving broadcast data, such that the operation mode of the broadcasting receiver can be properly established according to the determined result.
US09706240B2
Methods and system for providing content are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving a request for data at a first time, wherein the data comprises a first time duration, determining a buffer size based upon the first time duration, and determining a playback window based upon the determined buffer size and the first time. The method can also comprise synchronizing presentation of content on a plurality of devices.
US09706238B2
Segmentation messages indicative of locations of upcoming events, such as the start and end of programs and program portions, and/or rights related to the programs and program portions, are used by cable systems and the like to store programs and program portions for later retrieval and transmission to customers on request. Storage, retrieval and management of programming is thereby facilitated. Methods and systems are disclosed.
US09706237B2
A playlist server application is provided on a server at a first network node. A playlist local application is provided for a remote device. An indication of a change to a playlist on one of the server and the remote device is obtained from a corresponding one of the playlist server application and the playlist local application. The change is synchronized to another one of the server and the remote device.
US09706235B2
Methods, systems, devices and computer program products are provided to facilitate enhanced use and interaction with multimedia content that is based on a time-varying evaluation of the multimedia content. While a content is being presented on a first device, timing information identifying temporal locations of segments of the content within a content timeline are extracted. While the content is still being presented, a feedback received from the user is associated with the content using the timing information and transmitted to a database. The user then receives a response corresponding to feedback provided by a plurality of consumers of the multimedia content on a segment-by-segment basis.
US09706234B2
Methods and apparatus for utilizing information (e.g., metadata) relating to content in a multimedia distribution network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) cable network, and the information comprises metadata relating to the bitrate profile of deterministic content such as stored video. Content sources, or the network operator themselves, generate the metadata which may then be used by the operator to adjust or optimize the operation of the network; e.g., more efficiently allocate the program to a multiplex. Network apparatus adapted to implement the metadata functionality and related business methods are also disclosed.
US09706227B2
In general, this disclosure describes techniques for coding video data for random access. In particular, this disclosure proposes to code a syntax element that indicates if a dependent picture may be successfully decoded in the event of a random access request to a clean decoding refresh (CDR) picture and may be required for decoding the pictures following the clean decoding refresh (CDR) picture in display order.
US09706226B2
An image encoding apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set a combination of a vertical transform matrix and a horizontal transform matrix corresponding to the target image. The combination includes any of a plurality of transform matrices including a first transform matrix and a second transform matrix which increases a coefficient density compared to the first transform matrix if a one-dimensional orthogonal transformation in a direction orthogonal to a line of a group of reference pixels on at least one line is performed on the prediction error in the intra-prediction mode in which the group of reference pixels is referenced to generate an intra-prediction image.
US09706221B2
Reference pictures received via a video signal are downscaled to a specified resolution by a video encoder/decoder. For each current picture being processed by the video encoder/decoder, the current picture is maintained at its original received resolution, but is divided into blocks. Each block is further divided into sub-blocks, and each sub-block is compared, for a set of specified positions, to a corresponding block of the downscaled reference image to generate a set of candidate motion vectors. The candidate motion vectors are scored according to how closely their corresponding sub-block matches the corresponding block of the reference picture at the corresponding position, and a motion vector for each block of the current image is selected based on the scores. The selected motion vectors are used to process (e.g. encode) the video signal.
US09706218B2
An object of the embodiments is to achieve an improved reference picture handling. That is achieved by taking into account whether the reference pictures in the decoded picture buffer are long-term reference pictures or short-term reference pictures when determining how they should be marked when the information of the reference picture set is received. The reference pictures are marked as “used for short-term reference” or “used for long-term reference” in the Decoded Picture Buffer (DPB) depending on whether they are included as short-term pictures or long-term pictures in the RPS of a current picture.
US09706206B2
Computer processor hardware receives zone information specifying multiple elements of a rendition of a signal belonging to a zone. The computer processor hardware also receives motion information associated with the zone. The motion information can be encoded to indicate to which corresponding element in a reference signal each of the multiple elements in the zone pertains. For each respective element in the zone as specified by the zone information, the computer processor hardware utilizes the motion information to derive a corresponding location value in the reference signal; the corresponding location value indicates a location in the reference signal to which the respective element pertains.
US09706195B2
A display device includes: an image-forming optical element provided in light-transmissive fashion in an upper surface of an enclosure; a display dispose in an attitude inclined at a predetermined inclination angle with respect to a lower surface of the image-forming optical element; a reader for reading information held by an information holding element in a non-contacting manner; a sensor for sensing whether an object is present on the upper surface of the enclosure or not; and a controller which controls display on the display. The controller prepares an image corresponding to the information holding element, based on the information held therein and transmitted from the reader. The controller causes the prepared image to be displayed as a spatial image at an appropriate moment, based on an object detection signal transmitted from the sensor.
US09706191B2
In some embodiments, a system for tracking with reference to a three-dimensional display system may include a display device, an image processor, a surface including at least three emitters, at least two sensors, a processor. The display device may image, during use, a first stereo three-dimensional image. The surface may be positionable, during use, with reference to the display device. At least two of the sensors may detect, during use, light received from at least three of the emitters as light blobs. The processor may correlate, during use, the assessed referenced position of the detected light blobs such that a first position/orientation of the surface is assessed. The image processor may generate, during use, the first stereo three-dimensional image using the assessed first position/orientation of the surface with reference to the display. The image processor may generate, during use, a second stereo three-dimensional image using an assessed second position/orientation of the surface with reference to the display.
US09706190B2
So as to obtain color parallax images, it has been necessary to prepare an image capturing optical system and an image capturing element that are complex, to capture the parallax images. In view of the above, provided is an image processing apparatus including: an image obtaining section; a disparity amount operation section; and an image converting section.
US09706187B2
A camera rig for shooting multi-view images and videos includes a plurality of cam sockets, a plurality of cam mounts for fixing a plurality of cameras to the respective cam sockets, and an adjustment unit that adjusts the cam sockets such that all of the cameras are directed to a subject.
US09706182B1
A projection apparatus and a projection method of the projection apparatus are provided. A control unit adjusts a grayscale characteristic of a light valve according to a temperature of the light valve, so as to improve a contrast and grayscale accuracy of a screen image.
US09706181B2
A projector includes a plurality of light sources; a controller which controls dimming of the plurality of light sources individually; a light modulator which synthesizes light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources to generate synthetic light, and modulates the synthetic light to generate an optical image; and a projecting optical system which projects the optical image generated by the light modulator. The plurality of light sources include a first light source and a second light source, and when the controller causes the plurality of light sources to emit dimmed light, the controller causes the first light source to emit light with supplied power greater than or equal to 50% of rated power and causes the second light source to emit light with supplied power less than 50% of the rated power or turn off.
US09706180B2
An optical modulator element modulates incident light from a light source with an input signal. A projection lens magnifies and projects the outgoing light from the optical modulator element. A pixel shift element is disposed between the optical modulator element and the projection lens, and displaces an optical path of the outgoing light from the optical modulator element for shifting a display position of a pixel to be displayed on a screen in a given cycle between a first position and a second position away from the first position by a predetermined distance. A controller controls the pixel shift element such that the pixel shifts between the first position and the second position in either one of a first mode at a shift speed or a second mode at another second shift speed.
US09706162B2
A method for displaying a video stream according to a format defined by a user, wherein a graphic element is superimposed on the displayed video stream, and wherein the dimensions and/or position of the graphic element are modified as a function of commands received from the user, so as to define a screen area in which a certain portion of the frames of the video stream is displayed. The video stream is then displayed in a format wherein, for each frame, the frame portion defined by the graphic element is displayed with altered dimensions and/or position on the screen.
US09706149B2
An image processing apparatus having a plurality of Bayer arrays each including 4 pixels sharing a common electrode connected to a vertical signal line wherein: each of the pixels has a pixel electrode connected to a horizontal signal line; and the location of each of the horizontal signal lines and the location of each of the pixel electrodes each connected to one of the horizontal signal lines are determined so that the locations in a neighboring Bayer array are a mirror image of counterpart locations in another Bayer array adjacent to the neighboring Bayer array.
US09706147B2
An image sensor includes a first photodiode with associated first sense node and a second photodiode with associated second sense node. A first transistor has its control node coupled to the first sense node and a second transistor has its control node coupled to the second sense node. The conduction paths (for example, source-drain paths) of the first and second transistors are coupled in series between first and second column lines associated with a column of the image sensor array. Switches control connection of the first and second column lines in two modes: one mode where a voltage is applied to the first column line and data from one of the photodiodes is read out by the second column line; and another mode where a voltage is applied to the second column line and data from the other of the photodiodes is read out by the first column line.
US09706146B2
An imager includes a flat panel configured to collect charges when the imager operates in a full-power charge integration mode. The imager switches to a low-power standby mode immediately after each image acquisition in the full-power charge integration mode. Bias current flowing through the flat panel is monitored in the standby mode. The imager switches to the full-power charge integration mode when detecting a change in the bias current indicating onset of an X-ray exposure.
US09706144B2
A picture taking device includes a power supply and a sensor of resolution higher than thirteen megapixels and an objective lens open at minimum to f/2.0 for at least one focal length value. A diagonal dimension of the photosensitive surface of the sensor is greater than 15 mm. A digital processor to reduce noise while preserving the textures in at least one image captured by the sensor. A picture taking method is provided using the picture taking device.
US09706135B2
A method of generating a cut-out from an image of a scene which has been captured by a camera is described. The method comprises: defining the position of a virtual camera, the image plane of the virtual camera being the cut out, with respect to the position of the camera capturing the scene;defining a set of pixel positions for the cut out of the captured image; generating a virtual camera rotation matrix to be applied to the defined set of pixel positions, the virtual camera rotation matrix expressing a combination of at least one of the yaw, pitch and roll of the virtual camera; applying the virtual camera rotation matrix to the defined set of pixel positions to determine a corresponding transformed pixel position for each of the defined pixel positions, the transformed pixel positions defining a shape and position of a portion of the captured image of the scene; mapping each of the transformed pixel positions in the set of transformed pixel positions to an associated pixel in the portion of the image of the scene; and establishing a value for each one of pixels of the image cut out in the defined pixel positions corresponding to the transformed pixel positions using the value of the corresponding associated pixel in the portion of the image of the scene which has been determined.
US09706133B2
An image processing method is provided. The method includes following steps. Firstly, a first image is obtained by shooting photo at a first shutter speed, wherein the first image includes a first object image and a first background image, and the first object image and the first background image are clear. Next, a second image is obtained by shooting photo at a second shutter speed lower than the first shutter speed, wherein the second shutter speed is lower than the first shutter speed, the first image and the second image are obtained by shooting photo within substantially the same shooting range, the second image includes a second object image and a second background image, the second object image is blurry but the second background image is clear. After that, a third image is generated from at least the first image and the second object image.
US09706120B2
An image pickup apparatus includes a shooting scene determining unit configured to determine a shooting scene, a selecting unit configured to select a bracket shooting from a plurality of bracket shootings which alter parameters in different ways from each other, based on the shooting scene determined by the shooting scene determining unit, and an image pickup unit configured to perform the bracket shooting selected by the selecting unit, and the selecting unit selects one type of bracket shooting even when the shooting scene determined by the shooting scene determining unit is suitable for at least two types of bracket shootings in the plurality of bracket shootings.
US09706116B2
Color plenoptic images captured by a spectrally-coded plenoptic imaging system are combined with higher resolution higher resolution images captured by a conventional imaging system, resulting in color images with higher resolution than those captured by the plenoptic imaging system alone.
US09706114B2
An image pickup apparatus includes: an image data production unit configured to produce data of a plurality of kinds of images from an image frame obtained by picking up an image of an object as a moving picture for each of pixel strings which configure a row; and an image sending unit configured to extract a pixel string in a region requested from a host terminal from within the data of each of the plurality of kinds of images and connect the pixel strings to each other for each unit number of pixels for connection determined on the basis of a given rule to produce a stream and then transmit the stream to the host terminal. The image sending unit switchably determines whether the unit number of pixels for connection is to be set to a fixed value or a variable value in response to the kind of each image.
US09706110B2
The present technology includes: a recording unit that records a plurality of image data to be displayed, the plurality of image data imaged and obtained by the imaging apparatus; first image data for detecting foreign body information, the first image data acquired before imaging the plurality of image data to be displayed; second image data for detecting foreign body information, the second image data acquired after imaging the plurality of image data to be displayed; and a controller configured to read the plurality of image data to be displayed recorded in the recording unit, and to detect information relating to the foreign body from the plurality of image data.
US09706098B2
An inspection system for obtaining an adjusted light intensity image includes a light source, an image capturing device and a controller. A field of view of the image capturing device is adjusted within an illumination area of the light source. A plurality of light emitting units of the light source are turned on in sequence. The image capturing device captures a calibration image when each of the light emitting units is turned on to obtain a plurality of the calibration images. The controller adjusts the light emitting intensities of the light emitting units respectively according to the light intensity distributions of the calibration images to obtain a specific intensity distribution of an inspection image in the field of view and compensate a vignette effect of the image capturing device.
US09706096B2
A method for taking photo with an extension flash module of a mobile device is provided in the present invention. The mobile device operates in coordination with an extension flash module to achieve fill light while taking photo. The method includes the following steps: detecting a specific event before a flashable period. The flashable period starts from the time at which a last row of photo sensors begins exposure to the time at which a first row of photo sensors ends exposure. The time at which the specific event occurs is a fixed period of time compared to the flashable time. Then, triggering a flash instruction according to a flash delay time and a period from the time at which the specific event occurs to the flashable time, such that the extension flash module flashes during the flashable time.
US09706095B2
In a zoom lens including, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power, an appropriate setting is performed for each of the following: a movement locus for each lens unit; lateral magnifications β34w and β34t of a composite lens system of the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit at a wide angle end and at a telephoto end, respectively; lateral magnifications β2w and β2t of the second lens unit at the wide angle end and at the telephoto end, respectively; and lateral magnifications β3w and β3t of the third lens unit at the wide angle end and at the telephoto end, respectively.
US09706093B2
A photographing system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element with refractive power. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in paraxial region. The second lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in paraxial region. The third, fourth and fifth lens elements all have refractive powers. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in paraxial region, wherein the image-side surface has at least one convex shape in off-axis region, and both of two surfaces are aspheric. The seventh lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in paraxial region, and both of two surfaces are aspheric.
US09706091B2
An imaging lens includes first to fifth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. Through designs of surfaces of the lens elements and relevant lens parameters, a short system length of the imaging lens may be achieved while maintaining good optical performance.
US09706086B2
A camera affixed to a device including a display has the display viewer within the camera field of view (FOV). The camera is employed to track the movement of the display viewer's eyes and/or face and/or head with respect to the camera and display. A relative motion is determined based on the camera viewer tracking data. Content frame position within the display screen area is compensated based on the relative motion and displayed on the screen for a better, less-irritating viewing experience.
US09706085B1
A system and method for automatic selection of at least one spot color to be processed by a digital image press includes identifying process colorants to determine principal and extended gamuts thereof. Spot color recipes of the principal and extended gamuts are retrieved from a spot color library, along with a set of attributes corresponding to use of colorants by the digital image press. For each spot color recipe, a combined attribute score is calculated relating to the principal gamut and the extended gamut, spot color recipe of the extended gamut or principal gamut is then identified for use based upon which has the higher combined attribute score. The spot color library is then updated in accordance with the identified recipe for production of each spot color. Print jobs are then output with the appropriate spot color recipe automatically selected.
US09706078B2
An information processing apparatus includes a user interface unit configured to receive a function execution request for processes, the function execution request containing designations of an input function and an output function; a search and linkage unit configured to acquire pieces of specifications information indicating functions of an input device and an output device from the respective devices, and generate, based on the pieces of specifications information, a linkage flow indicating an execution sequence and a combination of an input device and an output device which respectively have an input function and an output function designated in the function execution request, the devices executing the functions, respectively, in linkage with each other; and a flow executing unit configured to send process requests to the input device and the output device designated in the linkage flow, respectively.
US09706075B2
When an MFP receives selection of any one of a plurality of folders managed in a hierarchy, the MFP displays, if the selected folder has subfolders, a list of the subfolders on a display unit, and displays, if the selected folder has no subfolders, a setting screen for setting a reading parameter for a document on the display unit.
US09706063B2
An information processing apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores therein an information processing program. When the processor executes the information processing program, the processor operates to: detect an operation performed by a user; determine the posture of the information processing apparatus observed when the operation is performed; and determine one of a plurality of image forming apparatuses to be selected as a destination to which an image forming instruction is transmitted, the image forming apparatus to be selected varying depending on the posture of the information processing apparatus observed when the operation is performed.
US09706061B2
A technique involves modular storage of network service plan components and provisioning of same. A subset of the capabilities of a service design system can be granted to a sandbox system to enable customization of service plan offerings or other controls.
US09706060B2
Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision concerning a wireless service or device within a region to a communication device (smartphone or wearable device, e.g.) or other wireless communication participant (motor vehicle having a wireless communication capability, e.g.).
US09706053B1
Techniques are disclosed for recording a voicemail greeting for a user device that is based on the communication state of the device. As depicted, the communication state may be defined as the user device connected with the core network via the cellular network, the user device connected with the voicemail system via Wi-Fi, the user device not being connected with any wireless network, the user device geolocation and the user device being blocked for a period of time. The embodiment allows the user device to update the communication state and record a voicemail greeting via the cellular network or a Wi-Fi signal.
US09706052B2
This disclosure sets forth systems and techniques that automatically allocate and throttle back resource capacity to multiple campaign events, in real-time, based on campaign event priorities and a supply and demand of available resource capacity. For example, a campaign management system may re-allocate unused resource capacity to a particular campaign event based on the particular campaign event's real-time demand for additional resource capacity. Unused resource capacity may originate from a common pool of resource capacity, or from other campaign events that have an over-allocation of resource capacity that is being underutilized. Further, the techniques described herein also describe throttling back resource capacity of a particular campaign event in response to determining that an existing pool of available resource capacity is unable to serve the particular campaign event's requirements.
US09706046B2
Synchronizing outgoing messages and incoming messages for user devices that share a telephone number
A device may receive an outgoing message from a primary user device associated with an originating telephone number. The originating telephone number may be associated with the primary user device and one or more associated user devices. The device may identify the one or more associated user devices that are associated with the originating telephone number. The device may generate, based on the outgoing message, one or more outgoing synchronization messages corresponding to the one or more associated user devices. The one or more outgoing synchronization messages may be used to synchronize one or more outgoing messages, corresponding to the one or more associated user devices, with the outgoing message. The device may provide the one or more outgoing synchronization messages to the one or more associated user devices to synchronize the one or more outgoing messages with the outgoing message.
US09706039B2
A device for performing a cooperative function with another device is provided. The device includes a communication unit; and a controller that determines whether the other device is in a surrounding area of the device based a signal received through the communication unit, selects one cooperative function from among a plurality of cooperative functions according to a relative position of the device with respect to the other device and performs the selected cooperative function with the other device.
US09706036B2
A mobile device may include a display, an optical sensor having a field of view, a movement sensor, a first near-field communication (NFC) device, and a controller. The controller may be configured to display the field of view of the optical sensor on the display, locate a second NFC device within the field of view, and display a direction indicator(s) on the display to indicate a guide direction of movement to align the first NFC device with the second NFC device. When the second NFC device falls outside the field of view, the controller may be configured to display the guide direction indicator(s) on the display to relocate the second NFC device within the field of view based upon the movement sensor. The controller may also be configured to cause the first NFC device to communicate with the second NFC device based upon proximity to the second NFC device.
US09706030B2
The system and method of the present invention may allow a calling party to make a called party to be aware of its intention to establish a call session with it in one or more ways. According to the present invention a calling party may be automatically offered alternatives to voice session or may be allowed to change the silent mode of the called party to a non-silent mode or may be allowed to address a query to a third party via the called party or may be automatically offered to re-establish a connection with a called party if it was disconnected by the called party in error.
US09706029B1
The present invention is related to telecommunications, and in particular, to methods and systems for processing call signaling data. In an embodiment, a call processing system receives a first message from a switch while the switch is processing a call for a calling party, wherein the first message is initiated at least partly in response to a firing of a call event trigger configured within a switch. The first message includes call signaling information, including the calling party's phone number. The calling party's phone number is stored in the call processing system. A communication channel is established over a network between the call processing system and a computer associated with the called party. A message is transmitted to the networked computer, the message including the calling party's phone number, wherein the calling party's phone number is intended to be displayed on the networked computer associated with the called party.
US09706027B1
A system and apparatus for attaching to a mobile device for hands-free use thereof and carrying personal items thereon is provided. The apparatus includes a base having a dependent tube that pivots about an edge of the base. The base provides a connection between the mobile device enabling an adjustable attachment point so that base may be oriented in various non-planar relationships with the mobile device, enabling a plurality of brace-like propping configurations, that in conjunction with the positionable tube, afford the hands-free propping of the mobile device.
US09706025B2
There is provided a transportable electronic device in which a configuration related to a protective cover can be simplified. A transportable digital photo frame includes a cylindrical main unit that is divided into four areas along the circumferential direction, and a tubular cover that houses at least a part of the main unit to protect the circumferential surface of the main unit, the tubular cover having an opening formed in its circumferential surface for exposing one area to the outside. The tubular cover is rotatable relative to the main unit so that the areas protected by the tubular cover can be switched.
US09706022B2
The present disclosure discloses an extension key, electronic equipment and a control method. The extension key includes a shell, a stroke lever, a dome spring, a key body, a vibrating reed and a reset spring. The shell is provided with a sound output hole and a key surface hole; the dome spring is arranged above a first rotating arm; the key body is elastically supported by the dome spring and key surface stretches out of the key surface hole; the vibrating reed is arranged above a second rotating arm; when key body is pressed, the dome spring may deform instantaneously and stroke the first rotating arm, so that the second rotating arm strokes the vibrating reed; and when the press on key body is removed, the dome spring jacks the key body to reset, and the reset spring rotates the stroke lever to reset.
US09706008B2
Embodiments of the present teachings disclose method, system, and programs that monetize personalized user behavioral profiles by remapping the users to audience segments related to advertisement. In the method, the users can be targeted with advertisements that are personalized and hence are more likely to lead to conversions.
US09706007B2
A system and method for querying disparate data sources in real time utilizes a plurality of listeners and at least one data adapter operated on a request proxy. A interface specific data query is received from a client account by the request proxy through a specific listener. The interface specific data query is formatted into an agnostic request object that is then forwarded to a specific adapter, wherein a specific method is determined from a plurality of methods for the specific adapter. The request proxy retrieves requested data from at least one data source through the specific adapter. The requested data is then formatted into an agnostic response object that can be cached on the request proxy. The agnostic response object is then formatted into a interface specific response stream by the request proxy and the interface specific response stream is sent to the client account through the specific listener.
US09706002B2
Embodiments relate to push notification via file sharing service synchronization. A system includes a computer processor and a mobile platform server executable by the computer processor. The mobile platform server includes a notification service configured to establish synchronization with a client-to-server directory of a file sharing container of a client mobile device via a file sharing service. The notification service is further configured to detect a notification from the client mobile device in the client-to-server directory and to determine an endpoint associated with the notification and a notification transport protocol associated with the endpoint. The notification service is also configured to select a channel plugin associated with the notification transport protocol to establish a notification channel with the endpoint and to send a notification trigger on the notification channel to the endpoint based on the notification.
US09705995B2
A system includes a first service registry that includes a first list of services available in a first one or more nodes of the system and a second service registry that includes a second list of services available in a second one or more nodes of the system, wherein the second service registry is connected to the first service registry. The system further includes a service manager configured to manage a capability of the system, which is realized through a set of one or more services; connect to the first service registry; receive a notification, from the first service registry, indicating a change in the second list of services included in the second service registry; and initiate deployment of a new service for the capability, or locate a deployed instance of the new service in the system, in response to receiving the notification.
US09705991B2
An Intelligent Transport System enabled cellular mobile network, comprising an infrastructure including a number of base stations (5), and a number of vehicles (4) being equipped with both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication facilities, wherein particular events function as trigger for said vehicles (4) to send event specific warning messages to their serving base station (5a) within said infrastructure, is characterized in that said base stations (5) comprise an evaluation module being configured to analyze and categorize warning messages received from any of said vehicles (4) according to predefinable criteria, and to estimate the number of vehicles (4) that may be affected by the event related to a warning message, and a control module for performing uplink radio resource adaptation dependent on said warning message's category and said estimated number of affected vehicles (4).
US09705988B2
Embodiments of the present invention may share common data among multiple servers. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a code segment is obtained at a first server from a client in response to the client interacting with a first application hosted on the first server, where the code segment is associated with business logic in the first application. Then, the first application is executed based on the code segment.
US09705987B2
A server control method and a chassis controller are proposed. The server control method includes: determining whether the chassis controller is connected to a blade server when a power of the chassis controller is on; when the chassis controller is connected to the blade serve, further determining whether the blade server operates normally; when the blade server operates normally, switching the chassis controller to a slave device of the blade server, and controlling a just a bunch of disk (JBOD) system in response to a control command of the blade server.
US09705964B2
In some embodiments, remote graphics rendering may be facilitated by causing thin clients, that send raw graphics data to a local server for rendering, to downscale the data to a size appropriate for use by the local server. In some embodiments this avoids the storage of unnecessary data which is not useful for the local server because the actual display size on the local server is smaller than what the transmitted raw data would permit.
US09705960B2
A technique for acquiring a web page includes: receiving, at a client, a user instruction; obtaining from the instruction a page number of a web page that a user desires to access; searching for web page data in a hidden form that is cached in advance at the client, the search being based at least in part on the page number and the hidden form comprising web page data for a plurality of page numbers and in the event that web page data is found in the hidden form, generating, by the client, the web page using the web page data.
US09705958B2
Disclosed is a transmission apparatus or the like that is able to transmit information efficiently. The transmission apparatus, on the basis of history information which includes a service identifier and a message identifier associated therewith, transmits a difference between a third message having a large similarity ratio to a second message included in a specific service and the second message, and a message identifier identifying the second message via a communication network.
US09705957B2
Methods for establishing connection to the Internet using multiple channels. A device takes advantage of several channels available to it internally and/or from neighboring devices to request the various resources of the webpage, and assembles the webpage using the resources arriving from the different channels. When a device has the ability to connect to the Internet using multiple internal channels, the device uses internal heuristics to request the webpage resources using these channels. A cloud exit server may be used to enhance security and to handle requests that may not be handled using multiple channels.
US09705953B2
Techniques are disclosed for facilitating digital signal processing in a client-server computing environment. In one embodiment, a local computing device is used to playback a digital media asset that is processed by a digital signal processing server. The local computing device can be configured to provide a user interface that receives a user selection of the segment of the media asset that is to be modified, and responsive to such selection, that instructs the digital signal processing server to segment the media asset accordingly. The “segmented mix”, which includes the user-selected portion of the media asset that is to be modified, is provided to the local computing device for local processing according to the user's instructions. The “main mix”, which comprises the other non-selected portions of the media asset, continues to be processed by the digital signal processing server and provided to the local computing device for playback.
US09705947B2
A method for a computer system includes receiving an identifier associated with a client streaming player, determining one or more attributes associated with the identifier from a data structure in response to the identifier, determining available channels from a plurality of channels that are to be made available to the client streaming player in response to the identifier, wherein available channels comprises a first channel, but not the second channel, determining a first graphical identifier associated with the first channel, providing the first graphical identifier to the client streaming player, receiving a user selection of the first graphical identifier indicating a user request to associate the first channel with the computer system, and providing an indicator of a server network address associated with the first channel to the client streaming player.
US09705945B1
Decorating embedded graphic representations on social shares with metadata is performed. A request is received by a content sharing platform from a social network for a representation of a content item. The representation of the content item is to be included in a social share on the social network. Current statistical information associated with the content item is identified. The representation of the content item and data indicative of the current statistical information associated with the content item is provided to the social network.
US09705942B2
Methods and apparatus provide for a progressive player to allow for a user to subscribe to media content. The media content can be organized according to a media orchestration descriptor (MOD). The MOD identifies each segment (i.e. media element, media asset) of the media content and indicates relationships among the segments to define a presentation of the segments during playback of the media content. Immediately, in response to subscribing to the media content, the progressive player initiates playback of the media content in conjunction with downloading the media content to a buffer. Playback of the media content is controlled with respect to the playback time of the amount of buffered media content, where the buffered media content comprises media content in the buffer that has been downloaded but not yet played back.
US09705941B2
A softphone application is provided that facilitates device switching between devices twinned therewith. In an aspect, a first device employing the softphone application generates a request to switch a media session between a second device and a third device to be between the first device and the third device and the softphone application sends, the request to an application server device associated with a cellular service provider identity. The request comprises a first identifier for the first device, a second identifier for the second device, and a device switch indicator. The request is configured to initiate a switch of the media session to being between the first device and the third device based on a determination that the first device and the second device are associated with a common mobile subscriber identity registered for an account associated with the cellular service provider identity.
US09705935B2
Techniques for signaling a packet size limitation of a circuit-switched terminal to a packet-switched terminal during a multimedia session such as a multimedia telephony session. In one aspect, an interworking node obtains information from the circuit-switched terminal during call setup, and signals to a packet-switched terminal that another end of the telephony session is a circuit-switched terminal. In a further aspect, the interworking node signals to the packet-switched terminal a maximum packet size limitation negotiated with the circuit-switched terminal. Further techniques for the packet-switched terminal to accommodate the maximum negotiated packet size to minimize data reformatting by the interworking node are described.
US09705925B2
A Web-based management server includes an ACP manager to manage access control rules (ACRs) and access control policies (ACPs). The ACRs and ACPs are configured by an administrator via a Web interface of the management server. The ACP manager is to transmit over the Internet the ACPs and the ACRs to network access devices (NADs) to allow the NADs to apply the ACPs to their respective network client devices (NCDs) based on the ACRs, where the NADs are managed by the management server over the Internet. Each of the NADs operates as one of a router, a network switch, and an access point. The ACP manager is to periodically update the ACRs and ACPs stored in the NADs, including receiving an update from one NAD and broadcasting the update to a remainder of the NADs.
US09705921B2
Techniques are provided for, at an administrative device in a network domain, monitoring a network traffic flow parameter to determine whether a presently applied domain wide policy configured to control a network traffic flow should be removed. In response to determining that the domain wide policy should be removed, a command is generated which causes removal of the domain wide policy at each one of the plurality of network devices, and the command is sent to each one of the plurality of network devices to cause the domain wide policy to be removed at substantially the same time at each network device. Alternatively, the domain wide policy can be automatically removed by the expiry of a timer or in accordance with a timestamp so that the policy is revoked across the network domain without a need for an explicit network wide control message instructing removal of the policy.
US09705913B2
Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which provide a security rating to an STA for a WLAN AP. Prior to connecting to an AP, the STA employs pre-connection logic in the STA to identify likely safe and likely unsafe APs. Once the user connects to an AP, the STA connects first in an untrusted mode. In the untrusted mode, the STA uses the network connectivity provided by the AP to establish a secure connection to a network-based WLAN trust service for post-connection security checks. If the AP passes the post-connection security checks, the STA may allow other applications to access the network connection provided by the AP.
US09705898B2
Information corresponding to a set of signatures is maintained, and for each signature in the set, an associated group policy of a network is maintained. A message from a device on the network is intercepted, and the message includes a header. At least a portion of the header matches a signature in the set of signatures. Responsive to determining that the portion of the header matches the signature, the matched signature's associated group policy of the network is applied to the device on the network.
US09705896B2
Systems and methods for dynamically selecting model thresholds for identifying illegitimate accounts
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a plurality of model scores for a set of accounts. Each model score in the plurality of model scores can be associated with at least one account in the set of accounts. The plurality of model scores can be ranked in descending order. One or more metrics can be determined for each model score in the plurality of model scores based on information about the at least one account associated with each model score. Specified criteria for selecting a model threshold utilized in identifying illegitimate accounts can be acquired. The specified criteria can be based on at least some of the one or more metrics. The model threshold can be selected as corresponding to a lowest ranked model score that satisfies the specified criteria. It is contemplated that there can be many variations and/or other possibilities.
US09705891B2
Systems and methods are provided for an application platform with flexible permissioning according to one or more embodiments. In one embodiment, an application platform with flexible permissioning comprises: a service provider server adapted to interact with an application development server and a client device over a network, wherein the service provider server is adapted to implement at least one application programming interface (API); one or more processors; and one or more memories adapted to store a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors are adapted to cause the application platform with flexible permissioning to: maintain, at the service provider server, a profile associated with at least one application developer using the application development server; receive an API call from the application developer; authenticate the application developer and authorize the API call; assign an access level to the application developer based on the profile associated with the application developer; and control permissions given to the application developer to perform operations available based on the assigned access level.
US09705888B2
Access level and security group information can be updated for a data instance without having to take down or recycle the instance. A data instance created in a data environment will have at least one default security group. Permissions can be applied to the default security group to limit access via the data environment. A control security group can be created in a control environment and associated with the default security group. Permissions can be applied and updated with respect to the control security group without modifying the default security group, such that the data instance does not need to be recycled or otherwise made unavailable. Requests to perform actions with respect to the control security groups are made via the control environment, while allowing native access to the data via the data environment.
US09705880B2
Various embodiments provide a data governance and licensing system for monitoring usage of tracking data associated with transport of a plurality of packages and for facilitating licensing arrangements in connection therewith. In certain embodiments, the system comprises: one or more memory storage areas containing a variety of data and one or more computer processors. The one or more computer processors are configured to: receive observed data associated with access of tracking data by at least one accessing party; analyze at least a portion of the observed data to determine identification data for the accessing party; compare the identification data and the authorized user data to determine whether the accessing party is an authorized party; determine whether one or more discrepancies exist between the observed data and either generic usage data or authorized user data; and if so, generate either a license proposal or a license revision request.
US09705876B2
An image forming apparatus capable of notifying a user of violation of the information security policy or preventing execution of the job from being stopped. A password policy set via a password policy-setting screen. A password-added print job transmitted from a PC is stored in a storage device. A user inputs a password so as to execute processing of the password-added print job stored in the storage device. If the password input by the user matches the password added to the job, processing of the password-added print job is executed. It is determined whether or not the password added to the print job satisfies the password policy.
US09705860B2
A device administration apparatus includes an apparatus information obtainer that obtains via a network, apparatus information stored in a device, a judger that judges whether or not the device is an administration object based on the obtained apparatus information, and an administrator that administers use of the device, if the judger judges that the device is an administration object.
US09705857B1
Examples disclosed herein include methods, systems, and devices to help a UE to securely output a copy of a security key stored on the UE. According to examples, a UE receives a test security key from a provider. Based on the received test security key, the UE computes a test result, and then the UE transmits the computed test result to a network authentication system. The UE receives from the network authentication system a response indicating a match between the computed test result and a test result computed by the network authentication system. Based on the received response indicating the match, the UE outputs a copy of the security key stored in the UE to the provider.
US09705855B2
Organizations maintain and generate large amounts of sensitive information using computer hardware resources and services of a service provider. Furthermore, there is a need to be able to delete large amounts of data securely and quickly by encrypting the data with a key and destroying the key. To ensure that information stored remotely is secured and capable of secure deletion, cryptographic keys used by the organization should be prevented from being persistently stored during serialization operations. If the keys used to encrypt the data have not been exposed during serialization operation, they may be deleted or destroyed enabling the destruction of data encrypted with the keys.
US09705854B2
A method for operating a secure device having a plurality of mutually exclusive circuit zones, including a first circuit zone having a first level of security and a second circuit zone having a second level of security less than the first level of security, the method including unpacking a key exchange package including receiving a key exchange package in the second circuit zone, the key exchange package including encrypted key data and processing the encrypted key data using a content key in the first circuit zone to generate decrypted key data and storing the decrypted key data in the first circuit zone without disclosing the decrypted key data into the second circuit zone.
US09705849B2
Technologies for distributed detection of security anomalies include a computing device to establish a trusted relationship with a security server. The computing device reads one or more packets of at least one of an inter-virtual network function network or an inter-virtual network function component network in response to establishing the trusted relationship and performs a security threat assessment of the one or more packets. The computing device transmits the security threat assessment to the security server.
US09705843B2
The Specific service instances are requested by a client via a client application. The request is received by a Domain Name System (DNS). The request is resolved by the DNS by determining from information recorded in a DNS system memory and conveyed in the request, a first type T1 of service and a first list L1 of service instances associated with the first type T1. The DNS then searches for a linked structure in a TXT resource record for the first type T1. The linked structure identifies another list L2 of service instances associated with a subtype T2 of service. Then iteratively, for i=2, . . . , N+1, N being a number of the subtypes of service associated with the first type T1 of service, searching a TXT resource record for a linked structure identifying a corresponding subtype Ti of service and identifying a list Li+1 of service instances associated with the subtype Ti+1.
US09705830B2
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, operations including receiving a plurality of profiles from a plurality of communication devices, where each of the plurality of profiles comprise a content preference established by users of the plurality of communication devices, receiving content from a plurality of content sources, selecting portions of the content according to the plurality of profiles supplied by the plurality of communication devices, detecting that the portions of the content are not compatible with a multimedia messaging service protocol utilized by the multimedia messaging service server, transcoding the portions of the content to generate transcoded portions of the content that comply with the multimedia messaging service protocol, and broadcasting the transcoded portions of the content to the plurality of communication devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09705826B2
Methods, systems and computer readable media for L2 redirection in multi-chassis link access group (LAG) environments are described. In some implementations, the method can include determining, at a core switch, a failure of a link in a split multi-link trunk (SMLT), and building, at the core switch, a table mapping each destination media access control (MAC) address to an incoming split multi-link trunk port. The method can also include sending, from the core switch, a link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) redirect message on a per-destination MAC address and per-source access switch basis. The method can further include maintaining a same mapping for each MAC address not hashed to a cluster peer with the failed link or being mapped to a non-inter switch trunk (IST) port.
US09705823B2
A port status synchronization method, related device, and system, where a physical layer (PHY) device or an external processor connected to the PHY device determines whether a first service interface of the PHY device changes, and when the first service interface changes, controls a second service interface of the PHY device to restart auto-negotiation and sends, using the second service interface, an auto-negotiation advertisement packet to a first device connected to the second service interface in order to trigger the first device to synchronize, according to the auto-negotiation advertisement packet, a status of the second service interface and a status of the first service interface such that performing port status negotiation and synchronization between a link layer (media access control (MAC)) device or the first device and the PHY device using a service interface is achieved, without a need of disposing a management data input/output (MDIO) interface.
US09705822B2
A network device includes shelf controllers and interface unit controllers. An interface unit controller, of the interface unit controllers, is configured to receive a message from a different network device; determine whether a session exists for the message; identify a shelf controller, of the shelf controllers, based on the session when the session exists for the message; select the shelf controller, to receive the message, based on a load or mapping of the shelf controller when the session does not exist for the message; and transmit the message to the shelf controller. The shelf controller is configured to program a connection via a data plane of the network device.
US09705819B1
A device or system includes a plurality of storage resources each associated with a respective performance class, each being associated with selected performance characteristics such as IOPS, bandwidth, etc. The device or system includes a compute instance having access to allocated storage resources, the allocated storage devices including one or more storage resources. The device or system also includes an optimization component adapted to obtain information relating to utilization by the compute instance component of the allocated storage resources, determine that a change to the allocated storage resources is necessary, based on the information, cause data to be migrated from a first storage resource associated with a first performance class to a second storage resource associated with a second storage class, and cause a removal from the allocated storage resources of the first storage resource and an addition to the allocated storage resources of the second storage resource.
US09705817B2
A method, system and program product, the method comprising determining a first rule set comprising a plurality of patterns of run-time data; obtaining a second rule set comprising a respective priority assigned to respective of the application context IDs and/or user IDs and/or business priorities or combinations of two or more thereof; receiving run-time data for a first plurality of the user IDs; determining application context IDs running on desktops; generating allocation data and/or prioritization data for allocation of electronic resources for user IDs, based at least in part on the second rule set; and sending signals, based on the allocation data and/or the prioritization data.
US09705816B2
Disclosed is a method of efficiently allocating resources in a cloud computing system of the High-Throughput Computing (HTC) field. In more detail, a cloud resource allocation model is proposed in which accumulated job histories are analyzed, a correlation between a performance factor and the job properties is extracted, a factor which is greatly influential in a task performance is identified based on the result of the analyzing and the extracting and is applied to subsequent resource allocations, and reanalysis is performed adaptively.
US09705805B2
A quality of service management system includes a rules engine that receives information associated with a communication path having an assigned quality of service (QoS) to be provided for a customer communication device, and identifies one or more network elements assigned to provide the communication path. Each network element having a plurality of queues configured to provide varying QoS levels relative to one another. For each of the network elements, the rules engine determines at least one queue that is configured to provide the communication path at the assigned quality of service, and transmits queue information associated with the determined queue to its respective network element, the network element conveying the communication path through the determined queue.
US09705804B2
Systems and methods which provide resource sharing techniques implementing opportunistic shared resource utilization using dynamic traffic shaping are disclosed. Embodiments implement a multi-part transmission frame generation process in which data packets of various different traffic flows are selected for the transmission frame to fill the frame capacity. For example, scheduling logic may apply traffic shaping logic to select data packet queues from which data packets are to be included in a frame and to initially determine a number of packets to be included in the frame from each selected data packet queue according to the traffic shaping logic. Thereafter, the frame may be analyzed to determine if excess capacity remains. The scheduling logic may then apply traffic shaping logic to the data packet queues to implement an opportunistic scheme for including additional data packets in the frame and thereby fill the excess capacity.
US09705792B2
Techniques are described for managing communications between multiple computing nodes, such as computing nodes that are separated by one or more physical networks. In some situations, the techniques may be used to provide a virtual network between multiple computing nodes that are separated by one or more intermediate physical networks, such as from the edge of the one or more intermediate physical networks by modifying communications that enter and/or leave the intermediate physical networks. In some situations, the computing nodes may include virtual machine nodes hosted on one or more physical computing machines or systems, such as by or on behalf of one or more users (e.g., users of a program execution service). The managing of the communications may include determining whether communications sent to managed computing nodes are authorized, and providing the communications to the computing nodes only if they are determined to be authorized.
US09705788B2
In a VPLS network, a first PE in a VPN instance sends topology information and a bridging MAC address of the first PE to another PE in the VPN instance, receives and stores topology information and bridging MAC addresses from the another PE. The first PE further generates a CE MAC table in the VPN instance according to the stored topology information and bridging MAC addresses of the another PE; calculates a unicast minimal spanning tree by taking the first PE as a root, generates a unicast MAC table in the VPN instance according to the unicast minimal spanning tree. Each PE further selects one of the PEs in the VPN instance as a root bridge, calculates a broadcast minimal spanning tree by taking the root bridge as a root, and generates a broadcast MAC table in the VPN instance according to the broadcast minimal spanning tree.
US09705787B2
An Ethernet Metropolitan Area Network provides connectivity to one or more customer premises to packet-bases services, such as ATM, Frame Relay, or IP while advantageously providing a mechanism for assuring security and regulation of customer traffic. Upon receipt of each customer-generated information frame, an ingress Multi-Service Platform (MSP) “tags” the frame with a customer descriptor that specifically identifies the recipient customer. In practice, the MSP tags each frame by overwriting the Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) identifier with the routing descriptor. Using the customer descriptor in each frame, a recipient Provider Edge Router (PER) or ATM switch can map the information as appropriate to direct the information to the specific customer. In addition, the customer descriptor may also include Quality of Service (QoS) allowing the recipient Provider Edge Router (PER) or ATM switch to vary the QoS level accordingly.
US09705780B2
Non-disruptive integrated testing of network infrastructure in which one or more processors of a first network interface device (NID) performs tests on a network cable connected to a first NID of a host system, and connected to a second NID. Tests verify connectivity of the cable, a bandwidth capacity baseline, and a maximum bandwidth of the network cable. A self-test determines the host operating system, host status, and operational status of the host NID, and responsive to changed conditions, NID settings are reverted to a pre-validated condition state, and confirmation of reverting is sent to the host. Network activity is suspended if received by the host ID during scheduled network cable tests. Upon completion of tests and storing of test results in NID memory network activity resumes. Results of the tests are transferred from memory of the first NID to persistent storage of the host system.
US09705779B2
Approaches for monitoring performance in a networked environment are provided. An approach includes monitoring, using a first metric, performance of a first host running a virtual machine. The approach also includes determining, using a computer device, a second metric based on the virtual machine being migrated from the first host to a second host, wherein the second metric is a function of: (i) the first metric and (ii) a comparison of the first host and the second host. The approach further includes monitoring, using the second metric, performance of the second host running the virtual machine.
US09705773B2
The present disclosure provides a probabilistic framework that can calculate the probability of fulfilling demands for a given set of traffic flows. In some implementations, the probability of fulfilling demands can be based on the probability of infrastructure component failures, shared risk link groups derived from a cross-layer network topology, and traffic engineering (TE) considerations. The consideration of the cross-layer network topology enables the systems and methods described herein to account for the relationship between the physical and logical topologies.
US09705767B2
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for detecting and measuring network route reconvergence using in-band data probes. The probes are generated and inserted into the network. The probes are routed to an insertion point, corresponding to a beginning of a measurement line, via an in-band connection such as a virtual private network. The in-band connection is configured such that the time-to-live field of the probes is not affected by network path changes occurring in the in-band connection. The probes are routed through the measurement line to measure network route reconvergence. The measurement line is configured to affect the time-to-live field of the probes to reflect network path changes occurring along the measurement line. The probes are extracted from an extraction point corresponding to an end of the measurement line and routed back to the measurement device for analysis.
US09705766B2
In one embodiment, liveness reporting is performed using a distributed approach. The embodiments include a management node that is configured to receive a message containing an indication of activity or inactivity of one or more subject nodes, and determine which of the one or more subject nodes are active based on the received message. The indication is derived from one or more observer nodes observing network traffic of the one or more subject nodes. The embodiments further include one or more observer nodes configured to observe network traffic of the one or more subject nodes in the network, generate the message containing the indication of activity or inactivity of the one or more subject nodes, and transmit the message to the management node.
US09705763B2
In an approach for providing a dynamic boundary based approach for monitoring and metering, a processor provisions at least one agent to one or more network accessible resources, wherein the at least one agent is configured to allow for monitoring and metering. A processor provides at least one dynamic boundary for monitoring and metering. A processor receives information captured by the at least one agent provisioned to the one or more network accessible resources based on the dynamic boundary for monitoring and metering. A processor causes the information to be available for use.
US09705761B2
The present invention discloses a system and a method for presenting network hotspot information and relates to the field of network information technologies. The system comprises: a web page capturing module configured to capture a web page containing network hotspot information on a current network; a web page analyzing module configured to analyze the web page to acquire body information of the web page; a region identification module configured to perform region identification on the body information to acquire a corresponding region which the body information belongs to and perform quantity statistics on the web pages belonging to the same region; and a presenting module configured to present a result of the quantity statistics in a manner of map coloring. The system and the method according to the present invention may objectively and intuitively reflect the network hotspot information in various regions through performing the region identification on the web page containing network hotspot information.
US09705758B2
A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a system for selecting a host from a plurality of host for an application pattern component using a service level agreement (SLA) requirement are provided. The computer-implemented method for selecting a host from a plurality of hosts for an application pattern component using a service level agreement requirement can include receiving the service level agreement requirement for the application pattern component. The method can include receiving a first capability metric of the host from the plurality of hosts. The method can include determining whether the first capability metric of the host from the plurality of hosts is sufficient for the service level agreement requirement. The method can include selecting the host in response to the host being sufficient for the service level agreement requirement.
US09705756B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure may include methods, systems, and computer readable media with executable instructions. An example method for network virtualization can include providing, by a datacenter (100) having physical and/or virtual resources, a number of virtual tenant datacenters (tDatacenters), each tDatacenter being isolated from other tDatacenters. A tenant virtual local area network (T-VLAN) (226, 228, 682) is associated to each of the number of tDatacenters, and a value of an end-to-end invariant network virtual local area network (VLAN) identification (VID) label (T-VID) is associated to a particular T-VLAN (226, 228, 682). A network packet associated with the particular T-VLAN (226, 228, 682) is modified at an edge network boundary (561) to include the T-VID. The T-VID is configured to have more than 4096 possible values.
US09705736B2
A method and system for a personal network. The method and system includes plural mobile location-aware client network devices with minimal CPU processing power and memory with a thin client application that uses secure tunneling/threads to send data to/from a home server network device and/or other server network devices on a personal network. The client devices can be voice activated. The home server network device and/or other server network devices do computational services requested by the plural mobile client network devices on demand and/or pre-programmed services. The secure tunneling/threads are also used across cloud and non-cloud communications network to/from other network devices and/or other mobile client network devices via the home network servers or other server network devices.
US09705731B2
A mediation server for mediating subscription information to a communication device from a network operator providing network connectivity is provided. The server includes a management unit for managing context information of a communication device, which includes data relating to service provided by a network operator; an obtaining unit for obtaining device information of the communication device, which includes data needed to obtain subscription information from a network operator; a selecting unit for selecting, using the context information, a network operator that provides the best service to the communication device out of network operators that are able to provide network connectivity to the communication device; and a request unit for sending a request, with the obtained device information to the selected network operator, for subscription information which is to be used for the communication device to connect to the selected network operator as a home network operator.
US09705730B1
Efficient cloud storage systems, methods, and media are provided herein. Exemplary methods may include locating a Merkle tree of a stored object on a deduplicating block store, comparing an object at a source location to the Merkle tree of the stored object, determining changed blocks for the object at a source location, and transmitting a message across a network to the deduplicating block store, the message including the change blocks and Merkle nodes that correspond to the change blocks.
US09705728B2
Methods, systems, and media for media transmission and management are provided. In some implementations, a method for media content management is provided, the method comprising: receiving a portion of a media data stream from a first computing device prior to the first computing device processing the portion of the media data stream; processing the portion of the media data stream to identify an object of interest within the media data stream; determining an entity associated with the object of interest; associating a content item with the object of interest based on the determined entity; generating a first representation of the portion of the media data stream, wherein the first representation is associated with the content item; receiving a second representation of the media data stream from a second computing device; determining whether the second representation matches the first representation; and transmitting the content item associated with the first representation to the second computing device for placement within the media data stream in response to determining that the second representation matches the first representation.
US09705705B2
Provided are a method and an apparatus for accessing a shortest path bridging network in a multi-homing manner. The method comprises: receiving an LSP message flooded by an edge node containing an inter-node LAG port in the network, wherein the LSP message carries a B-MAC, a Base VID, and a Portal System Number of the edge node; generating, according to the Base VID and the Portal System Number, a B-VID corresponding to the edge node; and establishing a forwarding table according to the B-MAC and the B-VID; the edge node containing the inter-node LAG port in the network acquiring the B-MAC, the Base VID, and the Portal System Number of the edge node; generating, according to the Base VID and the Portal System Number, the B-VID corresponding to the edge node; and establishing, according to the B-MAC and the B-VID, a mapping table for PBB encapsulation and decapsulation. The disclosure solves the technical problem in the related art that the implementation of the method for accessing a shortest path bridging network in a multi-homing manner is excessively complicated, thereby achieving the technical effect of implementing access to the shortest path bridging network in a multi-homing manner without changing the existing protocol message.
US09705698B1
A machine has a bus, an input port connected to the bus to receive inbound network traffic, an output port connected to the bus to convey outbound network traffic and a processor complex connected to the bus. The processor complex is configured as a pipeline with individual processor cores assigned individual network traffic processing tasks. The pipeline includes a first set of processor cores to construct network traffic trees characterizing the inbound network traffic and the outbound network traffic. Each network traffic tree characterizes traffic type and traffic rate. A second set of processor cores enforces network traffic policies utilizing the network traffic trees. The network traffic policies apply traffic rate control by traffic type for the inbound network traffic and the outbound network traffic.
US09705687B2
A social networking system user identifies one or more social networking system users authorized to present content items to the user via the social networking system (“authorized users”). When an additional user requests presentation of a content item to the user, the social networking system determines if the additional user is an authorized user. If the additional user is an authorized user, the content item is presented to the user. However, if the additional user is not an authorized user, the social networking system identifies the additional user to the user along with a request to identify the additional user as an authorized user. If the user identifies the additional user as an authorized user in response to the request, the content item is presented to the user.
US09705683B2
An implicit certificate cryptosystem uses an implicit certificate that includes a pair of certificate components. One of the certificate components includes a public key reconstruction data that is the combination of ephemeral public keys of two entities, one of which is a trusted entity and the other of which is associated with the implicit certificate. The public key reconstruction data is then combined with the identity of the other entity and the combination encrypted to form a first certificate component. A second certificate component is generated by using the first certificate component as a message in a signature scheme and generating a signature of the trusted entity on the message. The two certificate components are provided to the other entity to permit the other entity to generate a private key using one of the certificate components. The corresponding public key can be derived from the remaining certificate component.
US09705666B2
The present invention is directed to data communication. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a method for acquiring sampling frequency by sweeping through a predetermined frequency range, performing data sampling at different frequencies within the predetermined frequency range, and determining a target frequency for sampling data based on a maximum early peak frequency and a maximum late peak frequency. There are other embodiments as well.
US09705665B2
A method, algorithm, architecture, circuit and/or system that compensates for frequency difference in oversampled CDRs. The oversampled CDR uses a programmable divider whose division ratio is changed, for one or more cycles, from its usual division ratio, when accumulated phase movement in either direction exceeds a threshold. Accordingly, the elasticity buffer in oversampled CDRs can be made much smaller or entirely eliminated, resulting in less area, and reduced or eliminated dependence of max allowed burst size on ppm difference. The threshold can be kept programmable, and more than half unit interval, to provide robustness towards high frequency jitter.
US09705661B2
A User Equipment (UE) for sending feedback information is described. The UE includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The UE determines a primary cell (PCell) configuration. The UE also determines a secondary cell (SCell) configuration. The SCell configuration is different from the PCell configuration. The UE further determines a feedback parameter Mc based on the PCell configuration and the SCell configuration. Mc indicates a number of subframes that require Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) association for a cell c in a given uplink subframe. The UE also determines SCell HARQ-ACK information. The UE additionally sends the SCell HARQ-ACK information based on the feedback parameter.
US09705653B2
A wireless communication network distributes resources for a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) over multiple carriers in accordance with a constraint that limits a number of blind decoding actions required by user equipment (UE). Distribution can entail segregating UE-specific and common search spaces to different monitored carriers. Distribution can entail segregating aggregation levels to different monitored carriers. Distribution can entail segregating a number of decoding candidates for a given aggregation level to different monitored carriers. The distribution can be orthogonal or non-orthogonal, and can be UE-based or per cell-based. The distribution can be static, semi-static or hop with time.
US09705643B2
Embodiments of a system and method for acknowledging frames in a wireless network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a wireless communication device may include a transmit/receive unit configured to receive data from a sender. In some embodiments, the transmit/receive unit may be configured to receive a schedule. The transmit/receive unit may be further configured to acknowledge (ACK) the data in a first scheduled transmission to the sender. The first scheduled transmission to the sender may be determined based on the schedule. In some embodiments, the acknowledgement may be an acknowledgement frame or a block acknowledgment frame. The scheduled transmission to the sender may be determined based on the schedule.
US09705642B2
A method for a base station (BS) to perform a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ). The BS transmits an uplink (UL) grant for a first subframe of a second serving cell through a first serving cell. The BS receives UL data based on the UL grant in the first subframe, transmits an acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) for the UL data through a physical HARQ indicator channel (PHICH) in subframe i of the first serving cell and receives non-adaptively retransmitted UL data in a second subframe of the second serving cell if a NACK for the UL data has been transmitted through the PHICH in the subframe i of the first serving cell. The first serving cell and the second serving cell use different UL-DL configurations.
US09705641B2
Disclosed are a method and device for sending answer information, wherein, when a frequency division duplex (FDD) and a time division duplex (TDD) aggregate, where a TDD cell serves as a primary serving cell and a FDD cell works as a secondary serving cell, a user equipment (UE) groups downlink subframes of the FDD secondary serving cell, and different downlink subframe groups use different hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing relationships, determines uplink subframes where HARQ-ACK acknowledgment messages corresponding to physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) of the downlink subframe groups are transmitted, and sends the HARQ-ACK messages on the determined uplink subframes.
US09705629B2
A transmitting device coupled to a first route and a second route as communication paths on a first ring network and coupled to a third route as a communication path on a second ring network, the transmitting device includes: a first branching unit configured to branch and output signal light input from the first route to a first terminating unit and a second output unit that outputs signal light to the second route; a second branching unit configured to branch and output signal light input from the second route to a second terminating unit, a first output unit that outputs signal light to the first route, and a third output unit that outputs signal light to the third route; and a third branching unit configured to branch and output signal light input from the third route to a third terminating unit that terminates signal light and the second output unit.
US09705626B2
An ONU requests a bandwidth of an uplink signal, and in accordance with this, an OLT calculates a time when the OLT transmits the uplink signal and a transmission duration time and performs an instruction, and a DBA cycle in which the ONU transmits the uplink signal in accordance with the instruction and a dynamic wavelength allocation cycle in which the OLT instructs wavelength switching, and the ONU switches the wavelength and belongs to a different LC are separated. While the ONU switches the wavelength, the DBA cycles can be performed plural times in the ONU whose wavelength is not switched, the switching of the wavelength is confirmed after the wavelength has been switched, and then DBA operation is performed at the switched wavelength.
US09705624B2
Disclosed is a data transmission method in a mobile communication system. The data transmission method through a code sequence in a mobile communication system includes grouping input data streams into a plurality of blocks consisting of at least one bit so as to map each block to a corresponding signature sequence, multiplying a signature sequence stream, to which the plurality of blocks are mapped, by a specific code sequence, and transmitting the signature sequence stream multiplied by the specific code sequence to a receiver.
US09705622B2
A wireless communication device in a wireless system may generate a High Efficiency Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) Protocol Data Unit (HE PPDU) frame including (i) an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol including padding bits and (ii) an extension having a non-zero signal strength, and transmit the HE PPDU frame. A High Efficiency signal (HE-SIG) field of the transmitted HE PPDU frame may include an indication for a duration of the extension to avoid ambiguity of the extension. A communication device in a wireless system may receive an HE PPDU frame including (i) an OFDM symbol including padding bits, and (ii) an extension having a non-zero signal strength, and transmit an Acknowledgement frame a predetermined inter-frame space after an end of the HE PPDU frame. An HE-SIG field of the received HE PPDU may include an indication for duration of the extension to avoid ambiguity of the extension.
US09705620B2
A memory controller is provided to increment a source timestamp count responsive to a clock signal. Further, the memory controller associates the source timestamp count to a respective word for each endpoint in a plurality of endpoints. The memory controller transmits the received clock signal, a respective data word, and an associated source count to each endpoint. Each endpoint increments a destination count responsive to the clock signal. Each endpoint further transmits its respective word to an external memory responsive to the destination count being greater than or equal to the associated source count by a threshold margin.
US09705613B2
This document discusses apparatus and methods for compensating non-linearity of digital-to-time converters (DTCs). In an example, a wireless device can include a digital-to-time converter (DTC) configured to receive a phase data information from a baseband processor and to provide a first modulation signal for generating a wireless signal, a detector configure to receive the first modulation signal and provide an indication of nonlinearities of the DTC, and a pre-distortion module configured to provide pre-distortion information to the DTC using the indication of nonlinearities.
US09705611B1
An antenna array system can comprise an array of antenna elements, a near-field probe (NFP) arranged in a vicinity of the antenna elements, and a processor coupled to the array of antenna elements and to the NFP. The processor can be configured to dynamically switch the antenna array system, while deployed on an operational platform, from an operation mode to a calibration mode, and calibrate the array of antenna elements according to a receive (RX) calibration sub-mode or a transmit (TX) calibration sub-mode. In the RX calibration sub-mode, the processor can be configured to adjust at least one signal reception parameter associated with at least one receiving antenna element of the array of antenna elements. In the TX calibration sub-mode, the processor can be configured to adjust at least one signal transmission parameter associated with at least one transmitting antenna element of the array of antenna elements.
US09705609B2
Certain aspects involve a wideband remote unit. The wideband remote unit can include one or more antennas and an analog-to-digital converter (“ADC”). The antenna can receive wideband signals. The wideband signals can include an uplink RF signal and a leaked downlink RF signal. The uplink RF signal can have an uplink signal power at or near a noise level. The leaked downlink RF signal can have a downlink signal power greater than the uplink signal power. The ADC can convert the received wideband signals to digital RF signals representing the uplink signal and the downlink signal. The wideband remote unit can transmit the digital RF signals to a unit of a DAS that is in communication with a base station.
US09705605B2
Intrapersonal communication systems and methods that provide an optical digital signal link between two or more local devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes a first signal converter disposed at a first end of the optical digital signal link and configured to convert between electrical digital signals from a first local device and optical digital signals from the optical digital signal link. The system can include an optical connector having a non-contact portion configured to couple optical digital signals between the first signal converter and the optical digital signal link across a gap. The system can include a second signal converter disposed at a second end of the optical digital signal link and configured to convert between electrical digital signals from the second local device and optical digital signals from the optical digital signal link.
US09705600B1
In various embodiments of the present invention data is transmitted in light emitted by a light source by generating a continuous-time data signal and generating, based thereon, a drive signal that provides power to the light source, thereby causing the light source to emit light; variations in the amplitude of the drive signal represent information in the continuous-time data signal. A change in average power delivered to the light source as a result of the variations in the amplitude of the drive signal is detected and power to the light source is adjusted to compensate.
US09705598B2
Methods of reducing optical beat interference in a fiber optic network are provided. The optical fiber network may have a plurality of optical network units that communicate with a shared receiver. The optical signals that are transmitted from the optical network units to the receiver may have polarization states that are selected to reduce optical beat interference at the receiver.
US09705596B2
An optical communication apparatus includes a light receiving unit, a wavelength band determining unit and an estimating unit. The light receiving unit receives light which changes to predetermined wavelength bands in a predetermined cycle according to communication object information, for a predetermined light reception period. The wavelength band determining unit determines each wavelength band of the light received by the light receiving unit. The estimating unit estimates that a wavelength band of the light received by the light receiving unit is any one of the predetermined wavelength bands, in a case where said wavelength band determined by the wavelength band determining unit is not any one of the predetermined wavelength bands.
US09705595B2
A method, apparatus and computer program for controlling a digital microlens array camera to obtain a sequence of images each including microimages captured by respective microlenses; for determining in each of the images a set of diffused microimages in which an optical communication light source is diffused over each of the microimages of the set; and for decoding optically communicated information from the set.
US09705592B1
An apparatus is provided. The apparatus may include a drive circuit that selectively supplies a first plurality of electrical signals and a second plurality of electrical signals to a modulation circuit. Based on the first plurality of electrical signals, the modulation circuit may output a first in-phase component being modulated in accordance with a first tone having a first frequency and a first quadrature component being modulated in accordance with a second tone having a second frequency different than the first frequency. Based on the second plurality of electrical signals, the modulation circuit may output a second optical signal having a second in-phase component being modulated in accordance with the second tone and a second quadrature component being modulated in accordance with the first tone.
US09705582B2
Disclosed is a method for processing a reception signal, and a MIMO receiver, the method comprising a step in which: a reference resource element (RE) is selected within an RE group that comprises a plurality of REs; generated is a preprocessing filter which will be shared by the plurality of REs in the RE group on the basis of channel information of the reference RE; on the basis of channel information of the plurality of REs other than the reference RE, generated is a covariance matrix with respect to each of the REs other than the reference RE; and reception signals with respect to each of the plurality of REs are offset by selectively using the preprocessing filter and the covariance matrix, and thereby detection signals with respect to the RE group are generated.
US09705581B2
A beamforming system synchronization architecture is proposed to allow a receiving device to synchronize to a transmitting device in time, frequency, and spatial domain in the most challenging situation with very high pathloss. A detector at the receiving device detects the presence of control beams, synchronizes to the transmission and estimates the channel response by receiving pilot signals. The detector has low complexity when exploiting the structure of the pilot signals. The detector consists of three stages that break down the synchronization procedure into less complicated steps. The detector accurately estimates the parameters required for identifying the transmit device and performing subsequent data communication.
US09705574B2
The present invention relates to a wireless access system, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for transmitting data signal by using a massive Multi Input Multi Output (MIMO). In one aspect of the present invention, a method for transmitting data signals by using a massive Multi Input Multi Output (MIMO), the method is performed by a transmitter and comprises steps of inputting input bits of data signals to a channel encoder; outputting from the channel encoder a first coded bit set including one or more coded bits and second coded bit sets including one or more coded bits; transmitting first data signals of the first coded bit set by applying a first MIMO mode; and transmitting second data signals of the second coded bit sets by applying a second MIMO mode.
US09705568B2
A method for informing a process control center about the fact that a sensor is being disconnected from a measuring transducer that is arranged spatially remote from the process control center and electrically connected with the process control center. The sensor is connected with the measuring transducer via a plug-in connection. A method involving automatic transmission of a signal to the process control center when the plug-in connection is opened is designed in such a way that, when opening a bayonet joint that covers the plug-in connection, or when disconnecting the plug-in connection, in order to disconnect the sensor from the measuring transducer, an electric signal is generated in the plug-in connection or the bayonet joint, which is transmitted to the process control center.
US09705553B2
A mobile terminal has a waterproof sheet interposed between a first body portion and a second body portion. The waterproof sheet is formed with a curved shaped or step-like cross-section in consideration of characteristic of internal component or a battery arranged on the first body portion of the mobile terminal, the curved shaped or step-like cross-section is configured to encase, in part or in whole, the internal component or the battery.
US09705551B2
Embodiments of the Stable Communication Cover include a protective cover comprised of a protrusion for use with externally located and externally operated switch or switches on a mobile electronic device, such as a Walkie Talkie. Other embodiments of the Stable Communication Cover include a protective guard for use with externally located and externally operated switch or switches on a mobile electronic device. The protective cover provides protection from unintentional switch manipulations and environmental elements. The protective guard provides protection from unintentional manipulations.
US09705547B2
One or more sensors gather data, one or more processors analyze the data, and one or more indicators notify a user if the data represent an event that requires a response. One or more of the sensors and/or the indicators is a wearable device for wireless communication. Optionally, other components may be vehicle-mounted or deployed on-site. The components form an ad-hoc network enabling users to keep track of each other in challenging environments where traditional communication may be impossible, unreliable, or inadvisable. The sensors, processors, and indicators may be linked and activated manually or they may be linked and activated automatically when they come within a threshold proximity or when a user does a triggering action, such as exiting a vehicle. The processors distinguish extremely urgent events requiring an immediate response from less-urgent events that can wait longer for response, routing and timing the responses accordingly.
US09705544B2
A receiver and method for a wireless signal transmission system use digital amplitude modulation of a base band signal having a symbol clock frequency. The receiver includes a reference generator which generates a local reference frequency, a mixer to extract the base band signal, a high pass filter to suppress a DC component, an amplifier, an analog-to-digital converter and a digital signal processor to receive digital signals and extract symbols. A base band signal rotation detection circuit detects rotation of the base band signal upstream of the high pass filter. The digital signal processor determines a symbol clock phase by generating a coarse estimate of the symbol clock phase and correcting the coarse estimate based on detected rotations of the base band signal. A determination that the symbol clock phase corresponds to a complete rotation is used in relation to the extraction of symbols.
US09705543B2
A wireless-device-end communicator transmits, to a remote-end communicator, an IF signal and a wireless-device-end AF signal, the wireless-device-end AF signal being generated by demodulating the IF signal on a basis of a wireless-device-end local frequency. A remote-end controller starts a tuning mode when an instruction obtainer obtains the start instruction for the tuning mode, and adjusts a remote-end local frequency in accordance with the obtained adjustment instruction. A remote end demodulator demodulates the received IF signal on a basis of the remote-end local frequency, and outputs a remote-end AF signal. An outputter outputs the remote-end AF signal in the tuning mode, and outputs the wireless-device-end AF signal in a normal mode. At an end of the tuning mode, the wireless-device-end local frequency is adjusted in such a way that the reception frequency of a wireless device becomes consistent with the reception frequency indicated by the last adjustment instruction.
US09705539B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a DPD system where the transmit reference signal is transformed, including sub-sampling, frequency translation, and the like, to match the feedback signal, which goes thru a similar transformation process, to obtain an error signal. The same transformation is applied to a system model, which may be Jacobian, Hessian, Gradient, or the like, in an adaptation algorithm to minimize error.
US09705535B2
Various embodiments of carrier aggregation are provided that increase communications capacity and throughput. According to some embodiments, a receiver may be configured with a plurality of receiver chains and, responsive to an aggregate bandwidth of an overall signal that is to be received by the receiver, a plurality of components of the overall signal, each comprising a bandwidth that is less than a frequency span of the overall signal, are received by a respective plurality of receiver chains. Accordingly, each component of the plurality of components of the overall signal may be received by a respective receiver chain of the plurality of receiver chains of the receiver thus avoiding bandwidth limitations associated with receiver elements.
US09705533B2
A method includes digital/analog conversion of a digital signal modulated by information to provide a modulated initial analog signal having a crest factor greater than one, and amplification of the initial analog signal to provide an amplified modulated signal. A modulated channel analog signal derived from the modulated amplified analog signal is transmitted over a communications channel, with impedance of the communications channel varying during the transmission. The method further includes at least one determination during the transmission of a peak-clipping rate of the amplified analog signal over at least one time interval, and an adjustment of a level of the initial analog signal as a function of the determined peak-clipping rate.
US09705530B2
A transmitting apparatus is provided. The transmitting apparatus includes: an encoder configured to generate a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword by LDPC encoding based on a parity check matrix; an interleaver configured to interleave the LDPC codeword; and a modulator configured to map the interleaved LDPC codeword onto a modulation symbol, wherein the modulator is further configured to map a bit included in a predetermined bit group from among a plurality of bit groups constituting the LDPC codeword onto a predetermined bit of the modulation symbol.
US09705529B2
A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 16200 and a code rate of 3/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for 256-symbol mapping.
US09705523B1
A method for testing a DAC is provided. The method includes controlling the DAC digitally to cause it to produce a known desired analog output, for example a fixed amplitude sine wave; determining the duration of fixed voltage segments of the actual output of the DAC and using the duration of the fixed voltage segments to assess or determine performance of the DAC.
US09705510B2
A CDR control circuit detects a phase shift of input data that is taken in with a phase-adjusted clock, and generates phase control data that controls the phase of the clock based on the detected phase shift, the CDR control circuit includes a change detection circuit that detects an over-change in the phase shift; and a selection circuit that outputs the phase shift before the change, which is the phase shift before the time of detection of the over-change, as the phase shift for a predetermined period of time at the time of detection of the over-change, wherein during the predetermined period of time, the phase control data is generated based on the phase shift before change.
US09705509B1
Embodiments include systems and methods for providing reliable and precise sample alignment across different clock domains. Some embodiments operate in context of microprocessor power management circuits seeking correlated measurements of voltage droop (VD) and phase delay (PD). For example, a rolling code is generated for each of multiple second clock domain sample times (CDSTs). VD and the rolling code are both sampled according to a first clock domain to generate VD samples and corresponding VCode samples for each of multiple first CDSTs. PD can be sampled according to the second clock domain to generate PD samples for each of the second CDSTs, each associated with the rolling code for its second CDST. For any first CDST, the VD sample for the first CDST can be aligned with a PD sample for a coinciding second CDST by identifying matching associated rolling codes.
US09705504B1
A programmable integrated circuit with lookup table circuitry is provided. The lookup table (LUT) circuitry may be formed using multiplexers. A multiplexer in the lookup table circuitry may be implemented using only tristate inverting circuits. Each tristate inverting circuit may include a first set of n-channel and p-channel transistors that receive a static control bit from a memory element and a second set of n-channel and p-channel transistors that receive true and complementary versions of a user signal. The first and second sets of transistors may be coupled in series between a positive power supply terminal and a ground power supply terminal. A LUT multiplexer implemented in this way need not include separate transmission gates at the output of each tristate inverting circuit and may exhibit minimal subthreshold leakage.
US09705496B2
A switch device may include a non-conductive operating portion provided with a plurality of operating areas inside an outer edge part of the operating portion, an electrode sheet spaced from the operating portion and having a plurality of electrodes each including at least one detection electrode and being arranged to face a respective operating area, and a detecting unit that may detect operations of the plurality of operating areas. An inner part of the operating portion positioned inward of the outer edge part may be displaceable in a facing direction of the operating areas and the electrodes. The detecting unit may be configured to determine an operated operating area, which may be operable by touch or push operation, based upon a position of at least one of the detection electrodes, a change in capacitance of the detection electrode, and a changing amount in capacitance of the detection electrode.
US09705487B2
A method for controlling the temperature of a first semiconductor device on an inverter module of a drive configured to drive an electrical machine is disclosed. The method comprises calculating at least one harmonic component of at least one power loss of at least the first semiconductor device; using the at least one harmonic component of the at least one power loss of the at least the first semiconductor device to calculate a temperature of the first semiconductor device; and if the calculated temperature of the first semiconductor device does not meet a predetermined temperature condition, issuing a command to control the operation of the drive such that the temperature of the first semiconductor device is changed to meet the predetermined temperature condition.
US09705478B2
RF communications circuitry, which includes a first tunable RF filter and a first RF low noise amplifier (LNA) is disclosed. The first tunable RF filter includes a pair of weakly coupled resonators, and receives and filters a first upstream RF signal to provide a first filtered RF signal. The first RF LNA is coupled to the first tunable RF filter, and receives and amplifies an RF input signal to provide an RF output signal.
US09705470B1
Degenerately doped semiconductor materials are deployed within resonant structures to control the first and higher order temperature coefficients of frequency, thereby enabling temperature dependence to be engineered without need for cumulative material layers which tend to drive up cost and compromise resonator performance.
US09705460B2
An information processing apparatus includes a learning unit which learns sound level manipulation relating to a sound level of a terminal device used by a user based on information relating to the user. The information processing apparatus includes a determination unit which determines a reproduction mode at the time when the terminal device reproduces an audio contained in a content according to a learning result of the learning unit. The information processing apparatus includes a controller which controls an audio contained in the content in the reproduction mode determined by the determination unit.
US09705448B2
A dual-use solar energy conversion system has an innovative structural framework which accurately maintains the relative position and alignment of functional system components. The system has parabolic trough reflectors which focus solar radiation onto arrays of solar cells. The cells convert a portion of the incident radiation into electrical energy and the rest is collected in a cooling fluid and subsequently discharged as low-grade thermal energy to an energy storage medium. During operation, the entire system rotates about a vertical axis to track the azimuthal position of the sun.
US09705440B2
An electrical power generating system comprises a first permanent magnetic generator (PMG) stator winding of a generator machine, a first active rectifier communicatively connected to the first PMG stator winding, the first active rectifier operative to receive alternating current (AC) from the first PMG stator winding and convert the AC to direct current (DC), a direct current link communicatively connected to the first active rectifier, wherein the first active rectifier is operative to output the DC to the direct current link, a second PMG stator winding of the generator machine, and a second active rectifier communicatively connected to the second PMG stator winding, the second active rectifier operative to receive AC from the second PMG stator winding and convert the AC to DC, the second active rectifier communicatively connected to the direct current link and operative to output DC to the direct current link.
US09705438B2
A controller for controlling a multi-phase motor is described. The controller may be configured to measure a plurality of phase voltages of the multi-phase motor when the multi-phase motor is in an uncontrolled state. The controller may be configured to determine, based on the plurality of measured phase voltages, a position and a velocity of a rotor of the multi-phase motor. The velocity of the rotor includes a speed of the rotor and a direction of the rotor. The controller may be further configured to, responsive to determining that the direction of the rotor is a forward direction and the speed of the rotor satisfies a closed-loop threshold speed: set, based on the position of the rotor and the velocity of the rotor, at least one initial control condition of the rotor, and control, using closed-loop control and based on the at least one initial control condition, the rotor.
US09705414B2
System and method for zero voltage switching in continuous conductance mode (CCM) flyback converters
It is possible to achieve zero-voltage switching in continuous conductance mode (CCM) flyback converters by reducing the voltage differential across the primary winding immediately prior to transitioning the primary circuit from the off-state to the on-state. In one example, the voltage differential is reduced to the extent that polarity across the primary winding is reversed. In another example, the voltage differential across the primary winding is reduced significantly, but not to the extent that the polarity is reversed. Reducing the voltage differential across the primary winding may reduce a voltage potential across a current path of a switching transistor (e.g., a source-drain in a FET transistor) used to transition the primary circuit from the off-state to the on-state, which may decrease the parasitic power loss when the switching transistor is activated (closed).
US09705407B2
A power conversion device including: a chassis in which a heat sink is housed, and within which an upper space above the heat sink, a lower space below the heat sink, and a vertically continuous space that continues from a lower part to an upper part of the chassis are formed; a first substrate arranged from the lower space to the vertically continuous space, in which heat of a component mounted on the first substrate is transferred to the heat sink; a second substrate arranged in the upper space, in which heat of a component mounted on the second substrate is transferred to the heat sink; a wiring connecting the first substrate to the second substrate and passing through the vertically continuous space; and a tall electronic component taller than heights of the upper and lower spaces, that is mounted on the first substrate and arranged in the vertically continuous space.
US09705397B2
A power conversion apparatus for converting AC power supplied from an AC power source to DC power includes an AC-DC conversion circuit connected with the AC power source at an input end thereof for converting the AC power to DC power, a DC-DC conversion circuit connected with an output end of the AC-DC conversion circuit at an input end thereof for converting DC voltage level of the DC power generated by the AC-DC conversion circuit, a smoothing capacitor parallel connected to the output end of the AC-DC conversion circuit and the input end of the DC-DC conversion circuit, a DC link voltage detector for detecting a voltage of the smoothing capacitor as a DC link voltage, and a control unit for controlling operation of the DC-DC conversion circuit. The control unit suppresses an output power of the DC-DC conversion circuit, if the DC link voltage is smaller than a predetermined value.
US09705391B2
A stepping motor includes a rotor having a rotor magnet fixed to a rotating shaft, a plurality of coil bobbins where coils are wound, a stator yoke group having a plurality of stator yokes each of which surrounds each of the plurality of coil bobbins in an axial direction and a radial direction of the rotating shaft, and the plurality of stator yokes each having pole teeth alternately arranged in a circumferential direction around the rotating shaft so as to be opposed to a side surface of the rotor magnet, and a magnetic attractive force generating member configured to attract the rotor magnet to the axial direction of the rotating shaft by a magnetic attractive force, and a magnetic center of the rotor magnet and a magnetic center of the stator yoke group coincide with each other.
US09705387B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a housing assembly (1), in particular for an electric machine, wherein a region (26) of a closure part (3) is reshaped in the form of an indentation (26′), in order to thus press material of the closure part (3) against a housing part (16) for a non-positive engagement between the closure part (3) and the housing part (16).
US09705378B2
An object of the present invention is to prevent lubricant oil of a speed reduction unit from moving to an electric motor side and besides to prevent an eccentric load from acting on bearings supporting an input shaft. In a drive device for an electric vehicle including: a speed reduction unit including an input shaft driven by output of an electric motor; a hub unit rotationally driven by an output member of the speed reduction unit; and a housing accommodating the electric motor and the speed reduction unit, the configuration is made such that a partition for partitioning an accommodation section into respective accommodation spaces of the electric motor and the speed reduction unit is provided in the housing, and an oil seal member is placed between a peripheral edge portion of a center hole of the partition and a rotor support member the electric motor.
US09705376B2
A motor assembly includes two cap bodies, a stator body, a rotor body and a fixing mechanism. Each cap body has a bearing holder and a plurality of positioning portions radially extended from the bearing holder. Each bearing holder has a bearing received. A shaft passes through a center part of the rotor body, and two ends of the shaft sleeved in the two bearings respectively. The stator body has a plurality of stator units aligned around an outer periphery of the rotor body. Under this arrangement, the stator units of the stator body is axially sandwiched by the positioning portions of the two cap bodies, and the stator body and the two cap bodies are fixed together via the fixing mechanism. The motor assembly simplifies the coil winding procedure for the stator body, so that the manufacturing costs of the stator body and the motor assembly are significantly reduced.
US09705372B2
A rotating electric machine includes: a stator including a stator core, slots provided in the stator core at equal intervals along the circumferential direction, and coils placed in the stator slots and configured to generate a rotating magnetic field; and a rotor rotatably provided with a predetermined rotation gap between the stator core and the rotor, wherein the rotating electric machine further includes a first varnish applied between the slots in the stator core and the coils for impregnation, and a second varnish applied directly onto enamel coating of the coils outside of the slots in the axial direction, the first varnish is a thermosetting varnish having a shear bond strength of a flat wire between the coils and the varnish is higher than that of the second varnish, and the second varnish is a thermosetting varnish having a glass transition temperature of approximately 104° C. or lower and the glass transition temperature of the second varnish by the Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) method is lower than that of the first varnish.
US09705364B2
A wireless power transmission method includes searching for one or more routes to be used to transmit power to a reception resonator through one or more relay resonators, and converting the routes to respective one or more two-port networks. The method further includes calculating a transmission efficiency of each of the routes based on the two-port networks, and selecting a route with a highest transmission efficiency from the routes. The method further includes wirelessly transmitting power to the reception resonator through the selected route.
US09705358B2
An emergency lighting system includes an electrical panel board having a phase layout that includes consecutively arranged phases wherein one or more pairs of consecutively arranged phases are of the same phase. A 2-pole branch circuit breaker may be electrically connected to a consecutive pair of same phases, and a 1-pole remotely-operated-relay may be electrically connected to one pole of the 2-pole branch circuit breaker. The emergency lighting system may further include an emergency lighting fixture having a normal power input and an emergency power input. The normal power input may be electrically connected to the 1-pole remotely-operated-relay such that the normal power input is connected to one phase, and the emergency power input may be electrically connected to the 2-pole branch circuit breaker such that the emergency power input is electrically connected to a consecutive pair of same phases.
US09705357B2
A portable generator system provides power to a load source including an engine and a generator. The engine drives the generator to provide a generator alternating current (AC) electrical power output. An energy storage system (ESS) provides an ESS direct current (DC) electrical power output. A first inverter is connected to the generator for receiving the generator AC electrical power output and for providing a DC power output. A second inverter is connected to the first inverter and the ESS for receiving the DC power output from the first inverter and the ESS DC electrical power output for providing an AC power output. A first power mode includes the generator maintaining a first generator power output level corresponding to a specified power requirement of a load source, and the ESS providing an additional first ESS power output level for satisfying the specified power requirement of the load source.
US09705353B2
An electric vehicle such as a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), and a battery-only electric vehicle (BEV) includes a traction battery. A torque command is generated for a motor such that a traction battery electrically connected therewith outputs a discharge current having an alternating current (AC) component to cause a temperature of the traction battery to increase.
US09705351B2
The disclosure relates to a battery exercising device configured to discharge and charge a rechargeable battery, such as a lead-acid battery, after a set amount of time has elapsed. The battery exercising device is configured to receive electrical power from a power source and periodically transfer this power into a battery connected to the battery exercising device. After a period has elapsed, for example two weeks, the device applies a discharging load to the connected battery to drain the battery to a predetermined discharge level. Thereafter, the device charges the connected battery to a predetermined charge level. Once charged to the predetermined charge level, the device again waits the set period of time and repeats the discharge/recharge sequence.
US09705335B2
A method for allocating energy to a plurality of devices, wherein each device is configured to consume, store and/or supply energy, the method includes the steps of: assigning each device to a group of devices; assigning an aggregation node device to each group of devices; for a selection of devices transmitting local power cost functions of the devices and/or power usage profiles of the devices with respect to a predetermined time slot to the assigned aggregation node device; at the aggregation node device, generating aggregated data as a function of the received local power cost functions and/or power usage profiles; transmitting the aggregated data to a central processing device; at the central processing device, optimizing a global cost function for allocating power to the devices as a function of the aggregated data.
US09705333B2
The present disclosure is directed to energy storage and supply management system. The system may include one or more of a control unit, which is in communication with the power grid, and an energy storage unit that stores power for use at a later time. The system may be used with traditional utility provided power as well as locally generated solar, wind, and any other types of power generation technology. In some embodiments, the energy storage unit and the control unit are housed in the same chassis. In other embodiments, the energy storage unit and the control unit are separate. In another embodiment, the energy storage unit is integrated into the chassis of an appliance itself.
US09705320B1
A low power voltage control circuit for use in space missions includes a switching device coupled between an input voltage and an output voltage. The switching device includes a control input coupled to an enable signal, wherein the control input is configured to selectively turn the output voltage on or off based at least in part on the enable signal. A current monitoring circuit is coupled to the output voltage and configured to produce a trip signal, wherein the trip signal is active when a load current flowing through the switching device is determined to exceed a predetermined threshold and is inactive otherwise. The power voltage control circuit is constructed of space qualified components.
US09705312B2
A circuit breaking arrangement is adapted to be connected to a current path in at least one transmission line arranged to carry an electrical current for controllably effecting discontinuation of flow of electrical current in the at least one transmission line. The circuit breaking arrangement includes a plurality of series connections of a plurality of power semiconductor switching elements. The plurality of series connections of power semiconductor switching elements are connected in parallel relatively to each other.
US09705304B2
A method for identifying arcing faults within a circuit having a system frequency, an electrical current and an electrical voltage, in which method an interference signal occurring, which has a frequency below an LF1 frequency and a current intensity above an LF1 limit threshold, defines an LF1 signal, in which a number of interference signals occurring, which have a frequency below an HF2 frequency, are combined to form an HF2 signal if the number of interference signals occurring is greater than or equal to an HF2 number and the time interval between two successive interference signals is less than an HF2 time, in which the number of time periods with a respective length which amounts to an accumulation length and which follow one another directly in time and in which in each case at least one HF2 signal is present define an accumulation when the number of time periods is greater than or equal to an accumulation number.
US09705302B1
An energy kite may be coupled to a tether and ground station. The tether or other cables may need to be terminated, where one or more components of the cable need to be separated and terminated individually. In energy kite systems, it is common for the tether (or other cables) to have small mass and diameter. The termination may also include a first potted region with a softer potting material and a second potted region with a harder potting material.
US09705301B2
An electrical assembly having a support, a mounting member and an electrical device attached to the mounting member and the support. The mounting member is a one piece integrally formed unit having an interior cavity for receiving electrical wires from the power source and supplying the electrical wires to the electrical device. The mounting member has a coupling at a first end of the mounting member with internal threads having an annular recess receiving a seal member for forming a weatherproof seal with the support while allowing limited rotational adjustment of the mounting member with the support and maintaining the weatherproof seal. The mounting member has a second end with a coupling having external threads complementing the internal threads of the first coupling to enable a plurality of the mounting members to be coupled together and forming a weatherproof connection between the adjacent mounting members.
US09705299B1
A busway system is provided. The busway system includes a first electrical busway section, a second electrical busway section, and a busway joint. The first and second electrical busway sections are disposed longitudinally offset from each other. The busway joint couples the first and second busway sections. The busway joint includes a plurality of busbars, a plurality of splice plates coupled to the busbars, and a vise brace surrounding the busbars and the splice plates. The splice plates and the busbars electrically couple the first and second electrical busway sections. The vise brace includes a clamp screw to selectively provide a compressive force to the busbars and the splice plates.
US09705298B2
An electrical floor box assembly and cover are provided. The floor box cover includes an access door that is designed to be repositioned. The access door is repositioned by lifting, sliding, or moving back and securing into one of at least two closed (flat) positions. When the access door is secured in a closed “not in service” position, the access door is watertight with a single gasket or seal. A second gasket or seal is provided below the cover for further watertightness. When the access door is secured in a closed “in service” position, one or more apertures for cords are revealed, thereby permitting cords plugged into an outlet within the floor box assembly to protrude through the apertures.
US09705296B1
A connector assembly including a connector body with a spring clip including a first free end for engaging an electrical cable received within the connector body and a second free end for engaging a side wall of an electrical box upon installation. During insertion of the connector body the second free end engages the knock-out hole perimeter and deforms so as to permit further insertion. Once the connector body is fully inserted, the spring clip cooperates with a lug on the connector body to hold the connector assembly onto the electrical box. A method of manufacturing a connector assembly via an orbital riveting process is also provided.
US09705294B2
An enclosed switchboard includes: a device containing board which contains main circuit devices such as circuit breakers; and a cable connection board which is arranged side by side adjacently to the device containing board, and contains cables that input and output electric power to/from the main circuit devices. In the enclosed switchboard, the cable connection board is configured by one housing; and the inside of the housing is divided into two by a partition plate to be comparted to a cable lead-in compartment which contains lead-in side cables and a cable lead-out compartment which contains lead-out side cables.
US09705288B2
A vertical external cavity surface emitting laser (VECSEL) structure includes a heterostructure and first and second reflectors. The heterostructure comprises an active region having one or more quantum well structures configured to emit radiation at a wavelength, λlase, in response to pumping by an electron beam. One or more layers of the heterostructure may be doped. The active region is disposed between the first reflector and the second reflector and is spaced apart from the first reflector by an external cavity. An electron beam source is configured to generate the electron beam directed toward the active region. At least one electrical contact is electrically coupled to the heterostructure and is configured to provide a current path between the heterostructure and ground.
US09705274B2
An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of conductive contacts (5) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shell (4) embedded in the insulative housing and a metal cover (3) assembled to the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base (10) and a slot (6) formed above the base, and the conductive contacts embedded into the base and defining contact portions (51) protruding into the slot and soldering portions (52) opposite to the contact portions. The metal shell includes a main portion (41) embedded into the base, and a longitudinal side portion (40) bending from at least one side of the main portion and extending in the front-to-back direction. The side portion locates at one side of the slot and electrically connects with the metal cover. Above all, the manufacturing process of the electrical connector is simplified, and the shielding effect is enhanced.
US09705271B2
Provided is a connector (10) whereof a cover (60) is prevented from falling off a housing (20). The connector (10) is provided with: the housing (20), which is capable of fitting to a counterpart housing (90) and arranged in proximity or in contact with a peripheral member such as a solenoid (80) when fitting to the counterpart housing (90); and the cover (60), which is independent from the housing (20) and attached to the housing (20) so as to cover an electric wire (100) drawn out from a wire outdrawing surface of this housing (20). When the housing (20) fits to the counterpart housing (90), the cover (60) is faced by the peripheral member in a separating direction from the housing (20) so that the cover (60) is arranged to be interposed between the housing (20) and the peripheral member such as the solenoid (80).
US09705270B2
A universal power outlet, a universal junction box associated with a cover, and a universal extension cord. Sensors within openings in electrical sockets detect different characteristics of plug contacts. In response to the detected characteristics, power requirements for an energy consuming device associated with the plug are correlated. Logic dynamically selects and delivers a level of required power, from multiple available levels of power, to the device based on the detected characteristics.
US09705262B2
An electronic subassembly includes a base panel including a layer of fabric material, a top panel secured to the base panel so as to form a compartment between the base panel and the top panel, where the top panel includes an exterior surface that is configured to couple the subassembly with an apparel product, and a plurality of electronic components, where a first electronic component is disposed within the compartment and a second electronic component extends from the compartment to a location external to the compartment. A strain relief mechanism can also be provided that maintains a first electrical connection of the first electronic component with a second electrical connection of the second electronic component to reduce strain imparted to the first and second electrical connections when the surface of the apparel product to which the subassembly is secured is subjected to stretching or pulling forces.
US09705261B2
Provide are a control apparatus, a connector, and a laminated capacitor for connector which are small and light and in which the capacitor capacitances on the terminals can be easily adjusted. A laminated capacitor 113 is integrally formed by laminating: a terminal dielectric sheet 123a on which is printed a terminal circuit pattern P10a having terminal connecting patterns P12a electrically connected to a plurality of connection terminals 111 and terminal-side electrode patterns P11a connected to the terminal connecting patterns P12a; and a ground dielectric sheet 123b on which is printed a ground circuit pattern P10b having ground-side electrode patterns P11b disposed to face the terminal-side electrode patterns P11a and a ground pattern P12b connected to the ground-side electrode patterns P11b.
US09705258B2
A feed-through adapter assembly includes a bezel cage configured to receive a pluggable module. Walls of the cage are manufactured from a metal material and provide electrical shielding for the pluggable module. A feed-through connector is received in the bezel cage and is positioned at or near a rear end of the cage member. The feed-through connector has a feed-through connector housing holding a contact assembly. The contact assembly has a plurality of feed-through contacts defining a first board mating interface configured to mate with and be electrically connected to a circuit board of the pluggable module and a second board mating interface configured to mate with and be electrically connected to a circuit board of a cable connector. The first and second board mating interfaces are substantially identical.
US09705252B2
A connector includes connector terminals having elastically deformable contact portions to be contacted with device terminals of a connection counterpart side device, a housing to which the connector terminals are assembled, a rotary member that is rotatable with respect to the housing, and a motion direction conversion mechanism that converts a rotary motion of the rotary member to a linear motion to move the housing in a direction of a rotation axis of the rotary member and brings the contact portions in pressure contact with the device terminals. As the motion direction conversion mechanism, at least one protrusion is formed on one of an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical portion of the housing and the rotary member and at least one helical groove engaging with the protrusion is formed on the other thereof.
US09705249B2
A connector includes a first housing (10) with a lock arm (32), a second housing (40) with a lock (42) is connectable to the first housing (10), and a detector (60) is mounted movably on the first housing (10). The lock (42) includes a standing wall (43) extending along a direction intersecting a connecting direction of the first and second housings (10, 40). A locking area (48) to be locked by the lock arm (32) when the first and second housings (10, 40) are connected properly is provided on one wall surface of the standing wall (43) and a pressing area (44) for pressing the detector (60) in the process of connecting the first and second housings (10, 40) is provided on another wall surface of the standing wall (43).
US09705247B2
This connector is provided with: a first connector which is fixed to connector mounting parts, and which is provided with a first housing for holding a first terminal; and a second connector part which is provided with an inner housing for holding a second terminal, and a sheath housing having the inner housing accommodated therein. When the second connector part is moved towards the first connector part in a connector fitting direction, a first lock part and a second lock part engage with each other at a fitted position between the first housing and the inner housing and the sheath housing have, provided thereto, pressing unit which, when in the sheath fitted position, impel the inner housing in a direction in which the inner housing is fitted to the first housing.
US09705246B2
A connector includes a connector body, two or more connector pads within the connector body, and a releasable attachment mechanism for attaching the connector to a mobile computer. The connector may include a seal positioned around the outer edge of the connector body. The connector typically includes two or more connector pins each in contact with a respective connector pad.
US09705241B2
A method of manufacturing a cable connector assembly including the steps of: connecting a mating member to a cable through an internal printed circuit board; enclosing a shell over the mating member and the cable; fixing a number of dowel pins to the shell; molding a strain relief over the shell; removing the dowel pins to form a number of pinholes in the strain relief; and telescoping an outer over-mold on the strain relief along a front-to-back direction.
US09705240B2
A vibration resistant connector is disclosed. The connector employs a friction member to create a resistance between a coupling nut of the connector and a connector body of the connector that is disposed in a cavity formed by the coupling nut. In some embodiments, the friction member is in the form of an O-ring that encircles a portion of the connector body and that is compressed by the coupling nut.
US09705239B2
A flexible electrode assembly comprises a central portion having electrical contacts disposed thereon and a plurality of elongated portions extending radially outwards from the central portion. One or more of the elongated portions has an electrode disposed in the vicinity of a distal end thereof. The electrodes are electrically coupled to respective ones of the electrical contacts disposed on the central portion. An apparatus for measuring electrophysiological signals in a human or animal body that incorporates the flexible electrode assembly is also disclosed.
US09705234B2
A method for producing modular electrical connectors having varying contact element configurations includes providing a common header component having a plurality of receptacle spaces defined therein. A plurality of different contact sub-assemblies are provided having varying contact element configurations, with each of sub-assembly having a common size configured for receipt in the receptacle spaces. A pattern of the contact sub-assemblies is defined for a particular desired connector configuration from any combination of the contact sub-assemblies, and the contact sub-assemblies are fitted and adhered into the receptacle spaces in the header component according to the pattern. A kit may be provided with the modular components for making the connectors.
US09705232B2
The present invention relates to encased receptacle embodiments for mounting to recessed electrical boxes.
US09705228B2
A connector system including a first connector body, a second connector body configured to mate with the first connector body, a locking feature configured to secure the second connector body to the first connector body, and a connector position assurance (CPA) device that, when engaged, inhibits operation of the locking feature. A portion of the second connector body and the CPA device cooperate to form a box to completely enclose the locking feature, thereby inhibiting disengagement of the CPA device from the locking feature. The CPA device has a flexible lock arm configured to secure the CPA device to the second connector body. A portion of the CPA lock arm may be configured to be frangible. The second connector body and/or the CPA device may define an aperture configured to provide access to the CPA lock arm. The aperture is at least partially blocked by a frangible tab.
US09705225B1
An electrical connector assembly is presented. The electrical connector assembly includes an electrical socket terminal having a frustoconical body that defines a first cylindrical cavity configured to receive a corresponding electrical plug terminal. The frustoconical body defines a plurality of axially slots extending to the first cylindrical cavity. The terminal further includes a cylindrical member extending from the frustoconical body. The cylindrical member defines a circumferential flange extending from an outer surface of the cylindrical member. The electrical connector assembly also includes a terminal cartridge formed of a dielectric material and defining a generally U-shaped slot having an open end, a closed end, two side walls, and a floor. The U-shaped slot is configured to receive the circumferential flange of the socket terminal. The floor defines a locking protrusion configured to contact the flange and retain the socket terminal within the U-shaped slot.
US09705219B2
A connector includes a housing and a signal plug contact provided in the housing. The housing includes a hole that expands from part of the housing in which the signal plug contact is provided.
US09705217B2
An electrical connector includes a body having a tongue, a pair of first differential signal terminals and a pair of second differential signal terminals fixed to the body, and a middle shielding sheet fixed to the tongue, and located between the first and second differential signal terminals. The tongue includes an upper surface having two depressed first receiving slots and a lower surface having two depressed second receiving slots. A first groove is depressed from each first receiving slot. A second groove is upward depressed from each second receiving slot. Each first differential signal terminal has a first contact portion fixed to and exposed from the upper surface of the tongue. Each second differential signal terminal has a second contact portion fixed to and exposed from the lower surface of the tongue. The first and second contact portions are partially accommodated in the first and second receiving slot respectively.
US09705216B2
The present embodiments relate to providing electrical connectivity to electric-powered components mounted in parallel on a wiring board. An electrical apparatus is provided in which electricity is conducted from an electrically conductive member onto first and second electrically conductive pathways, of a wiring board through the use of first and second resiliently-deformable electrically conductive connectors. First and second electric-powered components are mounted to the respective first and second electrically conductive pathways. The first and second resiliently-deformable electrically conductive connectors are compressed between the electrically conductive member and the wiring board such that the first connector provides an electrical connection between the conductive member and the first electrically conductive pathway, and the second connector provides an electrical connection between the conductive member and the second electrically conductive pathway.
US09705213B2
An electronic device includes: a spacing tube including a first conductor of a tubular shape with both end faces forming electrical connection, and a second conductor provided inside the first conductor to be electrically spaced from the first conductor, the second conductor including recess to be engaged with screws in both ends thereof; and a first wiring board and a second wiring board which are attached to opposite ends of the spacing tube by the screws fastened to the recess, respectively, and electrically coupled with each other through the first conductor and the second conductor.
US09705209B2
An insulation displacement contact comprises an electrically conductive contact body including a mounting portion that is configured to receive a complementary electrical component so as to contact an electrical terminal of the complementary electrical component, and a mating portion configured to attach to an electrical cable, the mating portion including a slot that extends into the contact body, and at least one piercing member that at least partially defines the slot such that, when the slot receives an electrical cable, the piercing member pierces an outer electrically insulative layer of the electrical cable and contacts an electrical conductor of the electrical cable that is disposed inside the electrically insulative layer.
US09705208B2
An antenna device includes coil antennas each including a coil conductor wound around a winding axis and a planar conductor that includes at least one edge and that is superposed with at least a portion of each of the coil antennas when viewed in plan. Winding axes of the plurality of coil antennas are parallel or substantially parallel to each other and so as to extend along a surface of the planar conductor, first coil opening ends of coil openings of the coil antennas in a direction in which the winding axes extend are contiguous with the edge and the coil antennas are connected such that magnetic fields generated by the coil antennas are in phase with each other. When W represents a width of the planar conductor, A represents a central spacing of the coil antennas and B represents a distance from a center of a coil antenna to a side of the planar conductor, A≦( 3/10)W.
US09705202B2
A millimeter-wave dielectric transmission device. The millimeter-wave dielectric transmission device includes a semiconductor chip provided on one interposer substrate and capable of millimeter-wave dielectric transmission, an antenna structure connected to the semiconductor chip, two semiconductor packages including a molded resin configured to cover the semiconductor chip and the antenna structure, and a dielectric transmission path provided between the two semiconductor packages to transmit a millimeter wave signal. The semiconductor packages are mounted such that the antenna structures thereof are arranged with the dielectric transmission path interposed therebetween.
US09705200B2
A traveling-wave loop antenna based on a metal ring cavity for generating a radio frequency OAM beam includes a main structure which is the metal ring cavity whose top surface has an annular slot circumferentially opened. Two openings, ¼ of a perimeter of the metal ring cavity apart, are two excitation source ports of the antenna, for connecting a metal waveguide. When the two ports are inputted with microwave sources having the same frequency and a phase difference of ±90°, an electromagnetic field in the metal ring cavity exhibits a traveling-wave distribution propagating circumferentially clockwise or counterclockwise. The annular slot constitutes the antenna. A reasonable design of a size of the metal ring cavity and a position of the annular slot realizes a conversion from a microwave guided-wave mode to an OAM mode and a generation of the radio frequency OAM beams with different orders l in free space.
US09705194B2
In an antenna module, a main portion includes a plurality of insulating sheets made of a flexible material and laminated on each other. An antenna configured to transmit/receive a high-frequency signal is disposed in the main portion. A connection portion is disposed in the main portion and is connected to an electronic device that inputs/outputs the high-frequency signal. A signal transmission line is disposed in the main portion and has a strip line structure or a microstrip line structure to transmit the high-frequency signal. An impedance matching circuit is disposed in the main portion and between the antenna and end of a signal transmission line facing in a negative x direction. An impedance matching circuit is disposed in the main portion and between the connection portion and an end of the signal transmission line facing in a positive x direction.
US09705188B2
An antenna pattern frame according to an aspect of the invention may include: a radiator having an antenna pattern portion transmitting and receiving a signal and a connection terminal portion allowing the signal to be transmitted to and received from a circuit board of an electronic device; a connection portion partially forming the radiator and connecting the antenna pattern portion and the connection terminal portion to be arranged in different planes; and a radiator frame manufactured by injection molding on the radiator so that the antenna pattern portion is provided on one side of the radiator frame and the connection terminal portion is provided on the other side thereof while the antenna pattern portion is embedded in the electronic device case.
US09705187B2
This document discloses one or more systems, apparatuses, methods, etc. for integrating coil antennas in a carbon fiber chassis portable device. More particularly, the carbon fiber chassis portable device containing unidirectional weave carbon fibers in its chassis—to support near field communications (NFC) related functions—is described.
US09705180B2
Electronic devices may include antenna structures. The antenna structures may form an antenna having first and second feeds at different locations. Transceiver circuitry for transmitting and receiving radio-frequency antenna signals may be mounted on one end of a printed circuit board. Transmission line structures may be used to convey signals between an opposing end of the printed circuit board and the transceiver circuitry. The printed circuit board may be coupled to an antenna feed structure formed from a flexible printed circuit using solder connections. The flexible printed circuit may have a bend and may be screwed to conductive electronic device housing structures using one or more screws at one or more respective antenna feed terminals. Electrical components such as an amplifier circuit and filter circuitry may be mounted on the flexible printed circuit.
US09705176B2
An apparatus for securing an antenna to a surface by means of an antenna base and stand off with internal cable routing, which prevents any cables showing. With only one drilled hole at time of installation. With a device for holding an antenna vertical yet allowing said antenna to be lowered easily and quickly without tools or clumsy mechanisms attached to the antenna. A unique way to eliminate water penetration by means of clamping into the surface with gaskets and o-rings in a simple, relatively unskilled process. Therefore eliminating troublesome holes and sharp protrusions made by screws. While allowing free movement of the antenna for raising and lowering prepossess. A one hole, one nut installation that can be preformed by a single relatively unskilled person. Simple to manufacture with a minimal number of parts. With a beautiful streamlined appearance, that can be used for mounting any standard antenna.
US09705173B2
A waveguide structure includes a signal line and two static lines. The signal line is disposed between the static lines in a first direction. The static lines and the signal line are disposed parallel to one another. Each static line includes a first conductive pattern, a second conductive pattern, and a third conductive pattern. The first conductive pattern and the signal line are disposed on an identical plane of a dielectric layer. A thickness of the first conductive pattern is substantially equal to a thickness of the signal line. The second conductive pattern is disposed on the first conductive pattern. A width of the first conductive pattern is larger than a width of the second conductive pattern in the first direction. The third conductive pattern is disposed on the second conductive pattern. A width of the third conductive pattern is larger than the width of the second conductive pattern.
US09705154B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for prelithiation, and in particular, to a method for prelithiation that predopes lithium into at least one unit cell uniformly in large amounts. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for prelithiation including an preparing at least one unit cell, the unit cell comprising a cathode, an anode, and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode, disposing the prepared at least one unit cell in a reaction tank, and connecting electrodes having the same polarity, adding an electrolyte solution into the reaction tank, disposing a lithium metal plate in the electrolyte solution, and connecting the lithium metal plate to the anode, and doping the anode.
US09705146B2
A method is provided to fabricate an electrolyte membrane. The membrane has an asymmetric structure and is a polybenzimidazole membrane doped with phosphoric acid. The asymmetric structure comprises a dense layer and a porous layer. The content of phosphoric acid introduced into the polybenzimidazole membrane reaches 20 phosphoric acid molecules per polymer repeating unit. The proton conductivity of the polybenzimidazole membrane reaches 5×10−2 siemens per centimeter (S/cm). An electrode made with the polybenzimidazole membrane can be smoothly operated in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell.
US09705145B2
A hydrogen generator and a fuel cell system including the hydrogen generator are disclosed. The hydrogen generator includes a fuel composition including a hydrogen containing material that releases hydrogen gas to produce hydrogen when heated. A biasing member working in cooperation with a heating element and retainer, all of which are disposed within a unitary container, facilitate and control the release of hydrogen gas. The fuel composition can be segregated into individual quantities.
US09705144B2
A hydrogen generator includes a hydro-desulfurizer, a reformer, a reactor and an electric heater. The hydro-desulfurizer is operative to remove a sulfur compound in a raw material and including a tubular first wall. The reformer is operative to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using the raw material supplied from the hydro-desulfurizer. The reactor includes a tubular second wall provided coaxially with the first wall so as to be opposed to the first wall. The electric heater is annularly provided in a gap between the first wall and the second wall so as to extend in an axial direction of the first wall and turn back in the axial direction of the first wall. The electric heater includes a first portion contacting the first wall and a second portion contacting the second wall. A connecting portion, which connects the first portion and the second portion, has elasticity.
US09705141B2
A fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cells, each end of the fuel cell stack having a heater plate disposed between a current collector plate and an end plate, each heater plate being thermally insulated from a respective end plate, wherein each heater plate comprises a heating element in the form of an electrically conductive track; and, wherein the heater plate comprises a pair of terminals extending from an edge of the heater plate, the terminals being separated by an air gap.
US09705140B2
A vehicle fuel cell apparatus includes a fuel cell stack configured to take in air as a reaction gas and a coolant through an air intake aperture area, and discharge temperature-raised air through air discharging aperture areas. An air suction duct, air discharge ducts, and air discharge fans take in air to the air suction duct. The air discharge ducts have air discharge ports in the vicinity of the air suction duct. The air suction duct is formed with first air intake ports opening at its upstream end portion, and second air intake ports opening at locations nearer to the air discharge ports of the air discharge ducts than the first air intake ports. The second air intake ports are provided with shutters. The arrangement provides a vehicle fuel cell apparatus having enhanced operability in situations involving low-temperature outside air, and allows for enhanced mountability to vehicles.
US09705134B2
An organic negative electrode is provided in the present application. The organic negative electrode comprises a first element having conductive material, a second element formed by a high polymer solution and set on the first element, and a third element having chlorophyll and formed on the second element. A battery with said organic negative electrode is also provided.
US09705128B2
The invention relates to An active material for a rechargeable lithium ion battery, comprising metal (M) based particles and a silicon oxide SiOx with 0
US09705127B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a composition of matter comprising a silicon (Si) nanoparticle coated with a conductive polymer. Another embodiment discloses a method for preparing a composition of matter comprising a plurality of silicon (Si) nanoparticles coated with a conductive polymer comprising providing Si nanoparticles, providing a conductive polymer, preparing a Si nanoparticle, conductive polymer, and solvent slurry, spraying the slurry into a liquid medium that is a non-solvent of the conductive polymer, and precipitating the silicon (Si) nanoparticles coated with the conductive polymer. Another embodiment discloses an anode comprising a current collector, and a composition of matter comprising a silicon (Si) nanoparticle coated with a conductive polymer.
US09705121B2
The present disclosure includes a battery module having a power assembly that includes a plurality of battery cells and a plurality of bus bars that electrically couples a terminal of each of the plurality of battery cells to a terminal of an adjacent battery cell of the plurality of battery cells. The battery module also includes a lead frame that includes a plurality of cell taps respectively electrically coupled to the plurality of bus bars of the power assembly, and a plurality of leads that extends from the plurality of cell taps. The lead frame also includes a plurality of broken interconnects that electrically isolates the plurality of cell taps from one another and electrically isolates the plurality of leads from one another.
US09705111B2
Provided is a secondary battery in which a battery lid is fixed to a battery case by inserting the battery lid into an opening of the battery case having the opening, and emitting laser beams to a butting portion between the battery case and the battery lid to perform butt welding, wherein, when a battery lid-side welding mark formed in the battery lid has a distance from a surface of the battery lid to a lower end of the battery lid-side welding mark which is defined as a battery lid-side welding depth, and a battery case-side welding mark formed in the battery case has a distance from the surface of the battery lid to a lower end of the battery case-side welding mark which is defined as a battery case-side welding depth, the battery lid-side welding depth is deeper than the battery case-side welding depth.
US09705109B2
There is provided an organic light emitting diode (OLED) comprising an organic electroluminescent layer formed between a first electrode and a second electrode, characterised in that organic electroluminescent layer comprises a nano-structured grating pattern provided therein, wherein the grating is configured to modify the refractive index of the electroluminescent layer.
US09705105B2
An electrical component (40) and a substrate (100) constitute at least a portion of an electrical device. At least one surface of the substrate (100) is formed of an insulator. A conductor (20) is formed on the one surface. The conductor (20) is covered with a sealing film (210). The sealing film (210) is a film having insulation properties. An opening (212) is formed in the sealing film (210). The opening (212) is located on a portion of the conductor (20) when seen in a plan view. The conductor (20) is connected to the electrical component (40) with an anisotropic conductive film (30) interposed therebetween. The anisotropic conductive film (30) overlaps the opening (212), and contains a plurality of metal particles.
US09705104B2
The present invention provides an OLED display substrate and a manufacture method thereof. The OLED display substrate comprises a substrate (10), a TFT (90) located on the substrate (10), a passivation layer (50) located on the TFT (90), a flat layer (60) located on the passivation layer (50), a connecting electrode (80) being located on the flat layer (60) and contacting the TFT (90), an anode (70) being located on the flat layer (60) and covering the connecting electrode (80), an organic emitting layer (71) located on the anode (70) and a cathode (72) located on the organic emitting layer (71); the connecting electrode (80) contacts the TFT (90) via the contact hole (81) penetrating the flat layer (60) and the passivation layer (50); the anode (70) is electrically connected to the TFT (90) via the connecting electrode (80); the short circuit between the cathode and anode of the OLED display substrate can be prevented for avoiding the current concentration and ensuring the normal illumination of the OLED.
US09705097B2
A highly stable metal complex useful for the manufacture of a light-emitting device has an excellent lifetime property, particularly in a blue region, specifically a metal complex represented by Formula (1): wherein M is a metal atom; each R0 independently represents a divalent linking group; i and j each independently represent 0 or 1; RP1, RP2, RP3, RP4, RP5 and RP6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom and the like, with a proviso that at least one of RP1, RP2, RP3, RP4, RP5 and RP6 is a dendron; m is an integer of from 1 to 3, n is an integer of from 0 to 2, and m+n is 2 or 3; and the portion represented by Formula (2): represents a bidentate ligand; wherein Rx and Ry are an atom bonding to the metal atom M, and each independently represents a carbon atom and the like.
US09705094B2
An organic semiconductor compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 is highly fused due to fusion of greater than or equal to 4 rings, and has smooth intermolecular charge transfer due to relatively high planarity.
US09705089B2
Provided is an organic light emitting element having stable performance in the air. The organic light emitting element includes: an anode; a cathode; and an emission layer placed between the anode and the cathode, in which: the organic light emitting element further includes a first organic compound layer placed between the cathode and the emission layer, and a second organic compound layer placed between the emission layer and the first organic compound layer, and contacted with the first organic compound layer; the first organic compound layer contains a first organic compound; the second organic compound layer contains a second organic compound; and the first organic compound includes a viologen compound represented by the following general formula [1] and the second organic compound includes an organic compound different from the viologen compound.
US09705072B2
A spin transfer torque magnetic junction includes a magnetic reference layer structure with magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to a substrate plane. A laminated magnetic free layer comprises at least three sublayers (e.g. sub-layers of CoFeB, CoPt, FePt, or CoPd) having magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to the substrate plane. Each such sublayer is separated from an adjacent one by a dusting layer (e.g. tantalum). An insulative barrier layer (e.g. MgO) is disposed between the laminated free layer and the magnetic reference layer structure. The spin transfer torque magnetic junction includes conductive base and top electrodes, and a current polarizing structure that has magnetic anisotropy parallel to the substrate plane. In certain embodiments, the current polarizing structure may also include a non-magnetic spacer layer (e.g. MgO, copper, etc).
US09705062B2
A method of encapsulating a thermoelectric device and its associated thermoelectric elements in an inert atmosphere and a thermoelectric device fabricated by such method are described. These thermoelectric devices may be intended for use under conditions which would otherwise promote oxidation of the thermoelectric elements. The capsule is formed by securing a suitably-sized thin-walled strip of oxidation-resistant metal to the ceramic substrates which support the thermoelectric elements. The thin-walled metal strip is positioned to enclose the edges of the thermoelectric device and is secured to the substrates using gap-filling materials. The strip, substrates and gap-filling materials cooperatively encapsulate the thermoelectric elements and exclude oxygen and water vapor from atmospheric air so that the elements may be maintained in an inert, non-oxidizing environment.
US09705058B2
An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body that has a semiconductor layer sequence and at least one opening that extends through a second semiconductor layer into a first semiconductor layer. The chip also includes a support, which includes at least one recess, and a metallic connecting layer between the semiconductor body and the support. The metallic connecting layer includes a first region and a second region. The first region is connected to the first semiconductor layer in an electrically conductive manner through the opening and the second region is connected to the second semiconductor layer in an electrically conductive manner. A first contact is connected to the first region in an electrically conductive manner through the recess or a second contact is connected to the second region in an electrically conductive manner through the recess.
US09705054B2
A light emitting device module including a first and second lead frames, a light emitting device electrically connected to the first and second lead frames, the light emitting device includes a light emitting structure having a first conduction type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conduction type semiconductor layer, a resin layer surrounding the light emitting device, a PSR (photo solder resist) layer disposed between the first and second lead frames and the second lead frame and a sidewall disposed at the peripheral area of the light emitting device and including an inclined plane formed on at least one side surface thereof.
US09705053B2
A light emitting device includes at least one semiconductor light emitting element, and a wavelength conversion layer which is formed on a surface of the semiconductor light emitting element and which includes a resin layer containing a wavelength conversion member for converting a wavelength of light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element. The wavelength conversion layer covers an upper surface or the upper surface and a side surface of the semiconductor light emitting element. A content of an inorganic material including the wavelength conversion member, or a content of an inorganic material including the wavelength conversion member and an inorganic filler, in the resin layer is 30% by mass or more and 99% by mass or less.
US09705051B2
A light emitting device includes an epitaxial structure and a sheet-shaped wavelength converting layer. The sheet-shaped wavelength converting layer is disposed on the epitaxial structure and at least includes a first wavelength converting unit layer and a second wavelength converting unit layer. The first wavelength converting unit layer is disposed between the second wavelength converting unit layer and the epitaxial structure. An emission peak wavelength of the first wavelength converting unit layer is greater than an emission peak wavelength of the second wavelength converting unit layer. A full width half magnitude of the second wavelength converting unit layer is greater than a full width half magnitude of the first wavelength converting unit layer.
US09705048B2
A light-emitting device includes a light emitting element, a resin package defining a recessed portion serving as a mounting region of the light emitting element, gate marks each formed on an outer side surface of the resin package, and leads disposed on the bottom surface of the recessed portion and electrically connected to the light emitting element. The light emitting element is mounted on the lead. The gate marks include a first gate mark formed on a first outer side surface of the resin package and a second gate mark formed on an outer side surface which is different than the first outer side surface.
US09705046B2
Disclosed is a light emitting apparatus which includes at least one light emitting device; a substrate under the light emitting device; a bonding member between the light emitting device and the substrate; and an adhesion member under the substrate, wherein the adhesion member includes at least one of benzotriazole and hydroxy group.
US09705045B2
A light emitting diode (LED) having distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The distributed Bragg reflector is used as a reflective element for reflecting the light generated by the light emitting layer to an ideal direction of light output. The distributed Bragg reflector has a plurality of through holes, such that the metal layer and the transparent conductive layer disposed on two sides of the distributed Bragg reflector may contact each other to conduct the current. Due to the distribution properties of the through holes, the current may be more uniformly diffused, and the light may be more uniformly emitted from the light emitting layer.
US09705044B2
To suppress or prevent erosion (decrease in film thickness), water absorption, or cracking of a DBR film surface in washing or etching treatment in a downstream process. The DBR film structure of a DBR film 7D includes a pair of or a plurality of pairs of a deposited SiO2 film and a deposited TiO2 film. Such a top layer of DBR film structures has hitherto been a deposited SiO2 film that provides high reflectance. In order to prevent erosion while maintaining high reflectance, the top layer herein is a high-refractive-index thin film (for example, a deposited TiO2 film) having a thickness in the range of 1 to 13 nm, and a tapered DBR end portion (a slope having a taper angle in the range of 15 to 45 degrees) is formed by vapor deposition in a lift-off process. The high-refractive-index thin film is overlaid with a reflective metal film 8D serving as a first layer.
US09705039B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, a first metal pillar, a second metal pillar, and an insulating layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first surface, a second surface, and a light emitting layer. The first metal pillar is electrically connected to the second surface. The first metal pillar includes first and second metal layers. The first metal layer is provided between the second surface and at least a part of the second metal layer. The second metal pillar is arranged side by side with the first metal pillar, and electrically connected to the second surface. The second metal pillar includes third and fourth metal layers. The third metal layer is provided between the second surface and at least a part of the fourth metal layer. The insulating layer is provided between the first and second metal pillars.
US09705037B2
Provided are a light emitting device, a light emitting device package and a lighting system including the same. The light emitting device (LED) comprises a substrate, a 5 second conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, a first conductive type semiconductor layer and a first electrode. The vertical distances between the first conductive type semiconductor layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer are varied.
US09705032B2
A carbon doped short period superlattice is provided. A heterostructure includes a short period superlattice comprising a plurality of quantum wells alternating with a plurality of barriers. One or more of the quantum wells and/or the barriers includes a carbon doped layer (e.g., a non-percolated or percolated carbon atomic plane).
US09705016B2
The invention provides an additive for preparing suede on a monocrystalline silicon chip, which comprises: polyethylene glycol, sodium benzoate, citric acid, hydrolytic polymaleic anhydride, sodium acetate and water. The invention also provides a suede preparation liquid for preparing suede on a monocrystalline silicon chip, which contains the foregoing additive for preparing suede on a monocrystalline silicon chip and an aqueous alkali in a mass ratio of 0.2-5:100, wherein the aqueous alkali is the aqueous solution of an inorganic or organic alkali. The invention also provides a method for preparing suede on a monocrystalline silicon chip, by using which suede can be prepared on the surface of a monocrystalline silicon chip with the foregoing suede preparation liquid.
US09705014B2
A method of forming an electrode, an electrode for a solar cell manufactured, and a solar cell, the method including forming a pattern of a finger electrode by: coating a composition for forming a first electrode that includes a conductive powder, an organic vehicle, and a first glass frit that is free of silver and phosphorus, and drying the coated composition for forming a first electrode; forming a pattern of a bus electrode by: coating a composition for forming a second electrode that includes a conductive powder, an organic vehicle, and a second glass fit that includes silver and phosphorus, and drying the coated composition for forming a second electrode; and firing the resultant patterns.
US09705000B2
Techniques are disclosed for forming transistor devices having reduced parasitic contact resistance relative to conventional devices. In some example embodiments, the techniques can be used to implement the contacts of MOS transistors of a CMOS device, where an intermediate III-V semiconductor material layer is provided between the p-type and n-type source/drain regions and their respective contact metals to significantly reduce contact resistance. The intermediate III-V semiconductor material layer may have a small bandgap (e.g., lower than 0.5 eV) and/or otherwise be doped to provide the desired conductivity. The techniques can be used on numerous transistor architectures (e.g., planar, finned, and nanowire transistors), including strained and unstrained channel structures.
US09704997B2
The present polymeric materials can be patterned with relatively low photo-exposure energies and are thermally stable, mechanically robust, resist water penetration, and show good adhesion to metal oxides, metals, metal alloys, as well as organic materials. In addition, these polymeric materials can be solution-processed (e.g., by spin-coating), and can exhibit good chemical (e.g., solvent and etchant) resistance in the cured form.
US09704989B2
A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed, which include a gate electrode material in a recess or a buried gate cell structure, a polysilicon material doped with impurities over a sidewall of a recess located over the gate electrode material, and a junction formed by an annealing or a rapid thermal annealing (RTA) process, thereby establishing a degree overlap between a gate electrode material of a buried gate and a junction.
US09704967B2
The present disclosure is directed to a method that includes exposing a surface of a silicon substrate in a first region between first and second isolation trenches, etching the silicon substrate in the first region to form a recess between the first and second isolation trenches, and forming a base of a heterojunction bipolar transistor by selective epitaxial growth of a film comprising SiGe in the recess.
US09704965B1
A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a channel layer on a substrate. A gate dielectric is deposited on the channel layer, and a mask is patterned on the gate dielectric. An exposed portion of the gate dielectric is removed to expose a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region of the channel layer. A first source/drain contact is formed on the first source/drain region and a second source/drain contact is formed on the second source/drain region. A cap layer is formed over the first source/drain contact and the second source/drain contact, and the mask is removed. Spacers are formed adjacent to sidewalls of the first source/drain contact and the second source/drain contact. An oxide region is formed in the cap layer and a carbon material is deposited on an exposed portion of the gate dielectric.
US09704953B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of first semiconductor regions of a first conductivity type, a plurality of second semiconductor regions of a second conductivity type, a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type, a fifth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, and a gate electrode. An impurity concentration of the second conductivity type of the third semiconductor region is higher than an impurity concentration of the second conductivity type of the second semiconductor regions. The fourth semiconductor region is provided on the first semiconductor regions. The gate electrode provided on the fourth semiconductor region with a gate insulation layer interposed. The gate electrode extends in a third direction. The third direction intersects the first direction. The third direction is parallel to a plane including the first direction and the second direction.
US09704945B2
A carrier substrate includes a first major face and a second major face opposite the first major face. A diode structure is formed between the first major face and the second major face, which diode structure electrically insulates the first major face from the second major face at least with regard to one polarity of an electrical voltage.
US09704940B2
It is an object of the present invention to prevent an insulating film from peeling in a section where the insulating film is adjacent to a sealing region. Over a first substrate 104, a pixel portion 100 provided with a light emitting element, a source driver 101, a gate driver 102, and a sealing region 103 are provided. A light emitting element is sealed between the first substrate 104 and a second substrate 110 by a sealant 108. An insulating film 107 serves as a partition wall of the light emitting element. An end portion of the insulating film 107 which is adjacent to the sealing region 103 does not overlap with a step formed by a side surface and an upper surface of a conductive film 106 which serves as a wiring.
US09704939B2
An OLED display panel includes a substrate, a light emitting structure and a driving structure. The substrate defines an electrical conductive hole. The light emitting structure is located at a side of the substrate. The light emitting structure includes a first electrode, a second electrode and an organic light emitting layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The driving structure includes a row drive circuit line and a column drive circuit line. The substrate includes a face opposite to the light emitting structure. The row drive circuit line is coupled to the face of the substrate. The first electrode is electrically coupled to the row drive circuit line via the electrical conductive hole. The column drive circuit line is coupled to the light emitting structure to be electrically coupled to the second electrode. A display device with the OLED display panel is also provided.
US09704938B2
Disclosed herein is an organic light emitting diode display, including: a first thin film transistor including a first active pattern positioned on the substrate and a first gate electrode positioned on the first active pattern; a third thin film transistor including a third active pattern connected to the other end of the first active pattern and a third gate electrode positioned on the third active pattern; and a gate bridge directly connecting between the third active pattern and the first gate electrode and positioned between the substrate and the third active pattern.
US09704933B2
In an organic electroluminescent device, deterioration of an organic material layer of an OLED due to moisture and the like from a surrounding material is effectively prevented. An OLED is provided with an organic material layer including a light emitting layer and is provided on a lower substrate. A first diamond-like carbon layer is provided between the lower substrate and the organic material layer and is at least arranged in a light emitting area in a surface along the lower substrate. A second diamond-like carbon layer is provided above the organic material layer and is at least arranged in the light emitting area.
US09704932B2
A foldable display is disclosed. In one aspect, the foldable display includes a flexible display panel having first and second ends opposing each other, a first plate connected to the first end of the flexible display panel, and a second plate facing the first plate. The foldable display further includes a third plate configured to slide in and out of the second plate, wherein the third plate is connected to the second end of the flexible display panel. The foldable display also includes a first rotary plate hinged to at least one of the first and second plates.
US09704924B2
A light emitting device includes a substrate layer, first and second metal layers sequentially formed on the substrate layer, and an organic material layer formed between the first and second metal layers. The first metal layer has a uniform thickness or has metal portions or further has an open portion exposing a portion of the surface of the substrate layer. The organic material layer includes a hole transport material and an electron transport material in contact with one another. An interaction between the hole transport material and the electron transport material generates exciplexes capable of emitting light having a peak wavelength in a first range, and a coupling is generated between the first and second metal layers. By adjusting the distance between the first and second metal layers or the thickness of the first metal layer, the peak wavelength of the light is shifted to a second range and/or a third range.
US09704922B2
According to one embodiment, this semiconductor memory device includes first conducting layers, a memory layer, and second conducting layers. The first conducting layers are laminated at predetermined pitches in a first direction perpendicular to a substrate. The first conducting layers extend in a second direction parallel to the substrate. The second conducting layer extends in the first direction. A memory layer surrounds a circumference of the second conductive layer. The first conductive layers is in contact with a side surface of the second conductive layer via the memory layer. The memory cells are provided at intersections of the first conducting layers and the second conducting layer.
US09704921B2
Provided is an electronic device including a switching element, wherein the switching element may include a first electrode, a second electrode, a switching layer interposed between the first and second electrodes, and a first amorphous semiconductor layer interposed between the first electrode and the switching layer.
US09704919B1
High aspect ratio vertical interconnect access (via) interconnections in magnetic random access memory (MRAM) bit cells are disclosed. In one aspect, an exemplary MRAM bit cell includes a coupling column interconnecting an access transistor and a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) therein. The coupling column is disposed across a plurality of interconnection layers. In one aspect, the coupling column comprises a high aspect ratio via. In another aspect, the high aspect ratio via is connected directly between a drain contact coupled to a drain of the access transistor and to an end electrode of the MTJ such that no interconnection line and/or interconnection island is provided in the coupling column. In certain aspects, the coupling column may be disposed between an interconnection line and an adjacent interconnection line without increasing an existing interconnection line pitch, thus allowing for a reduction in MRAM bit cell pitch.
US09704904B2
An embodiment isolation structure includes a first passivation layer over a bottom surface and extending along sidewalls of a trench in a semiconductor substrate, wherein the first passivation layer includes a first dielectric material. The semiconductor device further includes a passivation oxide layer in the trench on the first passivation layer, wherein the passivation oxide layer includes an oxide of the first dielectric material and has a higher atomic percentage of oxygen than the first passivation layer, The semiconductor device further includes a second passivation layer in the trench on the passivation oxide layer, wherein the second passivation layer also includes the first dielectric material and has a lower atomic percentage of oxygen than the passivation oxide layer.
US09704899B2
An imaging device with excellent imaging performance is provided. In the imaging device, a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer have a region overlapping with one another, the first layer and the second layer each include transistors, and the third layer includes a photoelectric conversion element. Off-state currents of the transistors formed in the first layer are lower than those of the transistors formed in the second layer, and field-effect mobilities of the transistors formed in the second layer are higher than those of the transistors formed in the first layer.
US09704889B2
A display panel includes: a pixel electrode comprising first, second, and third sub-pixel electrodes that are separated from each other; a first thin film transistor connected to the first sub-pixel electrode; second and fourth thin film transistors connected to the second sub-pixel electrode; third and fifth thin film transistors connected to the third sub-pixel electrode; a first gate line connected to the first to fourth thin film transistors; a second gate line connected to the fifth thin film transistor; a data line insulated from and intersecting the first and second gate lines and connected to the first to third thin film transistors; a first storage electrode line disposed adjacent to the first gate line; and a second storage electrode line disposed adjacent to the second gate line.
US09704878B2
A vertical NAND-type memory device includes a vertical stack of inter-gate insulating layers and gate electrodes arranged in an alternating sequence on an underlying substrate, which includes a cell array region and a contact region therein. At least one NAND-type channel structure is provided, which extends vertically through the vertical stack of inter-gate insulating layers and gate electrodes. An end sidewall of a first of the gate electrodes, which extends laterally over at least a portion of the contact region, has a vertical slope that is less steep than vertical slopes of end sidewalls of a first plurality of the gate electrodes extending between the first of the gate electrodes and the substrate.
US09704877B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a first stacked body, a semiconductor pillar extending the first direction and piercing the first stacked body, and a memory film disposed between the semiconductor pillar and the electrode film. The first stacked body includes a plurality of electrode films and a plurality of inter-layer insulating films stacked alternately along the first direction. The plurality of electrode films and the plurality of inter-layer insulating films extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction. Each of the electrode films includes a central portion and a peripheral portion. The central portion is disposed in a central part of the electrode film in a third direction, and includes silicon. The third direction intersects the first direction and the second direction. The peripheral portion is disposed on two sides of the central portion in the third direction, extends in the second direction and includes a metal.
US09704874B2
A bitline structure for use in a memory device may be connected to a plurality of bit memory cells. The bitline may be segmented into segments connected to one-third of the plurality of bit memory cells and two-thirds of the bit memory cells, respectively. The segments may be electrically coupled to each other to provide an overall bitline output.
US09704873B2
A semiconductor device having an SRAM which includes: a monolithic first active region in which a first transistor and a fifth transistor are disposed; a second active region separated from the first active region, in which a second transistor is disposed; a monolithic third active region in which a third transistor and a sixth transistor are disposed; and a fourth active region separated from the third active region, in which a fourth transistor is disposed. Each driver transistor is divided into a first transistor and a second transistor (or a third transistor and a fourth transistor) and these driver transistors are disposed over different active regions.
US09704872B1
A memory device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The memory device includes a substrate and an isolation structure. The substrate has at least two memory cells, and each of the memory cells includes a first active region, a second active region, and a gate structure. The first active region and the second active region are alternately disposed in the substrate. The gate structure is disposed in the substrate and between the first active region and the second active region. The isolation structure is disposed between and protruding from the second active regions of two adjacent memory cells.
US09704871B2
There is provided an apparatus includes a substrate having a main surface, a wordline buried in the substrate and a bitline buried in a shallower area than the wordline in the substrate.
US09704869B2
An IC may include an array of memory cells formed in a semiconductor, including memory cells arranged in rows and columns, each memory cell may include a floating body region defining at least a portion of a surface of the memory cell, the floating body region having a first conductivity type; a buried region located within the memory cell and located adjacent to the floating body region, wherein the buried region has a second conductivity type, wherein the floating body region is bounded on a first side by a first insulating region having a first thickness and on a second side by a second insulating region having a second thickness, and a gate region above the floating body region and the second insulating region and is insulated from the floating body region by an insulating layer; and control circuitry configured to provide electrical signals to said buried region.
US09704868B2
A semiconductor device that is suitable for miniaturization is provided. Alternatively, a highly reliable semiconductor device is provided. A semiconductor device including a capacitor and a transistor is provided. In the semiconductor device, the transistor includes a semiconductor layer, the semiconductor layer is positioned over the capacitor, and the capacitor includes a first electrode that is electrically connected to the transistor.
US09704865B2
Semiconductor devices, having dual silicides, include a first fin, having N-type impurities, and a second fin, having P-type impurities, on a substrate. A first gate electrode and a first source/drain area are on the first fin. A second gate electrode and a second source/drain area are on the second fin. An etch stop layer is on the first source/drain area and the second source/drain area. An insulating layer is on the etch stop layer. A first plug connected to the first source/drain area and a second plug connected to the second source/drain area are formed through the insulating layer and the etch stop layer. A first metal silicide layer is in the first source/drain area. A second metal silicide layer having a material different from the first metal silicide layer and having a thickness smaller than the first metal silicide layer is in the second source/drain area.
US09704860B1
A method of forming a semiconductor device that includes providing regions of epitaxial oxide material on a substrate of a first lattice dimension, wherein regions of the epitaxial oxide material separate regions of epitaxial semiconductor material having a second lattice dimension are different than the first lattice dimension to provide regions of strained semiconductor. The regions of the strained semiconductor material are patterned to provide regions of strained fin structures. The epitaxial oxide that is present in the gate cut space obstructs relaxation of the strained fin structures. A gate structure is formed on a channel region of the strained fin structures separating source and drain regions of the fin structures.
US09704858B2
An integrated device includes a semiconductor well formed in an epitaxial layer, and a guard ring formed in the epitaxial layer and surrounding the semiconductor well. The semiconductor well and the guard ring include a type of semiconductor different from that of the epitaxial layer. The integrated device also includes an insulating layer formed atop the guard ring, and multiple gate electrodes formed on a top surface of the insulating layer, overlapping the guard ring and surrounding the semiconductor well. The gate electrodes include a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode separated by a gap. An intersecting line between the top surface of the insulating layer and a side wall of the first gate electrode partially overlaps an area that is defined based on an intersecting line between the top surface of the insulating layer and a side wall of the second gate electrode above the guard ring.
US09704853B2
Embodiments of semiconductor devices and driver circuits include a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type, an isolation structure (including a sinker region and a buried layer), an active device within a portion of the substrate contained by the isolation structure, and a resistor circuit. The buried layer is positioned below the top substrate surface, and has a second conductivity type. The sinker region extends between the top substrate surface and the buried layer, and has the second conductivity type. The active device includes a body region, which is separated from the isolation structure by a portion of the semiconductor substrate having the first conductivity type. The resistor circuit is connected between the isolation structure and the body region. The resistor circuit may include one or more resistor networks and, optionally, a Schottky diode and/or one or more PN diode(s) in series and/or parallel with the resistor network(s).
US09704852B2
Field effect diode structures utilize a junction structure that has an L-shape in cross-section (a fin extending from a planar portion). An anode is positioned at the top surface of the fin, and a cathode is positioned at the end surface of the planar portion. The perpendicularity of the fin and the planar portion cause the anode and cathode to be perpendicular to one another. A first gate insulator contacts the fin between the top surface and the planar portion. A first gate conductor contacts the first gate insulator, and the first gate insulator is between the first gate conductor and the surface of the fin. Additionally, a second gate insulator contacts the planar portion between the end surface and the fin. A second gate conductor contacts the second gate insulator, and the second gate insulator is between the second gate conductor and the surface of the planar portion.
US09704843B2
A system and method of manufacturing a system are disclosed. An embodiment of the system includes a first packaged component comprising a first component and a first redistribution layer (RDL) disposed on a first main surface of the first packaged component, wherein the first RDL includes first pads. The system further includes a second packaged component having a second component disposed at a first main surface of the second packaged component, the first main surface having second pads and a connection layer between the first packaged component and the second packaged component, wherein the connection layer connects a first plurality of the first pads with the second pads.
US09704841B2
A wafer package process includes the following steps. A wafer with a plurality of first dies is provided. A plurality of second dies are bonded on the first dies by using flip chip technology, wherein the size of the first die is larger than that of the second die. A molding material is formed to entirely cover the second dies and the wafer. A through via is formed in the molding material. A conductive material is formed to fill the through via onto the molding material.
US09704837B1
A detection device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The detection device includes a detection module and a housing module disposed on the detection module. The detection module includes a substrate, an emission unit, and a detection unit. The substrate includes an emission end area on which the emission unit is disposed, and a receiver end area on which the detection unit is disposed. The housing module includes a plastic housing unit having a receiving space and an opening, and a metallic shielding unit disposed on the plastic housing unit. The receiving space is divided into a first receiving space and a second receiving space by the metallic shielding unit, and the opening is divided into an emission hole and a detection hole by the metallic shielding unit. By the above-mentioned means, the distance between the emission hole and the detection hole is reduced.
US09704826B2
A system and method for packaging semiconductor device is provided. An embodiment comprises forming vias over a carrier wafer and attaching a first die over the carrier wafer and between a first two of the vias. A second die is attached over the carrier wafer and between a second two of the vias. The first die and the second die are encapsulated to form a first package, and at least one third die is connected to the first die or the second die. A second package is connected to the first package over the at least one third die.
US09704818B1
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate; a pad disposed over the substrate; a passivation disposed over the substrate and exposing a portion of the pad; and a bump disposed over the portion of the pad. The bump includes a buffering member disposed over the portion of the pad; and a conductive layer surrounding the buffering member and electrically connected to the pad.
US09704815B2
A package substrate may include an insulating substrate, internal circuits and a warpage-suppressing member. The insulating substrate may have a plurality of mount regions in which semiconductor chips may be mounted, and a peripheral region. The internal circuits may be arranged in the mount regions. The warpage-suppressing member is different from the semiconductor chips and may be arranged in at least one of the mount regions to suppress a warpage of the insulating substrate. Thus, warpage of the package substrate may be suppressed during a reflow process.
US09704812B1
Embodiments of a double-sided electronic package and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, an electronic package comprises: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; a leadframe having package pad features attached to the first surface of the substrate; a first integrated circuit die attached to the leadframe and electrically coupled to at least one of the package pad features; and molding disposed on the first surface of the substrate between the package pad features, such that the package pad features extend vertically from the first surface of the substrate to a surface of the electronic package, the package pad features forming electrically conductive paths that are exposed on the surface of the electronic package.
US09704810B2
A method of, and associated apparatuses for, determining an overlay error resultant from structure defects such as asymmetry. The method comprises measuring scattering properties of a first target comprising a first structure and a second structure, constructing a model of the first structure using the measured scattering properties, the model comprising a first model structure corresponding to the first structure, modifying the model by overlaying the first model structure with an intermediate model structure, further modifying the model by replacing the intermediate model structure with a second model structure, corresponding to the second structure, calculating a second defect-induced overlay error between the first model structure and the second model structure, the first and second model structures being overlaid with respect to each other in the further modified model and determining an overlay error in a second target using the calculated second defect-induced overlay error.
US09704809B2
Aspects of the disclosure pertain to a packaging structure configured for providing heterogeneous packaging of electronic components and a process for making same. The packaging structure includes a carrier substrate having a plurality of cavities formed therein. The packaging structure further includes a first die and a second die. The first die is at least substantially contained within a first cavity included in the plurality of cavities. The second die is at least substantially contained within a second cavity included in the plurality of cavities. The first die is fabricated via a first fabrication technology, and the second die is fabricated via a second fabrication technology, the second fabrication technology being different than the first fabrication technology. The packaging structure also includes electrical interconnect circuitry connected to (e.g., for electrically connecting) the first die, the second die and/or the carrier substrate.
US09704808B2
An RDL structure on a passivation layer includes a first landing pad disposed directly above a first on-chip metal pad; a first via in a passivation layer to electrically connect the first landing pad with the first on-chip metal pad; a second landing pad disposed directly above the second on-chip metal pad; a second via in the passivation layer to electrically connect the second landing pad with the second on-chip metal pad; and at least five traces being disposed on the passivation layer and passing through a space between the first landing pad and the second landing pad.
US09704806B2
An integrated circuit structure includes a dielectric layer, and a conductive line in the dielectric layer. The conductive line has a first top surface and a second top surface lower than the first top surface, and a sidewall connecting the first top surface to the second top surface. A via includes a portion overlying the second top surface of the conductive line. The via is electrically coupled to the conductive line through the second top surface and the sidewall of the conductive line.
US09704802B2
A method of forming conductive vias comprises forming a first via opening and a second via opening within a substrate. First conductive material of a first conductivity is formed into the first and second via openings. The first conductive material lines sidewalls and a base of the second via opening to less-than-fill the second via opening. Second conductive material is formed into the second via opening over the first conductive material in the second via opening. The second conductive material is of a second conductivity that is greater than the first conductivity. All conductive material within the first via opening forms a first conductive via defining a first maximum conductance elevationally through the first conductive via and all conductive material within the second via opening forms a second conductive via defining a second maximum conductance elevationally through the second conductive via that is greater than said first maximum conductance. Integrated circuit structure comprising conductive vias independent of method of manufacture are disclosed.
US09704801B1
A semiconductor memory device includes first and second stacked bodies and a conductive body. The first and second stacked bodies are disposed side by side on the conductive layer. The conductive body is provided between the first and second stacked bodies. The first and second stacked bodies each includes a plurality of electrode layers stacked on the conductive layer, a first insulating layer between adjacent electrode layers, a second insulating layer including a first portion and a second portion, and a semiconductor layer extending through the plurality of electrode layers. The first portion is provided between the first insulating layer and one of the adjacent electrode layers. The second portion is separated from the first portion and provided on an end surface of the first insulating layer facing the conductive body. The second insulating layer has a dielectric constant higher than a dielectric constant of the first insulating layer.
US09704795B2
A printed wiring board includes an insulating layer, a first conductor layer embedded into first surface of the insulating layer and including multiple wirings such that the wirings include connecting portions positioned to connect an electronic component, respectively, a second conductor layer projecting from second surface of the insulating layer on the opposite side, a solder resist layer formed on the first surface of the insulating layer such that the solder resist layer is covering the first conductor layer and has an opening structure exposing the connecting portions of the wirings, and multiple metal posts formed on the connecting portions respectively such that each of the metal posts has a width which is larger than a width of a respective one of the wirings having the connecting portions. The wirings are formed such that the connecting portions are positioned side by side on every other adjacent one of the wirings.
US09704793B2
A substrate includes a plurality of through electrodes. The through electrode has a nanocomposite structure including a nm-sized carbon nanotube and is a casting formed by using a via formed in the substrate as a mold.
US09704782B2
A three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC) includes a plurality of through silicon vias (TSVs) configured to provide paths via which digital signals are transmitted or received; at least one redundant TSV configured to provide a path via which a digital signal to be transmitted or received via a failed TSV with a defect among the plurality of TSVs is transmitted or received; a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to convert a digital signal transmitted via the at least one redundant TSV into an analog signal; an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to convert an analog signal received via the at least one redundant TSV into a digital signal; and a multilevel modulator configured to perform multilevel modulation on a digital signal transmitted via the at least one redundant TSV.
US09704781B2
The present technology is directed to manufacturing semiconductor dies with under-bump metal (UBM) structures for die-to-die and/or package-to-package interconnects or other types of interconnects. In one embodiment, a method for forming under-bump metal (UBM) structures on a semiconductor die comprises constructing a UBM pillar by plating a first material onto first areas of a seed structure and depositing a second material over the first material. The first material has first electrical potential and the second material has a second electrical potential greater than the first electrical potential. The method further comprises reducing the difference in the electrical potential between the first material and the second material, and then removing second areas of the seed structure between the UBM pillars thereby forming UBM structures on the semiconductor die.
US09704778B2
A method of forming an on-chip heat sink includes forming a device on a substrate. The method also includes forming a plurality of insulator layers over the device. The method further includes forming a heat sink in at least one of the plurality of insulator layers and proximate to the device. The heat sink includes a reservoir of phase change material having a melting point temperature that is less than an upper limit of a design operating temperature of the chip.
US09704777B2
An electric power converter includes a laminated semiconductor unit, a beam member that supports the laminated semiconductor unit from a rear end in a laminating direction, a frame, and a plurality of pressing plates. The frame that accommodates the laminated semiconductor unit, and has an insertion opening in a rear thereof in the laminating direction into which the laminated semiconductor unit can be inserted. The plurality of pressing plates are accommodated between a front wall portion of the frame and the laminated semiconductor unit, and the pressing plates press the laminated semiconductor unit in a direction from the front toward the rear. The plurality of pressing plates are laminated in the laminating direction with each other, and are compressed and elastically deformed in the laminating direction. The beam member is fixed to the frame.
US09704776B2
The present invention provides a semiconductor device that is reduced in size by changing the structure of a fixing portion used for fixing a semiconductor module to a cooler. Bolts 17 are inserted through first through-holes 4 of external conductive terminals 3, second through-holes 6 formed in a resin frame 5, and third through-holes 10 formed in a top plate 9, and the ends of the bolts 17 are screwed to resin nuts 16. External wiring 25, the external conductive terminals 3, a semiconductor module 1, and a cooler 2 are fastened by the bolts 17, thereby fixing the whole members.
US09704771B2
Provided is a flip-chip mounted semiconductor device in which a crack is less likely to develop. Flip chip mounting is carried out under the condition that no oxide film exists on the scribe region so as to eliminate the interface between the oxide film that remains on the scribe region and the silicon substrate from which a crack may develop. As a result, the circuit board, the encapsulant, and the silicon substrate are stacked at an end portion of the semiconductor chip.
US09704761B2
A corrosion sensor retainer assembly and method for predicting and detecting corrosion within a gas delivery system of a semiconductor substrate processing apparatus. The corrosion sensor retainer assembly comprises a laminate that includes a first insulating layer with a first port and a second insulating layer with a second port, wherein the first port and the second port are configured to retain a seal. The corrosion sensor retainer assembly includes a conductor housed within the laminate. The conductor forms a path that extends around the first port and the second port. At least a portion of the conductor has an exposed surface with a property that changes in the presence of corrosive gas or acid.
US09704758B2
An approach to forming a semiconductor structure with improved negative bias temperature instability includes diffusing fluorine atoms into a semiconductor structure by an anneal in a fluorine containing gas. The approach includes removing a pFET work function metal layer from an area above an nFET wherein the area above the nFET includes at least the area over the nFET. Additionally, the approach includes depositing a layer of nFET work function metal on a remaining portion of the pFET work function metal and depositing a gate metal over the nFET work function metal layer. Furthermore, the method includes performing an anneal in a reducing environment followed by a high temperature anneal.
US09704749B2
A method of dividing a wafer, having on one side a device area with a plurality of devices partitioned by a plurality of division lines and a peripheral marginal area with no devices formed around the device area, into dies is provided. The method comprises: attaching an adhesive tape for protecting devices on the wafer to the one side of the wafer, the adhesive tape adhering to at least some, optionally all, of the devices; connecting a carrier for supporting the adhesive tape to the side of the adhesive tape being opposite to the side in contact with the devices by connecting means; grinding that side of the wafer being opposite the one side for adjusting the wafer height; and cutting the wafer along the division lines. The method is characterized by locating the connecting means completely outward of the device area of the wafer in a top view thereon.
US09704744B2
Techniques and methods related to forming a wrap-around contact on a semiconductor device, and apparatus, system, and mobile platform incorporating such semiconductor devices.
US09704734B2
An electroadhesion gripper for retaining workpieces includes a first spiral electrode having a plurality of turns and a second spiral electrode having a plurality of turns, the two spiral electrodes being arranged so as to be at least partially bifilar. The electroadhesion gripper has a diode by which the first and second spiral electrodes are connected to each other. Portions of the first and second spiral electrodes are connected in series by the diode, and an entirety of the connected portions of the first and second spiral electrodes has a perceptible inductivity. The gripper is driven with an alternating-current (AC) voltage and an occupation state and wear degree of the gripper can be determined during the AC voltage cycle.
US09704721B2
Provided are a method of forming key patterns and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device using the same. The method of forming key patterns may include forming gate and key patterns on a cell region and a scribe lane region, respectively. Here, the key patterns may be formed to have a large width and a larger pitch than those of the gate patterns.
US09704716B2
In one aspect, methods of forming smooth ternary metal nitride films, such as TixWyNz films, are provided. In some embodiments, the films are formed by an ALD process comprising multiple super-cycles, each super-cycle comprising two deposition sub-cycles. In one sub-cycle a metal nitride, such as TiN is deposited, for example from TiCl4 and NH3, and in the other sub-cycle an elemental metal, such as W, is deposited, for example from WF6 and Si2H6. The ratio of the numbers of each sub-cycle carried out within each super-cycle can be selected to achieve a film of the desired composition and having desired properties.
US09704712B1
According to various embodiments, a method may include: structuring a semiconductor region to form a structured surface of the semiconductor region; disposing a dopant in the semiconductor region; and activating the dopant at least partially by irradiating the structured surface at least partially with electromagnetic radiation having at least one discrete wavelength to heat the semiconductor region at least partially.
US09704700B2
The invention generally relates to sample analysis systems and methods of use thereof. In certain aspects, the invention provides a system for analyzing a sample that includes an ion generator configured to generate ions from a sample. The system additionally includes an ion separator configured to separate at or above atmospheric pressure the ions received from the ion generator without use of laminar flowing gas, and a detector that receives and detects the separated ions.
US09704698B2
An ion guide system includes an ion guide with pole rods, a device for laterally introducing an ion species, and a mass spectrometer for analyzing product ions of reactions between different ion species. The device is configured and positioned such that an RF field with at least two-fold rotational symmetry with respect to the axis is generated. The device includes shortened pole rods and/or further electrodes. The pole rods and the further electrodes have at least two-fold rotational symmetry. The symmetry of the RF field allows ions to travel straight ahead through the ion guide with no hindrance. Such arrangements are particularly suitable for bringing together largely loss-free positive and negative ion species for reacting them. The reactions may be used to fragment multiply charged biopolymer ions by electron transfer or to remove excess charges of multiply charged biopolymer ions.
US09704682B2
An operation indicating lamp-equipped electromagnetic relay has an excitation coil, a contract member that has electromagnetic interaction with the excitation coil to open and close a circuit, a housing in which the excitation coil and the contact member are disposed, and having a display surface arranged in a top surface thereof, a light source having an optical axis that is oriented toward a direction other than the display surface in order to display an operating situation of the electromagnetic relay, and being disposed in the housing so as to emit light according to a situation of power supplied to the excitation coil, a reflecting member disposed in the housing so as to reflect the light emitted from the light source toward the display surface, and a diffusion structure that diffuses the light reflected by the reflecting member formed in the display surface.
US09704680B1
An improved magnetic switch assembly (16) has a housing (24), a first electrode (40) positioned within the housing (24), a second electrode (42), and a magnetically movable component (48) located within the housing (24) and shiftable between a first position in simultaneous contact with electrodes (40, 42), and a second position out of such simultaneous contact. The electrode (40) has a radially enlarged contact section (44, 58) adjacent the free end thereof which prevents hangup or sticking of component (48) in the first position.
US09704675B2
A contact module for a circuit breaker is disclosed, comprising: a base, a cover, an operation mechanism, at least three kinds of asymmetrical single-pole switches and a release mechanism. The cover is mounted on the base to form a space, where the mechanisms and the switches are disposed. The operation mechanism is connected to one switch; the release mechanism to the at least three switches. Each switch comprises a strong side and a weak side. For each switch, there is a thick contact housing on the strong side connected to a thick shaft, and a thin one on the weak side connected to a thin shaft. A rotor component has a single contact spring mounted on the weak side. Rotation shafts are connected by a linkage shaft to connect the single-pole switches; a strong side of one switch is connected to a weak side of another switch.
US09704671B2
A luminous keyboard includes a light guide layer, a light source, a reflecting layer, a circuit layer, a key fixing plate, mechanical keys, and microstructures. The light guide layer has a first surface, a second surface, and a light incident surface. The light source generates a light beam to the light guide layer through the light incident surface. The reflecting layer is disposed beside the first surface of the light guide layer. The circuit layer formed on the second surface of the light guide layer has multiple switches. The key fixing plate is fixed to the second surface of the light guide layer. The mechanical keys are connected to the key fixing plate, corresponding to the switches, and are pressed to trigger the corresponding switches. The microstructures disposed on the light guide layer surround the switches, and guide the light beam from the light guide layer to the mechanical keys.
US09704664B2
According to one embodiment, a magnetizing inrush current suppressing device is configured to measure a three-phase alternating current flowing from the power supply bus to the load, detect a first interruption phase as a phase of an electric current which is interrupted first among the three phases, detect a phase of a phase voltage zero point through which a phase voltage of the first interruption phase of the three-phase AC voltage passes when changing from the same polarity as that of an electric current immediately before interruption of the first interruption phase to an opposite polarity, and close the circuit-breaker at a phase within 60° from the detected phase.
US09704647B2
A transformer comprising primary and secondary windings is disclosed. Each winding has first and second metal capping layers coupled together electrically in parallel by a metal connector passing through a substrate lying between the first and second metal capping layers.
US09704642B2
An information transmission system is provided with a transmission coil and a reception coil respectively provided along a first surface and a second surface that face each other proximal to each other. The transmission coil and reception coil are provided proximally to be electromagnetically coupled to each other. The winding wire of the transmission coil is wound on the first surface, and the winding wire of the reception coil is wound on the second surface. The information transmission system is provided with a magnetic body provided proximately so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the transmission coil and the reception coil to cover at least one part of a region in which at least the winding wires of the transmission coil and reception coil are present between the first surface and the second surface.
US09704641B2
The present invention relates to a transmitter and power supply which suffers little EMI deviation and provides adequate margin even in volume production, and which can cut the unit price of transformers and economize on the costs of EMI filters, by cancelling out and eliminating the conducted noise or the conducted noise and radiated noise caused by capacitive coupling between the windings of a transformer, the transformer being of an uncomplicated construction which is good in terms of production.
US09704637B2
Automated degaussing methods and apparatus are presented for degaussing a magnetic core in close loop fashion, in which a plurality of pulses are applied to a compensation coil magnetically coupled with the core with duration or energy being decreased in succeeding pulse cycles according to a discrete feedback algorithm, and with individual pulse polarities being set according to core magnetization polarity measured subsequent to an immediately preceding pulse.
US09704633B2
A motor vehicle solenoid including a solenoid housing, at least one coil arranged in the housing, and at least one diode holder arranged in the housing adjacent the at least one coil. The at least one diode holder includes a body having an outer circumferential edge and at least one diode pocket. The at least one diode pocket houses a diode electrically connected to the at least one coil.
US09704627B2
In a metal powder core constructed from soft magnetic material powder and a coil component employing this, a configuration suitable for reduction of a core loss is provided. The metal powder core constructed from soft magnetic material powder is characterized in that Cu is dispersed among the soft magnetic material powder. It is characterized in that, preferably, the soft magnetic material powder is pulverized powder of soft magnetic alloy ribbon and that Cu is dispersed among the pulverized powder of soft magnetic alloy ribbon. Further, it is characterized in that, preferably, the soft magnetic alloy ribbon is a Fe-based nano crystal alloy ribbon or a Fe-based alloy ribbon showing a Fe-based nano crystalline structure and that the pulverized powder has a nano crystalline structure.
US09704615B2
A shielded cable comprising two insulated wire covered with first and second metal clad resin tapes each of which has a laminated metal layer and a resin layer. The first metal clad resin tape covers the circumference of the two insulated wires by open-wrapping and the second metal clad resin tape is spirally wrapped around the circumference of the first metal clad resin tape. The first and second metal clad resin tapes are disposed while the metal layers face each other and, in the portion where the second metal clad resin tape is overlapped by wrapping, the metal layer of the overlapped one second metal clad resin tape and the metal layer of the other second metal clad resin tape are in contact with the first metal clad resin tape. The shielded cable can prevent sharp signal attenuation in a high frequency region and is easy to bend and flexible.
US09704607B2
A control mechanism for a device for the sealed transfer between a chamber and a container, affording a very high level of safety, comprising bolts able to open the doors in complete safety, and a protective bolt (92) able to prevent an opening movement if an attempt is made to remove the container.
US09704602B2
A random number generation circuit may include a memory block. The random number generation circuit may include a fuse block configured to store an address of a failed memory cell from a memory cell array of the memory block, as a repair address, and generate a match signal by comparing the repair address with a normal address inputted from an exterior. The random number generation circuit may include a register configured to output a true random number by latching an address corresponding to activation timing of the match signal among normal addresses.
US09704600B1
We disclose methods, apparatus, and systems for improving semiconductor device writeability through bias temperature instability. Such a device may comprise a plurality of cells of an array, wherein each of the cells comprises a pass gate and a latch; a plurality of word lines, wherein each word line comprises a supply voltage line (VCS) which supplies voltage to each latch of a first number of cells; an array VCS driver electrically connected to each VCS; and a control line configured to provide an operational array supply voltage, a first array supply voltage, or a second array supply voltage to each VCS through the array VCS driver.
US09704589B1
A nonvolatile memory device includes a nonvolatile memory cell coupled to a bit line. The nonvolatile memory device may include a sensing circuit configured to output a sensing output signal for sensing a status of the nonvolatile memory cell based on a sensing input signal inputted to the sensing circuit through a sensing input line. The nonvolatile memory device may include a folding circuit coupled to the bit line to output the sensing input signal having a voltage low level or a voltage high level according to a voltage level of the bit line.
US09704583B2
A memory system includes a memory device including a plurality of memory chips, each of which includes a plurality of planes suitable for storing data and a plurality of page buffers respectively corresponding to the planes; and a controller suitable for transferring write data stored in a write buffer thereof to a first page buffer of a first chip, releasing the write buffer and a first plane corresponding to the first page buffer in the first chip after the transfer to the first page buffer, and programming the write data in the first planes after the release from the first plane.
US09704565B2
A method of using a static random access memory (SRAM) includes pre-discharging a data line to a reference voltage, activating a bit cell connected to the data line, wherein the bit cell comprises a p-type pass gate, and exchanging bit information between the data line and the activated bit cell.
US09704557B2
Memory devices may send information related to refresh rates to a memory controller. The memory controller may instruct the memory devices to refresh based on the received information.
US09704547B2
A semiconductor apparatus may include a read path configured to transmit data from the semiconductor apparatus in response to a read command and at least one read operation control signal, and an operation control circuit configured to receive a plurality of divided clock signals and the read command to identify the one of the plurality of divided clock signals that is relatively better matched to the received read command to manage timings associated with at least one of the read operation control signals.
US09704544B2
Techniques and mechanisms for exchanging information between a memory controller and a memory device. In an embodiment, a memory controller receives information indicating for a memory device a threshold number of pending consolidated activation commands to access that memory device. The threshold number indicated by the information is less than a theoretical maximum number of pending consolidated activation commands, the theoretical maximum number defined based on timing parameters of the memory device. In another embodiment, the memory controller limits communication of consolidated activation commands to the memory device based on the information indicating the threshold number.
US09704537B2
Systems and methods of coordinating home automation activity may include accessing event data from a storage database communicatively coupled with an electronic device. Each item of event data may include a time and date at which the event data was collected. The methods may also include generating an event table identifying the number of events occurring during discrete time intervals for a date range. The event table may include a graphical depiction of the number of events that occurred for each discrete time interval. The methods may further include outputting the event table from the electronic device for display on a display device.
US09704524B2
The magnetic recording medium has a nonmagnetic layer containing nonmagnetic powder and binder on a nonmagnetic support, and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on the nonmagnetic layer, wherein a thickness of the nonmagnetic layer ranges from 0.10 to 0.60 μm; and the magnetic layer further contains nonmagnetic filler satisfying equation 1 below and having a Vickers hardness of less than or equal to 122 N/mm2: 1.150≦D2/D1≦1.300 Equation 1: wherein, in equation 1, D1 is a value, with a unit of μm, obtained from equation 2 below: D 1 = 6 ρ · S , Equation 2 D2 is an average particle size, with a unit of μm, of the nonmagnetic filler, and in equation 2, ρ denotes a density, with a unit of g/cm3, of the nonmagnetic filler and S denotes a specific surface area, with a unit of m2/g, of the nonmagnetic filler.
US09704522B2
Magnetic disk, method of track following on a magnetic disk, and method of writing a servo pattern in a dedicated servo layer of a magnetic disk. The magnetic disk comprises a servo pattern in a dedicated servo layer of the magnetic disk, the servo pattern having a first burst A and a second burst B arranged to be within one period of a servo sample, each of burst A and burst B comprising DC+ and DC− magnetic bursts; wherein a center of the DC+/DC− bursts of burst B is shifted relative to the DC+/DC− bursts of burst A in a substantially radial direction of the magnetic disk.
US09704520B1
Described herein is a connector assembly that comprises a head-gimbal assembly (HGA) tail connector, a flex connector, and an adhesive. The HGA tail connector comprises a pad support, an HGA pad coupled to the pad support, and an HGA trace coupled to the pad support and electrically coupled to the HGA pad. The flex connector comprises a substrate, comprising a first side and a second side, where the first side is opposite the second side. The flex connector also comprises a flex pad coupled to the first side of the substrate, a flex trace coupled to the second side of the substrate, and a via extending through the substrate from the first side to the second side. The via electrically couples the flex pad and the flex trace. Also, the adhesive adheres the HGA pad of the HGA connector in electrical contact with the flex pad of the flex connector.
US09704508B2
A system, method, and apparatus for drone detection and classification are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a sound signal in a microphone and recording, via a sound card, a digital sound sample of the sound signal, the digital sound sample having a predetermined duration. The method also includes processing, via a processor, the digital sound sample into a feature frequency spectrum. The method further includes applying, via the processor, broad spectrum matching to compare the feature frequency spectrum to at least one drone sound signature stored in a database, the at least one drone sound signature corresponding to a flight characteristic of a drone model. The method moreover includes, conditioned on matching the feature frequency spectrum to one of the drone sound signatures, transmitting, via the processor, an alert.
US09704507B2
Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods and apparatus for identifying a reference audio content in an audio stream.
US09704500B2
A method includes obtaining a signal type of an audio signal and a low frequency band signal of the audio signal, where the audio signal includes the low frequency band signal and a high frequency band signal; obtaining a frequency envelope of the high frequency band signal according to the signal type; predicting an excitation signal of the high frequency band signal according to the low frequency band signal; and restoring the high frequency band signal according to the frequency envelope of the high frequency band signal and the excitation signal of the high frequency band signal. By using the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, an error existing between a high frequency band signal obtained by prediction and an actual high frequency band signal can be effectively reduced, and an accuracy rate of the predicted high frequency band signal can be increased.
US09704492B2
An error concealment method and apparatus for an audio signal and a decoding method and apparatus for an audio signal using the error concealment method and apparatus. The error concealment method includes selecting one of an error concealment in a frequency domain and an error concealment in a time domain as an error concealment scheme for a current frame based on a predetermined criteria when an error occurs in the current frame, selecting one of a repetition scheme and an interpolation scheme in the frequency domain as the error concealment scheme for the current frame based on a predetermined criteria when the error concealment in the frequency domain is selected, and concealing the error of the current frame using the selected scheme.
US09704473B2
An embodiment is a variable acoustic grating. Each of the local grating structures in an array of local grating structures has a variable impedance such that the impedance is modified, steering an ultrasonic signal impinging on the array in a reflection or transmission mode through a medium.
US09704465B2
A sound capture device is affixed to an acoustic instrument to capture the natural sound output of the instrument. The captured sound signal is routed to an electronic sound augmentation system that is configured to augment the captured sound with spatial sound effects such as reverb, echo, delay, etc. The processed and augmented sound is then reproduced via a vibrating driver that has been affixed to the body of the acoustic instrument. This creates a situation where the body of the musical instrument, responding to a series of vibrations produced by the vibrating driver, acts as a speaker component, reproducing a rich augmented sound output that comprises the sum of the sound produced by the original sound production capabilities of the acoustical instrument plus the added augmented or enhanced sound effects.
US09704453B2
The present disclosure provides a picture display method and apparatus that relate to the field of image processing and are increase flexibility of picture display and reducing a memory occupation rate of a terminal on the premise of not modifying an attribute of an original picture. The method and apparatus include receiving an instruction for displaying a picture; obtaining, according to an identifier of a to-be-displayed picture included in the instruction, an original bitmap of the to-be-displayed picture and searching, a database of a current device for a pre-stored first rotation angle corresponding to the to-be-displayed picture; adjusting, according to a resolution of a current screen and/or a current window size, a display size of the original bitmap of the to-be-displayed picture, so as to obtain a compressed bitmap of the original bitmap; and displaying, according to the first rotation angle, a compressed bitmap of the original bitmap.
US09704451B1
The present invention provides a shift register, which comprises a first signal conversion module and a second signal conversion module, the first signal conversion module being connected to an start signal input terminal, a clock signal terminal, a high-level input terminal, a low-level input terminal and an input terminal of the second signal conversion module, respectively, and the second signal conversion module being connected to an output terminal of the first signal conversion module, the clock signal terminal, a signal output terminal, a high-level input terminal and a low-level input terminal, respectively. The present invention also provides a shift register, a gate driving circuit and a display device. The shift register cell provided by the present invention only needs a single-phase clock signal to perform control, thereby simplifying the structure of the shift register cell.
US09704448B2
An array substrate, a display panel and a repairing method thereof are provided. In the array substrate, except the last gate line, both ends of each of the remaining gate lines are provided respectively with first leads connected to the gate line; in each group of gate integrated drive circuits, except a first level shift register, an input terminal of every other shift register is provided with a second lead connected to the input terminal; the first lead connected to one of the gate lines and the second lead connected to an input terminal of the shift register at the next level adjacent thereto have an overlapping area (A) therebetween, and are insulated from each other.
US09704430B2
This disclosure describes an LED display device. The LED display device includes a transmitter, a plurality of first receivers coupled to the transmitter, a plurality of second receiver modules, wherein each of the second receiver modules is coupled to at least one of the first receivers and comprises a plurality of second receivers, a plurality of LED driver groups, each of the LED driver groups coupled to at least one of the second receivers and having a plurality of LED drivers, and a transformerless wire link connecting the plurality of first receivers to the plurality of second receiver modules, or the transformerless wire link connecting adjacent receivers of the plurality of second receivers therebetween.
US09704422B2
An illuminated color displaying device having at least one light diffusing waveguide coupled to a plurality of different light sources emitting light at different wavelengths, to provide color modulation.
